Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-15
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| The Charleston Mercury may play the wag, or the
wit, if it peases. 1t may multiply lis eptthes, or
waste its humor. 1t may call US Nesor or Ulysses, or
"the Ancient of the Old Dominion 1t may sneer at
our eduliet notes." the "sver tongue gentlemen
(essrs Richie and Wrght if these things agree
able 10 its superior iaste or its suPerhne courtesy 1t
may appeal to the pride Of the small States. 1t may
day declare, that by majority OF States is meant
the majority of The Republican Fairly, whist It's antho>
rita,ye correspondent (he Member Of The Stale Con-
rention) declares next day, he meant the majority Of
The States, as States. The Mercury may lay down in
dicatoria expressions, ITS perenlp'oy terms for the
formation and the voting Of the General Convention.
1t may deny each State the RICH, of selecting
its Delegates in its own way-and 1t may assert,
that the mode of voting Ell naSSe is ntolerable; and
may 70 so far declare, that the General Ticket
is itself contrary to the Constitution 1t may count
as much as il pleases upon New York, as "ready 10
wheel into our (his) ranks-and ask whether
we, (Mr. Wright and ourselves,) expect Chem,
the friends of Mr. Calhoun) not TO insist on The Dis
trct System, for fear Of disturbing "party harmony.
1t may boldly assert, that "neher common safety,
common sef.respect, will allow any 10 submit 10
our ,erms-(tha is, the liberal terms Of letting each
State Judge for itself the of eecng its own
delegates, and letting the Convention itself Judge and
decide in questions OF ditculty) We tell the Charles
ton Mercury that this course-thal these uncomprc-
missing terms Of it's own, and couched in this peremp
tory Ianguageis not calculated answer It's purposes
to overruls the other States who have ''selfre
specific promote the SUCCESS of Mr. Calhoun or 10
preserve the harmony oil the party We beg leave fur
ther to tell him. that the principles Of the Republican,
party, and the great interests OF the people, dc
pendent upon no one man, and upon M one press
One would think, that il the duty of each Stale 10
conclliae-not TO dictate to each olher-to consult
each others wishes, much possble-lo allow each
State to select s own Delegates IN its own way, us
the Constitution permits them 10 appoint their own
Electors-to refer all controvered questions if they
cannot be previously adjusted to the liberal decision Of
the General Conve nlion-and not 10 require Of all the
States the "same stern uniformity in the mode Of cleo
ton and after every argument has been exhausted
TO produce this uniformity Of action not 10 can,
with ambiguous menaces about the puplllage and
guardianship of Caucusses and Conventions"-por
IDLY complain " that men must go hundreds Of
miles to Baltimore, to vote, not they think is best
or as those lcho clecttd them icsh, but as m0j0yitu
Of their c0ttea9 shall ordcr-nor to throw out in
way that may produce some uneasness but no terror
hints OF an ultimate refusal 10 operate the nom.
nation of The Convention. We beg leave also res
pectfully TO suggest, that something of COURTESY if
not OF moderation, 10 due 10 brethren, who are en-
gagged in the same common cause, OF asserting their
common principles and Of subdsing common and
formidable enemy. But we find in the last Exposor
Of ar Kendall, so many strong arguments and Judi
cious remarks this subject tina, we must, for the
present, turn the pen to him. We have room
only Tor very few extracts to-day, The rest will
follow hereafter:
UslFoRMITY OF REPRESENTATIVES,
"Prneiple, says South Carolina ',cc cannot rirc IN
'rtneipe Your principle is, that tic delegates SHALL be
iected by districts. Let us test 1t.
The Convention meets
The Georgia Delegates present themselves
South Carolina says, 81 adhere to principle
we're you elected"
"By State Contention"
GAN right; acaik in, says South Carolina
The New York Delegates prcsen. themselves. d
chow were you elected says South Carolina G
Spy State Conccntion." c
can wrong; uaik off must adhere TO priucipic =" y
avs South Carolina!
Whether there be Congressional Districts in State J,
not has nothing to do with the 'principie and this
lusraton shows how ready South Carolina is to yield
n uasound principle TO mere expcdieacy."
The GENERAL TICKET vorrSc. =
"lf the Mercury be right, had conslitu- :,
onal President Washington, and Jefferson, and Ma 4
son, and Jackson, and Tppecanoe, and TYLER too n
ere all, all usurpers - +
DEcIslos ny MAJoRrrY OF STATES Y
"That shalt be left majority If States all the NJ
pre iminares Of the Convenonme mode of election ana
mode of voting" 9,
TINS is excellent Over two millions of pc ople in Pr
ew York shall have much power less than one d.
nndred thousand in Delaware There is popular al
'rcreignty for you, illustrated by its friends -" &C
The MAJoRIrr-Horo its oU can be best ascertained
ouPpose tHeIe oe u'he HeH, anu u De desired 10
certain whom ma jory of them prefer for President ~
ow will you go 10 work. Obviously, let them all uotc III
here then be mistake in the result af
"But some ingenious fellow persuades Them that pa
cir will can be better ascertaned by sort Of District
Tsem, and they divide themselves for that purpose m
to three equal divisions, each division count one VI
ne divisinn goes unanimously for Mr.. Van Buren, III
I'd the other two go for MIR. Calhoun by of two
one. Getting three votes in division and one W.
each of the other two MIR. Van Buren, would have 90
e popuar MIR Colhoun's fp,tr. hy ~ | Hc
district System, MIR Calhoun would get tuo votes to o..
r Van Buren's one. at
(Which is the best way to get at the popular MAORI a
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