Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-06
or The Enquirer
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TO THE REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA,

TO THE REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.
This is the time for every man OF you to
examine your positions, and see if all is right
Our adversaries, unIirins and vigilant, have re-
sorled 10 very practicable means OF DESTROYING
confidence in The Administration, scattering fire.
brands amcng US, and seducing US from our faith
Shall they succeed} is the enquiry which every
DcmocfaIic Republic in-hc who is from principle
should answer 10 his country and 10 his own
sound sober reflections. Suppose the Executive
or some prominent member ol The Democratic
party, shall have done some act, or uttered some
sentiment which we disapprove, shall we for ,ha,
abandon our party, and with il our principles I
No; rather should we remain with ii, and lie The
more diligent in correcting The error. What will
be the result OF the accession Of the Whiss
10 power} Now, as in lS4l. il will lie the
re.estab!ishmenl of National Bank, with all lis
conceptions and corruplns tendencicS Pro eci-
i've Tariff with all its irregularities, expressions
and anli-commercial effects; a.syslem Of Internal
Improvements by The Federal Government. which
will bring the power and influence oil the
Government, 10 every mans door, and open
channel oil expenditure which will exhaust
The resources Of the country; and, indeed,
that whole system OF policy which has hitherto
and ST. often been rebuked and rejected By Virei.
MIA. Republicans of Virginia, are you prepared
for lhisl Ii YOU are not, beware how you affili-
ATE with the Wings, or neglect to sustain your
party. Ii you do mol, consequences may result
which you will rue the remainder Of your lives.
This administrator came into power pledged
in opposition 10 the establishment OF a National
Bank in any form or shape. Has il mol. 10 the
letter, redeemed that pledge? Il came into power
pledged against protective system OF finance.
and in favor of revenue system. Has j, moi
redeemed that pledge under Tie most trying cir.
cums!ancesa-and is not the country now reap.
ing The full benefit OF the revenue system so
equal in its distribution, and so stimulating 10
commerce, agriculture, and even manufactured
Il came into power pledged against a system Of
intcrnal Improvements, within The limits OF The
States, by The Federal Governmenl-and has il
not molly redeemed that pledge by two ve,oes 10
the most ex.ravagani appropriations Tor works
entirely lccal7 INDEED, would ask, wha,
great Republican principle OF The JeiI,rsonian
school has Mr.. Polk failed faithfully 10 adhere
lol-and what Federal principle Of the Adams,
Clay and Webster school, always condemned by
every genuine Republican, has he not firmly and
decisively opposed? l am fearless OF successful
contradiction, when | say, that no fresiden, ha.
adhered more Eisidly and more faithfully TO the
Republican faith than ha, Mr.. Polk. Their pro.
mitigation by him jeoparded his election, and his
faithful adherence 10 Them jeopardet his popua-
rily with tina, portion of his Democratic friends,
who we're Democrats Nth EXCEPTIONS! Republic.
cans Of Virginia, before you condemn Mr. Polk
and abandon your party, take up the good old
Republican creed, az taught by Jefferson, Madi-
son, and lha, bright host, who were their COM
peers and associates in establishing and main
tanning the doctrines ofthe Republican party, and
put your finger upon the article which he has
abandoned out In what he has departed
from the faith" Your search will be in vain.
II is true, if you test MIR. Folks Administration
by the denunciatons OF the sang-whaneine
Wings; those Republicans, par excellence, who are
following in The footsteps of The Adams, old and
ner, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Webster, and others Of the
same kidney whose policy and whose doctrines
you have SO repeatedly and sodecisivey condemn
ed he will not be able 10 stand, because against The
repu bicanism OF the Federal parry be has griev-
ousy sinned. But test him by the Republican
faith as it was held by the fathers Of The Repnb-
lican church, and il will turn out that be has been
faithful. Test the christians walk by in6delsm,
and he will be found 10 have gone asiray; bat,
lest him by the bible, and he will be found iath-
ful, il in truth he be christian. So test Mr..
Polk by the dogmas Of modern Whiggery, alias
Federalism, and he will be found greatly 10 have
departed from The truth; bu, test him by The true
Republican creed, and il will be found thai, 50
far, he has been true 10 the faith.