Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-06

sohsVe -. ~ ,,sdo,h of the Democratic creed.
rIm,nense cheering What an Illustration hu'' '"
IN these changes of opInon-in tiese .'a'o'ous ~
tensions to discipeship in the schnnl Oh De'''o'ty
of the vitality, the omn'Poence OF ,us" ,ha fame
nnage ofonc Of our nuinber-one "h" 10 ,ie la''
IF he true meet adds the equally high honor cl acai-
Mon for Democratic liberty
..TsrrA crushed earth, shall rise again.
T'hr eternal wears Of G"p are hers
But Error, wounded, VIRTUES WIN PAM
And die. among his worshipprs. =
rCrcs from all parts of the room three cheers ior
william c. Bryant, which were gwen with the great
est enthusiasm AZ n
mocratic creed and this anxiety to be regarded as te
true successors of those who elected ana sustained
Mr. Jefferson, what a homage to him and to them:
Who and what were they: From what class dld
tbev mainly come From the well born or the
wcalthy-from those who deemed themselves the
select the wiser the better the higher classes or from
those who were sneered at by the sc-c"nstnted ars-
ocracy of I19S and Of subsequent times as the poorer
and ioircr classes; Fellowctzens they were Just suc
men as you and /, and associates OF the present
day-some merchants and professional men, ana some OF
the wealthy and distinguishes but Tor The most part
mers, small traders, mechanics artisans seaheh nsheI
men, and dav aborers oevey grade and kind just such
charues too were made against them and their candidate,
as are made now by opponents Just such oPpoof-
Gus and scurrlous epthets were then heaped on te,
as are now showered on the supporters OF van buren,
Locoicos Jewelers. acoblns, destrucuves, agrarans
bestowed upon us by the Wing presses and orators.
Labored efforts are also made to persuade men OF pro-
perty and the religious portions OF the community mat
the object Of the party which supports Mr. Van Buren
the foundations OF social order 10 deprive
uarcnts of the power of transmitting the fruits OF their
industry to their children TO divide estates among the
Democracy Of numbers to destroy religious lnstltu-
lions and in the room of everything valuable and sa-
cred To substitute the reign of violence and ruth
less nfdrlity. pamphlet called "Ihc Crisis OF the
,.,,A h, nln hO ns.
sumcs the name of Junius has within few weeks, been
published and ndustrously circulated for the very pur-
pose OF Establishing these monstrous accusations But
what Of all this; The concmptuous epthels, and
in larger abundance, were poured upon The heads
of the true. hearted who accomplished by years OF
heroic effort the civil revolution of 1900. The Re
deral press-and that almost the whole press o
the country-eemcd with the most violent abuse
the irreligous and ant-socal spirit OF the worst pc
RODS Of the French Revolution imputed to JEFF
! ferson and his compatrots the alarm cry OF danger
to order and religion was sounded from the pulpit
| 1t was frequently charged, and doubtless many good
men were made to believe, that the Democracy trI-
umphcd, property would be wrcstcd from It's owners,
churches be demolished, the Bible burnt and the Sab
BATH be blotted out Still, the honest and un,errlied
Democracy of that day nobly persevcrcd. They were
neither shaken by the assaults of their enemies nor
seduced by the appliances of wealth, nor orcrawed
by the of power; they believed their principles
to be sound, they knew their motives TO be pure and
Justice to both. They triumphcd: and though croak-
erS and arsocrats continued to oppose and TO caIum
mate the country under the influence OF their primcI
pies and measures, received impulse which has car
RED ii forward with rapidty and success unparalleled
the history of race, and, what is more the tran
luillitv morality and religion which have adorned and
blessed American society, for the las, forty years, have
conc iusvey demonstrated the consistency Jeersonlan
Democracy with the safeguards of social order, the be
nrn principles of the christian faith aud the exen
pary practice of the purcst morals. This very cxpe
renee it is which has brought about the change o
opinion to which we have adyerted it completes tho
vndication of the men Of $500. Cheers
Fellow citizens In the midst OF the abuse and Sian
ders bv which we are assaed; in spite of braggar
threats and frantic prophecies of victory to Others
and defeat to yea, even when appearances may
seem 10 be against US, let not, for moment, be dis
couragcd We stand upon Democratic ground; We
stand where the of 800 stood; their true
their only, their not unworthy successors. They
struggled with difficulties far greater than heI
sky was infinitely darker and yet they conquered. $
} shall we if we faithful TO ourselves and I" the prIn
cplcs they bcqueathcd for now them their prin
cples are identified. with Truth, and to her belong
not only "hc eternal years Of Con, but, SOONER o
) later the OF triumph. Repeated and long-con
/, tin cd cheers