Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-28

Just begun to dawn upon the whole world by on,
glorious experiment OF seifgovernment breaking down
the laws oil pr'mogen'ture aud exclusive privileges
and iniusing into the minds of the people, that the
burdens of Government fell Upon them, and rs mo
raj right, they were entitled 10 equal participation in
the honors and emolumen,s of u Government which
their labor supported The disposition evinced by
10 oetact from the masses that intelligence which
should make them aspire 10 honor ond cmauments oi
Office, IS the E'ere phantom Of an imaginary mind
and, ere long, II VIII explode can assure this class
OF politicians that there in the workshops oil
our country who are competent for any station tina.
may be assigned 10 tbem-no matter whether Legis.
latlye or Judical-bccause, those who are capable OF
thinking more vigorous in their intellect, more
acute in their observations, and, as a consequence,
more capable Of arriving at correct conclusons;-
hence 1t is, that they always Democratic; and,
while this spirit OF inquiry is abroad in the land, the
march OF moral and intellectual Improvement is Of
WARD! and Federal Legisation and, what is called by
mere surface men, polite society, with all the Ell
quete and deluson which they bring TO bear upon
this Glass; proca!mng, that their aspirations to honor
and advance ment presumpunus aud thai they have
right 10 aspire 10 matrimonial engagements out oil
the sphere of the workshop, will not retard It's pro
gress There are some master spirits among the me-
chcnics OF our country, if they will hut improve their
minds, that would make bright stars in our Lerlsa-
tive assemblies eclipslng the exotic plants that Ma
ure in the walls of College, and who boast, after
they embark upon the tempesuous ocean OF life,
of their Alma Mater, sufficient passport to honor
and Office, and that to them they Of right belong, for
the labor they have performed IN procuring an edu.
cation; but would respectfully ask this worthy class
of our fellow citizens, 10 whom does most honor be
long: the man who labors in workshop, and educaes
himself, the man who is educated by wealthy pa
rents?
am led 10 make these remarks from some observu
tons which fell from the Hon. HENRY A. WISE
upon tie establishment OF National Printing Office, on
which occasion he sad (aler the appointment. OF SUI
perialenderi, &c "ppoy iehorTS usQal rates
Now, woulo inform ibe HONORABLE gentcvea that
there is not "intcHA Gent smcchapic in TIE country
but who is capable Of judging correctly upon the
powers of this Governmentas he is although he was
bred 10 the law ard that if he prosecuted his studies
as | presume he did, assiduousy, he is much
"iaborer as an "intstiigent" artisan, because il re
quires genius and application to acquire both The
manner in which he applied the word "iaborer 10 ar
intelligent class of Journeymen Printers, was, in my
humble opinion, though not one myself ut this time
uucaled for and unwarran.abe. To that profession
more than any other he and the rest Of the public
are more indebted ior their greatness than 10 their owr
Intrinsic QUALIFICATIONS. fall Of their productions were
sen, Earth 10 !Ec wfrd cerjatim FL cratil7 Ct puHc
fanttn they would be disgrace 10 the literary are
accomplishments "i our country. have merely al
uted TO THIS subject show TO The American mechanic
the beauty OF institutions, and the absolute Beces
sy of their and Tor ever renouncing Federalism
in every shape and Phase-aS National Republicans
Constitutional Republicans! HhgS Democratic Why's
and Conservative Republicans. because looi
upon the whole The /" gull traps of old Hartford
Convention Federalsts, mixed up with few aposatt
| Democrats, to deceive the popuk Strows show
which way the wind blows! And this is true exem
p!fcaton of the admontions of Mr.. Jefferson, whe
no, only Republican IN theory, but in practice
He predicted, that The Federal party after becoming
odous in the eyes Of the people, would change ther
name, 10 open the gate 10 all hgrocri.cat RF1d
| cans, who would be used much political capita
10 deceive the people and this admon,ion is being
verified every day. ALGERNON SYDNEY.