Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-27

POLITICAL.
More of tic DiDiomatic Dinner


The Boston Courier repeats its news of the Presi,
nt.making dinner:
"A Diplomatic Dinner was given day before yes'er-
day, by the Hon. Willie p ManGum ct which were
present, among others, the Hon Daniel Webster, end
Mess.s. Barrow CIoae, Crittcnden and Sives OF the
Senate; General Scott of the army. .A these distin
gnished gentlemen have definitely agreed to support
The nomination CT Henry Clay to The Presidency Mu-
tual explanations were made, and existing differences
managed So now lock out for bold fight against Van
Buren,"
This diplomatic affair has quite transported Coonery.
The Federal undertrappers and cres who take orders
from their presuming masters, and proclaim them 10
the country CINE that the American people are a
readily disposed OF by party of diplomats a, dim
ner, were the des.inies of Ftance by the
Castlereaghs, the Mct,crnichs the Talleyrands, the
Pozzl di Borgos. who cenien,ed holy alliance Of dts-
pots while together carving up Napoleons conqaess
an; royal feast. Tine Federal int-guets have gwen
out that there must be general exuation rs 1t
Democracy thoroughly cluycn down. The arr
val OF the two coons and the ash pole IL Baltimore
hailed Ike the arrival Of the allies at Paris and
setting up of the standard of European coal ton in
that city and "dfnite!y ngrc,d compacts made at
the recent "dp'omatie dinner in Washington, to
he considered equivalent To that treaty among the
sovereigns which consigned Napoleon TO ST. Helena
The aim Of these presuming managers is now, by a
sort of general shout make The impression that their
influence command the country; and that nothing
more is necessary than the announcement OF their CO.
operation inspire universal confidence in the result
which such men combine 10 produce. To the friends
Of RATIONAL righteous, patriotic cause, nothing should
be esteemed more suspicious than the open banding to-
gfthcr Of adverse rotten politicians 10 oppose it, When
men not1:iously hostile tn each other, after pursuing
conflicting selfish aims, by dhonorable means, in
rous ways suddrnl come together, and make common
against public principles 10 which EACH in turn,
has paid the homage oil hypocrtica professions OF most
devout allegiance, who doubt the criminalty and
fate of their conspiracy Who doubt That some
bad end 10 be consummated by bad means s mediate o.
when ndvcrsares resign their anpathies t. ench oner
and unite to destroy creed avowedhy EACH ana aiter
wards abandoned? The quondam proselytes 70 hir
Je.erson's creed-al few days since antagonists 10
each ether, well 10 the faith occasionally profess
led by ,hemtlly the bottle, anu vow 10 destroy
TIA, from which they have sought succor, IN Their ell
forts 10 obtain popularity.
Can the true friends OF The political Faith ard cause
these men first ndinrc and then ahnrc, fear amiga
nists VIM are dislr,ned and dshonored by their
!ergiyers ADMINISTERED. testimony against themselves
an! against each other, as wanting principle, stability
and fidelity. The coalition OF the con!ederatrs mel al
this dinner brought together by sympalhies like those
which embodied The Catilinaran conspira,ors, only
proves the desperate condition of their separate for
tunes, and as naturally embodes The good, and just,
and patriotic in hostile array against them.
What is il that has given the Democracy the extra
ordinary majority Of two 10 in the popular branch
Of Congress- against the strength which all these dip
ioma;ic' confederates rally in that body, which
Immediately represents the people? Is it not because
the leader looked up 10 by them during the short
time 10 which he exerted his dictatorship, exposed the
schemes which they seek 10 consummatea-
State after State, as as Mr. Clay displayed
the measures concealed from the public eye, pend
ing the canvass which brough, him and his friends
into power, has condemned him and his mea-
snres, and those who co-operuted with him.
Such the odum incurred by violation of the
known will Of the constituent body, by the passage of
some of these measures that the men who carried
them through fan to vote repeal latter gaining
their mercenary ends, to their party from utter
ruin. Not solitary project developed in the extra
session, called to asen the yoke Of Mr. Clays system
the necks Of the people, has me. with any thing
bat ind grant resistance. And, now, when Represen.
tatves returned by The people 10 redress these
wrongs-whsn they are in The act Of doing it-,rhen
ne fzeesssc Thrift IS Gboa to be retrench,d sir millions
at east-the expenditures probably SIX millions more
the national debt arres,ed-the Government crsd,,-,a
per-noney prohbited-in word, the germ of Inc
whole system TO which the reprobaed extra session
gave birth crushed can any man believe that CON-
bnaton of few men, discarded again and again from
the popular confidence, by continuing to enforce the
measures just repudated by the popular voice at The
polls can work The miracle OF farming The tide of popu-
lar sentiments
These sef-mport1nt personages are destined to meet
with rebuke in the next Presidential election, which
will suppress the nsolence Of Federalism for whole
generation = Glove.