Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-01
Richmond, Tuesday, Zee. I.
MOVEMENTS on THE CHESS BO3RD
(.ONVENTiONS

Alabama, by the friends of Mr. Van Buren, for The rIsc
uon oil Delegates to nominating Conventions. The
former Is To assemble ut Indianapolis the 9Th january
The latter at Tuscaloosa during the present ,nt Zoe
cen,ber)
The Anti. Mas mic members of the Legislature of
Vermont held Convention at Alontpeer on the 18Th
inst. ellis Honor the Lieut.. Govern,r presd no Res,
Iutions against Masonry, and against the Nation
al Administration, were adoptcd-Also the following:
"ResoioSd That the Anti Masonic State Commute.
OF this State, be requested take t
as ertan how far the Anti Musons of Vermont may ex
ect the coop rat on 1f AMI Mlsons other States in
the proposed National Conv .nton for the purpose of
nominal candidates for President and Vice President
ana tLs, they notify the Delegates who have bccu APP
pointed to represent this State in such Convention OF
the result Of such casurcs
Inc Y Star says, that upwards of thousand
influential aud respectable citizens, have signed call for
public meeting in favor of Daniel Webster to he held
at Masonic Hail. " lOrk, Friday evening Dec the 9TH
u the ircnds Of Cen Harrison, Judge White, or Mr.
Clay, W he is in the fed) will hold their meetings we
shall then bring out the whole Opposton-a most desi
rapie object and by running Anti Van Buren, cleo
toa TICKET IN each State shall succeed be doubt
Noia Bene.-Noah first for White then for H,r
rison--and now he seems leaning wards Webster His
present scheme s TO run one general anti Van Buren,
pledged ticket IN each Sate-thus persuadng the Peo-
pie to vote IN the dakand placing themselves at the mer-
cy OF the Electors, who may palm upon US CLAY Web
s.rr or what not' The Boston Centine falls into the
sche me--so lar as IT is necessary advscs the Wings
of Pennsylvania TO set the examp contends thai
It is no, work of nsuPerablc difficulty If (says
he) there be- three prominent Wing candidates in that
state, let ther respective supporters in con.
venton, and form electoral ticket of high minded
men, pledged to neither, but determined 10 cast their
votes IN the scale OF the araaJie The three at
the proper time. Let the Wings and Anti AIasons of
pennsylvania do this, in good faith they can easily
carry their ticket against Van Buren, and then b,y.
in their power essential bcne fit 10 the peonl ,,J
probably rescue the nation from the disgrace OF having
candidate imposed upon it by executive dictaton
Mean tne there several States, where this sys.
ten would not be necessary. The Wings are already
sufficiently decided in favor of some PROMINENT yyLy
can hda'e 10 these we would say, persevcre in well
dong, and go TO the polls in phalanx in support of
your iayorite Wing candidate But in all States where
the big majority disposed 10 branch out into differ
ent channels in support of this that fayorte il i'm
cumbcnt on them TO combine heart and hand in
the common cause, looking only TO the main result
In other words scatter the votes of the Electors and
send the election to the II. of r.. Take either scheme
however, and the People themselves are To be choused
out of their votes 1t the nnpedged Electors are 10
concert among themselves, and settle the elc by in
igue, thcy VIII ioist upon many of the States Pres
dent who was not their first their second
and If the election be transferred the H. of r. SINH.
lar result inevitably produced by the nrgues and
nageincnt OF the leaders.
The Globe criticiscs this proposition of an unpl,dgcd
uncommitted ticket, in the following forcibe strains
" 1t is clear from the articles have quoted that the
Wings resolved if they can TO have the Presidency
disposed of either in the Electoral College or the House
ot Representatives, BY bargain among Me politicians
The unPedged tickets the joint stock tickets which
II is proposed to under the Whg flag in the different
sections of the Union, will eifcctuay exclude the
popular will from controlling in the Electoral Colleges
In the House of Representatives. Electors have hero
toore been considered the mere agents of The peoe
to depositc their ballots in the Presidential urn The
IL
right OF instruction in every State of the Union is to Civ.
the wing Electors character, and make hem The,
discretionary aud arbitrary disposes in their right of
me electoral vote without regard to the popular for
this or that candidate for the Presidency This will in.
toduce all the corruption in the electoral colleges ever
apprehe nded IRON Congressional election of President
Zach electoral college will become the scene of political
intrigue, and the viles prostitution If the aempt shall
fail IN the coming election thus 10 DESTROY the nopuIar
sovereignty in the election of the Chief Magistrate we
have no doubt will again and again tried and that
,ougn ,s avenue the power OF the people the Pre-
sldency viii at time be reached and for
ever This makes 1t all.important that the Constitution
should be amended, and the Preside mt be utho
rized to be given immediately by the PEOPLE them
selves
The Boston Gazette presses MIR. Webster with great
enthusiasm-and contends that the moveme mt of Claws
friends in Pennsylvania is very limited in its extent
Wen as temporary in its duration. Ii is the ceryescnce
OF The Domcnt and after little reflection will die AWAY
Inc friends OF Mr. Clay cannot but be satisfied mas
much as the Anti Masons will not and cannot be pre-
vailed on to throw their weight into his scale upon any
consideration whatever, of The npaccability Of
his succeeding against the administration candidate in
tue coming contest--and therefore, after few days of
calm reflection th, cannot but the absolute
" OF Withdrawing his name and of uniting heart and
hand with the friends of Mr. Wcbser-tor ,ybou, ,he
Anti Masons have expressed decided a preference
~ all events, very few weeks will decide which of the
wing candidates is srRoSGEsT and whether il be Iar
rison or Webscr for under The present circumstances
the question"
The Boston Atlas (Mr. webster's ergan) must have
peen asonshed at this Clay movement-for il had al
ways relied on the mngnanimty of MIR. Clay to second
the efforts of the friends of the Constitution in the East,
ern and Middle STATES by cordial support of Mr. Web
ster We have, from the first, been fully aware that
though these two distinguished Statesmen may have dE
tered on one question, difficult was iinportant
the adjustment OF the aritheir friendship was nm.
impaired, and their harmony great political views en-
tire AS for the support of Gen. Harrison respectable
as mat gentleman u.s. the whole of Mr. Clay in his
opposition to Gen. Jackson, has been a sufficient pledge
to us, that, while there a Why candidate in the
held, whose claims rested civic talent and ability to
defend and administer the Constitution the great SIa,es
mn oil ntu XIV - al. Hat
val, brought forward the ground of military reputa
lion. We will add, that General Harrison himself was
uniformly IN opposition to General Jackson on The same
ground we believe that he has consented TO be
candidate, fiom mistaken idea, insidiously propa
that our great civilian would be withdrawn; and that
no nan IN the country pays willing tribute than
himself 10 Slr Websters superior fitness Howeve this
may DC, we nave great pleasure ia assuring friends
thai Mr. Clay Is uareseTred ia his expressions of Drejsr
eH1s 0r Mr. UeJSteT, and Of determination TO coopc
rate cordially in his support We have il in our mower
to promise the Wings of this part Of the Union hearty
and efficient support from their brethren in Kentucky
Mr. Walsh (NatiOnal Gazetle) spreads his flag for kr
Webser, and ridicules the prctensoDs If Judge White
lie refers to the decla ations Of of his friends in
the Tennessee Legislature, and offers the following con-
inents: ~
Here il would seem that Judge White is 10 he even
faithful doctfina successor Of President ackson
than Mr.. Van Buren, from his antectdnfs should he
expected to prove. The same orator diculed die al
eipPis Of Tie Wing party to find and urge candidate
OF their NOtwithsian dng the forcaoIug facts te,e
are among that talk and write genuine pat-
tern Whgs and whose is PriacipLes not Men WHO
proclaim that they vote such, for Judge White
WIN good conscSecc, and who class tumble him in
their lottery box Of candidates with Webster Clay and
HARRISON! India rublirr has become iavore material
/ tor many articles OF common use. Nothing would be
more convenient than gune aslIc C0HSccnces; nd sure
" those which, though Ostentaonsly and ovsrwecn ming.
~ Hhig embrace Judge White without Cracking must
/ urff Ne a.. tI.t..