Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-17

| All seem determined to tee the mark. know several
ycr influential men of our SIDE who have been Neutral
| for years, and now III motion hn01c some, who
would have gone for Clay that vii! not support liarr
SON. ('The meeting pledged themselves 10 support
| ..Thc Crisis" and recommended II to othcrs.) In
vsrv few minutes obtained ten subscribers the names
and subscription are enclosed.
EXTRACT If letter from Lhnorcr county
al know that Mr. Senator Fontanc will lose some
of the votes that with him last year for Dr. Curtis
They say, Fontaine has gone 10 the Wings, and they
cannot 90 with him. There is great effort nakingby
Thompson's friends in this county-notwtlsanding,
think White will be safe, provided the People will 30
to the Polls.
r,rp,rI n Lir fran dhrgislcd Cicn Of STATE
| "NEw YORK, 10th March, lsl0.
81 wrote you the other day on the subject Of NIrg.
MIA politics: and the interest take IN the course pnr.
sued b. the ancient and honorable Commonwealth,
prompts me 10 pursue the topic This interest is
entirely founded the importance other influence and
example as brought to bear the present Crisis but
on considerations more permanent, and II possible,
more dirniticd and weIghty
IIcrctotorc Virginia has been the great buwark OF
those principles which have always considered as the
true basis of the Confederation. Always the first The
most frank the most fearless, and the most able anita
nonst of those who have sought To rnsnuac INTO our
system an ntcrpre OF the Constitution, equally al
war with its words and lis meaning, she has sounded
the ALARM called forth her heroes aud, standing III front
:h,;r RIGHTS She never wavcred in her doctrines, or
shrnk from their support frankly, openly and honestly
The States looked up her. standing on the watch
tower faithful sentinel she sounded The alarm al every
approach of danger with unccasing vigilance, repealed
every attack and anticipated every attempt at surprise
Ncvcr til Of late there doubt as TO The course
she would pursue in every contest involving those great
principles, of which she has ever been the most Fm
and efficient supporter: and never, until ow dld tee
arise IN any mind doubt that she would continue 10
|, Enl NH ms thrnuul
traitor mad insinuatcd himself into her bosom and
cheated her of her confidence, that he might more Ell
ccuully bctray her into the hands OF her enemies
He has sought enlist her crusade not only against
her neares. and dearest rights but against her most
cherished principles Taking advantage OF a crlS's
which afforded him miserable prrcxt for deserving
party whose doctrines he still pretended to CHERISH he
has, by series of hypocrica avowas ana dSa"owaiS,
bv OF antiquities, and tissue OF tie most
rrotlnate Inconsistencies, length arrived at the pont
TO which all his windngs and turnlngs tended. find-
inc he could LONGER deceive as friend, he has OPEN
" avOwcd his cnmity and gone over 10 the fedeEd!
Party.
s. once had liking for this man. for he had deceived
me, as he deceived thousands OF others There was
about him apparent irankncss, which IS the most
dangerous disguise that nsnccry can adopt Tor " de-
III the very act OF acquiring our confidence
The earncstness and viyacIty winch accompanied the
avowal and support Of his opinions, gave them the APP
pcarancc of settled conviction the combined progeny
of his heart as well his head. But experience has
proved that this apparent warmth was nothng Dut Inc
ardour of scshncss excited by the impulse OF ungo-
vcrnabe vanity and grovc!ling ambriIon essayng tc
climb to the summit by such means as always lead 10
the bottom He is IN truth Ilttle man, with long
shadow who. finding he could not support the high sta.
ton to which Fortune, IN fit OF cruel IRONY had raised
him. BY fair and honest MEANS has resorted 10 the las,
refuge of dcspairinn meocrty and sold himself TO his
enemies in the fororn hope of receiving prcc for ms
apostacv, a, which his old friends did not think hun
worth buying.
"But why do waste my time with this snipc OF
politician, who runs bobbn9 along the shore, now head
up tail, and is not worth the powder expended IN
bringing him down. My business is with more weigh
~ matters. deal with principles, not with men with
out principles.
81 et us talk little Of Old Virginia. Hitherto
man has ever dared to ask her suffrage whose princ
Piles not universally known, or who di not openly
and frankly avow them. Every who has hereto
fore been presented to her. and to her sister States as
candidate for the highest honor they had TO bestow
has either gvcn his political creed 10 the world, with
ont disguise or reservation, has been relieved from
the necessity, by the nvariablc tenor of his lie ana
actions. IL is due To the People who called upon
for their support, that they know 10 what sort OF man
it given. 1t is due to the system OF our Govern
mcnt, which is founded on the and Will oil llic
People, and the accountability of their agents That the
they about to entrust with their dearest nr
rests, should stand before them, openly and without DIS
gnsc, their principles and by that avowal' give
the highest pledge that OF honor can give to ahd'
by them through every vicssI'nde Of victory an" Ut"
feat.
"SIlall we choose in the dark Shall we select our
President from company of Masqncrs: Or shall We
take for Chief Magistrate, Witness who will not
answer questions, for fear of eliminating himself: WA
Firginia-frank old Virginia. support Candidate, Sc.
lectcd BY the enemies Of her political! principles, ana
her most vital interests, with the remotest hope that 1
not opposed to those great principles and Interests,
Why his very silence and that of his friends are proofs
to which open avowal of hostility, could not ada ,c
4 tb.
OF General Harrison, cannot be mistaken; and ms OBJ
stinae silence is equivalent to confession "hg
should the old hesitate to ''dcfne his position,
for that is the fashionable p.rasc-and why dld '"'
Convention by which he presented to 'IrG,"H
and the sister States their candidate for the Chr
Magisracy separate without daring TO state the gr"uC
which they preferred him, to men every way "
superors, in talents character and the national es"'
tom This is the first instance in which such an apPs"
to the People has been shrunk from, and the reasons
plain as day.
s.'rhe nomination n concession to the Abolition
lists 1t cannot be doubted No doubts for mo-
ment 1t was to gain their support that he was nom
mated, and the nomination has cntaled Oh Ein ana ~,
friends the necessity of perpetual hypocrisy. II w"
sapcrannuated victim otbcdridden ambition avo"s ''
adhesion to Abolition principles, Latitudinar"" GU
sruction, and all the other herescs o! tcdefans""
he loses Virginia and the South and 1t ne rrPu',
these he loses the support of the AbolIt'ons' ny
influence he was nominated He must thereioFe,| W."
tinue TO play the character Of Dummy IN the po''.
drama, hard task for qucreous old man WIN seao
ly sufficient command Of his tongue to AVOID inc cHr
sure of his own weakness and imbccIlity MS o".
cue is silence and mystery his sole refuge n,S,
mise rable degrading preticament and TO wAat 'r
a mere ambition will sink in the hope of rising
" 1t cannot be possible, that Virginia will aeqlIr.
in this plot Of evasion and mystery, or that s!e H
come either an unconscious a wiliui victim .,
ception that all else through. fee' In
moi possible. The turmoil raging - het -
SON. is the last conclusive effort Of drowning "p
tate and the pretended shouts of anticipated t'U'
is nothing but the last shrieks OF despair l3'e"'
Reaction IN .Ner York. .rr
The following Letter is from of the most c
gent and sagacous citizens Of New York we W. n,
that he has taken the greatest pains to ascertain S *,
public sentiment in all parts Of the state 20 .s
cheering result In addition to his Statements, E- a.