South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-13
For the Intelligencer.

Ma. HARPER: The Richmond En-
quirer rather exultingly halls the nom.
inalion of Mr.. Van Buren, by the Balti-
more Convention. Very good. Now
! wish to know upon what principle
the Enquirer approves politically the
nomination of Van Buren,, and rejects
the nomination Of Col. Johnson. They
have both uniformly acted upon nation.
al principles, and are equally devoted
to Gen. Jackson. 1t is true, that Van
Buren, as soon as he found Gen. Jack.
son would be elected, he turned his at-
tention to the South, and gave intima.
tons that he would aid in the "recove-
ry Of the lost rights of the states" He
had been previously the advocate of in
ternal improvement by the general
government, the advocate of a Tariff,
and the friend Of a Bank-and what
proof has he given to Virginia that he
is not equally friendly to these interests
at this time : The existing admins
tration has been as friendly to such in
terests as any proceeding one. with this
difference--the proceeding administra-
tons never attempted 70 deceive the
people, whereas this, has by occasion.
ally Vetoing a few appropriation bills
enabled the leaders of State rights in
Virginia TO deceive the multitude, and
they have really induced a great MAJ
jority to believe that-Gen. Jackson
and Mr.. Van Buren, are altogether OPP
posed to internal improvement, and
that no money is now expended for that
purpose. The national republicans
object to the means resorted to by
Jackson and Van Buren, to deceive the
people, not to the expenditure of the
money so lavishly appropriated for the
purpose of improving the high ways Of
our country. The national republis
cans it is evident have lost nothing by
this administration on the score of ins
ternal improvement. Is this not seen,
and ought il not to be acknowledged, by
the Richmond Enquirerl
Now, a JudaciOus Tariff, has been
the object of its leading friends at all
times-and will continue to be SO,
whether Henry Clay, Martin Van 3D.
rem or Daniel Webster, may be our
President. The national republicans
make no objection to this-they OBJ
ject to the Jackson and Van Buren, de-
captions played off upon the people
concerning it.
The Bank-why, new Bank is as
easily created, as 10 re.charter the old
one-the capital is ready-the only diff
fculty will consist in the selection ofthe
most plausible and certain means OF
deceiving the people as to the necessi-
" of its creation. This, the national
republicans will be willing to entrust TO
the very profound scheming powers Of
Van Buren, himself. All those who be.
ieve in the utility of national Bank,
ought to prefer Van Buren, to any other
of The candidates for this reason, but
for this reason alone.
Could 1t have escaped the eagle eyed
editors of the Enquirer that this great
national convention got up by Jackson
and Van Buren, did-aye, did, treat
the State rights principles of Virginia,
not cody only, but contemporary
in rejecting both her politicians and her
measures 7 Did it not prefer Col. John.
son to either Barbour or Rives? And
why was Johnson SO preferred : For
the same reason that it would have re.
jected Judge White or John C. CAL
houn if either had been offered to that
body. johnson was preferred upon ma
tlonal principles and the others re.
Jecled because their principles tended
TO dissolution of the Union. To all
this the national republicans have no
objection. And really, this conven-
ton has done great good, in thus far