Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-06

and the original Republicans the other On the
subject Of the Tariff. internal improvements. the re-
moval of the Indians ia, disposition O the Public Lands
the re.chprier OF the United States Bank, aud the
removal Of the Deposit - Se, have seen these
tending principles Struggling for the mastery. Victory
has in auost every instance pcrchrd upon the standard
of the Republican Party. But the time will arrive
when the present great leader and head of the Repob
can Party will retire on his hig station and yield his
place 10 onother That VIII afford another
opportunity to the advocates of Federalism to attempt
secure triumph for their principles.
propose now, Mr. Speaker, TO show that these two
great rival principles involved in the present
test Tor the Presidency In other words that the ady
Gates for Federal principles conducting the war
sfsre with eye to the success of Federal candidate
publican President.
will cndeavor in the fest place to exhibit true pie
tnre Of the contest MS it stands At the present
tine IT'S well known, that the of four gentemen
are supported for the Presidency. In the North the
name OF Daniel Webster is held up, and his claims zeal
ousy pressed In the State Of New York. the name of
Martin Van Barren is proposed In Ohio, Gen Harrison
rs presented, and in Tennessee, Hugh l.. White has
been nominated The political principles of all these
gentlemen are well understood Mr. Webster is known
to every man in this Union the great high priest of
Federalism; and his name is Intimately connected
with the Hartford Convention that he has obtained the
unenyiable title of the Hartford Convention Federalis
Gen Harrison belongs that school of politicians who
have dsgraced the name Of Whiy by appropriatnq 10
themselves the title of modern WhigsTbe Is in l,;n
language Federalst any thing that his arch sdcr
Henry Clay, may choose him to ho. Judge White has
ever been and still is Rcpublicanthe history hs
we IRE mas heSn devotion 10 the cause OF republican
Prneplcs-- Mr.. Van Buren, is has away Us been
uttacIeu 10 the same principles. During long period
pubc service he has struggled against the Fedc-
raj party and has brought down upon hts head their iu
sauaIe vengeance In the present contest, them MIR
speaker, we have two candidates who have ever been
round on the side Of the strong government principles
ana two who have been uniform in their votion to
the principles of rcpubcanis will next inouirc in 10
the principles and of those who are snpporUno
these respective candidates. And in doing this Mr.
Speaker shall state stubborn facts, which
VIII not be denied by any gentleman this floor.
The support which Mr.. Webster is receiving is con-
fined 10 portion of the Union aud his supporters en-
terain exclusively the principles which maintain
ed by their great They are Federas,s and re-.
side in the Northern States. In no other section of the
Union are there to be found men who pressing his
G,aims mere are Federallsts in every State in the
Union, who admire Mr.. Webster and accord with him
In sentiment, but they sound in his behalf
Zen Harrison in like manner is sustained almost exclu-
slvely by the Federalsts in a few of the Middle and
Northwestern States But arrive at an import
ant enquiry Who are sustaining Judge White and
Mr.. Van Buren, If / do not answer this enonirv cor
recty, challenge gentlemen to deny my asseiions-
affirm; then, that Judge White is Supported out of
tennessee, almost exclusively by who hold not
one political sentiment in common with him-by men
who have ever abored to destroy those principles which
he has labored to uphold His support is notorious
~ confined TO the States of Vrginia, and North Caro-
lima, South Carolina Georgia. Alabama Mississippi aud
tennessee; In Virginia, every newspaper which advo
Gates the claims of White, has advanced either the
principles of Federalism Notification These papers
s advocate the same principles and yet they arc rging
the claims OF Judge White Those men who have ever
been found In opposition to the the prescnt
dmnistraon, in Virginia, in favor of Judge White;
and yet their opposition TO the present Administration 10
unaDaed The members of Congress and of the Legs-
ature, who entertain Federal principles are claimed and
designated as the friends of Judge White. Mr. Leigh,
The Notification, Bank Senator of that State is also
the friend of Judge White. In North Caroins life
same facts are indsputably the newspapers
tne Federal citizens, the members of Congress aud of
the Legislature and SENATOR every newspaper that
has opposed the present Administration every citizen
VINO has opposed it, every Congressman and every mein
per OF the Legislature who have been unfrendly to the
republican cause together with the Hon. w p Man
gum, Nullifer all, all for White In S. Carolina
It is not absolutely certain that any vote Will be a -
IS, for Mr.
understood TO be his friend In Georgia the same remark
may be made, which have already made as TO Virginia
and North Carolina X is well known that JUDGE White
mas been nominated by convention of NulifeTs in that
State AS 10 the States of Alabama and Mississippi the
remark made in reference Virginia may in the main
be repeated re-arm, then, that out Of the State OF
tennessee, the great body of the supporters of JUDGE
Wnte are men who are Numerically opposed him in
tnelf principles But VIII here objection
that has been urged in debate this osition-l Is said
that we will not admit that any but Republicans
sistently support Judge White and yet hail the little
Federal State of Rhode Island into our ranks viii, iov
MY answer is, that we do gladly hail any State or any
citizen into ranks when they come CHANGED from
their Federal principles. Rhode Island has elected nem
Ders to Congress who entertain Republican principles
we infer that she is redeemed and regeneracd But
how stands the with Judge White Federal and Nu
ylng rends Arc they changed Mo, sir at the We
ry moment when they IIaoo for White they haoo for
the principles of Federalism and Notification In the
state OF Tennessee we have but few who have open
ly agowed the doctrines of Federalism So far how
ever as my own information extends hesitate not to
STATE mat every man who has heretofore been openly on
posed TO the present Administrations is now cnmorons
for White But freely admit that a very larre portion
OF his Tennessee friends Republicans good and true
and that they support him either from their admiration
OF hs many virtues or from their strong personal pre-
ferences r.
am now, Mr.. Speaker, 20 enquire for the supporters
oil Mr.. Van Buren--and here again will challenge a
denial of the facts which state. affirm that iS no
State IN this Union is he supported either generally or
even TO snail extent, by any other han true RepuL-
cans! lie Is universally odiOus Federaiss and NuI
filters! Mr. Clay Calhoun, Webster, Poindexer and all
the leading politicians of the schools TO which tLcy
belong, have suffered no opportunity To escaue nhrtc
they could assaIl his character his conduct ST there
be any one man in this Union upon whom are cnncen-
troted the hatred and odum OF Wings and Nnlli6crs
that man IL Martin Van BuTcnhe is even more odiosls
to them, than Gen. Jackson himself But if neither
Nulliers Federalists supporting him whence
does his support come? | answer sir that IL comes
from the great Republican PaTty-that Party which
sustained Jefferson, Madison and Monroe flint Portv
which overthrow Mr.. Adams, and which has ever
since supported Cen Jackson | ask gentlemen 10
point me 10 State in this Union save Tennessee whose
Republican newspapers whose Republican members 10
can citizens, are not supporting MIR. Van Burrn Ip
those States where Judge White receives the supprt of
Federalists and Nulfers Mr. Van Buren, receives The
support OF Republicans do Affirm, that nome arc
Republicans in those States but those who SUPPORT MIR
Van Buren-bnt do aira that all that do ppoft him
IN those States, Republicans.
have exhbitc d the facts connected with the are
sent contest for the Presidency-ihey are facts which
am well aware are not generally known by the body of
the people Our 1ewsps pers with few exec ptiops av
ing embarked in the Of White have not deemed il
TO their interest to present bot side of tie question
Inow ask The attention Of the House. whilst endea.
vor TO deyelope the objects which the advocates Of the
several candidates are attempting 10 accomplish by their
am aware that "A l. ~ 49,. IL 4. r.