Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-27
RICHMOND DAILY WING,
IaR'S Restoration.
THURSDAY MORNING, July W. Isas

\ Mobile paper ('I'hc Tuibune), which flies the
Democratic flag, decorated with the Palmetto but.
ton, animadvcrts with some severity and much jus
ticc, upon the prctcnson of the Van BurcnitcS
that it is due to Mr.. Van Buren, to be restored, as
I he was unusiIy excluded and that the people
ought To be punished for the wrong they did that
amable gentleman. The Tribune regards this
pretension prcpostcrolS and monstrous-as unjust
TO other asprans, because it excludes all compcti-
ton as unjust to the people Of this country
who have the indubablc right To do they please,
and to dismiss at their pleasure any set of public
fnctionarics, without being questioned for their
reasons, much less subjected to the vengeance Of
the enagcd and hungry cxilcs.
There is controverting this position. And
yet it is most manifest, that the alleged folly and
wrong doing of the people, is and must be mainly
relied on by the partisans of Mr.. Van Buren, TO e-
feet his restoration. His devoted adhcrents are
daily becoming more open and avowcd ON this
point, andth Richmond Enquirer, late as Tues
day last, declared that the Democracy fought to lift
up the principles and the man. who has been
struck down in defending them Thus distinctly
resting Mr. Van Burcn'S claims his supposed
wrongful expulsion from office. Not that the pco-
pie (mark you) were simply in error in subStitu-
ting Wing principles for Democratic principles, in
the administration of the Govcrnment-and that
the 10 be repaired by rc-instating De-
mocratic principles: BY no means-but Martin
Van Buren-thc man Martin, must be restored
the baniShed Bourbou must bc re-invcsted with
his divine rights-wantonly unustly and illegally
wrcsted from him 10y rcbcous multitude. His
wrongs must be rcdrcS>cd-The people must be
punished for usurping his prerogative-thcy must
fall upon their knees bend their necks To the yoke,
and submit TO be scourgcd ut his pleasure, and
To be plundcred 10y his npacious iollowcrs.-
They must confess that they have no right to change
their rulers, and must surrender themselves and
their fortunes 10 his tender mcrcies. PREPARATION
to the man is the great object; the welfare of the
country, the ascendancy of Democratic principles
is matter OF secondary Importance. The people
must redress the wrongs of "lTdriiH Van Bwcn
which they perpetratcd.-1hey must stuty and
humble themselves To appeasc his wounded feelings,
and they must expose their persons to the kicks
and their purses to the deprcdatons of his hungry
horde, who have also been wrongcd 10y their cx-
pulSion from office.
All who have read history TO any profit, must
know that every political restoration of "A banished
uNIdStN HAS betn lOioWch ny tyranny anu OppItS-
son From the days ofPisistratus to those of Louis
NNllI. this has been the invariable effect. And
for good and sufficient reasons. The very act of
restoring exiled rulers is blow at popular supre-
macy. 1t is an acknowledgment in substance that
the people have transcribed their privileges, that
they have done those rulers It wrong for which they
arc ready to atonc-and to that end place them
selves at their mercy. 1t invites tyranny-it is a
popular pardon in advance for official Delinquent
cicS.
There is very little doubt but that large maio-
rity ofthc Democratic party Partake ofthe revenge
fill feeling implied in the declaration of the En-
quircr, that they must lift UP the who was
struck down III their defence; and that they are
the exclusive and uucompromisng supporters of
the restoration Of Van Buren,. They are nwmer-
Gus enough to force upon their party the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Van Buren,, and they determined to
dot. They have never for moment dreamed ofsub-
hitting to the nomination of any other man. They
may have affected willingness, for policy sake,
to abide the decision of Convention. But they
have never wavcred in their original intenton.-
On this point, they fanatics: and would rather
wreck the whole party than abandon it.