Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-15
RICHMOND ENQUIRER
..,,,,;,,-MorR MoRNINC. NoyEMBER II, 1883.
at,EaE FROM THE PAST.

LEAF FROM THE PAST.
The Pennsylyanan has recently pnoilsheu SUI H.,
and interesting articles reviewing the prncp''1 ~
of the two old parties, the Federal ahu ''' -,
whose paternity and character may DC c'eh'y '1.'1
features of the modern Wing and Democra'c pa''e' u m
country Many "reminiscences arc otouS"' ur' " " 49,
value 10 The study of parties The adminls'ra''o" %
elder Adams the writer shows, conmenceo 'o .;h
c;or.v heinn characterized throughout by series Of ne
handed and ytanuica measures 'hs appe,a onnh,;c,r
tho dca,ruction-,h entire aunihlaon--ol ''e
, od m, sunpression of every liberal sentiment. - :
| -, ., no den;ed ,hat The action Of the government wa" wa
| ,,,a ,h,ouoi, AR Adums administration oy o." s
ms,,an party who were equally hosa'e ~ "oe' "''N
md n France This party was coHposeo VI D' NV
chant, md their factors aud agents III uo e' o N y
h vho from conviction in favor oil monarchy IN pre-
ference 10 republcanism, and their etior's were
energetic and their wits sharPened BY the state o'
the open war, existing between france ana i.'s ,
Win The advent Of Mr.. Adams Administration, ""9
, po,n.,,vor;.r had increased the arislocralic ion'
and ceremony in the Government winch Tue soo' sense
~, ,,, had in some manner checked or in which nc
s n, co 81 most unwilling actor. Imposing fepeeS con
dur,.d with royal ceremony, had become common i"e
posen delivered his speech from the throne al eac"
s,n o Congress- and, composed OF generaiues u''e' "
manner of the Kings speech, IN opening r''''1''' "
ENGLAND II was expected 10 be answered III "u'O'0
;; ,, ao,,erpp terms For the TWO first sessions o1
f.o,ess at the commencement Of his administration, III
Mav 1897 a, special session, and IN november VI '
some fourteen or fifteen days c, each tlme were
uselessy spent in drawing up suitable answer ~ '"e
o;dan,,s snescb Four Of the republican members boldly
,,,ins, the absurdi,y and The expense incurred to
The nation by establishing custom Of debating fortnight
shout The wording of an answer, in vague genera'les
yhc onneo,ed 10 have no legitimate object OF legislation
attached TO il, Their appeared merely 'hon"cu ~
Commitment and aer the President, and were mere echoes
of VIVA, the President had said and conceived ana
in the most abjcct spirit Such Thing as an hOhes' o''
ence Of opinion did not appear 10 be dreamed o AS
;en of the kind of trash used such OCCASIONS we &C.
lao, from the answer of the Senate the Presidents Speech
a, the session commencing in Nov, 1877. II says
"S,a:-The communication you have thought proper O 10
maize In your speech butn Houses OF CohefeAs on w
onenine of the session. afford additional proofs o
,he attention integrity and frmness, which have marked
your official character"
The commencement, of the paragraphs, awe cannot
bu, approve Of the measures you have taken, a.
or The next-t would have given us much pleasure 10
have received" &c.
The uext-"We learn with satisfaction, &c
The nex-"We think sir with you, THAT The commerce
o the United Satss esaeual 10 the eriwth comfort anu
,rosnerv of our country" And on. The address con-
cludes in this iusomc strain
uand sir we beg leave you that we de1iVe si'
oular consolation from the reflection that al suc te m m
Yecnve pat OF our government, has been Committed 10
your hands, for in your integrity, talents anu h''o"'
place the most entire commence.
To such state Of humble submission was Inc SeHa'e Vi
the United Sa,cs body that oGgh io have retained some
of d!ra,Y aud serespect reduced during hs
adminis.Eation. >,
ia this address the President was pleased 10
olive few words in reply conpmentng Them In MS 'u'
nnon b. WISDOM their penetration and ineH SpEFsSpt'
fsPIRIT!
s ts,p,e addresses were delivered by The members oil
c,cb house. walking TO the Presidents mouse
for tina, purpose On one occasion MATHEW LYON oi st-
mont, was the only member VINO hau '"e "'''H''' ~
attending the procession
r,hs. objectionable ceremonies had been originally n'fo-
,prcd during Gen. WAsHSGroN's administrator of oe''
Kvcy whom Mr. JEryERsU& styles "a man oi pafauc' a"
Col HuapHaEys who had resided some time a1 'otc'sa
oourt WAsniNGTow said Mr. JEFFERSON on one occaso"
.hey were The authors Of the present reenalons anu w
others were proposed highly srained that nc aosou
,,eccd Ihcm Gen. WAsHSoToS attentive 10 olherehce
Of opinion on subject when the time o ha second etc
on arrived called le euds OF Departments togehe oo
,,od 10 Them the situation 10 which he had been placed
the the government the advice he mac
taken and tac course he had observed in compliance
with II: ,ha, proper occasion had now arrived lor feS
sing ,hu, course, aud he desired them to consult To-
Ter and that he would willingly conform ~ what they should
advise The Cabinet divided, the Influence Vi KNOX
prevailed TO advice given and change was MADE
These things a1ea to Indicate change o pm
cipe even not a, all in character with tho simplicity oi re-
publican government, and were maze limitations oi tho Hum
mery and nonsense Of European Courts
So strongly was Mr. JEFFERsoN impressed with their folly
and absu1dY aud Ia fact their danger 10 The liberties
the country that he his friend MAzzE' res!den
Of Tuscany from Monticello. under date OF April a. '9O
his disapprobaon in the following emphatic terms:
m1he ASPECT of our politics has wonderfully changed since
von LETT US In place Of noble love OF liberty and re-
nubcau government which carried unphanty through
ina var an anglican n.onarchal and atocTaicul party
has sprung up avowcd obec, is to draw over us m
u they have already The forms OF the British gov
enment Nevertheless the principal body OF our citizens
remain fuithul republican principles All our proPrtor
of lands are friendly those principles as also The asa
men of talents We have against US he executive power
s lhe officers OF government all who arc asesing Offices
and ali tmid men who neler the cams OF despo,isn tc
the ,empestaoas of liberty the British merchants ano
! Americans no trade British capital spccnutos per
sons interested 10 the banks and public lunds consanc'
invented for the purposes OF cuuplon and Tor assmahs
us in all things the rotten well as the souna pais
tho British model should give you lever IL shou's
the aposalcs who have embraced these hcreses et
who were SuomOns in council and Sinsons IN comoai
but who their heads shoru by the haro Ensanu
Mr. JsrrsssoS afterwards In referring 10 this letter
MaxzEr in his correspondence with r VAS BUREN, unoe
date of June 20h 1924 complains that having oeeh pup
shed In Paris and Florence and then rc-transa'ea IRON
French and Italian into English, the sense o some pof
ons of had been changed by the tine it thus appeared
before the American public. He says the "iorms mere
were the levees birthdays the popous cnVacaoe
10 the State House, the meeting Of Congress- IN BOO!
10 rc-echo the speech in answer &c
The measures Of Mr. ADAMS administration proven even
obnoxious the couory than The show OF arislorrac
without The power could possibly become Ahese were Tue
Stamp Act the change in the Laws Inc a"en
and Sed,on laws u bankrupt law, and standing army
apd other of kindred character proving Inc ten
dency Of the administration be reatric the liberty
the people aud establish arbitrary power.
! WISDOM OF DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
BY the force Of public opinion several years ago. DAME
Webster was compelled write the epiaph Of "an obsolete
idea" upon the tomb of national BInk-a govern