Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-19
RicInOnd, Va, Friday, July 10.
The Dics President

,rho WHO Press is ON the look out for arnlnHe
candidate for their President but it VIII scarcely maze
INV available stock Of the Republican occupant oil lhe
Vice Presidential Chair. It IS making dead sci OIL
t,olonel Richard Nj. Johnson. 1t is attempting TO
.lenaie him and his friends, by little Inuendoes
and gross Misrepresentation we Puolisheu' 'or &
annie a communication the other DAY, IN winch OUT
Correspondent oays that 1.-THE impression appears 70
he very general, that The present wee PRESIDENT
f The United States will not be candidate Tor re-eiec
lion" The Petersburg lnleigencer is pirnsed 10 os
cribe the article ourselYes-and says, we nave oeen
lone time trying TO kill off The old Colonel and make
nav for fourl friend Mr. Stevenson We are under
The necessity of saying, that both these allegations are
untrue We stated indeed some time since, mai We mao
understood Col j. did not wish TO be candidate out
we have recently published his letter OF Tie Sh defining
his position in a manly and even mastery manner ne
SAYS 10 The fankesi terms:
al hare never authutzed the declaration That was
unw Hing TO be the Democratic candidate for second
tenn if nv fellow. citizens desired it. have no reasons
which did not exist my first nomination, why should
refuse the same station If reelected. wish IT, however,
distinctly understood that have always declared 10 all
with whom have conversed on this head, that was
not only willing but would most cheefuy retire, If it
should be ascerained that il The wish of those who
elected me- that another person should be selected 10
fill the place, &c &c
Alter wing so recently published this letter, how can
the Baltimore Patriot SO dsngenuously insinuale that
we are unfairly attempting to conceal the TACT iiom
the people, or why charge with publishing without
any comment, communication from Correspondent
recommending MIR. Stevenson! ..
We preferred another candidate at the last nomna-
ton wiz Mr. Rives -endit is well known, TINT Virginia
did not vote for Col Johnson, but Judge Smh-not
because she did not highly estimate his services, and
respect his virtues but for which il is unneces.
sary for us 10 specify The Petersburg lnlelsencer
does no, do US Justice in saying that Col j. never yrs
lavore Of iours)", With the above exception, the
Editor is mistaken. We entertain great respect for him,
warm gratitude for the courage he he's displayed and for
the blood which he has shed in the Of his country
and his menonimous conduct in relation ID the course
of Virginia. upon The Vice Presidency, was calculated
10 command our sincerest esteem. We feel infinitely
HIGHER regard for him than all The Wing presses at.
feet; md we utterly their insidious arts 10 wean
Col Johnson from his Republican brethren.
Asto Mr.. Stevenson, whatever feelings We may en-
terrain for him, we have already dscaimed every in
enlion of promoting him at The expense of &C." Johnson
We see no reason TO change this determination. We
shall bring forward candidate al ahut freely adopt,
as We have no doubt Mr. Stevenson would if he we've IN
this country the spirit which brcalhes in following pas.
sage of the Vice Presidents late letter. "f il should
appear that j, is the wish Of the political friends with
whom have always acted that any one of them should
be selected the candidate, shall manifest much
chpprfulness in retiring from the service Of the people,
as have TO serve them when they have requested IT,