Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-05
1IiE NEXr PRESLDE.Nr

That uu'nD ~ GRIM Rlrosr, expects has ses"ng prey"
THE NEXT PRESIDENT
The Wings in Virginia had seized upon one of our
horses for their Spring races-Upon asking the ngenu
Gus Wings to tell us the Of this manGuvrc they
did not hesitate to say, at once: Oh! know very
well that have no horse of our own that can lea,
Van Burcn-Wc must take a Jackson horse to do il -
Ind rchg2 Because they hoped, that by taking off some
OF cur own Jackson voters and uniting them with their
own Parties they might carry the South for Judge White
aud who knows but the North and West And if they
should fail in electing him through the FL ctora Col
rges, sun tnsy may carry the election to the llousc
Ihos they Halter themselves with the hope of beating
us, by first dividing ranks and then taking the cleo
ton out of the hands of the People.
But every day seems to weaken their chances of sue
cess The plan does not ve.y well take with the Jack
party. They too well what the Wings are about
The eyes of the few whom they had gulled arc bcgn
ming openand the result the Elections in virginia
shows that notwithstanding they icod force upon the
People the issue of Fan Buren Hhee they are sig
nay defeated i'll the Old Dominion. We have gained
majority of from l5 TO ~ in the House of Delegates
while the Wings had their majority of 6 in the last Lc
we have gained or new, firm, Republican members
OF Congress, and only lost The "Whig" of this
City quas beneath the blow-and even concsscs THAI
The Van Buren, party have the destiny of Virginia in
their hands"
What ask is, will the friends of Judge White
permit his any longer used by the Whics for
the purpose of dividing us Will he permit il VIII the
Wings themselves think it worth their while to SADDLE
White Surry again for the field But of this thing
we are perfectly sure-ha the Republicans ought TO
dlsarm They ought TO take their measures Judge
White his friends and the Wings still united in the
SOutil-aS III the wings OF the North and the West
would still follow up their plan for dividing us-by run
nng one OF their men, and carrying the Election
IT they cam into the House OF Representatives. We have
only one PLAIN course marked out for usto avoid all
division III our own ranks to promote unity of Jews
and concert Of operations and 20 for the cced can
ddate of the Republican party. We must cope with
the Wings at every point. Let foil their cunning by
our own discretion If they Desperate let us be de-
termined
Waterloo defeat in Virginia. But the war is not yet
over. we must not yet dsarn 1t is true, the Wings
more embarrassed than They must begin TO find
that the vile of the Trojan Horse is not sucien: to carry
tho Citadel But, they raise the sege in the South
we must be prepared to meet them. THIS thing is
tam, mat they VIII run candidate of their own-and
that the weaker they find Judge White in the South
the less anxious will they be take him up in the North
and West We lay the following articles before our read
to satisfy them that the Wings are determined oake
up one of their own men-but who that man NAV be is
not SO certain 1t may be Webster it may be Clay
or both may be run, according TO circumstances:
The letter which MIR. Waggainan the late Senator Of
the w. States addressed in February the members OF
Inc legislature OF louisiana has just been published
lie tells thcm-"l trust it will cost your generous feel
ing effort to CRAFTY the honest pride with which your
Northern brethren delight to bring forward u distinguish
ed clizcn You must feel and acknowledge that in the
distribution OF the high honors Of the Confcdcracy
full share say the least has fallen the South and
hope you ready and willing to show to your Northern
brethren, that your views in this respect confined
to single quarter or section of tho Union. The OPP
Porunity now afforded 10 you to upon these princ
p.nie Wbsr. 1s ss ne name OF
July submitted to the consideration of the People OF the
United States candidate for the Presidency OF the
three candidates before you he is the only one whose
principles are in accordance with the Jes interests of
LoniSidna
The Yermont Hatchman says Daniel Webster and
the Wings can voluntarily support neither Mr.. Van Blu
rem nor Judge White until they desert all those princ
pies winch has been their highest pride to endeavor
sustain every OCCASION 1t true the Wings of the
North asay DC forced eventually choose between them
on the floor of Congress- it will be time TO suy whose
ally they will become--and them we apprelend there
will be few objections any denunciatons which either
the Globe or Telegraph illuminate But, why should
rouhh r lie
is TO drive the true Wings of the Middle and Western
States from the Hhig Webster TO the 7ory White"
The NJ J. american says, that "AIr Webster is now
prominent candidate for the Presidency, and certainly
merit capacity and services, may decide the contest
he Will not fail of being elected.
There are those, however, who, having acted hereto
fore with MIR Webster and entertaining the same gene
raj views with him. yet express doubts Of the expedency
OF pressing his election at this unclure.
we cannot perceive the motive, feel the policy Of
such doubts We are fighting for and not for
reward We are therefore bound, il seems to u.s.
to select for leader and candidate one who en-
phacay represents that causeone, who if successful
VIII honor itin every slaton-and with whom de-
feat could not bring disgrace.
" As between Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr.. White of Ten
nessee there is little for choce-neither having
any thing in common with the high principles on which
the Wings have protested act and neither-with-
out admitting that these professions were empty and
northeastern the Wings party, yield their support
" Let us keep up our own flag and close array-and
teM Daniel Uebster for leader, f there be any
other equally '9crtorions and more available, candidate
ieader-let Us still fight the good fight, what
may"
The Boston Courier (thc ptch.pipe of Mr. Wcbster)
declares, eremPtory, that his friends will abandon
him-whlie the Editor of the Louisville Journal who
was the Bographer and is the organ of Mr. Clay appears
to hint IN the following article that lie may be induced
70 take the field
We should regard any attempt this time to enlist the
great body Of American Wings in tho cause of either of
the Jackson Candidates. fatal the party not faal
to the Republic. Irmay be very easy 10 make parade
on paper, of 80 many White States and many Whig
States and by putting them together secure the election
found 10 be utterly delusive. great party will not
unite with zeal and animation upon Candidate holding
principles directly adverse to their own. 1t will be diff
hcult at any time TO induce the great body of the Wo
party 10 unite upon Jackson Candidate Ii will be nj.
tcfy Improbable to do it, unless the conviction is
brought hcme 10 Them that there is no prospect whae.
yer Of electing Candidate oftheir own
But 1t may be argued, that the election Of Wing
Candidate IS no'o hopeless. We do not think So On
the contrary we believe that any Wing candidate who
can unite the support Of the whole party will be elected
by TIC fse, that If tie election to deyolvc on The
House OF Representatives. he will carry into that House
greater vote than any other candidate IT, as we think
such IS the state Of things present. Why should the
wings overlook it, and, cutting themselves of from the
advantage Of oil favorable that may arise be.
tween the present and the winter rush into the
support Of one Of the Jackson Candidates. Already
MIR. Webster has been nominated by the highly re-
spectacle and ancient Commonwealth Of which lac is
citizen. General Harrison has also been nominated by
respectable portions Of the people in various States
whist candor compelg TO that neither Of hose
gentlemen would be choice and that all feelings
ana prcpossessons, well Judgment. point to CT
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