Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-20

The Charleston Mercury lashes the New York Cou-
ref Ac, for sneerngly asking "what will South Caro-
Ina do now that her vote cannot influence the Pres
Dental Election: If her vote could elect Van Buren,,
he would undoubtedly get it, but she loves him not
well enough to trouble herself about him, now that he
is de:rated The Mercury declares that the Legsla
lure is almost unanimously for Mr. Van Buren,. "South
Carolina, says that paper0 has given to the Admins
,,a,ion of Mr.. Van Buren, her approval and support
Drrylpr old hostities Welding up multitude Of pre-
u3ces forced against all party feeling 10 acknowledge
Inc cons,,utonay and business OF the principles lie
aowed and the he proposed, she has yielded
10 m comparative, but positive and hearty support
The support which honest men must ever give TO their
own principles, wherever they find them IN contest
He IS agaius, National Bank-soarc we. lie is oppos
cd 10 Protective Tariff, to Internal improvements
hv the Federal Government to the assumption OF The
State debts 10 putting the public money in the keeping OF
snecuators to the pon by the government OF any
thing but the legal currency-he is the open, uncom
promising enemy of all the designs Of the Abolition
ss and are these too principles: Are not these
also III very principles for faithfully adhering to which
he has bee opposed and overthrown' Towhat end but
tha, an administration Of opposite principles might be
made TO take his place; lfhen could elect him by
vote we should think ourselves securing the triumph
of these great fundamental doctrines OF the Republic
can school, We should vote for him, because 1t would
be giving solemn sanction to principles that we deem
necessary to the continuance OF the Un,on-and an
equally solemn condemnation of the heresies OF Federal
the world. The candidates representing, by our own
concession in word and deed through the last three
principles that we CHERISH and principles that we repu-
date are before u.s. If reject both and give blank
vote we decide that the set of principles as
worthless as the othcr-or what is worse, decide
that course of policy and the avowa Of doctrines that
compelled us to support Mr. Van Buren, in power, have
no sufficient importance induce to pass vote OF
approval on him. now that he has lost power Situated
as things are now the vote of the State for Mr.. Van
Buren, will he only declaration that she abide S
fast by the principles she has hitherto SO unani
mouslv and zealously sustained II would be an I'M
heardof reason for withholding such VOTE that the
ees Of those principles have secured momentary rl-
umph, and that they therefore in imminent danger
Of being supplaned and ,rampled on. II is not thus
that the people Of South Corolna reason they
capable Of deserving the principle of State Rights for
no better p7etence than that the battle goes hard and
there urgent need of all their resolution and strength
10 save the Union from lasting subjugation TO Federal
ism.
"Thus much we have thought proper to say, by way
OF indicating the reasons which have already decided
the State cf South Carolina to cast her electoral vote
for MARTIN VAN buren,"
Such is precisely the course which we had expected
from the decided principles and the chvalry OF South
Carolina. Who could have sneercd at her position, or
doubted her determination, except those who were per-
fectly unacquantcd with her character
The Pcndleton Messenger reports, that Mr. Preston
intends 10 resign his seat in the Senate OF the
in which case it is said, that Mr.. McDutfe will be
elected