Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-23
FOR THE ENQUIRER.


find the following language in the preamble adopted
by the hig meeting held in this county on the sth inst
whereas we are DESTROYS Of publicly cooperating in
me support OF Hugh L. White, of Tennessee 10 the Pre-
sdency, as 'ohOSe interests immediately identified
etth ours, whose feelings congenial ,eiA tie
ooln, ana whose course has more nearly accorded with
our political opinions" &c.
The language employed by the author of this pream
Die as to Judge Whites interests aud Southern feelings
contains IN substance, the argument mainly relied on
by his friends to advance his petensions to the Presen
cy. They commonly say (and the above extract con-
veys The same dea Judge White is the inhabtant of
save-hodiDg State, and slave holder himself he will
oe from feeling and interest," friendly the slave holding
section OF The Union. The other candidates are from
eholdng States, and whatever may be their
promises and professions this subject cannot RELY
so SAFELY and confidently either of them as on judge
White; therefore, they argue, The whole South ought
70 unite In the support ofthe Judge Does occur
10 them, when employing such arguments what is like
y to be their effect when and heard by the peop
OF The non-saye.holdng States! Do they fear that
in attempting IL enlist the esprit du corps of the ola We
holders IN the Presidential election they may percbance
excite an antagonist spirit among the slave holding
States' Would 1t be strange unreasonable that tho
hoislave holding States, the more numerous portion
OF The Confederacy, from whose ranks the Presiden-
cy has been filled but years in 45 years when they End
the South resolved to make the election a sectional
question, should join the thus impruden ty tender
ed them by the South, and resolve on their part 20 mite
on Northern man, one having Northern interests and
Northern ieelIngs Nay, is it certain that if the
White Wings succeed in inducing the People of the South
70 make te election sectional question: the people
OF the North will also make it sectional question? In
th's event, Judge White election will be eilsctuay pre-.
vented by the very arts employed pocssedy advance
ms promotion to the Presidency; for every body knows
IL the non. save-hoding States unite on a candidate he
must be elected would TO God, worse conseoten.
ces were likely to ensue from the use of such arguments
ana the unhaowed attempt to invoke sectional shirt
OF party IN the election of President But should this
demon OF party so rashy invoked appear in obedience
TO their Tell ncantatons sadly fear that though thew
VINO called him up, might be the first, they would not
be The only victims Of his wrath The spirit of dscord
once fully excited between the North and the South ON
the al-absorbng subject ofhe Presidential election; this
spirit too nfamed aud exasperated by many aeady ex
islng causes of jealousy could never be aayed but
would go on Increasing IN rage and fury till il brought
ABOUT bloody dissolution Of the Unon Until lately il has
oeen me good fortune of country, the political
Paftes into which her citizens divided however
widely and warmly differing in opinion, were blended
IN locay thus opposing all the strongest and dearest
es OF nature to The rage party contention and there
by at least securing the integrity of the Union.
Another Ill effect that will mmed iaely ensue from the
course OF argument INDUCED in by Judge Whites
trends Will be, TO encourage the Aboonsts by alien
ang and esIrangng from that portion of the Northern
population that has been active in opposing and sun
pressing their incendiay proceedings; for when our
friends there nd that in for their Jealous
I'D our BEHALF VIC are treating them with cold dstrust
ana even insulting the whole North by confounding
them with the Aboonsts, and saying we can trust no
Northern man President il will be but natural tat
their friendship for s ud be converted into indir
ierence,f not into dislike and that from beng the ar
i've opponents of the Aboltoniss, they will become
iukeworm spectators Of their proceedings.