Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-24
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Ee0u'ies IF Fcderat ihiggery.

Under this title We propose briefly 10 review of
the more striking contrarIces inconsistencies ana I'M
princpled associations of which the great wing
church militant is composed We do believe from the
bottom Of our hearts, that there existed political!
party utterly and remorseessly devoid OF all prn-
cpc aud consistency. That there are honest men III
the Federal Wing party do not deny that the great
body of political party may be pure and dsIneresed
in their motives although humbugged and deceived no
man will denv-but we do deny, that all the ieadcrs
Of the Wing party cherish i'll their hearts a pure,
stern and uninchIng attachment to principle: we
deny that their aim and end IS the Administration
of the government upon any uniform and salutary
system; we deny that they entertain any correct
or elevated views of the great and immortal truths
on which Rcpubcnnsm rests; and in 4 word, we IN
sis that their faith in the capacity OF man tor seli-go
vcrnmen their confidence in the durability and SUI
perorty of free Institutions IS FALSE, AFFECTED,
and rSNATrRAI because McydO not and cannot agree
as 10 ann important and fundamental principles upon
,chich tbs sorernent is To be admnsttred even so
mast they be incapable Of comforting freedom or hap
pness the people, while these Wing leaders ana
wou!d-bp Governors entertain such various AND con-
Gccting views among McmSrircs. The Wing party Is
divided into la;tudinarans and those who procsS (only
profcss) to be strict consructonlsts-lt is evident,
therefore, that the accession OF snch party 10 power
would be productive of the most serious evils who
does see that the inevitable policy OF such dynasty
would be to ny the Constitution and the People upon
n Procrustcun bed of tortures-now stretehIng-now
contracting, until all our energies and best interests
should be left in state of disorder and dsorganlzaton
The nomination of Gen. Harrison has capped the
climax of Wing anomaly and absurdity. And it is
truly astonishing 10 see men coniescng IN wild ana
reckless crusade against the Democratic party-a cru
SADIE commenced and persisted in with single eye TO
the attainment of Federal power when notorious
that these very men who compose the opposition, DO
hold the most opposite doctrines as to the manner and
extent which that Federal Po'rer IS to be exercised
when it shall have been attained by them
And. really, were Dean Swift himself now to rise
from his grave doubt whether even ms satlrcal
genius could do ample justice to the folly or lesu-
tcal bad faith of those selt.styed and cantng State
Rights men who have the assurance TO speak IN favor
Of this pure and laowed doctrine, while they are
cndeavornr TO elect rank and odlous FederaIst to
the Presidency. VIM II. Harrison is and has always
been an enemy TO State Rights in practice and in theo
ry and he is thoroughly Federal his principles BY
taste by inclination and through the habits OF long
life II is curious to reflect that he never let's SIM
gle opportunity escape him, without aihxng the stamp
Of rank Federalism TO his ersry act and OPINION he is
always the same man. so far as his enmity to State
RigLis is concerned. No matter whether he IS invited
10 celebration Of the Anniversary OF American lnde
pendence or whether he is invited to deliver an 7gr-
cultural Address still find him, upon every occasion,
faithful to the cause of his heart, and giving vent to The
most absurd and consolidating Federal principles, with
out consulting the proprety of the place or the nature
of his audience At Cheviot, or in Hamilton county,
he is The same ultra Fsdcralist STILL whose pure Rpnb
ean principles induced him to support the two Adams
rsi.
We commence to-day first Number of Beau
ties of Federal Whiggery.' We solicit for them the
readers earnest attention The characters or drama
lis persona in this first specimen Of Wing Gale