Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-26

RkAp!-Eri,aet Of a letter from Citizen Of Phiia-
deiphia, dated October 22, 1882. $40
"Now that suspense, about State over; now
that we know that Pennsy vana will riumphauty sus.
tain the Presidents begin TO look abroad and 10 be
xous about the Vice Presidency Solicitude this sub
ect be at peculiarly natural and unavod
able. We approaching, think, four turbulent
years. the Republic has yet passed through the state
of some parts the Union novelthe prospect be fore
us obscurcdand the old Federal arisiocratc party
has forth with mighty auxiiaries, TO make one
struggle with the Republicans for supremacy. Mo
ncy, which MIR. Clay has told u.s. may and almost
any thing else, is, beyond all doubt, be employ
ed, to pervert the press into engine of deception the
timd and the dependent be overawod; and those
brave spirits, who shall dare to exercise their rights
freemen TO be prescribed, crippled in their pursuits
and hunted down in l799 as IL they were plotting the
ruin oil the State The election OF Cen Jackson will
prevent the occurrences, that predict his election will
prevent power from passing into the hands Of the
aristocracy, but it will not put end TO their machna-
tons; the contrary, they will make more libcrate
and desperate struggle for the great future
"Consdeng, them the state parties in the Senate let
ae ask If at this crisis the Vice Presidency ought
be object of the most anxious socitude If needless
this point may not all efforts Others long, be OF
avail!
"Perhaps il is in some degree because am Pennsyl-
vanian, that feel thus anxious for, alas Pennsy
presents spectacle Never, until the present year,
was she induced TO hoist sectional standard On all for
ner occasions, she had but ambition sustain the
great republican of the Union and il she not
eminent sons, those other States But what
have in this year beheldl 9th fire candidates named
for the Vice Presidency, less than three are put forth
in Pennsyvania-as it designed by MASTER
her old and steadast iiends 1t late to cor
rect the procedure here but this is the very
Sates not yet committed, of the evil OF sacrificing great
principles AMI jeopardzing permanent interests Tor the
qualification OF local or personal feeling.
"When Pennsylvania refused, in March last 10 submit
her pretensions TO other arbament than own the
act not hers-it the of the mass of the
republican party acting advsedyt partly the result
OF natural, though perhaps weak desire i'm some men to
Pennsylvania in distinguished positions and il was
partly the result OF intrigue pre- vent another
IRON being placed in what supposed be the line
..,uI ~
many the storm then gathering ioreseen; the
bank had not reared its hydra head had the president
yet invoked the patriotism of the people, In shoh Penn
syivania slumbered and her locks shon. .No,c,
that she is awake she would put forth her
H. in doing at this late hour she could act and be
cessiul too In presenting these views let
stood as at all duplicating depec the gentleman
nominated satisfied that Mr. wilkins free from all
himself ''"'' VI 70
"There are then, in ALL five candidates before the pub
nc eye. name them in the order of time to nomna-
tom Mr. Pan Buren, MIR. Wilkins, and Mr. Barbour
oil the Republican pary-Mr Sergeant, of the Federal
party-and Mr.. Eimdker, of what may be called the
ANU superstition Every honorable effort should
he made to prevent the election of either OF the
named gentlemen am spared the invidous
ring, what services sacrifices MIR. Sergeant or Mr. ELL
maker ever rendered made for their country that give
them paramount claim TO that of thousands OF their
countrymen; because, if they had any such claim
which deny, they the candidates of parties utterly
nhdeserving oil the confidence of the American people
Mr. Sergeant is the candidate of party, that has been
again and again rejected; and Mr. Emaker the prefer
red OF body OF men, without any political principles and
guided solely by superstiton odious proscripye and
degrading.
Is have no hesitation in saying that ould crafty me
Sosee Pennsylvania in theea of the Vice Presidency
Il had not this feeling, should not perhaps deserve what
possess but deprecae qualification OF this kind the
risk oil evils, OF which tell the
effects 1t would be grievous modification to me-
al, owing TO the qualification of local feeling however
natural that may be, chance should be given for ee-
walton OF person in every respect obnoxious:
Ihe result OF my reflections, therefore, that espe-
clay IS the duty oil Virginia, so often honored 10 throw
no impeachment in the way of the remaining candidate
who obviously has the greatest degree of the general
hdence: Virginia is not Pennsy vana -here we have
but one nomination, in Virginia, there are two-here il
we had two am proud to say, that the people would pre-
Ter that one which would be most likely TO general
support, and TO defeat common foe"