Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-20


ores,all the action Of the National Legislature Have
not, time out of mind, proclaimed my opposition to
citizens going forward among the people and soliciting
votes for the Presidency" What can it be possible
that thc next President of the United States" is irao
rant, that act of majority Of Congress cannot be-
como Il law without the signature OF the President !:
What! il be possible that "lhe next President Of The
L. s. intends 10 withhold his views Though required
BY tho Constitution 10 give them) the affairs Of the
nation, lest he might orestall the action of the Leris
ture-s this President Of the u s about TO strike on,
not only the qnafea Tffo power, but the recommends
tory clause duty: The I'd section of the I'd article re
gjrcs the President s'to give TO the Congress inorma
ton Of the state of tho Union, and recomaend to Mcir
consideration such he shall Judge Necessary
and cxpaden, Is this President about to depart
from the example of oil his predecessors and to violate
the Constitution b. refusing TO recommend measures,
lest he fOrestaH tie aetoa Of The .Natioaai Lcgisia
ture'" Is lie indeed TO play out the game be still
Orator Mum, and shrink and skulk from the response
by which will attach TO him? Is he not only 10 sign
any bill that Congress may pass, but decline to recon-
mend necessary measures to their consideration: Why,
what King Log does this Hero of the Log Cabin
make himself out to be And again, pursuing The
text Of his Dayton Speech, is not "the next Pre-
sident of the United States now going forward
i'll the teeth of his declared opposition 10 such 4
course, and soliciting votes for the Presidency =
But, Sir when did these mighty questions agtate this
country from "ccntsc to circumference Are these
The momentous topics which now convuse this nation,
and threaten almost commoon and civil discords VIII
the intelligent rcemcn Of this country still slumber on
suffer the Eselycs 10 be nSullcd deuded and Invested
Of their liberties BY this shallow device this miserable
subtcruge: VIII they suffer s'the next President Of
the IT, S.. to raise issues while seeking their votes
order 10 divert them from the true questions and
blind them as 10 his views in relation 10 matters which
involve alike the rights and liberties of the citizen and
the perpctuty of the Government itsclf Sir this il
the most baciaccd knavery that was ever attempted
'rhe next President of the u. s., protesting give
his opinions questions which agtae the country from
''cen're to circumference, and knavshy evading his
gratutous promise by asking II ho has ti,no
mind made certain declarations about certain Matters
which have never been introduced into this canvass,
which al the present time excite interest, and are
wholly absorbed b. questions Of graver import!
1.-The next President Of the u. 5 declares, 'sthat if
tie pledging plan pursued the effect will be TO offer
the Presidency the man who will make the most pro-
misses and that lie who would pledge the most and pro-
mise the most lie who would subject his TO be
thus tied up by pledges and promises, would not STOP
to break them when in Office; and then proceeds
to make more pledges and more promises than have
ever been cxactcd but carefully abstans from the most
distant allusion To solitary exciting subject lie
pledges himself before the world that che will all
the power and influence vested in the Office Of Presi
dent Of the Union 10 ab!dgc the Por6r and influence Of
the National Executive" How suicidal. he will use
the powers vested III The President b. the Constitution
TO destroy those very powers He pledges himsefbc
fore Heaven and earth, if elected President !" 10 lay
down the end oil the term faithfully that high trust
at the feet Of the people most necessary pledge
TO the support Of Clay and Webster
assembly Of the Miami friLe,' (how SECTIONAL
othat no human being shall ever know spon whom
would prefer to the peoples mantle fall" How
ranscendantly important this lie pledges himself,
moreover, 'nevcr 10 permit the interference of Office
holders in the elections; and that while lie will forbid
their interference in elections lie "w do aught
10 prevent their going quietly TO the polls and voting
1ren against him or his measures. Sotng against him.
Does he already contemplate reelection These, SIR,
are the pledges Of man. who declares lie will make
no PLEDGES and that he who would subject his course
TO be tied up by pledges and promises, VIII be the first
TO violate them, when in Office. We have in these
declarations of "thc next President Of the /. S.,
Tenn warming that he will be the first 10 break these
pledges, when once in oiice:-Wc have, from his own
Inns promised revival OF the SeditIon Act, far
oiceloders concerned, fer he expressly declares,
that he will not permit them TO express their opinions
on public affairs except through the polls.
lie avows "hat he is sustained BY his party, from
review Of his past actions and c and that his election
will be proof enough that he will carry out the doctrines
of his party" II we refer to the most prominent civil
actions of his past life shall not find them characterz.
cd by the wavering and loose construction of the
Constitution, by admiratIon openly ayowed, OF the
most Federal exposltlons Of that instrument and by
devotion almost unparalleled 10 those Federal measures
of policy which have been discarded by the States
Right party as raught with mischief, and dangerous 10
the prosperity and TO tie existence OF the Union 1T
elected the DOCTRINES too of his party 10 be carried
out. Who, sir, constitutes his party Webster and
his party North and South Garrison and his party, Ste
VEINS and his party the factions, which, though diff
fernr amongst themselves in some respects, are yet
united for his elevation and in the aggregate constitute
his party-and The doctrines n this Party he droarS,
shall be carried ont With thus ominous declaration
sounding in our ears, can longer hesitate to the
path of duly. Can the voice Of reason Of patriotism,
or Of he longer hushed by the senseless
cries of partizan fury
lie saws, "to prove that am Fcderalst, they as.
sert, that supported the Alien and Sedition Laws,
and in doing So, violated the principles and express
words Of the Constitution did not, fellow citizens,
ever participate i'll this measure. When those laws
passed, soldier in the army of the L. 5. Sir,
vas there in short sentence, such palpabe
hypocrisy, such ptable evasion, such bareiaced
prcvarica,ion. Because he did not participate in
This measure by being u member Of Congress at
the time Of its passage, and speak and vote for
it, he did not support it He does not deny the
charge that he supported it, but denies that he
participated in il, which never charged. AT
The time Of its passage he was soldier in the army
of the United States! !, Did he not support and ap.
prove The Proclamation of Cen Jackson, and vet did
he participate in that measure he at the time of
It's promulgation comfortably ensconced in the Log
Cabin nj North Bend This pitiiml evasion amounts
10 positive admission OF the charge, and clearly
makes him out Federalist Of tie deepest dye.
"1hc next President of the U. States has, as might
cate and apoogist Of the Federal party He says, ",he
Federal party took ground against the war; and
party, there existed purcr band Of PATRIOTS for
when the note of strife sounded they rallied Under
the banner of their country. Now, Sir, is this
ton sustained by history or by known facts; Did the
Federass of the late any Time party, rally
under the banner Of their country, did they shame
fully and bascy desert that banner in its most mm:-
ncnt peril and exut the dstrcsses of their country
Did they not, party cast every obstacle in the way
Of 4 vigorous prosecution Of the war, and consummae
their niamy BY seeking unho!y alliance with the
enemies Of their country: II natural, that he should
be impecd by OF ttllow-feelng, 10 exlcnna,c
the faults and to magnify the merits Of the Federal
party.
What, Sir, must Daniel Webster, or what would A.
Hamilton, if lie living, think Of the definition Of
Federalism given in this speech by 'ihe next President
of the United States federalism" lie says, sis the
Of il ss h" soan n as
something new the High Priests Of federalism, and
Mr. Webster himself must feel BUNDLED at being found
ignorant up 10 this late period Of the meaning Of his
POLITICAL cognomen. While it may be admitted that
the Fedcraliss of former times did insist on strong
I,..cn,;ra nd thou6l they condemned aud riccuicd