Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-07

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than the choice of the Chief Magistrate of fifteen mil
hons Of trcemcn, from he,nsereS to mere kau4fl Of
er representatives. aud those not elected for that pur-
| pose !! !!
The Constitution Of the United States rcnuires hatsn
individual 10 be elected prcsdcnt) should get
riy o.! nil the votes of the Electors The people elect
these rcnrs each State being entitled many Eiec
tors she has Members in Cuurrcss with the tyo 81.
majors in addition The whole number OF these Electors
(not including til" two States, Michigan and AR.
kai's's) amounts IL :6 Thus 10 fleet any ndirdu-
al, hr must have oil that number, l41. Ihr y0u
mu:iip? cnn!iates on the part of the Opposition. lie
less likely Is i2 Republican candidate to iii" o
rliy Of vncejY having candidates in different parts
| vi III u;''" aH protesting t;,:en prinGrlcs they
may succeed. with the aid at r personal pnJI#ry Of
NUMBER o! ':Iivdnnls in having the mariiv Of rntrs
cas-! among thrir candda,rS bu: getting that
Jhriiy. the Constitution requires tn, rlclIu' 10 Is: :d.
b. Tie House at Representatives in CrnIrva Thus
The scheme IL" defeating an election by iir people Is de-.
| vclnpcd.
The Wings have three candidates; WajStcr in the
North, Harrison in III" Middle and Western States, and
hhie in the South thr!er Of these three, s:n@ty,
opposed 10 van bnrcn: they know his election Is thc
College OF E'cctrrS would be ccrain bnl with three
candid aleS, s"'c will vote for OF them for CON
Sl"craon, some for anuhrT of them for entirely
different rcaS"n-Ihns spreading their net to catch al!
sorts vi game cg prevent an election by the i'"o-
| pie When the reCti'n is made By the llOusc of Re-
personalities, each State has but @oc. LiuIa De-
lawarc, with her member, has Ike same weight wish
Virginia, with her itccn,VonC!
B" fellow citizens, trust that Yuu wi; rise in lie
majesty Of your powcr-asScI your rights irccn"n;
and prove that The G0ctrinc If The despcts IF Tie oia
7r0rId: (nnw sustained by the OF the WhMS) viz
That man IS MI c1rabe IF SELF orerHmon., is rot only
false, but that it shall have rohold this republican
continent We trust that you will put The stamp u con-
demnaii;n on this doctrine, and on this scemr for
wrestling power from your hands, that you vii! prove
yourselves capable of self gnvarnn-oH ,aa!c al rsc
ting your President, and that you will permit the ccc
ton /" 90 10 tic Iinusc Of Representatives.
That it is the design of the Wings carry the cleo
House
conlrnvcrtcd. But as object is TO guard every posi-
ton we take with the shield of proof, insert
tract from Northern WhiE paper avorng and pressing
tie scheme. After speaking oi tic b'St plan for defeat
ing Van buren, he SAYS, ''iuw is tn" lin" for action and
recommend the Urhsicr Corresponding Con:I,ilcr
OF which we have the h0uour to be member, n!I!",
aicly 10 open correspondence with the friends If Gen
Harrison OIL the proirc;y Of holding CTR State C"nycn
tons at Albany the day. &c.-"Amd the union
ticket thus constituted receive the sanction OF the repre-
scnaiivcs oil both parties We have only repeat
convictions, that s,,ch course. &c would cirCualy
secure The election Of Mc*sTS Ub:trr, Harrison: or
HhAc by The iio"se q Representatives. We therefore
c"nciuc election by the House is prctrrr"d ticket
is made iul Harrison in Vermont, New York, Penn
sylyania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio Indiana Kentucky,
l:SH votes. For Webster, in Maine, New IlampSiirl,
Massachusetts: Connecticut, Rhode Island aud New Jtr-
soy, 81 votes. For White, in Virginia. Nori: Carolina,
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee. hiiUama. louisa.
ia, Mississippi Illinois and Aissur!., giving 100 votes.
1t can scarcely De- necessary 10 Iou!iray 10 you the
evils OF an election by the House OF Representatives,
when ihc coalition between Adams and Clay is so fresh in
your memories. our Republican feelings must revolt
al Tie very IhL Of one having much ini-
encc IN 50 important question: as twcuty.onc. In that
event Delaware, Michigan and .iriamsas having in all,
but three Representatives, will balance the vote Of Viz
gnia, Pcnnsy vana and New York, having ninety
The door of intrigue and corruption will be thrown npr
aud the Presidential! office may become subject OF bar
gain and sale.
But the plan for preventing Van Buren, from getting
the vote Of this Stale is CGlly rcprehrnSiJ!c.
Your votes not given 10 The individuals by Nam"
whom you wish elected bul for % electors, fal b"ing
the Number OF votes THIS Stale Is entitled 10. The Van
Buren, Convention in RciIn,uG Inst winter, I'd
cd - individuals electors. wh" have since pledged
themselves 10 vote for y Buren,. c lHE the only CAL
ddac Of the Republican party III the Union. The
Wings, too recommend - electors. pr":r3srG!r Tor
" !!l" Some U in this countY vrn'u:vd to express
the opinion, that Judge W. had bat !!l!c hope Of be-
ing elected, Other individual whose maine might
be popular with The people. might ultimately get
Ike vote Of these hie rcicrS. THIS VAS d!scia''ncG III
the solemn manner Twas sai: to he trick 1t the
cunning Y. i. mcu to bring the Wigs 'al" "d.tn III
told, thai White alone would i'c brtre the people on
the part of the Wings u this Siltc. Now, ic!inwcItI-
zrIs, what have seen: On the ilh day u JHly last,
that day which should ever be consccated /" purposes
Of tho parst patriosIn convention was held III the
town o SlaunlCn: and recommended! the same - ind.
viuas who named by the Wing Convention III
Richmond, electors Tor General ilarrls"n! Andlo!
the OF the party is CanGcd-tIcy no longer war
unGc7 the banner Of Judge WHITE but their Hay mark
cd .lHtinn Barcn Their anu! n" H"FtA RESOLUTIONS
came forth in all form after their ncclin. II July Court
Poor cid .jad9t UhitcS name IS rot tccm mcnonrG -
VIA. does all this mean: This .Inti-|0a BGrcn sung
is The funeral dgc to the old Judge sAortvcd Gt!u-
siyc hope Of election.
But suppose that By this management unlike the
opcm manly course hch belongs I" the @iila char
actcr this hydra, this double headed ticket, should re-
criyc the MA orty Of the To"s III this oair who can
tell whether White Harrison "Iil get yonf votes: ou
give the whole discretion y; ELECTORS; aud remember,
that Whites name Is not so much as whispered III TIC
late Wing proceedings in this county til" Nhr "iHc'
tors are also Harrison electors. We shall presently ~
truducc this Arii-ldn Bulcm gentleman to You III his
OWE words lie is native of Virginia, bat no" lives
in Ohio 1t is said. (amd we believe has not bee" con,
lradctcd) That lie enraicd TO free STATE, because OF
his opposition 10 slavery. He supporter &" the
administration OF John Adams, in l7!3--was appointed
Governor Of Indiana hY him lie declared III an address
on the lib Of July. lc:: al Chcviot OHIO: that the
spvccrs Of Nj Webster at the last session OF Congress
contained tie most eloquent ard sctJ"ct9y eXpcsil!cns
Of the principles Of our government lie ias been
uniform supporter Of appropriations to ;rr"%! improve
incnt lie voted in l:2, against reducing lhe duty on
cU.uc from cents pound to3! 10 prove 10 you mat
this vote lrulY rex &, ~. aim Tariff man. we will
give You his own words from speech in ONO, in ISL be,
fore agricultural society lie says III may be asked
whether under any circumstances would he ""n@
0,uuGou The iariF!' :: Whenever tie streets al Nor
folk and Charleston shall be C"rrrcd with grass ana our
Southern friends find no market for their porncs and
this stale Of thugs can hc distinctly hGca IL INC 1"D
! would then instantly give my voice i"r It's modification
or entire rrpra The fair Inference from THIS Is, that
as long as we have any imarhr irT our produce he II
rood or bad and If Southern towns are not d5%"t"tc'
In tcsc,ttd he would hold TO tho Tariff And to sho"
tia. hc uOd not bctdSy conriar,d that we were oress'
cd by the Tariff he afterwards says III The same Speccl
Our Southern friends arr however, Certainty l." cFF0F
in relation the operations o! tr Tariff: and must soon
discover it," 3d. if sc shnnd tell him we were ground
(, the dust lie would reply. that we were certainly III
error in relation to the operations OF the Tariff
Fellow citizens, indifferent as 10 the election
Of our Republican candidate, our sense OF duty would
mpc us 10 expose the which is prepared Tor y"n-
to wall, you vi tie danger which is before you But We
trust ltl this ydru, kc tie monster 81 OLD VIII ma