Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-24

ny Of mankind who sell their souls for "appes of So
dom, fair 10 look upon, bat ashes 10 The taste, and
whose stipulated reward ends temporal DISGRACE and
eternal misery:
While ! am writing, The dcx:crous politician, who
shniles cuts and deals for Tins majority Of The Uho
party, has run the cards and turned up a trump
The Dtctaor has laid aside the asces and the great
Faetfator again appears. You are now approached IN
spirit oil compromise. No-not you. ltis not in order
to take any notice Of you Your sentiments not to
De anticipated even guessed at
J. ms is perfectly true SIR. You should not be men,
toned, either By description Your opinions
should mol he r.jfrred 10. But it quite in order
launt and those who are known 10 entertain
the same, and 10 hint ut subservcncy the one hand
and Executive dictaton the other But even with
out such Indications W o fail see that notnr Is
DONE but with eye To YOU not TO accommodate but
to pmbarrass not to relieve, but 10 enrap: The prir-
cples, which you known 10 hold, I" be separated
from all connexon with present practical results: the
inschIcvuus consequences Of abandoning them 10
be postponed to indefinite future; and your adhe-
renee 10 them 10 be made TO look, much post
Die, Ike sacrifice of practical good to Improbable alb
suact'on You are only required TO frampe and SPIT
upon the cross; and you shall then be free TO spend the
rest OF your days in hopeless peni,ence, under that
'icarful looking for Of judgment and fiery Indignation
winch Is The doom Of all aposlales.
But does not the amendment require the assent of
The States TO the establishment Of branches within their
iins' Oh. surely; and gracious condescension ii s
why did II not occur to Mr. Clay, that branch of dis
count and depose at London would be very conve-
nlent thing Why provide for that in the same way3
Nothing more likely, than that in the eager stres OF
The approaching session Of Parliament, both Wing aud
Tory might forget to take notice Of it, and SO the right
might be secured there too. Why not, If Congress
has the authority claimed for by Mr.. Clay, then the
assent OF the States IS unnecessary. If not then has
congress right, TO take lnd sment By default,
against the sovereignty OF Virgna, than against that Of
Great Britain
"SIlencc,' says Mr.. Clay "gves consent" But
th's IS only presumption, and may be rebnited Sup
pose Virginia, next winter, neither asserting nor dis
senng simply 10 protest that her silence does gre
consent. Is her assent still TO be presumed or is she
absolutely bound adopt such form, Congress sees
nj to prescribe for the expression Of her sovereign will
and pleasure? Sovereignty exercised, would be
much mockcry tina; OF the Governor of Barataria
If this Of proceeding be allowed, il is not easy
to say, what attribute may not BIZ lost 10 the States,
this summary process OF rule nisi But, why strip
oil a mask which not meant to conceal any thing
II was but assumed in derson, and does III truth, but
display more fully Mr. Cays contempt for the
reigny Of the States, and his determination to bring
them, not only into subordlnaton, but into aLject and
degraded subsection to the great central authority Ut
Washington.
MIR. Ciay's amendment not meant for you, Well
indeed, might he say 1t not meant 10 ensure
the final enactment Of his BILL bu, procure its passage
through Congress, leaving enough in il of what
known 10 be irreconcabe to your principles 10 make
il impossible for you to ratfy it, unless you make
up your mnd 10 give your approval, 10 that which,
under your oath, you cannot say that you ap-
prove. What part you will act he cannot doubt
How can he, when the bill as distinctly asserts the
right OF Congress 10 force branch Of the Bank on
any State, If it had prescribed that It should be tore
at once, and in every instances Whenever the
occurs, for which the bill provides, il is to be done; and
whenever it DONE the invasion OF the constitutional
authority Of the State will be much your act IL
it were to be done Immediately and Internationally.
But the usurping hand of Congress IS to De said for
The present Its to lie understood that the event
,cmplaed by the Bill may never happen; and you, in
the exercise Of constitutional function and
duty are to he represented sacrificing substance
shadow. The purpose Of this is PLAIN The narrow
isthmus between the two great parties on which you
stand, is TO be away, until nothing shall be left
but the naked Rock Of the Constitutions washed by the
stormy pillows Of Loco Focoism the side, and
BY the cncroaching tide Of centrasm the other
There you and they who, like you, live absrac
tons, be left to gulp your windy Diet while they,
whose patriotism requires more substantial food ex-
pecied to make their escape. The power and influence
Of your Office will be thus put in allegiance, till the scep
ire shall fall into The hands of who knows better
how 10 WELD it. The Consul and hls lictors must stand
aside and leave the field clear for The fierce strife be-
tween the Sylla of Kentucky and the hlarlus of Mis-
souri,.
Are yon dsheartened at this prospect, and ready TO
exclam with the Prophet, The People have forsaken
the Covenant and thrown down the altar, and slain the
Prophets; aud i-cren I-alone am left and they seek
myite to take it away" Hear then the answer of The
ord 81 have vet seven thousand men IN israeli who
have not bowed the knee to Baal."
AT proper time, hope 10 assist at the roll call OF
those who shall "come up to the help Of the Lord in
this great battle STATE RlGHIS MAN.
Deaths.
Died Petersburg Va, The l ;Es Mr. r. J. PEricoLS
aged - years, native OF France, but Tor many years resident
OF Richmond, VI.
VALENTINE ( DREE0EY having admitted 4. Crensllay
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