Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-26
Fer lie ENQUIRE


The great contest between the Fedefals,s ard
Republicans is over The Constitution has been
rescued from thc Vandai violence Those wLc
10. III. Ike Of place and the emolumentS Q. o:.ec
were rcaGy anG csgcr 10 put I'll the head ~ IL
iairS the great Embodiment" Henry Clay--di>
inguiShed alike tor lis e,oquence and intrigue.
=: time. the friend lid supporter Of RepCs
lean principles and the STREET construction OF IL
Consiuo!-Gt another, the ehemy OF Reratl
can liberty tile friend and advocate Of lie mos
latitudirous ana dangerous depreciation OF Tia.
sacred inslrGment-at one Time supple insiiu
ment OF a most supple pany-a, anot!cr when
prosperity temporarily beamed upon their ever
exciiion. whcE danger threatened the citadel "
constitutional law, We find him the crca, Dicta
tor of tie Senate and Wing Parry, treating
with contempt and isnominy Il most virtGor>
and honest man--;hc President OF the CLiiod
States-declarng him unfit for the society OF gen
tlemcn, and with all the pride ana scrnncss OF 4
victorious ana naughty General, We behold HIM
charging his men. Rres and Berricn, 10 forget
their constitutional scrGp!es 10 forget their once
formidable opposition 10 Bank and Iaiiii, aid
declare for Henry G ay. This they did. Mir
Rives, particularly. renouEced all former op;n-
ions and principles, and declared himself tie
friend and advocate OF Projection; and by gart-
ling the opinions OF our own Madison, endes-
vored 10 cali 10 his assistance the sanction vi
tha, great name. (Sce Enquirer OF the 9Th of Sep
teulbcr and Mr.. Barbours !enlarks) IN this al
tempt we witness a most signal failure. In the
further discharge Of his oIdcIs We again hear
the little Expunger declare To Tie PEOPLE OF Lou
isa that lie did not know who this "GUe JaiR,V
X. PAX is" and TO the people Of Alhemarc,
and Virginia, that h. was not 'hu.drcGlh-tae'
man, in the scale OF intelligence and legislative
experience. Mr.. Rvess ipse dGi and influence.
though, were not sufficient 10 hanboozlc and de-
ceive the stern and intelligent Democracy OF Vm-
ginia. Numbers Of able and eloquent men
rose in defence OF the peculiar principles OF w
ginia'-the principles OF IS and '99-amongst
them, VIVA. Smith, formerly Of CulPercr again,
as he did in lSi0-came forth prinius tatey pa1es
10 lead on 10 victory and TO glory. Nothing could
overcome his indoui!able spirit; no task 100 di
cult; no duty TOO laborious Tor him, when he
like the Republicans every where, saw that in
roads were attempted 10 be made upon the Con-
stution. Bold, independent and daring-rCs
sessed as he is ot 4 most valuable fund of iniof
malion-yery early in The contest, he commenced
a war oil e1termlnaion against the Wing party and
their great leader, Ii. Clay. OF the efficiency al
his labors, Virginia, IN loud and triumphant
voice, has ahead; spoken. The Wing party
themselves have Yielded an unwilling asst NJ Ia hls
ability a. 4 dehater his consistency Il politician
and TO his remarkable tact and knowledge o, hu
man nature. The Republicans cannotand will hot
forge, To rnctc ont 10 Mr. Smith impartial Justice
history will rot permit bis name 10 be 'orgoi-
ten. So long as are remembered The mighty con-
hcls oil 10 and H,-great eras as they ever will
I've in The history OF Republican Libeny--lu., So
long will the services rendered by VIM. Smith, lc
remembered with admiration by all whose heats
grow glad. and whose eyes glis,en with the ,ear
OF anxiety aud pleasure when they shall, in III
tire time read and learn. that h. Constitution oil
tree America has thus been rescued from al in
.aGia-, foe, eager Iaev were 10 tramplc nrGcr
foot this shield oi our riy!,lsthc more dear 10 H.
because the more sacred-gi:en us Is il W..
by those who gave us our liberies-by those
VINO declared Us Tree ard irdepcniert-by taoec
who made rs What We area free and hap
pv people Situated as Mr.. Smith is-in tie
very camp OF the enemy--,he trophies OF va.
are YET his-thc prond sons of Virginia have
so proclaimed IT. Though poverty hovers around
him. yet spirit TIA, never ialtcTs animates and
cheers him on The party for which he struggled
and wasted lis substance will soon be in power
II he will accep: office, he will again be called
iron retirement, permanently 10 establish and
carry or those principles which he has heretofore
so ably and cloqueniiy advocated.
An HUMBLE CITIZEN.
Madison county Nov 1914