Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-16

vote. 1--WE do not believe Tennessee should be
s1ccpted.) These kind friends of his, who uro all
ss!ici,ous TO him elected, were it q possible
thing. had nothing 10 do but to rote for him, TO
render that event almost inevitable. The vote of
Virginia would have Carried the South; that would
have placed aim before the Senate; and once thsre,
they have very Indifferent knowledge Of the Sc
nate Of the u States, who are ignorant, that Mr..
Barbour woud have vanqrshed either Sergeant or
Van Buren,. We speak confidently, and almost
knowingly Had nc come in collision with Van
Buren, undoubtedly those who REJECTED tho l.ttor
as Minister TO England. would have preferred Mr.
Barbour for the higher Office of Vice President.
This we presume, needs no illustration enforce
mont. Nossrs Tazewcll and Tyler, who voted to
ccnf,m Mr.. Van Buron Minister, would Of course,
have voted for MIR. Barbour Vice President. Mr..
Barbour against Van Buren,, would have recei-
we'd the vote of Maine. Massachusetts, Vermont,
Connecticut, Rhod, Island, Virginia, N. Carolina.
S. Carolina, Georgia, Leuisana, Delaware, Ohio
and Kentucky; probably, Missouri and Pennsylva-
MIA. New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland,
| Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri, would have
been divided Tho Tariff would have scarcely been
felt in the contest. 1t would have been ono of
personal and State preference.
Let us suppose Mr.. Sergeant and Mr.. Barbour,
brought in collision before the Sonotc; Jacksonisiu
retaining its ascendancy iii the country. Tho
for, tho other against Jackson: This would in such
state Of things have boon decisive. The Senate must
almost Of necessity, have elected at last, the man
whose opinions accorded with the majority. Mr..
Barbour would have certainly received tho vote of
- States VIZ: New York, Pennsylvania, Virgins
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee Missouri, Illinois,
and Indian a-wanting one only be minority
of the whole. Mr.. Sergeant could get in such
case, ssl Maine, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
Connecticut, Vermont, Delaware, Louisiana, and
Ohio-leavins Now Hampshire, Now Jersey, Ma
ryland and Kentucky dicdsI. 1t is obvious,
that in such state of things, Mr.. Barbour must
be elected, or there must be no election.
The argument against Mr.. Barbour being cho-
son by the Senate, therefore, falls to tho ground
1t is un'enablo. No man knows better than Ritehie
(the Editors of tho Advocate young) that in a
contest before the Senate, Mr.. Barbour would az
certainly vanquish either Sergeant Van Buren,,
MS that the contest was carried there. Richie we
say, knows it rsH.
Is any man ut loss to know WHY Mr. Sergeant
should be represented terribly formidable be-
fore the Senate? We presume observing man
can b. ignorant of tho reason. 1t is an, argument
IN terrorem-the hickory with which the people are
logged into the Caucus traces. You mast vote for
Van; you must give him the vote of Virginia. or
Sergeant will get to the Senate, and then tie Re-
pablican Party (aas van) is gone
MIR. Sergeant is the great raw head and bloody
bones" most ostentatiously showed off by Ritchie
and the trained bands, to alarm the people of Viz
ginia into the abandonment of Barbour, and the
support of man, whom verify believe they
most cordially dislike and distrust at bottom
These tricks ought to have been exposed by Judge
Barheur's friends, in tho Public Prints and from
tho Hastings Had we, or any Of our political
friends attempted it, should presently have
heard great outcry of an insidious attempt to di
vide the Republican Party and such foolcry
We havsSefutsd! the diotd--we cannot call il
ressoning-of the Charlottesville Advocate. No
Senator OF the U. States will speak candidlv, and
contradict the assertion, that before that body
Judge Barbour would easily and assuredfy, have
triumphed over either Mr.. Sergeant or MIR. Van
Buren, This we repeat, cannot he unknown to
Richie, from whom the Charlottesville Advocate
has borrowed all It's notions. When the Advocate
says"he cannot will not be elected" il may be
right, but is not right it desires to be- under
stood. Il speaks altogether agains, probabilities,
and without warranty.
1t is not improbable that the Vice Presidential
struggle will take tam, unforeseen by all; s. that
instead OF Sergeant and Van Buren,. or Barbour
and Sergeant Eitndker and Sergeant will be the
two betw cen whom the Senate will be reduced to
choose We do not believe. that even with the
vote of Virginia, Mr.. Van Buren, can get before
;he ) nate. He will lose lis own State. 1t is
scarcely doubted in New York. Split up as the
Vice Presidential vote will be, between Sergeant
Ellmaker; Barbour and Van Buren, ii is evident
that the vote of Virginia in favor of Mr.. Barbour,
would certainy-with n. Carolina, S. Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama, to help-and in the changed
condition of things presented by Mr.. Elimaker's
unexpected prospscts-carfg Mr.. Barbour before |
the Senate Ii is more than doubtful whether it !
evil or can," carry Mr.. Van Buren,. The friends
of the former may retort the argument, upon those
Of the latter.
But, Rtchie will scare them into voting for tho I!
pottifoggcr Of Kindcrhook-the 'speetn little fell
low. MIR. .Sergcant--one of tn G most amiable of
men-has been, and will be, successfully held up
as memento mort, to shake the nerves of the
Republican Party. We do not believe it makes
any difference, how Virginia votes. Van Buren, |
'will not, cannot be elected. Neither can Jack !
son. The humbug of Jacksonism, Ne Morton Of
Milnvood said of his family, is going out like a.
last sough of the candle. 1t is gone. Van Buron's
career is
1f' The National Republican Central COMMITTEES
oF Pennsylvania, meet this day at Harrisburg.
pursuant to adjournment, to deliberate ON tho
question of running separate Clay ticket in that