Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-19
highest and most important Offices in his gift that OF
Secretary Of State, which he filled with distinguished


ability and usefulness for than three years, ana that
of Minister to England, from whence he was recalled
by the malice and jealousy Of his Wing rivals IN the Be-
nate, Webster, Clay and Calhoun; and was imineoate
" elected preside them, by an outraged ana IN
rnant people. In consequence ofh strict ntcgty'
superior capacity and experience, sound hePuohcuh
principles and distinguished public services ne TeceiV
ed the unanimous nomination OF the Baltimore Dec'o
cratic Republican Convention, composed oi .e nun =,
and Jealous supporters of General Jackson from all
nnrs Of the Union which nomination has been since
confirmed by the Republican party IN every State OF
The Union. The Democratic Republican Convention
of this State which sat at the Capitol in the city OF
Richmond in January last, unanimously nominated
Martin Van Buren, for President, and Judge William
Smith for Vice President, and formed an Electoral
Ticket pledged to give the vote of this State 10 ose
distinguished individuals which ticket we take gtea
pleasure now in recommending to the warm support OF
The Jackson Republicans of Old Botetourt we are
satisfied that they after your own hearlsa
vour rights will be safe in their hands, ana YOU Wni
never rue the vote you give for tnein n I " ~
Buren, has always been the friend OF the ooulh anu 70
doing more for it now IN arresthg 'he hui.ou -. IL
scLess cou-se of the Abolitionsts, than any other
nm for which magnanimous and patriotic conduct,
he has brought upon himself the curses ana DtieIes'
de,nnc;at;ons of the Northern Aboltionists; whilst,
the Southern Wings have the imPudence 10 aehouhoe
him a an Abolition'st
awe would now call your attention to the character
sc ,Iose candidates for these high offices, who have
been brought ont by the Wing party, or as they call
themselves thc deceneg party. They have plenty OF
,bem such as they are: three for President. and two
foT Vice President Daniel Webster, of Hartford Con:
yenon memory, who, it is SAID, united with SET OF
traitors in the darkest period OF the late war; IN con-
spirino against his country. lie IS run only IN Massa
chusetts Judge White, who, utter having suPpo.seu
The strongest measures of Gen jackson aaIhih'sra
t;op ms soon as he is nominated by the wing party ol
the Presidency, turns traitor TO h,s tormr Poteu'
friends, and becomes the Hhss plant o0 70 ata az az
riding and conquerng them Gas Mr. hives now Co.'s
", rotes AGAINST the leading measures ana mrn J0 ehom
bc had preci0usiy roed, and becomes, at washington
Ctv one of the btterest and most vndcve opponents
Of Gen Jackson, and then TO blind the lennesseeahs
Theoretically calls him in Tennessee his venerable oio
fend He lent his name and popularity to the Wing par.
80 !; This State who had denounced him with the rest OF
his party as collar-men and man-worshippers TO a'a
them nj the two last elections, in defeating his political
friends" AS Rives and his Clique, j. 1 Anderson
candidate for The Presidency is Gen. Har-
rson of Ohio, abaek eoekade Fedsralts, The e9rm sup
Dorter of the elder adams, and Of has son. Jon" T. the
friend of high Tariff, extravagan system OF inter
nal Improvement corrupt Bank, and general Emah-
cpation Of slaves, TO be PAD Tor WIN our own
nov drawn out of our pockets by high tariff In short,
he Is modern Wing, and is in taror OF as splendid
consolidated GorerRment, acaS erer adrordtea ny s
,,der adams, or by J. O. .7dams, h. Clay and Danel
Webster aritkou the 0nehundredM part OF me tdfc"tS
or oo;;eal Information of either ofthem (Say you So
war the Senate Of the u s. refused to gre h'm cote o.
thanks It is true, that years after the war; the
generous and chivalrous Colonel Richard NJ 'ohn,
SON (who at the head of his gallant kentuckans leo
the CHARGE on Tecumseh and his warriors, IN the
h,te of The Thames and thereby enabled Harrison tc
vain v;ctory succeeded IN obtaining rots % aanh'
far him from C0norcSS-and the return whicn ne no"
receives (snce he has been nominated tor the " fres
dencya from General Harrison friends IS the ot'ees
dennnciaton and most unsparing abuse. But Genera
TdrbSDn. 1ctO not OntV SSTreO
his country to The end Of the acar C" care me bruSA
ot tremendous drubbag at Ietc Orleans, after tht
1eace ,eas rafed resigned his commission and re'reo
from the army the middle OF the war; az me adThts
n,rcd (tkc crisis 1rheh tried mens soatSl when INC
services of all military men were most IN demand
land vet he is now equal to the Hero OF y Dreams
Bv what new examination; by what wonderiui feceru
lust dug up out Of the rubbish Of antiquity; by VIVA
combinations dire, hath this new Converts eyes peer
o,ened TO the eminent military abilities OF Gen. mar
; son, Pshaw-out upon such stuf-and upon slcl
tergiversators) ale has neither INTELLECT nor Pos9f0
;,f5rmafion or experience, for the high office he as
,;;r,s IT," Indeed all this was clear as the sun
nondav TO those witches who affect to have hat
,hs second siphtN ale was sent by Adams and Clay
e,r the close of their Administration, as Ministe
20 one of the South American Republlcs-and wa
recalled by General Jackson, early IN his Adminstra
,oo al the request of the Government TO which ~
was SENT consequence OF his ofnc,ohs anu Wa
ference with the domestic and civil policy OF that go
en- his satal pcs2scity to discharge ms III
didate for the Gubernatoria chair and out Of upward
Of fifty thousand votes which given, he rcceire
Int little more than four thousand He was also recent
" candidate for seat in the State Legislature in tn
county of his residence, and could not be elected ]
those who have had the best opportunity of KNOWN!
him. thought him unfit unnortky to be Goceraor Q
State or eren represent his county the State Lc
eislatue it is certainly very strong evidence hat he
7rholly unfit jill the highest office IN the mord, and pre-
side orer HE desaeS Of tbs great Republic And We
10 hn hp elected Governor. State I.eDlS
lator-he who gave the best opportunity to know hlI
and was aside from those Offices because he regard
ed as !" unfit or unworthy, counts now with certaint
upon the votes ofthose very Constituents to The hghes
Office in the world Who will believe it,:
ave have thus, fellow-ctzens, attempted to give
YOU the true characters of the candidates which TIL
Wings have presented to the American people for Thu
high office. Hartford Convention Federalst, rene
gade Republican, and blue-light modern Wing VIII
supported law in the Legislature of Ohio authorizing
Tie sale of poor nhite men, rhO unabc to Sdtts
any judgment for fine and costs Of prosecution, 'rhte
might be obtained against them thereby enabling trc
negro to buy and make Stare 81 a poor rade man
2rhs the most earnest irish Of ms heart TO see al
The negroes free Nor their candidates for the fic
Presidency much better. John Tyler is open ant
avowed Nullifer; he made flaming speech in supper
of Notification, in the United States Senate, and wa
the ONLY man in that BODY who voted against the Law
which was passed to enable the President TO pat dowI
Notification And Mr.. Granger, their other candl
date, one Of the leaders of the Abolltionsts, tn
most unprrcipled, dangerous and abandoned party ina
ever made appearance in this country aaparty wh
ure now making upon the Southern people, ant
their slave property, and attempting to STIR them up e
instruction, and rebellion-who publicly express tn,
wish that slaves may cut our throas and the throa
Of our unoHendng wives, and innocent and helpless
Children if do not Immediately set them all free
"To defeat Van Buren, in Virginia, the Wings have
doubled teams upon him. Here the have determined
to run White and Harrison ticket, with the view
of catching the votes Of all the Old Federalsts Null
fcrs and renegade Republicans. They have the
ance Gas Mr. Senator Anderson himself is now
doing to denounce worshppers, collar men
and submitting to Presidential dctaton, when some
of the leading members of their decency party, recent
", in Philadelphia, degraded themselves to iersl seih
the Jrutes Of burden by hiehing themselves n place o
HORSES General Harrisous cnrri0"s, and dragging
him through the streets Of that eity-a humattag spec
tacle indeed to freemcn; and they have put aside all
their great and avorites, and blindly and tamey
submitted to party dication i'll this State, by running
8 reoe1odc Renublican and an imbecile old Wing