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

The n,,a- after COPYING the proceedings OF our
late Convention, except the Address TO The Demo
cratic Party OF the u s. and promising ihat III neat
number, says
"South Carolina prefers, decidedly, the delegation
nv district and the voting per capita. we ieei u
some los, 10 know whether her preference IS so eS
elusive as to amount 10 4 stns qua non are we 70
understand that # any State acts upon aiiereh'
mode from herseif-or submits Tie noue OF Young !"
the liberal discretion Of the delegations from The other
states in the Convention and their decision should be
in favor of vote by States praci'sed IN The BALI
mora Convention of 5-thai, IN either oil these cases.
S Carolina will decline all p25tic patton N the nom'-
nations OF the Conventions we ask the 'Charesioh
Mercury or the Columbia South Cas0iInIan TOT m
formation
We do no. feel authorized 10 speak FOR The Conven-
ton of the State, beyond Individual impressions
We were confined By sickness during the ConVeh-
ton and had consequently, but iit'le COMMUNICATION
with the members OF II; none that expresses 10 os,
more than the ENQUIRER, aught beyond what IS SAID IN
the Address There is nothing IN that ADDRESS mot
eating intention to cecne all participation ~ Tue
business of the General Convention, II any State
should act on different mode from the vote by Ds-
t,ict or the majority o: that Convention should decide
AGAINST the PER ca9stI can we see ANY th'ng
TO Justify the suspicion of II IN the Enquirer, or The
expression OF suspicion calculated 10 excite The ds
trus, of others. Pennsy ivanIa determined sometime
ago 10 sac, uoon q different mode from her, (Souih
Carolina as 10 hc d-iega; by District, yet the
Enonirer has seen 10 word % complaint III single pa
per of this State against tina: determination And as
TO The vote per cGya, If the Convention be SO timed
and organized express FULLY and arIy he VIII o
the People of the Democratic Party, South Carolina
will be The last to dissent ifo:n lis Nominations on ac
count of their concur:'ng III her own hfst prefer
ence The FIST consideration n,h her people, IS their
principles They are satisfied from Ills open proes
sons and demonstrations, that the great OF the
Democratic party agree with them IN PrnciPe; anc
they confidently eeve that The Con:enion Will es go
timed and organize as 10 Do justice 10 lhose primer
,stra a. tha ma IrI'v OF he
party. If they did no. they would not have proceed
ed as they has done, 20 c0acu: ~ the adoption and
action oil the Convention. There Is no ricke!y, no
disguise s'no two ways about then-uo private I'M
der currents, party machinery, NJ secret party or
pan;zatlon The EGQlircr and others, can )ucee OF
their ouinions pricips preferences and purposes,
well we from their newspapers, aud the proceedings
of their late primary meetings al each district Mark
the exceeding unan:i,y OF those proceeding, and ge
neral principle, IN preference even OF
MIR Calhoun. Yet there was no pre- concert IN thiS.
Such the general honesty OF principle and purpose IN
our people, that each homes, czsn may always easily
and confidently Judge and speak Tor the mass, by HIM
self OF all the members oil their Convention, COM
posed Of the sblest and most influential men oil the
State not sought private interview with us on
the subject expressed any secret OPINION on II, or
sought the slightest dcgt'e 10 CONTROL direct guide,
or IN any way interfere with opinions-not even 10
the extent OF advising Us. And since Mr. Calhoun
has been spoken of candidate Tor President. we
have not exchanged single word with MN, directly
orndlrecty, do We believe has any Eo'of IN Inc
State The Enquirer, then, has about as good an OPP
nortnnitv of KNOWING, from the proceedings OF the
people, in their primary meetings IN each district, ana
their late Convention, what South carolina VIII or
will not do, as She has no concealmen's, ana
scorns all indrecton.
Again, the Enquirer says, IN lnlheuiale cohlinuaNce
after the above extract:
.Wba. are we to understand by the following ex.
Dressons in the last paragraph of the Address IF we
are wrong, shall be happy to be pn, right rum
IS first object But, as long US convinced 'hat we
are right cannot he expected IRE shdu snFTender nc
ground on chick they Tioce as. To do SO, would be
an abandonment # principle and a'ith US principles
are of ,aorc importance than The PreSiGcHey ana we
feel assured that Virginia, herself the plan oil whose
Convention we have been consrane 10 oppose, would
la the las, to expect Us surrender ground unless
convinced that II is erroneous Inc italics are our
own Now, no man object, lst, 10 the Democratic
Convention Of South Carolina adopting such plan OF
representalon they may think best; or, 2ndly, 10
their recommending similar mode to the adoption OF
the Democracy Of her sister States. But are we TO
understand, that she goes one step further, and un-
compromisnuly insists upon The adoption OF the mode
which she prefers and that unless they acquiesce, she
will either refuse 10 90 into the Convention. or to be
bound by their nomination ot candidates We ought
thoroughly understand each other, as soon a posi-
blefor ahch II Is unnecessary to specify at
this time lfhen either oi the two Journals, TO when
we have referred able 10 give the information we
reoues we ask IT Of them She respectful spirit
moi to crafty IN Idle curiosity, but to communicate
;oformation deeply interesting the Republican party,
because it may essentially conduce 10 It's harmony,
union action and success.
We have nothing more TO say in reply to this, than
what has been said above-nor need more be said,
since both extracts relate 10 the matters. South
Carolina we again say desires nothing from the Con
yepton but that it shall be tuned and organized, as
10 express clearly and unsqu'voca!y, the will OF the
majority Could she desire less; Will the Enquirer
saw she oupht 10 desire less? Is mol such Convention
desirable TO the whole party we'll as heroine PLAIN
" expressive OF the will Of The maori,y' Will the
ENQUIRER say i, is not? Ouch, she to submit ameiy 10
any other VIII The Enquirer say she ought Has
she SAID or urged any ,hiH. that is rot calculated 10
produce that most desirable result especially desirable,
10 all who would promote the uni,y and harmony oi
the party and It's unanimous support OF The no.
limitations OF tie Convention; Will the Enquirer I'M
dertake TO say she has, and show III We unhesiia.
t,ngly say it will not Then, Who has she offended ::
is not her the Of every honest Democrat
in the Unon who desires equal and Justice TO all
in the Convention, in every other political matter
throughout the Coniederacy: Aud why, then, should
not any aud every Democrat with her, and feel
eoua socitude the result; Of efforts in which he has
ar equal interest;
That she has manifested deep soci,ude in such an
accumulation of the Convention will make II the clear
and unouestionabe exponent of the wishes and prin-
ciples OF the whole party Is not 10 be Denied and need
not be II is TO her honor, that she has done II
sheus her real confidence IN the party, the whole par
~ and its principles and wishes, and her deiermna
ton 10 abide its WILL II she condcd not respectfully
and implicitly in that WILL or designed 10 disooey or
evade IL she would be the very last 10 invoke II so
earnestly in lis full power aud msJes'y Inc chques