Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-08

;s nrooosition which would, If seriously propounded
10 IL. people throughout the Union, encounter eve"
now much less formidable opposition from the IN l'iah
from their Represe ntatves III Congress.
s.Wr have no idea, Of course that the plan proposeo
bv Mr. .uhason, or anything resembling It, hos any
ci,ncs of success with the resent Congress- or WI"
any future Congress- unless The people themselves Se
mn and demand 1t in tones not 10 be misunderstood.
.rv uorroroR pssEy SsT e * ,S': rnE DEMOCRATIC
30 PARTY. :,
We noticed, not long since, the earnesiness WI"
which Whiggery is aborng TO effect one grano pre-
minary to the battle oil lc1a upon "hch aoh III
thew relv for victory sort of civil war among the
Democratic leaders, and division of The Democfa'c
forces affords the only expectation OF success Tor pros
troe Federalism and, as matter OF course, al 'ie
m,nnuyrinp of the skilfn taccians OF that party Is
s,ndousv and most anxously turned to that Object
r. tho nyosecuon Of their urtul strategy, their aim
il to do as much mischief as possible to such OF tiie
Democratic leaders they most hale and lear, wnlle
eekino TO effect breach IN the party tsei III ley
could kill off some Of the abest chiefs, while scatter
ing the body OF The Democracy they wonin g'a''y
boIh their vengeance and their ambition. Animated
hu these very worthy motives they have been con
sianlv circulatng-iirs in whispers IRON ear TO ear
and the more boldly through their newspaper press
false rumor of their own Matching, that Mr.. Calhoun
had resolved 10 set nought the established usage OF
The Democracy Of the whole Unon-founded on that
which has obtained and combined IFS strength and given
il success in the several Staes-and had resolved to
make himself the candidate of the party, without await
iuu the decision of contemplated convention of de-
leGaies or 10 sever its forces, and make head against
lis nomination. We put the brand upon this vile sug
oeston Of the common enemy, when it obtained matu-
riiy enough be fairly delivered through the channel
Of the National Inelllgencer. Luckily, just at that
lime the prominent friends of Mr. Calhoun, in South
Carolina had held meeting in Charleston, TO present
him. as the candidate of that State, TO the other States
of the Union and they had taken the occasion Of this
nomination to declare their determination 10 abide by,
| and support the nominee Of the General Convention,
if another candidate should be preferred to Mr.. Cal
honn.
1t is, however, perfectly in character with Whiggery
10 encounter all such obstacles 10 cherished design
with the bodest effronery; and now we find that man,
whose friends the first TO declare their adhesion 10
the party nomination in convention SET up by his
mics as selfnominated candidate, spurniug the inter-
vention of his especial friends who have claimed for
him Just appreciation of high prete nsons by the de-
Iega,es of the Democracy Of the Union, and hrrne
defiance or threat it, in advance of decision Not
one of the nimica propagators ct this umor believes
Mr. Calhoun capable of The course imputed TO him
They hope however, that it may I'M ure him. and breed
some schsrn between his personal friends and those Of
other candidates. The Richmond Enquirer exposes
this cr,fnl policy in excellent article from which
extract decisive contradiction is given to the Fe
deral rumo, by letter received by Mr.. Richie from
an intimate friend of Mr.. Calhoun.