Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-26
THGRSD.}f. L7.NU.1Rr .G. 1913.

mostly pressing the claims Of their respective leae, -
the nomination; and although they generally profess ,
desire for harmony, and in order effect tina, resn,
proclaim their determination 10 abide ~ the dccisi,p a,
Nanal tenvenii.n II is moi only rt SSH le Tut moi
able. that whtnseeycr hat peminat,, shall b,.. -
made. il will lead In ali, nation Of feeling and
nict of interests between those who are now moved .
II were by common feeling. and who have s,,minrlv
common object i'll view For. it Garnet lie deni,d Al
though many arliul attempts made to conceal ,ba
iact thai The more ardent partizans of The several ASH,
rants for the Presidential nomination (ariiculsry Hose
! Of Aicssrs Van Runn end Calhoun ere slt,,dv.x
recdlngy jealous Of each ther. ard watch with su.,
elon aud dlsis every movement " ith seems To L,xo,
bearing npon that nomination.
The first difficulty which presents itself is ,rAen .k,
tie proposed Convention neet2 The r,nds of Mr. Cal
houn prudently and sagac'usy recommend ha, i, shall
be postponed 10 tie latest possible Itrod-l.car.e he,
are aware that his popularity rapidly increasing. par
tcuarly In the North. where his disciples are ac,iycl,
beating up for recruits Mile, On TIE ,tI,r land Ar
Van l'nrcn's friends oi hom the Albany Arpus m.x
he regarded as the recognized .rpan urc. Tie sr,,dv
assembage of thai hody the best III. &c Of preventing
heated discussion o the rrci,nsors # the areat rix,
in which that paper rrce;vos Cor Effects so to do if
Even in this preliminary stage Of he game hcreG,re
uy presents itself Of no trivial character. ys, it
is possible that they may no, al soucly split upu mi,
rack bat that by leaving il To the Lncf co rcpr,sen,
tives in Congress 10 decide umn tie ay and he place g,
meeting Of the Convention concert Of action may be thus
lar secured.
but thfn another qnf son uccurs. How. and by
whom, shall the Deb gates to tie National Convention
be appointed? Shall they lie che Sun in some uniform,
mode? or shall each State elect It's own Delegates after
It's own fashion? Some Of the States have already cha.
sen their Gel,caes G." rgia and Missouri Gr aaample
by Leg salive Cancuscs, aud the General 'rick,.
plan; by which mode while the constituent BODY i, .f
eruay deprived of all voice in the matter the vote If
the State viii be consolidated upon the fayorc eff ma
ory # The politicians constituting ihos, legislative bp
dies In other States however. this mode of appointment
is soemnly rcrudatcd and i, is laid DOWN as sine ON.
of their acquiesccncc in the The decision Of Convcn
ton. that the delegates shall fresh ON The people,
each representing the wisl,s and feelings Of hs own
particular district This seems 10 be the layori,e mode
in Virginia and the Enquirer already protests agan.,
the precpi,ae, and it declares improper action Of it's
party in Georgia and Missouri This difficulty will mo-, ~
easily obviacd the first that We have advcr,cd 10;
but yet it may teov,rconc, by IL, concession 10 each
State u It's right adhere It's own mode of con,u
ting its delegation.
\ third difficulty has also been suer,sed-and that
is, whether those States only shall be represented,
which have recently given are likely give I.oeu-
maer.tics; whether the conis.edly Wing State.
shall he permitted 10 send delegations to tho Convru-
lion; but this discrimination. if shall be urged aud
Insisted upon, by the Calhoun men. by whom it
has been suggested, after nice calculation of i,s
effect. which they think will he decidedly favorable 10
Van Buren,, would be obviously unjust to the Irco-
ioco mnorics in some If the States who nevrrthe-
less entitled Ia be heard, that presume il will ~ ul-
timaiely abandoned.
Bat suppose all these difficulties so far removed that
the Convention shall meet and mako IFS nomination..
viii not the disappointed candidates and their friends,
assuming that the nominee obtained his triumph hv tho
improper manner in which these preliminary questions
have been settled, cyen they acqu in the result,
so snIlonly and reluctantly and fihcy do no,nrray
themselves IN opposition 10 the romlnce, whose triumph
they i'll imrute 10 trickery and fraud, give him cud
and hairless support? And will not many Of them, in
deed, regarding his the defeat of the pup
ular voice. if that voice Rad he.n fairly expressed
deem it more imporan, To rcbuke the intriguing
gers than to ensure party victory, obtained ly such
questionable means and "enurng to the benefit" Of
pollcal gameser. Who relies more upon lis dexcri,y
sinlNng Tie pack, than in fair dtnlinss
II, indeed, II were true, as is rather craiuouAlv
sumed in opposition to well hnown and Obvious facts.
that the party opposed to the Wings is entirely harnon
Gus i'll It's principles, Ill the measures which legitimate
y result from those principles. then indeed we nigh, b..
leve that. IN order 10 ensure their triumph overlooking
in their devotion 10 creed they might sms
hcr their resentment unite enthusiastically in sup
oi any nominee of the Convention. however personally
objectionable however fraudulent, the means rrsord
10 for the purpose Of procuring his nomination This.
however 50; and that it is not we might now evsr
refer many points Of cardinal difference in the opinions
Of the leaders Of the two prncr divisions eff tho Loco
oco party. But even this difference did not exist no
ono who is not wlliuly blind, tail to perceive tho
deep current personal Jealousy. to characterized
by harshcr torm.-whici runs beneath the thin sur
face of harmony with which it is barely cruscd OVER
so thin. indeed. that the parzan of tho rival leaders
fear to touch it. Who has not marked indeed. the
.baed BREATH in which the Enquirer and other leading
papers. speak of the rival aspiran,s, lest they should
throw the waters into angry commo,ion, and prceipa"
that wreck ei their hopes which they scarcely think
possible ultimately to avert? We might advert TO sS"
berless manifestations of this fecling-but 10; few sui
fee.
Tho Richmond Enquircr's preferences, though ron
ccaed from the public eye with that consumma'r Pro-
deuce which makes The Editor Of thai paper the mos
poWcrul partizan Editor nevertheless II nov