Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-10
[VOL. XX.-NO. as.
THE PRESIDENCY.

il party spirit br entirely done awav, we
wonder why IL is that the federal editors
throughout the Union discover such strong
anxiety To create party feelings ON the sub
.lect OF the Presidency. They are constantly
harping upon this matter dpnonncing this.
mat AND the other republican not agreeing
win them m the man they also insist that IA
caucus 10 concentrate the voice of the repub-
iicans throughout the Union on this subject
would be very iDqutOus and improper. A.
table OF the successive elections Of President
from 1896 to 1890, given in the Patriot of
Sept: ., presents history of the conduct of
tue iederalists on the subject which should
forever silence federal interference with the
republicans rs to the Presidential question:
In .177G they elected their candidate, John
Adams, by plurality of three votes over
Thomas jefferson. In 1900, Mr.. Adams had
gu, Mr.. Jefferson 75 of the electoral votss.---
Mr.. Pinckney was the federal, and Mr. Burr
the republican candidate for Vice President
The former received one vote less than Mr..
Adams, the latter equal number with Mr..
Jefferson. AS the constitution then stood,
the highest candidate was TO be declared elect
ed President, and the next highest Vice Presi-
dent. Jefferson and Burr having an eaua,
number, there was no election. Although not
single vote was given for Aaron Burr with IA
view ot making him President, this result pre-
senteda ine opportunity fnr intrigue aud man
aSemeDt 10 defeat tue vuice o. the peopie--
The management and strength of the federal
party IN Congress-the promises of this Office
To one and that 10 another enabled them Ia
produce au exact division in the states which
were To vote on the question. 70 bring about
this equal result, one nemher was carried in
ON sick he'd day after day To cast his vote -
thir'y-sN successive baoings We're had-the
suspense was continued for about AS MANY
days, and all other public business was sus..
pended-the crisis was momentous. Had the
unprinclpled politicians OF that day succeeded
IN defeating the Voice Of the people, and rails
ing an usurper to the Presidency, macy cal
culatrd that the consequences would have
been IA civil war. Now il is very manifest,
that the present object of the federal papers.
toprevent a CONCERT in the great republican
party at the next Presidential election is To
bring about TN" same state of things as exist
cd IN 1900. They wish Ia defeat a choice by
the people,, and To throw the choice into the
House of Representatives, where the vote of
one man will be equal to the votes ofihirly six
men-where there will be a chance for colrup-
ton and bargaining, and where minority will
impose on the ma jority the first Office of the
Union. THIS Is their present scheme. Lei the
republicans beware how they pledge thcn-
selves To the interests of any particular caodi-
date, or how they enlist with tie fcdt ialisis in
their present plans of division.
". K,mpsiiire Patriot
Sr. Louis, Aug, SO Several companies
oi ihe detachment oftte United States troops.
from baton Rouge, destined for Fort Atkin-
son, arrived here last evening in tn. Magnet.
"c' oai'nce VIII De Mere 10 day or Tomorrow,
in The Favoite Euou,r.r
Inc iniiunvIng is copy of letter from Mr..
Wilson Nl'Gnnnegle attached To The party
wen irft 81, Louis about year since for San
IA Fcl to one of The editors ofihe Enuuirer.-
Twas written from TouSe a frontier Spanish
post ON The RIO del Norte, 200 miles above
oao'a re- ID.
San Francisco del Rancho (Tous,. J
Pro'lnce NJ .helo .iierco, lane 2Oh 1875
Once more have AN opportunity of writ
ing tn MY friends in my native country, and
when SO doing could not pass o, er you unno-
icrd.
The hattoIing prospects that were before
me when left St Louis, have not been real
iZed owing TO series of mlsfortunes that
have attended US from the beginning up 10
tins day; am COINS to try il another veal,
by myself, and II not more successful thar,
heretofore, Twill leave the country and return
home.
Since came TO this place ! started with the
two Andersons, and few Spaniards, to lin
two" Caches" that we made on the Arkan-
sas river when, within short distance of
them cell in with large War Party of the
Pdnds Indians, lsixty in number,) who robbed
Tvs of 3 Mules and Jack Ass, together with
several other articles of less value We were
then obliged to put back 10 this place, which
we reached after undergoing pedestrian tour
fifteen days.
The people Of this province are about
changing their Government Ia that of repub-
icanism, III accordance with the examples SIT
them IN the lower provinces. When the in
telligence first arrived at the Seat 0fGovrru-
ment, Santa Eel the Governor, Don Jose
Antonio Vizcafra,l declared that his principles
were in favor of IA Republican GoternmeDt.
but that the oath of allegiance which he took
10 common with the other subjects, TO
support liurbide, would prevent him from
joining that party. Since then, he BECAME
alarmed for his Office, at seeing the progress
of the Republicans, and called meeting of
the Mobiles, who, after holding private conftr-
ence, have all, 10 the name of the people de-,
cared themselves republican. The peopls
here have no voice al all iu any matter relative
to government they are mere cypbers in The
Empire, and are scrvilely Obliged 10 succi,mh
TO Tho dictates Of the lower country. They
care but little whether they are ruled by a
King, Emperor, or President, and i'm fact they
know not what republican government is
aud many ofthem scarcely know that there
is any other civilized country tian the one
they reside IN. They are extremely ignorant
IN point Of religion, and cannot be- convinced
that any others than Catholics are Christians,
In speaking of a certain gentleman from Ohio.
who made a conspicuous figure here some IL
months ago, they remark that be had the sa.
ilsiaciion 10 return to bis uatiye country
Christian.
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