Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-18
Ernm "soUTH CAROLINA

We received by Yesterdays Southern Mall long
reply in the Charleston Mercury, from "South Caro-.
quiref. we shall publish IT in due season, with shcn
CONNIE nj ares it may deserve. In the mean time,
confess that neither the tone the positions of
the article calculated to improve the harmony of the
Republican party, increase our confidence in the
disposition of the friends of "South Carolina abide
by the decision Of the General Convention. The wri.
ter asks u.s. whether we can "expect those WIN in
favor of the District Representation in the National
Convention TO pledge themselves supper, the nominee
oil the National Convention? The probability The says)
certainly Isl that they will support such nominee, whe-
Their they in the Convention mol; but unless the
whole affair is matter of expediency and there are
no principles inroiucd, how you expect them TO
pledge themselves 10 the action of the Conven,ion'
II there any principles involved unless there
moral certainty that these principles will be carried out
in its organization and action, with what moral pro-
pretty they pledge to its nominations their support
You insist that there shall be system for its organ-
zaton or system, hostile in their view TO the spirit and
compromises of the Constitution We contend, the
contrary, that whilst each State should carefully weigh
the Of every other State yet that each r,-
maeiy judge for herself Of the best mode of appointing
her own Delegates-just in the same manner, the
Constitution itself allows to "each State (tol appoint in
such manner sMc Leoistature thereof may Direct her
number Of Electors Tins is the best system of organ-
cation that BE- adopted-no State pretending give
the law to all others upon the subect-nor "uncompro
misingly insisting" that unless elect Delegates
Electors in particular way, she will not cooperate
q
the election of President. The reader will better
ders,and the last remark of "Souh Carolina" when he
comes 10 understand, that S c. protests against the
election of Electors by General Ticket that he
sders that system as ''itsef abasc"-and asserts,
that "all arguments drawn from the practice of the
States, by the General Ticket system, as model for
the organization of National Convention, (falD
TO the ground" II seems somewhat extraordinary,
that this objection 10 the General Ticket System should
be urged at this time Of day, when every State in the
Unlnn has adopted it, except South Car0iina-which
permits her Legislature to appoint her Electors, whilst
The Constitution simply authorizes than to direct how
they are to be appoinied-Surry this General Ticket
system has been supported by statesmen Of old, who
as well acquainted with the Constitution IS. Carroll
ma himse-ond among them, by John 'faylor Of Caro-.
llne who the great champion Of it in Virginia. and
perhaps its author far back 1893 We still
surprised 10 find the author Of "South Carolina, ask.
ing Us with a Difference most profound, will you
allow me To ask you, 10 poin. me 10 single Consttu
ton IN the world, in which The principle Of n
uniform rule for The election of its Chief Magistrate
moi prescribed With Difference equally profound,
we ask hun TO rccur To our own Federal Constitution,
and read over again the Cd paragraph of the s sectnn
Art "a, and he will find that ''unorm rule is there
prescribed Tor the election Of the Electors of Chief
Magistrate. We ask our readers 10 couple these revea
uons OF "South Carolina" with the following decara
uons, and then say what he really means "But II
WOULD DE still worse, not only 10 control Convention
the Constitution in ITS legitimate action but control
IT. On principles and combinations of power unknown IN
It's equations by which the relative power the States
altered aud the control of the Presidential office
forever transferred to The larger Slales go for the
Constitution can GO for Convention which will sus.
tam lis principles, and lis proper action. can 90 for
Convention which will give the people, that
est ano control IN the preside election, the Cuns
luton designed they should possess. But can, and
VIII go, not one step further
we always listen with due respect 10 the sentiments
"nicn man OF talents Ike South Carolina expresses
sna discuss his propositions with that courtesy and
conch'aton which IS due TO every member of the Re.
publican party-and, above ALL shall be the la.t man
of The Republic"
AT all events, the just, liberal and concatory max
I'm seems 10 be this, as laid down in late number
oil MI; bryants New York Evening Post
na'eVer may be the decision Of the (Syra-
cuse) convention, do NOT for our part, ina
g'ne mat the result in the Stale will be essen
uaiiy varied The friends of Mr. Van Buren, pro-
'ess Inc greatest confidence, that if the District
system should De adopted, every district in the State
choose delegate ready to support his the
'a''ohai eonven t'on 1t is important, however, that
lhe decison OF the Stale Convention, whae yer it NAV
De, shouo ne acquiesced by the party We care not
nov the dispute is in this preliminary Stage
put AFTER fa'r election Of delegates and a careful de
liberation IN the State Convention let US submit quietly
10 Inc decision of the majority ascerained in the usua
manner. me mode of electng delegates, is one
winch 'he democratic party within the State have