Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-25
Es5claaHsoapss, VA, tuesday, @cd. 25


ADDRESS 70 THE PEOPLE or FfRGLNL.?.
A few words more, Fellow-citizcns, we beg leave 10 lay
before you, Oh the eve 81 the election. The Wing Com
miI!rc Of this city have sent forth two circulars: s:ncc
are addressed you. 1t is not our purpose To comment on
their statements or their style. They lave taken their
own course, and we must take ours. Bat in oar own
Judgments. they have not shaken the truth, or weakened
The force Of a single expression which We have used
They have neither impaired the rrctcnsions Of Mr.. Van
l!uirn, nor Justified their own course, nor strengthened
the claims Of either Of their candidates to The support d:
the F:ccncn OF Virginia.
We a.k yu"l attention TO TIC ground OH which the Two
parties rstr stand. We, the Republicans d Virginia,
have taken but one course. We have proposed but orc
c~and!Gaic. We have presented him fairly hefcrs yon.
We offer ven q ticket CT Electors. who are known 20 you
ali for .!.rIT lirIu adherence, in al! ;lnC past, 10 yOur State
RIGHT, Republican principles. and who are solcmniy
plrdred under their own hands, 10 vote ntiy for Martin
Van Buren,, of New York, as President. and VIM. Smith,
Of Alabama, as Vice President. We have always adro-
Gated an election by yUutsclvcs-alWGTs deprecated an
election by the House Of Representatives.
Whit. however, has been the course of our opponents:
They hayc determined to break down Martin Van Buren,.
ANY body bat hitnsrll-any on" whom they could make
.alai:Hble' for their purpose! They began by taking up
one Of! rur nwI Citizens, MIR. L"lgh-but they soon cS-
changed hin, 10! a candidate, who was in our own ranks,
aId who Lad long shared with MIR. an liuren the ic-
sentiment OF the Opposition. Yet, rs soon as they iouad
him y il!ing 10 yield TO the scducti0ns Of AMBITION tie
Southern Wings began TO turn their eyes towards him.
The Wing Committee have told You in th"!t last Nd
dress. that it was " the People who knew hin. well
that b.uur.t HIM to your notice that no EInl
funclionary or official combination brought linn. out.
The Committee forget, that Judge White was first
nominated by 4 Caucus Of eleven members Of Con-
urrss from his own State at Washington.-lIc was
proicsscdIy and originally brought out as L Republican,
The Eleven Representatives Of Tennessee disclalmcd al
intention OF diriding thcir pqrtp-fOr, in their published
Address they declared, that " owe it 10 consistency,
to principle, and 10 our orH character: to do n0Ming Mat
rHi diriGa Die pariy. so us 10 overthrow il, with The lead
ing principles identified with il; and, therefore. if ao!c,
CT II: arg time hnrfgHcr, there was or Should be, a pFo!'e-
blHiy o.! producing such i result, by running Judge
White, NC 0HGht not 20 take hin mp; or, il taken up, and
the danger Of such result should become imminent, ii
1r0uii lie necessary that one or Tie Othcr Of Ike GfPoS'ng
caHAidGtcs IF Cur party shOuid be riMdra,ra. '--i'nt no
souIcr was lie nominated by this snail Congressional
Jun;J, than he Was taken up by the Wings III Virginia.
He became for II time tie Lord Of the .Ascem!amt-and
even his few ot:gina! friends are still! determined TO al.
here TO irin, to sacrifice their party, and 10 defeat all
cl"rliun by Inc peop!r--As Il decided pront Of the fact,
that he trns taken up By the Wigs Of Eirgin!a. ana
protrSscdly taken up us their 0nly candidate: It w.s s.a.
led H. Gre Of the leading Orators Of the Why taa-
Gus iii this city in December last, that Judge White
WAS the only candidate, who, under prcSei.t ciTcu:n-
STANCES, could defeat Van Buren, before the People,
all! keep the election cut of The House ui Representa-
tivcs: that to accomplish tint, it was desirable that there
should be bu. one candidate IN The field, on the part Of
the Orposiion-and White was the ONLY person who
could hope for an uniDo!rs;cd path: that it WAS plain, that
he wu~ld not and could not be withdrawn from :hc con.
test: that States had soieInn!y pledged themselves t, lli"i,
and could not retreat; and III" same could not be sal. Of
o:irr Individuals
But L new part vas 20 be PLAYED in thr drama. II was
soon aS"r:ta;uri that judge W!iitc could not command
lMc Wing woes Of the St1trs north Of tbs Potomac: y
ncw n!ancruvrr was then 10 be attempted. a proposition
was u:"!r 10 divide tic votes If the E.,CatorS. and -
threw The circ;:2u into tHc House Of Representatives,
The WHir Cyumn;itce seems 10 have forgotten Dir Tact,
when they tod you. that there is not 0nr, perhaps. n
the hi0i, OD2n.i;ion. who has es~ had the iaSl P&rgoSe
o. &:%jgN, 10 carry the election to The House. Su2l I
JIGn #Is actually formed. and seems to have been acted
upon In 4 very considerable extent. a "iIg Editor IN
New York has lhc honor Of The invention, as far back as
Jane. lci3. We lay it before you, il his own words,
that rnu ;;ly JUDGE Tor yourselves:
"ViiE CaM"AlGi."-Wc stated tEa! 81 ! former meet
ing Of thr Wang General Committee, 4 proposition ~as
mai 20 discuss IL. cxp"Li-ncy OF nominating lnG4e
White or Mr.. Webster, ami that the subject was post
in,rrG I'll this evening. The proposition. we are aSsur-
I'd. wAs not ;a!.de 10 take that shape, and il is doubted by
MAJ: IT orr friends: whether 1t Is right or proper IN TIE
General C"ur!!iitirr 10 come TO any decision on the cues
ton, but rather leave il open to the people. IN their pi.
mary assemblies, TO decide whom they will support
1t is Il general maxim. that "in Tni0n there IS StrcHgh;'
but il is directly the reverse in rriltion 10 the eNj!l HOW
making 20 save Tie country from falling into TING hands
Of Iii" curruntinnislS. OuI strength il in multiplying
car Presidential candidates, so rs 10 ensure an election
b? Congress instead OF The Baltimore Crnvcni!0n;-ior
il Is iuten!v! 10 dc!Gal an election by tic People. now
and Hereafter. By substituting 4 nomination III Conyen-
ton and by Office holders.
We have, with this view. encouraged the nomination
rf Sir Webster in The North; Judge White in lhc South
M. Clay or Gen. Harrison in the Wcs!; and if we are
called upon TO uaitc in favor Of either of these canGi-
dates. ~r shall not Succeed III concentrating public OPT
nivn. Men. bound by the ties of interest. cHA unite, bat
iry"i!cn w.!i honestly differ, and DO honestly differ. \
vas; pp5;!nn o. Ike Wings oi this State, prefer Judge
Whiic or tIr. Clay. 10 Mr.. Wrb$,nr;-Gnd it is equally
Certain, that u portion. Just Us large, in Pennsylvania,
prefer i!r. Webster 10 either. Indeed. he is not without
his chances Of Obtaining the vote Of that State. Zach
OF the candidates has a certain strength, winch, sepa-
ratriy is available; but if uaIled, will be weak ana lnetfi-
cirni.--.N* surely rs Mr.. Webster is withdrawn, so
surely wall Van iinrrn receive the vote Of the Morrill,
withdraw Judge White, and you rive Van Barren Il part
Of tie Southern vole.-Do not invite Mr.. Clay or Gen.
Harrison in lie Held, and we may lose Ohio and Ken
lucky, Indiana or lIinuis. Why, then, should we ask
the Wings TO unite on cac candidate, when our success
dcprnGs upon their voting for scvcral:'*
Sucn scns the plan of thc campaign-lt was, 10 bring
yt~crdA candidates into the field, TO divide the votes .!
tiifrrcn. sections Of the Union. and TO throw the election
into Tie II. Of r. Has not this plan been carried ou.:
Was not Gen. Harrison brought upon the tapis-and is
lie not al tins tnnc-lI.e leading candidate Of the Wing
party: He was selected principally for the eciai OF Il
military name; ard he has now So far outstrIpped Judge
White in the race. that in Virginia, you have really now
10 c!lnose between him and MIR Van Burcn-fou have
seen him nominated BY Il small Convention Of 70 odd dele
calr. at Slaun!nn-p placed upon the same electoral ticket
vita .jndE" Wh:lc-and that ticket is now W. pledgcd 10
vote fer any particular candidate, but prepared to vote
Tor Gca. Harrison. He is, in truth, the candidate Of the
fH!gS in Virginia, as he is in most 81! The States. But
he IS not yet acknowledged as their only candidate. 1t
suits better the purposes Of the WING party still 10 keep
others III the field, with Il view or taking votes from Mr..
Van Barren, and preventing his election ty the ro!cs Of Tie
P-crir.-ln massachusetts. Tor example, Mr.. Webster IS
yet put forth On til" Wing ticket: lest. in an open co:,-
test Between Gen. Harrison and Mr.. Van Barren, the last
iI:!.!; defeat him. But who caH seriously doubt, that as
ScoI us that ticket shall be elected by The weight Of Mr.
WrpStc7s name, the Electors will exercise the discretion
which has been reserved 10 them, and will give their
VOICES 10 Cicn. Ilarrisoa: From Massachusetts, to the
PotnrIac. The Wings have but one candidate, viz: Gen.
Harrison. In Virginia, however, the ingenious device is
yesorted u. Of running together both Mcssrs. White and
Harrison. Tie name and alleged principles cf The former
are calculated to secure certain votes tn: 4 t:@ket which
vii! nov, in all human probability, vote FIR Gen. Harri-
son. Place al once helorc thc people eniy The two names