Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-15

For THE E.NrQITIR ER

Conciiio cOnrocat0, de Sufn,na reyu,n deliberare
The great Republican Convention which is to meet on
the Sd Monday in May next, when viewed in the single
aspect which It bears nuooon of uni,in Tho Re-
publican friends of the present Administration in the choice
oil wee President measure Of vast importance But
Will extend its beneficial influence beyond the simpe
and avowed object Of its meeting The state of the conn
try VIII require united councils, and united efforts from the
hepubiican party for some time to other means
the great and patriotic views of those who are
now struggling to rid the country of system of Judicial
and Legislative usurpatcn, which the mpacabe and ne
verslumberng spirit OF the Federal party has
with the political affairs of tie country. The oltener the
friends of the present Administration meet To cons and
advise with each other, the BETTER they will learn the
lessons of mutual forbeaance and harmony and concert
both OF principle and action, will conspcuously
their patriotic labors The plan which this meeting
has been called, is noble in selsnce proposes TO SUBJ
NIT question of much interest and embarrassment TO be
wisdom and judgment of the whole If its deliberations
should be conducted with prudence and found mark
ed by lofty sense OF disnteresed PATRIOTISM il will he
the orerunner oil other meetings equally well calculated
to produce good and fortunate results 1t will 90 on we'll
the spirit oil cabal does Ho enter it, and if the
should be generally, from the unequvOca friends of be
present Administration, we may look with confidence TO
the decision OF this great Convention In the choice nj
delegates by some portion of the people, error has been
fallen into of choosing members of Congress On princ
pe these tuncOnaes OF the government ought not to be
engaged in the aneccdent stages OF the business which
relates to the election of President and Vice President
The principle has immediate reference 10 them as the
possible arbier OF one or both these questions in the last
resort and this possibility should place them on the re-
serve until the question is brought by the proper cons-
tiona contingency TO them for final adjustment; and al
though The House OF Representatives in CONGRESS
have nothing officially TO do with the choice of Vice Pre-
sident, yet they part OF the actual government: and
they hardly possess the proper degree of
impartality The character of the Assemble wonld no
more strictly in unison with the primary voice of the peo
pie, when all its delegates stood unconnected with the ac
tual government than when mixed up with Senators and
members the House of Representatives The elements of
the meeting are at least unequdy combined possibly
some improper weight may be thrown into its debera.
tons These remarks apply to the constitution of tn bo
dy; and although some dsproportions are found which
may iliufe us symmetry, vet II does
serious objection to the whole body I'm each case the
delegates are chosen by the popular WILL and the trust il
hoped VIII be most honoraby and impaaily discharged
Although the proposonon which this meeting was call
cd had evidently reference any particular person "a
candidate for the Vice Presidency yet the dsaGccted
portion OF the Jackson party has raised some Glamour
against it, IL is known that the proposal came from the
Republican members of the New Hampshire Legislature
at time when at least Mr.. Van Buren, could not have
been the for whom this body of Republicans were
thus early conspiring. But truth is not often desired in
these things 1t is often unpaatabe and poor humanity
apt to reject it, when il would deprive mans political
adyersaries OF the means OF annoyance. IL to-
say that the rejection of Mr.. Van Buren,, Minister TO
England, has most emphadcally made prominent candi-
date Tor tile station Of Vice President, should tell the
truth in the simple language of innocent childhood with.
out establishment exaggeraton. But the friends Of
Mr. Calhoun, observing that they had defeated their un-
worthy design by its simple execution have the har-
dhood TO assai and impcach the motives of the great Re
publican party, which proposes meet dangerous
Crisis by the only adequate that the trcacherous
conduct OF these Senatorial coaltonss have left to the
party In virginia, there found leading pOli.i-
clans who have greedy swallowed the poison Of these
modern vendors Of political reachery. But, although
they possess the Of misleading the people, being
cognled as Jacksonnen and aogac 70 themselves awol
DER ute 70 repubcanism, being the friends of
william H. Crawford, (who thinks very contemptuousy
Of their present Ajax Teamon) yet they known by
their utter ncapaciy to do Justice the charac-
rol Mr. Van Buren,. Ulysses never boosted Of more
willy arts in all lbs splendid ieats Of Grecian espionage
than they allow TO MIR. Van Buren-One would suppose
from the opinion these land no doubt they take their
cue ron Mr. Calhoun) entertain Of Mr. Van Buren,, he
woun nave stood unvalled dipomast, and therefore
held paramount claim in behalf Of his country To the
station from whence he has been lately elected He is
sometimes also, by way Of COMPRISING large volume of
abuse m one word, called Dutchman. and If he is
Dutchman, then the public have right to enquire from
whence THIS Dutchman obtained this rare commodity of
his nation to wit intrigue Dutohnen are proyerbaf for
eandou and honesty, and have no doubt, that the de-