Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-18

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RlCIIHoSp. THURSDAY, MARCH H. 1911
coSvrN1 Tl OF yn TnE aaHEhhar EA'h"S
| A, ,nee,,n,, of lie Democratic Members oil the
General Assembly in the Senate Chamber on urs"ay
Evening, tr 10th Of March, 'u' as called -
,ha Char: and Edward II Smith, Delegate from Rock
inuham appointed Secretary
IN. Sesc, Committee appointed to prepare an Ad
dress 10 the People Of Virginia, presented Tie same,
Sbcb was read and unanimously adopted, as follows
ADDRESS
mr. IL. Democratic Republican uembers IF the Gene
raj assembly to tic People IF IHgtnia
| A In. Session OF the General Assembly is drawing
to close and about to separate and return 10
our homes deem II proper TO ADDRESS you upon he
oreat political interests OF the country The last Sprng
El.c,ors resulted in conirrrlng the power OF the
State upon political opponents; and since that Tune,
ih Administration Of the Federal Government also has
oasscd into their hands 1t IS not purpose now TO
sneak OF the causes which have produced these re-
sults or 10 dwell the many reasons why We opposed
the elevation If General Harrison to the Chef Aags-
rucy of the Union. But desire briefly to call your
attention various significant Signs, which indicate the
principles and policy of his Administration, and in
which We see nothing 10 animate our hopes, much To
excite our worst apprehensions. Our opposition 10
General Harrison election, from our devotion 10
those Greal fundamental principles Of Republcanisin,
which lie al the foundation OF our social compact
principles which the on security Tor the stability
Of the Un,on-he only preservativc OF the rights OF
the States and of the Peope-and IN promu!gng and
maintaining which, Virginia and her Statesmen have
GAINED whatever is theirs Of glory and of renown The
first OF these principles and that which, in fact,
braces and includes all the rest is stric, constrGc-
ton of the Constitution Of the United States
ning the Federal Government TO the exercise of those
powers only which explicitly granted 10 by that
instrument, and leaving the great Of reslduary
powers to the States and TO the People
Presented to as the nominee OF party consisting
mostly of the old Federasts and National Republic
cans and forced upon that party, las there was too
! much reason 10 believer by the active agency OF the
Aboltonists themselves, sought in vain, IN Gene
raj Iarrsons recorded opinions, and in the history Of
his political life, for any thing 10 command our conf
drncc and concate our support. Acting at an carly
are with the old Federal party, and high lis favor,
as 10 receive distinguished Office at the hands of the
elder Adams, (whose known rule of conduct j,
was To appoint none but Fedcras,s 10 place. at
a later period sustaining the Administration, and
supporting the election Of the younger Adams from
lha, time TO the present uniformly opposed 10 the De-
mocratc party-a thorough gong National Republi-
can; claiming for Congress the power over Internal
| improvements in lis most obnoxious forms; devoted
friend of the Protective Tariff policy willing 10 orego
scrupes entertained TO the constitutonalty OF
National Bank, whenever IN his opinion the interests
Of the Government III relation To the collection and
disbursement Of the revenue would materially suffer
without one, chus making the Constitution change
with the changing tImcs) holding the opinion that
Congress could lawfully distribute, not the proceeds Of
the sales of the public lands alone but any surplus
venue and that such surplus might, with the consent
Of the slaveholdlng States, be constuonay applied
10 purposes OF ncpaion, while he avowcd II as an
Il IIo,,., xI,CIiI
De so appropriated-so warmly approving Gen Jack
son celebrated Proclamation TO declare that by is
suing he rendered greater service TO his country
| than by his immortal victory at New Oreans-how
could conde in the professions layshy put forth
by himself and his friends during the canvass, that he
vas strict cons,ructonist Of the Constitution, a
State Rights man, JeferSonIan Republican:
At one period of the canvass, declining to make any
further declaration of his opinions for the public eye:
when driven from this position by the force OF ndlg-
nant public sentiment, expressing opinions and Prln-
clpes irreconcilably contradictory and inconsistent
while private pledges were freely given in different
quarters SUIT the varying OF opposite parties;
pressed upon one section Of the Union National
Bank man; upon another, opposed 10 such an insli
tuition on constitutional grounds; held up TO the Abo-
tioniss as entertaining opinions favorable TO their
| views, while III the slavehodlng States he was lie.
cared To be sound on the Abolition question as any
Southern man; looked in vain to Gen. Harrison Tor
that manly independence, and open candor that unre'
Mons which should characterize any candidate tor pub
lie Office, and especially candidate Tor the Presidency
the highest office in the gIlt OF a free people.
But opposition 10 his election, though successful! N
Virginia, proved nnavaiing on the broader theatre o.
the Union and the 18th INST the new President was
installed into Office, surrounded by appaudng parti
zans His Inaugural Address is now before the world
containing, are informed a summary OF the prin
cples which his administration VIII he conducted
and the cabinet officers have been appointed, who are
o,.. ant's
ie Let us examine this cabinet and whether IN III
composition there is any thing which we can approve
whe Their with such advisers, can expect from Gen
Harrison, what his friends IN Virginia have 80 oitei
promised, Republican administration patterned are
that of Mr. Jefferson. IL consists OF Daniel Neoste
of Massachusetts, Secretary of State; Thomas Ewn!
of OHIO Secretary of the Treasury; John Bell of Ten
, nessee Secretary Of the War Department; George
Badger Of North Carolina, Secretary OF the Navy
John J. Crittenden Of Kentucky, Attorney General
and Francis Granger Of New York, Postmaster Gene
raj. Is there one man among them, to whom we cal
look as the representative Of Virginia principles No
one They are all, without one solitary exception
either avowed Federaists or National Republicans
Could the President hnd no State Rights man, n
strict constructionst of the Constitution among all ~
friends; or does he think those men, who hold sue
nrinciples DISQUALIFIED for office In the choice OF HI
Cabinet, the resident has vndicated his early part
associations, and his present political preferences an
if The character of his constitutional advisers md
expect from Federal men, but Federal measures =
wha, from National Republicans but revival OF the
odous American System
Daniel Webster, the Secretary Of State, is known I
us all as an old Federast OF the John Adams schoo
always opposed tina, Republican party, which, ende
by Jefferson achieved the great civil revolution Of leo'
decided opponent OF the late war with Great Britain
as member of Congress he recorded his vote agans
various appropriations deemed necessary for It's SUI
port The champion Of National Bank, Pro,eci'v
Tariff and all high toned Federal measures, he IS OF
the leading men Of the country the most ultra ai'lud
marian in his construction the Constitution Friend
IL to the reception and reference of Abolition pet
lions, he voted against all The resolutions some tim
since introduced into the Senate Of the United State
BY Dir. Calhoun, vindicatory OF Southern rights an
Southern interests that agiating question lie 10
merly entertained and expressed the OPINION, that Sol
gress has the power and ought TO exercise IT. to prom
bit the trade in slaves between the States OF tins MOI
and if that opinion has undergone change we are NJ
advised OF IL Mr. " ebster is i'll fact at this lime I'll
great leader of the Federal party proper-,he livn