Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-25

minent danger. Let Us keep this important trutl
perpe,nally before our eyes, for all their othe, slrn.
tagems must fail, and the next President Of the U.
States will, in all human probability, be elected by, and
selected from The Democratic party and NOR, over, be
elected by the People, ard no; by the House of Repre-
sen,atiyes, acting .%unequaily as provided We
do not split and divide, aud prove in the end, that nee
~ourscipts arc orr oCn aoorst enemies. But | deprecate
the existence of any such state of things and, indeed,
in the present gloomy and discredltable condition oil
public aifairs-in the melancholy and humiliating as.
pect which our country now presents, both 10 the gaze
Of its own citizens and of the world at large, and with
all the wanton mischief, extravaganza, corruption,
waste, prof 'gacy, faithlessness, incompetency and mis-.
government perpetrated by a Wing Congress and dy-
nasty staring him in the face, that man cannot be a De-
mocrat at heart, and must be utterly dead TO every
noble feeling, dead 10 all love of country, dead TO the
cause Of self. government, and the prestige and enthu-
siasm which the mere name Of Liberty inspires, who
shall contribute, through his unhalowed ambition:
either by word or deed, directly or indirectly, To fas.
len upon the people Of the u. S. ANOTHER Presi-
denitai term Of Ehig imposture, and Wig misraiers.
There are stages IN The business Of serious life, in
which 10 ainnse is cruel, but TO deceive, Is TO destroy.
am one OF those who do MT al all relish or approve
the lgtt and frivolous manner IN which seine Demo.
cratic editors seem disposed 10 treat the coonskIu and
hard cider eleclioneerins machinery Of Federal efhig-
gerry. have always thought that this dark and base
attempt TO degrade man, In order 10 rob HIM OF ms
rights, ought TO be seriously exposed upon every occa-
sion, and lashed with a severity and rigor commensu'
rdtP win TIE cool, 6elIsl " uulIitlCtVIcd III u
the design. TO scout and condemn this corrupt and
disuraceful procedure is i sacred duty, which we owe
TO our country and 10 the dignity OF human nature
The original development of the plot IN 1910 was bad
enough but its revival and rei!eration IN OHIO ana
other places during The present year, evInccs an obdu-
racy and ~hardihood in crime worthy Of an immortality
of infamy 10 its authors and abettors. Yes-the kE-
PETITION Of these infamous scenes by this unprinci-
pied party shows, that il is not the fruit OF moinentafy
excitement, or of an ebullition of the passions, but
that it is A DEEP n SETTLED CONSPIRA-
CY TO BRUTALlZE AND YITlATE II CON
STiTUENT BODY TO REDUCE THE Rec
MEN OF THESE STATES TO A LEVEL WITH
iC%ANNIBALS AND HOTTENTOTS; TO DE-
PRAVE AND faint The PUBLIC MORALS,
AND TO DESTROY REPUBLICAN GOVERN
MENT BY DEBASlNG THAT POPULAR IN
TELLIGENCE AND VIRTUE WHICH R
THE TRUE FOUNDATIONS OF l. FREE
INSTITUTIONS. In the name Of Liberty, them ~
the name Of common decency and Of the outraged
rights and dignity, not only of the American people, but
OF the whole human race, let US be prepared at all points
TO contend with and overthrow SO demorahzing and
dangerous a party, or else they 7eW 0rerthr0n and nc
sirOY all that is raiuab!e or icorM preserving IN the
structure Of tie Gorernmeni, or The morals Of Tic pee.
pte. II is not my wish or design 10 use harsh language
unnecessarily, and it ID utterly abhorrent to my nature
to wan,only wound the feelings of any human beng
but really it is more than our patience can bear 10 see
The powers of Government SO fagranty and tiagitIons-
" abused TO see the barefaced excuses aud fatal ex-
pedien,s TO which Federalism hath resorted Tor the
merest and meanest party purposes, 10 see lhem at
tempting to Justify their enormlties on the ground Of
national necessity and the public good; 10 see The party
that hvpocritically promised 10 relieve every grievance.
maliciously, peryersely and unnecessarily adding Il
our burthens to see them multiplying The ncJects 0.
taxation 10 sec them necessarily employed IN broach'
ing new schemes of increased expenditure and IN
creased patronage to see them borrowing money VIII
one hand, and distributing, wasting or throwing II away
With the other 10 see the men who acclaimed so VIZ
lenlly against the number of o.iceholders under MI.
Van Bnren, now lmpudently increasing and c'eauag
new Offices, both at home and abroad; TO STE them t.ns
~enlarging the sphere and patronage OF the federal 20
yernmeni, for The purpose of rewarding their hardc CT
der elec.ioneerers 10 see them adding IL or ID clicks
TO one Of Tie Departments, when the pubic service
did not require II, to see them adding, uselessly Ind
unius..iiabiy, 10 The number, grade and expense oil our
already too bnrthensome and unwieldy Dipionhlc
Corps TO see them misgoyerning the Post Chice De
partment, and, for the first time in our history, pey'ng
lis debts, and d~efraying It's expenses from the re,enue
received from customs to see them lowering am un-
dermining the public credit TO that scandalous csgree,
tina, the appearance of the United States Asnt IN
London 10 procure 4 Government loan at SIR pG cent
irrelemaLlc for 81 aesrs, has there been regarded as a
Jest, aud the height OF impotence and ridIcue; and
III a word, 10 see them sfuandrring about two n'ilions
of dollars in on extra and regular session OF Cng'ess,
running through nearly TnIRrEES months, whose acts
and conduc, have, at the dic,a,ion Of Il. Cly, been
more diseraceful, more mischlevcus, more ~dI9rganiz-
ing, more corrupt, more indecent, disorderly and ser
vile, than were the acts and proceedings of ihecclebra-
ted Rump Parliament of England at the dication of
Oliver Cromwell.
People OF Virginia. People of the L. S.!-Are these
things true or are they nol' Read my COMMUNICATION
carefully, and say whether have dealt in ilction OF
in facts: But let US even here extract, or attempt 10
extract, good from evil. And let every Democrat, as he
beholis so dark a picture of his country's rrongs, re-
solve no, 10 encourage the slightest symptoms OF lea
lousy and division in our ranks, but 10 mach forward
with a settled determination TO conquer thse, the most
deadly enerlies of the interests, liberties, lonor, pros
perlly and institutions of the whole American People.
~GOOCHLAND DE1OCRAT.