Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-15
EoR THE ENQUIRER

on,ed and blasted expectations, you are now prePaf
y, Tor the great struggle of 1874 Your recSesShsss
"a, been nted and your despair deepenea oy 'he
,ncs and repoaches of that friendly inward moh'o,'
b,ch from time to time, whispers in yonr ears WIN
al bitterness and truth-"ion deceived Tue people
~ lsl0-you have thereby lost your mora 'nf"enee,
cd shown yourselves unworthy OF trust-'fenaer unto
rsar the things that Caesar 5, and learn henceiof
Iii, act with that honesty which s always the best
roy Conscious of having abused the public conf
tn,e-conscious OF having abused the popular under
,ns,ng and fully sensible OF your many and ingi,-
ans defeats since November, $40, you yet struggle
go, feelings OF desperate ambition, and now, as Tor
v na,ter your selfove and feed your hopes, by
'olpr upon the apathy, ignorance gullibity and pro.
= ~ of MANKIND. Such the reliance OF the old
rsd,ral party, Of whom you are the anonsd, genuine
and undoubed successors
a Inns. vou are arrayed the Republicans of Virgi-
-, who. animated by the impulses OF patriotism and
nacb5d 10 Democratic principles, are anxious and re-
,,v.d 10 vlndicaie the cause OF free government
sr,,ns, every assault and every encroachment. Inc
sul, of the contest welliniormed mind can DOUBT
r. doubt or deny the success of the Republican party,
III no 10 ascr,be TO them an apathy which does not
vs., and a eul!bty, which, unfortunately for you,
a., mai prevail The Roman frmness, practical good
ae aud public spirit of the Republicans OF virginia,
xIl obtain signal victory in April, and triumph
su more glorious in November A. Nothing more
,ls,n Is recorded IN holy writ.
P'a W., s,nbsdr,m the Wing Convention OF Richmond,
, ta,lv issued an Address, to which propose pay
49,, mo resoscts | congratulate you, that your lead
arc have al length thrown OH The mask ana openly pro-
sd a. the articles of their faith those federal prin-
- aod r,easnr,s 10 which their hearts have been
,n, a,,.chsd Knowing IN le1o, that your Teat plih-
-, y.,s TO, odous and unpopular 10 bear the light
I and withstand the test OF pubic discussion, you
So, concealed Succeeding IN November, ~,
In.,s, concsalmcut impracticaois. aruhce' eva,
and false professions had served your purpose anu
,h ,;ne had arrived when your party was required 10
t,ntai ia plaGrSS country
noed by esents TO acknowledge your errors anu 10 re-
race your steps or 10 justify and deieno measures
which yon hut recently protested to condemn, you
have adopted the latter acknowledgement your
PROMISES and forfeited all pretensons 10 po'cal Gun
1,r consistency and lar-deang. THIS language is
sroay but is It not true In due time, you VIII pray
T. be safely delivered from the Notifying emoarrass-
menis and humlating characteristics OF your pos'on.
Turn we now 10 the Address which, after a few IN
,oddctory remarks goes on TO represent the e5peha
,ares of government during MIR. Van Buren, admins
,fat on al So mill ons per annum and during Mr.. y
isr's administration at less than 81 millions. ''lhns
showing an annual saving Of mere than Ia mhohs q
dollars" This would do very WE'LL int had the essen
tai ingredient OF truth. Now presume The test'mo'
ny OF Mr. Ewing, tue Wing Secretary OF 'he feasufy
under Harrison and then Tyler, is rs good as ina. Oh
any Wing Of Virginia and in reply 10 call from Cof-
press he stated Mr. Van Burens expenditures al less
Than an average of - millions per annna lhese .
millions per annum for Mr. Van Barren Term OF ionf
wears embraced IL IN Hons on account OF the flor'ua
war four millions Tor The public buildings and
other concentrations Tor objects not belonging TO
the ordinary expenditures. The Florida war ceased
about the time that General Harrison went INTO o'ce,
and of course appropriations for that object were no
LONGER needed Mr. Van Buren, reduced the eEpendi-
lures for hs last uear 10 little than - millions,
and was in the rapid process OF reduction when the
Feds cam, TO reduce every thing, ana reform
every thing Thus vanishes the empty boast OF saw
ing fourteen millions per anEum. When Mr. Van
Buren retired the public debt about five millions,
and now you and your associates have "retrenciied
i, until the debt 10 upwards OF thirty NIL
hons. The expenditures have greatly exceeded the
income of the government, ever since the commence
nen Of the coon dynasty but, ashamed or AFRAID to
nake the avowa the authors of your Address say no.
ihng of all this but Us, with great gravity that
the party is very economical and that 1t only ex-
pends about 81 millions. And how does this expend-
realize the promises of 1910, when yonr leaders
spoke OF IL millions per annum as amply suflcient:-
The speech delivered by Mr.. Clay az Hanover Court
house in August September, 1910, was published in
the leading Wing journals of this State. The extracts
iom this speech in the Yeoman headed by the edi
tor OF that paper, "Prnciples of the Wing party.
Look at this extract from the feoman OF September
Eth, lSI0 "The annual expense may (said Mr.. Ciay)
IN reasonable time be reduced from its present amount
Of about 40 millions, to one-third of that sum-
One third of 40 millions is - and ethrd millions
and the expression "near that sum canno, mean Il
millions, except by that species OF latitudnous inter
so very remarkable. When seeking power he thought
"near one.third of 40 millions amply sufficient for The
annual expenditures OF the government. When that
uezor was Obtained what did he say and do On
,he "a OF February, 1872 he introduced series OF
resolutions before the Senate. The third reads as iol-
low.
"Resoired. That the Of duties foreign i'm
ports ought 10 be augmented beyond the rate OF
twenty per centum, as to produce nett 'eve'
nue. Of twenty-sIx millions of do,ars-twenty two
IS tu,A I'm
poymen, of the existing debt and two millions as a
reserved fund for contingencies.
Comnaie this resolution with the Hanover speech
made two years before and You will perceive dsce-
pancy of no nconsderabe magnitude, but not great
than usually exhibited between the promises and
performances of the coon party.
Having disposed of the finances IN a few lines, and
having taken to cav not word about the great
increase of the National Debt the authors of your Ad
assert that the principal fruit Of the victory OF
1910 is Tic Tariff of 1912" "Fhe Tariff alone, Of all
the great for which we achieved that veto
~, has been roachsottd 10 acshcs. To this Ia
riff the writers of the Address "poin with triumph
and exuiia,ion." When did you learn TO look "w'ln
triumph and exultaton" upon system which heavily
Expresses Virginia and all the planting States-a sys
TEN which YOU formerly reprobated with Indignation
a system, the revival of which, you secuted and de
rded in l340 and TO which you then represented Cen
Harrison TO be as hostile as yourselves When slr'v
ing for power in 1910, you protested TO be friendly &c
vival of the protective policy. Your Coon friends
having passed he abomnabe Tariff Of 1912, you noa
your ,cords, and boast of that measure as the
principal fruit which has been 'rouchSateG to our
(your) 'cishes' Go with me 10 the record, and your
checks will crimson with shame at reviewing the evl
dence OF your political regeneration.
In lc36, of your loudest objections TO Mr.. Van
Burens elevation to the Presidency his vote in ia
vor of the Tariff Of lc2s. The Republicans told yon
and told you truly, that Mr. Van buren, gave that vote
reluctantly ard under the influence Of instructions
given by the Legislature of his State. But you pro
fessed 10 be sraght-aced utterly hostile to pro
Tariff that you could think of supporting
hun, and you therefore declared yon would vote fol
Judge White, 'sho 'cas the known opponent Of a pro
tsetice Tariff, as well a National Bank. The can
of 1910 came on, and what then: You mpu
IDENTITY asserted that the Bank Internal Improvement
and Tariff questions had ceased to be 'practtcat qes
tons. The revelle s sung (see the Address prolnul
gated by your party in Feb lS4O tothe party who sup
port the President Van BUREN, to the old chorus .
anti Bank, an,-Tarf, anti-Internal improvement
Most Of those acho raise this cry, kno'o tha, the quss
tons suggested by these cabaistic terms arc not ao'c
before the american People," Every one knew, tina
Mr.. Tyler had always been opposed to the proiec
tive system, while General Harrison, though one
',s friend and advocate, had pledged himself tt