Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-25
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1tis often difficult to speak the truth on any se-...
without giving offence 10 some one; and now
policy overrdes all other considerations, 1t -
dangerous 10 publish what all know 10 b. true.
may be turned against some individual or some ma.
whose interests we desire 10 propiiate.
There are some of you, who acted with the IS
with great zsal, so long as they were dominant S
OF you wept tears Of for the defea, Of s-,,
Clay, and were most loud in denunciauons ofthc D.
mocra,s in 1910. You thought, or you pre,entsc
think, and you excited yourselves TO make Others D.
lieve, that the Democrats were mere hreings, fcs
no, for principles, hut for men, and looking mol L..
coed of the country, but to their sggrandz-m..
You induced many of tho good people Of our count.
xpec, great benefit from change Of rulers BIZ.
you find that you deceived ana mlslcd-.uc &.
in turn, you deceived and msled o,hers-ycu pro,.
desire 10 act hereafter With the Democratic Re-.
can party Well, be it So $40 err IS human, to .y.,
divine We pleased to have you with US Il
require confessions on your part; you must ess.,
no induigences on ours-al that we require is that,
shall show your faith by your works. We can ioisi
If not forget the many hard things you SAID Of US
| unworthy motives you imputed to us-the G,ic,f
means you employed to hoodwink the people,, a,
forgive all that Many of you have avowed ID,
willingness 10 unite with US IN all proper means /,
feat the election of MIR Clay, because you believe Il,
Tile w lIS Ov tldy, Woulu idslUD uplf
country system Of Fedora! measures, that
prove destructive TO the best interests OF these s
States. But, you have difficulties tc contend 81
Some Of you are magnanImous enough TO admit d.
you have done US much wrong-that y0u are nov b
con inced, that MIR. Van Buren, grossly o..
used nd misrepresentation you ready and = ri
10 sink your prejudices in your love Of country Z!
others of you, have the besetng pride Of conss,sa
about YOU You wish the Democrats 10 succeed; but =,
| II IL. Is,
date are recorded against you in our recoections IL
in his memory-and therefore, you arden,y desfe Il.
the nomination shall fall Mr.. Johnson, or Mr. c.
or Mr. Calhoun, or Mr. Buchanan and not on y
Van Buren,. You may wan, office for yoursess.
your friends. Yon may desire to exercise
ence in public Al! this is most natural, and Sc
excuse il all You may be as arden; IN your des
to Virginia doctrines, as though yon had new;
lated with The Wings for an hour. lou mas
been led asray by your file leaders, until you II
nothing of States Rights but the name. You
have been so COMPOUNDED By the sophsms Of y
gerry. as not 10 be able to distinguish betwera
s,;ut,rnaL suggestion, of Websteran Dsmoci.,
and the "Jias IF Jurisprudence But all TIN. y,
forgive-aye, and more than ths-tf you viii II
| unite with in maintaining and defending the p 1
niles for which the Democratic Republican Pa'ty 4
ever contended. You may most lawfully and i7o''
Iou,lv ad voeate the nomination OF MIR. Calhoun
Chss. MIR. JOnnaOU, Ut WI DuSHaHah, VI a"'
truly honest Democrat. You may run your P'n
between your favorite and the peoples eancltie
Van Buren,, keeping truth for your guide--ahd NC
mocrGt will complain or feel the least displSa-sf
your course Bat woe betde that man or set o.
who, with Wanting patent orthodoxy shall 'eo'-'
raise up third party to stfls or control the W
the Democracy of the Union. We have o7i6'
forborne long. We have compromised much al' |
will we do much for harmony and coHcIi'auot- !
/ 4 ,b To-h - cffV
pon. at which Justice to the guilty ID sheer me-
| the innocent
v".LAe,rned ambition 10 the bano Of Rep.
and he who is inattentive to the ebullitons OF "a \
can have no clAim 10 political sagacity. Ambto |
dies faction, and faction infames ambition. II s'l
ly said by Sir william Jones, that parties form
principles, but factions are founded interest T. j
make up true issues, factions always present falss
What was the contest Of 1910, but clear aud
lustratlon of this proposition; 1t conl,,
tween the Democratic Republican party for p'ia i
| openly avowed and long cherished, on SIDE i
the Wing faction for power and for men, who eau y
ly concealed their principles, il, indeed, they boz
What were the real issues, and what the fase ONE
The Democratic Republican party re-announca;
Virginia principles, and the Jefferson doc,nne'. "
"hlartn Van Buren,, and no National Bank" TheNk
faction said, "That question is settled; liarr'oi
candidate, has declared that National Bank ~
constitutional" Mark the sequel The Dema
Republican party said, "MartIn Van Buren, and
tective tariff but for revenue" The Wing iacucr
'that the Compromise act was to be lnvlolate, ana
rison would not suffer it to be Disturbed" Mar
sequel The Democratic Republican party SAD
go against the distribution Of the Federal !loa
their proceeds, and against tho appointment, Oh
serving editors and venal members OF Congfe.' I
flee by the President, and against proscupr I
against partial Bankrupt law. How were IT, I
sues, SO rendered by the Democratic Republcsa
met by the Wing faction? They were ne
re butter, 1--WE 20 for change: our motto is hare
coon skins and gourds" The sequel is tcld-iE
went over Ike handsome of the weak.nerssd ~
Gratis were palsied with fear, and thrown into s''t
melancholy neutrality The Wing faction enoo. r.
with The aid Of the bought orer toragsrs Of Dem'''I
carried the day by the most fragrant frauds on The
tive franchise. H.
And, no sooner had they gotten possession
battle ground before they had buried The dead '
ken care of the wounded, than they fell 30 guar
for the much abused spoils. One wanted ioffs
sion, another the Speakers chair, another tat
dents chair, and so An Extra Session OF L \
IS called A Bank bill, Bankrupt bill, Tar
Distribution bill, and bill repeating the Sub'iaI&
law, all passed with most indecent II not ncesiuo''
Swarms of greedy, half starved Office hunter IL
provided for by removing from Office faithful P'l IL
wants. Scenes Of perfidy and mlsrule followed
quick succession, that you, whose intentions WI
and patriotic, were made to pause MehnNr u, II
Of your internal SuggeStions-"Are these tae L
that victory that assisted TO achieve: h''e
betrayed into the support oil those measures III
which | have been uniformly con.endng. III
continue the mere tool Of a party th1s ma
upon me; and preserve my character 'of c"'" Is
at The expense of my principles and my hoh''' n
love of country; or, shall | acknowledge m'' II
been in false position, warning against 'he
has ever maintained The true faith ! c;nno'
man in the par,izan, ! am not afraid oil 'ne Vs.
ranks Of Democracy, and be true TO the p'H'
90. ! will suffer no msn-ha,red or Han'"
deform my character. l will exercise my per-, II
| ferences az far as il is safe 10 do so such y 'a
Of patriotism, the language Of wisdom-a0S
be the course of the retreatng Wings WOO
cipls. II there are any who hate Nj -" 49,
than they love their country, pity !he'' "'"
| If there be any who will endanger the s"e.' s,,a Il
publican principles, by the doggedness oil ma,
man worship we must despse their "an' ..
and admit none such 10 our political co"'"'
Slaves may be ntimida,ed- The lea H.
ment, and the inability to resist, may '""
will and control the MINDFUL ireemch A"'
nHuences--and any attempt 10 oseia"e Vi
with fears the Democrats Of this country, w.
perpetrators with scorn and der'son'
treating Wings may be regarded by yont w. II
lies deserters. You may be nssa'ie' ~
i'm putations of interested and unworthy h'J'
indeed, you may, perhaps, be looseo .. e.,.cI
picion by some Of your new a'soca ~
you threaten to fall back into the wing ,'" %.
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