Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-19
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l. Importance IF the Rtgdt IF Suffrage.
There is no power possessed by the American peo-
pie more potent, for good or evil than The elective
franchise Interests lasting IS ,ac as enduring as
eternity depend in small degree upon It's proper eS-
ercise It's power important is the ilVeS the hap
piness and til liberty o. thc seventeen millions oil Peo-
pie who claim the stripes and stars rs ,ae h- OF
their country. iniu-.rly connected With It are the
destires az tlosc countless @EFaGs wa" &re soon 10
peop!r The his snd yae, # ie Entrodden West IT
This s1c-i Irugsite, inherited from fathers, aGG
purchased Z. their bod IS not ahGsed, there 10 got
now aud the.e v ao se, ~ all coming TINE, any sts-
TEN of :yr,nny Shat -" not feel rs Hia; lcean? ie'
Ter thl. vii at %. J;.a ~ rs power. laa l"1ot:
an. then is II. that thosr WHO loss tbs M sdoGd
tI.0V early ar 3i,cas az! pay tr1mot Is - the waf>
sacrifice ajsvilll aUd sectional interests upoa i!It
alta. OF patriotism, AL a:GnE themselves OF 'ae i-
e-rar Lib. & reason, ala br c5sar"a''on and exc
r,cncS .nd with NJ ~, directed s5iel; their
trys welfare exoae the principles and powers Of orr
Na,ional and STATE Governments vii; attention, sab
ect all pubic measures t. the sevefei scrutiny, Hnd
vote for those onlyuadtr whalsrc: standard they
rally, aud bv Whatever Iame they aye c&itd-"t"se
opinions the III st ncafir colacie w':h ihe'' own
Without this, the patriot .ont dream respecting the
future glory If his country. Will never be realized; the
servs spirit Of faction vi place 10 anarchy and
some master spr, taxing advantage nt the ceaius'on,
will seize the ela of Government and ersc the t'Tone
spoS;n N the very eup!e 81 !tscdo / he friends
OF humaniiy may then dssss themselves III sachc!oth-
for liberty will base ;anen cerna! flight, "a return
no more forever. How Important thea that those who
have taken ffcenans oath, should perform Tree
mans datv-exarsine evidence wa candor, weigh
principles with care, and act with manly independence,
tirnaesS and decision,
Itwas such conscientious that led the writer al
,hou. "a l:einu severely from disease, ana suspended,
as II we're baiwecc thts wod 2nd !Ae next, 20 wacl
with an Niut.s exc, DARN III, la four !ve years,
The ASPECT of ;e ro!:c: heavens IL vas unable 70
lnirr IN tho u pai;y sire. ana was 50 ~ re-
moved from Ice e..h - esape i-ofn tie :Eiisrce
ntt, To-!
iuGrn,srt aaG yet eH3ueh 10 il 10 feel PGtTiots
ardn-, indulge. patriots hope, aud RAISE patriot
prayer ior iae welfare olhs cauairy.
II. Tie GrjiesS c0a"eci5a 'c'h Ae HhiF Par'y-Ge@
NirIiSlN.
Ny political knowledge vs:Y linited. NV idea-
of pubic nen pubic 1eaiurcS, political p:ac pies, and
national policy, bad %, mined n the Why can.p
read hg newspapers and raar'lcts listened TO " big
speeches ate Wh:g dinners, aad drank Wing toass,
In the fall ~ &c was madc d vo;er, aad gave my
first suffrage for HARRISON electors. Since that time
have been generally cGr!icd 10 the polls being unable
TO walk there. and have 9iwars voted tie wing ticket
Uhe ''cicaa "hig ticket, ! mean, o! course never
practised scratching. Though an lumbc member
Of the Wing party, was 2aaious one; and VIXEN III
Nuyember, lciJ, the deafean- shouts Of exu!taton,
waited from every part Of our country BY every wind
that blew. proclaimed the triumph oi hard CIDER Tip.
pecanoe, aud log cabins individual III the Wing
ranks Who Ike :.iusa Ii neither wished expected 10
share in the spos o. victory enjoyed It with keener
relish or vas more saa:9jne in tie belief OF the expe
diency Of ohan-e i fnie'5.
At that t,mc | had not quite dslhused myself Of the
idea that the evils w,th which tie SonAtry was visited
were owinc 10 the management, rather miSmanage-
men o. Oh. ticrera! Government. had 81! some
faith in the sovereign efficacy # t'a, grand Wing spe-
cifc-a National Bank; Gai tae Independent Sub
Treasury was perfect monster, rclc Of bar5arlSm,
embed ng the very spirit o. the dark yes voted the
HARRISON Ticket IN loi0, not because that distinguish
cd patriot favor Of great naliona! "Resu'ator
for we'll knew he had resolved 10 pledge himself To
no particular set OF measures, and that ne
had formerly been opposed to the old L. 5. Bank
voted that ticket; and with the idea oil bring NC party
into power who were IN favor OF distributing the pro-
ceeds ofhe pubic lands among the States, rdtn tic
National Government caS sHfar4a4 from an Empty 1rca
surv and an iipy dettnpt with the idea that
I was voting tor u seifoSpectice Bankrupt law and
Protective Tariff, f.. al the time these things did not
constitute Wig orthodoxy. Eu; believed the WING
candidate 10 be hose 81, though, him capable, knew
that he was worthy. HIS acknowledged msgnanimi-
ty his hospitality - strangers his unbounded oerai
~ his syi.palhy ior the suffering, his services in the
council and The led, aud tie noble simplicity Of h!s
character, secured hn my suPfor, and endeaTed him
TO the American people. tie "as elevated To the ire
sdental char with unanin.y unprecedented since
tho days of Washington; and IN short month after
his naururaton his pure spirit had broken lis claycy
letters aud entered upona new career Of glory IN a
brghter aud better world This life had been spared,
what the policy OF his administration wonld have been
how he would have administered the atlirs oil CO.
vefnmeut-what measures lie mon'd have recommend.
ed, what approved, wha, vetoed IS &noh Only 70 "llm
who sees oil things from the o'g'nn'ng-
III. The Erra session of Compressed Description
Of lie EAis u.ja,ay
The val .h-w fdS ~ tl- Wax party, previous 10
the late Presidential ~ coH, were, E-eaomg her"act
aaep,, oal r. fafa Bong ,lIte up at al sorts 81 ma
,erras, u; leaders w,f' sr", respecting tie measures
they intended 10 ~c'l', aHI i..v i"sesiocl no :rca,
principles unoo ll7'r Dinners. ihs policy oFeFard
well onoct before r l.,r''rn. be, VIXEN, The TX.
ira Session Of C"-7rS te rent parts *oIs usca II
together, singular sr's tae.r vas Pfe. eoied Whom
ai,einpl.nr to .e Tao Snip q Safe before the ~ar,
they i,and II h.ow'n- ~ as many G-r"n' see;'ons
rs there are P3'n'' g! ~ CON ""'; l.r "or1
gwen - remove tHos' Nnil as w'Ica' y rs Sh"'
90 t"e!:e years Tc'= ii terror lad paced "Pia Ge
energies Of Tue Pen?S' animal o. rS.ty :'lP' an. s<e
and on.' were ''"h '"e1 ID '"e Sii'e '"''S'
ana al o' '"r,' ~ "i. "''e''l ~ ' 10 -