Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-07

ambi ious 10 signalze their devotion to e greatest and
nest lie knew, lie said that laery 90 timed as TO seem
unprecedented, so suited TO circumstances as not 10 be
ohirusve 80 measured wear the appearance of sim
imagined well timed, happily turned natery,
mough II had never been known 70 proceed orn real
end, might be- and had often been, addressed by men
~ sense 10 men OF sense in power and might be-
h' oecn successful IN eonciatng their avor But gross
anu n''one battery, oiciously obuded. without gard
10 NUN or probability, time circumstance could only
serve TO evhce that the atcrer has ends of his own to
accomplish aud holds the understanding of him 10 whom
ms batteries addressed in contempt For instance
those who perssi' in the effort persuade General Jack
son. tai lie " the hero wars directly contrary IN
The known truth OF history; those rho compared him in
wisdom and virtue TO Washington, and in genius to Bona
pare; me man who told him. ia honor enough for
' 10 nave served usdeF such chief, the same time
ua' lie was openly aspiring be his successor; the man
VINO wrote letter, with obvious intent that il should be
SHOWN 10 MIN, innaiDg that assumption Of unconsti;u-
hona power by him, woaId only perpcous as selling
an example which his mig plead ina usifca.
non o. ner mls'onJuct-nsihoatng, that il such patriot
' "suom ana moderation as his, could be always the
helm OF State, the Executive might safely be xempied
from Tue restraints Of Law Constitutions specially il
ns same man should be known 10 have entertained and
maintained the opinion, that the person thus lauded was
grossly ignorant, rash, utterly destitute of the virtue al
moderation: such Dtterers as these he said moi o,Iy
oheu her own Characters TO the eyes all men of COM
mon disco rnment, but evinced more distinctly Than hev
eouu ny any sarcasm the mind is capable conceivng
Weir rect opinion, that the OF their idoarv Is he
Vsiaest OF The van aud the the weak And ose
WHO watch the workings Of The passions Of man in mower
not asy Out TO crafty them who pursue with relentless
malice every man who ncurs his dspleasure Nth or With
our cause who ate prompt to hunt down yit,out
"s'!nahoh' an The objects OF his resentment, 10 invent
or circulate The viest calunnies against them TO load Them
with PopuISr odun oier them as victims IN an
pease hs wrat-and especially, those that prosecute
WIN peculiar rancour, who the same opi-
mons oil the great they would d. opitate which hev
themselves have entertained aud maintained and NM,
whom they have recently bestowed their nraes
AS ii they thought the more unblemisllod Inc yiciim
The Bitter Ter the ALTAR such persons Showed bv their
leed-' much more plainly than they could by words that
W "er oPin'on Revenge and Hate the MASTERY pas
s'ons 0i ms son who be propiated by such sae6ce
In these aud many other respects there lie yer was man
VINO eo"u say win more reason and propricy, Gen
1aehson-'S"ve me from my hieDds; take care of
my enemies myself" -
Recurring TO the remark he had made that the nomina
tim OF him Tor The Presidency had excited The oaosy Of
The psrlisans OF MIR. Van Buren-Mr said HE design
OF making such had orig ted while be y
10 Son'n carolina where his mind and his heart were oc
cupied WIN lar different thoughts from any schemes of
personal ambitionand strange as il might seem i, ,vos
yet true that when the design me 10 him
he had not ie least idea that twas seriously entertained
n,' puUic aohuncIaiIon OF It was made the Ches-
terlcld election in April 1898, by gentleman now nre
sent ("Hlam H. Johnson and it repeated not long
afterwards, by two other gentlemen, who had since IN
The irrepafabe loss OF their friends and of their canary
gene 10 the grave John Randolph and Thomas r
BOuidihl All OF hoin had known him long and mi;
n'sly and understood perfectly his character he t
per- hls feelings, his sliinn-yet, neither of them had
hiuted his purpose TO him; and ,o an sys ,i,evsd
mat tuey reuaned from doing So became tI,ev ,hr,,
hcy iiad fiSht 10 act in such case Tihnut coos,l,
G, nI anu because they apprehended they would
'ieir design Ihenceiorh immediately and YER n y
"heeVsr any opportunity had been presented TO him 70
"F'" .'S sutJec', without
""e.s 10 usc'"n an honor which he had not the least
reason TO hope,--in his spondence with ilns. 10
WI, 80 anen on making Tie nomination. in conversation
WI" every person who alluded 10 il, whether common
acquaintance or confidential fend-he had unif,n,,
anu unepivocally renounced all preiensoDs and ssIeJ
10 'e strongest rms the utter hope of c ,oro
ed nomination. Ii was, however or,nallv MI. -
counties III virginia. He was not deceived bv t,os -
peafances OF public avor--no NOS for uonoy, ~ "P,
onS oern close observer OF the waywarJ workings ~
party 'phN-and he knew wel that so soon as m, 1o
, 80 " '"eAsoh should he understood to be arraycd
against him. many OF those who had been among fhs ~,
ID soca""E ms precnsons, would make crit of
abandoning him. lie had not indeed andcinaf.d ~,
any o. 'hrn would also ienounoe him-la any of those
wh0 Iah u1Ecd ~ the Proposal elevate him 30 FAR abo
his deserts, aud thereby him an Object oI aIo
Suspicion a'd naevoience, would i0in The paStizans If
MT van Sufen in their itue and CIV that anv NJ ,a
won'd be found 10 take chance in fine shooi,, ,u
themselves, where lac the target 10 he .I,ot =,
share OF Jacksouitc laVor the pze In ba sbat H. "u
nsyer-never surely, nl these times could sucI, 49,
having taken place IN Virginia lie said he fbont, -
understood 'Is ava situaton aud feelings perecuy IL
was wen aware OF his long continued obs
yes W e national councils, he could boast literally nom,
he understood the nature OF the Presidential otfc 1
"nuous u~ies hat belonged il, the cruel and CONT
'Hy Increasing dihcuIiies that beset the iucumbentlc
Knew ibdI The haLiIs The pursuits. and the stuJ,e ~ 49,
NE h"d not Instituted his mind in The duties o S,s,
'nam at tie head OF alairs-he knew far bster a. 80
o'he man could know, lis unIlneSs Tor such sfo,ion
And tins was the la,gnsge lo had eonsianu,, LII =,
us most niludie conidehal iicnts be- put To- Tie noe
uonr AMI torture could eNtort kcn. Asa col -
ridict hn' lie shoUli take this opporu,v fo SO -
ciy-Lo Ior the purpose OF depTecafDg the enn,ity Of
NN9'"' OF" bu'thisih (as TIE company would
seel not Tor hts own sake, but sake OF The
ih'i lie did no now ensftal aMd peyer Mad ents,ind
Tie least hope OF The presidency fc least desit r ,
hsh disn'y Nhehcr IT. he could he inspired n III s,c,,
hope, nsi hope would kinGc his ambition he li, ~
bot pretend TO know himself Yell enough 10 saw cir 80
shNe ccIhhtJi but he rOusCieniiOusy believed tbs
could REACH the presidency by taking tinols a..
wards IT. lIr Iion taking that step, lac shoald reeo oo
~ re did MOI say tis, ia the hope That tho na,ny,os ~
MT van bufen would believe hun He do,,bed 81,
utF h'y wefe capable OF cOnceiting the po..;bf, M
swch a. state OF feeling There were men yerv Loo,.i,
anu pehe'ahng III i'iF own oOhce whom, o: aft fnnn
kud " Was most easy 10 deceive--One bad mic ~ IN
Ueia lhe truth They Interpreted men,. asn1ns i
words aler TIC method OF Interpreting dreams: oapsf, 10
cor irAeirs Tiny especially Insisted ON ,e snnIic
o. mat role OF interpretation 10 his actions and yo
lie had bfen veil uiOi med dat his disclaimer of ali ,
tensions o. hness Tor the Presidency, had been npoied
10 vfhi}i AID las declaration oi reluctance IN ho ~, 49,
coupctilon Ter c Office. bad been coaaiered a. o,c 80
an inoidinaie ambition OF u. They thought Fin 90 liid
- ho to SEE hA ihc cOuIsc DE had pursued and ca,
phfsung lei ha owafds he PffsIency but litcctl. r
H--ihey thought thai 10 lie pscsed none Of The GaoJu
Ichi aiihcrs " ambition, IL became nc was sueh
supleion ilai he did know how and moi bpcsnso ia
honor ought ani dond above all they fhoueht n oil
dehce u The hrieh Of presumption him. that others s1
thought him worthy 10 succeed such an az esen Jscl
sou and bid presumed 20 him as a coupe ior of
sut j. q Aam. iOrrootlii as hlr Van Buren,
The abuse they were heoping upon him. might lac said.
deirsct fom is rpiStiOu u the eyes Of the woflIsuc
abuse had sfuished tie tsGe Of better meubuf he tsus
pleased 70 coll "his biz passions sill bun,
ing, they sail, with intense heat Lis youthful
days Nts, iDdeed- thc inbDin Pride OF feFms-tfe
passion Tor 9Yefnucn Of ldws e jetcsation OF 20
VetnmeB % wllbo love o. civil liberty anA public Vif.
tue-tie haired u fuptOn-wete vet burning w s bo.
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