The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-04


quirer. We would send the editor our right
hand, if he were TO request ii ''as an Sct Of
simple iustice."- Ed Mad.
From The Richmond Enquirer. -
THE CIRCULAR.
We had scarcely written the words in another
ticle OF this paper "keep COOL" to Shear and for
bear" to discuss every subject connected with the
Presidential Electisn, with good temper, good feel
ings, and moderation when the last petersburg Re
| publican" was put into our hands There is nothing
in that article, iraught it is with strong
sures, and marked by some harsh epthets, which
shall "lright (us) from (our) propriety" Nothing
OF this sort can disturb our equanimity The Re
publican party is IN too delicate postion-harmony
and union are too necessary TO its success for to
break loose into a war of retorts and recrminaton
We had just written too much against termination
and recrimination," for us to violate our own pre-
ceps to suffer feelings to be excited much
less to be expressed in any thing like the language of
passion. We take no offence at the attack Of the
petersburg Republican" We think too highly of
its editor, 10 believe that he will not come to see the
injustice with which he has treated our "CIrcuar"
We have no feelings upon the occasion, except Of
some regret at the precipitation into which he has
| been betrayed. We have advised our friends 10
avoid recrininaon and although the elimination
against ourselves is somewhat disrespecfu and very
| unjust, yet we forbear to recrimnate. True the
Republican has not spared Circular or ourselves
II has spoken OF sits atrocy" 1t has characterized
|
with making ourselves "the self-constituted expo
nens OF the public will"-of our ('he, Mr. Thomas
itltcheD proposing to concentrate in his per-
son the right to speak the voice of Virginia." 1t
speaks OF 'the tricks and manGuvres of political
managers'-of its searching in vain" for some
thing IN the Circular to clear from these charges
but then, at he Crcular) stands in all its glaring
deiormty before u.s. naked, hideous, yet unblushing
IL cvily begs us to withdraw it, to apologize for it,
and then kindly promises to reward us for it, by
promise that Uniforms us, by the Petersburg Re-
publican, he shall neuer hear Of ii again"--and says,
how glad it would be "to him in the proper
| track" how "happy Gt would be to find, that the
influences which hang heary his soul were removed
and how Gt) would rejoice to him more
| the Virginia, not the New York politician" This
species of language is certainly not the kndcst and
most courteous in the world-but content our |
selves with stating it, without meaning to recriminae
it by harsh expression. We shall practise as
much moderation possble-and if this great party,
on which the hopes of the Republic depend is to be
in any respect broken to pieces, shall try at least
that il shall not be our fault. With an enthusiasm,
mere ardent even than our youthful contemporaries
with purpose little caI able Of being changed
as his-a Vrgnian every inch of us--and no further
New Yorker than New York and her citizens are
portion Of Federal Republic we shall bear all
the taunts and all the paper shot of the Petersburg
Republican with a better temper than his own. We
shall bear and orbear to the utmost possible point of
decent endurance.
And wherein have we offended We had called
we hope, in the most respectful language, for some
explanation of the course hch South Carolina might
take in the National Convention. The author of
South Carolina" replies, in the letter which pub
iish this morning. We make comments upon
its tone lis expressions. But he is pleased TO tell
US, 1t seems, sir, very difficult for you, and other
friends further North, to understand that there is
such people in existence, the people of South
Carolina You call upon editors of newspapers and
anonymous writers, TO answer for the State, if they
were the State. Probably this seems very natural to
those, who accustomed to rule their States, by
the skilful appliances Of party machinery, which pla
the politics OF State in the hands Of very few
Of nlan-1rho is a sort Of Menorhe sense keep
er Of The lchoe The people who at the
bottom OF the machinery, may work it, and work IN
it, but the direction is from the top where sits the
engineer, who Of course tell exactly what it shall
turn out" The expressions which have thrown
into italics, have some slight squint perhaps, at the
person to whom he addresses his leter-but let it
pass Next follows letter from GA Member of
! the Is. Co. Convention whose language are hap
Ply TO acknowledge, 10 be perfectly courteous and
proper whatever may think Of his proposition to
submit the question of the manner Of voting to ga
majority Of the States" instead of Z" majority of
the Republican party" This gentleman, who speaks
one having authority in fact, having authority
$50 the Charleston Mercury says) TO the State
Convention, puts three questions to us upon which
depends, he says, his the questions we had
taken the liberty Of propounding TO the editors in
South Carolina. He 90 asks The Enquirer for expla-
nation" upon the views Of the friends Of Mr.. Van
Buren, in regard TO two important measures-and then
adds hope the Enquirer viii give explicit an
swer 10 BOTH and say aso-D yuginia, 9 tBiconipro-
isingig insists Oa more than serenieen delegdfes IN The
Contention. | shall endeavor, in the meantime, TO
acquHe such full information, will enable me to
answer, explicitly, for the friends Of Mr. Calhoun in
this State"
Now, we ask an impartial Public to say, what was
our duty In the situation, In which placed
Were 10 pass them over, without notce-and thus
not only be gulty of discoutesy TO the author-and
perhaps enable of Mr. Cahouns friends TO claim
for HIM strength in the State, which he does not
possess Clearly not Were we to arrogate the very
power which the Petersburg Republican charges US
with assumng-viz speaking the voice Of Virginia
when our Convention Of March last, had made no cx-
preston of its wishes the 81 question: (peraps the
gist Of the whole mater) when IT had never been sub
mitted TO the People and had no evidence Of their
wishes on the SUBJECT Clearly not. We acted pre-
cisey distant and intelligent friend advised TO
act without having exchanged sentiments on the
subject:
advise you To- say that at present you are not
really informed of the existing opinions Of the people
respect to them; but that ttey shall receive pa
tent consideration and that the public attention shall
be candidly called TO them. And that whensoeYer
you shall be enabled to speak the genera voice you
will do so without delay There IS really preju-
dice against the press, when il pledges the party
course not fully determined on"
But acted upon own suggestion before we
received the letter of friend. We re-published
Member oil The Convention and told him that
we could then undertake to answer for the people
but he proposed 10 do with his friends in South Ca
rolina so we would consult the Republicans Of Vlr |
gipa, and apprise him Of the result
Well, in carrying out this pledge, the question came
up, IA iclai form were we TO consult them To write
a letter to every Republican whom knew in the
State, would have been Hcrcuean task To print
a Circular, and send it privately to such we pleas
ed would have subjected us to the very charge which
the Republican insinuaies. We would have been
cha ged with writing letters principally to the Van
Buren, men, obtaining partial statements, and publish
ing garbled and deceptive information. What, then,
were we TO do Bring the whole question directly
and above board before the public and state the great
points, on which 1t was desirable TO obtain informa-
ton, that we might communicate it 10 our friends in
South Carolina We published this Circular in our
last paper We called the public attention to it, We
did not address it to Clique Section, to the elite