Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-27
Richmond. Friday, Nov. 20.
..rYF ACEPHALoUs PARITY Uulsh.

II l.; asking much on 10. e'S o. w nsos''' " ~
inn him will is uirli.d qualifications ard ms strong tI'tS On
,s ,f support The iehds OF Mr. Clay probably more rmhp
sin c ca"ao be hane% iol Ionss TO %' I " csp. snd
,,.u. friends All these candidates ran be su"As" a" sup
Al ,ha, W. haze dn is prevent PnIpiriiy 81 r'et
toal tkcts OF no consequence "" numerous INC @
lar Avn. Vsa brRss ELEc1sH.L TICKET EcH'S
/" IT srcckEn "it TN, T",r M,< c.x nr
ny Ts rsurLr The course rs plain ana >'Ie ore
Ga Ian ekr, i" en'h state, ana 10 n, no.
iHsI! Il, Il, S ;:a. ,n, H JarSi =" ~
,ai u T., say t the People vote in the dark and
,,r.n, ,br;r mower into the hands nf nnco'nmilt.d
Eicc,ors in every Stale Same OF the consequences Z"
this mannuyrp are admirably set forth IN the Resolutions
Of the Republicans Of Amherst. Published IN ms Gays
aprr will 'he good people Of sg n r rv 10. VS.
s,er and for Clay for Harrison, OF WINE; Noun
s7ys seize course plain and simple - ir' ne f'ceU
vote for the strongest against Anlan buren, sho
tLnI man can he elected By he People," Noah is mistaken
ii is no, ,,!nn bit cUntns.d-lol sinR-. but compll'
Gated What does he mran. Does ne niGers,aho '''l
esIr D s he mean for instance q.at the fI-","rs OF
virginia vote for In" n'an rho = ascertHlhcu IL w
fin, s,rouprM man IN IIrrino, Or in tic {. Suites:
suppose the frs, to be his mcanlns-ihen what tot
lows Why. if the Wings carry Virginia, then her
Electors may vntc for Whllc-thosc &" MASSACHUSETTS,
will vote for overwhelmingly for Clay-OhI" ioE
Harrison No majority of course, for any one cani'
dn,c-and therefore be elected by the
People" The Election will be transferred to the H. OF
r.. with sail its impcrtections on its head.
Bm suppose the iast.-Ihcn how is the strongest man
IN bp asccraincd in the United States The Electors
will mi have time IN the short interval between their
owu elections and their voting. to confer with each other;
and ascertain the strongest man IN their respective
But still further suppose that every Wing III every Slatc
endorses OIL his ticket his avOrItG candidateWt pass
over the completely aud confusion consequent upon
such an operalionn order 10 ask al once, The
People Of each State will consent to transfer Their own
power into the hands of certain number OF Colleges: VII"
may palm upon them Preside nj who is infinitely more
Il Il,n,,A Mr. YAM 4
the People of Virginia vote for unplcdgrd ticket
which NAV enable the Electors to fost upon them such
Presten, as Daniel Webster Every consIderate man
must startle at such da-and Eepel The proposition
which may lead 10 such Consequences
No no. Srs. Select hcad for your Party, as soon as
YOU TINS the People from voting IN tic
dark-or from the chance OF transferring ultimately the
election to the Fl. of r. If you select no such man.
as can cope with and beat Mr. Van Buren, 1t Is only
proof, that you have whom the majority of the
People would prefer their first even second choice
to that distinguished man.
Noah's scheme is miserable hnmsuggcry from begin
ming To end-and the People will never to adept
Noah plan goes farther than the plan Gt Tie
"Whig" The Wing Correspondent made this propo-
son-:lrt the White party and the Harrison party each
nominate M electoral ticket headed White and ftarri-
son: but let those tickets contain The name OF the SAME
Electors and let those Electors give the vote OF Tie State
to him who shall receive tie hg hest popular vote
But Noahs plan extends the ticket to o"r, Instead OF
toro candidates. Pcd as the Wings plan was Noahs is
plan with the following power. ul objection:
"Passinn over the confusion which would seem to be
the inevitable result of this plan. unless br some secret
SIGN they could distinguish for whom the majority vote
let us see what is the principle involved IN II. II Is
neither n,ure nor less than this That therc should be
complete Abandonment Of all principle on tie part Ct
those hose names are placed upon for they arc bound
to for the individual whose friends may give II the
majority even oi u singh vote. Here 1t may he said,
thee is Of principle, inconsistency, as Judge
White and Gen. Harrison are b'th Ant-' an Buren, mem
the nominees of the party But is It not notorious
that their opinions decidedly opposed many mpor
tant questions Of policy THIS, however is determined
10 keep of sigh-All is well. suppose they
coed in their Vaccinations to defeat the wish Of the ma
iority of the people.
The Lynclburg Vrginian, on its part seems 10 have
abandoned the idea Of the unpedgcd ticket-and Is for
carrying out MIR. Clay Baltimore toast about la"n and
COncert-by another arrangement. The FHsInIan, II
seems, is willing to effect concentration of effort BY
6ir,SiOh Of The popular vutc-1Hus:
:: 1t is evident TINT longer delay will be pcrncious TO
the Wings 1t is high time that they had taIying
poin,that ilug had Gcrn flung out 10 the breczc
and nailed to The mast Although they are contending
for great principles, yet it is necessary, in order 10 the
excitement Of proper degree of enthusiasm, without
which cause, however just, can triumph, that these
principles have c0rporcal and tangible prtsonifca
tlonlla they he identified with individual who is
pledged to their support and around whom their advo
Gates may rally 1t serus from present IN
dica,ons however that this concentration cannot he Ct
trcted throughout the Cnion-he East prrerring Ucb
and Southwest, Hhtc Under these circumstances, all
that is necessary To be done, that the opponents of
Baltimore nomination resolve upon union aud concert
in EACH STATE-that each section IFS tavorite,
and leave the ultimate decision Of the question 10 iutur.
y-evcn, if need be- TO election by the House Of Re-
personalities
If the L. Ergnian be willing TO risk another election
by The H. Of K, which is the inevitable consequence of
his scheme VIZ for one protest against it. The People
will acquesce in it, Virginia will consent
10 he q n W of De
and Rhode lsland-Nor will she permit another
Chief Magistrate TO be palnrd upon by the trgues
and management Of the III. Of r.
But the whole proposition Of the Fire inian rests upon
allacy and sophslry Wlat (says hr) will he the prac-
teal effect Of the which rccommcnd-to wit,
"unon and concert in each Sats@ will show whether
not orty OF the people of the United States
for or against Mr.. Van Buren, If majority BE- in favor
of him, the plan which recommend cannot dctcut him.
If the other hand, majority be opposed 10 his cleo
tim, he ought to be defsucd. Why then, should his
friends object TO this course? Do they wish tc force
their candidate into the Presidential chair against the
wishes Of majority of the peope' Certainly not
But your plan precisely calculated to effect that object
The issue you make is false one-1he real question
not whether the People Of the u S. for against
Mr. Van Burcn-but II is this, whether they are for
Mr. Van Buren,, any given individual whether they
nre for him or for Daniel Webser-Fan Buren, Clay.
majority of the People might he against Mr. v Buren,
but still they might be much so against MIR. |
NrbsIer-or MIR. Clay.--n other words, the ority
would sooner take him than any particular Wing candl-
dar. More mil hl take him for their srcOnd choice, than
either White Webster Harrison Clay. The very |
man. whom the Wings in the II. Of R. would BIZ dis
posed TO elect. might be dIspeasng TO the great
body of the People, than the Little Magician himself
and this very scheme OF the Frgnian, therefore, which
prorsses carry out the wishes Of the People, might
really de!eat them.
II your are seriou, then, gentlemen in your profess
sions club your wits together, select the strongest man
you have in your ranks and give the People fair OPP
pprtunity of choosing for themselves, between him and
Martin Van Buren,.
PEi.NS ILF.3NL7
We hail the following assurances from the Prnnsylva-
man with pleasure