Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-02
,hs ,,,;,ude of the Democratic party; NJ

a.. attitude Of the Democratic party; not
"Srch ls;,;on for the sake of opposition; but OF
ore d , a,r and self.protection.
D,mocracy will not, of course, IN any event
1's 80 orsa izatou. Il will support what r,sh''
.aHe what is wrong in the administration oil Gen
ID and so far liz support or opros'uon IS
|lia'E,s' ON The conduct Of others But MS eAis-
lara dcrcnd upon the accident Of support or
mace a Its but,omed upon principle, aud VIII ast
|cpPoss one man is left who loves his country, enc
|as '"s Institutions, and wishes IFS welfare. ,
|Th,s ,b,r examination of this matter VIII snow, 'oas
"a, party is itself guilty of the precise want u
FaS !, ,haraes upon others. In the confessed en
p5ncF', ~ T., ,,s measures. they announce support an
certain c The Administration of General HARRISON
eet@R' This whit less unreasonable than "'r'r an
|" 'f'r Wherein is the man, who IN one breath en-
aar"N the election of General Harrison, and in ano-
u' Ss,,h admits his inability to conjecture his policy,
"' ,cucnist than he who, IN the same uncertainty,
- ,Ia proclaim "tcdr M ddr"neeE
sh' u" T. =, measures the character of which is uncer
- concerned, seaport IN aarance, aud ",car an
a"' are both equally criminal, iactious and absurd
nj i true man and good citizen, who boldly an
ne Wv, his own principles and his purpose to oppose
I",rort measures, they may agree or disagree
-.s ,bcm Such we believe TO be The attitude OF ihe
Democratic party anu ase P'ou" ~ '0''''H'' " '' $780,
: ,b,;r opponents.
w. one heard to rejoice the election OF Gen
,son and to assign reason for 1t, his oeiel tnat
rssult in the adoption Of certain measures, he
WA ~ esteemed rational man by ALL whatever d.
Wo -';s Of opinion might exist as TO measures. But
w'' , .b, we say of him, who reoices he knows not
W." ho conceals his principles as carefully as Turk
WY ~ women. who stands ready TO approve whatever
o'' ~ done. and with an infantile simplicity yields
II, 10 the control Of his party leaders, "Sr,
s edsra gentleman to us the other day, IN reply
49, r,uiry what he wished to have done, and what
" ",n,osed would be done with the Tariff, The ,ciSe
~ s'f =, H., sbiugton 1rH settle that In diplomatic
"..s To- ms would be called generous confidence; IN
more bomely but perhaps not less accurate an
F%b,,on Of submlssveness, less honorable IN man
,s.n IN an ass This facile temper must, however,
ally diminish the labors OF the leaders OF the Federal
,y 81 many of whose members, not content win ex'
bing disposition to permit themselves 10 De leo ny
~ MS, seem osentatiously to obtrude their noses to
facilitate the operation .,
i've will not drop the subject, without few words
ssnect 10 another aspect oft. Admitting that the
,,or in adranee and "Snpport IN adranec are equally
IN regard TO measures, we deny that they are SO
:, -csnect to men. seaport OF men ",n adranee,
mus, alwayr be wrong; SOAR against men "tn at
.,c" may sometimes be right. The baseness of the
means used 10 obtain power, may sometimes excite
.rrs. not removable by any subsequent good use o
.Ianower so obtained OF the administration of J. Q
a5sms. conceived in fraud and corruption, Col John
oo s,d at must be put doen, Il IS as pure as the an
80. j. Heqrsn" and did right in saying Whether
,o the means used TO elevate Gen. Harrison, would
ns,s the same sentiment is question of political CO
sns,ry We do not pretend to decide. Let others an
,.swer the inquiry wherein the coalition of factions
less obnoxious than the coalition of men; or where
IN the dshauchery Of people, IS less alarming thar
,.- n-os.i,uton of an Individual.