Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-23
For THE ENQUIRER.
CAROLINE WHITE MEETING.

CAROLtNE HE NEE IlNG.
find the following language in the preamble adopted
BY the lg meeting held in this county the 9Th inst
Whereas. DESTROYS of publicly cooperating in
the support OF Hugh l.. White of Tennessee, to the Pre-
sldency uh0sc interests immediately identified
Nth ours rhoSC feelings congeniai ,cih til.
South and whose course has nearly accorded with
| our political opinions, &c.
The language employed by the author Of this pream-
Bile as to Judge Iiles interests and Southern feelings,
contains in substance the argument mainly relied
by his friends to advance his prctensios to the Pesden.
cy. They commonly say (aud the above extract con-
veys tie same idcn) Judge White is the inabunt Of
slave holding Stale, and shareholder HIMSELF he will
be- from feeling and interest, friendly 10 the holding
section Of The Union. The other candidates from
nun save-loding States, and whatever may be their
promises aud professions this subject, cannot rely
safely and confidently either Of them Judge
While therefore, they argue, the whole South ought
10 unite the support of the Judge Does never occur
them, when employing such Arguments what is Ike
" to be their effect when and heard by the people
Of the non.slavchoIng States? Do they not fear that,
in attempting TO enlist the esprit du corps of the slave
holders the Presidential election, they may prrchance
excite antagonist spirit among the holding
States: ouid it be strange unreasonable that the
non-slave-hnding States, the more numerous portion
of the Conedcracy, from whose ranks the PrrsldeT.
cy has been filled but years in is years, when they find
the South resolved to make the election sectional
question, should join the issue thus prudenty tender
by the South, and resolve their part 10 unite
Northern man, one having Northern Interests and
Northern feelings: IS IL not u
White Wings succeed in inducing the People of The South
to make the election sectional question, the people
of the North will also make it sectional question: In
this event. Judge White election will be eectually pre-
vented by the very arts employed professedy to advance
his promotion the Presidency for every body knows,
If the slave holding States unite a candidate, he
must be elected. | would to God worse consequent
were likely from the of such arguments,
and the unalluwcd atlcmpt to invoke sectional spirit
of party in the election Of President. But should this
demon Of party, rashy invoked, appear in obedience
who called him up, might be the first, they would not
be The only victims Of his wrath. The spirit of dscord
fully excited between the North and the South on
the allabsorbng subject OF the Presidential electon this
spirit niamcd and exasperaed by many already ex-
isng of jealousy, could never be allayed but
would 20 increasing in rage and fury, till 1t brought
about bloody dissolution the Union Until lately has
been the good fortune of our country, that the political
parties into which her citizens divided, however
widely and warmly differing in opinion, were blended
in locality thus opposing all tile strongest and dearest
ofulure, to the rage party contenton and there
by at least securing the integrity of tile Union.
Another i'll effect that will Immediately from tho
course OF argument INDUCED in by Judge White
friends will br, encourage the Aboitionlss, by alien
utng and estangng from that portion OF the Northern
population that has been active IN opposing and Sup
messing their incendary proceedings TOR, when our
there find that return for their jealous exertions
in our behalf, we treating them with cold dlstrust,
and even insulting the whole North by contounding
them with the Aboltoss, and saying we can trust no
Northern man as President, it will be but natural that
their friendship for should be converted into lnd
ference if not into dislike and that from being the
tive opponents of the Aboltonists they will become
lukewurn spectators Of their proceedings