Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-25
THE LAST WORD.

our principles. Caroline, and King and Queen
the Wings are counting upon-and we call upo"
NE gallant Democrats in each county TO oisaP-
Int the hope. of their opponents. we nave ~
rodn to alluie to various counties oy name
but re feel sure that if our friends MAKE que
-..A,s mo c.n rescue several Of them from
the hands OF the Wings.
We regretted to hear yesterday that there
wa, some apathy and d'safection IN Mathews
and MiddIesex. lift be not too late, We invoke
the Democrats in those two counties 70 look
only 10 the cause, and TO vote for and elect MT.
SHEPPARD, who has been their faithful represeh-
tatiye, and is worthy again of their cordial SUI
frapes. We look 10 Gloucester, too, to give q
gooi account of herself.
Upon each and every Democrat we urge ener-
ov and union. and all will be we'll. The horizon
i. bright in every direction. Let no p0ii''eai
cloud settle on Virginia.
TIE WING. THE TARIFF AND GEN. HA"iLioN
In its leading editorial Of Wednesday last,
Anril 9Th, headed "rhe Enquirer and The Tariff"
The Whig expresses its qualification at having
induced us, as it supposes, Ito look back 10 Inc
early history OF this policy"-a Protective Iar'n
and also its hope tina, il We will give that MS
,ory ian impartial examination" made IN Tue
snirit in which all history should be read-thatls
10 saw. less with the purpose OF supporting a
theory than of arriving al truth" we Will De leu
a,o abandon The heretical notions We have
".,aduauy fallen into. as all our party has within
8. few wears past, in regard 10 this old Jeherso'
nian Republican measure" or, al least 'ha' We
and our party will be constrained ITO DO homage
10 the Democracy Of Alexander Hamilton, who
was one of the earliest as we'll as ables1 opPo-
nen,s of the protective policy, as We are 'old py
Mr.. Jefferson, by whom, in conjunction WIN Hr.
Madison and other Republicans OF the Virginia
'9s school, the corner stone OF The system was
laid" We must believe The Wing serious in all
this: but, if so, according TO our knowledge OF The
matter, ii displays a degree of Ignorance which
we should have been unwilling 10 impute 10
the editors of that journal and Of which they
ought 10 be ashamed; exhibited, loo, ii ap-
pears to US, with as little modesly as DIS
erection. We assure those editors that We have
not nov, for the first time, endeayored to make
o~uselves acquainted with "Ihe early history oil his
policy" cut we hare been induced by them 10 e1-
anime il again, and are obliged 10 Them for the
iuducement. In return for their kindness, If they
have not themselves taken thei, own impressions
at second hand from the communications miscall-
ed "Fair Proposition" or snch like candid and
--zlu,e - w. s.r6nolv SuSEarl hp-
cause we cannot otherwise account Tor their ex-
traordinary blunders, and il they have ever seri-
ously read that "early history" which we Goub',
fopder OF literature Than OF political documents
and discussions, We would advise them 10 Try ii
again, and, 10 aid them in their effort, We will
point them TO some portions OF "lhe record" they
seem strangely 10 have overlooked, and remind
them of some 'facis'' they have still more strange
ly omitted, in a way hardly reconcileab!e with
"an unprejudiced examination" or ",he purpose
of arriving at truth" In The same article, the
Wing then adds:
snow i, is very true, as we perceive that the
ENQUIRER intends 10 argue, that Republicans may
sometimes be persuaded 10 vote for a Federal
measure, without changing their own party rela-
I'LL dIu VI IpulOS ihoa NS'iSS IL ShuA-S
in the essence OF the measure itself. But then The
Epoui,e( must admit that il is taxing the crednli-
" OF lis readers 4 little TOO heavily 10 tell them,
tina, although in going back TO The origin OF this
Protective policy, il finds Jefferson, The great
leader Of The Republican party, and his friends,
warmly advocating il, while II was as vehement
w opposed by Hamilton, the founder OF The Fede-
raj party, and his associates, nevertheless, The po-
Icy itself was 10 consonance with the doctrines OF
the latter and repudia,ed By 'he principles Of the
formerl"
The Whie here says that it pereeivss how "he
Enquirer int nds 10 argue" This is a very lair
sample Of The acuteaess Of Wing peTception.-
Our "chap,er" of Friday las, shows 'hai ~a did
not intend ITO argue" as ~ wing SO cohfaenily
.,,.;...->a an we perceive on what its an.
-mSIpation was founded. IL mus, have been a
mere guess, made from The propensity The Wing
has exhibited several lines lately TO foreiell
what The Enquirer will say or do, and 10 every
instance with The like bad success. As a further
evidence of our kindness, we would also advise
the Whig to stop this game. 1t is very danger.
Gus for false prophets TO predict to-day what will
happen tomorrow. The failure follows too close
upon the prediction. II therefore The Wing must
indulge this propensity TO predict, we would re-
commend toii, when mex, i, feels the spirit, to pro-
phscy about some thing tina, is 10 happen fry OF
4 hundred years hence. when percbance itself
and its prophecy will both be forgotten. But we
not only did not intend 10 argue as the Wing pre-.
diets we would; but exactly as il seems 10 especl
we would not, completely reversing its predic-
licn. We have no occasion for ~'taxing the ere.
dulny" Of our readers at all, for "in going back 10
the o,igin of this protective policy" we have not
found MIR. Jefferson "warmly advocating it while
i. was as vehemenlly opposed by Hamilton;" bot,
as we knew before we have found the very reverse
OF This be true, and we pledged ourselves to de-
monstrale it from "the record" nay, to do more,
and show that Mr.. Madison, as well as Mr., JET.
~ferson, was The opponent "of this Protective no.
licy" and that General Hamilton was no, ONLY
its advocate, but its author. Since, however,
the Wing seems willing, and even DESTROYS. TO
rest this question on the relative opinions of Nh.
Jefferson and Gen, Hamilton, and we said we
would meet il with its own selected weapons, we
will, for the present al least, 10 spare The patience
OF our readers, confine our views TO the opinions
OF those gentlemen. Row, suppose we prove
from "the record" as we hesitate not 10 saw we
shall, so that the veriest sceptic will no longer
doubt, that Gen. Hamilton, "she founder Of The
Federal party" ,0aymly advocated 'this Protective
policy" while Mr.. Jefferson, "the great leader Of
the Republican parry, "as vehemenAy opposed it,"
what will the Wing then say2 Will i, candidly
admi It's error-cease to tag 50 heartily HE Gre
duaay OF us 'eaders,-and tell them the truth, that
this measure was in fact sustained BY the Fede.
r%alists, as in its character i. Twas in conso.
nance with The doctrines Of " that party, and wa,
opposed BY the Republicans, being "repudia,ed
by the principles Of" republicanism7 Or, will
the Wing suddenly become as 'dumb as an oys.
Ter, ON this snhiect. and moi have roana In &c