Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-14

the next emission of cider TO be of wild crabs, and for
an obvious reason namely, that il hard cider he good,
aardesf cider must be best. As for log cabins, they
can be got any where, and may be used at pleasure :
would only suggest, that those which may be uscd
should nave no wings, or thut the wings be fire. proof.
These arrangements made, lock up Mr.. Clay, and APP
point a committee over him, for his noble %independ-
ence might bciray him into remarks that the Demo
Gratis would use 10 his ejudice. AS Tor MIR. Berrien,
his location, apar, from his prudence, will protect him
from committals. With the example of our once be.
loved Tyler before us, J will perhaps be excused for
suggesting, that it might be well 10 diet our candidates
for three months before the election upon ~barbacued
coons, crao'cider, and crabs, in order 10 purge out any
lurking remains of old Democracy that may yet be in
their systems. All things being now ready, let our
orators take the held clad in coonskm from head to
foot, with two bottles of cider in pocket, and a wallet
of documents and crab apples on shoulder, and a
roll of coon skin parchment under the arm. The
last should contain the manifesto of Kennedy and
Company, as the genuine Wing principles, and
should be read over three times at every meeting
Every convert should be required TO sign his name to
these articles; and annex to it the initials, /. G. A.
d. C. l. T. o. A. took crab and drank cider in to.
ken of adoplion,) which done, the orator should pre-
sent the brother with q glass OF cider and a crao-apPle
With these precautions no traitor ever could get INTO oui
ranks. Do this, ye Wings, and you may rest assured
of a certain, final, and lasting triumph. Some OF oul
journals think that we should have no quarreiing
Banks, Presidents, or Politics. True, these trifies shouif
not divide US. Pure republicansm makes a generous
sacrifice upon the altar of friendship, OF all such TRIVIA
concerns: but | un not prepared to admit that TINS "
the best policy. We suffered by it after our TRIUMPH
last year. When we come TO act, there are apt 10 D.
some Hises in the camp, who will ever be Tying Oh
from our leader, and setting up opinions OF their own
Look at the Extra Session how well all things WORKED
so long as we allowed the great and good Clay, to Keel
our principles, and announce them as occasion required
But then Tyler must first have his opinions, and WISE
his, and another his until at last the people began Y
doubt whether We had any opinions. No, let US rally
TO the Manifesto. We may expectto hear It's principles
abused we may expect to see them perverted, as inc.
have been we may expect TO hear lugubrlous bowling
about the Veto power as one OF the safeguards 70 INT
lesser States, without which they would never hav'
Joined the Confederacy; and much more OF tins hum
buggcry of 7G and %; but q little CIDER, ana ie" era
apples will settle all that before the election; ant
after we can act without DIVISION. NeVe
will | give my consent 10 enter upon anolher Poiili
cal campaign without a clear distinct announce
ment Of some principles; and can we get better thai
those of the Manifesto; Never had | exhibited TO me
more interesting spectacle than the great and goo'
Clay, Ewing, Crittenden, Berrien, badger, Dawson
and others, cooking up n dish TO suit the iastidiou
palate of the Chief Magistrate. Nothing could nave
been more kind and condescending than thus, wheh :
is considered that the Senate was formed as a chect
upon the House, and the President as a check upo'
both; by the theory of which system, neither was :
know the views or action Of the other, but IN the ieSu
lar forms of legislative proceeding, how delightful wa
it to behold the special guardians OF the people $ rl9hu
and the rights of the States, flnging aside that un9e
nerous distrust which brcathcs through these reciprocal
checks, and going directly TO the President TO know
they could subserve his wishes in their respective ue
partncnts-nay, kindly altering and changing, WIN
every ciunge of his capricious taste "hata repuke i
! those suspicious old dodgers who in framing the Con
stitution, looked with dlstrust upon every department
but the Senate, and therefore formed the three IN an
,agonis,ic positions. 1t did my soul good to see TIT
two Houses, waiting for business while their deputies
were waiting on the President, and promptly perform
ing what their deputies told them The President sad NJ
wished performed. All must admire, this confidence
and courtesy between the several departments oil lh'
f Government; and all mast perceive the advantage o
commencing, instead of ending, legislation, WIN tn'
President. But alas! could any body bear the fresi
dents ever vacillating taste! And after the Senate
and House of Representatives had refused to act with
out consulting him, was it not an outrage upon all dc
corum in him 10 act without consulting them: Ate
they yielded precedence 10 hin in their own matters
had they not a right TO expect some Difference 10 lhei
opinion in his But what shall we say of his daring L
act without consulting MIR. Badger =! Who wouls
not see the American Navy sunk to the bottom OF TIT
Ocean, rather than manage its affairs under a Presiden
who would act upon a Bank Charter without consult
ing him. Well might the land of Macon give
dinner 10 her wounded son, when treated with suci
indigniiy by a tickle minded forluitous President o
the United States. But we have not yet reached tn
climax-how dare he act without consulting Mr.. CrIt
tenden:-Mr. Crittcnden had been a colleague OF MIR
Clay-was placed in the Cabinet as Mr.. Clay's repie
senlative-was from Mr.. Clay's own State, and wa!
never known TO differ with him; and yet the Pres'den
did not even consult him =! Well might the land Q
Boon, give him a boon of Sl7 900 worth of land. |
such things are to be tolerated, what IS to become o
the country. The nobie sir have stepped forward Il
yindicate the offended majesty of the Peoples Repre-
sentatires, against the insults of n MAN-hnve pu
forth a manifesto embodying our true prlnciples-ane
let US fearlessly sustain them. If the Wings OF 4
conquered; the Wings Of the Noble Sir, can conqnel
again. If we conquered last year, BY the same in
strumentalities we may conquer this. have only tc
add, that in using our old appliances, it may not be
amiss to fling in occasionally among our Yankee b'e
thren, u little metheglin. RANDoLPH.