Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-22
POETRY,
POLITICAL.
MIR VAN RilREN-


pairing ofcfeciing his political prostraon by fair and
honorable system of warfare, have descended the low
and pel business Of sIusing his person and msepre.
sentng his motives Though the whole public life OF
Mr. Van Buren, has been devoted 10 tho advocacy OF the
most cherished principles of the Sout though his
mes at the North have always used il a argument
against him, that he emphaticaliy Southern
pOliiican though he has bsen guilty of one
act which should make hm suspected of being OPP
posed TO our peculiar institutions yet all the organs
of the Nullitiers filed with solemn warnings
and dreadful approximations of what would be the
stute of affairs, should he be elected President -
"A fraction of them, "a vulgar one, however) even
go so far as To charge MIR. Van Buren, with being
himself an Abolitonist, when they know that to
his Influence than that of any other person. is
be attributed the universal aud contempt with
which the aboitonsts and their proceedings have been
visited by the people of the North; and the others
ginning perhaps that they yet have reputation for
veracy 10 lose, instead of openly asserting this false
hood strive by i"siuatons, aud suggestions and hints,
TO produce the impression They know IL to be
subject upon which the people of the South most
silly excited, ard they therefore seize upon it alarm
the fears of those whose they convince
But believe it will be unavaing effort We have
an abiding confidence that the people of the Sout and
OF Georgia particularly have intelligence enough dis
cover the difference between facts and
warranted by iactshat they distinguish sound
gument from sophisry--truth from ialsehood.
That Mr.. Van Buren, is disposed TO stir the question
OF sayery--tha he has enter tanned opinion
feeling hostile TO interests the holders of such
property IS not only not proven, but utterly contradict
ed by hts various letters upon this subject and by his
whole political career lie has uniformly held the doc
trlne, that TO the States individually belong
power 10 regulate their domestic concerns;
his pledge that his influence and authority shall always
be exercised in opposition to the schemes of abo
ton fanatics What need we ask. What more
But, say the Nulh6ers Mr.. Van Buren, professions
are not sincere, because lac voted IN the New York Con-
vention to grant to free the privileges
elections were allowed to white citizens. This
ton have before alluded TO- and again
it utterly false. MIR Van Buren, such tiea-
sure But that our readers may know how he did
in that Convention, aud the circumstances which
the vote was given, we here insert the part relating
elections in the old Constitution of New York and the
substitute inserted IN the present one, which adopt
ed ia 1871 The clause ia Ire old Constitution reads
follows:
CYL That toery iahasztae age, por.
sonay coune. s Ss,u fDs noat.
immediately presiding the day OF oes,on sh@s zach eesion
~ during Tho time aforesaid he shall have boen reLodcs
Of have 10 ed ton '"e", therein o! the yearly vads
ss aud been rated aud actually paid this
Giays, That every person eeman III, of All.
asy OF WHO was made OF he s OF New iors
thousand seven hundred ad seventy i've, and shall actually
vote for representatives ia Assembly within BIZ sad place
In the Convention of io21 much difference of opinion
existed upon this subject Many neiabers were in
OF giving to all casses Of persons the privileges
through the exertioDs OF Mr.. Van Buren, his friends
the following article was adopted in licu OF the
provisions
have Lcen nhaban, of state year preceding aa,
a S Tue ast SIX month, S'dsa. Of The town OF eoo"
the election paida tax to Tho State county
Ioio Psfsoaa property, or shan by law DO
or being asned and equipped according 10 law, shall have
tina SatOa
tbal be exempted from performing duty OF
being fireman city village ibis
been for three preceding such election.
eouy he may offer lis and Si have S . %,S
nn shall have tho Labor S0 1S% a s an nsy
Ssso TO LAZY h1 be entitled sa to vote ~ the town or
now hereafter Do, elective BY tho people: Bat
@ ssa S on" e Pss91ns any election s be seized
dollars oor and aGoce ali de5 aud ia5rnee CHARGED sn
shall have hosn actually Iaed aud paid tax thereon shall be
subject to direct 'aIaon unless he shall DO seized and
Does this look like comforting equal privileges upon all
class and colors? What has been its practical effect?
Why, that out of population of 20 0GO negroes ia the
City Of New York. hundred are legally entitled TO
vote Before lc2I the right of suffrage was equal and
then reduced in relation to people of to the
proportion of ia 900 by Mr. Van Buren, aud his friends
IL was at time, teo, when only other Northern
State (COnnecticuD had adopted any restrictions and
when two slave holding States, IN. Carolina and Ten.
nessee permitted The exercise Of this privilege by their
free negroes. In Judge Whites State they not only
voted but performed military duy until last year. and
all unlikely but judge has often reaped the
advantage OF their support, when soliciting office from
the people In New York 100 out OF 0C0 are entitled
TO Yoe in Tennessee all free males of n years age
could until recently claim the privilege; and yet Mr.
van bnren VINO advocated The restriction, must be called
an abolitionist, while Judge White who never has to
our knowledge objected to negros voting set up as
the Southern canddae-the true exponent of Southern
Prncpcs-lhe peculiar advocate of Southern institu
tons.
Taking all the evidence now before the BnbIc Of tho
opinions OF these two candidates for the Presidency aud
the candid OF all parties must admit, that vLe there IL
not particle Of proof against MIR. Van Borea Oh the
slavery question, there enough TO produce strong
picon that Judge White is free from reproac as
his friends would have believe. Mr. Van buren, has
abolition supporters in Congress-Judge White has;
and among them 10 Mr. Sade of the yole nj nrd
ianatca Of the tribe Mr.. Van buren, does not s,p
port nny aboiOnisi for ohicc-Judge White has been
charged with doing and the charge has been pub
lcly denied IL IS alleged against him that he suppored
Thomss Frazier Of Tennessee as a candidate Tor the
Legislature of that STATE, last summer and that said
Frazier was the Chairman OF Abolition meeting
IN Knox county. These specific charges aud
must be met by something equally 10 the point,
for The mere Idle rant Of his multiplying supporters will
scarce be taken as good authority. IL may be inn
proper here 10 remark, that there abotionss in Ten
veil as IN New York, though in both States
their numbers few and ia opjniou the Southern
supporter Of Southern AbolitiOnist, is much more
dangerous person 10 with Office than any citizen
OF a Northern State, whatever his opinions MIR Van
Buren,, however, with the South in feeling aud prnc,
pie, and his popularity the North will enable him 10
control public opinion In that quarter ecctually
for our benefit, than could The efforts Of any man South
OF the Potomac those who really desire perpetuity
OF Union, this should be strong argument And
The South has for forty Of forty.eght years fur
nishcd our Presidents nagnaniiuous people will not
now reject Statesman Of correct principles and tran
scendont abilities, merely because his BIRTH place is In
more Northern latitude than their
lSopliern Hammer.
DfLGNNA.Som time since the editor Of the U s.
Telegraph and some other notification prints we're busv
employed in denouncing tbe Postmaster General f5
having given permission 10 certoin POsnasters i'm the
South 10 withhold from circulation among the slaves ia
that section Of the country such pcendiary publications
az would be likely 20 produce excitement am0ne them
against their masters II alleged be DANGEROUS
power 10 be gwen to our Postmaster, and which
should not be exercised by any having my thing 10
do with Post Office, for feasen thai ,,,,L