Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-02

ed, by the authority Of his own signature that he
Is opposed to any attempt being made by the Gene.
raj Government to interfere in any manner with the
slave population Of the South and West, and also to
the enamel patton Of the slaves in the District of Coun
bia and they would have told you many other things,
winch tits not i'll the power of the writer from the want
when the claims of Mr. v B. to the support of RcpubI
shall be fully developed by the Central Committee,
which will be appointed by your next Legislature. !
en.rcat You, fll"w-czens, to suspend your opinions,
and hold yHnrar nncommitted to this large and re-
spectacle mr"iing until you shall have which is
the brightest side Of the picture for il manilsy
Just To Condemn MN upon c1.parte report.
This " l1fg" and respectable meeting claim to be Re-
Fuh!icans. Upon WIN, grounds, lit me ask is it. be-
cause they rcstt:r objections To the Bank or a Bank.
upon Constitutional grounds: LIT tell You, jrl-
low cnunty'nen, these tho dangerous Bank men
-Iimy are IN disguisr-Thcy " claim be Rrpu,li-
cans, because they would oppose the rr.charlcr. by
Congress, Of the Bank, or the establishment Of a
Bank: upon Constitutional grounds alone; and the
next day Of they coud) give the power by amend
Inent 10 The Constitution They claim to he Rcpub-
means, who have done all they could do, TO aid the Bank
IN obtaining Te-clartc, by aiding the election Of the
same kind of Bank the Senate Of The u. States,
and IN denouncng the mode BY which the people thought
proper to instruct their Representatives in the last lie
gsiature, By which the said Senator fastened
tor SIX years more upon the backs Of the people, boot
cd and spnrrcd ready 10 ride them Icgitmn,ey BY the
grace o! Cod They claim 10 be Republicans, who
are doing all in their power to take from the people the
YOU cllowctzens, certainly be gnlrd BY such
professions. People of Gloucester! Rcad-inwl.dy d.
grs;-and act viii you-can you, consent to frltter
away your votes to transfer the election fran your
Colleges to Congress: great dust is kicked Jy 8
mongrrl party throughout the u. S. about free negro
votes, &c, &c. Now, lcllow-czcns the former Con-
sl'tution Of New York placed the white and the colncd
man the same t,oting But the new Constitution
makes distinction fnr0r Of the ,chhcs, and requires
that every of color shall have been for three years
citizen OF the Sllt and shall be sesed and possessed Of
freehold estate Of the value of $3.50 &c, &c. Mr..
V. Is. did advocate this provision, AMI assigned THE fol
lowing reasons for It:
Mr. Van Barren said he had voted against total and
unqualified exclusion for he would not draw revenue
from them, and yet deny to them the ght Of suffrage
" but this prnrIso met his apprnbatlun.-Tcy tx.
emptcd from taxation until they had qualified them
selves 10 The right not denied To exclude
any portion of the community. who will not exercise
= the Ugh. of suffrage in its purity. This held out in
ducrncnt. industry. and would receive his supbbrt
With what face. them can Mr.. V b. be ccnsnrrd for
this course when it was 4 local matter, and no; as
improper IF improper at aiD it was for North Carroll
M or Tennessee, ny their Constitutions, to allow free
groeS I" vnt, because there is This Glng difference
New York was non slave lrding state while in Ten.
nrs<cr and North Carolina slavrry does now EXIST
My, why not condemn the venerable Nathaniel Macon,
whom Mr.. Randolph said the best he
knew. for he has been elected la Congress and nrcr Of
Fees IL the aid u! free negro r",rS.-AnG w"u! ask. is
not TIE ilAnacu!at" Judge White III the prdca.
mrnt;
Fcll1w-clzcns. the Republicans have been il posses
sion O. the citadel the elder john Adams
hurled from power. with the exception Of tin, term Of
his son John O. who fnsrh in By the election not
being mad" ny the People; but the Republicans
gained the pos again. and elected Andrew JACKSON
and Will elect successor the person ri Martin Van
Buren,. unless they suffer themselves BE- drcnycd from
their duty by the arts and slratages OF their enemies
We should then be firmly uni,"d-,r, unilcd We stand
divided We fall, is true maxim Let us unit" upon tie
recommended 10 By the i,ruatrs Of the Rpub-
ican party assembled in Baltimore from all parts OF Tic
u. S.-Let us lnrrgo individual preferences Tor this
that since il is certain all have
choice, and es for the who is pledged to carry
the principles Of the Dcnoc7atic ainy according
the doc,.in"s Of Jefferson and Madison.
Fellow Citizrns-lt cannot escape the observation
Of discerning minds. that the principles which divide the
political parties of the present day the which
listed in former timrs-t is simply qurs ion Of power
the right To g""crn. The minority wishes tn govern
the majority. but cannot and thus Yea and hear all
the calumny and abuse against ti',sr in Office:
" hnsc cary sIcse"s at aaoiNer' JOY,
Aud huics tina, excellence ii cannot reach"
The Republicans are, by this Great Wing Party,
denounced Office hunters, while the whole hur,hCr Of
their sony is. that Andrew Jackson will appnn, Ct
M-,a To Office. They then may appropriately be called
Office. craveIs-so craving, that they will Heaven
and Earth To effect their purpose Now, fellow czcns
il it that all the offices filed with Rcpub
Leans, ii is nothing than the President has right
to do. But this is NJ" the !ct-ncn of all parties are
in Office. and aorIty of Posnas'ers opposed 10
this Administration. and to the election Of Martin Van
Buren, They ccnuuncc the Republican Party, acting
bv and ,hrnu-h the President for turning out some de-
fLurrs and arfactors: whilst they by and through the
last Legislature, have done the thing, when
there Piant In the performance OF duties Is
MT this proof, ,rIe Holy Writ, that il this Great
Wing Party should succeed getting into office, that pro-
scprion will rnc the hour: 1t is fundamental p!inc
pie Of our Government that the majority has right 10
govc!n-Buti if the People, by their divisions, should
fail TO elect President it will be i'll the power of the mi
nnrity 10 elect theirs; stale Of things like this,
evcntuatc (f continued but short t!r) in the dcs,ruc-
ton of our Liberties.
Republicans of Gloucester BE firm and uncd-You
will shortly be assaed ~ the almost ovrrpowcrng in
lurncc of the long list Of the Committee Of VlriaIcp
consstn. of all the most popular. influential ana strong
some office seekers merchants pu5cans and sinners
too and many others tedious to mention. They will
tell you many fine tales, doubt, about the arch na
cian free nrgr es mu!anes black wives, and all that
sort o; humbug logic, (none Of which Can b" suhstan
taled to draw sou of from the old Republican track
But rnrcal you TO be firm, and all will end we'll,
ths,anding the threatened 80 OGU may be brought
against u.s. II VIC elect Martin Van Buren, President
Say to them that % years ago could bid defiance to
the most powerful nation OF the world; aided too by
the Hartford Contention party; the leader of which, The
Wings are aiding To make President bv sending The
election to the House Of Representatives,
ANOTHER SMALL POLITICIAN.
COMMUNICATED.
ANTl.ABOLIT:ON MEETING IN ESSEN.
In compliance with call Of great number of the
citizens Of Essex very full meeting of thass opposed
to the proceedings Of the advocates of Immediate A5o
- hill, in tl,rir IN,