Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-02
4 WORD IN SEASON!

No Republican is more determined TO keep his party
tore ther than arenone, more disposed to bear and
forbear to concae and compromise; TO carry out IN
good faith the essential doctrine of ''union, harmony
and concession =" We nave a formidable enemy 10
counter-and enc who is desperate, and resolved 10
crush the Republican Party and their dearest principles
and In upon their ruins, tie fortunes OF their
dariro leader Henry CLAY. Whist Rome had pow
efu enes,y at her gates, her internal discussions ceas
ed-And shall we pursue different course? Are we
mad enough 10 turn our swords against each ether,
whilst the despe.a,A lcgons Of II Clay attempting 10
strike US down: Would tint be 10 act the part Of po
ticens and Of Pa;rios--or Of madmen:
! But it is impossible to the conduct OF some OF
our presses without regret and without apprehension
Why does the "Wa-hingtVn Spectator continue to
harp in manner equally unwse and urluss upon the
aHsgcd but unfounded transgressous oil tue virginia
Conventions Why talk of their "eading oil in THIS ne
and d,sorrani2 ng movement: Why talk OF "ttc m
sdious attempts al dctaon whic! have been made, "a
| if by consent, both at Richmond and Albany: AND
WHY speak Of Ga wcll.drlled Convention who flung
irebai! Of discord INTO the Democratic camp ant, II
followed up must produce drssension u Inch VIII con-
vul4e the Republican party 10 IT'S cenife' why does
the "Spectator' say, that f few Designating sp''
cut sos from the sreS, body OF The DEMOCRATIC party
in the Union, and call and hold Convention next
week. or next November, let them do 50; aad upon
their heas will remain The utter odn and responsioI.
/ lily of the prncee ding? Thank God, they cannot
sacrifice the principles o the party, defeat the can
didate who will be nomina;edby re peoples Conyen-
| ton at the usual tine in May, lc4i.
Is il treating Virginia with the courtesy which she
deserves 10 nslnuale that she has lost caste III the
Unon-,iat she has forfeited the proud character she
once possessed-tha; she may longer be considered
"as The head Of the Southern States the "great
I flag bearer Of the Constitution and that she has
Welded her high stand leader, and that she "ius
IN behind managers and tricasiers: Is this rc5"ke
ips is il conca,ory TO make ii, Is 1t courteous 10
lnsinuae, tina, she has taken her cue from Albany:
And how hns she deserved this gratnltou5 rebuke !:
/ Why should thIs "Speclator, al Washington, under.
take to s'shovc her from the STOOL which he says she
has occupied Iins she abandoned her principles for
men Has she cast s.ur that ust!lous creed,
which this Editor ccnesses she has taught 10 her SIS
ters MOI all io,a. - here then are her high crmcs
and msdemeanors? Because oil their accord, from
the lights of their best Judgment, without any cue
from Albany, without any consultation It'll the friends
of any of the candidates. the distinguished and disin-
terested members the State Convention have recon-
mendcd their Republican brethren The call Of Ma.
ton Convention, earlier period than the Spectator
and lis friends desi.eGot 10 promote A or dlsappolnt
b. but for deemed satisfactory 10 temseves-to
prevent the pro!onga,ion Of discussion, which may
run into dssensicn-to prevent the next Congress
from beng too much converted into body OF Presi.
den-makers, instead Of dedicatng their time to their
legitimate office Of passing laws for the relief and he
Ge OF the nation and, because they thought II were
wise 10 ALLOW more time to organize our party and pre-
pare IL due season, for ct the sererest campaigns IN
which they ever engaged. We shall be compel
led To present these reasons, IN due season. not 10
make comments opinions, but 10 justify
the nf noble STATE who has been I'M
Justly attacked. They nay have been incorrect,
although we still approve them-bnt they were
honest at lcas,-nnt borrowed from Al5any-not
dictated by the desires OF candidate, nor nde
10 promote his purposes. They are disnerested a.
least; for he Spectator truly asks, "Wha; is i: to
Virginia. who IS President, provided he IS true 10 the
Constitution, true 10 the People true 10 the best nte-
rests oil BOTH: Was there any thing arrogant IN our
conmendngll IT. Had she done any thing but what South
Carolina had doae-Ierainiag loo from recommend
ing any PARTICULAR citizen her first choice! Had
she done any thing than Tennessee had advised:
Has she attempted 10 dictate 10 her sister States Has
she declared, that If they would not come into her
terms she would not go 10 theirs, acqncsce in
any other: Has she peremptorily and "uncom-
promlslngy insisted upon the iih MoGday oil No
yember, or upon any other time Far, very far
from II. She prefers earlier day, not to favor
any one candidate, but for very different consi.
dsrations But has she declared that she will
mol acquesce IN any other time, if she finds 1t to be
the pleasure of the majority Of her sister Sa.cs' No
lar from entertaining that feeling, there State
in the Union noic conclliatory than she s-Cefialny
none be more dsinerested for she has no favor
lie 10 offer for the first Office in the Union She
will make any sacriiice-cf her own wishes exec Of
the sacrifice OF her principles
But in the name of our common principles, for the
sake Of our party, beset as i is by fearful party rs
Clay and HIS foowers--in the name OF all we hold
dear, we call upon the Spectator and the Mercury, 10
those charges, to acain ali IDLE jeaIonses, and
10 do all they can 10 keep the Republican party one
and ndlvs'he.' Destroy ihs, party, and the Repub-
lie viii fall into the hands of her enemies. We
cali, too, upon the South Caronan' TO do little
more justice to Virginia, and cease to say that ",his
November Recommendation strongly sus;ains the pre-
vIous impression, that The one at Richmond, originated
a: The sane place, (vIz Albany There IS no foun
da,ior for such supDnsition-not The least On the
contrary, the Albany Argus, i, we'll knows, had pre-
vousy expressed rs preference for more distant day
and We had no means Of knowing the wishes Of Mr.
Wight, TO whom i, refers,} CT Of Mr.. Van Buren, OF
any OF his New York friends, before or since e1cep
By the recen, resolutions Of her Legislative Convention
As 10 the hi, which The Charleston Mercury is
pleased TO rePub!ish upon head, We care little
about it. but beg It TO torbear. We do not ask any o
our party in Virginia, elsewhere, 10 "succnlrb IL
(our} dctation.' That, indeed species OF AFRO
CANT dlcation, 10 which have never aspired
Forbear, if your please, sirs, for the sake of ou
nd hat mi bove