Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-25


lead u.s. matter what former present PARTIAL
! ties for Mr.. Van Buren, or how senslbltes may
be wounded 1t is to the country alone we are TO look
Some say, that Mr. Jefferson ran, and successfully,
after first failure; to be he did.
But the not parallel-not at all. Mr. JEFF
erson failed to get in, but never turned out The
latter is the predicament in which Mr. Van Buren,
stands.
Besides, The men are not alike. We must not be
afraid to say but say frankly, that our judgments
may be aided by instructive recolectons and compa-
rsons How else are Plutarch's best conclusions on
the human character drawn QUIT In MI. Jefferson, &c
MUS and universal knowledge, and political philosophy
science, well knowledge OF practical polItics,
and train of personal endoWmcDts, which were tower
of strength in themselves, all combined with The fact
and fame of the authorship of the Declaration OF nde-
pendence TO form public character so splendid and
commanding that he stands alone as a statesman on
the basis ofhs own frat principles; alone in the powe.
| he had over mems minds: alone, in The hold he had
upon the whole Democratic party of the nation; whose
affections were never for instant divided, whist ne
lived, with any other mantle bare thought oil wncn
as when Burr thought of it, "berayed like treason
1t were unsafe, wholly unsafe 10 take HIM as Prece-
dent for running defeated candidate. with all Nir
Jeffersons dignity aud forbearance, his name could
put men, souls on fire. Devotion, enthusiasm, sprang
up in his train. They were the spontaneous homage
to his supremacy, attesng how high and exclusively,
he enthroned in every Democratic heaf1.
Mr.. Jefferson formed the Democratic party, ana ieu
it on stage by stage glorious ascendancy IN looo
1t was, then, that he ran for his second Tune. MT
Van Buren, found it ascendant IN 80, Wnen ne went
into the Presidency-and left 1t PROSTATE IN Az wnen
put out II was them that he ran for bis second term
By the time Mr. Jefferson came TO run for has second
term the sway of his genius IN our AFFAIRS It's scope,
its mingled energy and mildness, with oflen IFS bold
originality, and always is high tone Of Intellectual
elevation had so extrpated Federalism, 10 leave it
resting places in the Union for ralyng vote against
him. save Connecticut and lille Delaware whilst you,
Messrs. Editors, dare say may remember, that Mr.
Randolph described gen,emanly, Joseph Lewis from
the Loudoun district, as its sole representative lett IN
Congress from all Virginia. believe his expression
rather was, sole heir There is PARALLEL therefore
no appro xma,on the two cases, but the strongest
mag Unable contrast. am saying this historically
not dsparugngly of Mr.. Van Buren,. He could not
resist the combinations against him in 40. He did his
best. His disaster of the times They swept
| him away. The hurricane overwhelmed him.
4 But the question is whether after that astounding
overthrow, shall now try him again for second
term, and he run for q third time ?
| / confess that start buck from It. Human nature
gives answers TO the question. They force themselves
upon U.s. They come by instinct; head and heart die.
tate them. No miss them. Defeat, per Sc,
is always obstacle to the reminding of confidence
1t may be overcome, but still il is obstacle. We
have to human nature deeply for the causes
They the surface. Observe those men return.
ing from their days work at brick yard-as many,
from theirs at manufactory-a third set from theirs
at building The question passes "who do you vote
Tor tomorrow. ana mark the fate oil tnose VINO IN
cline to the candidate beaten, Mr.. Van Buren, has
been. Some wag in the group, throws out his jeers;
then, in the song of Moss and his mare, other
wight helps them on by hs responses or, perhaps,
some sly deputy from Wing camp hard by, has slip,
in among the ID, and he, as in duty bound takes
TO humor the joke with new varieties Thus the joke
goes along; that by the time the polls open in the
morning, things looking rather blue for the cause
Of defeat Its advocates getting uneasy; Its moral
beauties for the sake Of merit aggrIeved, and princl
Lola ha han IN fadp lIlpra
may be merit in the man, but Smith, let tell you,
you and Bobbns and had better think about il before
, We give him our votes
| use common words, Messrs Editors; but am
coming to realities if we run Mr.. Van Buren,, however
ably and faithfully he served Us before Every per
son conceive occasions without number, when for
mer defeat would be cast in teeth. Strong minded
men would for ii; able writers, like those in
your columns; deep thinkers men who like Horace 8
firm and Just man, unmoved by frowns or storms
Of fortune. But all voters not OF this descrip
tiou be- they Democrats or Wings; they are far loo
numerous, and many of the former who voted with US
in 40, would be apt to and fly off election
day drew near from secret wings, notwlhstnnd
ing their npparen, or real assen, to all the ppesyn
frauds. Remember, that our large vote in 40, oil
J which we justly boast, given after we had sue
ceeded with MIR Van Buren, in 36, and expected, every
one of u.s. 10 succeed again 1t given under the
invgorang recollections Of former victory, not the
! damper of former defeat Defeat not then of our
vocabulary. We neither knew the soord nor the thing
The Democratic party had not hefnra boon defsa'ed
in Presidential election candidate candidate, in
forty years THIS also an unfortunate fact belong g.
ing to the question Of running Mr. Van Buren, again
The of the broken down steed would be cited
and reiterated against us, mitigate the calamity
might, by referring to the ockeyships that produced il
1t said to be general rule with portions of the
Germans in Pennsy vana, to vote for candidate
once beaten. They calmly remark, tive voted for him
before, and he vaush not elected, vote not fol
{ him again greatly fear-nay, fully believe tina
this feeling old mankind, 10 be shy of the
lucky, would under all the circumstances of the pre-
sent occasion, lose votes when it 10 the pinch
not by "units," to adopt your good language
Messrs. Editors, but in ''masses, il we take up MIR
Van Buren,. What commentary we and our cand
date would present on The old classic remark, "You
carry Cesar and his fortunes" Alas we should car
nv in the boat not fortunes to make her buoyant bu
weight to sink her. We should have rehearse the
same old of 40 in all that related
cessfui candidate, striving to resuscate the body
could not then keep in life-and which, by the dead
weight Of defeat would lose The benefit we should
HAYS with fresh candidate, of making the most Of
our poston-of holding up with spirit, and animation
and effective power, as might then be hoped, all the
broken promises Of the Wings, since their arrival al
power Is it prudent PATRIOTIC expose our cause
10 all this train of risks, By again placing ourselves
under Mr.. Van Buren,?
So much for aspect Of the case-and hurry over
it. without half the illustration it would admit Of from
the strong and painful apprehensons with which it
What fair ground can have for hoping 10 regain
any of those who left in 40, if keep to the
candidate compared to prospects that might rise W
before US, with new one Does it not become US &c
consider this We ought to remember, that dc
not like inconsistent in the eyes of others, who
would them with it, although they may be inward
" wishing for good excuse 10 change. That doo
may be opened for all in this predcament to back
again to fold, hear given every day
why Mr. Van Buren, should not be run. That it is So
common, shows how strongly it is felt. Like common
proverbs, it points to truth
But what believe would hurt us more with Mr.. Var
Buren, than any thing else, is the PRINCIPLE
Think how our opponents would ring the changes
upon THIS. Think, especially, how they would do il
; in connection with his running for the third time
Peas from our mere opponents on this ground how
ever loudly runs, would disregard, il not thai
great numbers confessedly of the Democratic faith
though not now among active parzans would be stag
gered by them.
{ This / entirely believe; and believe that their mum
bes would be increasing, from hour TO hour, with The
progress of the canvass itself.
In thus viewing this part of the question, think
he Let rnp oiv i n lie