The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-26

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-Okcc On Tuesday NEXT.
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WHICH ~
Under tbs significant head. thc II En-.
Euirer ct the l8lh INST. endea,ofs to shnN
The ~-cessily Of u caucus nomination al
President aui Wee President of the I'M.
ted states hut certainly n a wey entire
" inconclu,i,e We are disposed Ia ,aEaat
"a ia fullest extent the force vi the cuns.
drralinhs which are predicatcd upon tkr
election of 1900 i. aud ~ are willing, NJ We
AaSc always been, to acknowledge II tn
same cirrnpsl tpces eyf.ied nor thai HE on
IL gonnd apan &Hiehd caucus can b. ad,o-
catrd-that al erpsaleneB might natural
is dave perverted Influence even upon
those whn are decidedly opposed Ia it
But the cases nrr widely different, aud the
reason.wbch operated IN The one, are sarrk
irrelevant ~ Tie oihcr In 1900, ii wns wei
AnoHn thal Thomas Jefferson was the only
person yetcd Tor as President, and that
Aaron liurr was voted for as Vice Presi
dent IL was kaowp thai The neap'e hid no
eye tu Mr.. Burr IN thu cnntest--that, Ia
fact, Il was not a contest NJ ALL Is IL
strange nr wonderful, under tna view Of
the case, that an extraordinary excitement
should have been produced that the
friends al Mr.. Jefferson, aware that the
viii al the people had been unrqnivocally |
expressed and seeing thtt an aitemptw vas
making in elect President in direct oppo.
sitnn To II, shpgld determine Ia resist such
an attempt, NTH all their force aud .aer-
gy? Or is it singular, that&i,e adverse |
patty, warm pol,l'cul antagonists, fresh
from q contest in 1chrhryhnl be,1i dr.
fcaled aud which vns htad-d by Mr.. Jcf. /
fcrson, should se'ze up.n every advantage
which offered, To rrpulst hi u and IL rrissta;e !
,hemsclyrs ia powcr? Sorely MT. But,
how stands the ease now Several candi. |
ds,es are b~fare the penpic, e'l belonging
s to the game party--they will all be VOTED
for .. aspirarls Ia the same otlie.--the
three highest oD The lisi, in case no election
nc made by the electors, wilt be voted for
by the House Of Representatives, IN the
mode pontedoutby the constitution. -sud
il they fail IN making choice, the DUTIES of
jhe office viii delul,r On the Vice President.
What is there so alarming ia thi, contiu-
gency Are we alrsid 10 trnst the Congress,
when cUrsn,u,iuaaily orean,4cd, add act
ing under tt-ir inHurnc,Nf an oath, N,ih the
e,errsehfa power which we are willing Ia
grant IN thrm, when The members are avi.
ing in their individual capacities, and with.
ont the least shadow uffesponslhity : Sin.
.gular, indeed, wonld h,. such choice.
The Enquirer draws tSaRhtiM picture
of the past, anticipates still more
frghtlufelose 10 tie present contest, If that
convenient thing called a caucus, shall not
IN their mercy aud goodness, relieve the
people II the tSimsnse tarSen of thinking
for themselves But, say that CAUCUS M.
mlnaiion takes place, viii thai lessen the
number of ouNF.t,inr., ANA prevent eth
or 7ih candidate from putting III his chin
for the gllterlng prize 7 VIII II detach
from the asplrsnts The f,rnds who are ~
warmly attached H. heiI. interests. 4. yea
IDus la their success viii il allay the III
blood which has hernrxeitNi-put an end la
NIL further attacks md reeriminstiuns and
shield innocent individuals from calumny /;
will il prevent Mr. Calhoun from" writing
letters aud maaing speeches Ia promote his
owns lrctlon?' wall II put an end 10 finrssr
will IT prevent the e" giving of eutettain.
ments, for he t,n.s! q]'she parties ocncern.
ed 2" Will il be- cilertsaf IN preventing all
these rsertIoHS, from being muluplled-~
these Alterations from becoming more bit
terE" line, aud thai II cannot produce these
elects, IN the present case, our common
sense tells ms, il IS manifest t. AZ II is mtcn-
d,d rs 4 mere party machine, to hoist u
particular individual intr power, who can
not Otherwise be snccrssf,l, aud WIN may
NOR se, even with the help of Nis mighty
lever. Wig are Spd Arguments re-
sorted IA, 10 defend ."aucussins Is
there no longer any ground al right upon
rhleI n stand, that the whole force al the
reasoning advanced in support ofthis ilirgi
Innate bantlne of necessity is bn,tomed
upon erpcdiency2 A great constitutional
writer has said,- -" when opportunities
stall Offer, land many such will occur) of
procuring public advantage by overleap
inc restraints, confident n the uprighturss
Of om intentions, and briGg naturally not
~ery assious IN discover tn. Gixtant con.
sequences of actions, in which, from our
very virtue, We feel KIDD ofcomplacency
we viii not perceive, that, aiming at mo-
mtatdry ddUdatdge, pe strike at the lars
themselves, On which III. safety OF the ma.
ton rests; and that thnse acts, 81 lauda
bile only when we consider the motive OF
fhen, may make breach at which tyran.
ny will QUO day ent-r"
-GTe~
The Enquirer informs us, a. an induce
rnent Ia adhere to a caucu. nomination.
that "one most respectable Representative.
has DECLARED his determination, tn nail M.
Gag Ia the mast rather than give up the
sbip'n!! Thot is, BE would see ,,,
country stirred up To the very stat. Of
agitation which Mr.. Richie se much de-
preeates-<he w,asid even see it ir,olved
IN civil war, before he would surrender his
favorite candidate, to prevent II. We
know not who this Representative is f; bui
Sre know that he values HE on,o;no r.,h.,