Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-07

TO Ills in the approaching canvass TOR the Prcs!-
dcncy. lie is resolved to stand wlhOu! trump. We
give from it the following extracts:
"Our doubts traitors,
And rake us lose the GOOD We of might win
Ey fearing attempt"
1" We believed that SO it cmphatically in the case
of Mr. Webster. We perceived that untedness and Vi
ror of exertion; that common attachment To common
principles, Identified and represented in his person; that,
in Il word q coed cause seemed 10 be threatening 10
crumblc away through the imaginary defect Of want Of
availability in candidate. In permitting such ideas TO
OCCUPY them old associates WIRE uunindui,
thought of that which is enc great secret of success in
affairs an honest confidence in right and worthy
prise We deprecated and amented this error: but
had M power it. Besides, acting principle
ourselves, and having other cement Of combination,
VIC presumed not to complain OF others, tor dlttern
from us in opinion Of the duty and true policy OF the
orGS; a snw tia, one section of the Opposition rallied
around Judge WHITE, but studying tie past to the end
! might ioresec the future, have not thus far
that VI hp that quarter, the guarantees fss-s1sL
d'sccrnsd' h tnef The Gene. il Ssrnt upon
an administration 1ga ion,l n1ncp!es as we as
suredy know we have in the cand OF our choice tie
ever prompt, and ever honorcd champion Of the Con-
alulion
And what's our SURPRISE now 10 see that another sec
tiou Of the Opposon acting protessedy IN The view OF
uniting forward an araae candidate, and appealing in
his communication to the pre- JUDGES in favor OF mere mill
tnrv fame so long and loudly condemned have be-
slowed their voices General HARRISON {:
So
arc no, prepared to cut loose thus suddenly
from the s;eadlast moongs Of our cherished principles
and opinions.
The infinitely ercntcr achievements Of Grn. Jaekson
qarc kim in The indgmsat of Mcse our political friends,
no title to the Presidency 1rhat shall be said Of mahing the
1rpipiis Of Gen. Harrsonn ground o. eTcnsrc
Tie consistency of it passes comprehension II New
Orleans in all lis fame If triumph could furnish no CIVIC
wreath to the victor, can Tippccanoe supply 1t:
"Takinr up our candidate advscdly, deliberately, On
mature conviction Of his undencd and undenahe tit
ness for the Office Of Chief Magistrate, and advocating
his election in the conscientious discharge OF our duty
as men and citizens, we distinguish III the obscure W
turc but one path plain and straight before us-ihe SIN
pie path Of duty and of principle If, giving heed 10
Suggestions of supposed cxprdency permit ourselves
TO be tempted aside from the line OF convictions mapped
out in our minds find ourselves involved IN ia"y-
ruh of contradictions and difficulties dark, ciueless,
inc xricabe.
"But candor obiges TO cypress our fullest 6ef, ha
there as little Of expectancy as Of consistency !" Inc Pre-
ectdincs regarding rhc zee arc no'c StgHyyng our aus
sruf ne see no cause TO think that SUCCESS aoH attend
them 10 corcr 1rih its mantle their Of Pr;ncpc We
bciiesc that nothing bit the P7ost1atton Of those
cho hare hcrttoforc acted togter against the AdmnSra
ton and an absolutely overwhelming increase Of ITS ma
jqritics and its poarcr.
This is a very full and plain confession. "Wc sa,o that
one section Of the Opposition rallied round Judge Hhe
but the Northern Opposition would not comply with their
pledges to him for the want Of guarantees TOR such an
.7dministrafion # The Gcnorat Gore1nmeh as suiea
TO trust Judge White, or 10 give him the electoral vote
in any Sa.e, where they had the power of giving 1t:
They never. intended to raise even an Electoral
Ticket for him in my OF their rcilaole oates, ho.
rj,hsiapdiny the whole calculation upon which he
was used 10 distract the Democracy, was prcdca
ted on the promise that if he could carry off sufficient
body of The Republicans of the South so as to give the
Opposition victory in that quar- ter he would be reward
ed for il nv the Opposition vote in the North This poor
deceit is now dssipatcd Nothing is left to the Judge
but the honor Of commanding the FoRLoRS HOPE of
Whiggery in States where has met with nothlnS but
defeat He is simply used By the Wings as a raIying
uo;nt for their discounted troops in that section, where
they are unwilling to incur further disgrace in the
person Of one of their old leaders. AS make shit the
Judge taken up candidate by the ninorities OF the
Wing null national caucus OF the legislatures OF Vir-
rnia, North Carolina, and Gcorg a-not 4 Democrat or
friend CT the Administrator attending. MI Webster
and his friends arc little disposed 10 consider General
Harrison an araEatic candiGatc' as Judge White
They we'll say, " If the Infinitely greater achievements
of General Jackson gave him. in the Judgment OF these,
our political friends title to the Presidency, what
shall be said of making the exploits Of General Harrison
ground Of exclusive prcic1cnce: The only reply the
Wing can give to this, is that OF the Indiana Quaker,
when asked about his preference for military man,
arrison (sad he) ncrer General enough to hurt
him. ,, ,
netting can but The prostitution g those 1uho haze
heretofore acted together against the .1dm'n'raoa ana
an absolutely overwhelming increase Of its naorit.cs and
lis nouer" Like gallant man. therefore, he has re-.
solved to perish with White and Harrison on the field Of
bn,,lc. He Says in conclusion:
SAnd now not only deep sense of duty TO the true
interests of the country but seIespee, and Fegasa to
that tey surrender nothing change nothing fal'er in
nothing. of any ofer principles and sentiments As
in the Beginning, they to the end They look Or
to the great cause ,ey nave
ssency BY any compromise of principle or by any lasy
and iIl:consdercd submitting Of themselves to the spirit
ofpoltcal project.