Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-23

inp by Peale, in the Senate Chamber, views Of Mount
Vernon and the Tomb of Washington"
| Full one half Of this edition has been disposed OIL
and the remaining copies offered for sale, "ior
the purpose Of establishing, in the District of Colum-
bia free Institution, be denominated Washington
Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum
The volume is very neatly bound, and is offered Tor
SO We recommend it 10 the patronage OF every one,
who desires TO preserve curious rec OF lne patriot
ism and regularity of man, who stands out ueserVeoiy
the first not only in his own country, but OF the age
In fact considering his great practical abes the dis
Interested virtues which adorn his character ana the
eminent services he has rendered TO the Liberties oil
the whole human race, he may I've placed among the
foremost, if not the hrst man, VINO mas ever i'eo III
the tide of times
4 Hord to the Democracy Of Fusinia
| Your election is over The die cast yesterday,
for veal or fer woe The issue is doubtful. II you
have triumphed in the contest, you have done gooo
days work for, it will exercise sautary, moral IN,
uence at Washington and to the remotesl ecesses u
the Union If you have failed from your own apathy,
or from the double aud treble voting the Wings des-
pair not but pick your flint and try 1t again. Your
cause is too sound--the principles that are at stake
too momentous for 10 abandon them from defeat ana
from despair 1t was not thus with the Republicans OF
90 They struggled on amid every difficulty, and
against all the powers and municipalities that were ar,
rayed AGAINST them, until their efforts were rewarded
by the election of Thomas Jefferson. As they did, SO
must nee do AS they struggled, so must We. AS they
conquered, will we Our principles are the same
4 Our efforts must he the Our victory will be
alike glorious "Never despair OF the Republic
But if YOU are beaten now, do not stay beaten But
rouse yourselves for fresh effort Rouse your friends
Enls hten your erring neghbors Appeal to the same
great State Rights principles which so many Of the
Wings profess, and invite them 10 rally under the same
banner with yourselves
Feilop.cit:ens-You must Stand to your arms. Ne
yer did The times SO mperously demand all the ener-
ges you can exert If you are beaten now, $" much
10 IJh N
ergies. If you have succeeded in your yesterday 8
election then do not fold your arms in ingorous re-
pose, but profit by your victory, and advance your
glorious with the moral force, which you may have
acquired When our country exposed to so many
disturbing powers when your principles IN so
much danger. when did such Cabinet rule your pub
lie councils: when many bold and desperate
spirits enlisted in behalf of Federal doctrines in both
/ Houses of Congress? when were the landmarks of
the Constitution so darngly assaed' Bank of the
/ IT, States of immense amount of capital, and for
an indefinite duration; distribution of the proceeds
of the Public Lands; augmented Tariff 10 raise mo-
new 10 be thus fact distributed among the Statesthe
spirit of the Compromise Act changed by thus giving
away more than three millions Of dollars out Of the public
Treasury--the power of Internal Improvement and the
power Of Assumption, thus indirectly exerted--When
all these threatened to be accomplished
by an Extra Session of Congress- which is 10 meet in
less than 40 days from this tlme-w you, can you fold
your arms, and abandon the citadel Of the Constitution
10 the Goths no have seized upon the City: And when
YOU see the very party, who have obtained the posses
sion of the Government, treadng their happiness
under FOOT and the of prescription moving off, with
remorseess violence, the heads Of the Office holders,
in order to crafty the vengeance the avdty of the
Office hunters will you not be moved to action to arrest
the course of the Administrations Win you sit quietly
by and see such men as Bella Badger and Walter For
ward installed into Office at the expense of worthy De-
mocrats? Depend upon it. the guillotine will now 60
more merrily since your election has taken place;
unless you have carried The day yesterdays election
or unless the moral sentiment of the People be ex-
pressed, and stays the proceeding
We call upon, you, then to AcT-and TO act with the
shirt which becomes the Democracy of this ssunterri-
fed Common wealth." The called Congress of the u.
s. meets on the 3lst May, TO place upon your necks
that Institution, which Mr. Jefferson pronounced to be
of the deadlest hostility TO the Constitution itself We
call upon you to assemble in your primary assemblies,
at your respective Court-houses in May and June next
l-promulsate your political faith anew-Lay down
your great rinciples-Present strong memorial TO
Congress- against the establishment Of National
Bank against the Distribution of the proceeds of the
Public Lands; against an augmentation of the Tariff
Protest against this remorseess prescription which s
turning our country into region of office seekers and
spoilsmen-Appoint Committees to circulate these me-
morials-and obtain the signatures of the People to
them-and send up the strong voice of great peo
pie against these portentous proceedings Sleep not
we coniure you-but act-act with the spirit which be-
comes free peope--and teach your servants that if
they have forgotten the constitutional they have
forgotten the principles of moderation, have not
You have citizens of fine talents and generous
views among you--hlen, who know how to embody in
clear and manly strains their Indignation at the wrongs
with which YOU are 10 be scourged-Ca upon them to
assist the cause You will have Champions enough
you will be host within yourselves if you will resor
to the Fathers of the great Republican School for adj
| vice and Instruction..
We falter not we 90 for Virginia and her principles.
If others desert her. we will rally under her banners
to the last 1t rather too late IN the day for us to
sell our brthrght for any price which power and am
bition may hold out TO u.s. we VIII toiio" any leader
where principle points the way But we follow no
man, who sacrifices bis principles for Office
awe noticed the Richmond Wing in our last for
sparing us one day-we asked, whether y was learn
ing little deeency and diseretion2 We spoke IN
irony, of course, not in earnest Tor we knoao the
Richmond Wing too well, not to believe, that nike
the dog, it would return to it's -: accord ns-
ly, the Wednesdays Wing breaks loose upon US IN
fresh pace-and in this wise: I'VE state the facts as
they really are in fe notes. that subjoln by way
of illustrating "lhe Editorial Courtesy and Fair iay
of the R. Whig)
sSome ago. distinguished Senator nom TINS us
@ M % the Fs5 a Ss OF '
might published that in order that ao parties es H.
posing the constituent body might see H. and ai II sm. 20
eoud not appear raesdays she ncx Enaur that il
should Friday following, riday last ~ 1t did no.
s election. Instead there appeared Friday nomination
Of Mr. Coleman oNcw Kent the Senate ~ one Of MI Ly.
ons' friends ground among Others that Mr. Lyons
mad not candidate though The presumption
was that he would be one-Thc Editor Of tile Enquirer permit
ding the district aaylng a s
candidate and had been announced as candidate! O M
LYONS has been subscriber all his life to the Enquirer aud the
~ denied him. tile promise tina. effect violated and c in
but NIL this appears 70 have been done oT
dcul ns Indeed there was an , ssar war oO
The crooked politics of that Jesucal Thus
from the ambitious of President making that paper has
TO the palt objects, ubcrved by arts YET more
pay.n 80
G.) We made no such unqualified pEomise-blt we
said if we had for it, we WOULD publish TIVE
added, however, that Mr. Lyons was in no DANGER and