Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-16
Richmond, Tuesday, june I6.
THE PRESIDrA.CY

pagn to his associates: y 'e ea"'-
TnE CAnr,rcS.--we stated that at a former meeting
OF tne wing General Committee, proposition was made
20 discuss the expedicncy of Judge White or
Mr. Webster, and that the subject was postponed until
TINS evening. The proposition, assured was not
made to take that shape, and is doubted by many ofour
friends whether it right proper the General Com
it'ec to come TO any decision the question: but rather
osaVe IL open to the people in their primary assemblies
% decide whom they will support Ii is general max
i'm that in "ni nMre strengh hut it is directly the
reverse in relation the effort now MAKING To save tb,
country from falling into the hands of the corrpn,ns,s
Our strength is in multiplying our Presidential candi-
'S so as ensure an election by Congress instead Of
e baltimore convention; for. il Intended defeat an
election by the People and hereafter by
nomination in Convention and by Office. holdcrr
" w have with this view agcd the nomination
OF Mr. Webster in the north Judge White in the south
Mr. Clay or Gen Harrison in the west and if we are
upon TO unite IN favor of either of those candidates.
We snai not succeed IN concentrating public opinion
Men bound by the ties of interest unite but fecmen
VIII honestly differ aud do honestly differ. vast por-
ton OF the wings of this State prefer Judge White or MIR
Clay TO Mr. Webster and it is equally certain that por-
ton Just as large in Pennsylvania prefer Mr. Webster to
either Indeed he not without his chances of oh,o;n
ing the vote of that State Each the candidates have
certain strength which, separately available blu, if
united, will be weak and inefficient As sure nc M
webster IS withdrawn so surely will Van Buren, receive
the vote OF the north. Withdraw Judge White and YOU
give Yam Buren, part of the southern vote Do not in
ye MIR Clay Gen Harrison in the field and we NAV
lose Ohio and Kentucky, Indiana or Illinois VIM
then, should ask the wings on one candidate
wn.n our success depends upon their voting for seveali
lie here unblushingly tells that the plan of the
wings ought to he, TO up the Electoral votes by
running variety OF Candidates, for the purpose of cen
snring an Election by Congress. In subsequent ar
tice, Friday last, he repeats that Public SAFETY
therefore, demands that the election President should
dcvolvc on Congress- now proceed TO sIcw that IL 10
the interest of all the smaller States in the present con
test, to allow it TO take that objectionable then pro-
ceeds to show that Delaware, Rhode Island Nilsson
r. Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama New lanpshire and
vermont have but III Electoral votes-and thus Here
are eight sovereign and independent States in the con-
iedcracy whose united vote does equal the vote of
the State of New Ycrk--thc club of Hercules with
which Mr. Van Buren, proposes dcnolsh the smaller
sisters OF the CONFERENCE.-The whole of these eight
states un'ed has not voice liz the choice of Chief
Magistrate equal TO State and tllat one New York
who offers to give the Presidency Is this confedcra
cy oil States? Is the President of the United States TO
be chosen by the powerful of one State alone ~
In Congress, (e contnucs.) orery State will have an
eqaat vote In the Baltimore Convention New yorL
ovcrIowcrs eght sovereign States; while York Penn
syivania and Ohio equal eight of the old Cont.
mental me = Can there be any doubt then, that it both
sale and patriotic bring the election the House of
Representatives by every fair and honorable cifor;
But what we ask, is the of the case 2If
tne Election be transferred TO the III. of r. the LARGEST
State Is put upon the same level with the smales-New
iork mas no greater vote than Delaware. York.
that is entted to ~ votes, reduced the same foot
ing WIN Delaware, which has only votes Every white
person IN Delaware is to nave forty times as mach
weight in the Election Of the Chief Magistrate as
while person In ~ York. One in Delaware is canal
to 40 in ~ York If carry this idea out we shall
ind that N York. with her ~ Electoral votes Pennsy
vania with 30 Virginia 49, Ohio 81 Tennessee 10 Ken
lucky 10, North Carolina is, aud Massachusetts, H.
amounting IN all to l75 votes, have more influence
than The smallest States, with Al only Is this
4 y
States, count much citizens in the g largest
Sts,es Is this apportionnent republican patriocs
wan these large States quietly acquiesce in such an in
equaty-or will they not rather adopt some fair and
proper means OF securing the election in the hands of
! The last Cincinnati Whir does not qo 60 far No Tho
N Y Evening Sturbut it seems perfectly willing 10
carry the Election to the House Gas for ouself (savs
the Whg we certainly would prefer an election by the.
| people, and we think the Constitution should he so
/ amended as TO secure such dcsideratum. We have
however, such pretended horror as the ENQUIRER Of
| We hnva hal
such elections, and in both instances infinitely the best
men have been chosen. This shows that the wisdom of
The best men chosen % Now what was The fact,
That on the LIST Election the most active efforts ,ycr,
made to defeat Mr.. Jefferson and To put in Aaron
Burr who had not been voted for by any one citizen az
The President-and it was only after more than 30 ballot
tngs, that the II. of r. yielded to the acknowledged
WI" oil the People, by electing Mr. Jefferson On the I'd
OCCASION Mr. Adams elected, by the grossest nirigue
and managemcni-and the very man who had insnIcd
his election, became Immediately afterwards rewa1deJ
by the the highest Office in his gift Yet is the Cincin
natl Wing. and the ~ Y. Star, and other Wing papers
wiling to meet all these conscqucnces-and carry the
!" 'le iiouse-ihtir object being to defeat MIR.
Van Buren,, and TO elect Wing.
| This is the plan of the Campaigns; and il is in n
tram OF preparation The Wings ofthe Southare running
Judge Whiie--and those of the North are pushing Mr
Webster. The friends of j. White are irving inJsed f.
persuade us, that there will be no third Candidate INN,
But we must be wilfuly blind to all the Sons ne III.
| Times, to yield TO such deception A Wssbinotno
Correspondent ofthe Newark Daily Advertiser writes on
he iOh INST, that "lf the nomination of Mr. Webster
i'm he
several Northern and Western States he will gain ton
sands who waverng who are wiiIno 10 ;on L;s
sandard and who only wait for movement anioua Lis
irenda We arc within 10 IL months of The elec
on and II is time that strength was i'm the field or
hibitlng 10 battle array five mainiain successful
contest We have thought here that New Jersey would
have ere this made movement TO sustain the ticket
WIN Daniel Webster for President, and Gen Harrison
for Vice President"
a cd volume of Mr. Wcbscrs Speeches has inst becn
published in n. York and Boston-pIeceded Inv sone
elaborate Introductory Remarks which close in The fol-
lowing strain
Let it not be thought, however, by this reflection TINT , ,,
nnobserSan spectators of the times rejoice IN ho
,ong ana encouraging Indications that the Of Mir
Webster gratefully sensible
extensive conviction which is daily manicsing ITSELF Of tho ee-
dlcncy OF calling his usefulness into their nonron
a,o sphere OF activity Poois rapidly
PIC are disposed TO do their rrent Interest,"
OF country that they inclined
eians ne decision Of the questonfo whom shall Msv.
raf Of Tho chief Administration
Lot this became the feeling tho country All see gs ,
asie inevitable result that the HiGfxsr oNoRs ~
IoiioS WILL re bestowed OF ITS AnLesr DErRNDrn.'"
a movement has also been made i'm Chester county
near Philadelphia. The .Ndtonal Rcpubiicaas Of that
county (as they again call themselves becoming sick
and dissatisfied with the modern Of Uh0gD held
meeting on the ID Instant at which they adopted among
others, the following Resolutions:
"Resoircd, That this meeting recommend 10 the
friends OF the Constitution throu ehou the Union VIII.
lance activity, aud concert Of action in bebalCof nt
bic candidate for the Office Of Chief Alagsfrate
" ReSoircd, That while view with pride and
pleasure the many distinguished patriots who adorn The
ranks Of the National Republican pafty--and while we
should delight to honor them with our CONFERENCE.-The
distinguished talents and exalted patriotism Of DANIEL,
WEBSTER, Of Massachusetts, his wellcarncd and
growing popularity, render him. the opinion Of this
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