Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-12
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I',s Lol.CEFHALOUS PfRTl-C Charlottesville Republican.
t,ot'ihg Is more remarkable, than the Of union
anu harmony III this D,ny-hcadrd party Nor is it
Herih'' ltco's;sts Of The most dlscrdan elements and
comPfis!s various ambitious candidates for the Presi-
d'ncy No consdrrabie effort therefore, is necessary
l" Keep them together.
Correspondents OF the Boston Courier and Gazette cen.
sure Mr. Clay aud his motives, we'll the recent
hieetlhg OF his friends in padclpha-A correspondent
OF Inc Bpston Atlas defends Mr. Clay and pledges his
e that he will never suffer i,nscfto be candidate
TO the denen of The Wing cause or of his true friend
ana any IN the support of the Constitution and Laws,
he late Webster meeting of New York made several
hings at S. Carolina Notification and the Nui!ies
ihe alexandria Gazette takes them task for their in-
discreton-says that they may BE- very consistent and
patriotic: but they not very ciSe-amd that is
necessary or proper TO revive old discussion which may
mol De agrerable especially when those who he SUBJ
| cause
The whiriiag " Wing goes. for his own part, fer any
available canJdac.-s Tel! him 20 to H." toii-l
be would GO for one-but is unable 10 produce him
How chiIdsh (says hr) how incredibly weak such
Time, 10 DC Sticking for this man at when any man
will eiftctuEIly the cardinal objects which The
Wings have in view Talents esscnlial-honcs.y is
lndspensablc-but next 10 that, tic first
asnoH Of candidate Is the capeeity Of 1cing ,'eeed
Now, who possesses this capacity Thu Wing deserted
Lie strongest man in It's pary-hc only one, upon whom
the Wings would rally from every quarerwe mean Of
course Henry Ciny 1t declared Mr. G. the great
his election ote Prcsidencyb these
various demonstrations, it subsequently cut hum Oft
from the succession. 1t first took up MIR Leigh, with
the hope OF winning Frgnia-then declared for Judge
White, because Tie Wings very much put 10 IT
for the want Of some available horse tide the last
Spring Ercons-Next, it leaned towards the Hero OF
IpPecanoe-Ilcn gave sign for its old tavortr,
Mr. Cay-and now, instead Of .inS.cad o stiring for
This Alnt it is prepared to sang man,, who
may, peradvcnlurc, prove un available candidate.
New events, however, arc upon the wind. Since
writing the above, have seen the following notices
from The Wing OF yesterday:
IL <" The members Of tile General Assembly opposed
TO the election OF Martin Van Buren, and Richard ii.
Johnson requested 10 meet in the Hall OF hc House
of Delegates TINS L, ESISG: at half past OF clock.
"U7 TO TIE PUBLIC. ~
"The Wing Members Of Assembly al the Capt.
pol half past six Tnls EVENING, 10 nominate Presl.
dent of the T. States The Public is invited to attend
in the Lobby and Gallery
This proceeding is fair and above board.-It 10
scout the scheme Of al unpledged, uncomrtted ticket
and far hail with respect but is it correct for tn.
present "Uh;g .MmGcrs' Of the General Assembly to
take upon themselves the nomination Of President Of
the S. for the whole Stale of Virginia.; Scarcely fiji
ty counties al this time represented by Wing Dele
rates-out Of - cuuaties. Not than from ~ to
10 members Of the whole Legislature will attend the
meeting, Of lG-And in this minority, are two or
three l:ttlnbers whose seats are contested upon the
strongest grounds Is minority OF counties, and mi
noIi,y of Delegates prepared 'to nominate President
of the U. States for the whole State? Why do they
wait for Deputies from the counties which not
represented? Why not give opportunity to the Pco-
pie at large to appear fully and ially by their Special
Delegates:
at this Minority Meeting Will il be Judge White
Then will it successfully open the eyes Of The Jackson
Party in Tennessee. His friends III that State will no
rnrer be able TO disguise The character OF his support
ers Tic People at large will that it is not the Re-
publican Party in Virginia, but the Wings alone, who
ae prepared him against tie friends OF Andrew
Jackson. The veil will be rent asundsr The Ctze'S
Of Tennessee will longer be deceived b. the speech
es Of Judge Whites Friends in their Legislature.
We shall duly announce This nomination OF the Wing
Members of Assembly Say, that will do away all The
objections which made to an unpedgrd tcket-but
how will the other irresistible o1rc'n low
will tpIev.nt resort II the House of Rep'cs ntlves:
On the contrary it is directly calculated to produce It,
The Wings in Virginiu nominate Judge Whitc-Those
in Massachusetts tnuc nominated MIR. Webstcr-lhc |
Wings of Kentucky run Gen Harrison Suppose they I
sould succeed in these respective States. There is no
concrrt-no union upon sing lie Candidate But The
vote will he scattered. that obtains majority
of the wi,r. The election necessarily goes TO the
House Two Wings are returned, along with Mr.. Van |
Buren, VIII the People of Virginia countenance n
scheme of this descriptions VIII they consent to trans
fer the election from their Electoral Colleges TO Con
arcss Are They expected to overlook all the objections,
Which crowd upon US; The President in his last Tues
days Messag-, barely touches one Of those objections,
when he ,torcibly says: |
" Every election hy the House OF Representatives Is
derived from the distinct and separate character Of The
Legislative and Executive functions, and while 1t eS'
poses each 10 temptations adverse TO their efficiency as
organs Of the Constitution and laws, It's tcEdchcy VIII
he 10 unite both in resisting the will Of the People, and
illus give direction the government antrep"bIlcan
and dangerous 49, ~,
The Wings row reduced to this dilemma ddhey
will no, bring their strongest into the icll They
vii: not run their Most available candidate against ours
They must now either an unpedged ticket, or scat
Ter their votes among several and throw The election IN
10 the House We much mistake the spirit OF the peg
ps ifthcy w he choused out Of tlc rights, either ~
unplrdeeI Electors the House OF Representatives,
writer in the last National Gazette treats the eInhaF-
rass.ucn.s to which the Wings reduced with great
f:ankness and force He signs himself an Old Pennsyl
ynnian, and throws ont some excellent suggestions 10
the Wings lie them-especaiy, as the voice OF
an old man ofexperience, that the people VIII never voe
in the dark for unpledged tcketand that the Elect
nrs in various quarters Of tic Union. will never be a'e
TO concentrate their votes upon any one Candidate
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