Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-29
POLITICAL.
From the Globe, Sept. a.
nJnGE Mclean.

M candidate of the Opposition against General Jack
nom declined the nomination because Messrs. Clay and
tons of the Opposition. He then gave fol
refusing to come forward the Antt-MasOSc aid of the
Federal leaders making war upon the Administration
the following:
uIf BY multiplication of candidates, an election by
the people should be prevented. shoras consider il
national misfortune. In the present agitated state OF
the public mind an individual who should be elected to
the Chief Magstracy by Tess thea majority OF the coeS
of tie people, could scarcely hope to conduct successfully
The business of the nation. He SHOULD possess in advance
the public condeace and majority Of the surages of
the people, the only satisfactory evidence of that con-
fdence"
Judge Mclean has at least the grace Of preserving
consistency in his mode ofconductng hosties against
the Democracy He has the honesty still to insist that
Republicanism shall be struck down in fair field yau-
thority of the popular will. He thinks that success
achieved by chicane, battling the Peoples surages and
giving the election to the corrupt influence of the Bank,
and the bargains ofpotcians in the House, would have
other effect than to emhro the country IN violence
and he has therefore out in the suboned letter. tor
which he deserves credit from the party TO which
he is opposed. We copy it from the Columbus Sentinel
Of the 18th instant:
Mr. Gallagher, Editor of the Journal and Sentinel:
DEAR Sir: Many citizens of Ohio wishing to sustain
Judge MCLEAN a candidate fer the Uext Presidential
term determined to effect proper organization and to
make suitable exerons to present his claims to the con-
Gdence and sufrages of his counrymen fairly before
them. This effort has drawn from the Judge the en-
closed communication which YOU requested TO pub
lsh for the information Of his friends throughout the
country.
My absence from home has prevented an earlier pub
''1''0'' N'S''"O NJ H. KIRBY.
Columbus, Sept I6, 1885,
RIcHLAxD, CO., August 81, 1885.
Dear S=: Being informed that my friends from differ
parts Of Ohio having consulted together, have come
to determination to organize and endeayor to produce
concert of action throughout the State the subject
of the election Of President; and you are Chairman
Of of the principal committees, which has been
stituted with view 10 this object it is proper that
should make to you the following communication.
On all occas oas since my name has been spoken of in
reference the Presidency have given my friends to
understand, in conversations and by communications
that have been published, that would be party
contest that shall be likely lead to election Of
Chief Magistrate by the House of Representatives, AS
matter OF CHOICE would not take the Office through
the instrumentality of the House.
j was fully that this course my part would
discourage my friends and I'M my prospects; but
DESTROYS Of tie office except such terms
would enable me to carry out those principles which
would elevate and tranquze the political action Of the
country.
was not unaware that there several gentlemen,
who looked to the office believe: with socitude
than myself and who had much higher claims to the suf
ages Of their fellow citizens; and, it was hardly to be
expected that these claims would be postponed my
lution was taken in reference to such state Of things
My anticpatons have been realized The ground on
which the to be placed by those who
opposed to the Baltimore nominations and fon tie
number of candidates in the field it is probable that
this ground be unnecessarily, the prno
pies have avowed excludes me from the list of cand
dates. adhere to my principles and, of course acqu
esce most cheer!ully in the decision. AS ctzen shah
oppose that which conscientousiy believe e'Se
wrong in policy or in principle.
This declaration is due to myself 70 MY friends gene
rally, and especially to those of them who have sustain
ed the Administration, and who among the first to
introduce my into the contest. wish to remove
from a my friends any embarrassment which they may
feel in the ensuing election of Chief Magistrate my
account With great respect, am,
Very truly and sincerely, yours,
John MCLEAN.
MosEs H. KIRBY, Esq, Columbus, Ohio.
Contrast this letter OF open opponent of the Adj
ministration, with Judge Whites conduct The Judge
brought forward by his friends merely, they al
Grmed in u thousand forms, because the Opposition had
40 candidate and would have none; that there
not the remotest possibility Of bsiagng the election to
the House of Representatives by division in the
publican ranks. He nominated in Alabama upon
this state of the case which, prove by incon
testibe evidence was presented III letters from Wash
ington to leading members of the Legislature of that
State And yet, what does Judge White say, after the
Opposition have brought out candidates, expressly with
view to give the election to the House of Representa-
tives? He has Just left Nashville; and we find the fol-
lowing quoted from the Nashville Republican in the
Kentucky papers:
GIVE Know THAT JUDGE WHITE WILL NEVER DECLINE
Until THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES, WHO HAVE BROUGHT
HIa cur, SHALL PASS SENTENCE UPON HIS CLAIMS. No
CIRCUMSTANCE WILL INDUCE HIM OR HIS FRIENDS TO
RACK OUT. -.".
(FroEa tic sa,pe)
FAsr AND LoosE.-Judge White and General FIarri-
SON. the stoolpgeons of the Opposition, played off
in dereat to effect the several purposes of TIE
enemies OF the Administration engaged in the Presiden
tal game. The plan to divide the Democracy Of the
South; in any euent, from that Of the North which has
always elected the Southern Republican Presidents
This is the first position Of the game and an unaheyaLe
one. Unless portion Of the Democracy is drawn
off, it is impossible for the enemy to succeed in taking
the election from the people to the House. Judge White
has been chosen for this pact And resolved that he
shall stand fast at his past the pivot of the whole
movement
But the Opposition of the North, West and East have
another and different policy to pursue There it is
their great object to unite their strength having no
hope Of dividing the Republicans It is necessary then
that they should hold fast or St go, accordingly it
may be found that this that man rally the strong
est force Of the Bank party The following little scraps
from the Opposition presses show distinctly how the fe
deral party are feeling their way to this object:
the Richmond Wing learn that Gen. HARRISON declares
sha be will be the of dodng the Wig pey ot will
yed sny other candidate be
GHapcrstoroa Torch Light.
ave friend Of tho Torch Light still further niorma
ton There one gentleman othe Wing against whom Gen.
viii not under any circumstances suffer himself to be
dom shot 40 guess work We speak what
Observer.
GEN. WILLIAM H. HARRISON
The adjourned meeting Of the citizens of franklin
county, In favor of the nomination Of Gen Harrison as
q candidate for the Presidency, was held in the Court
House in this city last Monday afternoon-Judge
Flennken in the Chair and M. j. Gilbert ESQ as act
ing Secretary The business of the meeting was OPEN
ed BY Col. Vim. Doherty in neat and pertinent ad.
Dress setting forth the claims of Gen Harrison as well