Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-24

the spirit OF the Constitution and alarming GggraVa
the evils incident, To the old Congressional Caucus
System and to declare it composed OIL corrupt
ers and notorious expectants OF Office.
The individual nominated by that oooy lot Tue oiuee
of President is now sustained by OF those
politicians and citizens with whom Juoge rmlee 'os %
long cooperated in opinion and III action Inc oo" 20
eyelled at both Mr.. Van Buren, and tne Cohfehto"L
bond of union be severed as max At Inc ouc
of rethe sentence Of divorce to be passed. ana
Tennessee widowed and disconsoate is to stand out
solitary weed on the surface of the political ocean, ready
to be driven BY the bnw of circumstance INTO INC gun
Of Modification of FederalIsm! J.,
MIR Speaker Tennessee, only three years ago, hraueo
by her most talented and poudcst sons, took dsth
gused stand in favor of convention OF popular ut,e
gates at Baltimore, for the purpose OF concentrating w
friends of the Administration, and preventing an
election by the House of Representatives. hha 1
Jackson and Martin Van Buren, were nom,hatea. Inc
nomination was ratified. Why was not the discovery
then made that such meeting OF the Tree ci.iZehS Oh e
United States was violation of the spirit OF the consul
tuition and an alarming aggravaton OF Inc eV's % o
old caucus system? Why the discovery not maue
iii udJr White was brought before the American Po-
nI; 1Ie reason is evident 1t then known to the
lenders what the recent elections all over l'e Ch'so
States Drore 10 erery body that Judge "hIe was ho' M
choice of one third Of the Republican party anu tna'
when his local and geographical popularity was raAch
from him. he was fla, and that II elected at all, I'm
the language of the Charleston McrcuFy:) he must 0s
elected y the Opposilinn aud ;hut his measures W"uo
take their complexion from his supporters MS Is tue
600, of its uncons,i,u,ionaisy. Those who live at
ot d;s,,ncc from the scene and origin of political
operations only judge OF intentions ny 'uosta.
results The nurdcris now out. or, 10 ~" |.no Pf
no more unconstitutional than II du IN io3>. see
no alarming evils likely to arise out OF SUCH coi'en'
ton now, that did not see IN 49,
then thought as | now think, of such assembages,
tina, they could only justified by the Crisis OF the nes
and the frame Of our Constitution A vote ny states
no, vote by the People, and the drlcSa'loh 40 not al
ways give the vote tllie State. How mas Tue quinn
been got up against that Convention IL mas ueT ni
that there would be- candidates, and tha Tie cohYc
sSssB we4 81 es FAD nF6s'asn from
The vcs Of the People carly period and the true
state of the facts put TO their consideration, we sno
have witnessed very different result ouch ion nv,
the fears the people Of Congresson',
ter.ss, of ne yarg tina. thousands at this time arc
everywhere holding themselves uncommllted, 10 act AZ
the safety OF the party may require.
The prints every where attempting to lu the Peo-
pie Into false security b. telling them, in The teeth OF
facts, that there but two candidates. In the mean
time the goes on, until the meioers OF tie lany
csraugcd that they can never be brought ogeer
Hence the necessity Of concentration at an early period
Hence the necessity Of different nodo concert,
between of the same political tath scattered over
wide extent Of country. What abuses DID exst-and
many did exist and always will exist-in all voluntary
usseblagcs, governed by public sentiment alone, and
not BY fixed laws the late Baltimore Convention, III the
selection Of r Van Buren, spoke the voice Of the three
tourlhs of the Republican party in the United States
Permit me, Mr. Speaker, TO ask, what party i'll the U.
States has not period res0rted 10 such
bagcs OF delegates in order TO produce concert oil action,
in relation TO and measures? voluntary rising
Of the people Of the leading attributes oil denocra
tic sovereignty.
1t has been, and is now, pracsed, in every free Co
vcrnmcnt where the people have right to assemble at
all. 1t to be found at the bottom "t all reforms in Co.
1t has been the course OF procedure IN most
Of the revolutions in favor OF liberty. The people Of
Texas at this time, about to establish voluntary Or
ganzlon oil themselves, with view vi defending them
selves against central oppression. >
far dom
numberless instances Of this kind OF proceeding There
general Convention OF popular delegates al lIar
risburg Pennsy vania TO promote the system OF pro-
lection. BY an increase OF duties In lo2: the antl-ia
riff and free trade Cunvcnlon founded upon similar Prln
ciples assembled Philadelphia. The Anti aasons, IN
order TO collect and concentrate their scattered forces
have held various Conventions in New or and Penn
svvana, and in 1892 they held National Convention ii
Baltimore, for the purpose OF nominating candidates Tor
the Presidency and Vice Presidency, and that meeting vt
delegates resulted in the nomination OF Writ and Eli
maker. In the year the Convention OF young men
nominated Mr.. Clay and John Sergeant candidates
for President and Vice President OF the United States
and the Convention of Republican Delegates nominated
Gen Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, in the same
year for the Offices. In Georgia and IN South
Carolina have the Conventions OF the Nulllhers
and the Conventions of the Union over and over
again. W -,
some of its existence resorted to such modes OF
producing concert of action among men OF the same po
tca faith
inevery instance, the patriotic citizen should ask HIM
SELF previous to irving his consent 10 such movements
two questions lst Is the object to be obtained founded
in the principles Of truth, justice and freedom ID is
the mode Of proper, and absolutely necessary 10
accomplish with certainty The ends: these facts exist
all should forget and follow principles.
The crisis requires such action. The cardinal
IF the present Administration we're calculated
advance, and have advanced the substantial Interests
OF the United States they Republican in their cha
ractrr calculated to defeat tile of constructive
powers BY Congress, and to preserve the States in all
their vgor and responsibility Those measures should
be pc1pctuard Mr. Van Buren, tho chuce Of the Re-
publican party If the States of Tennessee, n. Carolina,
and Aabaula nominate Judge White this winter. and d.
vide their people from their friends in other States, no
doubt be entertained hut that sa! again have an
election by the States, which will probably result in the
asceudency OF Federal princ pies.
cannot permit myself to become, either directly or
Indirectly The instrument in producing such catasr"-
phe shall therefore give my unqualified negative 10
any nomination whatever.
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