Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-15
FOR TIE E~VRTIRFH
an v-rpSIrR,S SPEECH IN THE CAPITOL REVIEWED
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AN WEg:TER's SPEECH ~ TIE CAPITOL REVIEWED
'' no. H.
Mr. Webster rcpudia'es in tie following passage IN
his late speech here, the lnpnaton mace asnnst 'e
n,rlv founders of the Federal creed OF politics, by
saving that late address had cast reProach on h,s
fathers and our fathers No", however uh!"uhu-
ed this imputa,ion may be on sour fathers, u Is ce'
tainl; true i'll reference I" chs fnterS Anu ""
if i, comes in your way, ask You to pcrusr an hu'
dress nut forth by the Administration members OF '"e
New York Legislature. What do YOU think they say
You counrylnen Of Jefferson and of Madison OF zen
rv of Wythe, Of the Lees, and host OF kindred SPl,
rits of the same ordcr-you who inherit me son anu
the principles of those men who shed theI. n'u ~
orr national INTERCHANGEABLE do you think 'hey say
of your fathers and of my fathers? Why, that IN al
their efforts and sacrifices in that great struggle IL,
meant not indep rndence-nnt civil Hberty-not ne
establishment of Republican GoyeTnment-bu mere
llv ia transfer the Throne from England TO America,
and IN he themselves Peers and Mobiles around 1T
Does it not disturb the blood Of Vrg nians TO hear Ian
puapc like this [Crics of ''yes yes! mingled with
cheering. 80 ,
Mr. Webster. The charge, as found thefe Is III '"e
following words:
(Alr " had these very extracts before him; and yet
he not only garbes the passage, but mcany mlSrepfe
scnts the charge. He would raise our PRIDE he SPEAKS
in the name If the Icfcrs0ns and the Henrys, wien
he knew The New York Addresses referred 10 !cH"so"
for proof and they alluded not TO US, but TO Hamilton
and John AdamS:) 9
she same cones; early period in the I. :.
ard has carried in stcay silence OF III "
array anti Democratic principle found The one or le ~
pruptioIs lis ultimate success The carry history ~ 49,
Republic too abrndanty proves That many OF those wh" oHk
in The Revolutions fought for adsndencc rather than ger Dg
They rebelled against monarch abroad Tor @ hrnnc
Great Britain they had little chance 10 participate III ,s !,
lis titles, and pensions; and they aimed 10 erect
America around: which they might form band OF plVesS
mobiles. No the object Of independence he
the separated from their parent land than these ~,
dcveope themselves in the writings ana acts Of S
Proof Of correctness of the charge-Extract iron
! John Adams work, published in l7S7, entitled a De
fence of the Constitution of the u. 5. of America:
Ia his letter he says "f should undertake 10 say @
there never was good Government the world, that d" m
consist OF HE three species Of Monarchy Aristocracy an" "
mocracy, think may make II good .,,.o
In hi. 29iI letter he says al shall show in another pacs
that nobility senIry in popular Government, mol
lancinc il, is the very life and soul OF IT," , m,
In his :2i letter he Thc only remedy IS TO 'hnm
rich and the proud group separate assembly
nrce or their representatives. they will destroy al fqEany %
liberty and aeeamaon q the people Msnr Ne
puhc becomes Immediately ogarehywhat shall be dons
even, IN Place TWO guardians the laws watch the Ans
,ocracr One in shape Of King side Of H. an"'
,b Shane Of Dem-c-aeal Assembly the other side
In letter 81 he "Yhc c.sf'aet.0Rs 81 poor ana re"
IN Sta,s. Of considerable esat "as good sorfr"
b moor arc destined 10 labor: the RICH BY
education, independence and leisure, are qualhed J0r
Mr Madison in his introduction to the Debates IN ID
| Convention of l7S7, which formed present Con
stitution said: at was known that there were iha
yiduas who had betrayed bias towards monarchy a..
there had always been not untavoraole 70 pa
t;on of the Union into several confederaces e''"e
from better chance of figuring sectional theatt'
or that the sections would require stronger Cover
ments, or by their hostlle cohhc's ieau =
consolidation. ;a,c,
The succeeding debates contains abundant evidence
hat the principles Of John Adams had their aa'oca
AMONG the abest men in the Convention we can ~
> but few examples out OF many