Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-03
TIE INVITED GUFsT-JNo. q. ADAMS.

TIE INVITED GUEST-JNO. q. ADAMS
The Richmond Wing undertakes Ia defend TN
invitation 10 the Bolts dinner If Il man, who has
] declared war in every shape against our domestic
( institutions ho j. mcdtlins with the "sancEi!
! of o,ir own hcarths" is abusing the power"t the
| Federal Govcrmncnt-w who is The great advocate %
| the Abolition right Of pclitlon---l> lur throwing
oren The door ol discussion 10 these Fanalic>-!'
/ proud Ia pour their petitions upon the table Of The
| HouSe-is ioraboShing Slavery in The District
! for ab0lishn9 the transportation oil slaves from
| state Ia Statc-i> for aboli>hing our proportion al
| slave rcprescnlalion--iS willing rs he told Dcl"i
OF Alabama. 10 carry out one ot his abstract no
lions. al the expense OF oceans of the blood OF The
Southron>-and has presented petition 10: the
dissolution of the Union. Such man is pest
in the eyes oi the South, and confessed 10 he by
thousands, of Wings 4 pHLiic nnjsnno.
Yet This troublesome man, who NEEDLES with
the most delicate institutions of I'LL The Southern
States. whilst he himself is a resident of MaSsa-
, chuse,t>-not understanding Our situation, or The
proper measures 10 be adopted, is Ia be compared
with one ourselves for inslagce) who, as citizen
of Virginia, did once in a memorable period de-
clare that Something should bedonc.'. Can such
I0ln HH0lo.jtS require 10 he detected ! Can such
iallaciou> logic be any thing but despised What
care We abou. the learned aliainmcnls, or The
Their some fulsomc natiercrs choose 10 call him
IA scholar, Il philosopher, or a savan"--il he
DC in effect at war with The South-i>a common
disturbcr of her pcacc-and threatens Ia dissolve
the Union Itself. if We now obtain The territory
of Texas, which he once negotiated away, and
attempted afterwards 10 regain! Peace To the
ashes OF his father, We Ito not NEEDLE with
him. We do full justice 10 his Revolutionary ser
vices. but al the same time We cannot shut our
eyes 10 the fury of the party zeal which once de
nouncct the Republican Party of Virginia, who
dcscrved(a S he said) 10 be lumblcd in dust ana
ashes before the indignant lyownS ot their injured
and insulled country" But what we say IS
this that the party who invites j. q. Adams 10 The
Inequalities Of Virginia shows in the act il:elt
gross indi>cFciion. and very little respect for the
State itself They who give htMt councnance.
should be The last TO cant about Disun0nism III
South Carolina.
The Wing SAYS, but single individual had
a hand" in the invitation. VIVA, an anomalous
party then, must ibis boa>tcd Wing Party be-
By what authority do they Use names with
ont the sanction of Tie ucnbe~,? Avp (says
tic ,yii-. with it> usual laundering folk, and
worsc,) "had W. been member OF the Committee
ol Invitation, We woad have united in th. III
vitalion with the greatest pleasure and alacri-
IT," M eour@! What could we have expect
cd FROM such Il souTcc--iroin politician, too,
VINO has 81 Il1H Il Ic1dlu liT ins Il3h'~ I'll "
ginia and the interests of all The South as 10 pro-
pose 10 run J. G. Adams on the same ticket with
HarYB NJ Mc Uca? Talk ut the 'aNhmWoay'
Democratic Party. What are we 10 think OF the
Coons Here is a man who would boHr Mr..
Adams with an invitation iu The Bolts dinner,
and with the Vice Prosidcncy-aEd yet here
is the President Of the Clay Club Itself who de-
clarei publicly To the people al Hanover, "Ilc
O. c. Adams deserves 10 he hung Oh,
surely let H. not spread our hoSptablc board Ia
dark Abolionisls and .allowSculprit> (Sec the
Hanover Letter, in anullcr column OF this day $
papcr)
IN. VIII. went further. lie was for Emancipation
ooniiscated the property nj The muster without
any compensation. Mr. Admins could ask no more
The "Godlikc Daniel did not say one word
about Henry Clay OF The Clay party, or The Pre-
slcncv. in his late Albany Speech lie confined
himself principally 10 The Protective Tariff Is
the established policy oi the Government, as
consonan 10 lis principles, and as prolnoirc oiis
brilliant prosperity He conendcd, that there
ought la be Manufacturers mouths 10 eat up the
Farmers brcad-wihout rccol!cctin2, that these
things better regulate themselves, through the sa
.aciy u individuals, Than through ihc impairment
inIciposlum ot the Governmcn--and that so
should have Il great variety of he manufactures,
for which the condition of the country was best
adapted even if lhcIc were no Tari,i-lur, never
was there any people more Sa9acluus in linIin9 nt
their own Interests than The Tree citizens OF The
North, nor more ngcnIC,l> in sa"lng labor. and III
venting machines, Ia execute inuie manufactures
with The greatest economy. (wilnc>s Tie pil-in;-
king machine But what shall We think of Mr.
WcbscrS pancgvrc upon The established policy
Of 50 many year>-as being The llue oIdcr oi Ma
lure and The true dictate of the CONSTITUTION
/ tt.gS HIS
cal statesman. who offered the resolutions adopted
| in public meeting IN boston III iS2u-soaic oi
them running as follows:
"I1pirtd. That we have regarded with plea
sure the establishment and success Of lnanuttc-
lures among rs and consider their growth, when
natural and spontaneous, ant nn' Ns cftd NJ II
sqScm nj Lonn,ics and p,0tecijOH, as an evidence
Of general wealth and prosperity.
"Rc@lrcf, That relying on The ingenuity, en-
lcrprise, and skill OF our icllowctizens wc be-
lcvc that all manufactures adapted 10 our charac-
ter and circumstances will be introduced and cx-
tended as soon, and as far as will promote the
public interests, wiihou, any further protection
Than thcy now receive.
"Remircd, That no objection ought ever 10 be
made to any amount Of taxes equally apportion-
cd, and imposed for The purpose of raising reve-
nue. necessary for the support OF Government
/ but that TAXrS IMPOSED on THE PEOPLE FOR TIL:
SOLE BENEFIT OF ANY oSE CLASS OF MEN, ARE
| EQUALLY INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES oF
OUR Constitution, AID WITH sorHD JUDGMENT.
+! "R.soircd, That the superstition that, until the
proposed Tariff, or some similar measure, I've
adopted we are and shall be derendcn, on 10
reigncrs for the means of subsistence and defence
is, in our opinion, altogether iallacious and fan
cful, and dcrogatory 10 the character Of this ma
! ton
! "Rc@lrcd, That high bountcs on such domes-
tic manufactures as are principally benefited by
that Tariff favor great capitalists rather than per-
sonal industry or The owners of small capital and
therefore We resolve that we are equally incapa-
BILE of discovering its beneficial effects agricul
turc, since the obvious consequence of its adop-
ton would be. that The farmer must give more
than he does for all he buys, and receive less fol
all he SELLS.
'Rs~ircd, That Tic imposition ofdu.ics which
arc enormous, and deemed by portion OF The
people TO be unequal and unjust is dangerous; il
encourages the practice Of SMUGGLING.
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