Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-02

TO make them eat proper food. Suffering had
subyeried their reason and their nature, and thry
seemed DESTROYS 0! continuing their shonl.likc
propensilies.
From the Petersburg Republican.
Congressional Disrlet, explanatory 81 f1e present
acts Of parties.
10 1924, John e. Adams was elected President
Of The United States, and Mr.. Clay was made
his Secretary OF State. Their Administration be.
came very unpopular with The Republican party.
The Tariff bill OF 1928 called the "Bill Of Abu-
limitations" was passed-the American System
Of which MIR. Clay was the father, embracing
Bank, Tariff, and Internal Improvement, was
pressed with great vlgor, and upon its popularity
depended The reelection Of MIR. Adams.
The Democratic CT Stale Rights parly, started
Gen. Jackson in opposition 10 MIR. Adams
Jackson was elected by al overwhelming major
lily, and MIR. Clay and his System were laid in
The dust The Internal improvement power, and
The Bank Of The United States, were successfully
pu, down b. The exercise OF The Presidents vclo
The Tariff ha! been vigorously assaied, and lis
fall was evident In 1899, grand effort was
made by the National Republicans, alias Federal
ISIS, with Mr. Clay al their head, 10 defeat The re-
election Of jackson. This effort most sgnaly
idlitu,-lIe IeSull SEOWlDS d triumphant lHhlOll-
| " Tor Jackson and the Republicans. Mir Claws
| System had made him peculiarly odions in Vir-
GINA The Legislature, by q majority, Of more
Than two thirds, had declared, Ina, The Tariff
Laws, passed for protection, were 'noi Authorized
| by The plain construction, true intent and mean
ing OF lie Constitution also 'lha he said
acts were partial in ;heir operation, impolitic,
and oppressive to large portion Of The people OF
the Union, and onsh. 10 be re; calPa.
There never was more united and ha.moni-
Gus party than HE Republican, until Cen. Jack
son issued his Proclamation against South Caro-
lima, who had passed ordinances multiplying The
Tariff acl ci 1898 This Proclamation, followed
| up bv the Force Bill, drove many States Rights
Republicans irum his support They Tell into op.
position 10 the Jackson Administration, with The
National Republicans, ba, Tor vcry different lea-
sons--iAe later approving whai he ioimer can.
+c'l md IN Gen. jackson.
Previous to this linc there we're Scafce'y 10 be
found in rs Congressional District 40 votes in
favor 81 Mr. Clay or his American System.
IL 1892 he (Mr. Clay) received in lie county
o; Dinw il..e abou; 10 votes, in Noiioway orr,
in Brunswick aoiar ID or 20 and so on through
| on, The district
The Proclamation ard Force Bill however.
raised mp 2 considerable party in The district and
throughout the South, who, with ihe National
is 10 The Administration.
They assumed he genera name cI ,lia "Whi.
party" in order 10 give organization AMI weight
10 rnair opposition. Their principles, however,
were as heterogeneous "a The Northern
wing, with MIR. Clay as their leader, being ai-
mdinatans-ard lhc Southern wing, with Mr..
Calhoun as their leader, being Strict Consruc-
lioniss.
In 1851, Gen. Jackson removed The public mo.
MES from the Bank Of the United S;a,es. This
was condemned by both branches Of the Wing
party. The Legislature OF Virginia, then Wing
body, while they condemned The removal OF The
deposi,es, declared, al The same ime that they
"could no, recognize az Constitutional The power
claimed for Congress 10 charter Bark" The
following Wings, among others, voting in The az
| fmatye, and denying the power viz Messrs
| Gilmer, Soulhall, Preston, Bondurani, Bruce
| Cunningham, and Brown.
In 1896, when Gen. Jacksona term expired
the Southern wing sustained Judge While, q
jackson Democrat, rs their candidate, (ior they
had not vel been indoclrinated into Clay's ulua
political creed and The Northern wing sustained
| Gen. Harrison; the Two factions thus creating
what was called al lie lime, "a double sholled
ticket" They we've beaten--Mr. Van Buren,
was elected and hi, administration was opposed
by 10Th wing. a lie palr., pine :pa.ly on ac-
coun! Of is ALLEGED extravaganza, and The corrup.
lion Of is I tie hcl.ic!s.
From the preceding narration, i musl he appa.
rent, that in 1910, when Mr.. Van Ruren's term
was a!ou, 10 expire, The Whss had 4 difficult
and delicate task 10 perform. They had 10 bring
into he canvass, a man upon whom toh wing,
OF lhe parry could unite. |, wa well knoan that
The Southern wing would rol support 4 Bank or
Tariff man bul the unicn OF The parry was es.
senai 10 success.
Many things had previously taken place 70 IA
vor this union. The Tariff question had been
finally settled, as 1ras supposed by The Compro.
mise Bill of 1872. MIR Clay in his speech in The
Senate Chamber. upon introducing that bill had
used this striking and emphatic language:
III The measure should be carried ~ the COM
mon consent Of both parties, we shall Lave al!
"securily; history will faithfully record The trans
action, narraie under what circumstances The
"bill was passed; that il was paciiying mea-
sure; hat il was as oil poured from The vessel
'nf the Union 10 restore peace and harmony TO
the country. When all This was known, what
"Cunsres,, what Legislature would mar the
"guarance? VIVA, man who is en-, tiled 10 de-
serve the character OF an American statesman
would stand up in his place in either House OF
Congress and disturb this treaty ci peace and
amiIy.
! as 10 lie Bank, il had teen patlic!y stated by
! Mr.. Clay and other leading Wings, that The Bank
question had been settled by The voice Of The peo.
| pie and that no effort would he made 10 revive H.
i And as TO Internal Improvements, il was said,
T lhatih STATES we're 50 lar advanced in wealth,
/ that they could carry on their own improvements
4 In 1910 the Wing National Convention met
/ under thee auspices, and nominated Gen. Har-
r;son for The Presidency.
Many Ihings conauced 10 render him accep,a-
| Die 10 Inc Wings OF the South.
I First, he was opposed 10 National Eank On
| Constitutional erounds-seconcly. he was pledg.
ed 10 sustain The ompromise-,hiIdy, he had
voted against The Missouri reslric,ion-an lastly,
he was native born Virginian.
Van Barren was the Democratic candidate, and
| The contest was mos, animated and excited The
Electors took the stump, and urged with zeal the
merits oil their respective candidates. Il was
charged upon The Wings, HAT they designed 10
deceive He public as 10 their future policy-lhal
as soon as they obtained The power, they would re-
charter the Bank, and, re.es,ablish the protective
policy.
These charges were Indignantly rerelcd by The
Wing oiaiors especially in Virginia. They de-
clared themselves opposed to Bank and Tariff :
referred 10 the various pledges that had been Civ.
en- b. Gen narrisor-and particularly 10 the
| Wing Address IF 1910, in which the strongest as.
| surances were given.
They referred 10 the causes which had induced
them 10 abandon Jackson's Administration, and
to their whole political lives as guarantees OF their
orthodoxy on these disputed and vital questions.
|, is remembered by many, that The Elector for
this district, MIR. Meadc) who had Away. enler-
tanned The s'raish'est notions about the powers of
Congress, declared in his speeches on several &C.
casicns, that heiwould abandon Gent Harrison il
| nc failed 10 redeem Tie pledges lie had given.
The result OF This canvass is well kncwn-Har
rison was elected and installed in March, 1911,
bnl dying few weeks thereafter, the Admins.
IIaion OF The government! was thrown uron Vice
President Tyler,