Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02
Che Zpmrhburn 2'irntetam.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY >. 1913.
THE WAR or TIE ROSES.

In the letter from Washington, published In last,
ailnslon was made to pamphlet. which has recently APP
Peared IN Washington in reference 10 the apne aching
election OF PresdenI OF which r. b. Rhelt ESD one of
Mr. Calhouns drill sereeanis is the repnled suthur
II is the hrs blow IN the forthcoming struggle between
the rival houses OF York aud Lancaster. aud will be
doubtless responded TO by the other side In the
Willie, we give the following notice of this Calhoun
Manifesto, furnished by the Intelligent Washington cor
respondent Of the Baltimore Patriot:
! WAsnNeroN, Jan. g. 1873
M Calhoun and tio proposed Loco toca Coaroaiion
/ IN appeal against .Nr Bca'on.
| \ curious Pamphlet has made lis appearuce here On
titled An Appeal 10 the Democratic Party ON the prin
cples OF Il National Convention Tor the nomination of
President and Vice President Of the uilad States" It
is understood 10 be from the pen Of the Hon L. Barn
we'll Rhett. representative from South lafona; and
VIII he found To contain abundant evidence thai the great
design u the writer Is 10 advance the interests 81 MI Cal
houn lie sris out With declaring the notorious that
"the party (dcmaeratc) IS divided both IN opinion and
feeling Ia The indlsn who hes. able to repre-
sent aud carry out Their principles the administration
OF tie Government'-lud, II rthor he udds that for
the tfs time sinee the system II nominating by Nation
al Convention has heen tatd, has there been any differ
enee IN The Democrats party as IL the President. has.
IN the Convention preparatory 10 General 'aehson's Sc
cond tenn the party Was uHlted-unanlmuus as IN tie
President. and divided only Ia the ice Presidency
WI ' an buItU aHu MI w lIklS prn1 the NEST puUu
nent candidates. Again, In the neNt Convention there
WAS na difference as II the Chet Magtsracy Tor tie
friends ot Judge " hite refused to eoiuta Convention
But there MAS difference as To the Wee Presidency:
and Col johnson lifted 10 tha Office over Nh RIvos
OF \ lrglna. In the last Convention held in 1870 MI
Van Buren, again the unanimous choice for he hiuh
Office of the Government bat the Convention diGofn. rs
10 the second office, and Fearful Of the weakness OF its
authority lorborc 10 make any Nomination.. The pow
en- then, of National Convention in uniting 'the Par
y, aud enabling it 10 present unduken front 10 Their
political adversares 10 the contest for the Presidency
Is thcreilgo now Ia be tti,d for the first time.
This Mrter treats with very htllr ceremony the ia
NOUS al Buren, Convention OF 1856. He declares that
not only was there no uniform system of representation
III ITS or9anZion but that there WAS sy and no
representation. Every one knows" says he, that a
Wee President was madehy Mr. &lchrr who acei-
denallf being IN Baltimore when ihc Convention met
went into II, and gave Tor Inn seventeen yaes-thoSc
which tennessee was entitled and these secured HIM
the nomination." HIS is rather an awkward nng al
Colonel johnson and Mr. Van Buren, too
lie then proceeds To review the three torms which,
besides sell constituted representations have been gen
eray used Is. Delegates have been appointed through
the lnstrumenallty OF State Conventions called fer the
purpose. I'd They have cen appoInledby State ltais
atures. party oaucus"s thereof 3D. They have been
sent directly from counties, iowHs, districts The
writer argues strongly against The two first, leading
to the Suppression Of he popular WILL prescriptions and
exclusions aud he advocates the last method the only
one consistent with sound republican and constitutions.
principles
lie thinks the voice of the people must be taken in
parts 10 obtain the whole. Suppose one hundred thou
sand votes IN Satc-sixty Thousand being o one party
and forty thousand Of the other Take the sense Of the
whole aggregaey aud the sixty thousand rule and the
forty thousand are ruled. The att only not
heard, but their numerical force may be used place
man over them as their ruler whom they dsrust, abhor
and fear But take the OF this Stale in parts OF
Thousand each; the forty thousand will be heard in
General Assembly with other States. and may be part Of
a majority IN the whole Onion. To enable as mauy as
possible to rule themselves, Is the principle Of a Demo
cratic representation. Tins Is the principle sought 10 be
enforced although very mpruppry in sending deeuaes
from towns and counties 10 the Convention. Snch ia
the reasoning Of Mr. Hheti IL favor Of tho third method
but he admits that 1t Is vain 10 act on it unless it should
be generally adopted, for when coming in contact with
the other two methods above mentioned ii is too weak In
be pursued Yet. he concludes, II must be adopted if
the Convention is 10 be organized in conformity to the
spirit Of The Constitution, the supremacy Of the Peo
pie.
Having thus settled the mode Of appointing Delegates
the writer proceeds consider the time when tho
Convention should assemble And here the hands of
Mr.. Calhoun most distinctly seen. Il Is well known
that Mr.. Benton aud other leading friends Of Alr Van
Buren,, anxious for early meeting of the Conven-
ton; and have gone far az 10 contend that the
choice Of the of tie party has been already suni
cieny Indicated and that all differences viii be closed
by nominating Mr. Van Buren, forthwith. 1t is equally
well known that the friends Of Mr. Calhoun opposad
to any such premature and hurried movement"
Mr.. 9hett had the design Of the Van Buren, mon in
ms mind, evidently, when he wrote thus at will
do to say the people hare D@e mp Hc, minds in favor
ii particular individuals and at therefore the Conven
ton should at once assemble Respect for tie people
requires that the Convention should have their latest
and maurost Judgment" Besides, asks Mr. Il. very
pcrlinenlly. litbcy have made Mp Their minds what
harm rating do? Does no. taste look like urt-
tng fear that the people might chG5lpf2 Bat fthcy have
not made up their minds. nrrntends) the Convention