Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-26
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nprEprIl\ tEn nESpOTISM

Nothing adds so much to the pangs of an oPpres-
wrongs as their nlicton under assumed sancti-
ty. King Richard, when raven'ng IN the blood Oh
victims-of his nearest kindred-of innocent babes,
and the best of his time, to make sure hrs illegal
power appeared before the people with priest on each
side.
''Sec, where his grace stands, tween Two clcrgymen,
Two props Of virtue for Christian prince,
To stay him from the fall Of yanfy
And see, hook Of prayer is in his hand
True ornaments 10 know holy man."
And so appears gracious President tins morning,
in the National Integeneer, between his two minis
ters webster and Ewngl "hoiy and dcroat religious
men,, lin their looks,) with missve in their hands
We give at full length below, this solemn piece oil
humbug. Never was any thing more perfectly IN
keeping with the successful hypocrisy TO get power
than that used TO the most cruel abuse OF IT,
Some of the principal men whom they have exc
cuted under their prescription, such as circun-
stances show could not have committed the offences TO
which the post jacto law, now put out IN CIRCULAR
is by insinuaton applied. II could not De Directly
charged that the prescribed had allowed their salaries
10 be assessed, for it is not true; 1t is, however, n
mated to cheat the public again. it has already been
by the false pledges against prescription.
Take, for example, the of Mr.. Morgan, Of New
York. There has been State National election
since his appointment Collector. His character
for moderation, probity, and patriotism, (known to
| General Harrison, for he messed with him when in
Congress togetherD was guarantee for the honora-
BILE discharge Of all duties entrusted to him, and the
observance of every instruction regard 10 his official
trust. lie never n partizan. And now, when
arrived at the period Of life which makes every such
exalted mind more than ever, look to the future and
act for his character and his country good he IS thrust
out in the first month of his appointment, to make
way Tor Edward Curtis, the most VIGOROUSLY unprncl
pied eleconeerer in e1is,ence-a man who solemnly,
in writing, gave in his adhesion 10 the Loco Foco creed,
as set down in articles at the same time that he had
entered privately, into stpuations with their political
opponents and by this gross fraud, getting the ballots
OF the honest party which he promised to beray, and
did betray, succeeded his first election TO Congress
| His second election obtained by the Gentworth
frauds; and now, since the dsgracenl means by which
he made his way into Congress have been developed,
and his that direction arrested, he advanced
tn the cusom-house of New York, and man of the
highest character in the city dismissed to make way for
him.
| The very point which this Webster and Ewing
circular is put forth to denou ground for
moval from Office, is that which Curtis first became
distinguished.
The public cannot have forgotten the famous print.
ed circular (ntended to be this of the Sc
creiarys is TO be oscnatious) which we brought TO
light, signed by Curtis Graves and Philips, as an Elk.
ecuve Committee. This circular solicited the Fede-
ras,s, in and out of office, without determinations 10
contribute to an electoneering fund TO enormous
amount. The sum first required twenty five thou
sand dollars, to establish partisan press. This
| plan, in which Curtis himself led the way, has
been followed up by the same party, and greater
amount Of money raised to corrupt the public suf
frase by the Federalists than ever before applied
| IN Inns country W such purpose lhe late Central
Fund in Washington revealed in John C. Clark S
circulars Subscription papers in Philadelphia were
SEEM amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars
single individuals subscribing their thousands; and
one doubts, from the immense mu,,udes brought to
geher at Baltimore Bunker Hill, Fort Megs, Column
bus Tippecanoe &c. &C. all fed, and most them pro-
yided with transportation without charge, with the
pense of log cabins and their provisions of groceries,
that millions must have been contributed from abroad.
Ana now we have, the cover of this corruption,
the edic of the Executive, that "any contribution
assessment salaries official compensation party
election purposes, ,c,H BE regarded Of
moral"
The Office holders of the Administration which has
come in by the most fragrant corr pon ever practsed
in this country, will mark the Nutous, lawyer-lke
phraseology of this paper. They are licensed to
all the money they raise to keep the present dynasty
in power unless it be "any contribution or assessment
on salaries official compensation" They may be
assessed the whole of their real estate their