Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-28

identified with your party for more than a third Of a
century, through evil and through good report, never
warning against you but al all times in the oil your
most gallant and powerful defenders Then, you have
only rehearse in your minds the services OF MIR
Van Buren,, to grappe him to your hearts with hooks Of
steel. Have you admiration for that lofty and high
minded patriotism which filled the bosom Of Cutlus,
when for his country good he plunged into the yawn
ing abyss' for that noble and manly daring which
prom ,ed General Jackson beard The lion in his den,
the Doug ass in his Ha?-then you cannot appreciate
the Roman rmness and patriotic dsinteresedness win
which Mr.. Van Buren, planted bmselt on the amparls
Of the Constitution, and sought to defend The cade OF
free government against the corrupons OF the oankng
system by means of the Sub Treasury plan.
There view Of this subject that desire TO COM
mend 10 your most serious and thoughtful attention
We all have our preudices and paraiitles-we all nave
friends who have been appointed to oHlee or removed
from Office, anxious for Office, applicants Tor olhce
all have opinions OF the proprety or improperly
Of certain measures, and it is most natural that we
should we do, disagree but there is one subject on
which all well regulated minds must agree care NOT
how nhamed with passion, aundced with prejudice,
all must admit, that nothing is more important 10 me
alton of our institutions and the perpeuaton o..
liberties, than the independence oil Congress OF
Executive influence, and the integrity OF me press
against Governmental patronage. Let the tes'uens
Of the United States bcstow offices on members OF
Congress and Editors of political papers, ana your
organic checks and constitutional barriers, WIN %
cobwebs, be more curious than useiui. bu', iel
this be The understanding and the language OF your
President: Members of Congress, you nave nothing
10 a. my haBdsyou are the Servants OF Tue Peo
ple aud 70 anil You are charged with certain func-
ons thst You must perform; you must look to your
masters the people, for your reward but, II hold on,
the inducements of profitable Offices or even honorary
employmen,s you may yield to the lure, and become
menials to nv behest Editors, it is your province 10
rive liobt and intelligence to the people 1t is your
erovnso to discuss the merits and the dement's of
in power Ii is your duty to give faithful accounts OF
the ac,ings Of the Government. The people who read
your papers, expect and have right TO demand, that
YOU tell the truth, the whole TRUTH and nothing but
the truth And, yet if ynu are permitted much more
if YOU are induced to look for Office, you become
suborned Witnesses at least interested ones upon
whom no reliance Gun be placed and, then, the press
instead of being the palladium of liberty will dege
nerate into the mere pimp of power. Genuine De
mocrats of the United States, you who know what 1t II
10 act on principle, without fear favor or affection
YOU in whose hands the love of country supreme ove
all other feengs-cannot contemplate the present re
tirement of Mr.. Van Buren,, and say to him "if yor
had served Yourself more, and your country less, you
would have been now filling the Presidential chair-
Wby did you not appoint printers 10 fat offices? why
did you not bsstow honorable and lucrative appoint
ments on members OF Congress-" But you can gaze
with admiration his high moral worth, and say ''wel
DONE thou good and faithful servant you have beer
true your country, and he who is true to s coun
try cannot be false to any You have been true
TO your country, and nation gratitude shall restore
you to the Office from which conspiracy of fraud
fasehood, hypocrisy, dupcisy and foreign influence
have evcted you. You have been true TO your coun
try and that party which knows no object but The goot
Of the country, cannot be false to you" There art
many who acted with the Wings under gross deluson
who have now and asked to be received into the
Democratic fold
ssWhle the lamp holds out TO burn
The yilest sinner may return"
! To these repentant sinners will address my mex
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