Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-17

talents or to character are considered we can Thin,
with great confidence say, that he will receive the
votes OF these States with nfaible certainty. Should
any other considerable portion Of the jackson party West
North support Judge Barbour, them Sir he will be
elected by the College Of Electors Should he however
get no additional support to that which may be regarded
as certain then he WILL at any rate have enough 10 en-
sure his being one OF the two highest candidates, and
mus get before the Senate Of the United States Where
Is the man who 20 before that tribunal with an assur-
ance OF more favourable reception H. Sir he is to be
found III America; l am sure he is not to be found
among the new Presidential Candidates. have 10
my mind satisfactory assurances that those who have the
bestopportunty Of knowingwho most impartial and
competentconsider that against any one of his compe
tors before the Senate his is almost certain The
Senate will settle this question regret it profoundly
But there is no help or IT'S fault Of ours that such
IS inc act nor we able TO prevcntit All that we can
do is so TO managur matters as TO have an Interest Il;
the issue before the Senate This we can only do in nv
poor opinion but by the nomination of Judge Barbour
To this Bal'more Convention, about which SO much I'm,
been said and printed take now 10 express
decided and unqualified opposition. Sir is an affair Of
printers and politicians The people have interest there
The people will have representation there. That eau
Gus we know Is intended entirely for the pomoiion or
parucularndvidual There here who will pre-
tend doubt that Martin Van Burcns friends have gotten
up and viii conroul, thatConvcnon IT'S miserable nom
sense 10 talk about other interest there Look TO the
Is. Press throughout the Unon-those that cro,p them
selves and those that dare not Is there that does not
advocate the Baltimore Convention. Where is the public
or private individual in favour of his election who is not
warmly In favour OF aDd where is the press or the per-
son, not IN has dror but is opposed 10 the Balmorc
Convention Sir there be but opinion on this sub
Ject The opinion OF Pennsylvania is very distinctly in
ca'ed as well by the speeches the at Harris
burg when we consider together her on the pro-
position 10 appear by delegates at Baltimore and upon the
nomination OF Martin Van Buren, (who by the wsv was
named by our old friend s'honest George Kremer and
with all The advantage of the patronage that distinguish
ed individual together with the powerful sympathy natur-
any existing between himself and large portion of the
pennsylvania population, able to obtain ON anv
ballot more than four votes y! cannot for an instant
uoup. me opinion oil that sagacious, il quiet common
"c DIS 10 e true intent and purpose OF this Baltimore
man@uvre She has put herr" Tefo upon il; and think
SIR she was right There are Sir rabe objection,
to even National Convention on such subject spnos;n
1t TO be fair and honest ono not as in this case
arrayed TO suit particular individual They look 10
Poer not to principle From the very materials of which
ciple. ~ P P''"
Gentlemen tell that the great object to defeat Mr.
Sergeant ms Is certainly desirable object but Sir, what
DO we gain In his defeat if defeat him with man of
precisely his own polcsl We get the name of victory
the substance of adefeat. We will have aJackson-m man
who whenever he may he called act will act precise.
~ as Mr. Sergeant himself would dol am Sir s much
opposed 10 the election of Mr. Sergeant as any gentleman
mere can possibly be; but must confess that cannot en-
TER INTO The merits OF that estimate which calculates as
immensely valuable victory which gains for no spos
substantial or imaginary.
MI Speaker, il there be (Which exceedingly doubD
any thng worse than this Baltimore scheme il is TO nv
mnd, the plan of unpledged ticket Let us make out
an unpedged ticket, and we do of two things: We
usup powers never intended TO be conferred on us which
never ought have been conferred on take ont
the hands OF the people all agency except mere
nominal achon IN the election;-or, divide and rend
| III IVAN forever the jackson party in Virginia and
make impossible for General jackson himself 10 obtain
inc vote OF Virginia. unless, indeed he should prove more
than double as strong his competitor Will the people
allow us TO lead them blind fold into the support of
Der oil electors, whose political character we will moi en-
piain-ior whom, qnodd the Vice Presidency we refuse
10 vouch-who may give, if they choose their votes IN
Amos maker or any body else! II they hold their priv
eges so cheap as TO do this then they allow as TO make
me election They had we'll and better not vote At ali
na Or, VIII voter in Cupeper know OF election in
"yhe countyor voter in Brooke know of an election
anne unless upon the authority OF ex-
Pahaoh! ANA snail we refuse TO give il! We were sent
mere TO make out ticket for President and Vice Presi
dentii we refuse TO do it, fail TO discharge our most
duty II is ridiculous in ITSELF and disrcspect-
about promoting General Jacksosts election 81" His
e,eenon Is beyond our contro-beyond the control of
az Tue Poical traders in this country. He is the man
oil the people, Nothing but his death can prevenf his
election We all agree in this The whole scufe is for
Tie wee Presidency. Who shall have the advan,sgo .,
getting on his ticket! That is the question Indcr
circumstances can we believe that the people of yirci
ma WIZ submit themselves to dictaoni believe
ney VIII not am decidedly of opinion they ought NOT
!" NAT, SIR, will be the result! They will hold meetings
ana eject Convention, who will make ont ticket III
can oe understood and relied Then they will know
M n uey are about. We shall have the unpledeed
caucus llcke and he pledged ticket IF The 1eoDie ~
Inc friends of Mr. Van Buren, for the peiIed tickeall
others against it, If Gen. Jacksons popularity can stand
this may well be said be able TO stand any tbn
here publicly predict this things unless we can
~ way agree upon plan TO give the people chance
70 pe neard desire that this prediction be
Ana here throw upon those who press the scheme of This
dShed ticket the whole responsibility of the division
Isuacuo ana ultimate prosration of the Jackson party
LOOKING myself, TO the preservation of that pary-to
harmony and concert of operation to-the support and
Peuaon oil principle, TO the responsibility dignity and
success oil the entire electoral ckct-o the honour of the
country, and the wishes of my constituents must sun
port the proposition OF the member from Powhaan with
this single remarkthat it is not sufficiently decisive
for
Mr. Boiling said he did to make an address to
the meeting but 10 explain the course he should take
He the induced TO do So as the gentle man from
Cupeper had hurled the responsibility ofbe present con-
dion oil things those who were i'm favor OF tho reso
ton oil the gentleman from Petersburg He Mr. Rollinpl
saw more in the propositions of those who acted with he
gentlemen from Culpeper and Campbell than met the eve
lie saw in them the object to elect Henry Claw and John
Sergeant as President and Vice President of these United
States. The lion and the lamb were 10 lie down tooe
Their And he declared that he would sooner vote Tor
Andrew Jackson with the devil himself, than for Henry
Clay lie should look upon the election of that man ne
sealing the fate oil the Union. The gentleman from Gull
pepper had said that ii Van Buren, were elected we should
gain defeat But, he would ask why he entertained
such opinion? Was not Mr. Van Buren, opposed TO the
Bank OF the United States, and internal improvements
apd in favor OF modification ofthe tariff? He was alio
gether preferable to Clay, who in reality ought 10 be
considered the arch magican and Of the workers
behind the scenes with Daniel Webster ct id one ee
nus From these reasons, he (hr. b. should not make
this test question He should not vote for the resolution
OF the gentleman from Powhatan, in order 10 send p
Barbour TO the Senate of the United States where as was
said on ormer occasion, the arch magician would shuf
he the cards, cut them and turn knaye" He did moi
wish the election go there 1t was there where the
aspans Tor Office moved in atmosphere OF corruption
parceilcd out among themselves the high places He
was IN aver OF the resolution presented by the gentleman
from Peersburg hut lac would consent to Consider the
vote upon IL as test vote
Mr. Daniel of Campbell, said. he would ask one ques-
/ .zrl