Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-07

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rants to the succession will then look 10 Congress- "a
the fountain Of the Executive power WIcnsyor a..
choice OF our Chief Magistrate is re- .rred 10 ~, u,,s
of Representatives, the blind will become lr,.ia, ~ 80
blind The whole Government and Legislature ,v;r h
at sea They viii have policynor settled cours, or
acuon The popular branch of Congress will became .
mob In tins mob Of GENTLEMEN there will be- no Ion,,,
reason nor certainty than there in the mob of Rome
They will be obnoxious the temptation of cxere;sin
their trust for their advantage and not tn, Of &
people body of men exposed To the same exci,;u.,
ess az the same moment OF time may be and is easily
excited, and will become mob. OF all things then lct
us retain the election of the President in our own hands
because the great body Of the people, spread over vast
extent oil territory is not exposed to sinister influences
or undue excitement is moved with difficulty and only
oy series OF efforts perscveringy employee found
cd ON just reasoning.
Our Federal Constitution poins ON, the ,nod j., ,.,1
'he PRESIDENT shall be electcdthrough the
agency OF Electors chosen in such way as the Leaisa
lures OIL the States respectively may direct and i'm the
event that no person shall receive majority of the whole
number of electoral votes then he is to be chosen bv The
House of Reprcse natives its mcmbe voting bv S;,,es
mere Is much sgnicancy in these words voting bv
States; because in such the political mower Of
New iork rehnslyIvana and Virginia. may be swallow
cd up in that OF Rhode Island, Delaware and Conrcc
ticut! ~
Our Constitution docs not, indeed it could not re-
strain The people any portion of them from adopuO
such preliminary stepsas might advisable TO them,
IN order TO effect their Dolitical
favor OF the election of any particular individual TO the
iresldency AT various periods since the adoption of
the constitution, previous have been taken by
as sound and enlightened we have ever lad to ~.
cure the united action of the Republican, party i'm favor
OF candidate for the Office of Chief Magistrate ufs.
ing and maintaining the political principles Of
In the hst contest between the elder Adams and Mr.
Jehcrson The former received seventy one and the lat
ter sixty-eght votes. In the second contest MIR Jccr
son was nominated by amecng of the Democratic mem
Ders OF Congress- IN order, they declared secure
unanimity in the Republican ranks" They referred
heir preference TO the nation, from whose verdict and
Judgment they knew that no appeal could lie Within
ne last years, we have had twelve Presidential
elections-en by the people, and by the House of
Representatives In the first of these two the nation
was brought to the brink of great CONFUSION by dar
ing attempt to defeat the clearly expressed will of n
vast majority OF the people. If this effort had
proved successful, there actors in that dru,nn
whose corruption would have been rewarded I'm
the second OF these two enemies suddenly became friends
men violated their solemn public pledges The chief
VINO concoced this scheme for the elevation the sc
cond Adams that those might rise who had fallen with
the hrst was placed in the line of % safe prcccdens
ana the gterng prize of the Succession was TO be
MS reward for his political eachery. 1t was wisely in
tended by the trainers of the Constitutions that the Pre-
sluet snai DC elected by the people, through their Flee
tors that he may feel his dependence upon and respon
sibihty to them, his immediate constituents In every
state there always has Lcen and will be- some one
predominant lniiuence either monarcical, sacerdotal
arstocratc, or popular. We have adopted the popular
or republican principle, which has given color to our
national character-which is runp our education-yo
vermng our region-operating upon our icrature-our
philosophy-our sciences and arts The Drcserva
ton of this principle is committed TO onr chargc Rt
Republicans may rest assured that this sacred trust has
bceh committed IN vain TO them, unless their zeal in the
cause OF liberty like that burning bush from which the
Almighty spoke unto his servant shall be always on fire
ana yet never consumed If those who arc attached
10 inc Democratic party sincerely devoted to the
Wnch IL is inalntanlng--thcy will surren-
dcr, nj once their sectional prejudcesthcir person-
al preierences-thcir hopes of individual preierment
Tor the sake of the common cause The love of
principle VIII triumph the love of self The Re-
publican party has attained its present supremacy
through long and arduous conflict. 1t can only per-
petuae this predomnance by unanimity If IL shall bc
lost Jackson, and those who have in the breach
with him. will have laborcd in There is no prnc
cable plan by which this object can be efiectually
cured, as through National Convention of DELEGATES
from the different States convened at some paric
lar place: These Delegates be chosen by the people or
such portions OF them may choose to assemble for
mat purpose Such men, protesting the same political
alth, animated by kind feelings an xous TO secure
s harmonous ACTON OF the party TO which they be-
long, VIII weigh maturely and decide fairly upon the
Claims OF those eminent individuals who may be brought
to their notice.
, Let no man "lay the fatterng,unction to his SOUL"
that the enemies TO democratic pr ples will ever cease
so oppose them In 1911, the tiona heart was alb
sorbed in the great question of the re of tho FIRST
Bank All the schemes and plans of its supporters
were defeated by the virtue and COURAGE of old
George Clinton. And yet within the brief space of
hve years, another established with vastly increas
ed capital, and augmented capacities for evil There is
class amongst us, who have deliberately resolved to IN
roduce into Republican society," the alschood arro
gance seiconsequence and vulgar nsolencc patrican
he-who are cndcavoring to effect their purposes by
means OF great monopoly, and system of coTrupton
simply because such system is always lucrative one to
such order of society One of their great purposes ia
TO acquire political power by securing control tho
value OF the property and industry the nation Another
oil their leading objects money by any means
which is compatible with the meanest vices-wth the
pettiest exertfons of inteect-wh seryIitv-cnnn;ng
and ovcr-reaching Such regard we the people as
mere brute physical force this physical force as
separated from the moral They incapable of feelin
any respect Tor whom they endeav oring to plunde
or Tor written constitutions for lofty intellect or for the
virtues of those who elevate, benefit and instruct man
KIND IL is impossible that Republicans can have anv
faith in those men, because that seshness which belongs
TO them distorts their loyalty the Constitution and
because their schemes open with all our most
sacred rights and dearest interests Late events which
have sunk deep into the heart Of the patriot and which
VIII long be remembered have summoned the Democra-
cy OF Virginia 10 renewed efforts and united action IL
was only the other day, that the repre-
sentaves OF the people nsolcntly dash the written in
struchons OF their constituents into their faces We
have, however, one precious consolaton-that they
VIII be turned to their masters, who will dis
euSs their political sores, and scrape them to the bone
In The approaching contest for the Presidency the
Federal party and It's allies will cndeavor to effect by
inSfdt0us means whatever it cannot compass by ope-
assault They 'cU hare cGndidatcs accoTd
ing to The 1ierS tchioh they may entertain Of their into
rests They 'oH attempt 10 create detection in our ocn
ranks, and to decoy portion ofOur force their side
Every imaginable scheme will be devised and practiscd
to turn our columns and effect defeat. Let US
therefore be forcwarned and orcarmcd Let our motto
be " U'tOn-harmoHy- f-deniai--conc esson-ereru
Ting for the cduSc-HOtting for Bien, and victory win
once more settle upon our standard. L. NJ
FOR THE ENQUIRER 4.
To the People If Caroline County.
FELLOW CITIZENS: Information received this day from
Caroline, renders necessary that should decline re-
election to the Legislature The sole Of this sud
den determination is the feeble state of health of mem
Der Of my family Under other circumstances should