Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-13
TO THE EDITORS OF 1,IIE EA.nnr1pnn

GENTLEMEN:-The friends of the administration arc
highly pleased at the result OF the late Caucus That bo-
dy has faithfully discharged its duty decided upon
course which will not fail TO the appreciation of the
people To have pledged the State a specific nomina
uon OIL vice fresdent' would have been to depart from
mat wise policy which she has failed to pursue
whenever she has deemed the cause of the peon
be i'll danger To dirde and conquer is the motto nscrib
ed on the banners of political opponents: and unless
they effect that object they are pcrfectv
that their cause is hopeless and that their efforts will tend
10 nothing but their modification and defeat Hence the
struggle That was made by the Clay members with one
or two eXcephons) who represented Jackson counties
press the nomination of p. p. Barbour am aware ba,
TINS was dsclamed by some of them: But they might as
Wen tell the people, that black white and white black
Ihey VIII be Judged by their conduct not by their
LESSONS mat demonstrated fully their intentions The
people of those counties had better not have been
sented than TO have requested the attendance of such
members, if, indeed, they so requested them These
members thought that could they have succeeded in car
rying the nomination of p p b. they might probably al
so succeed in dividing and dstac,ng the Stale so as TO
throw away her vote-lciea the election by the people
and carry to that pure and immaculate body the Senate
OF the U. States There Van Buren, would certanIv he
foremost and probably Sergeant next and from
events Il was hoped that the associate OF CLAY the Fede
raj candidate would be the man selected
That the object of the Opposition throupbou tbc Ir
states TO defeat the election of Vice President by the
people, there be doubt They are aware that thew
nave nothing 10 nope from that quarterand they appear
now 10 give up the election of Jackson certain and
entirely beyond their control Hence the little party of
Clay and Calhoun, for they united, made bold
push TO obtain the nomination of p. p. Barbour.
The people Of the Senatorial District which Mr. OLD
represents, will view with regret and notification the
vote which that gentleman gave in the late Caucus as
WELL also, OF the vote OF the delegate from Chesterfield
1t appears, that they also wished TO have pledged the
State in favor OF Philip p. Barbour Vice President
On that occasion, Mr.. Old stood conspicuous and A.
lone, being the only Senator who voted i'm that way
1t was, indeed, somewhat strange TO see any of the
representatives OF our old district in such minority
we have, on all similar occasions been accustomed
TO go along with the republican fellow citizens of our
own and our sister States presented undivided
front to our political adversaries We therefore regret
the vote which those gentlemen gave and even had they
succeeded IN procuring the nomination of Mr. Barbour
hey would have found that the district would not have
been influenced by such nomination, but followed that
course which they had invariably pursued and which
had so often defeated their enemies and saved the Repub
tic from The domination of a faction
mere can be no question: that under the crcumstan-
ces that exist the people Of this State will give their sup
porto an buren, preference oany other This de-
cIaralon no doubt will sarie the few Calhounite among
u.s. But is nevertheless true. Tbatpagy although com.
posed some very respectable and high minded men, are
uousy opposed TO Van Buren, yet from the late Disgrace
uI conduct OF their chief they cautious in coming
out and as party achieve nothing against the cleo
ton OF that popular man. Let them ever show them
selves under their true coors, and they will find
how completely the people will put them down I do
MT entirely agree with Mr. Boiling when lac declared i'm
Caucus that he would prefer the DeD himself to Clay
but would say, that would almost go for his Satanic
majesty rather than give my vote toJ C. Calhoun Between