Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-11

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him " p ''it ticket of electors understood to be in
favor of Gen. Jackson President and Judge Barbour
Vice President, should be made in Virginia. and have
any reasonable prospect Of Nr r. declares thai
Mr. Barbour has no chance OF being nominated by the
Baltimore Conventonond that he hnsefis "unwillng to
play at any game, either OF Politics, any thing else,
which, there is moral Political certainly before hand
that TO be Speaking OF the other candidates
he asks "Do their opinions or the opinions of any one OF
them correspond more nearly with yours than the opinions
oil Judge Barbour do: am sure can Tor you
no, by means
"fou may them by attending the Baltimore Convention,
ind yourselves not only pledged the accomplishment OF
preferences but 10 the surrender OF your
itical principles also.
g" that this conv enion is said 10 be necessary
Tor the purpose OF keeping the republican party together
II must be curious condition of things which
il the republican party can only be kept together by bring
ing into hotchpot, political opinions and principles and
by the abandonment -four individual preferences both
DO not believe it-and Tor will give up my per-
sonal independence OF thought action at the bidding of
any party for any mere party purpose
but presume the name OF the Republican party is
used by those who urge the argument in favor OF the Bal
umore convention torepresent the Jackson party Now,
apprehend the proper way and the only way keep
that party together will be TO vote for General Jackson
which mean TO do as regard his reelection of much
Importance 10 the tranquility and safety of the country
But, II the signs OF the times entirely deceptive
every effort that can be made TO induce his friends unite
as party, upon any person Vice President will be
unsuccessful and far from ensuring the election of him
who is made the special object of efforts will put at
hazard that of General Jackson himself
eft any will take the trouble TO count the electoral
votes, that be obtained upon the favorable es
innate OF the strength oil the strongest candidate for the
Vice Presidency, by any who ghtest chance
OF being nominated at Baltimore, think he will be salts
fed that election Of Vice President will be made bv
the electoral colleges. agree with YOU that il is can
event which we should greatly deplore." But 1 believe
1t is inevitable. The election OF Vice President will
then devolve upon the Senate OF the United States
a majority Of the whole Senate will have TO choose
Vice President "irom the two highest the list cleo
oral votes. One of the highest will be Mr. Sergeant
IL Mr. Sergeant is brought before the Senate competition
with Mr. Van Buren, have the slightest doubt tlat lac
VIII be eeced-concusive proof OF that found in the
vote already recorded against Mr. Van Buren,, in oppos
uon 10 ms appointment TO inferior olice-and the
known opinions oohes OF the Senators who did not vote
that occasion. There is think not much reason TO
doubt that either OF the other candidates. who friends
10 the present administration, would be elected by the
Senate over Mr. Sergeant. lii the general might
say, the universal opnion-tha Mr. Van Buren, will re-
yethe PfO TGeyaSh S the Baltimore S
on the ground that its very desirable prevent the cleo
uon oil the Clay candidate And it is by such bug-bear
as this, that we TO be cajoed into the
port OF one with whom we widely differ political senii-
men-and into the abandonment of with whom i'm pc
neral we agree, and in whose integrity capacity and
fidelity we have full confidence"
These last positions OF Mr. Patton in opinion very
unfortunate Tor his own cause. We put view the
contest Tor the Presidency. In spite of Mr.. Claws SAN
guine temperament and active superntendence the Con-
ventono his 800 yOug men at ashipqon and The evn
pathes which bind him and Mr. Calhoun in the same bonds
oopposion, he will fail Gen. Jackson will be elected
That question is pretty we'll seed--even though split
ticket In virginia may be the best means of losing her
vote TO Cen Jackson The die is for Gen Jackson
No Convention (not that of BaimoreD can touch
him. Mr. r. may put himself perfectly at peace upon
that point
The only point which remains is as to the Vice Presi
dent--Ihe question is how TO secure a man who
comes nearest TO our principles Can Mr.. Barbour be
elected? Mr. p does not show how il can be done-or
tcheter it be done all How does he get at the fact
so certainly, that Mr. Barbour stands chance for the
nomination at Baltimore, except by supposing that some
other candidate IS stronger in the States which will there
representative attempts to prove that can get
majority OF the electoral votes and that the Senate mus
therefore elect the " Pand yet MIR. p doing exact
the very thing which calculated defeat the election
and to realize his predictions. Besides can Mr. Bar
pour get 10 the Senate unless there be
the friends OF the Administration their candidate? Is
there who believes that the nominee of the BaIti
more Convention will not receive stronger vote than MIR
Barbour, ii Mr. Barbour does get the nomination
suppose Van Buren, be the nominee, is there a man who
does not believe that Mr. Van Buren, will beat Mr. Bar
bour! What then may be the effect of running separate
heSet Tor hiin:-lhat MI " Buren, and Sergeant will 20
TO the Senate; and Mr. Patton himself tells us that i'm Ills
case Sergeant will beat " Buren,. Is Mr. p anxious for
this event? Would he prefer Sergeant TO Mr. Van Bu-
rem! IL he does, for one, differ from nina nd is
because believe such will be the inevitable result of
want oil among the friends of Jackson that we 90
for the Baltimore Convention. We presume that This i
not the motive hitch leads Mr. p. oppose the Conven-
onbut such, we have doubt is the of the op-
position 1t meets with from many& especially the friends
oil MesSrs Clay and Calhoun. They Qhc friends of these
two asPrants-we dsclaim the slightest intention of class
ing Mr. Patton among them)-they are anxious TO DESTROY
Van Buren, aud they ready take any who will
answer their purpose
Upon another point, totally differ from Mr. p He
is OF opinion, that candidate get the majority of the
electoral votes. We think the contrary that bV proper
concert the Jackson VOTE may be united and that some
man can be elected-and what is more that some man
,ciH be elected by the people.
The Globe says, that 'nOthing be more certain we
believe than that the Baltimore nomination for the Vice
Presidency will get every that the President himself
will ebain il we except Pennsylvania. Under the ratio
formed by the House of Representatives. the Joint
Ticket viii, we think certainly obtain Maine
seven IN New Hampshire, ~ in New York, 3 in Mary
land, 70 in Virginia, 10 in North Carolina in Georgia
10 in Kentucky 10 in Tennessee, 2I in Ohio in Miss-
sippi, in Illinois, 8 in Louisiana, in Missouri 7 i'm
AIabama-in all 1876, being majority of 81 Nothing
we believe can defeat this calculation but defeat of the
ticket IN favor oil the President in of the States
enumerated 1t is not improbable that votes of Penn
syvana and New Jersey will swell bis aggregate TO 226
out of 2SS."
| The Globe inadvertently omits the State of India
Presentatiyes OF Indiana (cssrs Boon and CARR come
forward In the last Globe the OMISSION and ia
state decsycy chat she will go for Jackson and the Bati-
more nominee. 81 hazard nothing observes Mr. BOOM
IN saying that large majority the people of Indiana
at this time, decidedly in favor of General jackson
as are the citizens of the State of Tennessce nor is there
any doubt of the State of Indiana giving her entire cleo
toa vote TO the individual who shall be nominated by the
Baltimore Convention for the Dice Presidency" And i'm
our humble opinion, such will he the OF Virginia
! "The at dtiy work again"
W. nave so frequently exposed the Misrepresentation
OF the Y. . Telegraph that have deemed unneces.
sary TO multiply proofs upon proofs-"Ossa upon PcIion
and Poon upon ossa"-By misrepresentation we do not
any subtle sophsry any ingenious equiy hui
the most audacous mendacity. The last Mondays Tee-
graph, presents nsStatenent shameless and vet so
lsdious that shall devote few lines 10 its detection
Let us be brief possibe.-The man is kind enough
to appropriate more than column 10 especial benefit
Alter variety OF little misrepresentation, he asks:
/ "W hat then is to be done? We answer as MIR II
. H.. az IN n.