Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-30
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,brow s,onesn The truth OF this maxim Is
s,,osssd n ms nv The inconsistency in which
az of Heurico," who is neither more nor less
than the Wing candidate tor Congress from TINS
district, has involved himself. In The Whis'
some DAYS since, Ibis gentleman UNDERTAKES "
read us a lecture, because We referred 10 Inc s'A
Democrats in The Senate who opposed Tue 'os
rolling, corrupting River and Haro0f 6i o. INT
las, session, as The only members OF lna' ooa ~;
who "s,ood up for the Constitution" mat o"''
as we'll as ils predecessor of the session oe'oie'
each a fatal engine OF injustice and oppiess'o"'
WAS rendered powerless by the action OF inc fie-
.ident whose firmness and Republican consisleh-
~ nm this question al least, won The approoa-
ton Of the Democrats and many oil Inc WINGS "
Virginia
We thought il proper to let the people KIDD"
that Senator Mason and tvs others hdu uo"'
their duty ia resisting the bill, as caicu'a'ea "
impose heavy burdens upon one secnoh u ."s
country for the benefit oil distant points, IN w"'e',
the rest OF the Union were not infeIeS'eu' a'"
as leading TO system oil log-roilihs al"
Justice, injurious 10 the morals and we''d'e VI ~
country. The Wing candidate Tor Cons'eS''
however, steps forward 10 vindicaIe the measure,
and pompously arrays against our "schoo'ooy
opinion speech delivered by Mr.. McDutne while
a member oil Congress, wherein Mr.. McD. con-
tends lha, the Republican party were in favor OIL
system of Internal improvements by Inc 1eneral
Government As 3d." fails to give US The date oil
this speech, we have been unable TO examine Inc
whole context for ourselves, and do mol feel Jus'
asd in RELYING fully upon The short extracts pub
,isbed by "B"-Admil it all, however, TO De as
reported, it does mol alter our opinion as 10 the
mower of The National Government 10 carry on
internal improvements "wilhin the limits oil Inc
States" We do not pin our faiih 10 The sleeve
If Mr. McDufie or any other Statesman.
We attempt TO read The Constitution as II IS
wr;,ten. and we can see nothing there whlch
wou)d au,horise so siupendous and dangerous
grant Of power
Rut wha, is "B's" own position on This sub
;ect2 He now ridicues the idea, that system
of national internal Improvements is not IN ae'
coraance with the Constitution. Have these al
,vavs been his views2 Far from 1t. ln The En-
ou;rer of 1881 we see an address 10 'the freehold
ers voters and citizens OF Henrico," signed oy
him. and dated "Hali.Sink, May ." IN which
we find the following passages:
Understanding that general impression has
besn made upon you, that had declared myself,
on a recent occasion, friendly 10 the right oil he
General Government 10 carry on Internal luz
nrovemenls within The limits II the srverai States,
and knowing that such an impression Is caicn
ia,ed "a do me serious and a>'Irg GIuTy, u no.
promptly removed you will, l,rpe, r'idon '"''
ior adopting this mode oil declaring !.at 'ush au
allegation is mol only wholly and totally ground
less hut hears not the Iemolest Resemblance 20 a6i
opinion that have ever entertained or expressed
on the subject. Ii is very gross error
u Don the subject OF Internal improvement |
uttered mol one syllable. II had, II would have
been this: that was an advocate Tor system OF
internal improve ment upon much more EXTENDED
scale than had vet been carried into operation III
Virginia, BY Stale means, and Stale nisaaS0nst
but that was mos, decidedly hostile Ia the exercise
Of such po,oey 6v The FEDERAL Gousrnment, as BE-
ma UNAUTHORIZED BY TUE CONSTITUTIONS and dan
seroils IN ITS consequences.
In 1881, then, Mr.. Bolts played the "School
boy." though he has since enrolled himself on the
side of "the old men of the past and laughs 10
scorp these, his earlier opinions. We stand nov,
where we have always Stood The Wing ca'di-
date has thought proper TO change his views, ioI
reasons which we do no, pretend 10 understand
Hereafter, lei him be sure Of his own position, De
fore he ventures 10 criticize that oil others.