Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-12

and Of William Smith, 81 Alabama, ln1 tie VIC i'~
Ers,,r,J Tbn, we viii use al fair and honorable
means TO efiect their elections those oices, respec-
lively
To The Toiers in The county Of Po'rhatdn.
FEiLuw-CIrIzExs: In conformity with an usage VI
the people Of this Commonwealth, when haa rs
in the latter days Of our republic aconvrnt"n OF
consisting of tn" Republican members ht l'e '', n
la,urs aud many others specially appointed oy inc pro-
pie, was hrd in the CAPITOL in the city o. iNc''''''"u
on the !ltl day Of January 1886, for the p"Tp
nominating candidates for the offices ut rreSeh a"u
! Vice President Of the United States Martin van "u
rem oG New YORK. and William Smith, of Aia"an'',
were after in lrberalion, unanimously rtr"nith'rm
In the prnpIr Of Virginia fit and proper persons |" III
those Offices respectively. and an tcc"ra i'cH'' "'
accordinry formed far that Oh ect. which We "" pro-
pose. by bciand hasly argument to commend 10 your
IA vnrahIr consideration. The transcendaht ""'S W
Mr. Van; Buren, med proof from u"; thry are KNOW"
ard ncann": lodged rnug hOu the immense ,cT'''! VI
our wide.snrrad rcpiic Ills multiplied anu important
,ub;c srrvicrs !, Stale as we'll as FEDERAL cics iaVe
been so long and so fully discussed brtnFe me cohu
nifty, that there be no occasion 10 f'c"Ptu'c ''
here Suffice it, then, to say, at the early age I" e's"'
teen he entered the political under the strong I'M
pulse Of youthful arour, and with ndtillgahe energy
advocated The cause Of Mr. Jefferson IN his h!eIhofaoe
struggle with the Federal party winch terminate" III 'le
poIcn Revolution of lGUG In icl2, he regularly en-
harked in public life, and from that tune TO Inc present.
has borne 40 active and distinguished pant IN oil the po'
lnca controversies of the day. To give RAPID view
of the brilliant OF this great man. theh IL Is ','y
necessary name the many pubic trusts c"nfi"Su |"
him at different times by his counryHien, through t!le
spacr of four and twenty years involving some "l te
most eventual periods Of national history ~ !oI<
he was elected to the Senate Of New ork-l loio he
appointed Attorney General OF wv iorN-in @
he was reelected tie Senae of that Stale lc2!
he was elected United States Senator anG also 'hc-
bar Of the Convention called to amend The ColS1n!!,n
of New York-in lo35, he elected Governor OF ~
York-iu lc2l he was appointed by General Jackson,
FOL! lie, br,O oh RI
Union his Secretary Of SlateIn ]c3l he was nniia'
ted by the distinguished tuncnnary as minister
of The United States 10 the Court OF 81 James, WINNER
ha pronnlly rc3ai:rd and while in The active aho sue
cre d:sc,arrr Of tho delicate and important duties OF
his nssin his nomination rejected by the Sena!'
of the United States and he returned to his country, ms
home and his iriends-in -:S2 he was nominated: ana
,rur, Ianv elected Vice President at the Y. > anu
nav stands in otrdrnce o the call of his cuuntrymen,
~ the most prominent candidate for the Presidency OF INC
C. States Thus with patriotism M yer warerg zeal
never firing. abilities never doubted ana iota c"A',c
ter unsusprclrd and ircrrruri!h". MT van burch has
uassph through long ct public services ahu mas
va. his way from the sprighy boy OF an huhie viag'
Of New York. to tie proud Pecu'iencp "t one 81 '''
first Statesmen Of the age lie has, however: 'N, ii"
other great men in this country, met win dii'co'ls
,rru Mics and rcvrrSrs, in his brilliant ascent |" .'
submits of fame and OF fortune For The last hour or n'e
vcars c*peciay. he has encountered an opfoS''cn "i
the most rancnrous, malignant and unsFafin% ci"'.t'
-u.l SURPASSED by that which oi."wrd nr. J''r
SON into c Presidency; that which. more IecrhtiF
spr,nu into tIisrnrc from NHH,ic"t'on, threatening
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of blessed Union, c"n"fr'ng "uE
President, into - Tyrn"t. a DfSP0f "m""n nrS'5
Is,yD,r" and resembling in the ears Of The nld aho
the irunrant the alarming notes OF " fro"am"H0",
Blo0dq E; and 20 Proicyt one or the otEeI n'gh
suit their factious purposes, GghnS cHr" '""so"
and then BY the shortest process of mutation, ci:,"F
ouslv supporting Proclamation, ElO0dy h'',' l''
e test man nynins! NGi'in Fan Gnre" they seek. 100
10 prrvrt and msr:Prcsrnt his opinions; ana mus Il
render him ndinus with the people, IN order L" es''
I,I,;
e nr into tedious argument TO vindcatr MI van i;u
rem from 'h, countless aspcrons, we propose 70 Fe
TO some Of their many charges AGAINST him ana 10 al
It sper them in his language, freely ana 'n'y Pu"S
ed to the world Knowing tie just senstIveeSs o. III
American People in relation 10 the last war viii Urea
Britain they hesitate not 10 declare to Tie nSnsP'cl
. vco,aanrv Of the country that Nh Van Buren, wns up
noscd 10 the war; and vet in address p"na"d oy h
IL self and published to tic people ct New lcfk Ill l@1'
he uses the following pointed langnnGe: &c.,
s:Fcilow. Citiz"ns-Iour cOnntryiS ct rar ana ore"
Brlia is v0ur enemy. lnunge Us III nrtl
J. of the causes which have led to IT, and briei, as iron" III
q necessary limits OF address, it must be- rc yet "0P
,r jr IGpd sufficient, to coHr!nee trcry HonfS mn"
IL r hgL jnytice nnd indispensable necessity Of me 0iu'
rrhira Gorcrnmon has t"hcn; If the secrfa duly
erery rcnI american To support IN MNt "HN"ne' anu
A. the Durrcidul rcars Of those rrho refuse TO no So
ID They charge him with being advocate Of lnleGns
n Imnroyement by tie Federal Government, when inc
a. know he uniformly voted against all measures or III
kind while he vas member of the United States SENATE
F except in the single instance for the construction ot gaze
across the Curberl and road and when they know Nj
IN Van Buren, early the year ic, offered restitution
r. to the Senate of the t. S. decaTInE among other lnn
all Tint Compress does not possess INC DcF ~ ""e '0'
nd ami canals aciLhin the rcSPectirc SdtcS
"' They charge him with being high Tariff man will
ont Limitation or qualification. 1t is true, he voted J.
ar the Tariff Of le2l and also Tor that OF &c Hnlcr
situations from his constituents but they KNOW lie repf
IN senird Tariff Stale, and that these votes r!rs rfq"r
v his constituents as proven by actual instructions
the last instance 1t has been stated, urnn the author
~ NJ ,I present Anfncy General Of the United State
the ncrsnna and intimate friend OF Alr Van buren, II!
"a. e I,s been acuys iadirdnnly opposed to high pr
al trctive Tariff As early the year le in ms rep
ed 10 the shocco Springs Committee Of North Carolina"
bt Ter EXPRESSING his belief that the establishment Of ca;
of mercal regulations, with view to Inc ehcoutasee
or movers Of Congress, he SAYS Whilst however, e
ier.ain this opinion it has never been my ~'sh TO s.
the power in question exercised 10Th IN oPprSSifr &"
0nniitu uon any portion Of r=cns or oT the H"ra
&c, c n one seciiOn of he non The eIpcRsc Of anoht
re on the contrary have at all times believed IL TO be u
sacred duty Of those who entrusted with the adam
re tratjon of the Federal Government to direct It's oper&o
in the manner hest calculated 10 distribute as fgaaE3
he nosse lis b7rdn and hessngs gnloug The scrsra &a
cd aDd the lcops" Indeed, al still earlier PERIOD IN
m wear IS:!7 in speech delivered by him 10 portion "i
constituents. at Albany he declared Inc 1ohVt
lion then about be held at Harrisburg to promote
Tariff cause, was "a proceeding more from
closet of the politician than The 'cOrhSh"p OF the man
acturer;" and. at the same nc he p'edcted TIE o't
he throw of the American system, "hlch Id" S'ce oe
m fulfilled 10 the letter.
in They charge him with being a Bank mainland Il
er chnrrc perhaps more than any other, has excited
I'D prcudices of many very many, OF The honest 'a1'
Of Virginia against him; and yet Mr. Van Buren, aeIV:
an ed suecch in the Senate OF The U. States IN tile VI
re- lar If lS22 in which, after denouncing the ncorpn
he lion of the old Bank, during General Washingtons
'th min;stralon as "Mat great piOner IF constitutional
use eeoactrents he expresses his opinion OF the course
10 policy Of Mr. Jefferson and MI hiadson Aamln'
ars lions in the following distinct and emphatic language
be DURING MIR Jp1frrsons Administration. and with
up ole exception that of Mr.. Madison, the Governing
ko 3, Ga, .