Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-09

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From the Providence Manufacturers Farmers Journa
THE PRESIDENCY.
There is one consideration TO which many
OF our newspaper editors, engaged in the can
yass for President, should pay some attentioO
and To which, none of them, worthy of the
name of editors, would attend without profit /:
We mean the Importance of acquiring and
preserving decided and fixed character, in
relation to this great canvass. With every
mau who pretends To advance and support an
opinion; who adheres To that opinion with
iDilsxlbility, until convinced of his error, and
changes his candidate and his argument only
on such convictions; il must hereafter, be a
pleasing, ar a consulatory reflection, MGt he
acted for The best that his motives were honest
his object the public good. But something
more than this is necessary 10 the formation
aud support of charncttr--tbe ability TO per-
cei'e and select the mos; substantial ground
to occupy that ground with advantage, aod
retain il, in spite of the many deceptive de-
monstrations which may be made to draw
him from it. This il is, and this only, which
should give u man credit for decsion of cha
Iacter. La this, we fear, too many of our
brethren, of respectable talents and unqucs-
tonabe purity at motives, are greatly deficient
1t would he much better for them TO adopt
and steadily maintain their opinion, or to re-
uquish the subject altogether.
Ii . now three years since the Presiden-
tial question was first started and since five
of our most distinguished citizens were nam
ed rs candidates. We have had time enough
to examine their respective qualifications for
the Office 10 view: We HAVE examined them
by every test of character which the ingenui-
~ of political adopts could invent. In the
thorough education. splendid talents, pure re-
publlcanlsn, tried integrity, loug services and
mature experience of ONE. we are offered a
rich and present fruitiOn. In the powerful in
fellect, good education. and crediiable, though
transltory, career of ANOTHER, we have a
fatieripg promise of future usefulness. The
inadequate talents or Objectionable political
career of the other candidates have placed
them out of the question I; and we are left TO
choose between maturity and proDiise-n he
iher we will tlecI an old man, who has been
tried, n every situation short of the HE hest,
w:ihin pur gilt, and has filed every one ho-
noraby aud ,rsefully to his country honora-
bly, 10 hirnself-in ihe bright eluigrnce ofin-
tellect-in the yiguur of counsel and expert
ence-On Il young man. tried in one station
ouiy--dcquliling himself 10 Onr perfect salts
factioo--by his conduct encouraging us TO
hope much from him hereafter. This is the
true stacof The question, between Mr.. Adams
and Mr. Calhoun. There can be no difficulty
in deciding between them. Those who pre-
fer that the country should br governed by
the wisdom and experience of AcE, and those
who think that yoaM can give us The best
counsel, canOot be- at It loss 10 determine on
the candidate whom they will support. Let
us add few ords, as TO the effect of the
choice.
IL Mr.. Adams should he chosen, we ma V
retain TIE services, and profit by The expert
ence of The present beads of departments, and
at other ministers of tue general government,
who have been long time in place. Those
gentlemen may retain their places, consistently
with their ageand dignity of character To
tir superior dignity and standing Of MIR.
Adams, they can submit without degradd alton
But
Ii Mr.. Calhoun should 10 chosen, every de
pniiment of the executive government must
Dt hHNu anew WIN men VINO are inferior IN
age aud dignity To Mr. Calhoun The old and
tried servants of the public, .gho are from ~
to 70 years old, could not with IA decent and
proper regard to their superior age aud digoi-
~, remain in stations which are subordinate
to one OCCUPIED by SD young a man as Mr..
Calhoun. Thus, with new and inexperien-
ced president, should have new and mex
perirnCed public Servants 10 all the higher
grades uf Office The naxims of age and ex-
prrebce would be neglected. With new ru-
lers we should have new laws, and new modes
Of administering those laws. A general dis
content would pervade the nation and that
discomfort would occasion formidable oppo-
sIion, and violent party contests. These
are some ofonr reasons, why we should ad
here to the good old maxim of regular ad
vapcement, and choose Mr.. Adams for our
President.
fFrom he Taunton Free Press1