Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-16

THE RALrIMORE CONVENTlON.

Teleeranh TIM, the candidates for the next VuEi-
MIA Legislature "on both tide3, ovowing them
selves in favor of the election Of Judge w ute the
Richmond Enquirer makes the following remarks
upon which we purpose 10 oilera word or TWO 81
comment
1--WE have not heard OF single instance IN
which the candidates on both SIDES have asowed
! themselves IN favor Of Judge White. If he be tn
ken up by the Ways their eandda,e,o our decided
impression Is, that he cannot get the vote oil Vif-
gina But If no be tho candidate OF the great Re
publican Party, he will receive it,"
Like tho Enquirer We have not heard oil am
gle instance in which the candidates on both side'
have avowei themselves IT, favor OF Judge Winnie
On the contrary, so for our limited nformatioh
extends the administration candidates, who h1'c
venturcd to break ground upon the next Prosaeh-
tal election nj al, -as in Campbell county, for in
stance have declared themselves in favor Of
whom does tho reader suppose Why, " the nom
! inoo of the Baltimore Convontion"-a nun entity
being yet politically unborn but though unboi n,
with lineaments so strongly portrayed upon the
canvass by the shadows which coming events not
unhcquen;y cast before, that he is blind who does
not recognize IN them the features of the American
| Wapole--ihe most unscfupuous bidder ut the
great auction of popularity that ever sold himself
for Office bought votes with the patronage of the
government Yes-wo repeat, that, rotgithstand-
ing the Baltimore CONVENTION is yet unofganized
l-Ohough efforts arc daily making to precipitate its
day OF meeting in order to throw its chains more
eTecually around /" the party notwithstanding
many States have not yet even appointed delegates
to this asscmblage,--it is as we'll known now, as II
will be after it shall have adjourned tina, lis nom-
nation W i'll fall on Martin Van Buren,. II is gross
hypocrisy, then, in the Enquirer who knows this
fact better than We do, 10 intimate that there
IS tho remotest possible chance that Judge White
will be the choice Of thot body. Look at the faci.;
the delegates from New Jersey Maine. New IIamp
shire, Mississippi, Missouri Ohio and Kentucky
arc already instusted 10 support hm,by the lrespon
sible handfulls who have appointed lhcm-New
York aNd Pennsylvania, ard ouch portions Of Vir.
ginia, North Carolina aud Georgia may depu,e
delegates to the Convention will unques' ionably 90
the same way, for In those Saos no others ake any
lnterestin that Convenon, except the friends OF V
Buren,. Should the delegates of two three or more
States even venture to express preference tor some
other individual of which there is much probabiI
ity their feeble voice will be lost sight Of in tho over
whemng aggregate Of their adversarics. We
therefore have right to assume, from these inds
putnbc facts, that all who IN favor Of the nom.
nce OF tho Baltimore Convention, are in favor Of
Martin Van Buren,. And to this view OF the sub
ect we invite The serious attention Of that portion
OF the administration party who opposed to the
election of that arch-ntrigucr We call upon them
to recocct that their votes this Spring oiH exercise
potent Influence on the mex, Presidential election
and that, in truth, So far as Virginia is concern
Of, it may decide that election. II is well known
tina, long established custom in this State has de
| volvod upon the members of the Legislature, tho
winter preceding tho election OF President the task
Of nominating Electoral Ticket, and of devising
by tho appointment of committees Of vigilance
throup houi the State tho bpsf n,oans or
success. 1t IS apparent, therefore, that every vote
gwen for a candidate who is in favor Of tho nom
neo of the Baltimore Convention, will have n ten
! dency to augment the strength of tho Van Buren,
party IN the next Lcgislaure-ihc direct and new
table effect of which will be TO promote his ecva
ton to the Presidency by encouraging his fionds in
this and other States, and to u corresponding de.
gree, disheartcning his opponents And again
-wha, good end do An-Van Buren men promise
themselves by supporting Van Buren, candidates
Do they wish to cxpel Mcssrs. Leigh and Tyler
from the Senate, that their seats may be filled by
the friends of the New York inriguer Are they
not aware ,ha, various contingencies may arise,
even If those Senators be not forcibly compete
| to resign TO create vacancies in those offices
| And, prcferring the election of Judge White over
Van Buren,, do-ihey, notwithstanding, wish TO
send Senators 10 w Washington, who will bc prepnr
cd TO throw themselves at once IN opposition to
Judge White, should he be elected, or in tho arms
of Van Buren,, should he succeed We ask all
Anti-Van Buren mon 10 reflect on the inconsistency
x tho fatal consequences which may arise f;om it,
#, opposed TO the election OF Van Buren, themselves
they vote to send members to Richmond next win
ter, who will exert all their personal and official in
nuenco in his favor
The Enquirer closes the extract upon which we
! have been commenting, by the shameless avowal
! that Judge White cannot get the voc of Virginia
unless "he be the candidate of tho great Republican
party"-in plain English, unless he DO nom ted
by the Baltimore Conven'on-in which event. II
says, "he will receive tn declaration which
proves, Whist we have frequently asserted tina, this
system Of Caucus nominations dlfluses servile
spirit throughout tho community, and should be
universally reprobatod by free and lndepcn lent
people. If tho Enquirer Is correct in its assump-
ton, it proves that the freedom Of elections ~ an
empty name, controlled and fetrred as II is by the
nominating power. 1t proves that the great body
of the people regarded as machine, TO be
moved by extoncous and irresponsible agent
which, kindly relieving them of the duty OF rehcc
tion clain,s, it's reward the surrender Of freedom
Of action. Why, we would ask, should the nom-
nation of Mr. Van Buren,, by the Baltimore Con
venton, induce any friend of Judge White TO aban
Jon him Is Judge White politically less ortho.
dox, or personally less honest, because Martin Van
Buren, is the fuvorito of the office. holders Or is he
less worthy Of support, because the Wings, pre-
| ferrng rather than choosing him, rally under his
! banner, in order to avert worse evil In other
words, is not Judge White in his person. in his
| character, and in his opinions, the same Judge
| White, whether he be the nominee Of the Conven-