Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-01
Richmond, Tucsday, Bee. 1.
-HOIE.NEATS on THE CHESS BO.2RD.
CONVENTIONS


tion Of Delegates to nominating Conventions The
former Is to assemble at Indianapolis the 9Th January
Inc latter at Tuscaloosa during the present month De
| cember)
The Anti. Mas onic members of the Legislature of
| Vermont held Convention ut Montpelier the 18th
inst. ellis Honor the Lieut. Govern r. presiding. trsu
buttons against Masonry, and against the present Nation
al Administration, adoptrd.--Also the folownr
! "ResoIrcd That the Anti Masonic State Committee
o this State, he requested to take immediate measures t.
er,an how far the ANTI lasons OF Vermont may OK.
pect the coop rat of Aal asonS in other States in
the popuS,d National CONVENTION for the purpose OF
candidates for President and Vice President:
and thai they notify the Delegates who have been ap
pointed represent this State in such Convention Of
| The result Of such measures.
The n. Y. Star says, that upwards OF one thousand
influential and respectable citizens, have signed call for
public meeting in favor OF Daniel Webster to be held
At Masonic Hail. lOrk on Friday evening" Dec. The 4,h
If the friends OF Gen. Harrison, Judge White or Mr.
Clay, (f he is i'll the tcId) will hold their meetings. we
shall then bring out the whole Opposton-a most desi,
rnble object; and BY running Anti Van Buren, cleo
tora ticket IN each State We shall succeed beyond doubt
.NOta Benc.-Noah was first for White then for Har-
TlSonand now he seem, leaning )wards Webster Ills
present scheme Is 10 run one general anti Van Buren, I'M
pledged ticket in each Staelhus persuading the Peo
pie to Vote the darkand placing themselves at the u,.r
cy OF the Electors, who may palm upon Clay, Web.
ster, what not? The Eoslun Ccntinr falls into the
scheme-so Tar us it is necessay-adviscs the Whcs
OF Pennsylvania 10 set the eXampr-and contends that
1t ID not work OF inSuperablc difficulty " II (says
he) there be three prominent Wing candidates in that
State, let their respective supporters meet in con-
venlon, and form an electoral ticket Of high minded
men, pledged to ncithcr but determined ~ cast their
votes in the scale oI the araiiac Of the three at
the proper time Let the Wings aud Anti Musuns Of
Pennsy vania do this in good faith and they can easily
carry their ticket against Van Buren, and then have il
in their power to do essential benefit the people and
probably rescue the nation from the disgrace OF having
a candidate imposed upon it 10y executive dicta,ion
Mean time, there several States, where this sys-
tom would not lie necessary. The Wings already
ct,if I,c.fp
candidate. 10 these would say, persevcre in well
doing. and 20 to the polls in plaanx in support of
your iarortc Wing candidate. But in all States where
the Wing or'y disposed 10 branch out into differ.
ent channels IN support OF this tina. avoritr is in.
canibemt on them To combine heart and hand in
the common cause, looking only to The main result "
In other words, scatter the votes Of the Electors and
send the election the H. of r. Take either scheme
however, and the People themselves be choused
out Of their votes. II the unp!cdged Electors are to
cunccrt among themselves, and settle the election bp in
rgue. they Will iost upon many of the States Presi.
dent who not their first their second Choice
and if the election be transferred to the H. Of r. SINH
lar result inevitably produced by the intrgucs and ma
nagcuicut OF the leaders.
The Globe criticses this proposition Of an unpledged
uncomnutted uckct in the following turcble strains
1t is clear from the articles we have quoted that the
Wings resolved il they can have tho Presidency
disposed Of either in the Electoral College, the House
of Representatives, by bargain among The poeans.'
The unPedgcd tickets the Joint stock tickets. which
ii is proposed 10 under the Wing flag in the different
sections Of tie Union, will eisctualIy exclude the
popular will irou controlling in the Electoral Colleges,
in the House OF Representatives. Electors have here
toore been considered as the agents Of the people,
to dcpnsilc their ballots in the Presidential The
scheme now proposed Ivy the party openly at with tic
right OF instruction in every State OF the Union give
the Wing Electors character and make them the
discretionary and arbitrary disposers in their right OF
tine electoral VOTE without regard the popular for
this or that candidate for the Presidency This VIII IN
troduce all the corruption IN the electoral colleges
apprelendrd from Congressional election Of President.
Each electoral college will beco,ne the of political
intrigue, and The vilcsi prostitution Ii the attempt shall
fail the coming election, thus 10 destroy the popular
sovereignty in the election Of the Chief Magistrate
have doubt it will again aud again he tried and that
through this avenue the power Of The people over the Pre-
sidency will at time be reached and "ver;hrown for
| THIS makes it amporant that the Constitution
should be amended and the vote for President be autho
rized to be given immediately by the PEOPLE them
selves.
The Boston Ga-cttc presses Mr. Webster wit! great
enthusiaSm-and contends that the movement Of Clay S
friends in Pennsylvania is ''veIy limited in its extent
we'll Temporary in lis DURATION. II is the cir
Of the moment and after little reflection will die away
The ricnt OF Mr. Clay cannot but tie satisfied, mas
much the ANTI lasons will not and Cannot be pre-
vailed throw their weight into his scale upon any
consideration whatever, of the utter inpractcabty Of
his succeeding against the administration candidate in
tile coming coutcStand therefore, after few days OF
calm reflection, they cannot but the absolute necuss
ty Of Withdrawing lis name, and Of uniting heart and
hand with the friends OF MIR. NebSier-tor whom the
Anti laSonS have expressed so decided preference
At all events very few weeks will decide which Of the
Wing candidates is STRONGEST, and whether 1t be Ilar
rison Webser for under the present circumstances
camnc, but consider that Mr. Clay is entirely cut Of
the question
Tie Boston Atlas MR. Webslers organ) must have
been astonsled at This Clay movenrn-fur it had al
ways relied the magnaunity Of Mr. Clay to second
the efforts OF the friends OF the Constitution in the East
and Middle States, by cordai support of MIR. Web
ster. We have. from the first, been fully aware that
tnIuUl hes
fered question: difficult as it was Important
the adjustment Of the Iari,-thcir friendship was un.
impaired, and their harmony in great political views en-
tire As for the support of Gen Harrison, respectable
as that gentleman the whole of Mr.. Clay in his
opposition to Cen Jackson: has been sufficient pledge
to US, that, while there Wing candidate in the
field whose claims rested civic tacnt and ability to
defend and administer the Constitution the great States
man of Kentucky would be- the last TO countrnance RI
VAL brought forward the ground Of military reputa
ton We will add t!ut General Harrison himself was
uniformly in opposition TO General Jackson on the same
ground We believe tia, he has consented to be a
candidate fiom mistaken idea, Insidously opagaed,
that great civilian would be Withdrawn; and that
in the country pays more willing tribute than
himself 10 Mr. WeLsters superior fitness. However this
may be, have great pleasure in assuring our friends,
that M Clay is uHrcsearcd tn his expressions II prefer
enee fur Mr. cJStcr and of determination To co-oPe-
rate cordially in his support ave have II IN our power
TO promise the Wings OF this part OF the MON hearty
and efficient support from thor brethren IN Kentucky
Mr. Walsh (Nalona Guzcte) spreads his flag for Mr.
Webster, and rdicucs the prcteisons OF Judge Whe.
He refers the declarations OF some OF his friends III
the Tennessee Legislature, and offers tie following
|
Here it would seem that Judge White lis TO be even
more faithful docrnal Of President Jackson
than Mr. Van Buren,, from his untcccdeuS should I've
expected to prove The orator rdlculcd the at
Tennis Of the Wing party to find and urge candidate
of their own Notwithstanding the foregoing facts: there
are men among us that talk aud write us genuine pat
tern Hhgs and whose motto is, Principles, not Men, VINO
proclaim that they can vote such, for Judge White
with rood conscience and who class jumble him IN
their lotery-box of candidates with Webster, Clay and