Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-13
:,,cu1oSD. Va, FRIDAY, MAY ID. 1912.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Ii tic s.a.es, Rights Repaglieans Of tie Cnion!

".s,ond we have gained brilliant and nnparaliel-
=, victory. The People have decided BY majority OF
~ than 10 on Joint ballot, (of in the Senate, and
NJ .h House of Delegatcs,) in favor of our State
=, =, ~ ,-,,cnles of 90 But as Edmund Pendeton
isnG Immediately after Mr.. Jefferson election,
rt A,,e,r is not vet orer. Permit me to repeat
~. warning and to ring in your ears the dangers which
' an ,t,.,,en YOU. and the remedies which you must
ADOPT 80 ,xl - H.. -, 800. ., =,
+ moi the Enemy possession OF the TWO great strong
,as which control the legislation OF The country?
,"s ,hv no, a majority in both Houses of Congress:
rn these two citade!s, have We not seen emanating
- r.,6I succession the mschievcus measures OF the
r.a scssion-:he Bankrupt law, the Distribution
i the Nl,,onal Bank balls, extravagant Appropt'a-
IONS xccumu!ata. Deb:s and an increased iaf'iE-
~, 90 M, now threatened with Exchequer schemes
..,ous i,upott-a National Bank, which assumes
w. ,.;,ute OF The tiger couchaat, that threatens to
. ,,,o rs the moment sium5er upon our posts:
\, AUGMENTED Tariff of 80 or 40 per cent. been
L,,cheL Ike HYDRA IN the hot bed OF Federalism:
mai Henry Clay boldly presented as The Candidate
c,h ,ami,oa Federal Party, with "a! his SINS upon
thj,' Who ,hen does not see, that ';he danger is
80, over: N, we mus, still display the same ener'
,: ,hich have lately won such glorious success
~ rsnia We must strain every nerve, uhui we
c,o dive The enemy from tue two cades, which 'i'S
I'D nader the SMOKE Of 1910 Keep this objec. con
,-,,,, in your rest satisfied, unnl 20"
4
TIE question, which we have jast had at issue III
y,--iaia was, Win you now fer the FIRST time, aban
DON O. will you continue TO sustain lhe great po
hjcsl principles c! Virginia We say tins was Tue
issue distinctly and avowcdly made by TIE TWO par
hes between which, the people of Virginia had 10 ae
oi :, ,h.r lat. election In the campaign OF lolo,
M, ooponens in the disguise of their newly assumed
cesnomen of Wing aud under cover OF ths'f e"''"s
device of making disclosures Tor me puoic eye
succeeded IN a great extent IN conceai,"p 'le P''"
cples upon which their party vas formed ana " "o'
onv REFUSING TO disclose, but BY actually aiscian@'
~ many instances the they intended 10 ADOPT,
,bev succeeded, 10 sill greater extent, IN deceV-
nr the people, as 10 the policy upon winch they
,,..u, 10 conduct The Government. lhfy nave at
.or,b been compelled 10 disclose Their measures
The device of conce2lment vas no longer pracucaoie
and the disguise Of assumed name rs at last worn SO
,bfsrd.bare and has become aenuaed, that though
no, thrown ASIDE would not even serve the purposes
of veil 10 mys,y their identity or soften their de-
fecs The Wings stood before you coniesseaiy ioehti-
cn with the old Fsderas;s. They propose 10 adopt
the same measufes-they act upon the same policy
they embrace the same principles. They only differ
from their prototypes in having dissraced their chaac,
ter By et, conduct and dscreciteo their Greco
by base GENIAL OF H.
STARK Si.s what are their !avorite measures now
ooanly proposed. Bank, Tariff, Funded Debt. These
wee The igori!es too OF the FedeaIiss. The Wings
have only superadted the Distribution OF tie Pubic
Lands as creating the necessity Tor lheSe Ia
yo-!,es aGd furnishing the means OF purchasing sup
port by bribery; and law, which they ncknaEle
Bankrupt law, intended TO prepare tie feople lor
Submission 10 deSpotsm by 4 corruption OF the
public morals What is their policy, as now PLAIN
IL exhibited TO extend the power oi the Ge'
neral Government, by la,ituoinous construction
Of the Constitution, under the hollow plea OF pro.
noting the general welfare and 10 strip the States ana
lie pee ole of their rights and their property, under the
deceptive pTe,ence paying their debts increasing the
wages Of labor and the prices OF produce and Better
nr tie condition Of their poor, unfortunate, ana mise
aJie constituents This, too, was the policy, ana sucn
were the pleas, of the old Federalists!
What their principles. obviously inferred from
these measures and this policy, That Government is
no. Limited By The plain meaning Of the Constitution
hut can do whatever III It's wisdom, or lis Jolly, may
think calculated to advance the happiness OF the gno-
aud deuted people thai II Is not made chiefly 10
administer justice, preserve the peace ana pto'ect Tue
rights Of those who created -but that 1t may direct
III. occupations of those who live under liz distribute
,s proceeds Of their labor control their expenditures
and make them rich poor al its wIl!-tha' Govern
meni dependant upon the people, deriving all lis
rcm them, but that the people are The dependents
aad tenefcaries Of the Government These were
a.,o The principles of the old Federasts!
To these principles this policy, and those measures,
Vagina las heretofore been uniformly opposed we
youch the record 10 sustain the assertion
THE Resolutions of her Legislature, from those oil 20
and % 10 the presen, day, ,rumPhantly sustained oy
frdrra.ss asked the Republicans of Virginia to adopt
ihss at the late Election In doing So our People
have unsaid all that they and their venefatea Ia
,lrs have been saying for more than halt century
Nv e eleciing such party, we must have shown 'na'
tn Republican opposition TO these measures, curing
that long ue rod has been the result either OF faction
mistake They must have been prepared 10 confess,
that aer long cherished principles were formed IN
llIy n!quy and unite in The derslon OF lhein,
a he mad distractions of theorists and dolls, thoush
sanctioned, yea, hallowcd, b. your wisest sages ana
pgiest patriots We knew, the People were not pre-
pared for this We believed confidently that 1t was only
Necessary 10 convince them that these sacred pTnci-
pes danger, TO ensure their coming WIN resoiu-
Ion 70 their rescue. We mean TO make no defence OF
ra: for before you such defence would be useless
We have merely shown you the tact, winch We mere
rePea, that the question which we have Just DECIDED
ii lie late election was whether they would abandon
continue 10 sustain The long cherished political prIn'
elpIts Of their native State
Bat Fellow. Citizens, confident we were Of
success upon the issue thus presented Tor their de-
cson, deemed it duty TO ask their serious con-
seera,on Of Of the topics which were introduced
ao Me dlscussiun and 10 some oil the grounds assumed
by opponents which have the appearance at least
OF beng new and which calculated, If they are
moi Intended to deceive and mslead you Inc eiior'
was udusl.ousy made to withdraw their attention from
tie great and vital questions OF rechar,erng National
Elnk-mpos:ng protective Tariff, and funding
ty the General Government of the proceeds OF the
Fublic Lands amongst the respective State Govern
nea and, indeed the attempt is made to narrow TINS
Important question TO the simple proposition, OF The
p'Opre,y Of receiving Vlrginias portion of those pro-
ceeds. The Wings pretend to think, that the most I'M
paaut question which citizens had to decide at the
polls t!s Spring was in the language of their leading
Journal, "MONEY OR NO MONEY! Addressing
themselves to the sofdd motives by which alone they
suppose the vrginians be governed they asked, II
they not favor of taking the money; and presum
ns upon this vile appeal TO their supposed cuP'dty
LEY confidently hoped to deceive them into the belief
aai their late Delegates and Senators had been guilty Of
ae esrcgous folly of refusing to accept the sum OF mo
hyio which the State Government vas entitled, WHICH
lie General Government has generously offered to pay
without demand and for which equivalen. whatevei
"ieqlred. They dared not mpu'c to them the wicked
ness aud folly Of wishing to take even money TO which
he State Government is not entitled, and for hicf
Our people would have had to pay more than lis value
They labored therefore, to convince them not by ar
gaaen but By bold and unoundcd assertions that the
State Governments are entitled 10 the proceed OF the