Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-02

rivals aH1 encmios,"
Passing over such direct contradictions, between the
views OF MIR. Brown in 1882 and '35-how stand his
oen rie'rs carly an December, along side of the facts i;
The close Of December? He says that ain despair of Tho
cooperation of Virginia, they Uhe Anti. Van Ruren
Pary had thrown themselves upon their oon resources
and were selecting their and measures aolout con-
sttng her ctshes When before had this been the case,
When had 1t been otherwise than that Virginia was
ing the van IN every movement against executive en-
or innovation on the principles of liberty!
now has your nomination changed their course since ,
lave they not since thrown themselves upon their own
resources and selected their own men? Have P.nnsv
vania and Maryland since taken up Whi,e3 No ndesd
they have selected Harrison Has Massachusetts, since
gwen up Webster No, indeed; has Just declared
through her representation in Washington that she will
sun adhere to Websterin spite of the nominations of
Harrison and White. (Sce the solemn expose of Ms
saehnses in the National Integencer of The 18th De-
cembcr) They say at once, that Sin this contest they
choose TO follow those, whose knowledge habits exper
ence and patriotism fit them 10 be leaders in such field
Animated by this feeling they have he tofore most
daily supported Mr. Clay. In the same feelino waken
ed TO more intensity by recent occurrences they will
support Mr.. Webster. Whoever may be seduced or
whoever terrified, whoever may follow or whoe yer hy
whoever may hesitate whoever may calculate tbc,
still rally to the banner of the Constitution as yyc H.,
nan, win The most entire and absolute confidence that
no consequence can result from this determined adher
ence TO their own principles but such honest patriots
may meet without selfreproach and with equal conf
dencc that the policy which others have adoped m,,s nd
in disaster. Our course therefore is direct omen frank
suaightorward In the path before us of principle of
consistency, of honor"
ninaton OF Judge White; from this indecent haste
In nominating candidate q without calling in dele
gates IRON the unepresented counties" Virgina mould
ead me ran, and prevent the other States from com
hitting themselves beyond recall perhaps i'm favor of ri
val Candidates how comes it about that his predicton is
falshed by the taeP Why have PENNSYLVANIA and Ma
ryand condemned her beacon fire and given SIGNAL
assurance that (they nOt coming to the rescue Of
Judge White?-And again-here Mr. Brown tells us for
certainty, that the White Wing candidate would carry
1d6dm@; that she too frmy moving in opDosifion
to ne G01ernRent candidate banner of Uhe-
(hepubilcans OF TENNESSEE will you hearkcn and heed
now ths wing counts upon your voices too in opposi-
ton 10 JdckSOnY but Mr. Brown had scarcely snok on
when Alabama herself conues his tongue and her Lee
gsature eJpungeS the nomination Judge White of the
last session.
Mr.. Brown, too, to count ON the vote of Penn
syyania Tor White, as being the strongest man.
what say the Conventions of Harrisburg since the ora
Gle spoke Not sign for White here-but the Wings
have nominated Harrison
The most singular and ridiculous part of Mr. Brown $
speech, is, that Judge White was Z" the only candidate
Who under present circumstances could defeat Van Blu
rem before the people, and keep the election out Of the
House OF Representatives. To accomplish that il was
desirable that there should be but one candidate i'm the
feld on the part of the Opposition and White was The
only person who could hope for unmolescd path fl
plain that he would not and could moi be
from the contest. States had soemny pledged them
selves to him, and could retreat The same could
not be SAID OF other individuals. But what SAYS Mas.
sachusetls? And what will the Wings of Pennsyva.
MIA say The fact Isl the Wings going for an cleo
ton in the House, and MIR. Brown must now know it,
White (as he says the strongest Wing candidate in
Tie South-llarrlson is strong for the middle re0on-
and Webster for the North. None of them will with
draw-nnd none can, without breaking up the whole
wing plot They are striving TO scatter the votes to
prevent an election by the people, and carry it the
llouse-And by this time, Mir John THOMPSON Brown
must know tor he blind as he has been nconss.
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