Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-16

and foctons and intrgues Of the few, may be easily
and srcceosrv telied; and those who are disposed 10
control the many BY the lew, ana AVIAN themselves "
the chances ofevery moment as lhey r'se' iay -
orpan,ze out Of such materials Convention "n'o"
they may alike easily conHol or a'sooey ~. erct
whh South Caroi:na! She would equally scorh s"c'
mo,,o =, ,ho ,.sus of them. She wishes such Con
ven,ion ,s che can respect and revere, as wen as co
in and alone bon0rahly ana cheei'u.y .'e'o =,
A. r,s rr,,, ha,.-l Sne would cohfde her principles
! al 10 ol;s of her lavori,e son 10 none other: ana
- - - ,hs ruth with which we say, that We DC
~, ~ ,an,d not accept The actual NOMINATION VI
ia I,.a. 60, nm; other-that if he were actually no
m;naraJ i. i. Convention which she believed did not
express The Will the people, she would promptly &c
oud,a,e il, and him, too II he accepted IT,
| l. :; III Lnown that she is and always has oeen
.on;,;ol ;e,ious of Conventions, caucuses, ana Ill
rar,v machinery designed 10 superseoe ihe o"e.. g
oress;on nc ,he People will, and declare u a. eoD"u
hand The proceedings OF her people, IN "et
primary meetings throughout the Stale, al suihihgy
Sly 49,; while at the same time they concede
,h d;, and expediency of a General Convention
at this ,me not from choice, but as Inc ohy Pfacc
Bile mode of concentrating the support OF inc parry on
single candidate. They are he''her an ONCE
nor Office seeking people, and never have been ,he'r
obect &c nrnc,pes not men and, desiring the eleVa-
,ion If M Calhoun for the sake of their principles
and their country, not oitce, they would nave us
claims indeed and decided on by the PEOPLE, no,
oGc botdrSs nor office seekers. They know and feel
ina, ,bey and the Democratic People, of the whole
Cons,darocy have common with each Diner
common booes interests, principles and symPathies-
that if they differ therefore, 1t must be about men, no'
prineipi,s. and being ready TO yield to them promptly
Their nefereuces for men, all they desire IN lhe Son'
venton is, that IL sha:i oe oiea' "'1
Mt of their will
Is moi such Convention the only one that shouio
be held or aimed at Does the Enquirer desire any
other or see desire for any other among ,he
of Sou,h Carolina, the proceedings OF iheir No,i'
ntFtat
to promote such Cnuveniion?-why proPound cues
tons and suggest doubts and suspicious, SO wen c"c
lated to excite dlstust in them, and prejudice against
their address; and color the address itself by those
feelings when 1t came before lis readers why the
startling quotation uncompromsingy INSIST as
though II from cher, when no such expression,
or anything like it has been made by cher II we ms
take not ii taken from the MercuryIn an old con
,roversy with it; and why then was so unnecessarily
and Significantly logged IN here:
word 10 the Enquirer. 1t IS loud and frequent 10
lis professions OF anxiety for harmony; and tins IS "e
but We have enough of politicians TO Judge tue
best of them by their acts, rather than their
When we first took part in the Presidential question:
We made UP our minis 10 suppress IN ourselves an
doubts and suspicious Of Mr. Van buren, or others ca
culaed to ,ar the harmony of the party and to deal
with him ard his friends. We would have them dea
by us and MIR Calhoun How earnestly we inculcateu
this and rehuked The friends of MIR Calhoun Tor augh
calculated TO excite different feelings, the Enquirer
published and compme ned paragraphs TO that ei-
feet And what stopped us in this, by exciting me
conviction that course might be complImented oy
those who differed from 10 men, but not followed:
The Enquirer itself Yes, when we saw the Ednor
course as the Virginia Convention, so well calculated
to tnres,aI The party against Mr. Calhoun and just
settlement Of the Tariff question IN Consress--its
passage over any reply 10 the powerful antagonist argu
snls OF the Charleston meeting, 10 probe and gall tne
Charleston Mercury with unnecessary questions chicu
lated to throw dont. ADD distrust upon that meet'ng
and lis forts to hold State and people, as II were
RESPONSIBLE for its rash and hasty replIes-and iis-ou
no matter when we these things, among DINERS
unnecessary to MENTION disrus'ed the sincerity OF
lis professions of harmony, and were no longer wiling
TO be the dupe of our own feengs-no longer willing
n, least TO rebuke our own immediate friends for the
sake oil such harmony others were protesting and
promoting The Mercury is a noble paper-as true
hearted honest and sound ever existed II IS
so even fault, Tor is sometimes rash, imprudent
and ndiscreet, from its very honesty and oocness-
With one OF the nobes heads, /; speaks more from
warm open, and ingenious heart; while the Enquirer
Tan older" al least II "not better soldier, speaks
more from Inc head and is vastly ''cunning Of fence.
But II was not generous TO use that 'ence against a
friend as though he were fue-to hold his cause,
accountable for his rash words or 10 quote those
words, N the above extract, IN a manner so well
calculated throw disrust upon our State ana feope.
We might say more, but 1t were unnecessary
enough beng said 10 show SO shrewd and sensible a
paper the Enquirer tina, II treaty. desires 10 promote
it has not been so fscitous IN its efforts that
way as in other matters; and that perhaps bet
ter, in dealing w;,h its political friends, to
sBe to faults little blind,
Aud @ very kind
fSouh Caronian.