Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-06

believe ire short Of thirty millions and when The
annual revenue falls far short Of the annual dsbnrse
msnls, strikes my mind savoring far more OF reckless
PRODUCTIVITY than OF sound economy The hoineiy oid
Proverb tell that people should be just before they
are generous. Let Government heed It's honest ano
wise admonition.
| | opposed to the late unfortunate Bankrupt
Law, which, murdered in cold blood by lis cruel and
unnatural parents has just gone down to its grave
"unwept unhonored and unsung, unless, indeed, the
long train OF lis benecares chaun,ed It's funeral dirge,
and am equally opposed to every other mode OF repu
dating honest debts. That act, in my judgment, was
vicious in lis principle, and most demoralizng IN It's
consequences. With ruthless hands, il assalled Tie
fundamental principles of the social compact, and re-
Taxed the bonds that hold the moral elements OF The
moral world together BE just and fear not, is, un-
der all circums,nnces-though the Heavens gather
blackness and waves roll mountain high-lhe sound
est maxim of political wisdom. Justice, stern, rigid,
lnfexlble justice, between man and man, and nation
and nation, regard the great, had almost said
the only legitimate end Of Government.
4 aware, fellow. citizens, that the late Wing State
Convention, OF which my competitors members,
their Address TO the People of the State, deny that
the Bankrupt Law Wig measure. But that
Convention ought to have recolected, that the Wing
members of Congress- in their Address to The People
OF the United States, at The close of Tie Extra SEES
sion, expressly recognised that identical Bankrupt
Law as JPhiy measure, forming essential segment
OF mat circle oil measures winch Inc wings Con-
gress had adopted TO fulfil their pledges of relief 10
The entire country and every portion of their Eel
low-cit,zsns. | will read you extract from that
Address:
''rne Bankrupt Act earnestly and SO long solicit
ed by large and merltorlous class OF our cizens has
been passed under circumstances which cannot but
feet the highest honor upon The Representatives of
many sections of the country As measure standing
alone, 1t might perhaps have been destined 10 further
delay; but being BROUGHT as was, into that series Of
measures which were supposed TO embrace the scheme
OF relief which the at large required, il met
from Whig Congress that support of winch The chief
argument and highest value are dericcd from the re-
spect ehch every one Ito be due TO a comprehensive
policy UhOss scope should include ercry interest Tie
ndtt0n.
THIS, surely, is decisive; but there is another import
ant fact connected with this subject, which that Con
yenon ought TO have recolected and that is, that the
Bankrup! act would never nave gone into operation
had not Mr. Clay, The great leader and oracle Of the
Wing party, in wilful contempt and defiance OF the
pressed and known will OF the Slate OF Kentucky, voted
aguIns the repeal bill which, after passing the House
oil Representatives, was defeated in The Senate by a
single The DENIAL of the Convention, therefore,
comes loo late TO relieve the Wing party Of the espon
sibilIty Of that odious and abominable measure We
informed by natural historians, that the shark and
the viper, when holly pursued, will swallow their Off
spring, and ve all know that the Virginia opossum, un
der like circumstances, will receive lis interesting little
family back into its womb. Whether that cunning and
saIaciouS animal, Inc Coon, is pIoVIOeuI
young, am not advlsed but submit 1t TO you, fellow
citizens, whether my old friends the COOnS are not
upon tins, upon too many other OCCASIONS, playing
the posSum.
With MIR. Madison and the old Republican party, ]
,caS favor OF National Bank fiscal agent OF Go
vernment, but as told you last Spring, l believe a
Bank is out Of the question, and am, therefore,
land also for other reusons in favor OF other ifs
cal plan efficient, safe, economical, and carefully
guarded against Executive control, and satisfactory 10
The country. The interests Of the country, ellow-c
items mperiousy demand that these great questions oil
finance and currency should be promptly settled, SET
tied forever; and in The great conflict of opinion which
prevails upon the subject, il is utterly Impossible that
they be settled, without liberal, iraternai
and cordial compromise, in that generous spirit OF mu-
tua concession, in which our institutions were found
ed, and without which they cannot be sustained
/ With Mr.. Jefferson and General Jackson, am IN
favor OF single presidential term. would have the
head man OF the American Republics 10 be The hrst
Statesman instead OF the first demagogue 10 tie land,
welding the tremendous powers OF the Federal CO.
yernment for the good Of the country, even for
his own permanent reputation but Tor the low, msera-
BILE, selfish purpose of securing his re. election.
These, you will recollect, fellow citizens, are the
sentiments avowed, and upon which expatialed at
great length both last Spring and Spring before last
Upon these points, claim you all witnesses to my
substantial consistency But upon another subject, re-.
rarded by many far more important than political
principle itself, | confess have changed Last Spring
called and considered myself Wing, though must
do my old Wing friends the justice to say, that many OF
them regarded me then embryo Locotoco, IN
the chrysalis-transiilon state while few OF them
thought was already full hedged, had Clipped my
SHE'LL and waited only for fac day TO tiy say, last
Sprnr called and considered myself Wing; but
now after the lapse OF bref months without
being conscious any sudden and violent revolution IN
nv political sentiments find myself transmogrlted-
that's the worldly some political alchemy, into
almost blush 10 say before this large Wing assembly
into an aJominabic Loeofoeo Oh misery OF m'ser-
les. "You Loeofoeo my friends sometimes ex
claim rolling up their eyes in utter amazement, like
duck in thunder storm. "And how in the d did
YOU get 10 be Locofoco?" Be patient, my friends;
only give me your candid attention for short time,
and will ell you why am, and why you oil should
be l4ocofocos.
/ NV fellow .citzens-To the remarks which l am
about 10 submit most respectfully, but at The same
lime mos, earnestly, invoke your most candid and Sc
rIous consideration You have assembled here to day,
not 10 crafty your party personal feelings, but TO
discharge most solemn duty to yourselves, your
children and your country. You the sogeIeigns,
The righ,ful soyeregns OF this land OF ffeedom tor Inc
rights end interests of the people are never secure,
unless Government its practical operations, IS SUB
ice, 10 their control. To surrender this high and sa-
cred trust 10 others, whether King or an Astocra-
cy or any other adverse interest," IS to commit The
shee to the kind guardianship Of the wolf. AS Anne
rican freemen, is your high PrerogaiIve 10 eon'roi
the action Of Government; you impress upon It's poncy
YOU determine the principles upon WHICH u 'haii o
adminis,ered; and from your decision, whether right
or wrong, whether for veal or woe there is no ap.
peal The Liberties your fathers purchased for you with
their blood The freedom of your children, the pepe
tuily of your boosted institutions, the prosperity and
happiness and glory of the American Repubiics-.he
last hope of an enslaved word-are all conhded TO
your hands How solemn the trust! How ieatiui
the responsibility it imposes What diligent inquiry
what serious consideration what high and stern Prin-
cipes, what moral heroism, what entire cell conse-
Grafton to truth and justice, to patriotism and liberty,
!, demands Of those who would discharge y aright
The low vulgar, malignant character of The partisan,
must be merged in that Of the citizen and patriot
Party, fellow citizens, has claims upon you; your
only allegiance is due 10 your country what 10
YOU are the rise and fall Of selfish demagogues ana
Of palry factons' As American citizens aud ireemen,
you are interested only in the prosperity Inc ioef'y
and the glory Of our common country. AS such,
would now address you; and, beseeching you most
earnestly discard from your minds al parry ana
personal prejndces, invite you 10 accompany me-
spirit of manly and fearless candor, IN The inquiry
propose TO institute into The relative claims OF Tue
two great partles into which country IS DIVIDED,
to your confidence and support All ASK OF you 10