Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-27
Richmond, Friday, Nov. ~.
7aTHE ACEpnALoUs PARTY -ual.h

qucrng the Army of tho People:
don him. with esi'sa qSaa,,,io1 and hi; ela.
.se ea"Srt be blamed iSr iooSs him as es"5"ss Gene
a a,Ioc and Judge White hsys bot, s' certain csp,. and
ported BY their iends the of either would the
ic,a tickets sod ia of how numerous the
IAr As1vAs BpsrS rLrcronu reksr sus--AS vSrlEpcrp
rsSsa,SS II ia vee,hS. LET rms reros. vefE fyn rs
rse3Ee ny Iur r,erLr The course Plain aud simple oas
likely TO get ha, votes go Tor the s'"gesi candidate against The
That is to say, lei the People in the dark and
transfer their power into the hands of uncommted
Electors, in every State Some of The consequences Of
this lnan0uvre, admirably oril in the Resolutions
of the Republican, Of Amherst, published in this days
paper win the good people of Virginia vote for ticket
which NAV eventually go ior the rank Fcderalist Web
ster, and Tor Clay, for Harrison, White, Noah
says, the course is p'ain ard simple Let The Electors
for the strongest against Anti-Van Buren, and
hot le elected Jy The People" Noah is mistaken
II is not PAM bnt eontnsed-nct simple but compi
self; Docs he mean for instance, that the Electors of
Virginia 10 vote for tho who uscertancd 10 be
the strongest man IN I.rg;nd, or in the y. Smtes9
lows Why, if the Wings carry Virginia then her
Electors may vote for Whe--lhose of Massachusetts,
will vote for WebsteT-Kcniucky for CIay-Ohio for
linrrison No majority of course, for any candi-
da;e-and therefore one cannot " be elected by The
People: The Election will be transferred to the ii Of
r.. with 'all its imperiections its head
Bit suppose The iosi-Then how is the strongest man
to be ascertained in the United States The Electors
VIII not have time in the short interval between their
elections and their voting confer with each nher
and ascertain the strongest in their respective States
But still further suppose that every Wh in everv State
endorses his ticket his fvoritc candidate pass
the complexiiy and confusion consequent upon
such operatonn order to ask at once whether the
People of each State will transfer their own
power into the hands Of certain number of Colleges who
may palm upon them President, who is infinitely more
obnoxious TO many Of them than Mr.. Van Buren,! Will
the People OF virginia vote for an unpedged ticket
which may enable the Electors TO fos upon them such
President as Daniel Webster Every considerable man
must starc at such idea and repe the propos ton
Which may lead TO such consequences.
No. Sirs Select head for your Party, soon as
you peasc-and thus the People from voting the
darkor from the chance of transferring ultimately the
election 10 the ii. of r. Ii you select such man
cope with and beat MIR Van Buren, il is only a
proof that you have whom the majority of the
People would prefer their first second choice
to that distinguished
Nouhs scheme is miserable umknggcry from bepn-
ming to endand the People will adopt it
Noahs plan goes even farther than the plan of the
wing The , Wing Correspondent made this propo-
sition-"le the White party and the Harrison party each
nominate electoral ticket headed White and Harri.
son; but let those tickets contain the of the
Electors and let those Electors give the vote of the State
TO him who shall receive the highest popular vote -
But Noahs plan extends the ticket four instead os
tico candidates. Bad the Wing plan was Noehs is
still worse But the Kentucky Gazette the Wing
plan with the follow ing powerful obeccn
passing over the confusion which ould seem to be
the inevitable result of this pan unless by secret
sign they could distinguish for whom the majority vote
let US see what is the principle involved in it. 1t
neither less than this: That there should be
complete abandonment of all principle on the part of
those whose placed upon it, they are bou nd
to vote for the individual whose friends may give the
majority, even of single vote. Here il may be said
there is no want of principle, inconsistency Judge
White and Gen Harrison are both An-Van Buren men:
the nominees oil the same party But is not notorious
that their opinons decidedly opposed many impor
tant questions of policy This however, ii is determined
keep of sie.All is WE'LL suppose they can sue.
coed IN their Vaccinations TO defeat the wish of the
jority of the people,
The Lynchburg Virginian, its part seems to have
abandoned the idea of the unpedged cket-and is for
carrying out MIR. Cays Baltimore toast about Union and
CoHeeTt-by another arrangement. The virgnian, il
seems is willing TO effect of effort by
dtr'St0n oi The popular vote-THUs:
" II ~ evident that longer delay will be pernicous 10
the wings II high time that they had raIlying
pont-that some flag had been flung to the brec &c
aud nailed to the mast. Although they contcnding
tor great principles, yet ii is necessary, order the
excitement Of proper degree of enthusiasm without
which no cause, however just triumph these
principles have corporcal and tangible personfca
on-that they be identified with some individual hn ia
pledged TO their support, and around whom their advo
Gates may rally as one Ii seems from present in
dlcations however, that this cannot Le c
fected Throughout the Unon-tle East pTcerring Heb
ser; the Western and Middle States Harrison, the South
and Southwest White. Under these circumstances all
necessary TO be done u.s. that the opponents of tie
20 " . nomination resolve upon union and concert
in EACH STATE-that each section run its favoritr
ana leave the ultimate decision Of the question futnr
VeVen need be- TO an election by the House of Re-
personalities
If the j. Vginian be willing TO risk another election
by the H. Of R which is the inevitable consequence of
will never acquiesce in it, Virginia will never consent
TO pare down her vote to equality with that of Della
ware Ishoue lslanu-Nor NlI she permit another
Chef Magistrate TO be Paled upon by the iniriynes
and management of the III. Of r.
But the whole proposition of the Virgnian rests upon
allacy aud sophistry. What (says he will be The prac
teal effect Of the which we rccommcnd-to wit
"unon and concert IN each State9 IL will show whether
or not majority Of the people Of The United States are
for or against MIR Van Buren,. Ii majority be in favor
OF him, the plan which cannot defeat
Ii, on the other hand Diaorty be opposed his cleo.
ton, he ought to Be dcjeated. Why, then should his
friends object to this Do they wish 10 force
Their candidate into the Presidential chair against the
wishes Of majority of the people," Certainly not
But your plan precisely calculated to eject that object
The issue you make Is false one.1he real question il
not whether the People of the S. are for or against
Mr. Van Buren--but ii is this whether they arc for
Mr. Van Buren, OF any given individual whether they
are Tor HIN OF Tor Daniel WebsteTNan Buren, or CLAW
majority OF the People might be against Mr. v Buren,
but still they might be much more so against Mr.
Webs,cr-or Mr. Clay.--ln other words the majority
would sooner take him than any particular Wlio capdy
date More might take him for their steond choce than
either White or Webster, Harrison OF Clay. The very
man, whom the Wings IN the II. of r. would be dis.
posed TO elect might be displcasing 20 the reat
BODY OF the People, than the Little Magician himself
ana this very scheme of the Virginan therefore, which
processes TO cary out the wishes of tho People might
really defeat them.
u your serious then, gentlemen in your profes
sions club your wits together select the strongest man
you have IN your ranks, and give the People a fair op
Portnniy OF choosing for themselves, between him and
Martin Van Buren,.
PEN.NSYLp.dHLI.
We hail the following from the Pcnnsylya
Man with pleasure:
"Our Democratic ally Of the Richmond ENQUIRER who
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