Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-02
THE yAc1RTes OF Tug OPPOSITION.

Extract Of Il it,;er from Member Of Congress from
Iirginia
"I.re did dream of the foul extent to which Mr..
ponsc plan would be used or rather abused for cleo:
oneerng Objects for the purpose of eIecng from Of
tcr Republican President, who III his soul abhors and
deteSts standing army in time OF peace, and looks
u the .Vitia as tie constitutional bucark of defence
and for the purpose of putting in his place man. who
Supported the od!ous standing army of the elder adams
and who advocates and would enforce militia or
ganzation which goes bowsot beyond Mr. Polnsett s.
much abused by Harrsons adherents. Who would
have dreamed, that measure the like OF which, with
occasional variations has been proposed by every
President and Secretary of War; from the days OF Wash
ngton and Knox to the present time, and by Commit
tees Of both Houses of Congress and the State Legis-
!au:es aud whose most Objectionable and abused sec.
ton Chat Of the soldier furnishing his gun) is taken
rsrJG'Sa from the law Of 1892, approved by General
Washington, would be used in the manner, TO the ex-
lent, and for the purpose you inform me has been
done. Such uncandid conduct left for modern
s"I.sylcd 'sWhigs"-most of whom seem to manifest
a: the attributes of old "Federasts, except their
consistency, candor, liberality, and magnanimty TO-
wards their political adversaries. Is 1t not remarkable,
10 look back few years, and observe the extraordina
n Instances of the Inconsistency of these men-lnson.
sencrs, which cannot be justified by any sound rea-
son principle, accounted for except by their nsa
liable and unappeasable desire, for power and place.
how bitterly, but short time ago, did they abhor, as
fatal 10 the liberty of this nation, the elevation IN all at
eFtmes to the Chief Magistracy, of any man who was
a"Niary Chieftain:" and yet they now endea.
Eorlng with untlring zeal to convert an Anticipated
solder, who was only a member of the army but a
snort period, into "Miltary Chieftan, merely, that
,A"y may as such elevate hun to the Presidency! How
9lay and deeply and universally did they vow, that
Gey never would vote for any to any office, who
mad either openly or even acily sanctioned Cen Jack
sons "damnabe Proclamation and yet these same
men are ardently supporting as President man,
VIVA SAID that Gen Jackson had better served his coun
oy issuing that very Proclamation, than he did when
ne achieved his splendid rictory at New Orleans :
flow earnestly and nveterately did they VOW that they
never would torgire or forget any man who had any
hand in that foalest of all crimes, mutiating the re-
cords Of the Senate; and how deeply did they swear
eternal hatred to the Little Expunger and all that
dno yet this Little E1pnnger is now dear to them
They not only love the treason but seem to love the
5atoF well enough to give him COMMAND over ihe'r
own old, true and tried ocerS How often have these
same Federal Wings, Boosting of the dsinterested pu-
NY OF their conduct, all abused caucnssing-aye,
Ams Caucus, as calculated TO work and control the
s'ecNve iranchse--yet they now carry caucussng 10
sn1acuous and disgusting excess They who opposed
." organization and "drng" of the people, tor the
purpose of foesalling public WILL and rallied inconti.
h'nty about Ne,e York tactics and "9ibany regency
ARE now organized to extent, and are engaged IN
same absurd system of party drilling, to degree
never equalled in this any other country! Men
tl money freely supplied for the purpose OF ia
creating, purchasing and circulating any and every
.nng which gain vote by deceiving the ignorant
misleading the prejudced alarming the timd, or allur.
ING The creduous These things present another great
N 10 the cirtue of the people of Virginia. that has
heretofore wthstood many Of the willy attacks and
'od assaults Of the Federal party, that will not REIN:
quish my abiding confidence in it, until result
aae forces to withdraw it. will not believe that
e good Democrats of Virginia have not more sense
4ah the Federalists have ever given them credit tor
'a cannot perceive, from long observation, that the