Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-25

20 to Gen. Harrison, if they intend TO carry ont the
principle of voting for the strongest crhdllate' Every
thing. therefore, assures us, that Judge White cannot 10
elected-and that if Mr.. V. Buren, is not, Gen. Harrison
will be the highest Wing candidate-nnd that he VIII
receive your votes; if you confer them on Tie wing
ticket.
I'VE call upon you to say, then, Citizens Of Firsi-
nia. whether you will take for Jour candidate 4 foII-
tician like Gen. Harrison: 4 FrdcratIst IN MS cIeed' Il
Federnlist in his measures; I LatlludInGrIan IN MS con-
stfuclion Of the Constitution; lie Is an aY""ed sup
porter of The high Tariff pulley, and declared to the
! agricultural S"cicty Of Ohio, that he w"C'd not vote
for its abandonment. mil! - :-ass grew III IL" streets Oh
Charleston and Norfolk" lie is an u.ra advocate OF
internal improvements. lie has avOwcd his anxiety 10
appropriate every cent Of your surplus revenue to tile
pilrchasc aud emancipation GI The sla"cs; and lie mas
aynwcd the idea, that the consent OF the slave. holding
States alone 81 make i ''cOHI''a:!oanL Arcyo too PFC
ra-. to vote for 4 politician, who IS an advocate oil n VA
ii.ral Bank in certain cirCumstanccs-aad 4 supporter at
4 systematic Distribution pi Ike Surplus Revenue: winch
he expresses 10 desire To currril, b. reducing an oP.
pressire and ndiuus TaritT:-OH, will you select Alr
Van Buren,, wilpi in ii! these respects CONFIRMS TO The r'!r'
cinIcs AID views OF Virginia: Wi! ven, in a word. prefer
Z Lat, uG:narian fcdr.a!iH:, or Z D"rto"rallc Stale flights
.Iau-a politician, who cm,crta!Es scarcely on" H't;icir."
in com.non with your own, or one who Is a 'tiScipi"
o. rolr own school, and Il devoted irirri ut ynrC
own i:amor,.l principles: No man has rH?-rssrd
Il r:arc decided appreciation ot tie d"ctri7cs OF
Nireinia' than Mr.. Van l}urcn-no orc has express
cd a stronger "cunviclinn Of The bcnei,.S, TO USE iis
own wo.is.) "which have been derived from C!eir
influence: ottke extent to which The future operate lis o.
our political institutions are dependant rPon The con.
,inucd respect and confidence III them: rs we'll rs >hisl
u%ntcinned admiration Gt the unsurpassed d!Sintere Sled
Ness and infi2xiblr fidelity. with which these dnctr'iies
have. through Evil and through gord report, been Hns.
l.iucl BIZ that truly patriotic mrr!trr of The con!rdericy.
But vou have to lurct another GurS:inu-@ md 1t IS ii:ls:
If Mr.. Van BurrH be no; ccc!cd by III" frop!c: It Is III
vain. that The Wings Of 'its!aia would now alter apt 10
take the election from the II. Of r. They cannpt iuc-
coed, if they wouIi Gould they unite all th Wing
Electors upon one candidate, they might willingly, in.
deed. dispense with such an eirclion. But how c'n they
concentrate the wha!c vote upon "ne calid!iairc Inc
friends of General Harrison VII! nOt unite upo!. JUDGE
White, because they will bring : stronger vote mt" III"
field than judge Wh;.:-and lie Electors Of ia dge W.
cannot transfer all their r"scs 10 Harrison, ht :ausc IN
sorme Of the States they ere so!cn'n!y pledged t. vote
exclusively Cor Jud. re White. How cn the ~picdrrd
Electors # North Carolina. Georgia or AIabaIl'a. turn
over lhci- respective people IN Il different candidate -
No Ekclor can lraraplc under foot the most sol:n'n en-
gagements which het observation-disclosures one can ;" con:
tunIaciously despise the wishes If his constliuen:s--ard
i, is absolutely impossible, without treachcry, tN Gen.
Harrison TO obtain Il single vote in any State IN Which
he is not directly run rp"H lis committed ticket.
No nsrGngcmcni, therefore, could secure nnrlrc'-oH by
Tie Colleges ola Wing ]canLiGatc. Gen Harrison would
cunIn&ld the Wing vote Of Virginia, and also tn urges;
Wing vote in the union-but the election rnus' O.? ullI-
ma,r!y transferred to TIE II. Of R.-l0u haze uniformly
been opposed to such an election, for the best ~; -! r"a-
SONS: First. because as IL is argued by the Ct'nu':tlec
Of the county OF Bntctcurt, 4 nIa,"rity OF tn States,
containing a very saial! minority al Tie Pee pc. 9'ay
palm a President on an Overwhelming majority. For tx
ample. each State hrins entitled 10 omlg oi'' Ypi", H."
States Of Delaware, Michigan ami Arkansas, having al-
tus.ci!Icr hut three representatives IN the House G. Re.
prysrnlatiycs, would be entitled 10 l!rce electoral : otrS.
in the election of Il President: whilst the States o" New
York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. with i representation
OF ninety ]meaaberS. (S:O in the II. OF Representa- veg,
w0uid only lie entitled To three electoral votes for = rcsi.
dent: consequently, one member from The three FOR 2!rI
States would have rs mucii influence in the c!"ctir'lt ot
a President, as thirty members from the three last
State. - md a. ii. su,I, l.,r,rffrp JuSIlr 80 h.
carsc another serious objection ito this mUdc o: cleo ing
4 President. is. the corrupt nIHaIH wheel! w"H!t hn ICED
to carry the election. nud tie influence which thu iiamk
and Tie Iu"nird arI*to:racy could Exert, il Gpro"ity ~ 20
the kuo%n wishes Of Tie people, who's VOC" T"ou:I be
uaHca.d and forgotten. The die might indeed b. cast
~ intri sIc. management and c"rrnrtinn- and i!e oniy
two examples in our history, wl.:c' VIC have Wits -. Of
such Z contest, III i-ii aud lc2.D, are ci!;!cnlly caiGuta-
ted e. warm u G"."I%t lis repetition.
W. cal. upon yui, then, Citizens Of Virginia, 10 dc.
eide on the issues which are no" placed before rou.--
thonsc between Il ticket. pied red 10 Wan Burf.i and
Smith, and 4 ticket entirely u%npicdgcd and uEc"1! mt
ted. Grouse between Electors. who Al" selected - cg:-
r gu. your wi.hes-oT those, vino arr At liberty 20 COZ
suit their own. Choose between al Election III vour
Ci'ri Offers By your own Colleges, or by Cnr-,eSs
CiI,ssc hctrccn .Mr. Van Buren,, Il Rrpuhi car OF tic
Yi7s:4!a s;c:,oI, n friend Of INC Administration, au,! tc-
"":. Harrison, u Lai;!raina!iEa in his principles Vote
10: lEc Yam Barren ticket: and the election is positively
made Ly the r.np!c-Nolc for the Wig ticket. and you
may transfer !: IL the House OF Representatives,.
We can scarcely dnu5t your decision. The cyrs o; the
Union are :nw fixed rpon you. Il is possible that Virginia
may now be The battle. ground on which the whole ':ain'
paign is 10 be decided. But We shall certainly triumph,
il lie Republicans will do their duty. at all rvsnts,
what we Gsk is, a fair decision b. Ike lcop!"-cn! no lie
c!s:rm can be fair. unless the v"t" be { !uil Quo. We
have secured the keystone Of the Arcil-Wc have car.
Ti"d Georgia. TIE Wings may have tr%iunphcd n Ohio
but We shcll not yet despair OF her. On: %ccGi:nts
t:om the Wcst are inost encoura@ing.-ILr into l!igr ace
from various quarters Of Virginia is most cheer mg. Let
Us not he loo s%anguinc, les. We should become su9in,.-
hut it every In1I cO 20 iLc Polls. II Cvrr lErr. MA; 4
time when Virginia should expect every Republican, 10
DO his duty, row IS the tine.
We cali upon all the County Committees to be II tacir
pests. Tie Opposition is well organizcd-and VIZ must
be SO like wise. Prepare yourselves with tickets n Due
Scason-aHd remember the 9TH day Of November. rs
mcmbsr TINT crcry mans rotc IL Iirgimia coH"t% a|/tc,
rhcLhcr hc IL On the shores q Mt atlantic, or 6ayDHa tc
.TcnrtHinS. The election IS decided by the majority in
the Whole Stale. ard not in any one county. Every
vote may be lmpnriant.-Wc have put the case iai:ly
hr!J:c you-and you must nov decide. Icrs 'naliy
speaking, we have no more interest III the contest, Iiian
any OF "" voterS-but as men, as irGenicn, as ieiiuw-
citizens "t tie salic glorious Republic with yoir-
selves, we should scorn to recommend any nan 20
y1ur sut:rages for the highest Office in t!a Gavera.
incnt, II wr had not been conscicnlionaly convinced
That he is honest, capable, ard faithful to tho Constr
tutiou. Many iis;;iualions have we head against MIR.
Van Burcn--rlany charges ucged against him-lnfcA
prrjud!cc expressed, and the grussest misrepresentation
circulated against lim-lut not Il syllable 10 shake car
conviction Of lic purity Of his principles, and tine int
gritty Of his Characteristic have domr.-Thc decision
rests with you.
P. N. NICHOLAS,
7. Y. DANIEL,
THOMAS RlTCiiIE,
WILL. SELDEN.
JOHN RUTHERFORD, !
CHARLES ELLIS,
JAMES RAWLINGS,
G.. W. GOOCI.
Richmond, Oct. 81, 1886. :
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Our neighbor says, that we have rcpuhlishcd Some ar
ticlc or other, which reflects on Judge Whites personal
appearance. We have no recollection of it, although it