Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-26
From the Cincinnati Enquirer

MR. VAN BUREN, AND MR. CALHOUN
We have regretted the blind zeal OF the Charleston
Mercury and the Washington Spectator, The two most
Jealous champions Of Mr. Calhoun, in attacking Mr.
Van Buren, and his friends especially those in the Ne "
York Legislature, who publicly expressed their pre-
ference for Tie latter. Some weeks since, the Spec
tator published an article Of length on the pros.
meets of drisioa in the Democratic purly-and mos,
sssuredly Tie whole array Of circumstances and slate
me ns locked as if the Spectator were
Father IL the thought
and desired disruption Of the party The argument
based false premises, and OF course tended 10
false conclusions; YET the appreciation II received from
the Federal press was Indicative of their anxiety for
that condition Of things which the Spectator seem
ingly deprecated, but indirectly strove TO produce.
We take pleasure in anneYing the following para
graphs from the Globe
"The Mercury berays an eagerness to essail MIR.
Van Buren, by lis petulent complaints about the length
Of his letter 10 the committee Of the Indiana Legs.
a,ure. The Mercury seems to think that one pas
sage in the letter of Mr. Van Buren, looks like com
ment upon passage in the letter OF MIR Calhoun
Tins necessarily sGpposes (whal the Mercury still
more plainly ntmaies) that Mr.. Van Buren, must
haze had a knowledge OF the contents Of MIR Cal
houns letter before he penned his THIS could
only have happened through the collision of the COM
mittee of the Indiana Legislature, and the imputa.
ton which II conveys is offensive the highest de-
gree.
"The Mercury finds grea. difficulty in understand
riff We think his argument goes 10 show, that Ia
riff for protection is both unwse and ImpolItic, be.
cause Expresses every other interest in the State for
the be neft Of the manufacturer. If he did not take
ground against protection, the acute Editor of the
Mercury would not be slow in making it manifest.
We think 1t is clearly 10 be seen, that there is
disposition 10 interrupt The harmony Of the Demo
cratic party by few Of The Jealous and intem.
perate press-not upon principles or upon measures
but upon men and forms Now, why should this be:
i, can good, and may produce injury.
Much importance IS attached to the time a National
Contention shall assemble, that is 10 determine who will
be the candidate OF the Democracy; and and press
es arguing for their favorIie day and year, with
much earnesiness and zeal, as If the settlement of that
trfng question involved the triumph Of the party and
the restoration OF Republican principles TO the councils
Of the nation If there is only involved in this discus.
sion The pure desire TO this triumph the zeal Of
the press would be excusable; but if there is lurking
the bottom of it, the intention 10 make pos,ponement
OF the time TO suoserve some petty intrigue, and con
summae dishonest plot, the is the worthy
OF But whatever may be the motive for
assisting upon positive day and ytGr, 10 ne.
cessy ter engenderng feeling among candidates and
opening breach which may be healed only through
difficulty. We CO not think the success Of the Demo
Gratis IN A rests upon hOr their candidate for President
shall be nominated, nor WheH he shall be nominated
absolutely essential TO success, nhO shall be
minated
But we do think, that depends upon the Con-
venton being called at such time will meet the
wishes of the great mass-and, before called, that lis
delegates should be elected in honest, unexcepon
able way-and, when called that their decisions
should br given in open, undsgused manner, and
their will expressed wilhou, the bias Of political tricke
ry.
convention thus called and nomination thus
made, will only need The forms Of election 10 place
the Democracy in lie ascendant, from which fraud and
profgacy prosraed them. We hope The que stion OF
sehtn and hor shall the Convention assemble will be
argued with candor without bitterness usperity, with
out any other OBJECT, in fine than honest desire 10
grauiy The wishes Of the great majority. IL the
Charleston Mercurys course tending 10 this ultmatum
Is that determination, which persisted in as il una
terabe, Of several other Democratic papers, 10 submit
to decision OF Convention on no other condition
than that it shall assemble specified day, conducive
to this harmony? We think not