Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-24

nngton Of New Jersey, any Of the Governors OF the
Wing States, would appoint the suppllant tools OF te
man they so much hate: Truly, if the President and
Mr. Ponsett had any designs upon our Liberties through
the of this STAsplSG Army, they have strang
missed their aim To use the vulgar adage, "they nave
cut stick to break their own heads with lhey are
organising military force, STANDING ARMY, TO put
under the command of their enemies, instead OF raising
u mercenary corps to be under their own command
A STANDING ARMY to subdue the people to be com.
posed of the people enseires of our fathers and bro
theirs and sons; of oil classes and conditions; OF .he
man of wealth, and the honest yeoman, the planter
the farmer, the merchant the artisan and the laooei
men who know their rights and will defend them; men
who love their liberties and will not betray them. 70
the Wings really believe then, that SIX thousand VIZ
ynans called ont to muster for fortnight or ohl,
could be prevailed on that me to conspire against
the liberties of their country, and TO forge CHAINS lot
their fathers and brethren and nclghbors and TRENDS
the grasp of whose hands they have so lately el we
know the Wings, as body, have no respect 10, tne
people. The old leaven of Federast has leaVened the
whole lump. And it was a tavorIte notion OF reue-
ralism "0 SAGE the people from their o'0n acorSt enemy
THEMSELVES" But we cannot believe even the Wings
suspect them of wilful intention to do wrong II Is
their ignorance that snncth they would tell u.s. they
know not what they do But surely ,ey w"1a thar
sense enough TO know, that they were TRAITORS 10 the
country if they turned against its Liberties, the arms
| intended for its defence.
i A STANDING ARMY. to be composed, not of the
friends of the Administration alone, but OF the gallant
and ygilan and sagacious, and sharpsIghed, and IN
tellirent. and patriotic, and independent Wings, the
great champions of liberty the eternal foes OF rants
and the uncompromisng enemies OF Van buren, also
Verify this would offer but hopeless prospect OF sue
cess all enterprise against our Liberties, OF that aah
gerous ambitious and daring military chIeiain, Mar
tin Van Buren, IT, as the Wings say, they have ma
iortv in Virginia. then would there be majority oi
Wings in this FEARFUL ARMY. How would Van Buren,
or Ponsctt manage them: How would they get along
with their army when than half of them must
be their deadly foes, jealous of our berties ana WIN
minds poisoned by the suspicion that Martin van buren,
was coming out an Oliver Cromwell? But above all,
how would their machinery work in those states-ana
such there are-where the Wings greatly outnuIhoeI
their opponents and where the STANDING ARMY wouo
no rather a VINO ARMY with VINO officers than an
army of Administration tools ready to do any treason
able work required of them? Truly, we have lilIie
I reason to make Acknowledgements TO the wings ioi
their estimates of but if they mputc TO Their Hhs
friends the possibility of base treachery to their primer
pies and subservency 10 tyran and treason TO te'I
native land we perhaps may sit down more quietly
e under their coarse and vn gar abuse ana lher uh
n worthy and degrading suspicious Yet what mus
be the heart Of that man, who because | concur u
i the support of the Administration, will Impnte 10 mt
corruption and treason against my country, or mt
mate that will the arms she cntrusts TO me II
! cleaving down her liberties and supporting an usur
: ncr and ,vran: The heart that can imagine II mus
$ be corrupt itself Yet If STANDING ARMY is u
$ hdue our liberties and if the WING, cannot possbl!
Il bc suspectcd of having hand in it, then the snhver
sion of our freedom TO be effected by the parrcida
hands of the friends Of the Administration What sal
d YOU countrymen, to such Suspicion, Nna' say you
$ honest women even of the Wing party; DO you be
cvc YOUR friends and neigbors ready Tor such deed
or do YOU not rather cpc with Indignation suspicion
!, as unworthy Of you as it injurious to them:
e rou, ono 'rord from Mr. Poi"seHS Srhfmc'
"The plan contemplated, that the power OF The IRE
sden TO call this mlta should be restricted TO as
!, scmblinp the militia of each State within its own terri
IS toria limits.
GAS we cannot be too scrupulous in our interpreta
ton cf the Constitution, propose that IN The event
lis becoming necessary to resort tn drafts, IN order
FIJI the ranks of the active class of militia, to apply
the States place by law their contngcnts at The DIS
Of position Of the General Government for period no
more than thirty days OF every year. Tor The purpose
their being trained III conjunction WIN regular troop
and by veteran officers II not probable that tins ca
opera,ion will be withheld by any State when the al
e. vantaues are presented of possessing body OF well
in orranzcd well-armcd, and we'll disciplined militia
without any expense either to the States or to the CIT
zens and when they are made aware That IT is the N
ention of the Government In assemble such militia
convenient points within each State and IN the vctn't
of depots of which II Is proposed TO establish
lie part Of the system. MIR. PoinseuS report o. fpt
nj But compare Mr.. Poinsets Report with the schcn
or reported bv Gen Harrison HIMSELF when he was Chan
he proposed among other wild eXtravaganccs to exten
K the powers of the Federal Government, by placing
I'd Professor of Gymnastics IN every Schooi III the
ed S" and Professor OF Tactics IN all the higncr 81
IS, mnaries." On this subject young Hoge rePhed IN
r. other day to Gen Baldwin, at FIncaste, and trean
n. ludcrouslv-"conclud by happy comparison
es which drew from crowded audience many bursts
al applause and long and loud cheering, PARTICULAR
Ii. when he hoped, that when the boys began TO music
Sc with their old tin pans and wooden swords the Wing
n would not get frightened and scamper off round Il
corners, shouting Standing .7rmy! Sta"d'"g .1rmy
b. Standing irmy!''
d. And now one more remark, before we have DONE
hit We shall quietly await the returns from the countie
o. But whate yever NAV be the result we must give Tn
H. caution TO politicians in other States Whether we car
lis the Legislature not shall carry the Preside
is tal Ticket in November. Now, vote by countle
We of unequal dimensions and popuation-and man ca
to vote in every county, which he owns freehold al
az which he has time 10 visit But in November, the Gle
ton is decided by majority OF the whole State, al
no man can vote but once. The consequence IS, IN
all the strong Republican counties will then tell with
their force On two OF them alone VIZ Rockingham d,
TO- Shenandoah we count upon 1000 maorlty)-and Il
large Wing VOTE belonging TO the towns will not op
10 rate with double and treble and sometimes quadrup
re- force upon the country The Wings will lose by tn
* cause alone more than thousand votes. 1t
his idle then for the Richmond Wing TO say, that 't
he Whip sprnr vote will be exceeded thousands
ia the Whr fan vote So far from this being the cas-
he we venture TO predict, that Mr. Van Buren, VIII car
the State from TO ten thousand. There was mo
true philosophy in the stairmentota Washington %
respondent of the Baltimore Patriot than IN The maxi
which the Wing quotes from Marshal Ney: at shou
M he borne in mind that the Democrats in |rgnIa go III
the contest for the Legislature, at great dIsadvantag
The unequal county, system tand the Wing town vote
operate so as to require popular majority OF near
1000 in the State, 10 secure majority OF Democrat
members Nous Irrr0HS.
Hdgr,
The Albany Argus says-"Tle Richmond Wing has tainted
with the fear of losing money Virginia. and now says
ny amount Of shall be sent To Richmond 10 bet on
electoral that shall be covered las the wing c;
it0 A friend of has tried the experiment.
gentleman in Albany ''desrcs to put the boas
has for rdnd