Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-28

IN the West, and Barbour In Virginia What win
be the result? That no Candidate will be elected by
the Pcoplc-and then the Senate will have choose
between the tico highest. Suppose Sergeant and
Van Buren to be those two-and who can doubt
that Sergeant will be the favorite of the Senatc?-
Certain It Is, that IT they would not have MIR. V. il.
as Minister, they would scout him their V. Prcsi-
dent. That thing is as fixed us the iates.
The Opposition go, therefore, for divsion-and
the friends of the Administration ought 20 for
concert and cooperation. 1t is their interest split
us to pieces and to profit by the chances 1t is ours
on the other hand, to keep together, succeed in
elccting both President and the Vice President of
the u. States of our own party.
FOR these reasons, II is not true, the Providence
writer says that the Editor of this paper is anxious
to run Mr. Barbour candidate. There is no
one IN the Union who has a higher opinion of Il. T.
Barbour, than we have. His firm attachment to
state Rights, his true and uniform Interpretation of
the principles OF the Constitution, place him i'm the
front rank OF the republicans. lie is Anti blank,
An!i-internal Improvement, Anti-Tarifl. lie is
emincnty skilled in the duties of the Chair. For
these reasons, we would prefer him to any other
man rs v. President. But we must also look to the
other elements of the calculation. We must con-
suit The other members of the Republican Party
virginia may prefer of her Citizens i'm the per-
son of Mr. Barbour-but she cannot alone elect him,
she must look to the popularity which the gallant
Victor ON the Thames has won i'm the West-the
anxiety OF Pennsylvania for the SUCCESS of one of
her most distinguished citizens-the gratitude which
is felt for the brilliant services tho respect for the
fine talents of Martin Van Bnren, the sympathy
which Is entertained for prosecuted and innocent
man-and the Just resenments of an indignant peo-
pie. We must look TO the general spirit of our par
| ty-must see what chances there are of Mr. Bar
bours success-how far his immediate nomination
ny virginia, Is calculated secure that objcct-to
KNIT together the members of the Republican party
to promote the election of Jackson and what is
Oh more consequence, the ultimate triumph of our
great principles. But the very first thing which
strikes us, is, that this multiplication of can
d n,, Jeopardizes tho very election. ITSELF
Inc dangers of n premature nomination are OBJ
vious. Say that Virginia dominates Barbour nj
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES follows her example ON the 9TH
and dominates Dallas. The Baltimore Convention
split into different parties, and Virginia not among
them, dominates Van Burcn-The party is torn TO
pieces IN the srugge.-cur electors become plealoed
TO vote Tor Barbour.-Who knows but he NAV prove
the weakest man in the canvass? The Stale then
loses her weight-throws away her vote-and trans
iers tho election to the Senate.-The friends of
Messrs Clay and Calhoun are perfectly willing TO
meet this contingency, and to elect Sergeant sooner
IMAM TO give Mr. Van Buren, the slightest chance of
pcing elected V. President.-We cannot sympathize
with these feelings-As Republican, he comes up
10 the virginia standard, except on one most impor-
'ant point, the Tariff: He is Anti-Bank-IIe is
antl-lnternal Improvement. We appeal TO his
speech on MIR. Foot's Resolution in lS2Ss in sun
port oil these propositions.