Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-30
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taFGEaols 10 @ prrsidrn,. HARRISON Them is not run
eo O , ipS view tc scimg elected by The people
mig Mnn Mh;, h,s ,ctss IN the following States
No. Of electoral votes, .,.....

No of electoral votes,
Wore MI Judre Whites electors chosen, they -.
fall Eor,v-ninc short Of the constitutional nu"Ie cb
ed to choose the President Who can M u nsses looks
state oe things doubt that the Cato OF ,;n ,here
to the House Of Rerrese9tsfre,ss *" remarked will
he carried bv influence and intrigue, baFsa'" anu hid
naGemen'' :. r,s.,cbusotts and no
hiI , Massachusetts, gives IA votes; yet 1t Is
o''.t "t'.s, rhi that Mr. Webster may be eeced, as
9, tlrr;snu or Judge White, by the Electoral Col
lege:., .,, ,,ks fine to inquire seriously into
,h; sb;c /. is ruqueslonably Of deer and vital
;nno,lance We have demonstrated that the opposiion
= candidates soliciting support from the people, VINE"
neither of them expects to be elected by the people,
look 10 Congress- and rely on the corrupt bargains
Which NAV he made that body. They have lett them
selves no to hope for success through any other
channel. 49,,
or candidates enough in the field to make PRESIDENT
Of all their candidates succ1ed 1t cannot be ccniea a
they contributing their aid TO force the e,ec'on Ui
President into Congress. We 90 not charge them villa
originating the conspiracy against the right OF
Webster, It appears, would get out of the scraPe he
conld-bui the Wigs Of Massachusetts cling TO MN,
as their only hope in The State elections ltmay, therc'
fore be said that Webster is used against his consent,
but White and Harrison willing instruments IN the
hands of Clay, Calhoun AID Bell, OF lcnnessee ana
the object OF this tumvra;e is. to prevent an eeco
oy the people, destroy the efficacy OF the fSit Of
suffrage by substituting Congressional for popular eiec'
tons. :, -,
The important question for the people to decide at the
approaching election is not whether they do or do not
prefer Mr. Van Buren, but whether they are willing to
surrender the right Of eectng President hat Is the
question. The existing state of things makes 1t the
question.
Three Opposition or Wing candidatcs are in the hed'
and neither expect TO be elected by the people, no
one OF lher he. sufficient number of electoral cana
date. nominated For what purpose, then, are they SOIL
citing votes. Their friends say the primary object Is
10 defeat Van Burcn-but their aim is. IN rcaty 70 pre-
rent popuar election Mr. Clay is not personally hos
ie 10 Mr. Van Buren-so far from it, the two gentle
men are on terms Of social intimacy AID .endy inter
course. The same may be said Of Mr. Calhoun and
MIR Bell Indeed, both political as we'll MS person
nj friends Of Mr. Van Buren, until they deserted the great
democratic party We make these statements to show,
that the desire Of the triumvrate defeat Mr. Van Blu
rem did not originate in personal hos,itytha their OBJ.
iect is to prevent the will Of the people, in reference to
The choice of President and Vice President ro" being
carried into cfectthat their energies directed not
against MIR. Van Buren, but against popular election
and the efficient exercise OF Tie right ct sutrase
"Diyde the pcop!e--dstract them in relation to men
make them hurra for Webster Harrison and Nhile-
for bluc.l;ght Federalism, for Modification, for Wing
ism and anti do they know OF care about
prnciPlc?' 49,,
This is the language Of the Opposition; and, it they
can now make rood their estimate far as is oased on
the pubility Of the voters of the ContedcTacy they
will find no difficulty hereafter in playing the same game
over aqain-and thus convert Congress In:o secona
Polish Diet.
We again say, the question is, :" shall the people or
Congress elect the Prcsiaent. -IoutSrlHe .7ac.