Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-15
TUE VICE PRESIDENCY.


The National Iniegenccr of yesterday, with ITS ac-
customed decetuness, ascrlbes motives TO Inc Demo
cratic Convention, which every man IN Inc assembly
would Indignantly repel. This insldous st'pendary
of the Bank says ''H supposed that Col JOHNSON
could be eoared into uithdra,oai; and then ne adds,
.qhe Contention ,cas got up to nominate Successor
If the Convention wished carte blanche to MI TO-
lionel ohnsons place with another, did not his letter
give IL Did not his letter expressly invite inc C"i-
vcnlioi if it thought the Democratic cause couu DC
promoted by the selection of another candidate, 10
make IL Did he not place himself at the disposal OF
The Convention TO carry ont the views OF that BODY IN
the mode il might consider best To obvIate the dItcnl.
ties presented by the fact that some OF the States IN ei
feet refused be bound by lis nomination IN regard
TO the Vice Presidency, did not Colonel Johnson ex
prcssly say to the Convention that u was dreheu
advisable that no national nomination should De
made but that the question should be left tor the
decision Of the States, he would acqulesce cheerful
" in that coursc Certainly, this IS the express sug
gestion Of his patriotic letter to the Convention
IL was adopted BY the Convcnton--and Colonel Johh-
son stands now the nominated candidate SIMPLY oil
eight or ten States And yet the National tesenccr
SAYS: "7hc Coiona ro"d net retire, and they hare
boidiy LhrOrn him orerboard Here two fragrant
falseionds in $ many lines. Colonel Johnson would
have retired # il had been the wish OF the Convention
But the Convention did desire IT, did they throw
him overheard He is the candidate of several power
fnl Democratic S,acs-ohcr patriotic Republicans are
presented BY other strong and decided Democratic
States The Democracy of all these States prefer the
cause 10 individuals and most confidently hope and
believe that they will give such instruction t" h"'r cleo
ora coleres as will rive Vice President 10 the Union
without n resort 10 the Senate. And il was with this
view that the Convention referred the matter back L"
the States They say expressly, that they drcn" mag
inr a nomination, "Tkr srlS" THAT BLF"Rk TUE iLft-
rIox SHALL rAkE rrAcE, THEIR OPINIONS WILL NE
CoMT 50 cuNCEATR,TED As TO SECURE THE CHOICE OF
. VICE pgESInEST ~ TIE ELECTORAL COLLEGES.
Among other things, the Editor asserts: alabama
is in favor of Mr.. Polk Now, to show how reckless
the Editor Of that print IS TO tie ir"h of what he pub
fishes he has made the statement Just quoted IN Inc
face of the following facts: The Honorable VIM. II.
KIM is the tvortr of almost every Democratic news
naper in his State. He was UNANIMOUSLY nominated
bv the Democratic State Convention o! Alabama, held
Al Tuscaloosa in December lat; and he was the cand
date preferred by every delegate from me ota'' 10 .e
ri uiiy other Satc-.unpcdG-h my other candid.'.
for the Vice Presidency, than her distinguished CT.
tizcn; and. according TO the recommendation III the
Conventions free 10 concentrate her vote, with those OF
her SISTER Republican States upon such candidate as
may most likely unite maorIiy tthc whole number
OF electoral voies.-G'0bc,
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TIE WINGS AND DEMOCRATS.
/ The Democratic National Convention adopted reso-
Int ms and address, decaraory Of their principles
fairly, frankly, and without concealment.
The Wings adopted resolutions, setting forth pr;n-
rpIe but arising their friends, throughout the Union,
hon 10 guH and deceirc M people, and dfraud them Of
her SnGrages-that they may gain pO'cer, and use 1t
,riihout restraint.
The IntrlIigcncer of yesterday morning alludes to
the failure to nominate candidate for the Vice PresI-
dency: THE Democratic party can and d. agree upon
principles If they rGnR0 on men. The Wings reddHy
agrce upon men, but do no and cannot agree upon prin
cipics
Another striking contrast between the two parties is,
that the Wigs carry their doctrine Of credit far that
they require the people to give them pO~sr o."
crfdt they ask the people 10 trust them without
their bond for their principles, after they get in as
neither of their National Conventions at Harrisburg
or Baltimore, has dared to put forth the principles on
which they would administer the Government, will
they suffer their candidate TO do so.
The Democratic party ask no credit or time for the
avowa of their principles; they PIT them forth mo'o and
are acting them out every day, through the Admins
ton OF the Governmcnt-U