Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-30

State insist that the potential voice of each Stale, in
the nomination Of candidates. shall not exceed its cleo
tora vote in the actual election For ourselves, too,
We claim The right 10 decide whether electoral
voice shall be given separately per capita, announced
aggfegalely by our delegation /" our SISTER States,
we, oil course, concede The right. The existence
OF such right, on the part of the people, is sustained
by an analogy 10 the Constitutional right of each
State 10 effect either object may be preferred, IN
the appointment of electors OF President and flce IRE
sidenl
(rhe States have il also in their power TO submit the
whole question, they did in May, 80, to The decision
of the Convention
We cannot believe, however, that there can be any
difficulty upon this question-ns satisfied, that
there cannot be any about the time of the meeting oil the
Convention short period will, III all probability,
produce en- harmonious notion on this subject. we
submit the following extract, in all frankucss, from
letter we received from The Tenth Legion by last even
lng's mall
"four late address, is exactly in the right spirit !
hear II commended On all sides And, TO the CUES
ton OF time, for the meeting of the Convention, ought
not to have feathers weight. For myself preferred
an early day-November next and large ma orty OF
the party here believe was in favor OF that day ulso
out whist large minority prefer May, Aa-"hy, we
say, III the name OF all beraly aud justice, let them
have it. If Mr.. Van Buren, is the strongest man II
cannot nJure hun, and his friends ought not 10 OBJECT
whilst is but fair all other candidates, 10 allow
the last practical momen, for the formation and develop
ment OF public opinion, upon the presidential question
have no hesitation, therefore, in saying, that now
prefer the latest doy; and perfectly satisfied, that
such is the preference aso OF large majority Of
friends here This the true spirit OF conc;liaton
and concession, and WILL it ought, TO go far 10 sa-
iisy all the members of party, who suppose TIE
success of their favorites be involved In
tent in nomination beng made at the latest day
Besides far public sentiment has been developed
upon the question, there seems TO be preference for
May, Ii then, IN tie spirit aud for the sake of peace
and harmony, SO lei II be-
"Trade ,oiM Bremen The Richmond Compiler
republishes The last "in,eresng letter from our "Eu
ropean Correspondence, or ION our trade with Bre.
men and the commerce OF that place"
The Compiler accompanies ii with the following
marks:
IA very large share of the exports from this coun
try thlher proceeds from this cIty and some of our
ente rprising merchants actively engaged in IL
This intercourse will enhance the interest with which
tins letter will be regarded here Mr. Webster in his
speech, showed the increase Of our commerce with
Bremen and the other ilansc Towns bu, he showed
that by The reciprocal treaty uader winch that increase
rapidly taken place, those towns have very I'M
poFtnnt advantage IN the carrying trade. While il is
gratifying tn our commerce much extended with
people who spoken of as ''Asrlcola" speaks of
the citizens OF Bremen, is unfortunate that treaty
with them had not given a better protection 10 our
shipping.
The fact is, the New York Evening states, in the
following article, shipping is put on worse foot
ing, consequence Of our ocn oppressive Tariff ia,cs
'.The proposal, by Mr. Webster that We shall repu
late commercial arrangements with other nations,
by treaties mutual understandings, is undergoing
discussion IN The newspa pers IL does appear
to please the friends or protection, because it brings
their iavorl,e Srstcm IN danger. bargain may, at
some time other, be made between this nation aad
the European Governments, which VIII take oil The
t,hes paid by Tie people to the of the factories
On The other hand the friends OF free trade object 10
the delay and uncertainty Of negotiations. Shall we
bear, they askshal we bear, year after year, absurd
Tariff, which impovershes and Expresses the country,
waiting the favorable termination of proracted nego-
CATION when might rid ourselves of the burden al
once by vote Of Congress- Thus the scheme satisfies
neither party. Protection 10 either advantageous
Injurious just, or unjust, right or wrong Ii it be
right principle, let US not bargain it away-f it be
wrong, let set the world the example Of abandoning
it instantly, instead of haggng with other nations to
obtain price for what determined 10 resign.
"The speech of Mr.. Webster admits one mischie vous
effect of the system oil high duties under which live.
AT the time Tint he dwes upon The importance of a
large commercai marne he states that vessels be
built cheaper the Baltic than in The ports Of the S.,
and cheaper in the British provinces than here. This
but too true, and the question arises hat the
of this, and what the remedy? The 10 be found
in the heavy duties which we put upon the materials
used IN constructing and fitting out vessels-upon iron,
upon "copper" upon cordage and sail cloth. The RENE
dy is low duties. We discourage the building of ships
by statute; we break down the ship builder by sys
tematic attack upon his interests, and then Mr. Web
ster, Of the champions Of that very SYSTEM comes
forward and complains that the ships which do our car
rying trade built the Baltic and in the British pro-
vnces; as they would not necessarily be built where
tie materials could be procured cheapest.
"fet that keep much OF the carrying trade not
outstanding this clog upon America enter PRISE shocs
,cat shod d. d these duties icSSeacd and our
commerce ie free Ii the Bremen vessels do our
carrying trade with The North Of Germany our vessels
do the carrying trade for the rich island Of Cuba No.
thing would be gained by throwing up the arrangement,
we have made with Bremen and the other Hanse
Towns and requiring tobacco to be carried 10 Ger
many in American vessels. The ships of North Ger
many bring vast numbers of emigrants to our shores,
and carry back tobacco. Exclude them from this
commerce, and The fleet will be that it will cos, US more
TO send our goods 10 market You will levy tax on
the American producer, or perhaps deprive him of a
market altogether.
We lay before readers this morning another
letter written by correspondent from Bremen
fraught with several very curious and interesting state
ments.
Eteettons-The Lynchburg Republican gives us
cheering accounts of the Congressional campaign in
North Carolina 1t counts upon the election oil AIRING
ton (Dem) over Stanley, once the bell-wether of N
Carolina Whiggery. 1t anticipates the election Of
Mitchell in the Wilkes District Saunders in The Ra.
Leigh and Mckay in the Wilmington Districts all De.
mocrats.
The Democratic papers of Tennessee express san-