Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-13
COMMUNICATIONS
To THE EDITORS OF THE WING.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY

Until the present time, Messrs. Editors, have
"never despaired of the Republic"-but / see now
ambitious aspirants held up as candidates for the
highest Offices In the nation: and presses which
shonld speak the voice of the community, giving
only the wishes of small party. / observe dis,
tinguishcd editors, whose proddest boast has hth-
erto been their frmnesS and independence of cha
rdcter, hitched to the of intriguing politicians
and drawing servely and as tamely in the ira
ces as well trained cattle.
In common with large majority of the Repub-
iican party in Virginia, / have boon completely
disguised with the course which Mr.. Richie has
pursued with regard to the Vice Presidency. He
has laboured like a galley slave, in public and in
private, to force Mr.. Van Buren, on Virginia;
whilst he is obliged with i'll grace, to acknow.
ledge that Judge Barbour is every thing which
Virginia wishes, and which he (Mr Rtchie) de-
sres, as tar as ability and political principles are
concerned-and adds that she is eminently skilled
III the duties of the Chair"
1t these professions came from the heart why
endeavour to prevent tho nomination Of judge
Barbour by the Legislative Caucus? Would no;
his seeming object have been attained by allowing
the nomination TO go forth to the world and keen
ing the electors unpledgcd? And if Virginia
was doomed to see tho hopes of her favourte son
destroyed, why not, in the name of Heaven allow
the blow TO como from the arm Of an open
foe?
think Mr.. Richie would do we'll in future to
make the head-pece of the Enquirer conform bet
ter to the principles of its Editor. He should drob
the motto "ucritc sans peur," and adopt suitable
vIgnettc, with scroll bearing the reversed in
scriPtion of the lamented Monroe, "Homincs non
Pri"ciPia." Amongst other articles, he resorts to
the plan of publishing letters signed Critic, Cato,
Macon, &c. &c, all probably from the same indi.
vldual-all undoubtedly having the same object
VIZ: to aid MIR. Richie in his parcidal ATTEMPT TO
conduct his idol, Martin Van Bureu, in tri.
umphant procession, to the Vice Presidential
Chair, though it should be necessary in their
march to trampio under foot our long cherished
Virginia doctrines.
1T may bo that public sentiment (Which Mr..
Ktchio now seems TO drcct) will roll back upon
hun, when he will find that he has indeed been
schooling greenhorHS!
Possessing such as she does, virginia is n OF
yet prepared to allow the ''sceptro TO pass from
JUDAH" or to resign without a struggle her "palmy
days" at all events she will not be the means OF
hcr own undOiRg. Nor will
She click the hand just raised to shed her blood"
The times appear to mo to be strangely out of
JOINT, when y. p. Barbour, the whom our
gTcdt HooRe pronounced the ablcst and most ortho-
COX politician on the theatre of action, and
the individual whom he most ardently desired
might attain high official station, should have his
nomination to the Vice Presidency "deprecated''
with extreme vchomcnco" by 'that sirc's son,
Mr.. VIM. II. Roano, protesting TO entertain the
same political principles. But this / suppose is
owing TO the march NJ ipicliccU
consider myself Mcsscs. Editors, a Rcpubl