Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-20


Government, and sinking them 10 The level of cnrpo-
rations, dependant upon Congress for their daily
| bread
TO TIE STATES RIGHTS REPUBLICANS OF TIE
UNION.
Fellow citizens:-"The danger is not yet orer. =
II is true, Republican principles again triumphant
ly sustained in the Old Dominion What else could
have been expected Virginia never deserted these
principles. She is their mother, and has ever cherish
ed them with more than mothers fondness. They
associated with the of her wisest statesmen
and purest patriots. They the elements OF her
fame, the foundation of her hopes She never can de-
ser them 1t is also true that other States have again
CALAMITY come forward to the rescue, and that some
have been newly to the support of these principles
doubtless at last satisfied by the recent woful ex-
pertinent of the Federasts, that Republican princ
are the only principles upon which our system OF 60
vernment can be conducted, and continue to exist at
all The General Government has, at various times,
under the control Of the Federal party by laudinous
constructions Of the Constitution, attempted TO usurp
the reserved rights Of the States and control the in
tcrnal affairs of the country. This attempt has
sar!y, il has uniformly brought into conflict in that
Government all the differing, heterogeneous complca-
ted and hostile sectional interests i'll this wide extend
ed conedcracy; and this conflict has heretofore Eva.
rably broken into atoms the party making The attempt
never coEspcuousy and eiectually so, than in
the late instance OF its triumphant success and the pre-
exhibition Of its arrng dIscord; and that, because
their recent triumph won by fraud p.ion and
trick, and numbers therefore swelled the roll Of the
Wing faction, who never meant TO countenance the
| Federal principles which most of the leaders and q
| large majority Of that faction secretly espoused. But
If The attempt should succeed-if party formed upon
such principles could maintain itself in power-if by
barering and bribery it could buy up permanent
jorty which would adopt measures for controlling and
adjusting the complex and differing internal interests
Of the Slales-and which would adhere TO those
sures obviously and decidedly for the advantage Of
all the members composing that majority such mea-
would be destructive 10 the interests, and
odious to the feelings of the minority to compel
their separation-nnd then the attempt would result
breaking 20 atoms the Confederacy ITSELF The only
other alternative, to reduce the minority to submission,
and hold it in subsection, by physical force, results in
tyranny worse-ar worse than that OF the hereditary
and arbitrary dcspot In the United States, therefore
consolidation is dsunion despotism. Heretofore, it
has only disunited the party which advocated it. 1t
has recently torn asunder the formidable hosts OF cur
adversaries, and scattered them in flight, or turned
them in fierce conflict each other. In the dsmay
and confusion Of this deadly strife, between those who
but yesterday united band Of brothers, sing
ing in joyful concert the s'unon Of the Wings for the
sake OF The Union the Republican banner has been
again successfully raised in many of the States. We
must now, fellow citizens, plant it in triumph the
capital itself That citadel Of power still in the pos
session of adversarIes. They are beaten, but not
conquered. Our triumph thus far is glorious but not
complete. Nothing now saves yon from their daring
nsurpations, but their own nfnrated dssensions.-
Doubtless, with this view, their great leader, whose
unruly ambition and domineering spirit have added
new element 10 their materials oil dscord, has retired
from the active Of conflict only to remove this OBJ
sace eunion and to reup the reward OF its
ful issue With this view, too they already endeavor-
ing to retreat from the grounds upon which they have
suffered their recent defeats, and take up positions
The great measures of National Bank Protective Ia
riff and Funded Debt, all Of which they have recent
y struggled to force upon the country longer
e tto ,ftoo1
Piles of dscord are to be again carefully laid upon The
SHELF still the objects for which they contend
and the people are to be excited by miserable slang
about John Tyers reachery, and called to the ballot
boxes to decide some pretended question about the
right of the respective State Governments TO the pro-
ceeds of the public lands. This cunning movement is
sufficiently obvious from the laundering indications OF
their miserable leading journal in this State. The r.
Wing, in publishing recently communication on the
Tariff from one of lis correspondence disclams the
same time its intention to advocate Tariff at pre-.
sent Oh no, not no,o The paper of the llth inst,
unblushingly denies that in the recent election in
Virginia, there any such issue made between the
Parties as Bank or Bank, according to lis under.
standing of the contest. It's issue the concise,
n,clligble, important, dgnifed, all.absorbing, and
high-sounding one of Money or no Money = and
this it says, it "has gained by decided ma ority.
Poor pi,ilul prelencc Fellow-ctzens, be not again
deceived. Whether the proceeds OF the Public Lands
are disbursed for your benefit by the State Govern
ments or the Federal Government, important as this
question is in some aspects whether John Tyler
las betrayed his party, been betrayed by majority
OF that party '-whetIer he is honest or dshonesP-
and whether his appointments to office are OF Wing
Tyler men, questions OF comparatively minor i'm
porlance They are the questions for which this
great political struggle has been and is to be maintain
ed The contest is now, 1t ever has been, for the
ascendancy of Republican or Federal principles
This is obvious from the history of the late con-
test bet ween the Democratic and Wing parties-The
question ALWAYS has been, w i'll have
a Confederation of separate and sovereign States,
or consolidation Of the whole into natlon' The
contest about it has only been modified from time TO
time by the occasional conflicts Of individual political
asprants The Federal party are again beaten and re-
treating But it is retreatng only to heal their dssen
sions and to renew the contest under of new
masked batteries In their retreat, too, they have
ricd off some of our most valiant champions, whom
still hope TO returning TO their posts in our ranks,
and battling Tor the cause which we feel assured they
still love to defend 1t is not TO be denied, TOO, that in
the late contest they have made impression upon
few points of our line Their sophstical arguments
have excited doubts in the minds Of few of our friends
a. TO the policy of of the odIous measures dear
TO our udyersaries. These doubts must be combated,
and if possible removed. You sometimes rear
States Rights Republicans expressing the opinion that
Tariff is perhaps necessary control the exchanges
between this country and Great britain, and thus TO
regulate paper currency the cement OF which
they ascribe TO the want OF high larif. This new
view of this question, is new, has been urged
by our aGversaries with some effect 1T must be met
and refnted. We propose in another communication
to present some views 10 you on this subject In the
mean timc we repeat again, the danger 10 not yet
over" Another CESTIyEL on the Hatch 1O,ccr
NELSON COUNTY.
At very large and highly respectable meeting OF the
people of Nelson County, without distinction of party,
and composed of the debtor and creditor classes, TO
consider of their grievances, at the Court House OF