Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-08


daiion han she has ever yet stood Then stand 10
your ans; watch with argus eyes the movements Of
those Hip have nsurpcd the power Of government; and
/ whrueer you discover any thing in their actions
cnnduc calculated Ia wrcst from YOU your liberties,
then stlkc the decisive how aud you viii find that the
people will be with yon. Then stand oyour arms
STR.WS SHOW WHICH WAY TIE WIND BLOWS"
4 IL is mnsng 10 witness the efforts OF modern Wing.
gerry assume the gaEb of Democracy, and to palm
thcms, yes oil The only lovers of their country and
the rcy best friends Of the dear people whom they
hayc toappd 10 conquer" Their great leader, with
the mclest peculiar 10 him, has recently an
ncdhimselfa JeiIrrsonan Democrat, and The small
ry, BY heir accounts are the very Simon Iures OIL
!; Repnhcansn Democracy sits awkwardly on the
Onlnc s. the Olisrs the Websters, the Warlields, Of
l-l1 ud accordingly nj every movement, the ass peeps
out in beneath the lion IS skin The renegade point
ciaus-thc s'nnchangcd Democrats need only look al
their resent associates and rccolec the relation III
which hey stood 10 them during Mr.. Madison adtl-
nstra0i be enabled To define their present positi"
In Isl, when the power of British gold had accomplish
ed thcdownfa of Napoeon the monarchIs's OF TINS
county called upon 10 unite with the despots oi
Eurol in their rcjnclngs, Though they knew that the
evcntwnuld enable Great Britain 10 direct her concen-
r,rdenergcs to the snhugation Of their own country
rcsas given and oratons delivered IN honor OF
The cent even at the moment the British were ravng
ng coast and destroying our cities The f'dera!'sis
OF GEORGETOWN had their jubilee, and Mr.. Gusts of Ar
nrtn and Robert Goodioe Harper were the orators
Al tbs dinner the Georgetown Federal Republican,
notorious for lis invctcrae malignty to the Admins
4 traitor OF Mr. Madison, said, "no pensioners nor re-
lc,ad conscrpts of power were found among these
snn. n,;gh,"nrd lihoriy With most Of tho minority
Of n.re<s, the company consisted Of independent
gcntlmcn from towns III tic nc ghborhood, and some
Il tronl distance" The National Tniclligencer, which
was hen Republican PRINT said:
/ "ve should really ike 10 Mr.. Harpers speech
pub!ihed; We cannot say much for MIR. Gusts at
l,uto an wl ch It
' at crry toach: more especially # II all rrsembcd The
riapsdy published having been delivered ny HIM al
the ilrra Of til" unfortunate Lngan during the last
sumusr, of which Mc occasion alone precluded due
noticeat the time
Il The recent election Of General Harrison-an event
couall auspcios II The hopes of those who dread
the Advancement Of liberal principles, and doubt the
capacy Of the people for sell. government-has also
called or the transports of Federalism; and we have
now riocings from those who never rcloced at the
yc,oris of their countrymcn foreign enemy,
not eyn when they under the nominal COM
tnand IF General Harrison, whose heroisn they
have 81 recently discovered The Fcderalists OF tins
Distric had their jubilee AT Alexandria on "Wednesday
last an that nothing might be wanting to identify the
men an their principles their selection Of orator was the
ind,y;d al selected By the Fcdcrasts Of 1S3 81
mar ocusion-Alr. Gusts Of Arlington, who, we are
informd in the ncgencer of this morning, deliver
cd an mated ard patriotic grafton. Truly, rs says
tho old proycGb, "Sraws show which way the wind
blows. ~.
We ike great pleasure IN laying before our readers
the following extract from the late message OF the TO-
vernon South Carolina Ii is TO the point in respect
10 Wild lie expresses himself with so much train
and iusicc that the attention OF all good men mist
, be heI,einrh increasingly directed, II We nope 10
maintal in these States the ascendency oil Republic
can pr,ciplcs Much has been heard for the last
year rwo oi Wing humbugs; but the greatest and
most successful Of any which their cunning has sug
rested md their dcpravy enforced, is the deluslon
which hey haze succeeded in mprcssIng upon the
mimi orrany honest Democrat that 1t IS by means
Of log abins, coon SKINS hard cider, hc'on OF sana
inn army gold spoons &c, &c, that the late election
. has ben carried. That these inventions o! modern
: Whurry have produced limited and partial results
in man cases, is very possible; but we are no, ye'
pari 10 give over the American people 10 That deplh
Of ,errdatinn which would be implied in the SUPPOSE
,on tn they had operated TO the extent indicated by
n te rec nj elections The truth is, that these devices
were often up principally 10 divert the attention OF IN,
Demnrnts from the actual frauds i'll the canvass when
lie Wigs were determined TO practise, and ny whicn
mcansthey have carried the election. This truth VIII
be an,srent To the people Of the L. $. within shorter
uerod than took tn bring the Glcntworth ana Badger
practices light which every one now understands,
bul which one was prepared 10 believe IN ico7.
We all the readers attention to the extract ana the
dere opments contained III the article hedueu PPe-
lavine IN Illinois
"I contemplating tic present condition Of things,
nothing alarms much Tor the STABILITY OF our po-
l,;c, institutions the growing corruption III our
osc,ons The nonstrous frauds which have been de-
velond in many parts Of country, must awaken IN
The hsam nf the patriot emotions u the most pain!ni
choraer Our only security rests in the purity o tie
elective franchise If to BIZ sold in the market
like c;ttle coun ~ will not be the nursery oil
freem,n but the miserable abode Of degraded saves
From he peculiar nature of our political organization,
puri,v in elections is indispensable. The sovereign
RI power esides in the people, and if they become unit
Tor the purposes of Government ais lost. am sorry
party h,s to great extent, taken the place OIL pa
trot,su Love of country is merged in party devo-
tom and under this fell influence, principle IS forgot
ion The Constitution violated, the rights Of the State,
invaded. and the pubic morals troddrn under foot. II
becomes u.s. the people of one of the
sovereign States IF this conderacy, to guard against
this most destructive influence and do duty 10 our
commoa country feel assured that the present Pre-
sdenul canvass has been marked by deeper and more
wide. spread corruption than any former event IN our
history and ihnt If the pure and vtuous oil the land
do not soon 10 the rescue we Will ere long De
involved in all the perils Of bloody revolution
"Would could believe that this was but picture
Of fancy and not the sober dictate of reason. Though
il be true that South Carolina has not reached thai
depth of corruption which we find IN the more crowded
communities of other sections, she cannot claim eS
emption. There is too often an impurity IN our cleo
lions which is discreditabe 10 virtuons and enlgE
I ened people Too often ignorance triumph ove
wisdom, virtue. II IS not tn be disgnisee
that here hundreds sell their votes for money and To-
whiskcy, and that in many instances, lie whose yir
tue and independence preserve him from the com
mon demoralizng practices Of candidates, is hunted
down sad sacrificed as victim The practice Of bet