Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-09
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, Oct. o.
HOW GOES THE NIGHT?

this morning. The struggle is an animated one. II
does not turn on Jackson and Clay but on the Troup
and Clark parties, on, Notification and Convention,
and ON all the great questions connected with South
ern Rights and inercsts-Thc question of the Vice
Presidency is sometimes subject ofdscussion. The
last Augusta Constutionalis says:
"lhat Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren, are decidedly
the choice 9t the people of Georgia This is very appa-
rent AT &ery meeting lately held, take the tariff in
to consideration, among the resolutions invariably
adopted expressing the hope that General Jackson would
be reelected, and giving pledge all honorable
means in order 10 promote his reelection. In the resou
tons oil some oil the counties, the OF Mr. Van Buren,
Tor the Vice Presidency connected with that of Cen
Jackson But consider the resolutions which contain
cd only the OF the General, equally binding az req
poets Mr. Van Buren,, and conveying the hope of his
election; Tor the supporters OF Gen Jackson
sstently with principles reject Mr. Van buren, nj be
same time that they declare the former he entitled the
vote OF Georgia. Whatever the nuors NAV say to the
contrary both entertain the same principles aud both
ncde III the policy which the federal governmen mt shond
pursue, Sc. Set is the danger should we give our
votes to another, that the election should dcvove upon
the Senate AMI would that body regard the eec tora
choice OF votes and make choice OF the would have
-eceved plurality of the We should recolIect
the election of MIR. Adams by the House Represen-
talives The same means which produced this amcn-
table result, may place in the presidential chair of the
Senate Mr.. Sergeant. And should such an unhappy
event occur, can we calculate the consequences in the
present junctute OF our federal concerns To avoid
all risks, and prevent all consequences, pru-
dence ought TO dictate the propriey and even ne
cessy OF choosing Mr. Van Buren, for the Vice Presi-
dency Though now urging with zeal and confidence the
election OF Mr. Van Buren,, yet would supported
the election oil Mr.. Barbour with the feelings if
he had been nominated by the Baltimore Conventions; for
this gentleman has many claims the support of tho
republican party We entertain the hope that this gem
eman, on finding that he he elected and that by
continuing his before the people, he NAV be the
cause OF the choice OF Mr.. Sergeant by the Senate he
WI" decline Tor me present in urging his claims the
people of the United States, who at future lay will re-
compense him for his disnteresedness and patriotism
tins OCCASION Tor they know how reward the honest and
the good and to punish the designing and the ambitious
SOUTH CARoLINA-voted yesterday for members
OF The State Legisature-The great points at issue
or Al.
Nullilers should carry BIDS of the Legislature they
will then call Stale Conventisn.-And if they
should fail in this object, then the Legislature will
probably nuly for themselves The Nullificrs seem
TO be sanguine in the hope of carrying the 2-3ds.-
few days will ascertain. In the mean time no
eXertlons spared by the Union Party to save the
Staie from CONFUSION. Among The foremost of these
| rs Mr. Cheves-whose Sd No. of " Occasional Re-
views has just appeared. 1t discusses the proposi-
ton for State Convention, and treats of the pledges
| of candidates:
If Gays he the question put to the people on the
direct adoption OF the measure OF NuIcation would be
lost by than one and vet the very same nor
sons VINO would vote against Modification il the question
were dTecuy made, viii sustain that leads d-
rectly and speedily the result Such is the deu-
sion and perverseness that govern the But what
sHoTe extraordinary II possible, the people who
WIZ sustain measure thus leading inevitably TO ullifca
uon WIZ give no connienance 10 the adoption by their
legislative uncionaes, were the iepsature yoIun
tary to venture upon it, there is little doubt their act
y""u meet with the decided condemnation of the peoula
Hence tue mighty siruee lie for the call nj Conynn,i
Mo'u seem as u the people deemed an unhallowed
Work, with the sin of which their constitutional Gnc,on
ares should not be polluted. Must VIC not saw can il be
possible la an intelligent people will suffer themselves
10 'oc such dupes forms authorize TO be done in
one form what they will neither do nor authorize 10 be
1ohe IN anoher' They not ignorant though il is not
directly avowed that the Object of Convention is NOT IN
uohoeTae on what may be expeden but simply 10 use il
as mean OF making Modification acceptable If anv adj
PROOF were wanting that onvention is neither a
necessary nor eXPeden instrument the purpose of ex
erTiI,nG me power OF Notification if that were deemed
Poic' ana mat sinened is for an indirect purpose
WIZ De found in the fact that when Virginia and Ken
cNy proposed the measure remedy, hey never men
uohed nor limited Convention Of their reencc,iys
States, nor did JEFFERSON The. advoc,,cs Of y c.
Nehuon nave Tie examples and doctrines of t,ese an
Ihones pepctualy in their mouths bu tbcv do mo, sI
low mem They corrupt the texts of these auth ries
We nave seen how unlike the Modification Of these
'eS ana our doctrine and how dissimia, arr
e'is respectively proposed 10 carry their respective
measures into effect These States relied on tbc e,IoS
powers OF constitutional Government The supvortersoI
Caroiha Nuhcaton propose throw of all constitutions
Lsin, al" hsk the people 10 give them unlimited au-
heny to use tie power OF the people TO work fbeir
soh and they modesty call This trusting the pcoplc
as there ever greater abuse Of wordsg We have aTcu
sd as we believe, that the advocates of these me ae
are governed by pure and patriotic feelings and motives
but II We did know thenif we eoy ,ner o,,Lin,L
same demnnds under the same proCessiouq ,n,T c,
s9cesin England orFrancc, any other distant counv
@ he eoG So not know the actors we should certainly
uohe' Inc question is with The people,
we SKIP over North Carolina and Virpiniu. tn
come to MARYLAND.-Atthe late election, Tie Jack
, 1Dn pnrly' gained members i'll the II. of ID. But
II
Inc whole Senate of 10. The Baltimore RepubIi
can however, shows that this inequality is princi
Pally owing to the rotten borough system which pre-
Vmis throughout Maryland The Clay partv has chr.
ficd the state, on account of its being so rerrvnan
dered, andtle counties being unequaily represent
ed' III furnishes tabular estimate to show thnt tle
counties, which send % representatives. contain n
population of 228116-whiIe the 50 Clay men re-
present population Of 21S601 1t states that were
the Electors appointed by n General Ticket. tho
jackson men might have carried the State-"A re-
gular jackson Anti-bauk member of Corgress has
been elected in the Hartford, Cecil and Kent Dis
Hct on the pefo qncstion"-in the place of Mr..
Mitchell, deceased
PENNsYLvANTA.-We come to this prent Stotc
whose Inspectors elections took place on Friday
week Inst We have budget of the returns before
US, III nddIiont to the items, which have laid before
our readers on the 2d and last pages WHY. repub
lish them all? Why show that the Cny men md
the Bank men have falsifed the returns and ;dlv
raised the shout Of victory? In Phifadclphio on1
irtsDurg, we grant you, they have succeeded. In
those places, the Influence of the National Bank ono
rates, ike the upus Tree-but in the great bodv ~
the state, the friends Of Wolf and Jackson bovo
peen successful. We know that the Opposjtion
WIZ nor believe tlIis-we know, that 2s54 shares OF
u >. Bank Stock have been Just sold in New York,
10 an advance OF nearly per cent upon the prices
OF me previous week-and "soley attributable lac
corning to Col Webb, organ Of the Bank) to the in
cfeaseh prospects Of the defeat of Andrew jackson
W pennsylvania at The approaching Presidential
election, which was published Yesterday mornina