Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-05
POLITICAL.

W. have been n little surprised at the temper IN
which some of the newspapers at The South' ',enu
to Mr. Calhoun, take up the question VINO s"@ n o
the Democratic candidate for the Presidency iney
seam n he influenced by morbid fear OF his being
oyerreached and cheated and appear as II they ue-
sired 10 lake the whole arrangements Tor Inc mum
nation into their own hands, which, IN party iouhu
ed on the doctrine of equal rights, is gong "''i@
too far. 80 .;,,
bo,h the nersonal friends who have their own strong
partiates 10 crafty, and the interested 1riehos' "n
hope whether with good ground or not, some persona
advantage from the success OF the cand'aa'e ,nei
prefer will naturally lean to those arrangements ""'G"
seem likely to give that candidate an advantage h oo
tanning The nomination The great mass OF the Demo
cratic party can have feeling of this sort. lucy
can ask, they wish, for nothing out lhe ho,n"a
ton of the candidate whom the majority prefer ine9
would not enlru.t the nomination OF cand'oate 10
the adherents OF the or The other; ana 'ney
are as little disposed yield to those who ann al secnt
inc advantages to their particular iavore oy threat
ennp sch,sm If their demands are not compheo w'''
as they are those who defend bad methoo OF eiec'
ing delegates by established usage ,.
In these arrangements for making naliohai noun.
nation there must be mutual confidence, ano
mutual courtesy, the bond that holds the party TO-,
pether will be dissolved and the different PORTIONS OF
it will be put in a OF warfare. II appears 10 US,
that the friends of Mr.. Van Buren, have not been
wanting in this respect They have conceded the
question: and conceded il early, and with good grace
40 far az regards the time of calling the Convention
The question in what manner the delegates shall De
chosen they have conceded, maintaining that tins
should be left to be settled by the public opinion OF the
party in the several States 10 tins, we th'nS tney
are in the right for however strong our own Par'ia
ity may be for the method of eectng by districts,
we hold that this is question which the majority OF
the Democracy in every State has right 10 oecioe
for ITSELF If the representatives. OF the party III hs
State chosen they will be- after full discussion OF
this question: shall decide against the district system
we shall maintain their rgh, to do so, and the right OF
the delegates they may name, 10 SIT IN the National
Convention.
For our part, while co not deny the propr'ety OF
certain degree Of watchfulness against any unfair
advantage which the too Jealous friends OF any par.
tcular candidate may strive to secure TO him, yet II
seems to Us, that they who indulge the least IN mar
row ieaousies, show mos, confidence in the popular
ity OF their candidate, and will be certain OF his re-
ceiving willing and general support, if he should be
nominated The friends of Mr.. Van Buren, are nu-
merous enough, we believe, to be magnanimous; and
if they were not, we speak in the name OF very
large class of them, when say, that they have no
desire to be liberal or unjust.
T.r,tc York Eoeniag Post.