Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-22

me course have taken and all who look TO the presrrya
non OF our doctrines and principles cannot fail TO
heel their force did hear at Washington of half
Dozen nor half that number of the true and sincere
friends of the Administration in Congress residing in
oner States, who firmly support the measures of the
Admin israiion who did hold that i'm continued unon
consisted our strength aad safety political party
All Nccmed willing To support that man of the party
agreeing with in all the great measures of policy we
support, who might ultimately be designated by public
sentiment expressed in any fair mode the candidate
proper TO be run, and upon rhon we could mite
.r great nody ct the party None could fail perceive
tnat the Opposition active in attempting to promote
"iScotd "a our ranks Their motto is, to 'dicide and
conquer onrs should be, to unite and insure success
ere to give an opinion as to what the ofthe
opPosiuon to " Administration would ultimately be-
Judging from the conduct of the leaders of that party in
congress- would say they would wait in the hope
mat we would become excited, divided and arrayed
against each other, between or more candidates of
our party so that we could be reuniied and having
effected this by false preeec intended support 10 one
q" our party IT will only be necessary 10 sound bupe
TO rally the whole strength of the Opposition upon one
none can suppose that the ambitious who lead the
Opposition, will not take advantage of our divisions and
sl'lnl candidate OF their own. Indeed, Mr. Webster
aeady larry In the field, nominated by the Legislature
% assae hnsctts and the Federal papers in IN,
East and North already pressing his claims If any
oouni IT, mold IN my hand Opposition paper contain.
ing the nomination, made by than $50 members Of
Tue Massachusetts Legislature, in which they STRONGLY
,s s S~',si lhcy say, I'VE nominate Daniel Heb
Ior ths S Trust, not as citizen of Massachusetts
NOT as one who, If elected would favor in any csneco
the interests Of this State of any State but
US cltSrn OF the United States She of the cou-
Try and they say Sin proposing Mr. Webster for Ills
elevated station governed solely by an earnest
cons'stoh OF what is best calculated 60 produce the
welfare Of the country" We all know Mr. Web
s,ers political creed. We all know him TO be n
FederaIst OF the cid school, and to have bcen vioan
opposed 10 Tie present Administration and all the ea-
sures we approve. lie is presented the Opposition
candidate by the Legislature Of the leading Federal State
~ Tue Union Upon what ground, then, can il be said
that there Is, and Will be Opposition candidate The
policy OF Mr. ClaNs friends seems to be- for the pre-
sent, perfectly no>oommitta except excite and pro-
mote our divisions They wish 70 see the divisions in
our party widencd ad still greater than they now are
Wi my oFehIy av0w tnSlr ultimate designs Mr.
webster is IN The field, and that for the present will
prevent their party from being dsbanded Does anv
one .npPose-can any believe that Mr. Webster viii
oc ~lthuawn or mat II lac is, that Mr. Clay will not
De brought cut as likely to combine more strength i'm
some OF the Western States, than MIR. Webster could
PROBABLY receive Can belle We that hassacbu
sets, amd the other Federal and Opposition States will
give teir votes 10 any Of our party known TO have
differed with them upon every leadnq measure of nnbli
P0ilcyi when they have of their own PRINCIPLES
upon whom to cast tkcir With the evidences he
tore oor eyes must be blind, see that the On
posi'o9 I!l ultimately their and in that
event II eiter OF our candidates should fail to receive
iii majority of all tho given the Electoral Col
eyes then the hEer highest the list of those voted
Representatives OF when is be chosen President
the iiouse voting by States and each State having one
vote il" l'iue Federal State of Delaware, with ono
Representations, and not possessing population equal to
this Congressional District, viii be entitled to as much
weight the election goes the House as Tennessee
with her thirteen Representatives, Pennsylvania with
her thirty or New York with her forty Represc natives
Each State mas In such contest what would
be the chances in the Skouses
From the elections TO the next Congress which bo,
already taken place in many the States and the knew
political character of the StatosJvhici, have vet IN ~
ue Opposition candidate, though in n vast minortv I,
lore the People, would probably with 10 if not II
States, out. of the "a in his support There are tho
tolr New England States now in opposition DcIawnrc
Is another Maryland is the sixth Ohio thouok 10
Administration State yet from the elections in that State
To e next Congress; which have already taken paeo
ONO has returned majority of her Reprcse natives
(who would hold the Of the State in their hoods
! IN opposition to the Administration. Louisiana has al
40 eiscied two Opposition and Administration Re-
preventative To the next Congress. South Carolina has
"so ''NteoSo'Sh NulhheTs IN opposition and two Uni
on menn favor Of the Administration 60 the nest Con
greas Kentucky is another. Missouri is now repre
sentcd by tYo Gienbcrsboh of whom in the last Con,
gTess were IN opposition, and though Missouri il beley
ed to he Administration State she is vet very eonoI
balanced between the par ties; and il is NOT o -.
TIC present opposition members from their non,
aTity ,aided by the whole strength of their marty nav
be elected Here are ccxen States 10 cav y
Virginia whose elections yet to take place and
where from the many issues that involved in The com
test III that State, some of which general others To-
heal, the result may be considered doubtful-Tbreen
votes by States are necessary 70 election But one
or two, at most three States are to be secured n
sucn state on ungs, Is II sob to be appchended that
corruption baIgain ia'rigue and management viii De.
feat the people will We have had but two elections
before te House In the first of these, the FedcraI
party were weIl nigh choosing Col Burr over Mr. JEFF
iersoh against the known aud expressed will Of the
pie; and m Che second, Mr. Albums was actually cbor
Itho0gh nolOrionsly the minority candidate SRo,d ,,
election again before he House the Bank of Inc II
> will have dccpsake in the issue That Inanmotb IF
upton-that h enemy ofour prin eples surnbeI
and unseen. She will rise at the Appointed hour sn1
exert all her strength. Though, during the ,emoroLl
period of the panic, the prcieXt for the pccuniory and
commercial distress she produced in the country wac
that II was necessary 20 call in her discounts To prear
10 wind up, yet now, within less than eleven nonbe 81
the expiration OF her charter she is extending be de
counts and within The last five months has extendod
them fifteen millions Of dollars. As she did in the Pc
sldcbtidi election Of 1872 she will in the midst of tho
political conflict in le3G; and, if she cannot succeed in
procuring The election OF an Opposition man before fine
people, her power viii be cxerted in the House THO
Banh OF the y States afford 10 give fvc millions
OF dollars for rechaftcr for twenty years and make
good bargain ShOuld the election 90 into the Housa
her influence and power, with all her means would b5
IN cqusiion to secure the election Of the Opposition
didate The immense patronage of the government. all
the osces IN the git othe President be elected from
cabinet minister. mission abroad iudgeship oovctu
or Of Territory, down to authorship i'm Dcpartmcn
! would be AZ command IN Ic hands Of ambitions n3
corrupt myn, who can te the consc qucuces Of sncb n
scenef There is violent ground 10 apprehend that II
would result in the election Of the Opposition candidate
ana taat tbe power would pass from tic hands Of the
hepGl Behn party who possess it, into that Of teir
f'drral adrffsafts. under whatever names they may
have assunc5 whether Nationals Nullfcrs or Modern
/ Whigs. Names nny have charpcd but nriuci,lcs 10
main Every friend % political doctsincs everv pa
trot must desire 10 avert such state Of things II Lo
great Republican Party continue united The ele ction ~ IN
BE- made by the people, and such disaster cannot hap
/ pen.
! Upon these views, and with these apprcbensiots os
the probable consequences 81 division of our party in t
coming election, honcsy entertained am sure INV
course and as believe that Of the body Of Republican,
wiki whom now, and have ever acted boon f.lo,