Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-19
POLITICAL.

FOHIhEACAE.
At meeting of the jackson and Barbour Central Com
mee OF Correspondence, held ut Charlottesville OH Mon
day theIst of October Is32-The letters of aessrs De
Loyal, Cargi Mason, Jones OF Gloucester Jones 81
No,toway, Williamson, Beac, Austin, Martin, Homer
Nelson, BLACKWELL HARDWOOD, Gibson, Logan, Bland and
koane in reply TO the communication which was address.
Ell by tins committee to all the electors nominated by the
Legislative Caucus, read 1t appeared that no an
swers had been obtained from Messrs Opie, Carr McM
ian anu Russell. The communication OF this committee
to the electors, also read.
from ls correspondence, it appeared that simple i'm
curry had been respectfully submitted to the eIectors II
ascertain whether they would consider tcmse Ives bonnd
gu elected TO vote in the Electoral College, for Vice
iFcSiueh. IN "oedlence TO the will OF majority of the
people OF Virginia, that will might be clearly express
ed at the polsand that all the electors from whom am.
swers mad been received Except Mcssrs Mason Noise,
and Martini had either positively declined TO rive sj
pledge, or had yielded il in terms so ambio mus AMI e
vocal, to no reasonable hone hat ,,e,, Ill
regard the popular will in this instance MS inposn any
oolgatlon on them, in bestowng the vote of the State
dangerous as this committee regard the principle which
assumes, that in representative republic the DELEGATE i
not strictly bound by the will of the constituent LoI.
Uhey Tear that doctrine still more a~crots AMI s,l,
sNco popular nights - disclosed 10y many OF the
." 's OCCASION tS that he who may bc elected bv The
people Tor the sole purpose OF choosing the most important
onGeS oil our government Is not only liberty to dsre-
Earu the declared will of the people whom he y,s L,
tended To represent, but that he is 10 look els,,y g.
an authority or discretion which paramount 70 tbeir
Ft We people are really suPrcmel they are the nau
u" ProPre'ors oil all political power, can be ep
mateiy exercised without their sat,ction-ccrtanlv ma
against uci express authority IL frequently happens /,
uses ol ordinary eNpeIcncy, that the
"co 70 conSuh sound discretion in exercising thos,
powers with which he is invested bv his constituents r.
hat discretion exists, only because the people have no
ouSht proper 10 prescribe rule action i'm sucb
~ te people are indeed Ompeent 10 prescribe run Co
G,aae4 f,FTand they do prescribe it-this com
agents can derive the right or the discretion 10 ,Sreoar
H. Our plan OF government assumes as its basis fhe
ON hat me people capable of understanding and ron
trolling their own political affairs. If this truth be not CON
eedet then all our institutions founded in error Irit
not (aslt cannot be) cnicd-we would ask why the peo
pie are not as competent the electors TO estimate M
consequences OF their acts II i, is dangerous TO H.
ncTy OF 10 party, That tile election of Vice Preside
should devove on the Senate of the United STATES s,ri
the electors might permit the people judge of that fol-
We have learned for the first time in VIRGIN , H.,
does exist somewhere, political power whose mandate
are above The conoul OF the people As this hi oh
gau'e Is claimed Tor Caucus, whose authority has bee,
heretofore regarded as not extending beyond a mere re
commentator, this committee feel themselves
ny sense oil duty which ouweighs all considerations
fallacy. 'S''ou'
Experience and history demonstrate, that while III,
burdens OF government borne by the MANY il. rnol
nehs and hoors arc too apt to be regarded as the
liar property OF the few Is there no reason TO
'ha system OF tactics has already in Yiron;
which does not leave TO the people the humble
OF raiying the bargains, which their OJedjcut scyro
may choose TO make for them? Let facts answer
About twelve months past when no candidate for IN,
ouce oil wee President had been selected by friends of the
present administration any where and when il was posi-
uVey declared by The presses supposed 10 be i'm the i'm
mediate confidence OF Mr. Van Buren, that lac ,vouL mol
be candidate, and that ''they would not supnort hin,
the eyes OF the public were attracted TO Judo, R,rLor H.
those virtues and abilities for which a. q cit;yor I
statesman he has been Justly distinguished His friend
iet constrained on the important occasion of the pendnc
election oil ice President, to strict conformity viii
those principles which they, in common with ntaori,,
., hcr fellow citizens IN Virginia had always DrOfcssed
From the beginning, they aemptcI-they desired No
more 'h'n mat the people should be left free TO declare
et own wishes as TO his success ordeieat While Jdgc
barbour mas been, and still is, identified with thai marty
Conce known as the rcpublicans) who have oicoy,
srven to Perpeuate the liberties and the Union f ne
Inc fff,,t;or
content to rest his claims the confidence of hi. coun
uh'ued ny The arts OF systematic electioneernp mr. ne
power OF the press, the simple force of truth Tbey
sNel lot morning but lair play They asked ibis not for
themselves but for the people. How have bev recc
"heh 'he Legislative Caucus about TO proceed dur.
's Us 'iS' winter at The usual time nominate cand
dates Tor The offices Of President and Vice presicnt H.,
claims OF Judge Barbour brought to their consider
Ton by nomination which he had received Cro,, b I -
gisldturc OF Alabama. While he ,v,s tbus n,,Ioi, ~
nounced az candidate for Ills station bv to ciiizs,s
"hoher STATE ana while he was Identified with the record
cd principles OF that body 10 whom he came tbus recon-
Incnded-they only protested cold desire 70 see hin
o'ec,eu WINE he was turned adn (wilhout the compli
r 1Sn ., reconneniaIion) 10 the Baltimore Convention
OF New ork and Pennsylvania had no
minated MT Van Buren, and Mr. WIkins-,yIile il wa
oechcn WcrpedcHt for the Legislature of VIRGINIA IN az
coma me nomination which had been made b, anotbc
State, OF her own ayCriie SON - ~
Though under these crcumsancos no nomination n
60, - o ft'' was made by the Legislative Caucus
cNe, OF electors was ormcd, which was declared ami bc
loved TO be unpledgcd 10 any candidate ,or d., , "'
INC bdunorc convention with the aid of many n,cre
rt "a ~ ,@s'''Ne lducus) nominated Mr.. Van Buren,
nc C',,Oc.VHe Convention nominated JUDGE B,rbo,,r
adopting the electors who had been recommend, t ~,
C'ucus' only desired that they would obey the viii ~
ngIy Of INC people Of Virginia as IL should be uncnui
"'y cNpe'e' di TIE polls The preiextsu under which
his request has been declined, are Arcade LC -
Pn2c' Ihey take refuge under cover Of some i,o,lio
unnders'andIng IN he caucus whether AT Baltimore n
Richmond does not appear imposing oiii,,ti,s M ~ "
Wipictgcd and pHlcigin electors which, be i ','e
not cOntrOul. " PoOP'o cdn
inc friends Of Judge Barbour have been act,o,o
throughout by desire to promote his election wilton
MatHng inc recollection of General Jackson Tbev law
p1Cusg" no disguise Their objects have been h6nes
,o"o sl' openly pursued They did conceive thst t,os
~ VIZ "'' pf'h recommended 20 TIE confidence q
an neHiseni 'nd pi.oc people ~ free and unbiased
oy , W ao"t a WIN Of dmt people lodugn
Jir'oI @ N'I.' ,eemei warranted by he unconira
was peculiarly challenged on i. occasion l,ev united i
recommending lIII- li.arl. ~ l.rLL 49,. ~. :,