Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-01

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for that rs not their characttr but that sansuina
friends may no, be too much mortified by results that
they did not expect III. Clay Isl at this moment able
beat any Of the Loco;lco party, Ohio, whom
they may pat ur but he may nut be able to bent Van
Buren,, Johnson, Calhoun Buchanan, Tyler, &c, Nc ;,
united i'll solid strength as they now are, but they
cannot remain.
"Cannot remain un;led." Hear We that, members
of the Democratic Party Are We The ambitious mad
men, whom this Wing man pourtrays' But take ano.
Their Prophet, who has risen up in the Wing ranks.-
The "Mtledgav'lle Recorder, another maiuS corruS,
who IS peiched upon the blasted oak of Whggery tries
TO keep up The spirits of his dsconsoate friends, by
preaching up similar topic of consolation
"BIt chiefly DO we perceive the advantage which
will accrue TO the Wing cause from the recent sue
cess cf the Democratic party IN the development and
inevitable results Of the selfish aspirations and designs
of their prominent leaders and avortes Had they
been suhdued in $780, all for the present would
have slumbefed and harmony and mutual concert have
been ensured TO the means of their ambitious
objects, the success Of their party But this apparently
gained, and already do see those objects and de-
sres avowed, and with them already do we hear the
muttering of the distant ,hunder-sure harbngrr of
the coming storm II is for them now 10 experience
The Inconvenience OF diversified and sectional interests
affecting the party, and selfish aspirations and personal
ambition influencing its eaders-and this too IN no
common degree.
The effects of this state of things already begin.
ming to be and felt The Globe, for instance, the
of Martin Van Buren, as ii has already favored his
preicnsons to the disadvantage of nil his competitors,
and 10 the absolute declaration nf iostlties against
Mr.. Calhoun. (Ths assertion is entirely gratuious
and false. The Globe is prcparrd not tor hostiilies
against Mr. Calhoun, but 10 defend him against The
co,amon enemy)-Again the "Rccnr6er, like another
Pythla oracle, filed with fury and foamng with mad
ness ventures to predict, that "Iom every indeaoh'
Il IS very plain that but short time VIII eaPse before
Mr. Van Buren, ard Mr. Calhoun, and the adherehis
/ of will bp v.
bitterly, at Tue present success OF their parry
will hasten the denouement Aah then there IS ola
Tecumseh, who is now T0ntt, trave!sIng Inc
S,n,es favorable TO his pretensons. (And the Re.
cords- then brings forward, Messrs. buchanan and
Cass as additional candidates. and cuckes al the ope
Of our divisions in the following s;rains:) "7H ihtS Is
as acc coud rsh The period cannot be much longer
protracted, when must be selected aud gra'ilIed,
aud dozen jected, md Memseires 0nd httr
adherents mortifed, cbogrnsd and rendered fompara
trsiy indifferent 10 results. This aoW lie maternity
haSt.ned as see, by our temporary de9t, IND acW
HE end, in its .6trtsfa more aa compensate as for
0ur temporary m0riyked.t0n
What say ye Republicans, to these hopes and ca!cu'
a,ions of The enemy Will you realize ,hem"T, will
you eea, them by your dsnterested dcs aud your
united councils For one we say, the path "t duty lies
plainly before you-and we call upon every man to
profit by the warnings of the enemy, and battle their
sinister calculations Let ego first for our country
and the principles Of Consti;ution-second, for the
union of the Republican Party forever or, what is
the samc thing Il, 90 70. the uaon Of the Repnb!
can Patty The hes; of serving country ard
saving the principles OF the Constitution. Let ns seoul
every thing, which does not look 10 Maternal Conven
ton for the purpose OF nominating candidate for the
Presidency. The leader, who thwarts this course,
NAV iniure us but he will assuedly ruin himself II
ever there as nome nj when union should become our
watchwo.d now is that time Ii ever there was time,
when man should show himself to be most wise, by
showing himself most patriotic and d'sntrreslec; when
he should put behind him the vulgar ambition o beng
m,ne dia,r,y elected Tie frs, Office in the Republic
when too much impotence 10 pluck the trui, from
the bough may wither into dus. and ashes IN his hand
this precisely the mo.nent for making such an ex
hl,iiion We would advise all these, who have been
called aspraus, postpone themselves 10 their coun-
iry-lo look only 10 The ascendancy ct Their Repuh
can cultivate the best affections or each
o,hcr-to throw ali d,ssensionsto unite heart and
hand for the defeat Of the enrmy-to subdue all mpa
tieuce in their hosos, all mpetunus ASPIRATIONS on
the part of their ffieRsto bdc their time with equan
my-anG 10 consider II far better to dcScrrc, than TO
o5tain success THIS ruis is the accepted time We
have personal interest in this question We go Tor
victory because it will be the victory OF our country
and her principles, and 60 for man who goes
only fur himself at the hazard Of defeating those prin-
cip!es Had Bonapar!e not been mised by The vulgar
ambition of acquiring high oiice-had he, (as we sad
in lcG7) "heen good he was great-had the vir-
tues Of his bosom coTIesponded with the past great.
ness Of his achievements, he would have commanded
the universal pauds OF the world. But Bonaparte
was infa uated BY his ambition. lie assembled TO the
throne of France and his descended TO the cheap
and common catalogue Of great men. In Ike man
ncr il IS worth,er Of the American Republican 10 waive
his prcensons at this moment, than TO sacrifice his
cou ntry After all, does the man who waits his turn,
do any more then wave his Ire,tnsions The time
may GENE when grateful people Will setK'iHi, even
| like CrcinGatus al the plough tat.