Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-20
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE eve UiRER.
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LLOYD 5, FSSEN, IDIH N
TILE CORRESPONDENCE-

The CORRESfONDENCE
On opennr your paper Of the 10Th instant, the first
thing that presented itself my eye the correspond
ence between Hugh L. White and the committee COM
posed of members from both branches Of the Tennessee
Legislature, announcing 10 him his nomination by that
body the good people OF the United States Tor the OIL
flee of Chief Magistrate.
As read the Judges reply the very ideas contained
in your comments upon it, which afterwards saw, ire
ssiiby crowded themselves upon my mind Any notice
of !, further than your haSty analysis would therefore,
seem unnecessary but it is unqurstionaby the bounden
duty Of every Democratic Republican, having scintlla
Of amor patrG in his bosom, to keep his lamp trimmed
and his light burning; so long as wing: or more pre-
ing through the country with his supply OF Lucer
matches and sand paper feeble Instruments to be src
for the destruction of the Constitution, the great charter
Of our liberties.
The Judge in his cxordm very mndesty tells us, that
in the beginning he strenuousy resisted every effort that
made 10 his name as candidate Tor the PTesl-
dency but INCREASING Observation-Disclosures upon him
so fast that he reluctantly forced to yield his assem-
which shall not now be withdrawn state of things,
he SAYS dixie MIR. Leigs developemcnts has been pro-
duced Which now makes it ABSOLUTELY and ndispcnsaby
important for the welfare of this n1tion that he should
be run for the highest Office in the gift of the People
What, would ask, was the inception OF this a'mPor-
tant MATTER and the sitting which incubated this pI"d'
gous political Egg The solution ofthc question IS 10
INC not very difficult David Crockett and others o the
Tennessee delegation in Congress- went TO him with
s,rnr as Justices of the Peace would to wife tor
her prvy examination to Deed for the sale OF piece
Of land which he gncd, sealed and delivered, mol 10 Oe
rctnccd and desired that they would transmit the same
to tic Legislature Of Tennessee in order That 1t might
be recorded which accordingly done, and they nave
nromuped it to the world with a vengeance to It, IL
is possible that the Judg may have been sincere IN tr
first instance for neither lie any other man, couid
have entertained the most rcnte idea that the chapter OF
accidents could have brought about the
such heterogeneous compound as Tariff:mcn, NULL
fers Bank men &c &C. TO elevate him TO the Prcsdrn
CIV The term Pebald- Coalition barely strong enough
and | wish could give it a, harslcr epllhet w''
however venture call it the cloesc party, carrying
with it the ephemeral elements Of lis destruction
He Ohc Judrc) is content with speaking OF the Pu
rity of his own principles and Intentions but his pefora
linn must abound in nyectre against Mr. IAN buren, ao
his adhcreuts. He may call tho Democracy OF tins coun
try faction, and heap upon it what opProbHum ne
hit will tell him for his comfort (cod enough II is) tiat
the Wing faction mig ht as well undertake 10 Keep te
tide from coming in at SandyHook with Piich.iofh'
~ ~ keen the Kinderhook gentleman from the Presidrn-
t Chair when the term allowed the present liustrous
cnmbent shall have expired He may rest we'll assuI-
Cd thai one is as feasible as the other. Strange to tell,
M for in times like these, mirdbIc nhtlJ the L
slaure of Tennessee passed sundry resolutions, ana
amongst them is one approving all the acts OF the "a
mnstraon both foreign and domestic; and blowing nor
and cold in the same BREATH they recommend their lei
low-ctzen, Hugh L. White, as the successor OF zen
J.ckson when they know that lie is sci on loot by Inc
identical party who would if they could, denoiIsn h
and all the acts of his glorious Administration iney
aso refused 10 discuss Mr. Guild resolnttons the opeC
of which was to instruct their Senators in Congress- va
L. White one J to for expunging from their Jourha
the most iniquitous stigma with which they con'o o.au
the old Hero and Patriot Wonderful consistency '''