Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-19

II his prison house ?hsSs vss lilo ConsciidsoGist
| holding, tina: the mere power 10 buy LIl! of ex
change, vested in Congress the power TO create
" Exchange Bank, while, hand in hand with him,
might the tght-laced strict consruclionst, who
will hardly allow the Government the power TO do
"any thing"
Yes, Sir, and he might have added the Tariff man,
and ontI-Iarf man, Internal Improvement man, and
anti Internal improvement man, Distributionist and
anti stributionist. Was ever such motley crew
assembled under the sun BEFORE for any object, The
Senator has very properly said, that "rom absolute
cessty, not from CHOICE they compelled to abstain
from making any public declaration ofheir entments
That party thus organized, and thus disciplined en
ployng alike dscreditabe TO themselves and in
snng 10 intelligent people, should haye succeeded
IN contest in which much involved, well
calculated 10 shake the most orerweening confidence
in the capacity Of man for self government Blu, 10 the
true Democrat, whose step iaters whose eye
constantly set upon the Constitution the star which
Is to guide him into the port Of safety, who adheres
movabiy to his principles, alike in the sunshine and the
Storm Nothing is discourdsiRg. Gloomy true, and
turally SO, his forebudugs IL months ago. when
Martin Van Buren,, the candidate Of the Democratic
party, whose opinions were fully and entirely known,
upon every question: to all who had right and desire
to know whose virtue equal to his talents and pa
triosm to both; when Martin Van Buren,, the Ameri-
can Arisdes, Of whom, in the language Of Eschylus,
It may well be said:
To be, and not to SEEM is this mans maxim;
His mind eposes on lis proper wisdom,
And wants no other praise
when the pure and lncorruptibe Martin Van Buren,,
The statesman and philosopher, was ostracsed By the
votes OF the American people, 10 make place for one,
who asking "the generous confidence of the public,
had determined to answer ono questions coming
from either friend or foe" But what has he not
TO console hlm' The picture is rcversed-what go-
rious theme for conlemplatlon But yesterday, the
quiet OF the country disturbed-its celebrations
It's trIumpha processons-lts victorious shouts. Now,
what do We behold, What must be the feelings Of The
Mhigs' Mortified and chagrined, doubtless. "a
Their shattered and scattered forces flying in
d'smay in every direction. This duped and
betrayed people "are rising in the majesty of their
strength, 10 rebuke those who have mlsed and de-
ceiv-d them II not the ripping OF the white topped
wave, but the earthquake heayngs Of the mighty Deep
preparing TO bury beneath us rising deuge The abors
and the laborers in the field Of delusion From the
East, and from the West, from the North and from the
south, from every quarter Of this VIDE spread Con-
'ederacy The news is daily and hourly pouring in 10
SVEN The current OF popular Indignation. Look at
,a'ne look at Vermont, look Pennsylvania, look
matyiand, look al Georgia, look at Indiana, look al
A'aoama look at Tennessee, look Ohio (and doubt
no. 'hat the Empire State will follow their exampe)
Uhat does all This mean They may tell you that it
proceeds from apathy the par Of the Wings but it
ne h0nd irrtng poa The aoaH fore and furthshadow-
,hate do"nt"H II he reign Of Hhiggcry trust Sir,
deralisesson which the triumph aud overthrow Of Pe.
By it. Frach, may long be mbered nv both parties
must result ism may learn That victory won by fraud
mean w no were,rson, and Democracy chat portion
between Federal ed last Fal!) that there is difference
ard that the only saeises and Federal performances
in prosperity adversandaton 10 build upon whether
table principles which GORE those eternal and mmu
mocratic faith le and dignity the De-