Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-15

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Msssrs Hsshers Wi ti, nl.'s, heartfelt pleasure
have read in the columns or Tic Republican of Wed.
nesday morning. the Nsi tribute o respect that YOU have
~ hnndsemey pad 10 Dir ives "i the tavoric
OF virginia, and ?er,n asssic YOU in Ia. honest
sincerity OF my heart that ilr iuy information cx-
tends every Democratic Republican in Maryland
cheefuly NsPpnds Che high culogium SO mstiy pro-
nounccd Upon this Distinguished paro, and Statesman
1t peasnl ly calls {, our recollection The hiwh cnmpli.
rnent paid HIN by the honest l,irio John Randolph of
Roanoke, who never paid pment at the expense of
sincerity, in aludins To Washington Jefferson tsl.,
Taylor Patrick Henry aud other guished sons of Va
who now slunbcr In the dust, in that emphatic manner
peculiar to HIMSELF he unhcsi,angly exclaimed Lu.
then very young member of Conyress) has seat upon
this floor, Virginia will find able advocate ever ready
anu prepared to defend the great principle OF civil and
gious liberty which formed the basis of our glorious re-
evolutionary Struggle How completely MIR. Rivcs has
Inied TINS favorable prediction OF himself By his honor
ca ana departed friend let recent events attest Yes.
sr we say with you, let Virginia her favorc SON
MIR Rives 20 his distinguished station in the Senate OF
u un;ed states and thcn standing by the side of the
noble Benton nnd the other ncorruptibc patriots of the
Senate the liberties of this great republic Will ride out in
triumph the tremendous storm of Banks.n and Null6ca
mon And we venture predict that day is not ia
distant, when the first honors within the Gift of the Ane-
rican people will be- offered to In, c DISTINGUISHED de-
tenders OF the great Union cause which involves the de-
stihcs oil this mighty Republic.
MARYLAND
MARTIN VAN BuRIS.-1his able Statesman and de-
e'dcd Democrat has received the recomnen
datlon of the Democratic State Convention 20 the BAL
umore Convention for the first Office in the gift of the
people. HE Convention have only followed out the
wishes OF their constituents, who long marked him
out proper their revered and bel,vcd
cief the venerable citizen soldier of Tennessee
sycdniaR.
The Charleston Mercury, which some weeks arc OK
pressed itself adverse to the nomination Judge White
TOT he Presidency, has recently in his favour
upon the ground, that although entirely orthodox in
ms political doctrines according the Rights school
ss. .naI ne Is nearer to the mark than his opponents
since Nuication has assumed the character OF an abb
sact heory without the probability Of its practical APP
~ which once rallied under its standard should desire
not to lose their weight in tie political balance now
nat questions OF more vital import daily presenting
themselves
10 me Poi'a-The Central lMcMinnville) Gazette, of
inc 10Th Instant makes the following pointed inquiries
OF one OF our neghbors We shall take pleasure in CO.
Pying such answer may be givcn-Nastrale Union
Docs the Editor of the Nashville Banner denv that
there " Meeting held by majority of the Tennes-
see Delegation in Congress at Washington City on the
22d December last and that il was not NON
at that Meeting, that Judge White should be Lrough oui
as Candidate for the Presidency succeed General
Jackson and that the Delegates above alluded TO- did
not, in accordance TO the above resolution Jrn, Liu
omP An explicit answer to the above intcrrogatory is
expected-we want no special pleading
THE REsULr.-All parties concede that the late cleo.
tons have resulted in the of the Republican
cause by majority certain and decided We believe
that few more important victories have ever been gained
by the Republican party Whiggcry after struitng its
busy but overconsequential and intoer.nt- iIour
upon the STAGE has Been gathered to its everlasting
rest. Virginia has been gloriously divorced from Ma,
tonai RePublcansni, quasi Bankism, and, what was
more dangerous than all, from Notification. MIR Cal
houn had already 90 marked Virginia as his own
The letters he wrote at Norfolk aud Petersburg when
invited by their citizens 20 partakc of a public din
ner, clearly show with what ndescriba5e socitude he
looked to the stand the Old Dominica would take at
inc election which has just past But, to the immortal
honor of her Republican sonsthc deeply laid
schemes OF the great ambitious Southern Nuiifer have
been laid in the codcold grave And the South stands
disenthralled The world never know the mon,en-
tous moees upon the political Chess-board which have
been ceef-nated by the glorious result of the Virginia
electionsa result which perhaps has saved the Union
itself!-Dan1iHe Observer
The late elections in Virginia have totally disappointed
the wishes and blasted the hopes of the of Mr.
Van Buren,. When Judge White sgniGcd his willing
ness to be candidate for the Presidency these gentle
men were full of high hopes and joyous expectations
for they believed that with "SoutheIn Candidate in
the field the prospects of Mr. Van Buren, must be en-
trely destroyed The result has proved the faacy of
their anti.,pa,i2aS demonstrated concusvely
h of the next Presidency the
lrRnion will be found acting
States of the Union