Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-06-29
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRE n,
CALHOUN. F4p

/ The Richmond Enquirer has been snx.
iously employed OF late In earnest at.
ltemp.s to sooibe the growing disconienls
(which are continually breaking out 10 the
Heterogeneous ranks or iis party. Ii has
expostulared, warned. exhorted and en-.
treated. II tells the Democracy. and tire
peais over and over again, that they mus,
present an undivided front or ills all over
with them that their distractions and
divisions unless reconciIed will ensure
the asceEdancy ofihe Wings " and Of thai
man 4. GLAT." with the whole catalogue
OF Wing measures; and to set an example
Of seif-denisl the Enquirer iiselfhas open
ed It's columns 10 articles in CONNIE daiioI
OF Mr.. CALHOUN. This act Of heroism for
the good OF the cause ought mol 10 be with
oat ITS due effect--for who 10 The whole
party can remain untouched BY such an
instance of sacriice-sacrifice OF prediIecs
lions, prejodices. opinions. consistency
folllustrate The true nature add extent
OF this sacrifice on the altar Of Democracy
i may be proper TO show how much The
Euqulrer must agree 10 forget. how much
!. must unsay, how much Of its own hos.
tilIty It must -assaage. before extending
the hand Of cordial political fellowship to
the Nulllher Of The South. The following
extract from that journal Of March Bend,
1888, will show something Of this i
From he Richmond Enqsirer Or .,fareh22. 1883.
we relort upon the Telegraph The false
hood which i has charged upon u.s. It's Editor
VI al - 49, i. ~ IL ~, <.H.a
was an advocate oftbe tariff sysiem In ISIS
that he went out Of the war. an mira st,ctler
for the power Of the Federal Goyerhrnenl-
that % supported the Bank--a general system
OF Internal Improve ments7-and The protective
system as the permanent policy OF the govern
ment The loyal Telegraph knows and bis po-
litlcal master knows, thai in spite oil his late e.
quiyocatlng speech. be was The advocate of The
bill Of l8l6-thaI there isanoi one word about
raising revenue in The speech or 1915; and that
ne Insisted that ;nanafaclares should beestab-
lished BY protection beyond the reach Of CON
ungency end that he slrenuousiy supported tie
oppressive and eeious system Of miniqnms.'
We knoV furihsr, and we have no doubt
this miserable sycophant Of Mr.. Calhoun knows
the same, thai as Gar dovnas 1924, be was il
favor of building Up manufactures BY The scat |
folding Of the Federal Government Finding, |
however, thai his5nltra doctrines were becom- |
log odous to the South aad that his ambition |
could never be gratifed by this course, be wss
10 yield to The fotce Or Southern sem
liment cooled towards his Federal doctrines /
gradually came over 10 the Gauge or State Rights;
but like all ne proselytes, hurried into ex- I
cess, and plunged into the other extreme Of /
publication. And now his powerful minds de-
Foted TO- the task Of denying his old opinions,
ind Of supporting his new opes--neyef right I
but always on extremes. politician from /
sl5 down TO 1898, utterly unsafe and not 10 be
rusted.'' j
Now let any one considerable force and
oearingIof these expressions, so heartily
uttered that there can be no doubt CT the
sincerity which prompted them at! the
line, and then let the estimate BE- made
,fthe amount Of meeknAss. self denying
and patriotic fervor necessary
o induce the swallowing Of such Bitterl
words, and 10 inspire co1dialiiy towards
be individual whose POLITICAL hereses
;alled them forth II this can be done
or the sake OF democratic unity, what
urther impossibiliiies need be desp4ired |
81 How can Mr.. CALHOUN himself re !
use. ifthe good Of The party shall require I
/. 10 support with all his energies The
Northern man with Southern principles
whom he once compared TO fox or a
weasel. and whom he may still regard as !
esembliDg those interesting animals -
d sho.t ii must fellow, Il The example Of
be Enquirer.is 70 have force. that no.in
Of opinions. no diversity Of Prin-
:iples. nopersoDal or political rePugpan-
;es. should be allowed 10 preventive har-
nonious combination Of democratic ele- {
nents, however discordant 10 themselves,
otto one mass Tor the special purpose Of
esioring 10 the country tbs blessings Of
bat democratic rule Of which the Repnb- /
ic was deprived when Mr. Van Buren,
uttered bis memorable defeat. Is
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