Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06
TUESDAY MORNING, Iapz2ll4 G, 1862.

james j. Wilson, gentleman III eiiaa1cG aa worth ~
ore will dispute or DOUBT his Democracy. a. a'':: 81 ~
Democratic party s was looked III 10 ana iGuci .lcct
throughout III" State.
Not many years after iis however, tho party ren
asrnjc:. Oar side took with them the iiuncr. Il was ali
tie t!uadrr they had. They woGl-so allow != matter Il
Ee settled, and hIs II htc paris question. II ~ niuci
%o!c necessary .ar is ii i- ne, let eSneIencc h':'
FACTS show. With annual III i:iy millions o
dollars staring in The face anything be more rIdcu
!ius han Ia quu about The vaearts 0i free trade iS
amount t" expenditure w require average duty ni t!y
fec per cent all our iGpoations We hay" 70 other n
for al Consequence but Tie duties ii
ports. Wha 5!y iGen repeat, IL he constantly wrlnsiGl
Goou the doctrines o zee trade. citizens, 1y patty
r"bcs Go not hang very heavy on ny siJc'cs, when i!t
welfare The honor the my country sake
have passed grand cmacicrc and can have at ae,
but few years. live nov in and for my c:'lden Ii
were consult my interest n!oac my ambition, would
myself bn! little auu: the constitution or tie laws
wcuJ b. mgui; concerned n what alGht happen
speak for myself hu: r my chl!!cEs children, AMI II II
Is not .no much 10 say!or my God and country desire
peace aud hIrly and the maintenance u! religion anu Tue
laws rs hr only guarantees Tor the rcPcaI'y oi our fc
govefnment.
Here in this favored land is the las, en-! best nsyan OF
Lcy drive her from these shores, and where VIII SHE iiai
r,in. r.acr
Fellow Ci&cns. among the most important of pc
serving o7 government m its strength and rut IS IL
.i! economy pa5ic ,lrcsiicy have ncre1s.
Cd during The last quarter O! century from thirteen 10 iiy
ins nf collars, ard If the augmentation Of increase
should a tie s:.v during Tie twenty-five ycErs the
of his Government will he Carried ny 10 the enormous
amount Of hundred millions Ot dollars about t!t:ce
lpurhs of the expenses ri the British Empire not Including
he payment Of lie interest her public dcn. II this pro-
Ggay ard wasciG expenditure bG not nTeste5, Tie coun-
Try vii bc iuinCd
Ii corruption with its hydra head and iI9 long Train oi
evils begin sep the foundations ol The hepcbic
FGS,drnl is Clean gone forever.
desire 10 see his Gpvc.nn. br""gh back ihc simfIi
city and economy G tic days IL J.scsoa; sncscn'!mGn
may strange # my fellow citizens, but IL must
Uc in uni iha! JelJng c young aud Pro-rts
so sciJv al Demccary. fl is true was brought up at
i!s it Of Ga.ac an,Hg the strctest serI Of Ftd"'ass;
MY iic: Frd0raiist; tuu young Ia take part
in the politics Vi those days lie was cHipcef ol 1uHli-
tuD ui Washington ard other great mrn n t!csc ns; he
loved them when they lived and loved their memories when
dead II was his glory 10 follow where IN" footsteps ci
Washington led II had been old nnuah in i'n'c days
would probably have been FrdealsGa pucr band Of pa
:ots ard more honest never ruled HE rSilns o any
counlry they acted wisely their day and ecncrli!0n
Oar iaeTs knew well the ininsshlity 81 controlling the
future; tcy did attempt 10 stretch Their a's into nll-
ry regulate the contact al their fifty years in sd
vance than will attempt To do The same thing
Cor fifty years Since their der, oar n'7y
has increased IN Importance nnd wealth and pc ycr lar sa
passing The most sangne expectations u ihr ioinctia OF
the republic We Judge aud act in regard ~ public al.
fairs for ourselves.
tn not like that principle which bids stand sill! be-
Washington stood still this is not just to tr msGlo'y
vi that crca. man, whose rrnlGns were i"n;i MY years
ago under entire different state OF things II The Gays
ui Washing 1n there was much moe II be apIchcnisd
from those dangers which threatened dissolution OF IN.
States than f.0 those daEscrs which threaten cOnsGid.
Of the wilaic into Contra! government
TIE pcrcrS oj the GCnrrai GGrerEMrn. S!o2G be 'tFy
,aars and lis ;ltroiaa restricted Erry n!Hg Mat icy
osiy SDH je !i 70 ts c3a!roi end diTte!'oa
nf tic ser.yi Sa'a Ggrtrnlgsnt TIE opsr1tlonS q c
General G.rtrnu, SiouG e corfHed it1' 3c strt::tSi
r1sS Of he CoHsHiGa oar .fari7 should be noe t1crftd
odSenJGrr1cs nc General orerG'usH from any tsrmea
diiar r he internal affairs gf hc S!as ana 20 Pnt an
end 10 prqfglie uas'e and errGragdm expenditure bnt
will stop :. an pri ir Tie compliment! y"n have paid
and the attention with which you nave listened 10 what
have had 10 say. bid you a farewell.