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RICHMOND, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81.
From the Mi.ledceyie F. deral Union, Oct. II.
L.TuE pRESluENTIAI4 QUESTION.


in favor allowing the Baltimore Convention To every
who The democratic party ofhIs Sae-and ~ 10
powers delegates from each Stale mode OF voting,
% II Convention, thus organised shall decide IN, l"rs
ho To Democratic
support their nominations with great satisfaction IT, on me
contrary manifest in the public press, nvades
the Baltimore and thrown oil TO wage
guerilla warfare, every on his own hi-we pretend nat 70
the result 10 define our own rosIon III hI dark ouf
1--WE win not lay aside pen without wod 10 the puss Of
We admunish Editorial brethren not TO be
the poc =" nary We adnonish them to rcoec
in which paccd-a we are to helI the battle on
the field Of 1e defeat This Should give ons TO our
This should heal dIsunlons, and, above all,
shall support for President at the Baltimore coaven'on-say
first, whether support any one successfully hehien
important than AT The great Convention THERE
rorfe do naout usHERE IRE arc nothing ""h"m ma
on I" ihe party !" which we belong. ~ tne o,y we have
lately shown nj the pols is 10 be irte'e away y ridiculous CON
iry'"
The respect we feel for the ".hiliedgeratc Union,
prompts us 10 take notice of It's preceding s,rc-
lures. The frank, und manly, and concaIory course
which i, has pursued throughout this Presidential
question: increases still more desire TO preserve It's
good opinion. We WISH still further, to stand well in
lhe good opinion OF the Democracy Of Georgia, 10
whose generous sons We are under greater obligations
than very well express. The interests, the
harmony, the union, the OF our party, more
over, demand that every doubt should be dssipa,ed u;
and that every such Impression, as the "Medge-
removed We place, therefore, heart in hand,
and address lis Ediio. without the slightest reserve
We recently copied some OF his remarks upon this
very subject We approved its principles, and we ad
mred the tolerant liberal temper with which they
were delivered We then expressed our unqualified
concurrence in his views, and we nom repeat it.
These propositions contained in the second para.
graph in The article above, which we have taken the
Liberty Of numbering in their order-as ], ., and 3
They comprise, in fact, most OF The cardinal mHXins,
mainly depend When did we depart from either Of
these maxims When did protest against any of the
States electing their own delegates IN Their own way
When did object TO the Convention deciding for
Itself in the freest and the most liberal spirit any OF
The debaieable questions which might come bsore
When did intimate the slightest dis lnclinalon TO
Support their nominations with great satisfaction q
We have placed ourselves upon such ground as the
"Niedgevllle Union describes. We have never Ut.
tered, never formed, felt any such logged sent
nent as the one 10 which he alludes We have taken
no ground which us off from the "support OF any
candidate, but Of our choosing" We prefer
Mr.. Van Burcn-hat is TO say, consider hun as
the available, the strongest candiiae-the one on
whom the Republican party IL most disposed to rally
because to put him back again I'm the seat from which
he was uniusty driven, BY the frauds and mammerles
OF our opponents) would be 'thc most beautiful Illus
traon 1--WE can furnisbl Of the principles oi our CO.
vcrnment" But have always said, and we now
repea, il, the most solemn FORM that If MIR Calhoun
be the selected nominee of the Baltimore Convention,
will support HIM with great satisfaction as the
Union can feel IN supporting Mr. Van Buren, We
pledge ourselves 10 support him with oil our energies,
and have doubt that the "Globe Will carry out
the determination. We will go further and declare
with Mr.. Roane, that ''believe (we) could safely
make The (same) promise for all the friends Of Mr. Van
Buren," What have we said TO justify different sen
tnenl We have taken course which cuts US of
frnm the sunnnri nf NJ r-iI~un. We have not de-
precated his brilliant qualifications III the slightest &c
gree. We have made 10 attack upon Mr. Calhoun -
All that have done TO express our own opinion,
the respectful terms that he ought To bde his
tme-that he cannot be nominated at this time-and
that if the torch Of dlscord continues to propagate its
flames through our camp, his prospects may become
more and more clouded and has ultimate success more
and more uncertain.
We do not appreheId any such serious "confuslon
rs the Union suspects may ''invade The Baltimore
Convention" The friends Of Mr.. Van Buren, will
scarcely produce H. The danger is from some other
side OF The House, from OF those who having long
and deeply persuaded themselves that there but one
good and proper mode of sending delegates 20 The Con
venton, will be disposed to protest against IT'S decisions,
if il should be constituted in any other FORM 1t The
Editor Of the "Unon' will argue the question with
these gentlemen, he will contribute mare than in any
other way restore peace and harmony to our party
For ourselves, perfectly agreed with him
upon all these points, that expect to concur most
cordially with him upon the previous movements onc
upon the final results. In truth, our impression
ls, mat II IS only some oil the IriehuS OF Oh
candidates who will take different view o! their du
tiesand we satisfied, that after the nomination is
made, great difficulty can afterwards arse. There
many interests, which will call upon our whole
party 10 yield all excepionsour success depends so
much upon our own union-and our common enemy is
obnoxious, strong, daring, that we cannot per.
NIT ourselves 10 entertain any serious apprehensions OF
division. "From the nettle danger" let US pluch the
flower safely. The only danger - in the mean time,
lest controversies should be conducted IN so angry
spirit pre- portion of our party from raj
lying upon him, whom the Baltimore Convention shall
pronounce, This is tic Man - This is The danger
which the "Unlon" seems also to experimentation he
warns us against its occurrence, We, Tor one are
willing and most anxious 10 avoid H.
What, then, would the Editor Of the "union" ad.
wise Us 10 do To avoid all angry discussion Agreed
and almost willing to "g've him bond Of fate
Have we not kept cool any man coud-avolding
all elimination, and almost all recrminaion-untl our
equanimty has been almost pronounced cowardlce =
Does he wish 3 decline all further discussion p
Shall we be permitted to retire from the arena Ii we
make the chcs bargain with them "Let Us alone, and
will let you alone will they carry IT out In
word, ANXIOUS any Editor can be, to avoid
all wranglIngto keep the party togeiher-to UNITE
upon candidate and 10 defeat MIR Clay We ask
the Onion TO commune freely with u.s. and 10 advise
Us what more are 10 do, and what more We are TO
avoid.
We are somewhat surprised at the doubts which
the "Federal Union" entertans about ourselves,
bed to the fundamental positions which i. has taken.
In the three rules it has laid down, see the
triumph Of truth and the OF pfincp Pies
We can defeat Mr.. Clay-we can obtain majority OF
the popular vote, in other way We must permit each
State TO select her delegates in her way We must
permit The General Convention To settle It's own rules OF
action We must abide by the nomination, and rally
around the nominee, with all our forces-There are
FIVE candidates in the field. The friends of each
candidate profess confidence in The success OF his
cause The Harrisburg Argus declared. but the other
day, that General Cass the strongest man
The Pnsburg Aurora ayers in like r,snner its conf
dence in the prospects nf MIR. Ruchanan The friends
of Mr.. Calhoun and Col johnson profess the same
hopes. Suppose them ali TO continue the field. Sup
pose the friends ri each candidate 10 have its ayore
mode OF acton. The Delegates must be appointed IN
certain way, says one-in another wav, says smother
They mcsi vote the Convention in particular way,
says oDe-in another way; says another Suppose each
was pfonisiDg-eacb was imp.accable: how
IT possible, AMID This variety Of f"s and contrarety
Of views, to produce tha, concert of action that coope