Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-09
For THE ENQUIRER.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT

The rejection of Mr.. Van Buren, by The Senate of the
United States, has been eagerly seized upon precxt
Tor pressing his claims TO the Vice Presidency
'the signs OF the times indicate that Virginia. taken in
sympathetic mood, and under its influence is be enlist
ed in his service. But is il right that she should? The
rejection OF Mr. Van Buren, was harsh, and unus.
fable, at least ajustfed measurehc result OF par
ty hatred and personal disappointment and will be dis
proved as 1t should be, by the people of Virginia.
mon with the large mass have doubt of the people
OF the United States. For, whatever Mr. Van Buren,
may have been in other respects he is unquesonably
man oil AFFINITY and industry, competent to the station and
if wanting in fact of that lefty dmercasn which now
so enlncnly distinguishes the "Harlord' Senator, as
Minister acting under the control of the President and
Senate so thoroughly American he could the coun-
try much harm while his private character, as the
public advised Mt least is without reproach That the
principal Secretary and parZans Of 'the late adminsra
on should be dspcased with him, should consider him
IN imerican,-is naturalin their view, necessary. Mr.
" Buren, has aided least in and thereby con-
cusively exposed of the errors oil te late admins
tration, and of course they dplcascd they were
HDer1cdn, the only true standard of .4mericdnisn, and
all that they did or recommended 10 be done 7neri
cam Mr. Van Buren, has done mOre-of course he is tn
american. So will not the American people think for
they wished and have approved what has been DONE
viii claim, with some show of right be good stand
ard OF 4nericGniSn as him of ''Harord, or even him
who stamped System OF oppression ''American' by
adopting IT, That Mr.. Calhoun should have considered
him no American, be surprised who have read
the story of that genemans personal gries as ecouned
by his inend bore hin'.A who have read the speech
cs upon the nomination, though, must be satisfied that the
blow was Intended in reality for the Presdent-the vote
was against Andrew Jacksonand fearing that the people
nouu Ot feDuke hi inc senate determined 10 do it,
was their right to do; but IL is his right il the right
Of the people who elected and still support him. to take IL
"" Whot ~ rs UOTthno more. But how do these things
make Mr. Van Buren, fit for the Vice Presidency
hoic than he was before? How make il right that PR
gina should support him ro,o for that office, for which
she would not have supported him before? And that he
was not In her estimation the proper the Office
the man whom she intended TO supporwill not be de-
ned II the opinions OF her Representatives now
in Richmond, furnish any just criterion OF her feelings and
wishes None will deny, imagine, that Phiip P Bar
hour, was the prominent and fvoric candidate al the ne
Rod OF the first Caucus Why should not be now! lie
was so then, not because Of his ability merely but
oil his uni rm and steady devotion those principTe,
which virginia values above all men. Because nc was the
incnd oil tcTiHen Constitution, defining accurately the
po,cers OF the Gorernor and the rights Of the Gopened
trusting not the rights, liberty OF his countrymen To
the discretion, "sound unsound OF any set of mon
and maintaining that TO he the only true doctrine of be
general welfare, which left in the hands of the peonlc
every power not specifically delcgatedthe uncompro-
missing friend OF the sovereignty and independence of the
otatcs-and withal, man Of unsillicd integrity.
Does Mr. Van Buren, present these qualifications
Docs he accord witt Virginia in political rnciples7 Is nc
The man, TO duenge whom, Virginia should slight Pbip
Barbour! is he not the advocate Of the Tarif-nav did
he not fr that Bill Of denominations upon us' Is he no,
in favor OF Internal Improvements by the General Gov
ernment Did he not VOTE for the erection OF Toll
Gates, by Congress, upon the Cumberland Road And IL
cpes which Virginia values next 10 liberty ITSELF and as
the means OF preserving that bery-hose principles
the desire to perpctuae which, first brought her TO the
support OF Andrew Jackson the hopsof preserving which
INDUCES still to support hthe certain abandonment
OF which, would drive her even from his ranks-Whv
then, should she support Mr. Vap Buren, for this Office
thus uhPalaeable as he must be TO her, when man
whom she would "deght 20 honour IL within her roach
who Is one OF her sons bone Of her bone aod flesh
Of her 1esh, and who has been already nominated by