Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-24

made of acts OF daring patIlolei,
have been destruction to n'msen' ahu 'ase' ~
confer blessings on his country: ,:,. ;,h |
the most unlimited power over the army ana navy rs
made manifest BY his vote the force bill, after
the passage Of the compromise bill was considered
certain to create pledge that the Congress would
discharge any obligations that he would incur. Yet,
zntraJe dicu he would not the President with
discretionary power three millions for few months
to be used only in the event of foreign war
Mr.. Speaker, all these acts, If taken disconnected
with the situation which Judge White then held before
the American States and the subsequent events which
havefollowed them in rapid succession, would not OF
themselves have justified belief that ambition, the m
6rmity Of noble minds" had taken too strong h"io
upon him. No, sir though did not like his course AZ
the time and although the Administration prints had sur
rendered him as lost friend and The Opposition prints
claimed him friend gained did not 50 then deler-
mine myself and do not now 50 charge. IT 49, ho%cWel
matter of no importance tn me whether 'naSe " ME
intended the results which his votes and conduct have
produced not the fact ndisputabe, that lnaJ"rty-
those, who by their wei ght and numbrIs will have the
control of his partyhave not been and are not now Inc
supporters of the present Administration and are OF pol
tics notorously adverse to his may be mistaken
sir, this statement, well in others made by me:
state, Sir my opinions 1t Wrong, shall be rrectcd
AS evidence of the above assertion, if we refer TO the
journals IN all the South and South west from Virginia
Louisiana, they establish the fact. If my information
not false almost every journal opposed to the present
Administration in this vast reg ion, which has uniformly
denounced the principles which Judge White has main
| taned is now laudng him to the skies. five look TO
the other side of the picture find very large mhoii-
" of those journals which have supported Judge ne
principles aud the party TO which he has been altacheo
supporting Mr.. Van Buren, for the Presidency
If we refer the recent elections in the same re-
gion, find che ballotbox speaking The same IAN
! guage.5 Out, of twenty.one members OF congress
from The State Of Virginia, fourteen of them advocate
the, same .Republicaa principles which Judge "hte
does; yet those fourteen members OF congress are
the eee's" of a Hsn pa BYye 70 weS
JptII hi.e he'll nd
lukewarm and dubious supporters ~, Anb,ma and
NssIsspp upon examination, the same state OF acts
will be found to asi to or 10 rSf! vss Citizen who
member :? -; ,' censtu,ionality and expediencg of
bank: and sir il my Information Is MOI
grossly false will be found III favor OF this individual
who says the Government has power to incorporate
Bank Go, sir 10 district OF county, In lhnse STATES
which hold the doctrine, that State has right to null
lyQ law Of the General Government, and t'ry arc loud
Shs individual who voted for the "b.oody bill, as 1t
is called by them On the other hand, the support which
Mr. Van Barrn receives in the SAME region Will be found
amongst the anll-taritf, the annlrrnal Improvement
anti Bank and Union men-anongsl those citizens who
.Jld the geaIiae Republican principles.
When observe such state VI facts prevailing over
wide extent country and pervading such large
es of put away all idea Of the operation OF per-
sona attachulenls and make manifest that such OPT
Mons are the characteristics OF The party, every
one pause aud consider the which have led
to such strange inconsistency OF aclon.
All men wish to advance their Interests, and trne
principles and they unurmly act with such views.
How has happened that The Opposition of the South
has concentrated on this individual Is it because they
consider him brought out at the instance OF individuals
friendly their principles Is it because they believe
from OF his votes that he would be more friendly
to their interests? Is it because they well understand
the tru,h that in popular government where periodical
elections prevail they who inpat delegated power TO
an individual generally control him in the exercise Of
that power Is It because they expect BY securing Judge
WAiie break up the Republican purity and gel cleo
ton by the States:
imagine, sir, their course is dictated by the conint
force OF all those ratons and their conon force
places me in favor of MIR. Van Buren,.
Permit now, TO say something relation to the
dangers of division OF the Democratic party Ay
division Of the Democratic party and election by
the States, and the aim OF the late Convention at Balt-
more. =: !
Bv the Constitution of the United States no citizen
can be made President who has received ority
Of the whole of the electoral votes. If in any election
.his not: the result, the three highest on The list OF
elurned The House OF Representatives
in Congress Fhey make selection out Of the three;
each Slate having vote and no more. The princ
pie Of numbers is wholly subvcr;cd There have been
selections by the States, the between Aaron
pur and Thomas Jefferson aud the other between John
O. Adams, William II. Crawford, and Andrew Jackson
Each of those elections created the deepest dssasoc
ton and in the latter the will Of the nation, notor
ousy Frustrated aud the People have the deepest nor
ror Of the epeition OF such could be ascer-
taedto l,lo certainty that at notime would there Dc
but two candidates for this station nothing W'uio De
necessary for the voter To do but walk TO the Pos on Tue
dav of tie election and cast his vote tor the man Oh MS
choice but when this utterly impossible, those who
wish to sustain their principles in The selection q TINS
officer should act with caution and foresight Ihcy
should look to contingencies. -, ,
IT, spv.ral wears back public sentiment has settled
down upon MIR. Van Buren,, individual having pro-
minent claims this station From the moment Judg
White broug ut OH the field we were informed b
circulars public addresses and newspapers that the con-
test would be sing handed between him and Van Buren,
believed it, MIR. Speaker, and so did Tennessee This
song was kept up long decent regard for known
facts would permit. They knew that the idea of Con-
yentiou to settle tho controversy between two ndividu
ais alone supremacy ridiculous and that the nrccs-
sity Of such meeting only proper to prevent three
individuals from coming the track, and to produce
concentration on the strongest tor the purpose OF defeat
ing the Opposition candidate. Judge W. denounced the
Convention in advance. n" claims presented but
those of B., and he accordingly nominated. How
has this statement been sustained that there would be- but
two candidates: The States OF Rhode Island and Massa
chusetts have nominated Daniel Webster and his name
is earnestly pressed by phalanx OF Bank and re.
deral papers General Harrison OF Ohio has been pro-
claimed candidate by various large meetings OF the
people, in three four States, and his claims
trumpeted by host Of prints. He has signihrd his
willingness the Editor of the Cincinnati Wing, |
ind General Green, Of the United States Telegraph,
TO Decline if any other candidate of the Wing, alias
Federal party, BE- brought forward who cuncen
trate the whole Of tho foicrs And hundred Bank
prints at this very hour calling aloud for concentra
lion of their ranks They declare that they luve
much regard for honesty, bouo and principle, to vote
for either White or Van Buren,. They distinctly admit
that Mr. Van Buren, must defeat any named candidate
and they openly aud unbIushlnS for the first time
in the history of Government, the proprety Of
,-assfer of tie election from the people tn The House
Of Representatives Disting uished individuals have
openly, Of late, justified this movement One viz
tually declaring that the people unqualified for
the selection q this officer, and thanking his God
that he Deuocra and another asserting that the
small States SIpl hays As much slse"ce in the eec
ton as hs lsgSE ones 1ss SIR such is the h scheme
hour. Can any Individual, who believes that The will
of the people ought 10 prevail either directly or ind-