Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-11
To tic J'Giers Of Bedford Count

a. 5. HAWKES., Secretary.
TaMc To'srs Of Bedford County,
we whose interests identified with yours, address
yoh on subject alike interesting 10 you and to your
p0Ster!ty he Election OF Electors for President and
Vice President Of the United States takes place the
fist Monday in November next, throughout Virginia,
and portion Of the Republican, Core spending Gem
,ucc of your county, beg leave address YOU on that
subject. The election Of the two highest officers in the
Government, is at all times important to the sovereign
people, from whom (under or admirable form of Go
rcrnmenO all power Is derVed-but is, conceive,
rendered peculiarly important 10 all who love their
Try and the free institutions under which have
Eg enjoyed such uncxamped prosperity, from the clear
and obvious designs Of the sel!stycd Wing party at the
approaching election; and il beooves you, in common
with your fellow citizens throughout the State and
Union, 10 look well to the course political opinions,
consistency and stability, Of the several candidates lc
fore you, and Of the great leading enets course and
measures OF the political parties to which they respec-
lively belong The object then this address, isto aidyou
Sin forming Just estimate of the candidates before you,
and Of their political parties IT is Known 10 most of you
that IN the approaching election by the people, each State
elects aumbcr Of electors in proportion to It's population
federal numbers That Virginia elects y electors and
votes %; New York 70; Pennsylvania 30; Delaware
); Michigan j. Rhode Island :; Vermont = &c. There
are .1I BY electors for President and Vice Pres
dent, By the whole Union; lc majority OF that
Lrr and be given 10 candidate Tor Prcs!
dent aud Vice PRESIDENT there will be no election ~
the people, and IT not, the election then dev"lves on the
House Ui Representatives OF Congress, where each STATE
has single vote only, ara depends on who a ma
Jorty of the members Of Congress from suc! State vote
i"r al TIC lime. In such event the niue STATE o DC
itwar (nVl much larger in extent than bedford County,
Michigan and Arkansas, with each enc member IN Tie
House Of Representatives, has an equal weight and vote
with Virginia. Prnnsyl vana and New York, although
the latter States have population OF from " TO III times
! a. grca. rs Delaware, Arkansas or Michigan. Nor IS
that fact garngiy unequal Isl the only objection 10
election b. the House Of representatives. The jug
5!ry. agctncn Intrigue, !arganIng and corruption,
incident 10 such an election. Is objectionable IN u!e
L.. hu tlp
when the vii! OF 'Tity oi the people OF TIE
Union dijrcgardrd and con;cmn"d, wien scene &"
intrigue, corruption and bargaining Tor Office. toccurrd
That should never BIZ ingotl"n decided that election H'I
gavr the Presidency 4 - means the choice o.
t!Ic people. In l-D (thc noorlous) Aaron Burr, WHO
had received one vote by the people, Tor The fFeS
drncy received by the House On 80 ba!ioltngs, an equi
vote with Mr. Jefferson. who tie choice o the peo-
Die These facts alone should induce every patriot and
lover oil liberty all the iieans IN his power TO en-
election OF these high officers ny Tie Tree ana
uubought su!ragcs of vrtuuns ana !ntei1gcnl people
Fox President the Republicans OF the United states pre-
sent but one candidate Martins Van Burcn, Of n lor,
Il well tried Republican Of the Jefferson School Po!'tI'
clan Of liberal aud enlarged views on national poi''cs'
and Of high order of intellect, and who has already H.
By his talents, industry, an! wei.ired patrious 10
/ In. SECOND o.icc Goycrrmrnt They OTTER YOU
ai,o III virginia. for the Vice rrsidrnt Judge William
Smith ot Aaba.rI, ornlcryiIt $ Carolina, Il weuGd
Republican, d tie Old school, distinguished aIiHe Tor us
lu,cgcucr talents, long anu consistent and orthodox
! Republican principles. c
'ihr s,:s!yled Wing party. composed, as is, of Tie
old Fed raiists the Bank nrrna Improvement hi@h
projecting Tariff and Nulliicaon parties are running
three different candidates for the Presidency, and us ma
ny for The Vice Presidency They do not pretend TO run
any one Of them all the States or in States whose en-
tire and "cd electoral vote can possibly eject t.s,.
dent 1t is fact perfectly well known to all VINO knn"
the state and strength Of parties IN tile UnoI' uat ''
Wing party do expect TO eject any one OF their can
,!.dalcs by the Electoral COLLEGES or the people th'r
object mast clearly is, try hy division and dIssens!'h
Inv hrpe
themselves the different sections OF the Union, while
run cut up and divide tie votes, thal our
candidates may not get llc votes the requisite nuDero
constitute orty of the entire electoral vote; ana there
hv l!ruw The election into the ii. of Representatives,
Thus they a bue.l,ht Hartford Convention tede-
rnst, Daniel Webster, in the North Fedcrallst OF III"
old black cnckadc stamp, Gen Harrison, in the West and
Northwest; NuirT and cgadc to the Republicans,
Iut,c White in the South. They have the most sovc-
rrn contempt for the people aud their Will, as proven
by lr disregard OF The rigt OF instruction, ara
ryn on the ignorance and gulIibity of the people rs
has bee evidenced by their IN their panic schemes
hcrctoorr they expect by their cries OF " Aoo'tionst
and free negro suffrage in the South opposition TO
the wa, i'm the Yves. and Sou to reduce Van Buren,
vote by the people below the requisite number TO elect
him. and 10 take their chances, with tie a4 OF tile BANK,
At bargainng and purchasing votes to succeed IN elect
ing orc o their choice III the House o. REPRESENTATIVES,
Ills is regular, systematic and widespread coniDn'
on To- deceive and cheat the people out OF their r9hl
81! suliragr and keep many candidates peoie tr'h
AS 10 divide conquer subduc and dcitaud them OF 'H
lla
rIrc,ing their rulers. Ascvdencr OF their dcsig"'
kt facts speak. The candid oi them admit that no one
q. their candidates likely TO get majority OF eiecto
raj votes Harrison electors are nominated in oai's
yor only about lob votes not enough TO elect nm ny
a. although including Peunsy lvania, winch they aunt
he is no, likely get Judge White has tickets ana VA
be run in States giving about -! votes including h'aoi
ma, Georpia Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas, which 40
,ional man Leycs he will get but should he get thea
ALL he will still lack - Of the requisite number 10 eject
him, Webster is run in the single STATE OF Hlassncn"
s,s which has fourteen votes, ana yet Us Pioo
; bic liza, Webster, who can only get fourteen sec
. ,-,I ,,,es h.. the pcoplc, may be elected as Har
,,snn or WHITE should the election be thrown INTO
IN. H. Of r. The whole plan and scheme Is based
upon the idea and hope, that Tue people may, oy sfal
rem and artfu cement, be- made the dupes OF Tie
Fed, raj party if they be made converts to lis
ALARMING and fatal doctrines. We repca; il, the ap-
roachHg election is Of vital impo TO tie pur!
f. and freedom of elections aud to lie PermahenGy u
our Republican, Institutions Need we inVe our ei'o"
citizens 10 examine thoroughly and speedily into The
cuu1sc and objects OF The political PaFties AS 'hta
White Harrison, or Webster, nave not electors enough
in the field ever they succeed IN getting all that are
RIM for them (Which not even pr0bable IL Is ciear
tina, ley too By continuing to be candidates. are aiding
10 wrcsi the election from the people, and inrce 1t INTO
Cnnrress-rhefe rs tho Clay Committee OF Kentucky
have said :" Al! will be carried ny influence and III
l,iuur bargain and management
One important question for the people TO decide at tie
ELECTION u.s. rot much whether they do, or do not pre-
Ter Mr. Van Buren,, (the only Republican candidate be-
fore them but whether they are willing TO surrender up
their constitutional right of elrcring President or n%
Divide the people, distract them ub2a men-%hat 90
they know about principle; THIS is The sang Of
the Opposition again. wesay voters DC Oh your
.rs !" s Vsn Bas Ts bs "" aveo" T.
c5rn, himself by av?wiGg nj, opinions n Opc nn 1,G
board Al" o. % OF ni s,sr. WINS Iu vii not
9uTS,,GmS ,sr ec;5is on ticket, which they with
~o % vote Tor. cone and avow themselves openly
w io e5 S1 n SScr ss Y SS'I lsy "
t'y art xou 10 vote for set Of electors who stand
}. and eNg ,nl rpyIedsed bat Who if elected (Which