Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-22
D., .or,lemen whites ! come not to excite

promise? You should not hesitate, Henry ia.
Inc embodiment of Wing principles, cana Got
save the PRINCIPLES incarcerated IN such nouy,
is the great father OF compromise bul piooao',
as he never made compromise mat ne uia no
either c,-.nromisc his country, his liiehus, "
himself, you may ue :. little squean.i'm 49, ~
compromises; but do mol be alarms, - W. -.
offer you any Of his compromises-.,m ~. TOr;g No
you 10 make a compromise upon VI. oa,,,,ro
cause like him, we might alter l'.''.ns .urn
missed our friends, violate our own eo.u .hnn
We do not ,sl, Won TO make compromise aoou
Missouri because. thereby, like HIM we m'Sn
compromise the Constitution. we 40 no, ass
you TO compromise about Oregon, because, " :
doing, we might like him COMPROMISE 'ne oes
interests of our country by giving nei sun ~
FOREIGN power We do not ask you 70 com
promise about Texas. for, like him, you migh
COMPROMISE with the abolilionisls until YOU
had ssra,ber be right than President" we only
propose 10 Won compromise, by which the mise
rable doctrine of prescription for OPINION sane
shall be driven from the limits OIL virginia, '''s
honor and integrity oflhe State be preserved, AM
good and capable officer retained; IS ulelt
ANYTHING unreasonable IN ms come any
unite with us then. II you love MT. oidl
enough to erect monument 10 MS ihen''.(
(Which Won. for good reasons, fear no doub
posteriy would TAIL TO do) you ought certainly C
be willing to follow his example thus far But
il NAV be. that upon second sober-lhouShs, you
are abon, the monument, as you are about the
compromises: sick OF it. II was the remark Oh a
celebrated ancient philosopher, "Let no man DC
accounted happy until he dics'-and would
quote The classic language of The sage, bnt kno"
that the Senate at this late hour has but little IN
clination 10 listen TO 4 living and much less
to dead, language. There never was a
wiser or more truthful remark. Surrounded ny
temptations and harrassmenls, as man IS IN TINS
world; especially beset as Mr. Webster says MT
CLAW is. with thai unhallowed passion by which
The angels fell, il is utterly impossible 10 say
whether posteriiy will be prepared 10 cree; 10 him
a monument Of glory or Of shame; for, bright as
his esu,cheon now is one false step may yet OBJ,
scure its lustre, and may make posterily say as
The Democrats said last Fall, how are the mighty
fallen Were the Father Of his Country now
alive would not build monument 10 his me-
mory: but now that he is no more, We know
that he has kept the wilderness OF his SOUL and
thus We DER him weep. Now he is dead, we
know that he has lived a pure, unspotled life
devoted 10 the interests of his country and the
RIGHT. of mankind, and his memory is perpetual
ted no, by marble monuments, but is embalmed
in the hearts of his counrymcn, and will 1--we
with history, and be commensurate with The UNI
verse But am DEPRESSING. will come again
Mr.. Speaker, 10 the subject now before the Senate
We were told escwhere-0or believe tits not in
order here To refer to proceedings in the co-ordi-
maze branch of the Lcsislalure)-yes, we were
told elsewhere, that The Wings would have sup
ported Colonel Rutherford but for a taunt thrown
out BY one OF his friends. heard several Wing
gentlemen elsewhere declare, in their places, that
they were about 10 support Colonel Rutherford
from principles and is it possible that they are lo
be driven from their principles by the lndiscrce
remark of one mans acting upon his authority
without consultation with any body? II this be
the case, their principles must, indeed, be as fra
pile and as mortal as the body itself OF the grea
embodiment. If these gentlemen were truly the
friends C. Colonel Rutherford they ought not tc
have deserted him, from the indiscreet remarks O
amutua friend, but should have gone to his support
with renewed zeal and energy. The indiscre
ton OF one friend, only made The aid and dlscre
ton OF the balance the more necessary. This
sort Of sunshine friends reminds me oil Lore
Byrons description Of Don Juan's first visi
to London. When he had reached the summit o
Shooters Hill, overlooking that wonderful city
wrapped in wonder and amazement, and reflect
ing upon The glory OF British freedom, and wher
he was ultcring to himself, "and here, indeed, i
freedoms chosen station" he was attacked by
foopads, with the sautaiion of '.your money OF
your liie"-His long re,inue of servants did no
conceive il necessary 10 come 10 his aid until NJ
had aided himself. SoCol. Rnthcrfoords friend.
helped him, from principle, when help was no
needed; but now, where are they? Battling Will
his opponents! MIR. Speaker this is the mos
miserable subterfuge that | ever knew any party
10 shelter themselves behind. 1t is but pre!exl-
and the shalowest and MOST flmsy that | evel
saw. It's as Thin and as penelrabic rs the thin
nest gauze My venerable friend who sits bc
fore me, (he Senator from Meckenburg) who
sometimes uses spectacles, can see through ]
across this Chamber, without even the use OF hi:
glasses--so thin is ii.
And now, suppose my friend should be a can
didate for office, (and hardly know what office
would not support him for, such is my venera
lion for his character,) and were his friend ant
supporter-and mutual friend were to make a
remark, calculated 10 wound my feelings-would
l. Ought |, to desert my fr;end-or ought not &c
come TO his support with renewed vigor and ener
sy2 Sir, if insuted by mutual friend, would
punish that mutual friend and no, undertake q
wreak my vengeance upon The Senator would
preserve my honor by calling upon The man who
Gid The injury, and mol by Furnishing an innocent
man, whose friend claimed 10 be. But, gentle
men, this reason wont do;-lhe pretextis TOO shall
low-the device is too open-the veil is too thin
Ill Will nOl SOuI VI SoFIl youi
nakedness.
The true and only reason Of Your opposition
10 Col. Rutherford, is because OF his Democra
CIV. Now, in The name of our common country
appeal to you 10 waive all such considerations
In the name OF the Old Dominion, and for the
sake Of her hitherto unspolcd purity, appeal tc
YOU moi 10 set The fatal precedent. As you love
The fair fame Of old Virginia, beg, beseech,
pray you, at once, 10 ground your arms of op.
position. Virginia is known as The mother Of
States and Of Slatesmen-among her sister States
she occupies proud, noble, elevated and com
manding position with her sisler State of South
Carolina her reputation is above all pricc--her
motives are above all suspicion, and her actions
are ever governed by principle and not by int.
rest. What has given these States The enviablc
position which they HOW occupy7 II is that the
doctrine of prescription receives no counlenance
from them-the doctrine nj the "lnavcs and fish
es" finds no resling-I,..ar- in their borders; and
shall we now, the guardians OF her honor, with
worse than sacregious hands, pull down The
bright escutcheon of Virginia, and trample il
in the mire of parliZan action! or Shall We
not rather with vestal vigilance, watch, preserve,
and hand il down TO posterity, as we received II
from our fathers, nnspoed with stain, unfair
nishel with blemish2 ! know this sentiment
must meet with response in every BOSOM
lllen lcl US SdCrlIlCc Oui I'dltiLdu PdSSionS anu
wishes on the altar Of our country, and say TO
The world-once for all--thal we prefer the honor
of Virginia to The accomplishment OF party OBJ
jecis.
Mr. Speaker, attended last Spring the Bal
timore Democratic Convention, the most august
deliberalive body that | ever saw, or probably
that the nation ever witncsscd-a body compri-
sing much of the talent aad virtue Of the ma
lion-assembled not for The display Of banners,
exhibitions of coons, and the singing OF songs,
but for the great purpose Of deibeTating upon the
bes, Interests OF The country, and the integrity Of
the great Democratic family. lsaw in that Con-
venion Virginia cast her IL Votes for several
successive ballots for Gen Cass, and | saw her
at length, without consultation with any oil her
sister States, cast her votes for James K. Polk OF
Tennessee.
Immediately, the Indiana delegation rose as one
man, and declared that Indiana had all along
followed the example OF her Mother and voted
for Cass-and now, that her mother had thought
fit, without consultation with her. TO cast her vote
for Mr.. Polk, she should then cast her vote for
him without assigning any better reason than
that she so voted because Virginia had 50 voted.
When heard this sentiment greeted, from
NJ in