Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-19

against Mr. A1ams--he was believed to he a
man ofstrong prejudices-a and that the claims of
Dir. Crawford came with peculiar exception,
when his own state was divided on his merits,
and he had been by a party there, held up as
desperate intriguer. He did not say that he
deemed him as such, for this would be assert
ing what he had no opportunity of his own
knowledge, of ascertainiug.
" He did observe that certain individuals OF
character and influence had expressed opin-
ions favorable to the great qualities of Mr..
Eowndes, in Georgia as ,oeU as az .Ne,c York
"0f MIR. Clay, he observed, that he had re-
tired from public life, but il we neglected to
name MIR. Lowndes, he might be brought for
ward, and that there was little question that
this State would prefer Mr.. Lowndes. He
asserted nothing disparaging of Mr.. Clay, for
whose patriotism and high talents he enter
tains an unbounded admiration. He did saw,
that. if the principles of State Sovereignty,
pushed TO theirexeess, and of unrelenting econ
omy which had been associated prospectively
with the administration of Mr.. Crawford,
were true, his election would be serious evil
To the country.
" He did say that Gen. Pinckney would
have been elected with the vote of South Ca
rolina, but they were withheld because our
delegates preferred consistency and what they
deemed the good of the Union, TO their state
partialites."
Such, we are well assured, is the substance
of the movers remarks. The proofs too ca
silly obtained to doubt for one moment the cor
rcctness of the above statement We repeat
and regret there should be any necessity for
the repetition) that the division in the meeting
was upon the previous question, "Shall
we nominate !"-but upon proposing Mr..
Iowndes, the motion was unanimously car
ried. Charleston C.. Gaz.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION..
did we say there was nothing NEw2 We
are mistaken; the Savannah Republican ofthe
9th inst. contains something very new, with
which we hasten TO treat our readers:
"We understand from good authority that
Mr. LowNDEs has declined the nomination
ofthe Legislature of South Carolina, and will
not be IA candidate for the presidency. This
| election we further learn was the principal
topic at Washington daring the Holydays.-
The resolutions of the Caucus at Columbia
>. &. had been received there and created
considerable sensation. 1t is thought that
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Calhoun's prospects are
by no means very favourable, particularly the
latter Crawford appears 10 be the most
| prominent man, at this time"
Now, we have no right to dispute that this
statement came from :" good outhority." But
we shall with due submission, offer Jeifei-viz
| Mr. LowNDEs himself We have seen let
ter from Mr.. l.. To gentleman in this city,
| from which we make the following extract
have never taken step and never shall,
to draw the public eye upon me as COM
petitor for the high place of which you speak.
1 have no reason to think that there is any
wish ont of our own state to raise me to it
hotcerer t'is may be, he Presidency Of The u.
). as not, an MY opinion an office to be eithe,.
solicited or declined"
This is, rs it sho0ld he--bnt it certainly is
any thing but declining the honour The dec
aration is such as becomes The occasion-as
would well become any other candidate With
respect to Mr.. Adams and Mr. Cahoun's
! " ProSpectS"-wc believe they are at present
beyond the ken of the keenest poltican.-
| SO, we think, are Mr. Lowndes.' But il APP
pears that Mr. Crawford is the " most prorn;-
',eft man at this time" Prominent in what
respects: AS being openly candidate? So
are others. AS engaging most observation !?
His "prominency'' may be distinct from his
merits. If by the term prominent the wri-
Ter means that Mr. Crawfords success is more
| pI ctd5te than any other man's-we differ ma
terialIy. Mr.. Crawford cannot Justly calculate
on as many votes as Mr.. Calhoun. But we do
not intend TO anticipate the controversy that
Will come soon enough and hot enough. Our
only object is to show our friends of The " Re-
publican" that Mr.. Lowndes has moi aswt de-
lined The nomination TO he Presidency, Whitley
er may hereafter be his course. We assure
the respective friends of the respective candi-
dates, that Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Lowndes
WIN never DE arrayed IN opposition To- each
other. Charleston CIR,
COLUMBIA, S. G.. Jan s.-Below we pub
sh the resolutions, passed at a meeting of
members of the legislature held during their
late session. 1t has been stated by the Georgia
| Chronicle, that but sixty members attended
| the meeting, and that they were divided upon
the merits of Mr.. Lowndes and Mr.. Calhoun.
| This is mistake. The whole number of
both branches of our legislature is 1863, one
hundred and ten of whom attended and vo-
ted on the previous question, shall nee qloic
make a nomination ffiy-seven in favor of il
and fifty three against it. No proposition was
made offering Mr.. Calhoun as a candidate for
the Presidency of the United States NOT be-
cause as we understand he was not considered
equally competent with Mr.. Lowndes, but
because his friends thought il would be pre-.
mature in them TO propose him, and because
they thought it would be indicate on the
part of South Carolina TO make the first move
ment in his favor. The meeting could moi do
| otherwise than say of Mr.. Lowndes, what we
believe they were equally prepared to say of
Mr.. Calhoun, and what every one in this
| state believes of both Each is n fayorite.
| possessing the entire confidence of his fellow
citizens, and between whose merits South
Carolina IS not now prepared to make - de
clsion. We believe she is willing to leave
that delicate task TO other states, and is now
and will be hereafter prepared to give an en-
tire and unanimous support to either Of them,
whichever 1t may be, that shall be presented
as candidate by a respectable portion of the
other states. This meeting only expressed
their confidence in the high qualifications of
Mr.. Lowndes, and we believe that in doing so.