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

d but administered in this spirit and On me-.
Piles; md the States, stripped ofall the p'
e Of sovereignty, viii soon sink INTO mere p,.i
S ratons, while the General Government, .,,i
o mass of political powers centred and con.,I
\ itself, will lord II over the States and oy,, i,
Il with despotic and unlimited authority a..
. son breads the accumulation IN Tie Ex.c., =.
j partment Of the powers 81 the other tsntf,,.,.,
, vet lie has no fear that ali The d.par,,ac.,. -
o will encfoach on the rights Of the States Il
,Giu,ical Ia the undue lncreas, Of Esccur,y. ~
[ General Harrison himself We would ,.
ii no encroarh'ncnt Of that or an other deo,., Y
: Government. on the powers properly neiouG.,
, others; but we cannot consent, tnat a ma.
u be raised against Executive usurpations h.
Harrison and his friends, 10 cover The il1a,aa,,
$ tons by the legislative department If III. 49,.
. powers reserved 10 the States and 10 the peuplc
i putions Of power dangerous 10 lihrr,y-,
usurpa;on the mos, So They not Gn,y usu,,'.
! that department. hut they necessarily ad. u Ill.,.
patronage and influence o. the Executive d,,,
aso--because, assuming tue form IF laws H.,
necessarily be carried into EXECUTION Is Ill.
mcnt
On the subject oforr Foreign Relations, ,be ls...
is as unsatisfactory all others. We on,
that the President is not well Informed as II Il. :.
Of any pending negotiations, that h. .arnas,ly !.
poets TO he able 10 do So But On hat priac,,..
will conduct our foreign relations 10 attain tbs as .
result we are left entirely in the dark.
We cannot extend our notice Of the lnau-g.'
Their Ii is feeble and unsatisfactory beyond In !,
we could have anticipate d-,t contains mnch Il .
ought to have omitted, while il "mi,s much Mn.
OUGHT to have conia,ned-,t i ;,lbera and pt
in MS allusons 20 The Presidents pfedeccssor-t,,..
in ITS views Of tie Observation-Disclosures
A r. "a -, m ,Ia,.
MA can rise from - perusai without the convict n =
is author Is utterly unfit 10 lc l.le Pfrslden, q IN.
! rio;:s Union.
The first movement Of the new Administrators
own STATE drniands attention, Colonel CIaboir. i
Cos oh. tie Postmaster in the City OF R.cdmoae .
been displaced ~ Mr.. Granger, and Gen Be.a.
| Pevton appointed 10 the Office. Col GoocG i
trman ri talent Of the highest character Tor hone,
integrity ri most nnGucslisnabe responsibility ~,
ally popular and admirably suited 10 liz place
faol, has been found by either friend H.
the manner, in which his office has been crs
ed. lis management has challenged unirct.t.
prebat,on-and vet without fault on hi. pa', !,
v .thout complaint agninst him, merely becau.e !.
POLITICALLY opposed 10 General HARRISON, C"lone g..
has been uncere,nonously thrust aside 10 maae oc-
! one Of the Generals political partIzans Whist, i.
tliu commentary on that holy horror OF pro.Sr
| for OPINIONS sake, which has been the theme
much Wing eloquence But the President t:1l
mus. be provided for: and here we see tie pa 4
application of the maxim-"to the victors beea. 4
snoils !" During The late Administration, our ~
opponents among other arts which they ttee. =.
ed toy strove 10 make US unpopular, BY giylnggs "a
names and among others winch they iny,r'cc
called us tspo,!s men, and our party me -
party We creclbly informed, on lne tes' .
thorltv, that such a crowd Of hungry oiice..ua..
as now throngs The streets Of Washington, Ia, a.a
before been seen since the foundation q tie Cos.
nent The President IS surrounded hy iho1N,
Of Office begin. plr;izans, backed by petitions I.
recomme M ations, numcrously signed, all uTgnc
peculiar claims 10 favor, thus evinc.ng he syn
in,ercs,cdness of the immaculate Wing party, ~. /.
serling their genuine tide 10 tins name Of the.5 ."
yenton-''the spc,ls party.
Virginia rave no aid 10 the election Of Gene, Il
rison. lie. her take the lead IN opposiuon'o
mns,raton, a Wing Legislature Crrpresent.r..
MORT; Of the voters Of the State, proved hy '4rl:
sidentia election has fixed upon two W.. ;:
:ors IN Congress. They are beyond our Feaca..
vii! nisrepreseEt the State. unless instructed b.
Spring Elections are at hand, when you VI, a.s-0
choose your representatives in another Congress,
a. new Legislature. \ dscded ma orrty Of D,u...;
ic voters IN the State Of true to themselves IQ.-
cure 4 Democratic majority IN the Congrcssos.. 4
presentation, and in the Legislature also.
The next Congress viii probably act upon liz ~,
question: the Distribution question, The Financfa 4
ton the Tariff queslon-all the great Interests !
Union. An extra session VIII p obabiy DC ca.tt
force iavorite measures the country, While he E"
party vet remains united. The State Legislature
instruct our Senators, give tone 10 public semi
and now, as in 1900, most eiiectua!ly aid IN over
ing a Federal Administration We call upon
mocratic friends to all their energies, and :
the polls We call upon all State Rights
who ure opposed TO Federal Admnst,a,cf.
matter with what party they have heretofore 81
10 come to our AID. Let now give up II
dices, and act together Virginia principles u
sake of Virginia. We call upon friends i
aside all private interests, all petty Piques, AZ r..
UNI, ..--t l.. .d'Pa .i'~ 80
concession, harmony, self.denial-eyery thing Y
cause nothing for men In every county. hot-
your strongest man, and unite your votes on aa 4
ware of division. Let no considerations ladi'e
Of the same principles the same party, 10 run az
one another All the arts Of our opponents S., =
rectcd to this object. Beware Of them la'e
counsel from your enemies. "DiyIte and corqa'
their mainland they have sometimes p.actis>-
agains; with too much success.
1 Hold public meetings due notice. arc 6f-
your forces IN every cauniy-Appoin; Comm =
Vigilance, whose duty i, shall be 10 warn IN err
before the election, and when necessary, a'c ne
the aged and the lnirm, III getting 10 The pos
recommend the disappointment Of the same VI
Committees, which acted 4, the Pres dent:alrlsct'
/ Move nber;-and in behalf OF tie whole STATE, y
upon those Committees, whether reappon'ed e |
10 resume Their duties at the ensuing elections l
make these Suggestions, hoping that they ma!:p'
cause which IS worthy Of our best efforts. |
The issue is fairly made up between Lat
ran Federalism OH the one side, and Drnio:'-'
pubcanism the other. Can there b. u.
which side Virginia VIII be found Lei ne "
States and of Statesmen take the lead ~ i.lt
let her rear aloit our only true political staGcl.
Constitution, The other States of the mon.
tiers and her daughters,l vii come 10 her a'd ~,
as in $500, their united counssls and forts w =
glorious Civil Revolution, and restore :hc Cove.
10 lis true principles.
On Mr. Chapmans motion, the following I:
, was adopted:
Resotred, That Thomas Richie, John Ri;h4
!, James Bosher, John Womble, Nathaniel Drats
w Greenhow, James 4. Seldom, Philp AI'r'
ford II. Parker, Thomas 7. Giles francls '
Samuel ID. Denoon, Claiborne w Gooch, W.
: Wren and Charles HYDE be and the same y,
ppointcd a Central Committee OF torr'sPona
Resoirsd, That the proceedings Of ,h's ,'h'
BE- published in the Richmond Enquirer. "'h
that the same bc published in the GLOBE aha
mocraic papers throughout the Common"'a.
LOUIS Z. BOULD!H - i
EDWARD III. SNirm, Sccry.
NEW HAMrSIHRE--Ereet
The granite State deiies the tempest q w.
The Democracy IS stronger than ever. One
and forty-two towns have been heard from, 50