Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-23
HILL CARTER


HILL CARTER.
The signs Of the times. and especially their unfsilng
ndeNas Tar as one OF the great parties ut the common
wealth Is eoneened-he Enquirer clearly indicates the
ef the attack which be made upon Mr.. Carter,
IN the with Mr.. Wise The old tactics OF ";he de.
mocTacy" arr 10 be resorcd to- lie to be denounced
arisocra aud the Enquirer that hs address, proves
him TO be "od federalist" Ii by that he
political follower Of Washington conveys any thing but
roproach; but with many of the readers o the Enquirer
"Old federalism Is Synonymous with Tory, and by such
dcrs MIR. Carter may be subjected mpuations. from
which in the world l. descrvcdy free. In the
rs place, his address opposes favoc tenet OF the od
iedcrasts" by advocating reduction of the power OF the
President Mr.. Hamilton thought the Executive head Of
the General Government much too weak. and the great
body of the federal party thought certainly strong
In his doctrines then, this prominent subject OF old
discussion Mr. Carter certainly the federal side
In the place. the only mputaous against fcdera
ists which had any color that could blend them with the
Tories related the conduct OF OF the uaS who
called themselves OF that party, dnng the last But
none OF those mpu'aons can IN the remotest degree at
tach 10 Mr. Carter. well remember that his earliest
youth his federal relations used laugh him for being
democrat, and tell HIM that he had been corrupted his
politics by his uncle Hugh-the late Judge Nelson Al.
bcmare-and is we'll known that he served his country
during the in the only capacity that ct his age could
have served IN eiloctual, that OF midshpman this
both from the circumstance OF his possessing an
ample independence and from his having left the service
the was over may fairly suppose he was
chiefly impeled by patriotic ardor-
You gentlemen Of England " nj home at ease.
You little know the sufengs OF those who
Nh CARTER could tell his constituents of Sufengs he
exposed during his naval service. shert allow
OF food, and (wha much worse) from short al
lowancc OF water, in the burning OF India which he
rcjoices Of thcm the poorest cabin bv the fee
best spring in his extensive District ever subjected
to- And dare say few of them know that he the
action between the Peacock and Epcrvier which added
another brilliant victory the sparkling list those
obtained upon the Mr.. CARrrR. be sure was
but mdshipman, and, Of course could play prom
nent part on the occasion. Yet Commodore Warrington
told an anccdote OF him friend of his, from whom
received II, which ovinccd in that his first battle. the
part OF MI CARTER IN high degree that of camness
best how appreciate, and which Napoleon used 70 call
inucpidity, and distinguish high moral quality far
above mere animal courage In the of the action
some accident occasioned ucguarw rcmssncss the
supply OF powder To the gun commanded by Mr. CARTER,
which 1t became MS duty TO report 10 the Captain APP
preaching that officer for he found him engaged
some important act OF duty which Mr. CARrUR deemed
It improper TO interrupt WhereuPon Commodore War
ugton says he observed every point OF etiquette towards
ms superior infinitely they had been IN port instead
OF IN the midst OF raging acon-stood quietly until ms
Captain had completed the engaged in and then
quietly communicated the information he had waited to
give As he obeyed with alacny the order which followed
This brief glance the of Mr.. Carriers life sui
heicn' torcieye him from every charge which would nsn
against him faint OF Toryism. As that Of
octacy, vague that IL more difficult 1t
i true that Nh Carter has been enabled BY uncommon IN
uustry, and the excellent management keep his Ia
Tiers house over his head, aud doors open thathospa
which had dispensed hundred wears But the
umauon OF every man, IN whom the feelings OF
have been corrupted by the OF dema
gogucs, that will be to hum merit instead OF reproach-
House OF Burgcsses which he wished the mo-
thor country for decision. 1.-The members lsays Bancroft
vol LIST, p 221) appreheusyc OF limitation of colonial d.
berry 10y the reference OF political question England
determined solemn of their iudt pendent
powers. committee appointed, ct which JOHN Car
ter Of Lancaster, the chief and complete decqra
Of popular s0reeisaiy made The descendants
OF tins John Carter manifested from the very beginning
the end Of the revolution ardent devotion his princ
pes-hayiug all been Wings. and given the Wing
that AID from character and fortune which
scutia in those days. Hill Carter ncaldescendanioth this
John the leader the first declaration OF popular
vereguiy made Virginia II, therefore, Mr. Car
has any o those feelings Of Arist3cracy, which
supposed attach their pcvsors the principles their
ancestors, he must ind them TeknGcd IN his bosom with
deeper ardor he shall traverse IN the pending campaign
the fair region which those lived and pause
the humble graves IN which they buried. And such
OF the Of those venerable counties have cherish
ed feeling which, from universally, all ages Of the
world, and among all OF men, suppose
have been implanted IN nature by God himself and
therefore, for good and purposes tmus be gratifying
10 reflect that supporting by their suiTages defender
OF their country during the last war, they will be hOnong
the descendant OF who struggled for popular
reguty hundred years ago Ii Is the first that the
people Of country have had opportunity reyardng
services rendered long in the person Of vino
has rendered others recently. Many will rejoice
II neglected IN the odostpar Of the Old Dominion.
/ Ndiire Of the Northern Neck. /