Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-24

! leir ducte hero shall be made TO wear az first til
hypocrite mask OF Webster glare forthwith III ali III
transient, but more candid ultra Federal malign
ty of Adams. On the subjects of Internal Improve
ments, the Tariff, the Bank, the Currency and Aboli
tioE-lct on! ground be occupied at once the exlrcn
ground, that whether spoilers attempt 10 take th
Constitution by storm, or by sapplog and mining
their very first movement may be felt, and arrested
This is the only bold pocy-the only safe policy-tt
only true, the only honest policy. To negotiate viii
the enemy were foil ITO yield by the smalles
concession: to compromise ever littlcis TO seal
captuation; to lay down our arms and feed the mon
stcr whose increase of appetite grows by what it feeds
on. Let determined onset force the motley invader.
10 deveope their pans 10 shew their and The
and the leaders upon whom they rely; and thousands
whom they have deluded, will and repent their
and throng back TO the beeaguered batements OF
the Constitution.
awe expect from the President that his closing official
acts will marshall the nucleus of the party which has
sustained him to the last and proudly sustain him still
strictly upon the Democratic patform expect in
his closing message legacy of sound prnciples-ac-
cordng which the great battle of freedom may be
begun and be continued. We expect it confidently,
for it is due 10 his fame, and alike due and mpor-
tant the party, who much prouder of being de-
fated with him. than if they shared the triumph of his
enemies"
So much for the Presdpnt--and truer spirit than
is here Displayed could animate the Republican party,
or rally them TO the rescue. The Z. Mercury also
touches the selection of candidate for the Ficc
President. 1t assigns the reasons why s. Carolina can
not vote for Col H. Johnson, TO. whom (it admits)
the whole country gratitude for faithful and
liable services honest man and valiant soldier
II then passes other politicians in review
"The State cannot vote for MIR. Tyler, though GER
tanly the Wings might have selected much OBJ
noxi6us candidate But he is inexricaby involved
with the Wing pary-hc has gone voluntarily over to
Harrison and Adams and Webster and Clay-lf he is
not their partizan, he is worse, their tool-He has
Joined heartily in their whole atrocious system of cleo
hn 10.
minded, come out ;-om among the men who have al
ready given him the reward Of good service, without
incurrng the contempt Of all. To vote for him, would
be in some Sort place ourselves in his positiono
give sanction TO the abhorred principles, which,
as Wing, he cannot but represent.
"Mr. Polk might have been very acceptable 10 the
State but as Governor Of Tennessee and candidate
Cor election there would seem no proprety voting
for him. Mr. Forsyth Of Georgia, and Mr. King OF
Alabama are the remaining candidates. but as neither
have been nominated out Of their own States, we arc
not bound 10 give that nomination more weight than
the rest of the Union has done here seems no snli-
Gent reason therefore why the State should vote Tor
any one of the candidates who have been named.
We perfectly free to range the whole country
and select that man who in principles aad position
most completely sympathizes with ourselves Such
a man probably beyond all others out OF the Stale
il LITTLETON W. TAZEWELL, OF Virginia. OF
long tried devotion TO States Rights and Rcpuolcln
doctrines of and unimpeachable public virtue,
of high talents venerable for age and experience, Mr.
Tazewe as a man, commands The universal respect Of
the State The identity of his position with ours sal
further commands tie proprety of adopting HIM as our
candidate for the Vice Presidency. lie was opposedto
Mr.. Van Burcn, and only became his supporter from
n cautious and severe scrutiny of the principles and
measures which have honorcd the official Of The
President Such loo precisely the position ofsouh Ca
rolina, and in giving 10 Mr.. Taze@ell her vote, she
would but be Icailirming the good faith and ample
suicicncy Of the that have dictated her o7n