Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-27


md main. with my pen aud my tngue, 10 help on the
cause Of Wh'ggefy
# Fsbrrary. io40 l.sped BY the Virginia Wings
.3ns No Though had tbc stomach OF an ostrich
Er an ,uch tough meals, | could not swuilo@ tins
Vh,a address /. too, well knew us he,s roseneous
clements knew that all that was therein sa:d a5ou
Generals Harrison opinions was destitute OF truth
narrower. thought It dissraceu trick for great
party to resort TO, TO catch vc,s unhcsiteiingy re-
fused TO frank this very "smail paper
Ou,s Are you of the SAME opinion still ?
3,s Nv all means Last April, when John w Jones
and myself met at Bacon Quarter Branch, repeated
boldly and distinctly wha: ad SAID and done IN lc1o
The Address was not founded on fact, and could no.
brino myself 10 AID IN lis cirtustion-though beievt
!, dsluGed many voters anl by us chcanefy' cai,e
.;,h,n lIOO of Transferring the hitherto irdomitable
old Dominion to the yearnpg embrace of Federalism
far Whirpery is good old Federalism all The wo;l-
pros,cu.oy.-Ca!l the mauy hsaded members Of tie
Convention of II INTO Court. i mongrel multitude
enters the Hall
of vour pnr,y. Nos one and two, (of 30 and 10Y
Have Won made up your Address No 3. What say
van noiro Have you thrown off your mask; and COME
ont like "hooes,'' mem What do you say no,e
7aswer--We nov 90 for high protective Iarti.-
Of our victory of 40" We GO too for National Cur
rency institution oiias, National Bank. We 90 TO
Mr. CLAY. as identified with Protective Tamil aud {
National BANK We 20 for him, above all men--an'
Of course, IRE 20 against Nj Van Buren,
ProsccAOr Denying hin oil course all so:ti Of III?
RI, and even any credit for his great exerons daring
the war lust as you did in $40 o. course; OF course
ranietnsn n; such is your vocation. S'fs, have done
wilb vow have called these Wings before YOU, may
please the Court, 10 shawySu that TIE Wings are ui
Of proiesslons-varyi iiom time to nIne-and all
thinus 10 all men. This county has never seen So
To- tbo,a EaJs aicts
ciplc- the polar star to which al their m assures
point but in means they constantly shifting Their
expedients are accommodated to the objects they wi>h
to consum,nale They are politicians according 10 cir
catasfanrcs have shown The Court how their pToses-
s,ops vary from each other in 4 from ~, and 40 -
And noa viii compare their acts wheu in power, with
the proiessi0as which they made II order to ct INTO Il
Call Mr. Ty-r into Court
fSI- Jna Tyler vas lh.a introduced on the stand No
little interest vas manifested by the audience, when
this witness so cognzan Of the "secrets Of the pr
sonhouse Of Whiggery' came forward 10 testify a. 10
wha, he knew
Pros. | believe have tie honor Of addressing tie
President of The United States
Mr. Tyler bowed.
Ques Were you not IN 1910, solemnly chosen by
the Whig Convention Of Harrisburg, second in
command 10 lead ihe heterogeneous forces Of tie Wing
army?
prs Did that Sarhedrim make any public avownI
Of their principles:
ms. They did not; Cor Of policy, and with
the sole acowed object ol putting out Van Bhfen ahd
admitting their own friends 10 the enjoyment OF the
ssloaves and fishes" they sc,upnloD:y avoided al
commit,a and presented 10 the world carte blanche,
which might be filed up each portion OF The Union,
according 10 the interests prejudces OF the parcu-
lar section.
Ques Had you not been STRIFE, State Rights man,
ana were you not so declared by the Wings OF Nirg-
MIA
.9ns Most certainly. was represented in Virginia
rs being opposed 10 Bank and Tariff. | was, and am,
honestly attached 10 the great principles OF Virginia
never discla'med them though the Wings have been
pleased to cali Traitor for following out The very
doctrines which they themselves had affected u mp
prove in $40; and | am well convinced, that, on the
t4.t!, Of this representative many State Rights men
voted for the Wing ticket
qaes When you were elected Vice President,
and on the death OF General Harrison, succeeded 10
the high powers Of the Chet Magistrate did you ho'
consider yourself pledged TO carry out the views a.
openly egprtsStd by the Wing Convention OF lcio
or did you feel committed to the support OF these mea
sures, viz Bank and Tariff, which were openly repu-
dated but sccry entertained By the ambitious deina
gogues no sought power on any terms, even the most
disnraccfu
ms had always been regarded as strict cor
tructionst and felt bound carry out The doctrines
avowed by the Fathers Of Virginia Whiggery, VIZ :;
opposition 10 Bank, Tariff, &c However well NJ
formed might have been as to the interim secret
purposes Of some of my designing fcllpw.Whiss was
no, liberty, an honest man, 10 look beyond heiF
express declarations of principle which exactly tailed
with my views.
Ones How did the practice OF the Wings correspond
with their public professions
Ans when | assembled the Executive Chair, fell
pledged 10 the people who had selected as their agent
to resst oil those innovations upon the Constitution,
to which was always known to have been opposed
Judge Of ny surprise and horror, then, when al the
Extra SEES ion of 1871, the Wings of Congress passed
sin no, haste more than one unconstitutional Bank
bill, which they thrust into my tace ana commanoec
me 10 approve True TO my pledges and u the people
| promptly prostratod them with the Feto.-And
for this discharge Of my duty rs man ct honor,
OF truth and principle, | haze been s'igmot'zed
as "Trai;or," and articles OF impeachment have
been framed against mebut have, wisely, not been
acted on. Again: in June, l-l2, Wing Congress,
in the spirit, nsuled my dignity and endearor
ed to force me violate the solemn "Compromise
Act" 10 which had ever been deeply attached by
sending me the famous "Bob-ail Tariff Bill which
would have abrogated the essential provisions oil
the Compromise Act passed from the highest motives,
and IN which the whole nation had cordially acqui-
esced This Tariff Bill was also forced 10 consgn to
'the tomb of the Capulels" by means of The Veto
hich was decisive against ID distribution III any event,
whilst the duties upon imports should exceed ~ per
cent And for this Of my constitutional dutes
was again denounced worse than Benedict Arnold;
though had merely carried out one OF the man Prir-
cipes of the WING party, VIZ the preservation o; The
Compromise Act. The Wings thought, by eleyas'ng
me 10 power to mould me 10 their ambitious and ms
ch;evous purposes; but they were wofoy d'sapPon'
ed in their man. They should have known that
vas mad of too stuff 10 be made the tool Of the
Dictator of Ashland, in his alarming attacks upon The
Constitution OF our country.
Prosecutor Call The honorable William &. R'ves IN
to court (lle came forward with smiling face, and
with the greatest sang froid prepared himself for the
eXaminaton)
Dues Virginia had always looked upon you, Sir, as
Of the strictes, Of the sect IN the Democ ATTIC faith
You had, as n Democrat, been honorcd with the
highest posts abroad and home I'll, the court what
induced you 10 abandon the faith Of your inthers and
20 to the Wing ranks
FMS Sir, you must excuse me. clam The IMMUNE
lies OF this honorable court No man is bound 10 bear
evidence against himself !, rs enough FOR me 10 say,
that | dislked NJ Van Buren, and tha. my passions
much ovetru!ed my Judgment during The menor"-
bic campaign Of lctD When il came on looked a,
the evidences Of General flarrsons ,l!-dgesed opln
ions Perhaps they were most cquivocal but con-
strued them in the sense most favorable TO our own
views. commended TIM, General II. @as opposed TO a
Bank | took the stump and supported his preten.
sions. will not dwell upon ,he particulars. paraded
the "Gold Spoons "Standing Army" &c. But !
pass them Yet, in explaining the principles OF
General Harrison had authority for painting