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the MaGisonian 10 The cold ieater dose admins
tered by the Richmond Enquirer TO Mr,Tsief
Here il is, in The Characteristic style Of the Cont
Iournall
+. The RIcH,IoND ENQUlRER Some friend
W have not The most distant idea who Il is
has addressed letter 10 Tie editors Of the Rich.
mond Enquirer, PRESENTING The claims Of MI
| Tyler 10 the Democracy, and urging him as ia
most available candidate Tor Ind Democratic "a +.
~ in 1874 The writer urges Considerable;
which appear TO US Of great fierce, and wheh
address themselves most strongly to tho calm
consideration OF thes.countrJ. To the sugfcs.
IONS thus calmly argued, the editors of the En,
| quireI give not the slightest audience. hnt lilrn
up their noses at the bare suggestion ak az
repairing the wrong done BY lhe people in 1870;
and declare il to be impossible for Mr.. Tgler 10
receive the nominaton Of The Democratic par,y
and announce theft determination 10 support Mr..
Van Buren,.
Nov, we can say 10 the editors, thrt we are
not 10 the slightest degree surprised al thistheir
declaration. We have known all along heir
devotion TO Mr.. Van Bdren, and we have dro-
roughly understood the end and aim and oblec,
which they have had IN view from the frat
They must therefore pardon us for saying, tia,
we are not al all astontShcd at their scouting me
naineof the, President from the list or PresEieb-
tlal Candidates i'll il their vocation, Hal. ami
every man must labofbin his vocation Thar
vocation IS TO- elect Mr.. Van Buren,. ana tb,sir
plaInest policy TO exclude, as far as hey can. All
others from competition with him. Let ah,,
friend Of Mr.. Calhoun, or any other candidate
address similar letter 10 the editors Of the "a.
qnirer, and the same cuckoo notes Iill be sound.
ed; "He can't be elecled-he can't be elected
Ne one 10 the world can be elec;ed but Mr. YIN
Buren." Now, this mey re alvery true, Bai
we cannot withhold the remark, thai Mr. Van d
had ou1 poor way-of showing lin 1870. II he
has done any thingisince that period 10 augment
his popularity we are strangers ID il. he hsss
been to "Akaland al "Lin,lcsy.
void, and passed winter al ALBANY, and NAV
have become somewhat more corpulent thah
formerly but We are yet to be appriseG ofaus
recent additions 10 The stock Of his popularity, d
OIL any new causes operating in his favor. The
editors of the Enquirer may, in all probabitity
beable 10 point lhen out Perhaps The ENSUING
wiEter may bring about happy results 10 BE
country, through that action OF his friends h
Congress, They may come forward and sttlle
The Tariff and Currency questions, and assix!Ithe
Executive 10 placing them on permanent foot
ing O.. perhaps hey Pas RsGRlS or me- 4 sA
minlslralion, and run the same mad career with
the Wings. Nous rsYTons We repeat, that we
know Of no addition made TO the stock of Mr..
Van Buren'S popularity, and we cannot bring
ourselves TO beliegeIthat gentleman id posses,
sion of power, who eoe1d carry but seven Statess
viii be apt, now that he is out ofpower, lo.de,
much better.
As 10 Mr.. Tyler We can say, with perfect
truth, that We have never known one more per-
fectly Indifferent: as 10 The disposition which ma Il
be made of him by The People. He has attempts!
ed in no manner 10 thrust himself upon them for
their sutlrages. What he has done has been
done in strict and close compliance willrhis oath
Of Office and duty ID himself aud the country -
We know the chieflf moi the sole object Of his
aspirations has been 10 have the couniry-no.
in words only, but 10 fact,-prosperouS and hap4
py. Much has been accomplished without aid.
from any quarter. He found the country on
the verge of war with emcsl powerful ma !
tion 10 the world yet under Providence, as
sisted By his connselors, he has negotiated peace
upon honorable terms. He found the Treasury
empty, and the national credit so low thar d
poor loan Of S5,00G,000 was hawked about the
world without bidder. That credit has been
restored, and s per cent. stock which Is months
ago would not command SO III the dollar, now
sells al LIS per cent. premium. The Treasury is
no longer empty, and the credit Of the Govern
ment never stood higher. He found the country
proSlrate-itss industry paralyzed-its energies
= ri ~.
almost dermant-alwar raging between the Co
yernment and the currency money not to be
obtained By individuals upon any terms--and
the state banks in state OF almost utter despe-
radon. He sees Industry rapidly awatening--
the energies OF the country once more aroused---
the banks 10 a great extent relieved, the war
upon them having ceased, and money 80 abup-
daht in the principal Giles, as to be invested al
three, four and fvetper cent; and we may add,
/ that - ne he an 4ko E,Ib naS,
permitted TO issue Treasury notes 10 limited a.
mount not bearing aninleresi, Of smaller denom-
nations ihahr1hoset now authorized, in place Of
those bearing an ihterest-and this Is the sub
stance Of what is called The Exchequer, at which
the editors Of the Enquirer are SO horTihed-be-
| fore this, every department Of industry would
have been Teviviied, and one universal smile
i have lighted up the iace of the land. Yes, We
believe these things, and still more. We bear
no complaints against tke-AdminislFaiion, except
here and there, and even Iha, but rarely, The
croakng Of some rabid Z Chplis,n athis eviction
from office, and tho substitution Of more de-
cent man 10 his place Such a spectacle has ne.
yer beer presented 70 the country, il is honestly
| believed. An Administration assailed solely
upon personal grounds-ifs acts uaeomplained II =
and the editors Of the Enquirer sagesy CONCLUDE
that The Psepis were wrong 10 bring such an Ex-
i,Sckery and cooatTy. VIVA, say yon Republl-
cans Of the Wing pargyof l5l0' Did you have
no higher motives or action than those ~sscfibea
to you BY those who arrogale The TASK Of lectud-
ing you for Jour folIcs and chiid's play Yon
are secuted al by those exclusives OF the Dem6-
cIalicparty from Maine 10 Florida-yoa being
ibelter and more consistent Democrats than youI
sassaianls--you whose fathers were the lJeife--
1 son men Of Is00-ydu who we're he Madison
men Of the war--yeu who were The JacksE men
or ie2S and 1882. What say you Wsfe you
SO SHY aEd 50 weak as have voted for Gen.
| Harrison and Mr.. Tyler 10 1870 ineitea thereto
solely b The log-cabtns and coonskins TIE
editors ~ ahe Enquirer now Tidicuie ypa add
laugh you % scoTn, and have The impotence Il
can 90 you 70 repair Ihe icFong done them. VISA
will the ssslyaighf-stl5 ~ Ohio say % this ID
they think :hai The re-llecli0p Of Nr. Van BursE
Is necessary te.repaiE q cFons3 What say iheJ
lin Indiana What ID New Jersey. PennsslEa
nia, and elssxhefe' The day IS net dlssan
when illeY Nill have % speAks-and % speak gu
boldly, They Wili % ready 20 unite and &c
with HE DemocraeIs but when they are tes
thar Mr.. Van Burrn mus be reelected g repfi
4 wrong done. 4 viii b. but too APT Y cas-
Them % fenccl and pause. They admit no wrqnl
10 haze been done. and ran only regard bose a
somewhat loo arfoztnt who unlIeflake s. lertpn
fbl People because, in lbs exercise q their nag
iuill iheJ have evicied one public All an
/, put ID another
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