Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-20

rers which he anticipated and foretnld At the same
tme you cannot have forgotten how, far as regard
ed The personal antagonsm Of politics. he was hurried
b. the mnpeuons energy Of generous nature, ana ny
private re>entmen,s enbtering his feelings and bind
ing his Judgment To degree Of violence winch naiu'
rally provoked, the part Of those thus assalieu'
corresponding spirit Of angry retaliation And YET yon
have how easily these personal preJnd'ces couiu
b. forgotten, among party whose devotion is so ear
nes'ly fixed their great principles, on the concur
OF important crisis when ndeity TO those pin-
cpes was the highest that could be rendered 10
them al the same time that It was decisive test Of
deepy rooted convictions and patriotic purify OF pui
nose Calhoun never showed himself greater man
Than Al the crisis of 1887; and the reconciliation OF
the Democracy with him was like that oi old iT'ends
still true at heart though long estranged by mutual
angry Misunderstanding and resentInens-a reconc-
Iiation ccmen,ing with closer warmth the attach
ment whose temporary interruption is thereafter for
ever forgotten
Chance has now placed you Sir, in position in which
yon stand invested with higher power, for good or for
evil, 10 the cause Of the great principles you have
always profrssed, than has ever before in our polt-
cal annals, rested in the hands of any single indiv
dual If YOU are but firm and faithful 10 them now they
become established The on true principles on which
the Administration Of the Federal Government can ever
again be conducted, basis placed far beyond the
reach of any possible future attack. The present
confusion in our party relations will be reduced to or
der The Democratic and the State Rights portions OF
that heterogeneous medley which calls itself "the Wing
party, will be seen Immediately to divide oil from us
main body Of Federalism, 10 sustain your position bit
ery il will doubtless be GssaIled By the latter while
Won will from The Democratic party, Of every
section Of the mon, the same enthusiastic support
which il has given to the principles they were
represented and mbodied in Mr.. Van Buren,. We care
not for your otiices-we want none at your patronage
Bestow all that yon have to besow on those who have
been languishing for the space Of three presidential
terms affair from the smiles OF Executive favor, III the
chilly regions Of opposition. Let them be but honest
and honorable men, and care not Who may be the
ncumbens Of the public appointments in yonr gift.
We would encourage, too, rather than dePrecate the
most searching scrutiny which any suspicious may de-
SIRE into any of the details of executive adminstra
lion throughout the whole extent OF It's widely rami-
fled action Whatever abuses may have have existed.
If any, naturally incident 10 prolonged possession Of
executive office let them be fully explored BY The ea
ous vigilance of new ncumbents Whatever useful re-
forms may be suggested from quarter let them be
frankly met and gladly adopted. Every such detection
Of an abuse, every such suggestion Of REFORM IS
common public benefit and no party has an equal IN
crest the purity OF administration with that nt the
Democracy. Let the new brooms sweep as clean as
they can. THIS has always been Of the chef sub
ecs Of camor by the Opposition against the two late
Administrations; and in the same spirit in which, when
supporting those Administrations, denied the ge-
neral truth Of those violent aud random charges we
perfectly willing no-, ourselves IN opposition if II
be- but fairly and hnnorahy conducted, TO court the
widest latitude Of investigation into them all Reduce
the action othe executive branch much you choose
purify it, if you In every step you may take III
such q direction, II you can find any to take, Will
answer for it that the Democracy Of the country will
30 with you heart and hand And shall deem it
happy dspensatio Of that Providence which presides
over our political destin!es, that you should have been
made the instrument Of thus harmon'zng many dis
cord and rccoacing many an anmoslty, which have
had their origin in M other source than mutual
understanding, between the Democratic party and
considerable portion Of those who have been deluded
mo an opposition little better than fratrcital 10 the
leading principles OF our policy III the administration oil
the Federal Government
III the other hand, you should show yourself un
worthy If the glorious opportunity hch has fallen to
ynuif you should prove false to the principles you
have always proesscd, renegade to the faith of your
political schoo-f you should consent to the creation
of another National Bank-to distribution Of the ma
ona revenue for the and of the internal improvement
banking specuations of State politicians, and for
the purpose of sparng 10 them the wholesome neces
sy OF resort 10 direct taxation for the payment OF the
interest on their VACANT dcbts YOU should give
yonr approval to the proposed revival of the old Tia
miltonan policy OF funding permanent public debt
ii you should adopt any Of these measures whether
directly ndirectly-whle you will inevitably rum
Yourself and for damn your good fame,
YOU will In inflicted stab "lhe good old cause
Of the principles OF Virginia, with the trcacherous
hand Of false friend, far deeper than could ever have
been inflicted by open foe. Shond you thus dare
t. aim blow Imrinus nj the heart OF your noble
sen, position Of power to serve or 10 inGc her, by
your fidelity or your treachery 10 the principles IN
which she nurscd you manhood and 10 strength,
may well here repeat the application To her case when
has been before made of those celebrated lines III which
she will forever record the memory Of such parTcIda
treason:
80 The struck eagle, stretched upon The ll,",
No more through rolling cloud, 10 soar again,
virwrd his feather IN the fatal lar',
And winged The ,haft that quvcrcd in HI. heart.
Keen lis pang> but kecncr ii' 10 feel
liz nursed the pinion hlI imperd the >-e',
While the same llnmase that bad warmed ~. nc,'
Drank the Las Iiicdnp from his bleeding breast
In either case, Sir, depend upon it that your reward
will be great il Will be justly melted ou-wheher
Of honor of lnfamy-of applause or OF execraton-
of the rcjocings of your friends their hushng
rerres-of the lasting gratitude Of your country or her
uniorgving
Yon stand entirely free 10 act your honest ludg-
mcnl may dictate to you-nncommitted, unpedged 10
anything but those very principles to which now ap-
peal you to harmonic your conduct The cry IS ao-
surd by which some Of the Wing presses have al .
tempted to cocrcc you into that very line OF acton the
fatal alike your true fame and your true inter
cs. namely that you bound TO carry out any part
cuar set of measures whc! they ii, n0w after the
election to designate as ewing measures Granted
that the establishment of a National Bank, for exam.
plc is a favorite object with majority OF the Wing
party vet that is far from being majority Of The ieo-
ple the contrary, you cannot yourself, oir deny
tha, The minority Of your own party together WIN Tue
united mass Of The Democratic party, must make
til, 10 such an institution. In ike manner, SIR, may
fairly challenge the specification Of any single measure
that can be termed "Whig measure, upon winch the
issue of the late Presidential election can be regarded
AZ an expression of the popular voice-no SIR, not
even the repeal Of the Indepe ndent Treasury bill On
n question Of public policy OF that nature, every Jnd5
ment must necessarily he comparative, between Inc
respective merits OF proposed alternatives The mum
Der know TO be very large Of the Wings themselves,
who, wh,le prcierring a National Bank their first
choice freely ayow equally decided preference Of
the Independent Treasury return to the State
Bank dcpose system. On the other hand, am very
certain that the number is still greater who would pre-
fer system far less acceptable to them than that OF the
Independent Treasury, rather than behold the monster
Of another National Bank again rear lis hdeous
head Ii IS impossible, too. 10 form any estimate OF
those whose opposon 10 that referred less To
us own merits than the hostility with which they
had accustomed themselves to regard those Is whom
il was 10 be carried INTO execution Nsth such per
sons some modification Of Of its features, more
or less material NAV Ec all that necessary to render
the most acceptable TO them Of all conceivable plans
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