Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-01
Fauquier county, Va, July 81, lsi3.

~ Not very precise, however No positive com.
mi,ment; but leaving some holes out OF which 10
creep. We should have been better 'a'is.c pToctdea
the writer had given the character OF his pr0rtS'-
that s to say hOlc the Convention could he $50 con-
sl,,uled express fully and uncquivoca!y the SEN
tment Of majority of the party we ask hiH'' "ne-
Guiyocaly whether each State is not TO select her
own mode Of represe ntation; and, whether The mode
Of voting ia the Convention is not to be determined
either by tue State sse by the voice oil the whole
Convention: Indeed, sanno, see the force OF the
qualification of the writer's pledge 10 support Mr..
Buren,; for would sustain him, unless ne re-
ceives the nomination from a Convention which sx>
presses the sentiment OF majority OF the party Eve
ry State i'll see her own honor end interest," and care
fully adop, such plan will fairly represent the
wishes of her people in The Contention; ana II should
be taken for granted unit, the contrary be proved tha
the nominee vii, be the candidate OF majority ct the
Republican party.
(2) And we ask, in turn, whether erry Democrat
can be expected to vote for any one candtdate Are
there not Democrats every State, committed, IN Ike
manner, against Mr. Calhoun-agaInst Mr.. buchanan,
General Csss or Colonel Johnson The old story
about Charles 9th, which has been rather exploded by
Mr. Wheaons late letter, reported MN as in VAN at
tempting, 10 make several watches 20 precisely alike
and then expressing his surprise that whilst upon tue
throne he should have attempted to make all the MINDS
of his people TO think alike religious matters Some
few of the Democrats may not go for MIR van buren,
and Jus. so in regard to Mr. Cahounbut, as our friend
deal as politicians, with the grea, masses, not win
every unit, There may be here and there an exception
but there exceptions 10 candidate AZ In another
Those which taken against Mr.. Van Buren, IN
IS4O have now nearly lost ell their force. The powder
is amost all exploded. The same system OF risrepre
senta,ion can scarcely be revived against him. The
Army Bill, the Negro Witness Case, and all those rId
culous humbucs can longer be CON ured up from
the sepuchre in which they have been quietly inter
red by the saber second thought of the people-bu
bring forward new candidate and will not a ne "
crop of preiudses spring up from the teemng inge'
nuty of the Wings? VIII Mr.. Calhoun escape them
The preiudices against MIR. Van Buren, have a6ateG
since 1870 no, increased, as "a VIrginian supposes
! That "teep rooted prejudice against The man, val
soyn yery sparsey even in l5t0-but even tsat ha;
been weakened by The equanmlty winch he has since
dsplsyed-by the manness with which III bore his dc
rrai-and perhaps Mr.. Van Eur0n STANDS higher ant
more sopuiar than he did-eren II the fs!:nIcs
days OF his power.
We edmit. ,ha there are some few friends of eithe
candidate who will not willingly support MIR. Van Bn
ren-bu, is not that equally the case with ell the eandl
dates, We may perhaps be told, that men will not wi
linply vote for man in 1874 whom they voted ageins
four years before but why then the immense sbang
which has taken place sinee' Every where, thousand
have changed from tho Wing TO the Republican part.
and wby not change their candidate, thsi
pnr,y especially when the candidate becomes the ex
ponent of the party A few Estates Rights Wings
NAV have come over, and prefer MIR. Calhoun 10 Mr
v. Burcn-but We will not pay them so poor comp'i
men, as 10 suppose that they will again return to TN
vomt Of Whiggery because they cannot gel their la
vorile candidate. And 1t these few men Will laSe lhi
course is tina, any why should yield ever,
thing TO them, Must they, who co-operaled with tn
hi2s in 1870 come into our ranks only to dictate
u.s. Would this be liberal, would II be Jnss, we c.
them great injustice suspect them OF such v'oienc
aud indscreton Is i.reciProcal, expect US TO y's