Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-13

TO THE PEOPLE or VIRGINIA. To TIM
FRIENDS or THE UNION Ann ar
THE CONSTITUTION, OF ALI. pott
TICAL PARTIES.
Fellow-citizcn> Within the wide li,o;,s,,.,.
happy county, and in every State and conn. .'>
IT, there exists party, comprising pcrhar,. '
Jority oil thc people, whose ch!ct boast h., ,.''~'
their jealous attachment la the Union q ;, y"
conledcracd States, and 10 that inc>timabecc,e
tuon the origin and the sole ana cs>onrislt..
Of that Union. In support of their claim o,..
character, they proudly appeal not only 10 .bl.,
principles which they have ever profe>Sed fn,
Tie annals Of their conntly'S history Tor In, r,1.
they have given OF their steady zeal in Gclat5i,,,
It's purity. is honor, and lis integrty-ake FAM
The assaults OF foreign foes in times Of danger ~:
war treason and detection, and from the ir>i4; .'
Innovations OF latiiudinoGs colsuucti,n s,I ~,
violations 81 the Constitution by faction or ,ol...
cal intrigue. This patty, the CLAY Cluls - .,',
city OF Richmond, acting on their Su>ri,i,r> -.
The intentions OF a small portion of,he r.orl. -.
one State, have so!cmnly accr>ed Of .f,rra,.,
and Gl>loyaIy TO our glorious Union.a AMI 49,
caiG!hhy has been taken up aid indnSirio,,.I,
propasaled ana repeated by many other 49,
orators and journals throughout the cnpn,.,.
With their motives for pursuing This con-; -.
viii have nothing TO do. Let them ar>nor
them 10 you, and 10 a Tar higher tribunal "
viii not Judge them We do no, address ,o,, ~.
fou>ly Ia vintlcate ourselves orour rarr,.,,,.i.'
/ 'his ciiumiF 10 nat We cannot descend p,,.
10 expose 10 yon The cxccsseS OF Intolerance =,
( justice ara clSTegaId OF tie Constitution. Which
has marked the conduct Of the Clay Chm.
Richmond. and which they now loudly cali ,,,,,,
You 10 sancti0n, We present 10 YOU sta,emcr, ,-
the iacis which compose the history OF this >l,a.
der.
Ii will be remembered by you. t,ow-ctzsre
that il Tie year ls:'2 portion Of the citizen, ~
South Carolina, driven 10 q state Of desperate,
by the burthen> OF an oppressive and unecnsl
Tariff for protection, now universally con
dcnncd hy men ot ell parties. dc;cfmiuri
10 resist The operation 81! that law 4, ~.
constitutional and yo;!-in Ike event Of lis ru
being modified aud repealed Toprvcnr sale
OF things 50 much Obe deprecated this law va.
modified b. that well known Is The Compromise
Act which provided tor gradual reduction oftlc
duties on imports Tor nine and halt wears. until
they should hot exceed twenty per ccr,. I'll,
tax of one-iiiih of the value oI what they houeLi
was certainly not light one: and some few vcal>
before when demand Tor h!jeen per cent dwit,
was justified only IS 4 necessary protection If
lie infancy Of ocg manufactures il wonld hay,.
been thought eXofhilant. Eat for the s:ke a..
security a2ain, any fGurc increase oi This tax
which they supposed they enjoyed from ,.
pledges OF Mr. Clay, The champion Of protective
duties. and from o;her>. that his system shout
remain inviolatc ami the permanent policy fife
country. they were willing Ia comyromi>c 50 far
ihalcYbaity ant arbitrarily OF taxation, which
in their opinion. the Constitution required From
Mr.. Clay they received the solemn a.surancc. in
the Senate Of the United States, that mo Con.
arcss nor Legislature wculd mar this question
For what man, sand he who is entitled to d..
serve the character al an American Statesman
would stand up in lis place. in eiiher House II
Congress. and disturb this Treaty. al peace AID
am.ty : accordingly this act ~ universal Sc
quiesccnce, was considered the settled and inyie.
liable financial system Of the country, uu,il he
commencement OF the present Administrator
IN the House Of Representatives,. Iii, .>>asiar
and present supporter. honest John Davis" dc
claget mat no honorable man who voted ior that
hill could afterwards Sustain Il proposition 10 H.
peal il" for South Carolina woul! then have
much more Just cause 81 complaint fhan Me
now has" "anl no one could answer" her 1851
remonsrancc, when he f1rcibly expressed -
General Harrison himself cmphalicalIy d,.
clartd 'ha, the Compromise Act ought on no a.
connt 10 BE- violated. Eur among the frs; acts OF
the party who elected him, and before the Com
promise Act had gone illly into c;iccl-a;ier tie
manufacturing community he'd for ten year.
been enjoying the benefits and hountie> secured
10 them b. this Treaty OF any ard peace -
II the expense Of the other contracting par
ties 10 it--and when the Southern people w,rr
hailing the dawnins 81 a season of compara-
ike relief and prosperity, then ii WAS that iLeg
were told, that that season 10 them should rrre
come that this solemn treaty, on the faith q!
which they had submitted to .! years mere Of
unjust ard oncr3us taxation was 10 bc violated
ant this law repeated; and, instead Of il II.
rift law was passed which, rs Il leader If iter
own party. VIM. c. Eive> was declared h. H.
more oppressive even than The rarl Of l,1>-
that bill O. denominations rs il Is now ieunci ly
both parties hSouudcd and nd.nan, - tbs
breach Of faith and infdeity 10 cccliorcerirc
promises the p"opleoitle Exporting rroaucingard
consuming states Yet patiently determined h
awaitthc action OF newly elected Con@r1ss upon
this subject. About this time. the Annexation ot
Texas was proposed 10 this country; and from
this they derived horc ct relief; bot ony w
strengthening their interests and Influence in tie
national courcis, tut by aiiofling a pew, cXtcn-
svc and increasing market 10 The manufacturing
cla>S thcv bored Ia moderate il not Ia saiair,
their rapacity for cXorhi'aE; gaiaS But all these
hopes and Iusi expectations were destined to dis
appointment Congress refused 10 repeal or mo-
dii;. the Tariff Of 1872; and the proposition 10
admit Texas into this Union WAS rejected. Nor
was This all. THIS rejection 81 the overturcs e
this tair country and kindred nation. w"s effected
~ causes ana accompanied Is a@9Tavatng cir
cumSances, well calculated TO irrae and eXEa
tic ialboararcc ot the Southern orion OF thc
friends OF annexation.
Ey large number OF those who opposed his
measure The strength and support which l!Cr
supposed il would lend 10 Southern Interests and
Southern institutions, was made one OF the chie
il mol the sole objection 10 lis adoption. liwas
no, pretended even that the interests oil the North
crn States would suffer ~ this measure In, dat
those al their brethren Of the South might he
strengthened benefited and secured, wa tie sole
proyocaion 10 his narrow-mrdcd, cnvions ana
violent opposition ia the measure, ly mary whp
declared that they would consider this exercise y
the Government OF 4 c0RS'itai,oHai powcr, IS JUS
mining u dissolution By item ~ tie taloa al ne"
STATS.
In reply TO the earnest representations of the
savehoIding States, a the vital impoliance 10
them Of the annexation OF Tcyss. 10 Imyert it,
falling into the possession OF uaicr the controlling
influences Ola naton. who>c ayoWel lollcy va,
10 abolish slavery throughout The world, ahd
whose vicinity, thus actually or virtually e>iao.
lishcd wouii render nearly worthless 10 them
that species of property which the Constitute
recognizes and projects, and Greatly increase .ir
dangers Of scryic war and in>urlcruol. ii ~,
denied that the Federal Government possessed
any Constitutional right 10 regard these darger>.
10 large portion of the Conicdcracy, OF TO iacI
pose it. power and action o avert them 10 Me-
Address put forth on The 81 If Mach 1913 to
the people ofihe Free St"te>. by John q Adams
and II other Wing members of Congress, 10
which they declare thai they rcT resent tie >sr.i-
men> Ollie " hi2s Of then respective disrir.-
numbering in each PROBABLY 3o0Go IN
tAi> measure is ,tigma'i2cd IS n,iA79fl-
lect 10 rcrrctGate slavery; 50 inyurious &" the
interests. and ahhoncnt 10 The feelings %. lEe Ie-
pic of the tree States a, in thcir opinion no oH-
iy inevitably to result in 4 DI>sotrrioS Of rir
Cxlox. rtrr Fully TO JUSTIFY rr;' "and ~ nf
only assert Obey add tha; lhe people of the fee
States orGnT Not To >tGMiT To lr, bat We -
with confidence they Would .oT suDinT To ~.
and they call upon them To unitc, without dis,in'-
,ion OF paris in an immediate expression Of tier
views on this subject il such manGer a. lh'Y
NAV deem best calculated to proven; Tie suc''''
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