Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-05

had all the members Of tha Nhig party si!cked iof a
Wing as did the l,npract'cahcs Why senator n'gni
now have his seat IN the SSna!c 81 the in'tcu states
In fine. there is no substantial difference between
thnrs this session and The last The Legislature net
last wear with no party possessing strength enough 20
elect its canGdatc-so II did this
Bu, there was another issue besides Mason OF h'ves,
which was ov-rookcd ind that ~ the defeat VI an
ton Altogether rather t,n the election "i ci'n"' Ni
son or R;ycs This is precisely the alternative en-
hr,ce5 br the mpractcablcs o. The last SESSION.
They preferred to defeat, and did defeat an e!cc'
ton aitose;hcr rather than elect NJ R.ves, winch
last they could have done; and tor embracing :his
alternatives they sustained by Their constitu,
cn.s Now, if these constituents last year pscei'eu
the defeat of an election rather than see VT h'eS
or Mr. Mason elected, why should iict ho' pr
fer il now Then, the people Of Accoinac "'"u' -,
Elizabeth CITY and Warwick preferred tiat inc od'.'
bouJ h fo,.,b, out and thus take their chance Tor
victory They preferred the subject should again "
referred to the people, and before that gh 'puii :"
have tried the general issue of Wing OF M
They arc now in the same situation 'ies "e.e " " m
I,s, eIec,;op They have the issue TO be trea
hfr. ,ln same tribunal If they were satisfied theli
they ought TO be now, for the result Is inc same y.
all events had the ImpractlcaoeS any evidence .'s
their constituents would not s prefer ,'e a'iea, "
nm election altogether, rather than the election OF e''hcF
Mason or Rives? If they had received no such cyl
dencc they were at liberty to pursue the course no"
which they had under the same circumstances pa's"ru
before and for doing which they had pec; FORMALLY
justified by their constituents -.
These peculiar circumstances, IN tne case oi -hesss'
Bayly Smith and Craard, 10 render the course
they pursued absolutely Imperative, ana reieSe 'he
of the harsh condemnation of those who contend mat
under any circumstances they ought 10 nave Voeo Win
the majority of the Wing party
With respect TO the charge OF having aeieateu an
election f the preceding views be correct the charge
admitting il TO be true, IS already answered. Dut IS
true, How did the three impraccables dcieat an
ton any than any other three members u '"e
thrnp o.
election by voting differently from what taey ao'5
few of the Administration party ln'sht u 'hey haa
considered the making OF an election pafahio1'''
consideration, have secured an election ov grrne
their votes 10 Mr.. Rves or to pure " mig ! ne
obligation 10 make election, was equal upon all
But it is said the Administration men ought not 10
have done thus because they arsre P6gfd 10 Mef con-
s,,uents not 10 do it, Was not the position OF the I'M
praccables idcntically the same, as TO Mr. n We're
,her NOT pledged TO vote against hun, al oil hazarus
And 80 il is said that ought not to have been expect
ed Of the Conservatives to vote against Mr. Rves IN
der anv circumstances, because they were elecca eN-
p-essly to vote FOR him. The lmPEactlcaples surely
are entitled to the benefit of this rule, if the old adaee
be true that wha is sauce for the goose sauce LOT
the panLer In TRUTH it is hard TO discover the rca-
son Tor putting on the three lmpractcabes the whole
responsibility of defeating the election On the con
,rary if either party ought 10 have yielded, II was 'he
Conservatives, for the main body OF the Wings mao
Gypn their support Mr. R. and this heraiity Sh"nia
have been rcauted unless forbidden BY solemn pledges
Il 10 difficult however, to decide upon whom the reSp"n
sibli,v really rests \ most peculiar state OF things
not 10 be orcsecn prevented, had arisen and if"
Ibis peculiarly came tie embarrassment We have mel
with bu, surely surely, it is neither charity nor JUS
s;ce 70 fix exclusively upon three gentlemen reSpon
sibity which either ought 10 be divided among many
or perhaps could not have been aver'ed by any with
cut interfering with some express obligation
If there was any e.ror, It was rather IN 'he Mh%'
in taking up candidate haOcR 10 % iHS"ptFdby CO.
aol;ous 10 portion Of their party, and Tor whom some
Of their associates IN the Legislature we're deharrcd by
"a nsupcrsble considerations from voting Perhaps, i
the Wigs had from the first taken up pure Wing,
Senator might have been elected by the yielding O
some members Of some Of the ether parties tcrt:il
IS tina, The Impraclcahles voted throughout Tor
Wing, and thus faithfully discharged their da'y TO then
constituents.
have not entered into the objections which can b,
properly taken to Mr.. RiyeSS political course ant
which might of themselves justify the course taken hl
the Impracticables. The utter repugnance OF STATE
Rights men TO politician who had sustained the FRO
claInation the Force BILL Protest and tSrungng, D
seems TO me. is bv 10 be wondered al. ne
time has been, too when the Wing party unanimously
and loudly condemned ali these measures and cXccra
ted their supporters If the body Of the Wing party
think proper sacrifice ali thcir cherished principles
and their consistency. they ougi 10 5c E.orc Sparns
Of their Recommendations OF those who unr:,i."r ''
make the sacrifice Ic; ;ncr Tor he future exercise
more charity, than to yltnprra,c and dsparaec r'nora
BILE men ios dlv!.g 10 tE.er principles and declining
in obedience to parry commands 10 wrong their const:
iuents and bring dishono7 on themselves.
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