Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-01
90 electoral votes by

~ electoral Votes ny lO,fIi
"a sain Of seventeen thousand votes in these four
States change OF 800 votes would have reelected
HIM pesident So that MIR. Van Buren, was actually de-
ieateGby Elective majority less than one ha one
per cI; and yet with the undoubed proofs around Us
of tp OF the popularity OF those doclrns with
whnh and for which he was defeated, the paftzans Of
his lvals talk with amazing ooniidsnce Of his want oil
apa ability from these results
look at the results in these same States since -
Maze has since gwen the Democratic ticket STEADY
majrities, exceeding 10000; New York has gwen
SOC; Pennsylvania 22,0G0 New Jersey is doubtful
Ss, may safely be counted on one sue as lhe
oIbr-shuwing that III four States wing majority OIL
II CO. has been converted into Democratic majority
of least 81 000-giying gain OF 12,0oo votes where
ony nrr thousand needed To reverse the resu's OIL
ldO The like gains have taken place every ~here'
spwing that not only effective gam has beer mace
,nSlates which would elect MIR. Van Buren,, but That
II. growth Of the same political cause has been steady
al over The country. How can any man honestly say
hat in Maine New York and Pennsy lyania, there are
No sufficient aceessions TO the Democratic sueneln
togve MIR. Van Buren, the votes OF those States, u
nominated as the Democratic candidate: Whom else
co,ld IT benefit more; Except IN Pennsylvania, where
NJ. Buchanan is first, Mr.. Van Buren, is nearly the
ace choice of the party in all the other States Ia 1t
,Ihoun or Cass, or johnson that is more popular
Which of them has there any party, c"mpatape
N numbers TO that which proposes MIR. Van Buren,:
St one.
UAwiT tnen VIII luis pre- postsEous atseWFs " ..
NJ An exaGgerated account of the popular majority 10
Ia0 as en- argument against the Availability OF Mr..
,an Buren,, and the still more preposterous claim,
tat respect for that demonstration demands Inc Que
dence Of Democrats, and the withdrawal oil Mr. van
Iuren The same call would exact an abandonment nj
all opposition 10 the dominant party in the Federal
government an unreslsing CONCESSION OF the farm,
ne Bank and Distribution and all the Wing measures
,bch were passed by Wing Congress, elected by the
SINE constituency, which, in lc40, voted against an
[uren AS we'll nigh, Mr.. Calhoun BIO called upon 10
andon all opposition to the Wing supremacy, now
md forever because The principles OF Democracy
,ere overthrow in 1910; and Wing Legislature and
ybir Executive established at Washington. We ac'
nowledye no obligation to cease contending TOR tbe
iub to abandon the struggle for principles and duty
ecause they may have suffered popular reVerses aho
he experience OF the country has shown That such Sc
ond appeas, coming after season OF disaster nave
een followed by the most powerful re actions and The
arrest and most enduring uiumphs When JEFFERSON
vss defeated in 1896, the people ralled around MIN
and re established the Constitution, through him. N
the great political revolution OF l500 when Geneta
Jackson was defeated in 1895, By the coalition OF Clay
9Th Adams-the rally on beaten candidate, wa'
reat. enthusiastic and triumphant. And u one m'gh
Examine the credentials Of those who use this
AGAINST MIR. Van Buren-we doubt not that we shouic
find that they had themselves, lS10 ASSISTED oy Voos
if not with gong oratory, in the success o Gen.
r;son who had been beaten by Mr.. Van Buren, IN 1880
= their furious zeal 10 apply their log cabin argument:
apainst MIR Van Buren,, they have not Inc decofum =
nav any resrect To their practice. 1ney LOOK up
beaten Wing 10 defeat Mr. Van Buren, and having toun'
il expedent to change sides full Of horror at The
enormi,y of resisting the popular decisions, whenc'e
and however made. A.,
snow, the Democratic party which polled Tor Mr.
Van Buren, in lS40 more than one million one h1na'ee
thousand votes; being nearly four hundred Mous"no
more votes tina he received when elected IN lc1o can
mol easily be persuaded that he unpopular with then
or ought to be unpopular with those who come TO men
nro(.ssnp TO desire the triumph OF the principles whc
MIR. Van Bnren was defeated for maintaining. AM
when they hear the same arguments, the same opJec
TONS the calumnics, which were IN io4o, ''su'
Sen, ~ weaken their attachment. reproduced in III
name Of Democracy 10 destroy confidence in him, as a
efficient leader they will be very apt 10 suspect tina
lhey can CATCH the hard CIDER odor and see The coon
skin vet affectonaey preserved below the Democrat
cloak"