Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-08

would be 10 give 10 each Of the States re scented il
the Democratic Convention, the same vote which sh
will count in her whole representation in Congress
w: if State has Is members in the House of Re-
representatives. and two Senators, her should De IL
&c For, although the small States may, by this ar
rangemen have rather more than their own, they vii
have much less than they will have, should the jealous
les and chickering's of the large States drive the elec
ton of President into Congress and moreover, yol
know il becomes the strong 10 be lbera but If this Il
thought to be the best mode of voting, fla
vnrite Tie best man. let the whole Republican party
one man. take such Republican fairly and honorable
selected by the Convention; as | have no doubt tina
any on the list from which the choice will be made vii
make US safer and better Chief Magistrate than Harry
of the west, or any Federal alias
letter from Berkeley gives the result of confer
ence the writer has held with severa gentlemen of tn,
Democratic party" in that county, who requested hin
to communicate the result to us, viz
s"rhe gentlemen TO whom lr0fer-with the exec ptor
Of one who proposed nothing hut obections-were de-
cdedIy of opinion, that Of right and by usage, Virgi
MIA ought TO choose her Delegates TO the Nation
al Convention she pieaseS. That State has
right pect Virginia to elect her Delegates in any
particular way, specified by the former and that the
plan suggested by the Virginia State Convention, to
wit: That the Delegates. in The National Convention
vote aggregattiy and per capita, the better
accords with the general District system of
| Slate But willing TO sacrifice every thing which does
not amount to sacrifice Of the Sates just influence in
The ConrcRfion, they prepared to compromise, for
the sake of harmony to that point
We have received two letters from Powhatan-one
from n strong Republican, and the other is signed by
FIVE of the staunchest Republicans in The county =
| One of them is gentleman we'll known to the People
Of Virginia who certiies his belief, that this answer
"embodIes the opinions of msjorty OF the Democratic
party of this county, far they have formed OPT
Mons upon the subject We may probably publish
the whole of this letter hereafter. In the time,
we state in the general that it distinctly sffrms the
decision of our State Convention of March last that
the district Delegates instead of voting per capita,
should give the whole electoral vote of the State
massc
Ill IS unnecessary to say that these extracts from
letters not chimgras of the BRAIN, like those which
are palmed off in the Richmond Wing That paper
abounds much in qnIzzes and hoaxes, that can
scarcely tell when it in earnest, when it is hoax
ing Their letters different from ours as fiction
is from truth. Theirs from lis own uniform
mint of counterfes. Ours may be seen in all the
verify and variety of the original autographs
We lay before readers also the following strong
clear and explicit reply from the county of Ohio
To THOMAS RIrcHIE, ESQ:
Whceiing, IA, Sept. j, IS43
Dear Sir: we, the Democratic Committee of Vigil
lance, for Ohio county, have viewed with strong and
indignant feelings, Efforts, whether intended or not
sharmonse The otherwise accorGant materials of the
Democratic party Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr. Calhoun
must both know, that, men, the great body of the
Democratic party but little about either OF them
cipe-by long soldier ship in the same ranks, hav-
ing fought, and still fighting the battles of good
and glorious cause together, that ADMIRE esteem,
or venerate them We repeat it, for ourselves and for
others repent it, that it is not for Ichoce Of
either Of them, men, that we are TO unite in
Conventional is for the choice of one of them
as public agent and of him who best embodies the
necessary qualifications by his irmness of character,
by his uniformity and stability of political principle
and by the unfalterng service of the defend
Apro f1A ~ tn 10 = rhN ~
treason principe-any Efforts array sections against
each other violation of duty TO the popular
and any effor, of any individual to win the high po
sItion of responsibility and honor. is the avowal of
splri, of sefshness which disquales and here where
all depends upon The voluntary offering OF grateful
and intelligent Democracy, brings the asprant under
the ban Of lneligbiliiy.
Is there any candidate who presses his claims person
ally? Let him beware Is there any candidate whose
friends claim the arrangement of the time the place,
and the mode Of selecting, and the manner and the
weight of each ballot Of the Convention Ii such
there be- let them beware lest the public mind become
sickened with dslrust; and what these incorporate
friends may down the virtues of patriotism, the
people will only believe 10 be the vice OF ambition Is
there any candidate whose friends from their locality,
from what may be supposed to be stronghold IN the
heightened line Of the party, offer terms for accep
lance: Let them remember the legacy of Jackson:
"To ask nothing but what is right, and to submit TO
nothing that is wrong" Are there any candidates,
conscious of minority position, that seek 10 conlesce
ahsr weaknesses against any one, whom such fact OF
his standard the army Of vclofye The Democracy
will permit the union Of personal interests 10
thwart It's great purposes, than il sanctioned the coal
ton of Adam, and Clay. We allude these things To
guard cause we hold sacred-to announce principles
which we deem necessary to maintain purity of action,
and TO avow sentiments which will throw out to
the public mind, and infuse, far can, through
delegates, into the great Convention Of the party
The controversy between South Carolina and Vir.
for such n emDhatlcallv had p Ycitpd nnhlIc
attention before your Circular to the People of Viz
gina. We deem this Circular, notwithstanding our
personal respect for YOURSELF ac Of supererogaiion
Our State Convention had decided at time when it
would be more likely TO decide calmly and dIspassion
aely-at time when new decision can be had, I'M
less by calling attention 10 the subject, manner
which would be likely to nhame, divide, and dis
tract party. Virginia has decided calmly, we
must think FIRMLY Virginia has decided upon delbera
ton, and the warm and talented discussion of her
ablest men-and must think Virginia decided right
Eomogenie,y Of principle 10 the cause aud the object
OF our union in the coming contest. The candidate
must, Us he should be-, be the most complete repre-
sentation of that condition of the Democratic mind!
of that condition of the public mind that is capable
Of and prepared for If we after any thing
else, we wander after an mpractcabIe deal'ty, which
may give leaders much reputation for genius, but
will assur-dly throw upon u.s. If not odIum, all the
delay and paralyzng dlscouragements OF deieat-de-
feat bcfore after victory like our opponents, we
should sInk beneath the misfortune of men who had
not perceived and could not comprehend the spirit Of
their age This DE- fines the principle oil the selectIen
of the candidate by the Convention. The selection
must te made with reference to and this brings
US TO the only two points which be involved IN The
discussion. Shall the selection be made with refer
ence TO the of the highest principles for which
The public mind is prepared or must 1t be made with
reference 10 men 'men who, perhaps, unconsclously
TO themselves hold position from which their friends
dictate erms-terms which could be submitted to only
by Inundated and me-serving Democracy.
Success upon the former of these conditions, IS The
only possible success 10 us, party seeking the ree
zition of great truths in the forms and practical adm
nlstration of Government How is this TO be attained
By the selection of the candidate upon tina, principle
which will give to him the of the Electoral Col
leges. Every delegate set of delegates from each
Congressional District, shall represent the electoral
vote of The District and cast that vote in the caucus OF
the State, and the majority be reported as the vote of
the State TO the Convention, and the result will be the
aggregate of our highest possibilities This we con
ceve to be the nearest approximation TO the forms OF
election prescribed by The Constitution the nearest
approach To the form of The final election in which
the successful will of the Democracy can be announced
Stale Convention would produce proximate re-