Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-12
.7n EIeetiOn De- Me House ef Representatires.

but Will meet with strong opposition he is doubt one
oil the most ehicient officers OF the Government"
In Election by Me House of Representatives.
Let the Wings now say what they will, the whole
and Effect of their schemes would he defeat Eec
n, n Dy .ne reoP'e ana throw 1t into the IL OF r. If
,his be not their Object why run many candidates
W hite in the South' Harrison in tho middle repions
Webster in The NORTH Neither of these candidate will
be Withdrawn by their frcnds-Thc effect is TO scatter
TIC votes, and II possible throw il into the House Mr.
websiers iends have pledged themselves not 10 with
doubt the fact:
"FiSAI REsoLvE.-The public prints have called in
question the late Massachusetts declaration, asserting
that IT was the act OF single member of the delegation
and not that Of the whole body of the Wings represent
ing the State in Congress. Yesterdays National Intel
ligencer contained the suboined comiiu ton which
doubtless intended to right the 10 the origin
oil the hrst manifesto, aud to that Aassachu
sets delegation body, have taken final determine
on that Mr. Webster shall be supported the candi
date OF s own State, ut all events, for the Presidency
Ihc consultation and decision of MIR. Webscrs Com
gessiona TRENDS has advantage that of Judge
White he members of Massachusetts have the au-
thoriiy OF the State Legislative support their
nomination. The caucus of me nbers proceed.
ed and was doubtless designed dictate the State
mutation. In all other respects, hcssrs Webster and
White stand precisely the footing the candi.
dates OF Legislative and Congressional Caucus.
" No man will venture to say with Webster.
White and Harrison, all brought into the field by the
bring the election into the House there alone they
hope blot the Administration and principles
N.Y. M lSssac II ISL PsSss. AGMIS.
1T appears to have been made question, how far
communication in the ntelgencer Of Monday of last
week, expresses the opinions of majority of the Dele.
gates Of MAssAcuusETTs 1t is necessary therefore TO
remove all doubt upon this point, say, that il is with
unaffected regret that they have witnessed the
OF the nomination of the Wings and Others in the
States OF PESssYLyANIA and MARYLANp. 1t is under
stood that many distinguished Wings, and Others with
whom they substantially agreed, aud desired and hoped
TO act, admitting the preemi qualifications of MIR
Webster, and expressing their individual preference
ior @ YET seemed strangely to yield their opinions aud
preferences 10 what ty conecured might be the public
will We regret the nomination the things referred
to- because the Peope-the Electors Msmseices, may
yer have IT In their opinion of
candidate at the polls and ballot-boxcs
"But the Constitutions Of PENNSYLVANIA and MARY
LAND have taken their They have nuned Gen
HARRisos candidate for President and thereby dis
appointed our reasonable expectations.
lhe nited States enjoy the inestmabe blessings of
Tree government, securing all their Just and equal
rights The citizens of Massachusetts, are struggling to
uphold and maintain the rights and privileges their
fathers won They well understood that perfect our
Government may be in theory, il be administered
by menthat the exalted privileges enjoy Pro-
violence, must depend more less upon those who ad
minister the Government
I" By the wise provisions of our Constitution we elect
once IN four years, President At the first election our
eow-czens, actuned by just and patriotic consdera-
lions, were united in the choice of Gen. WAsHISoroS
They elected him because they believed him to be the
greatest, wsest and best man. In all time since the
country in making their choice have looked for similar
quahcauons Believing we ought still TO be under the
influence OF the same principles, have resolved TO
support our candidate for President. II others differ
from us, they will act in accordance with their own inn
pressions of public duty Massachusetts, in our OPT
marked out Tor hereel but will consummatc her nomi-
nation at the polls "
We have other evidences before to show, how per-
iecty wiling The friends of Mr.. Webster send
the Election TO Congress The last Boston Atlas pro-
nounces the statement of the Telegraph, ''that Mr. Web
stcr would send in his adhesion early day Ito tie
Administration and Van Buren,) Gase as i; is un-
founded II Declares that his friends might take White
HARRISON but that sto Martin Van BuIen line peonI.
OF this State, the friends of Mr. Webscr-.Mr Webster
htmSey-haye well founded and insuperablc obect tons "
The Atlas then proceeds to say that snow, when the
feoPie are resolved to exercise their
RIGHT OF ultimately adjusting the Presidential question
IN The House oil Globe in trans-
port OF indignation that zone thing is very certain.
Inc erection cannot go 10 The House OF Representatives,
unless MAJORITY or THL PEOPLE WILL n that "if
such be the will of the majority, who is wronged? How
IDLE is to say that the maj rity of the people
ceved or injured. when that majority itself pronounccs
me mode IN which the great question shall be arranged
the People prefer Martin Van Buren he will be chosen
by the Electoral College If the majority IRE in oppo-
si'ion, the question goes to the House." &c, &c.
Who is wronged? The is, The PcOpie ore
All The people OF the great States wronged by hav-
ing their votes FILTERED down the level OF the smaller
Sates All the people of the u States liable TO be
wfonged by having the election of their Chief Magis-
rate cast upon small Diet, and decided by intrigue and
corruption. Is this new idea Far from it. 1t is
old as The contest between Jefferson Burr-and
has derived additional strength from the second contest
before the louise OF Representatives, in the of q
Adams. The objections pressed with irresistible
force in the debate the amendment of the Consu.
ton for electing the President and Vice President in
lSo31A.-"e have coPous extracts from that debate
winch we shall lay immediately before the people, TO
shew what such men as john Taylor of Caroline and
Cen Smith of BALTIMORE and Mr. Hillbouse of Connec.
tcu said of il at that distant period. John TAYLOR
asked them, why do wish 10 keep tic Election OUT
81 Me H. Of r.? Because experience teaches to avoid
the danger OF Diets which Away posed intrigue
ana corr"ton or to avoid elections by mobs their
ABILITY 10 be mised By sudden impulses of passion and
violence We wish to avoid both, because each by diff
ferent paths leads to the consequences One or
two Elections by Diet would repay the small States
with wlaE-'oM BlOnarehylt is for this reason that
we want TO keep the Elections ieere eu should BE- in
ne hands IF ue People, where from very obvious causes
neither intrigue corruption operate. Mr.. Hill
house Declares that "One of the greatest eps that can
happen IS Mro,Oing die Election in the Fl. of r."
And yet these Wings reckless and desperate
enough, to ask us hoo The People cronged? Where is
season, tell them 'oha they think of it, They will show
what they think ofthe suggestions of such Wings the
Lynchburg Virginian, who is san unbel ever in the
dangers to be apprehendcd from that quarter which
have been so pathecay portrayed by men, who under
other circumstances, were blind to them we now
are, or at least as willing TO encounter them. We have
hesitation in expressing preference of choice by that
body (the II. Of y rahe. than the election such men
as Van Buren, and Johnson &c
PennSylcaiia.-The Wings and Anti. Masons are more
ana more cut up into schsms The unpopular Veto put
by the new Governor the bill for the purchase Of ~
locomotives and tenders, for the of the of
the commonwealth, has thrown frebrand into
their campOn the other hand the Republicans are rail-
lying and feuniting The Philadelphia Sentinel of the
9th January predicts that " by the Convention which
was TO assemble at Harrisburg, that day the whole
Electoral Ticket Of the 9TH of March Convention will be
accepted"
1iabama-The White Caucus of Tuscaloosa consist.
ing OF some 10 or 30 members Of the Legislature and