Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-29

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bat paper or rather of the policy those who shaped its
course IN relation TO me, will see how well under
stood that movement The truth was had forescen from
inc beginning OF the year 1888, what would probably he
the course of this State and had made M nv mind NOT r.,
oppose ITS nomination, yet had determined not TO take
an active part IN bringing about unless should see that
reasonable prospect presented of doing sometime
more IMAM dividing the party Ii was also tho s,,5
period, while the President was at the Her,,i,oo 81
my opponents in this State were engaged a. tbcy nov
are in disrePuubc attempt TO connect me with The II
. BANK that was repeatedly applied 10 by more than
ono respectable friend OF Mr. Van Buren,, and who were
also my per-onnl, and MP to that time, my political
friends and entcaed by all the considerations of
'ienusmp TO pledge myself to support Mr. Van Buren,
was battered with the assurance that would in that
event. have no opposition my election in my dstr;c,
but positively declined giving any such pledSc and re
"i"Incu my determination to support Judre White
should be be rum and Lhc only assurance conld yivn
was that as long as could focsce no other result tan
mere division of the party likely grow out of move
.a' klnd might be expected TO take no part il,
IT, WIN my trends generally my views pom this sub
Jrct were no secret Ii happens that there are two
most respectable gentlemen of this State who are at the
same tine. the friends of MIR Van Buren, who know
these facts. Ii the same DC Rod when I ,eas
thus explicit and decided in the expression NJ ms, ri,
to those who had right to know them and All t
receive cn az secret that the circumstances ouofed
IN Tie Globe transpred, by uniting some fiction fo a fire
ca construction Of which the writer i'm that manor on
beavers to mike out the charge Of inconsistency and
want OF eandor against me. At the commencement Of
INC late session of Congress far was from urgn the
bringing out of Judge White, regardless of the results
OF such step that declared uniformly to tbosc viii
whom had any conversation on the sulirct tba, en-
far as was concerned would not give tle least conn
tcnancc to the measure although knew the dispoaton
70 run hun by the people Of my own State was very great
unless should become well satisfied flat The c6n,cs}
would finally settle down between him and Mr. Von IN
rem There must have been some twenty-five or fbifv
gentlemen OF the Opposition who c0nvcrscd with me
upon thS SUBJECT in the carly part Of the session and
among men, many OF those who supported me for Tho
Chair Not one 81 them heard different sentiment
nom me and surely, if had been under any prcvous
engagement 10 run candidate merely To divide m mar
", and bring The election into the House NV conduct
last winter would have provoked disclos,,re did he
heye, shortly after the session commenced fl,nf no c,
dmale Of the Opposition would be even nominated y any
state am yet Of opinion that the contest viii be- be-
tween Judge White and Mr. Van Buren,
such was the nature ard extent of tlic snppoy, oyo
70 tie project Of running Judge White up TO the ga az
Dcccfnber last 10 that day the meeting ~ a.,
tennessee Delegation held which the writer ~ tt
arhce ~ the Globe Of The 18th Of April charges vga
got up ny me, IN compliance with covenant previoslo
enefea into with the Opposition bring judge White
INTO the arena 70 defeat The nominee con,eoDated b,
the National Convention Of the Democracv and Lri,
the election into The House" lave already stated nc
course np 70 tbe time Of this meeting; now Tor the ,ay,
had ID getting 1t up. Up 10 that day noyor lad The
shghcst ncfcoursc or communication with either oc ms
i"ur Fast tennessee colleagues upon the subject ~
bringing out Judge White. I had heard il ssi3 In ,o
neral terms that all my colleagues were in favor Of RIM
ming Judge White for the Prcsidency II was in f,is
stae OF Honntcrcourse with the greater portion Of NV