Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-26

isc,s enrumeraled-lhe tariff the currency anu
the Improvement oil the great highways, MYERS,
lakes. and harbars that Is the whole ihie, nai
improvement, subject. This embraces Inc "hole
American syslem, aud il is Difficult 10 say whas
i does moi embrace. Il was the Assumption VI
power b. tn GeLeral Government over ,ue o
very subjects, under The administration ~ :. ~
Adams, mai bore Jefferson gown, III ,'ie ia'.'
DAYS OF his life with The sloomiest aPpte"ens'o"s
Taylor is thus fully committed 10 ,esirs' "nu
~ uul the extreme measures ol Tie reaeidie''i
ybo as Nr Jefferson sail in letter to Governor
Giles In, = few months before his DEAN, no"
loo,, IA a siaoie and splendid government oi On
ari, orracy founded on baHhtns inSi"aew'1s dhu
,uoa,eA 1acgypU ais1ls, unier Inc sui>c anu e'"dA
=, be;r favored branches Of manufactures, COTE
mo, re nd navisa ion, riding and ruling over inc
"i,,ai.rsd p,ouohmen ami besgared yeomanry-
The ,ciI be Ia them a next best blessing 10 Inc
monaicny o. their ii ST aim, and perhaps tasir ST.
r.st teppane stone 10 IT," Yet some OF MS auyo-
cafes, ignorant themselves, or Counting up"" ''e
ignorance II Others. have HE power q idee "
Contend publicly, that this man IS !enci 'o".".
in ptjucir!e. Il is impossible Tor MS TO conceive
now any man. protesting republican pIinclries,
can supparl Gen. Taylor, aiier Pe!usal OF what
is com,nonlv called his Allison leiier. bui ueil.
Paylor has also made himself the instrument ui
the paIly organization o. our opponents ne ID
first press n,ed himself as the opp OF parry
organization aud repeatedly decla,eu MS M uc'
termination unGe! no circumstances 10 oeeoihe
the candidate OF party. From this position, by
series Q. mutations, which every one can trace
for himsell-h he q, length permitted me LOUISIANA
delegation 10 place him entirely unier me cohliol
OF he Wing National Convention That dele
saliJn We e authorized 10 say, mat zen layiot
recognized in hi, friends in that Convention, The
Il consider
Ell them H. honor bound 10 abide by lis decision
/, was formally announced, that "bv Inc act OF
uniliny with this Convention, his frtends i1ha-
dra7c his name f,om the Ganrass, unless ne pc Inc
nominee :. the Convention" How VAN ihcn
anus, be Inc expectation, that any Democrat can
support h;S man so deeply COMMITTED 10 redefai
doctrine. and who has lent himself 10 the purPo.
ses Of the Wing party!
We have shown that General Taylor is iully
committed 10 the principles oil iatiudlnous con,
s,ruction. We shonld b. Ia se 10 The duties Of
our posi \, if we did net point out the danger,
ami earnestly invoke the active cooperation oil
every lfiead Of State rights in The land. Ii al
WAYS has been by the exercise of the very pow
efs which General Tayler acknowledges 10 be
unlimited. thai the most alarming approaches 10
consolidation have been ma .e. Recall, fellow
c;.iZ,ns, The extraordinary exerilonS II COST our
pa;jy, under General Jackson, 10 correct The
abuse OF these powers, and bring back Inc gu
vernment TO lis true principles. The la9ors OF
that day were io:cibly sum ned up by ole oil our
own Senators: ave are in the mi IS. I'll d rcyo
lution-a happy and suspicious revolution like
the civil revolution ui 1900, which, according 10
Mr.. Jefferson, vas as lea, Tev0iulon, IN the
principles. as lha Of '16 was in The form Of our
Government A like salulaIy revolution, in The
principles III The Government we have seen ac-
,ol;s hat no taSf vr
nisiralion. la that time, sir, we have seen The
government brought 10 lis republican tack, from
The devialionS OF laliludinous power, into which
il had fatally fallen. We have seen an anc0nsta
tutional and corruptiag system Of Internal impr0re
assnt unde. The patronage ui the Federal autho-
riiy arrested, and ,huse great local interests ie-
mitted 10 their natural and sale guardians, the 60
yernmens of The Sales We have seen Inc
Bank the frs; born OF Federal usurpations,
fpieu in lis efforts perpetuale lis existence, and
10 confirm It's triumph over the sanctlty OF The
Constitution. We have seen, finally, the imsrl-
Gun system ol The honorable Senator himself, a
system which we, OF the South, have fell 10 be
one, not ui protection bal opprcssion-we have
seen that TOO, partially overthIown and abandon.
ed. Here indeed, is happy and glorious revo.
luton Tor those who have eherishei The cardinal
principles OF limited constitutional construction
OF freedom Of industry, OF equality OF public bur.
icns;-and !or these great results we are indeb ed
10 the frmncSs, the vlgor patriotism, OF the lndi.
vidual who now ptesiies over the administration
.; the Government, sustained b. the viliuuus
confidence II a Tree people,
General Taylor is pledged not 10 arrest any OF
these measures, il they are again driven through
ilr form Il legislation; amt We know that The
parry which will go alu power with him ale In
iaror Of ihe.G al Il he IS elected, then, we must
prepare - renew the struggle. Il we permit
these corInr.ions again 10 acquire too,hold, can
w. hope tn equal success in another contest =
IS il not rather the part Of children, than oi men
bn wing aud careful ot their Interests, 10 lGcur
This sureifuous abor-to run this Unnecessary
hazafd2 Vrs lniane!-you Hho have been lore
most in every contest FOR The preservation Of the
rue principles Il our g0yefEmenl-yol will have
10 pass upon tines. questions on the I'm 0! No
vember-we will no. permit ourselves, Tor one
moment 10 DOUBT your decision.
Important as are these subjects We come now
10 invite your attention to Others which more
nearly affect your own interests. You, IN com.
mon with your fellow.ciiizens OF the Southern
States, have rights and interests peculiar 10 your
selves business and your property are es-
senlialy different from hose OF large majority
Of The people Of this couteGeracy. In The exrr.
else Of The powers u the Federal Government,
you have 10 guarantee against oppression In a n
identity oil Interests with The ruling majority
Hence the maintenance Of checks and limias
lions upon The powers OF that government has
ever been your pocy-while those who have
mcditaei ass!essions upon Southern rights have
always struggled IL enlarge and lioerate those
powers. Hence, as Mr.. Jefferson has said, The
Democracy OF the Morrill, the party OF STRICT con.
stuclion, are The natural allies OF the South
while the lai;udinaran party open the breaches
in the Constitution through which your enemies
approach 10 assault you. This view is striklnsly
illustra ed by tic !ac that, upon the question OF
restricting slavery in the territories, The whole
Whs party in The tree States are against you 10
a man, while your friends there are found only in
Inc ranks ut the parry Of strict construction.
The veto power is perhaps the most saluiary
check upon he action Of the federal government
which is provided by The Constitution. So long
as that provision is retained in It's full energy
the Souh can always exeIci>e some control over
The action OF he government Though less Than
a majority, our strength i formidable for any
party 10 succecd, which CO ,.niis ITSELF in Pre-
sldential canvass, upon principles Of open and
a7owed hostility 10 car f@hs. This has been
clearly perceived By out 4 verSagicS al The nortn,
and they are how benl;; Ill their efforts 10 bring
The velo power into dssrauie. In this effort, We
have been mortified and Harmed 10 find that they
Wing candidate has ltni himself 10 their danger
Gus designs. Fuui years ago Mr.. Clay and his
followers were engaged in the effort 10 strike This
provision from tie Cons tuition. Fooled in this,
The attempt is now made 10 do that in effect,
which they could MOI DO in form, and by exciting
odinm against This power, IL arrest lis practical
operation. Again, lnt>caicuialing The popular in
tellisence, they think 10 deceive US by an arttul
phrase. They denounce the veto as "one-man
power" This IS only true, upon The Whis iheu-
~, that The Presden, is 10 60 into power, the IN
instructed, unpledsed and unlrammeled agcn OF
his own viii. Rut upon The true principles Of
our government, this, like ali his other powers,
is enlrusled 10 the President mol in his Individual
but in his representative 2pacity-confi!ed 10
him, not simply because he is an "honest and
faithful" man, nut because he is he aeen' III his
constituents. TIE veto power resides essential
w not in The President, but in those who cleo, the
President. II may not be inappropriate, in this
connection, 10 recall TO your recollection, the fact