Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-26

Mr.. FUCKERS TOTE.
The vote of the spurious Tcnnessce Delegatc" has
ocen the subject of repeated notice i'm the papers of both
sides. IL has called forth the following indignant re-
marks from a Delegate To the Baltimore Convention
MIR. TX. was no Delegate from Tennessee, by his own
coniession-and he ought to have scornrd, therefore. to
take a part in lis proceedings He admits. that he did not
pretend tn give any vote on the part of Tennessee, until
inc Committee had examined the credentials, and report
ed the names fthe members, without receiving any GER
hhcatc from himself. In truth, he had none to Offer
and If any objection had been made to his vote, he might
nave been expelled as am intrudcr.-This whole proceed.
ing, on the part of Mr.. Rucker, is without Justification.
as IL IS without precedent.
What was the effect of his vote upon the nominations?
Is another question. His vote ON behalf of Tennessee,
gave the 2-Jds TO Col. Johnson and our Correspondent
doubts, whether the scale might not have turned on
the "a ballot, against him.-But, another ".NemJn of
ne baltimore Contention" expresses himself differ
entity IN the last Globe, and states that I" the result
would have been eventually the same, if Mr.. Ruckcr
had remained IN Rutherford. | happened to be at Bal
tmorc at the time. and a delegate to the Convention, and
snon thus to be- the fact. will take the single instance
OF the State of North Carolina.-It was agreed by her
delegation, that her votes for Vice President should, on
the first ballot, be given for MIR. Rives, and on the second
ballot, for Col. Johnson. Accordingly, the votes were
written, but II so happened, there was but one ballot,
and II was not necessary. But, If Col. Johnson had not
received two-thirds at the first ballot. he would certainly
have received more than two thirds on the second hal
iot-This is a fact, as regards the North Carolina dclcpa.
ton, and presume with many other delegations. re.
grct that a second ballot did not take place, for, If it had,
! believe hat Col JOhnsoa ie0uid haze receieed The ana.
h"nIouS r0te, with the exception, perhaps, of Virginia =
The nomination of MIR. Van Buren, stands upon dif.
ierent grounds. There is not a shadaw of doubt uponit il.
lie received an unanimous vote for Prcsidcnt-and no.c
but the coldest and most insidnous casuist could affect to
vitiate his nomination by the spurious vote of Tennes-
scc.-So clear is this proposition, that one of the strong
est opponents of Colonel Johnson's nomination, at
Baltimore, expressly says, that the % unfairness was
alone IN relation to the nomination for the Vice
Presidency, so far as it had power TO invalidate the pro.
cerd!ngs OF the Convention-tllat Mr.. V. b was fairly
nominatcd-that if Fuckers fifteen votes had bcen de.
ductcd-yet, as regards the nomination for the Presidcn-
cy, the two-thirds, yea, all of the votes (electoruD were
gwen, and given without any mistakes or misapprchcn.
sion, fairly, for V. Buren,. Surely, the fact that Rucker
acted without authority, does not yiliate or i,nplir the
action OF those who were delegated, when the t~wo-lhirds
were secured i'll the Presidential nomination. without
truckers fifteen votes-and the fact does impair and vi.
uate the wee Presidential nomination, because the two
thirds required was not secured without these fifteen
votes, which were given in without colour of authority
TO THE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER.
GENTLEMEN-fou last No. gives to the public the
confessions OF MIR. Edmund Rucker, of Rutheiford coun-
ty, Tennessee, from the " Nashville Union" This gen
ucman, it appears, happened to. be in Baltimore at the
time of the sitting of the political Convention there and
discovering that the circumstance of Tennessee beinp
unrepresented was "deeply regretted by many and il
beng . suggested by some that he might vote" he ssac-
cordingy did So MIR. Rnckcr acknowledges that he
thus acted without autiority-and now makes the ac.
encouragement " to prevent misunderstanding" 1t isa
pity he did not come out with his confession, when mis-
understanding might have been preccnted by il. The
mischief is done. He has been instrumental in bring
ing before the world, as the act of that Convention the
name of Richard NJ. Johnson, for Vice President of the
United States. He did, by taking his seat in that Con-
ventlon, as a member, virtually declare himself u duly
1|N CNt ~ btt1 NAAlpu IL UlUlun Ol uutlOfltH.
assume a power co-cqual with that of the whole repre-
sentation of the State of Maryland. consisting. | believe
OF nearly 200, and of the State of Virginia, of upwards
oil ioo, elected by the people. And he thus acted, under
no Ignorance; because he admits himself ACQUAINTED
with the rule of the Convention which required the &C.
neral Committee to report upon the credentials. of its
members. Why did not Mr.. Ruckcr, to "a prevent mis-.
understanding, make the declaration he has now done.
to the Convention, and let that body pass upon his title
to a seat in it? Had he done so, | venture to say, he
would have been rejected, or the Virginia Dclega-
uon would not have compromised its rights and
lis dignity by. sitting there with him. He was
sensible that his 9 vote would have no effect upon
the Presidential nomination"-but as TO the other nomi-
nation of Vice President, "thc result was not so clear"
his vote therefore by consequence, was 10 make it
clear-llc, an individual citizen of the State of Tonnes.
see, not a Delegate, but happening TO be in Baltimore,
taxes upon himself to give the vote of that State, and
thus decides the question between Johnson and Riyes
upon the first ballot. Who knows what might have been
the result of a second ballot? Take the Tennessee vote
OF 10 from Johnsons ticket-take away the Pennsyl-
vania vote of 30, for it was a house divided against itself
and upon a second ballot, we have reason to believe it's
vote would have been ncutralized-add the ~ votes of
N. lork, Tor ~ inc professions of some Of her Dele
gates are entitled TO belief they all preferred Rives to
Johnson, and perhaps might have seen their interest in
changing their vote-thns, Rivcs would have obtain
ed upon the second ballot, a large minority, and al.
loving other changes to have taken place, mot at all
imProbnble0 a majority sufficient TO have placed his
name upon the Ticket. 1t appears, therefore. that
MIR. Rucker was right in surprising " the result was
not so clear III favour of his friend, Colonel John
son. His disclosure would have been worth more.
IL he mad gwen us the names of those persons who so
deeply TegTtttcd the absence of any representative from
Tennessee, and suggested that he might vote. 1t might
have fixed upon the proper objects those suspicious of
political fraud, collision, and ~jugglery, which rested
upon that onvention-involvin the innocent with the
guilty. These advisers of Mr.. Rucker stand at least in
PaTt ddicto with himself What is the effect of the con.
duct oil that gentleman Clearly, | think, to vitiate the
nomination of Col. Johnson; because it arrested the pro-
ceedings of the Convention before there was an oppoitu-
NIFTY to test fairly the rcalbona fe sentiment of that body
IN relation to the choice between the two nominees for
the Vice Presidency, and precluded the operation of the
rule requiring a majority of t%wo-thirds in favor of one
i'll thought that MIR. Van Buren, had been smugrIcd in
by such means, !, fol one, would fling the whole ticket
into the fire. But, thank God, lie did not stand in need
OF MIR. Fuckers help, or ofthc cunning policy of his ad-
visers.-As a member of that Convention, | enjoy one
proud reflection, that throughout its deliberations, the
Virginia Delegates scorned a trick, and none dared APP
proach them with a dishonest proposal. We yet 20 for
Van Buren,. Accept the high respect of
Yours, &c. H..
Another String of the Whig- Bo,o-sn0ppcd!
OF the . Delegates whom the Opposition had origi-