Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-01
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~ ms land OF religious freedom the right Il mean
hc efeu rigi,p of making unto themselves craven inn
ges, ana OF falling down and worshipinp tLem,"-bn,
90 protest against their branding heretcs and nGd
all those who refuse To bring burnt OFFERINGS 10 The altar
oil Metr golden calf: do protest against Ill. n.,n.
oil hrir denouncing and stigatisine az y
- '' no Is honest mud bold enough TO his voice
against the uitrairderasn OF tn. rod of their idarv
those who honestly believe that the pliticaI princ;ni
oi Gen Jackson are the Den,oero tic hes,biicau
principles, are perfectly warranted in adou, aud ans
tniiig those principles and in assuming Marty name
a ,hey think descriptive Of their party cieedbu rood
S' common decsncy and justice forbid their pro-
J"g 'ne name OF Jefferson by assocating il with doc
times which he was all his life atnv-or Lrund;ny
as Jeaerasts those who have uniformly and eonsistemefy
sustained the doctrines taught by this great aposte ~
constitutional liberty-by whoisoe yer aud f,i, 49,,
socvcr quarter assailed.
Niessrs Editors, am sensible Of having protrscted
'' auu'css 10 most unconscionabr and !,ar most
inconvcnieht length but | appeal 10 vour c,njr 60
say, whether, under the circumstances in which have
o'eh placed, tins could be avoided. yndication of
my public course has been forced ON meand 10 ,ba,
'nucaton review of the leading assures of IN. ,,,
nns present Administrations, was absolutely necessarv
'Iious as you may think this review, it has yet been
90 nasty aud summary, to do but imperfect Justice 10
inc sublectIwhich furnishes for book instead
VI hurried newspaper essay.
, VOW 10 return TO your Z, cspondcnt of whom in
inns episode hud almost lost sight
IONS on political questions fully answered in the rx
position have given above - -
he second charge Infatuated against me by your
correspondents, Is that of Inconsistency in
the late Baltimore Convrnon after having been mem
per OF similar body which at the same place i'm
w therI
IND not address alettcr ySu in i-oa in summary, NJ H.
caucus nomination OF Mr. Crawford and in doisnce of
M y s'eip, as the best and only means of pre-
sentatves." Wv 'e Vi "'Pie-
Now, Messrs Editors will you tell me whether vour
correspondent cannot asM not tho dtfr
ence between Caucus nomination of candidates. for ,h.
iesiu-ncy and Vice Presidency made by me n,bers as
congress rep csentng equal portions of the P.onie III
directly responsible them for the manner i'm ,vh,c ,h
snail discharge this official duty and an
uon OF Tue candidates OF Me party made by such con.
Win laf.l ts.t-
venuons: Even Of this first, declared in the Card
wich thank you for republishng that the re wcrs
many ana strong objections to Caucus nomination.
ou' the mschies and dangers to be appehcnded from,
are INFINITELY less than those be ded from
election Of President by the House OF Reprssen.aves
assure you Alcssrs. Editors this one of INV opnions
hat mare NOT chdnged-and call history to ayouch its
correctness What have been the immediate and ren,otr
OF the refusal of The Republcans 10 CON
form 10 practice long sanctioned by the party and q,
Eve heir support To the who to
hem, AZ did Jefferson, Madison and Monroc. The 6rs,
was the very mischief eprccotnp-an Elec,;o ~,
The House OF Representatives with all It's train of
.ne second was, to bring upon that COURSE" which
IN ne most inspired moment Of your life you foyesao
ana toretod-for il perha ps not more the ,1sdeed
Oh MT Adams than the foul means as VIC believed bv
which he had gotten into power that brought unon ~
'e dre Necessity OF uniting upon "a military chieain
as ne only individual who had the capacity 10 turn
out the incumbent. ~ ~
But it your correspondent think :, .,., II.
naV'"g oceh a member OF the first Baltimore Conyen-
uon, should condemn the proceedings of the las,
NOW, Will your correspondent permit me To s,v th,
with me, Tho ao0nder is how any honest, man one de.
voted to the principles of represeatane gnvsrnYnon,
who has been in One sEaitinore (o,r,n,;oe r ,
eoastnt to go into aaoser--how the utter DISREGARD
Oh tne rePresentatve,-te Intrigue and MANAGEMENT
winch there disclose themselves fail to disgust every
iei such is the case; for know many honorable. men
ana honest politicians whom their experience of The
MS oil ihe hrs Convention failed to produce that loath-
ing ana disgust lett by myself and many others among
mem, my vftuous and talented friend j. IT. Brown of
Petersburg. whose teroivers,t;ors -, o', Vi
cruelty - o'''e you 80
If meetings of this sort were called for the nur,ose
bringing together the fragments of public
opinion, the choice the two hirhes At ofcc ps ,h
Government, they would still he open 10 the crosses,
abuse, and therefore liable 10 serious objection
you not easily Imagine, Mcssrs. Editors how skufI in
gHeS aItui io'Te acoTkers Should such political nests
ever spring up among us operating upon an army of Of
ce-h"des and Office expectants contrive through
the means of packed Convention to pervcrt and
misrepresen instead of truly rchecting pubic on;o
But when 1t is solennly announced to us even fon The
se@t q Poaoer, That such assembagcs unkaoon to Ms
'o"su"on are OF binding authority and tina, 10 inn
peach their acts and doings to assal the virtnc
oil the people, and to oppose their right to govern the
matter assumes aspect which cannot fail 10 EXCITE the
alarm OF every man who knows how to appreciate The
dressings OF free, represenlatioe Gorcynment
Deg You to look at the composition OF the late NJ,
tona Convention held Baltimore and eII mo conJ;J
y, whether ex-membcr r. p Moore and the ofHceholH
i iS Editor, MIR. Pew, both citizens Of Kentucky, were
representatives fresh from the people Of Ui;nn;so
whether another ihce-holdng Editor assumn0 10 re-
present the county of Mecklenburg in ~ Carolina Iu,
,oo 'oas dseta'ied and diso'oned by people Of thai
county, "a general meeting, is such Representative of
me people as makes it treason against them 10 question
ms nialhlhly! And lastly, what think you of Doefor
h1ckeI kindly volunteering his represent the
o"oe oHte o. Tennessee, IN this selfcoustituted body
is there not something radically rotte in system which
sentative government? NF
" National Conventions" like all the other worL, or
men, are imperfect at their inception and reon ,,o
Tor the devcopement of their boeers and fcuties A.
coihSy those who were honored with seat i'm the first
OF ehcSe Poca Divans, startled by the ato,n
ohs that nave characterised the second Yet as s.con
ing events cast their shadows before there were tos.
VINO thought they saw, in the composition proceed.
igS oil that body strong indications of the misoteC and
dangers which the system about to engender There
were others, who able swallow the first dosa.
Dut reJoicc to hear have become rioeuHn uousc,d a;
'e second; aye, good and true " Juckson Van Buren
men, VINO have become Disguised the trick and eica
nery iesortcd TO by this august body palm upon fe
"epuOican rarity that anti Bank, anti Mt
ahd INIT Iani DsntOeTat, tile Hon Dick Johnson Ia
true, messrs Editors that perception of The moral
are The sufferers by il? How else is that all the mem
Ders OF the late Baltimore Convention looked mon h.,
nooy as jar md honest eBdndtion from The Peo1,.
~ aHd taJ~tty rcfeeting their ssntinents-sLe tLs,
0e'e FeroId"g unanimous vote for Martin Van B,,rc1
az Tfcsdrnt-and that some of them should discover
c, mTtgHe Management and jaggieyy in same ho-
oIaOe oody, when they come give the casting vote
~ iatoI OF the hentnek n1t1ed tasis principle = The
truth IS, there trick IAN that in the rornposo
and IN the acts Of The Convention IN relation a. ,b
hrst nomination; bot in that instance our fclloy.cf
Iens oil virginia were the gamers complained NOT
pat ia the sccOHd, they the sufferers and bav o,,
had their eyes opened 10 the radical evils of The system
have thus given to your correspondent my reasons for
changing my opinion about National Conventions and
whether iey Will be regarded sufficient or as te
reasons, do not undertake To guess"
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