Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-08
For me H%a CIsER
a Letter on III, Consequences the iiara Cider Deseueh
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Letter on n, Cnns,eurnres. the Tfera Cidr Deteeeh
and en- fhc .Hisrnis # rnr Hhis Enisrs.
"Tru;h gays the provcrb, as stranger than he,n,
and the recent history Of our country has fully cchff
ed and corrobors,ei the provrrb. The Federal Wing
nomination st Harrisburg in 1889, tho Fedefal HH'g
hacchanas and triumph Of 1870, the demise Of he H.
drr.l Wing President, and The Fedora! wing Extra
Session Of Congress Of ISL, series OF events
marvellous, prrpas,er"us astounding and nnrrre"den
ed as /, ousilip bnh fable ard eiicn and DEFY ali tie
hyperbolica! figures that the widest Imagination
conceive |, gems AZ If the Genius cf Evi! had in
Blasting and braggn. mood resolved to eIsnngc ifom
The page of story all the uickedne.s and dark records
Of the ps.t and 10 devote hs energies to the erection
md contamination of a ranscendant monument OF fee
HE heads and wicked hearts, Of mischief and n'srule
of sehshness and sopiisiry, OF lmpudenes and mpos-
,nrr of insy and fraud Of ignorance snd intrigue,
md ,h- thousand articles and tricks which low
cunning and mediocTiiy substitute for ~i.dem genius
and patriotism.
It is not ms wish or design 10 usc harsh language
Iunnecessary and il is utterly abhorcnt 10 my rainir
10 wantnny wound tho feelings ofany HUNS teisg bit
really tan oar patience can hea tn see the
powers OF sovcrnm-n 70 iisgrsntly ard nsglously
abused 10 wee elevated and virtue deprc''ed tnsec
the and fatal e1ped. 10 which
opponents have rcscrcd Cor the errs Ind rcsncst par
" purposes; tlrn attempting to justify their
mites on thp ground of national necessity and the pub
lie good; to gee the party that hypnctcaly prcni.cd
to relieve every grievance, malicoHsy P-rvsrsy and
,ipyinr Tic objects of taxation; 10 sec them Hc's.an
ly employed in hroaching new schemes oil Incrcssed
ndrtu.c and increased patronage To s-s them Dor
rowing NANCY uth ono hand and distributing, Wasting
or throwing it away with The other to see .i'e men,
who dec a;,ncd 80 violently against the number Of
ofIice.ho.ers under Mr.. Van Ruren, now npudsntly
increasing and creating Offices both at homo AID
abroad 10 see them thus charging the sphere and pa
tronare Of Inc Federal Government for the purpose OF
re ardns their hard cider elecioneerer:; 10 see them
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the public service did not require it: to see them add
inr useessly and nsthahly, TO the number, grade
and expense of our already too bnrthensom and IN
wieldy Dplonia,ic Corps; 10 sec Wing member. Of
Congress avail the nseves Of their eiaon, 10 influence
the Heads of the Departments to he'iow fat Offices
upon their relations. the dis'n,eresd and p1irisfc
Stanly !. reror,cd 10 have done them filing
many q! the most important Offices in the country with
vicious. corrupt and unworthy individuals, utterly de-
void OF integrity ability, and whose only passport 10
ore and promotion IS 10 be found IN lhtF rTrhg
and utter ncapacy 10 be good citizens; 10 sec hcm
n,i.covcrnns HE Post Office Department, and, for tic
6r., time in history, defrayng lis exrenses from
the revenue received from customs 10 laundering
Wing Secretary of the Treasury causing loss OF 500,
600 10 tho People Of the L. g. by falling TO collect i;
in due season from the Bank; and in a word, to see
them squandering half million Of dollars in calling
an Extra Session of Congress, whose and conduct
haze 4, the dictntion of Henry Clay, been dis
graceful, more nsehieyous, more csorcah'zng, more
corrupt, more indecent, dsorce'iy and sersi!e, than
were the acts ard proceedings of the ceithra'td kunp
Parliament Of England at the dication Of Oliver Crom-
well.
If the stupid pcrversi,y of this Wing Congress
does not open the eye. Of the people, then the Peo
ME ready to be enslared and 10 be made tire tool, Of
The very worst and most dishonest porli.n OF nan,
Kind Talk to II, about representative responsibility
Why these men have acted Ike irresponsible dsspo's
T,lk 70 US about the vicious and so!fn legislation Of
The Government. Of Tic old warii Wig here body
Of mcn in Republic, in Tic n;nstecnh centa-y, whose
cnormi,ies come up to, they 10 mol excel those OF toe
mos, silly and csprcioas government on earth Here
is body of men, calling themselves freemen, who have