Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-13
=. .hs Editors 1j':he Enquirer.

! RcuaoSo, ArrlL 2, 1852.
The enclosed article from Tic "National Inc!genccr o
v- cr,a% Sd correctly and beautifully The view
Is hic.e) o ninety "iia'eS o. me PEOPLE OF fir
hca leave To request that you will give i: All insertion in You
widely circulated paper and express The hope that hey
published in every paper IN the State.
Very respectfully, yours &c.
The history of cur Government from the adoption of IN
Federal Constitution 70 this line exhibits point uro
which the stamp Of universal appreciation has been nor
inJelbIy nrres cd and liz wisdom moro uniformly cohct
,.ca than the farewell Address Of Washington II wa
such has been studied b. ALL 10y oil and APPROX
! cd by all.
Tie uoicy so clearly marked out in this adde's guide
Washnutgn's eycnul administration md in It's entire la
rhe has been adopted and followed by all his successors
No conflicts or revolutions of parties no scisstudes
trials In peace in OF the tests 10 when IL M
been subjected have impaired lis uFcc questioned II
souadness isssered lis popularity On the contrary TN!
has Increased its strength experience has ancliled Us Wis
dum and its blessings commendt to Inc sale keeping OF pos
terity.
Now for the first time hear strange voice In nl
land impeachng its wisdom and the wisdom Of oil our lie
EVOLUTIONARY fathers and their o"
own unanimous construction Of OWE acts reading 10 u
new versions household words ntd denlndln
that we should zny ourselves BY praising him for pTo'in
us 10 be fools. :.
Who nre they that 70 dispute our faiths 10 dis
,urb our pcace and subver, temples, "a did Ton
Paine ith his &c Of seasnn 10 snbvc!t religion ant
give ms il, its stead 4 worship Of blind niidey! kinkr
and kossu,l-bun and educated in the midst of d4spoiists
and wars and revolutions md dreamy visions OF liberty ant
the widest distractions Of civil polywherr our history
is seldom read, where 1t cannot be understood ana wheTt
our peculiar theory OF Government is enigma; where no
intellect however sruDg and education, however com
prtc can comprehend the practical working Of cur fedora
live system nrd the appropriate policy n cur Governments
in lis domestic and O!r relations lhcY are nol"tl'
standing in midst not as rXiIes seeking safely ana
hGma-not as modest guests waiting Ia BIZ helped-net Us
grateful recipients OF honors aud iuVos ana
n Strangers in strange andno listeners and learners
No; they missionaries would 10 hnnghtch iini
where idols worshippcd tearh the blessings oChrs
tian faith They p!opagaEis and tax eahcc!s on
highways and bvways They break down b, fore thy
can build up They The rubbish and the hore-
sics of revolutionary times, which arc
in their wuy and first they strike at WAsISsToS. They
aaian him before the bar OF his country for ignorance that
has grown into crime and then they assa The gratitude
and patriotism OF twenty-five millions OF people inf Inc
homage they pay the memory and wisdom vi the Father
of their country And for this very modest and suit IN
peacuent the hat is round for contributions 10 AID IN
tile diffusion OF this aud edecmng light Inc ESec
tive is approached his opinion upon the policy OF LINER
ve:un il nbninc; Cabinet Ministers are lncrrhgatcd IN
the way Congress s approached by indrccion to the
point; and when na several responses are Inade win
all due respect the solemn obligations Of duty 10 Their
convictions md their Government, what does Hungary
modest and deftrenfia Exile dot Does lie bow TO the b.
heats Of the Constitution does he bow 10 the dignity OF
Office does he bow the majesty OF Bodies! does he
honor the sage and the ornco does he submit to mo opn
ions OF the sovereign people No in tie face OF all and II,
defiance Of a he takes issue with a placing h!mst! above
authority and dsrcsafdins ever! VIII anu every o
ion but his own.
He ayaiIed himself Of the profuse hospitality, The t!sn
guishcd honors and generous sympathy OF tho metropolis {"
The country show his gratitude, not 10 give thanks
for rs emancipation, bat TO gather strength Tor Tcoukc ana
pretcxt for national insult.
Finding the metropolis not the place 10 MAKE proseiyicS
he shaped his for the paotlc and waIh-hearte
West 4 more than generous hospitality was extended 10
him md he travelled with The pageant aud honos Of no.
man conuuero! He received the several points 0!
his with The shouts and welcome nj thousands
Taking advantage Of The excitement ard The bue OF nos,
nay sympathy and curiosity, he nsideusly asSnled and
in suited every department Of our Government tic con-
denncd their opinions and appealed directly TO the people
10 take issue with him against the Government and lis sell
tied policy sanctioned by every constitutional form IN tl-
feet, aiming at revolution And still the hal goes round!
Nav VIC not ask what ia the object Of this indicate ar
rarnnien. Of authorities and opinions, ncucn4 govern
ntn and people, before the judgment of this onc man Is
TO make us people and nation wiser, better sler ha
pcr Is it To blind nr reason by contagious sympathy
Tor the oppressed Of other lands, " the glare OF captivating
eIoca,nn pleading fer doGn-odien lbertyE Is It I"
mcsncrizc our vigilance and in unguaTdcd moment !"
gel us committed "nlervenion and by that act o6!ge
US to fight defence OF our position or to od our arms III
Dcace and be disgracelf Or is it coup detat to com
mil ma 10 The restoration of this iusrous exile TO his lost
tooors in Hungary and dispose oil the vcXot question wee
he i Governor or Ex-Governor 1t Is lnnacrla "hehe
any all these be w;ihn the parvew % hossu; We
commit ourselves active intervention, II would lncvita
bv sooner later involve us in TIC most dccae ana M"
menous relations Of foreign Powers iher tongues !o'
TYRANNY their struggles Tor liberty, their wars ana men
revolutions We shrulf have share without the possibility
of escape. Cu bono! , . IT,
hdnr OF refugees who 10 change our lociSn Pocy
and 10 carry away all that they can gctl
We rr,occ in believing that the Whole country snhnd
upon this subject and that these misguided zealo Will gain
no strength b. the displays in Legislative Halls
in defence Of their doctrines
II is not for pcsnre educated in III: meanhyscs and poll
~ of Germany and the schools OF Red Reputcan!sn oi
France 10 in the high school OF orr Con-
s,iinon and cSpoundcrs in the polmcs OF NAsHiSoroS
Our geographical position separates us widely ana oy
mighty natural brcrs from the countries OF The O World
Our Government has bu! little resemblance 10 any OF h"lE
Governments ard with Of them no aiilnes and no
symratncs Our people, too have equally distinct dis
smilarilIcs Nature government education and the INST
great aw proclaim tho separation and the istinc
lion and forbid that their boundaries should be ever trans
cended These great and obvious considerations influenced
doubtless The policy of WAsHISaToS and oil his successors
That pocy has free from the covenant leagues winch
have cnnneod other nations in desoaag wars and ruln"s
national debts II has secured our own voon to our own
acts and thus Ii, will OF The sovereign people II has
given us rapid and unchecked growth in popati'n pow
err prosperity and influence without parallel in The history
of the world II has made broad land the refuge
of the uppr, .scd from all other lands and when the patriot
hearts ire sinking beneath the troubled waters {" TIC va
World they look out and LOOK with consolation and nope
10 our Arura guarded b. tho wisdom OF WAsHISGToS nhd
the strongest entertainments OF liberty Who would desert
this post Of lonor2 " /. H.