Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-18
AN OLD "JACoBiN."
FOR TIE E.NQ UiREh
JUDGE BARBOUR.

It's matter of deep regret that this gentleman's pure
and high character should be seized produce dvi
sion in the ranks of the Republicans. No in the
ton has greater admiration than have for his taens-the
orthodoxy OF his principles and the perfect purity of his
intentions, both in public and i'm private life Could
any reasonable hope of elecng him Vice President, 1
would gladly vote for him in preference 10 any other
reason for that hope, though have honestly aud arenty
wished aud endedvouTed to do
am afraid that relentless faction is at the head of the
scheme OF bringing him iorward under the hope OF pro-
dueing division in the ranks of the friends OF the admins
raton, and OF throwing the election into the Senate
From the beginning OF this attempt have asked gentle
men how they show that Mr. Barbour has any chance
oil being returned to the Senate, much less Of being elected
by the people' No one has shown any probable or
reasonable calculation in his favor and especially since
the decision OF the Baltimore Convention. Very nearly
all The members OF that Convention, from the south the
to'omac and from several of the western States, would
have gone Tor Mr. Barbour if they had not seen, plain
y that it was impossible to elect him by the people,
almost hopeless chance TO get him returned of the
two highest for the decision of the Senate They WERE
in fact afraid 10 trust the Senate the shameful and
acuous course OF majority of that digncd body
But they still opposed to being divided and con
quered by their deep chening adv ersaries!
But who the first persons that presented Judge
Barbours name for this office? Were they discomfort
cd spirits i'll ranks: Some of whom one time or other
had belonged to every party that existed the
try! Are not many vi them the admirers of Mr.. Calhoun
ana whose attachment TO the present administration is
atenuatcd as The web OF the spider! Have not many of
the friends of Mr. Clay in Virginia pressed the claims OF
Judge Barbour with shameful and inconsistent zeal
Among his supporters recognize the honest
men living, aud OF the unyeldng republicans
on earth Against the willy arts OF enemies in principle we
ought TO be always on guarof some of our
friends we can only say, that their sincerity allows them
no policy nor discretion The selfish consolation being
absolutely consistent drives them which must
produce what they themselves confess will be sad evil
II not the greatest OF evils, quoGd this matter. They
have learned that every thing comparative and
that when they are obliged 10 have thing and cannot
get their choice, they ought to take that which
nearest TO it. The sewilled obsnacy of private life is
things butt becomes very different and mschievou
thing, when applied public matters. have known many
absolutely
necessary because they thought themselves wiser than
other ope could not have ID ecisev their opn tpa
fear this the with OF Judge Barbours friends
would hope that they not numerous.
Judge Barbours prospect of being Vice President
the next election is as hopeless il be- How in the
name OF reason and TRUTH his infatuated friends
designing supporters make that running him will have
any other effect but to divide the friends of the admnistra
on and hazard, II not secure the election Of Mr. John
Sergeant
The whole number of electoral votes will be 2s3.-Now
majority of these is l42. Where ask, is Mr. Barbour
TO get hese Give him, if please, the following vote
under the suppositon that Virginia pressed him with zeal
and unanmity: say a majority OF MARYLAND 6-Virpinia
23-North Carolina l5-South Carolina III Georgia IL
Alabama 7-Mississippi missouri 3--makng in all,
only 80 votes. That lacks 81 Uotes Of eIectng him
Whence are these votes TO be had Mr. Barbour and his
friends are too honest buy them; and hope there would
be no chance for it if they not! Mr. Barbour's
friends, an this matter, may tell me, with little conf
dence 60TTotoed from the staggering OF Mr. Clay, that
he (Mr b. will get Tennessee! If he does, then Gen
era Jackson will lose that votewhh is not likely That
he Will get Neutrality-suspicious. is slo the least chance for
the strongest Jackson ticket will prevail there; but they
will not be simple enough 10 have than Is there
any chance in Ohio? or in Indiana or Illinois, Surely he
does not expect a North of Maryland But give
him Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, % votes; and
he will still want 34-Where these to come from?
Is il wished to defeat election by the people, and
throw II into the Senate? In that event. if Mr. Barbour
goes there with Mr. Sergeant will he be elected! say
NO )! Mr.. Clay has that Senate, majority mean I'M
der his thumb. Ii he lacks few he knows how
get them, and get them he WILL | way of de-
ieatng Mr. Sergeants election, without the union of the
whole administration party Mr.. Van Buren,. The Bal
umore Convention concentrated the sentiments of that par
W and its recommendation will be follow in almost all
OF the Jackson States.
Mr. Barbour risks much of the good will of the Repub-
cans, by permitting himself TO be madeth of
division among them, when majority of them honestly
think he has prospect OF being elected The discon-
tents who press him with much pertinacy if they are
not preparing to desert the they have sup
ported may yet feel the effect OF their present We
surely have not arrived such state Of things that
small minority TO be counenancedin producing discord
and defeat in the ranks of the party. Concert of action
has always been the waichword OF victory among and
destined to be defeated every without
ut A DEMOCRAT.