Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-29
For he Enquirer.
A GREAT DISCOVERY.

GREAT DISCOVERY.
,,,:.,,., Of" ia the Constitution meoS
d,,tribute among shc S!afeS
nrsrpprCr,oS OF FEDERAL "ii".>A In TIE
nocTRiNE OF "DIsTRlBU rloN"
Al hss This old exploded doctrine Of distribution
.as;n arisen from the dead! Some OF ina ola wing
es So.r nnder the Know. Nothing or American garb,
seem TO possess the powers OF the witch OF Ender IN
calling up things long deuuct. They are forever wax
ing up old offensive doctrines, long exploded ana
setting th6m of under new garb, to deceive tue
people. What teuscity for life has old Federal
Whiggery! 1t seems that the tail Of the party WIN WI
wiggle century after it has been severed rom lne
body. 1t is hard TO say which it resembles Tue ni's'
the lizard, or the polypus. The polypus eau 20 pr
pagated by grating; and according 10 nn.a, a; "r
riaps, new head may be joined 10 an o.u 'aa ~ a.
new tail to old head; and WIN p his political
polypus-the old Federal Wing head Jo'neo u Oh
American OF Know Nothing tan. - .,s
The Federal Wing know'NOthihg Po!p u" ,. wi
lowest grade OF organic life. ne ss'Vu Of NO
Iitica grating has been going on Tor many years
w;rhout any Improvement in the fruit, but ratner ue
generating. But the most remarkable sninal Jesuit
ing from these various unions, is TINS eSelal ing
KnowNothing quadrupsd win WIZ D nrofsasue
Democracy! A Democrat in name ana garo' out
at heart ow-Nothing. How hard 10 II ior an oio
Federal Wing, to change his p!incip!es. As sooG
may an Ethiopian change his skln, or, Tue Le1 p
his spots, as these Know-Nothing Wings aud Btack
Republicans, become Democrats They are dyed IN
the wool. They may profess Dsmocracy.the vol
may come in sleeps clothing, but the wolf 10 there
still. Observation-Disclosures.
Two grand methods have, as history informs U.s.
been tried by it's enemies to destroy the church.
Omen opposition at first and when this failed, secre
oy and hypocrtical profession OF ts doctrnes FIRST
an enemy, and then pretended frieno. Inc same
method has been adopted to destroy the Democratic
tkaE Nnna ofyn n a
eminent, there have been two parties. the Federal
and the Republican properly so called) or Inc De'
mocratic party. The Federal party fought boldly
and openly at first, under their own name and coiors
Then it began to battle secretly, under different
names, until being fairly beaten on every ground II
now assumes the name of the very party it has been
contending WITH and processes to hold lite doctrines.
II has the form of Democracy without the power
thereof. Have these friends come TO spy out our
liberty in the Democratic psrtyi Is Saul among the
prophets2
John Randolph said, "ssve me from my friends
and will take care Of my enemies" True, han
dolph though dead he yet speaketh. What you &C,
quired by intuition and hawkeyed observation, SAD
experience hath taught my dull capacity Gus'E s .ue
against it's enemies. Let this be the toast OF the De
mocracy, the motto of the Democratic party. 81.
John. stil better authority, says, That atef tue
great battle fought between the true ana ialse
church. the enemy appeared under the form OF a
beast having two horns, 'as lamb" so comes the
old Federal ssrpeut under the garb of distribution
Oh. how plausible, how sweet the sound !-harmoni
Gus to the ear
It reminds us of an anecdote we once heard OF an
old colored woman mot colored either, for she was
bsck on hearing the preacher call the word Mesopo'
tamia in reading one of Paus epstles to the congre
CATION. She could not contain herself any longer,
butjumped right up, claaped her hands, and shoa!ea
out, my soul is so pe.&" 20, that sweet word Mis-
spotati" So the old 'Wbig, when the word "dstrl
button" is read out, wakes up there is resnrrec
tion bis soul is so peat, aud he cries out, Though IN
the Democratic congregational 80, that sweet "pta
coven foot and the fshy Democrat is in vain tod
is not Democratic principle. 81 know IT is nor, ne
frankly admits but he feels his principles giving way at
the sound of Observation-Disclosures is money IN it-there
Thnkes thou, o, ye ishy Democrats. that follow on
for the loaves and fishes We did eat that sit on the
fence and watch mot faithful sentnels on the tow
ers of Democracy but looking first one slde then
the other to where the strength and the ucre lay;
thinkeet thou that principle can be purchased with
money! "Thy money perish with thee" Or your
ye Know-Nothings, that profess Democracy but in
works deny herye still in the gaul Of Federal
ism, and in the bonds of Nottingham:
Has the Democratic party forgotten all her well
fought battles for principles and her glorious vIcto.
ries, or has she become sordd as to abandon all
for money, money! Has Virginia purchased her
reputation and elevated moral and intellectual posi-
ton with money and, Simon Magus lihe shall she
ceived. Think not that, because we have won our
principles, We may now sit down and fold our arms
and enjoy ourselves. Remember, Democratic prln.
ciples are purchased by eternal vigilance" 1t re-
quires as much vigilance to retain principles, as to
acquire them. 1t was "when men slept, that the
enemy came and sowed tares." The enemy watches
his opportunity and it is only when the Democratic
party is asleep, al ease, and careless after some
great victory, that the adversary creeps stea.hiy
out, and sows error, broadcast the land. Mark
tho frnu VIII doctrine
redistribution" Who now, among US, 10 mostly in
favor Of lit
This doctrine Of distribution" involves all the
doctrines Of the old Federal party, under all its
phases, from the Federal Wing party headed by the
lusrious Clay-illustrous for his talents, but alas,
wrongly directed, down to the American or Know.
Nothing party. Yea, further back to Alexander
Hamilton (be father of Federalism IN this country,)
ject and you will hnd that distributor proceeds
upon the principle of every other doctrine held
by the old Federal party, now deiunct, or disorgsn.
ized but still living in an inorganic state, ready at any
time to be organized and to assume the name of any
party that may spring up, that promises the slightest
prospect of carrying ont their doctrines, or of get
ting the ascendancy. Yea, of joining the Democra.
cy itself, it, by that means it can carry out its doc
trnes and aims. Lift up the veil, and you will see
covered up under "dstribution." all the principles
heretofore held by the old Federal Wing party, COM
pretended under one. lst strong government lin
the Hamiltonian sense,) or British Government, or
incapacity for self government. Restricted com.
merce, or American system Of Henry Clay, or en-
richng the North at the expense of the South Anti.
State Rights, the General Government carrying
ON State improvements by oppressive taxation. In
terns improvements in the States indirectly, by the
Guoeral Government by taxing the people to raise
money for "distribution," to carry them on-wth a
high tariff a National Bank, &c.
Distribution favors a "strong government" be-
cause it confers more power the general govern
ment than the trainers of the Constitution designed 1t
should have. 1t restricts commerce. because 1t en-.
courages high protective tariff aud this encourages
Northern manufactures, at the expense Of the South,
and is consequently opposed to the principle of free
trade with all nations 1t favors general improve
ments in the particular States because surplus is
raised by high Tariff and this is taken to carry on
State improvements; and the widest schemes Of in
ternal Improvement will be projected in the States,
relying upon the general government to carry them
through; and if there is no surplus to do it, in the ma
tionsl treasury it will be created at the expense Of
because the general government has no more right
to meddle with State affairs than the State has with
individual matters, except what has already been
oeded to them by original compacts, and these are
few and fixed. That it is in favor of oppressive ia
riffs and taxations is perfectly obvious for il tariffs
and taxatons were as they ought to be- there would
be surplus, no more national treasure than would
supply the present wants and future contingencies of
government. II fsvors the principle Of national
bank, because the general government or Congress,
ia making an illegitmate use of the peoples money.
But, more than all, it is grossly unconstitutional
There is no constitution for distribution. Indeed,
there is no such thing surplus the In which
it is used The word is not found in the vocabulary
of the original framers distribution ever
contemplated. 1t never designed that there
should be any such thing. "Pius," all know, ia a
Latin word, and means more than the government
has need for. 1t never was designed that the gov.
eminent should lch out of the people 'plus" than it
needed SO thought that old practical daguereotype
of Democracy, General jackson, properly called Old
Hickory, of great strength just yielding enough ne
yer to break The Constitution has specified clearly
en- ugh the few general purposes for which
the General Government means is to be applied,
except for extreme latitude and longitude politicians,
that can't live in temperate zones, but forever
some Arctic excursion, for party purposes or filthy
lucre and as far from the Constitution as the equator
from the poles then turn round and charge others of
running into extremes. But if they meet with no
better fate than "Sir john Franklin" they had bet.