Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-14
POLITICAL.
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An i nIrREN

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MR.. VAN BUREN,.
WE should hardly do Justice - tie candidate for the
Presidency whom we prefer, II we did not give some
passages from the cl 'queni speech delivered by MI
Bancroft at The great meeting OF the itienes oil iF.
Van Buren at Boston, on Monday evening. That gen.
tleman placed the claims Of sir. Van Buren, to the OIL
flee we use the word cllims. because it's a customary
and COZ venient term, and not because we ho.d That any
man has any til, TO tie Office beyond what he derives
from the favor Of the people-in a very strong and m
o:css;ye l,rlt. In considering the objections winch
have been byouch, agninst NJ Van Barren, Nj. Ban
croft mad. u rcmark which we quote here, because u
gives Us an opportunity 10 reply 70 an Unfair and unJus;
lmputllion in Tie Gazette q! ID morning:
Il. IS objected against Nj. Van Buren,, that he is .
Northern nan, and that Therefore he cannot liz elected
Against suci: an argument, would not array North
err fet ling. Democracy IS the same every whert; ii
has bu, one voice in Georgia or Missouri or New York
The North has never failed to give votes for III. candl
date from the South; Massachusetts itself, gave It's vote
once al least for Jefferson. Let US tneu hope that geo.
graphical isalousies may still continue 10 be without
influence, should 4 Northern Candidate, the ackno@-
lodged fivor,te of the Democracy OF Maine ard New
Hampshire, of Connecticut and New York, be named
as a cand date
The same Justice which we claim for a Northern
cand dale We freely ccnccde 10 the South. If any OF
NJ. Calhoun's friends obseryant of the rapid progress
Of the North est in popul-tton, and Of the force OF Ia
cal ~preiudiccs and attachments, have expressed an OPT
Mon that their favosite, justly as he is admired through
out the Union, VIII never be advanced I, The Press
dency, we do not hold ourselves responsible for what
they say. L, VII not be our fault, and we are SIRE 1t
viii no: be III. faul. Of Mr.. Van Burcns friends IN
tbs quarter, If Mr.. Calhoun should be excluded by
local prcjudices. The Gazette mast surely have for
gotten lis logic, when it attempts TO infer thai we
countenance such p%scjud!ces merely because we men
ton the Tact that some OF the friends OF NJ. Calhoun
complain OF them.
But we vii not withhold our readers from the parts
of MIR. Bancrofi's forciiie and concise summary OF the
merits Of his cGndidats:
"Tne policy Of Van Buren, in recurring to the hard
money doctrine OF the Constitution, IS now almost nn;-
vrFsaily allowed to have been rlgh. in principle. Ia
the great pubic opinioa Of the world, The character OF
that policy IS established. Ii was manly, ard ~ lis M
iiuence heneiceni; at once daring and wise. Thu! po-
Iicy is the only safeguard of the credit OF the Ua'nn,
and of the credit Of the States. When you check the
issues OF paper, you check TIE tendency OF the Stat4s
aad Of the nation to incu. debt. In New York, III"
swelling of the pernicious nnod has been stayed by The
policy, and by the friends O. Mr.. Van Buren,. Here,
in Massachusetts, we may stand up with pride, and
contend for the sanciity of every obligation which a
State incurs. The Democracy of Massachusetts,, in
the short period OF their power, have restored the value
OF the promises Of the State, and have, by their acts,
shown their hated Of repudiatioD.
"We prefer Van Buren,, because his policy befriends
The lnborer. Never did a public man make so few
professions to them in words, and never one rendered
them such benefits in deeds. The currency 10 an al
fair that enters into the very home OF the la5nrer, and
Affects MS c0H!G!l AUG security. 10 L"l TIE Hiahy
ways in which tae hard money policy of the Const'-
luton, enforced by NJ. Van Buren,, benefits the L.
borer, would fill the hours, so that morning would
still find us cor s,dering them; they were largely dwe't
upon IN 1Si0; they deserve special cons. Iteration again.
Dat without entering TO night upon that extensive
dIscuss,on, must add, that Van Buren,, first among
the Presidents, adopted the ten hour system, thus
showing tha, he fully recognized the right of the labor
or to leisure, domestic enjoyment, and tlls oPportunl-
ties of intellectual culture. [Applanse Friends Of
.u,ns, 4 a., -, c,-.et tbot YIN p,ran ,ubnu, tbpca
unaaqaaeted w't' hIn charge wHh GOODNESS, first
ainonr our sta; ssinen carried INTO action the great idea
hat les Z; the !oaadaliun o: The ten hour rule.
eve prefer hlr. Van Buren, for h,s views on inc tn
ri. They are expressed III his letter 10 the Indiana
Commit &C, and they seem to US wise and practical, l.
hsral, and suited 10 tie circumstances Of the county.
The tendency Of civilization is 10 bring nations NEARER
and nearer together; II spprosch more and more close.
ly 10 the benefits OF free interchange Of The products
OF industry. At the same time, our workshops have
grown up under the imperfect End partial theory o!
farmer days Van Buren, sees the true doctrine, and
advances ii, yet, at the same tim7, has an eye to what
actually exists. He reminds me OF the mariner, who,
IN ORDER to &c, the observation by which he will learn
how TO steer the ship, needs al one glance 10 see the sun
at lis meridian height, and the horizon. Thoroughly
acquainted with existing interests, Van Buren, looks for
his direction TO the instruction given by civil eaton. |
rejn.ce 10 find s, many men Of The middlingInterest
sound, substantial business men, Independent manu-
fac,urers, though so few uf those interested in Tie lsrg-
Est establishments, heartily advocating the nomination
Of Van Buren,.
"Aeain. We prefer Mr.. Van Buren, because we nc
cord w;th him III the manner in winch he blends the
10 nc OF Union with attachment to State rights, and a
recognition Of individual freedom. He is alike opposed
to consolidation and to that extreme Independence
which would crunble the Union into separate sove-
~reignties. His policy has always been union and The
powcr Of ic people. In this connection, we pafiicu-
ia.ly regret tha, he was no longer in the Presidential
char, n the time when the disturbances in Rhode
Island tegan. W. knuw ftcm a somes hat analogous
case ~ Pennsylvania, how he would have turned aside
every request for the unconstitutional Interference OF
tie General Government, IN the affairs Of Rhode
Island. tGfoa,app!ause. The example given ty Mr..
Van Buren,, showed how s.TiF- and The dangers Of civl
disturbance could be turacG aside; ans, had h. been re-
elected, there Is reason 10 hsi'ese our neigsaoFiag state
would have peacefully, and almost without opposition,
obtlined a truly popular Const lu.oa.'
Mr.. Bancroft closes in The following fine manner
"lf Vaa Buren, receives the nomination al Baltimore,
his election will be advocated with a powerful and
widespread eItius asm. In his defeat, The Democratic
spirit was def.d, insul;ed aud trampl.d upon that
principle demands TO aYenge itssif-not as al atfiir OF
bumnn passion or personal ambition. No, il IS 4 move
ment from the highest sphere Of truth ard right and
il IS the law of the moral world, that truth and right
cannot with irpunity be outraged. The Democratic
principle having for 4 time been overwhelmed by arts
and misrepresentation, has gathered energy to throw
oil the weight that bore it down il viii rise once
more IN it, majesty 10 be the guiding light of our na-
ton, aGd The hope CT humanity.
'Fof mvSel, 1 nave never maze DISCLAIMERS or apo
!c.'es. 10 advocate Democracy in Massachusetts,, IS
no holiday pastime, is never er.5raced b. those VITO
have no craving teyoHd rest and Plsps1u; dreams. Oar
course is not 100 often erlivered ny success; we are
wounded somet mes even b cur friends. We tread a
ihorny RI h, but it leads upwards 20 the home CT free
dom, Of justice, Of truth. a finn assertion Of our prin-
ciples in The hour Of defeats honorable; and brings it,
own reward. Yet, should We become triumphant ia
the State and in the nation, uonc m,re cheerful than
woald cour. retirement and s.l-nce. AS far as /
cisr sin 4 hope o. building u al hono7ab.e uame, 1t is
% another career ti2a that Of naliica! life, thorgh IN 4
career essentially popular, as !. .. .kes appeals also 10
IN unbiased Judgment OF tie "hc!e publlc. So mach
sthis my settisG preference, 'iist important. as IS
'eemtd ou7 meeting io-oisas, SO g'adted my time
5 t CONE 10 It Reluctantly; co., as ihe Months and
years swiftly hurry BY me, | seem 70 hear the Gliding
voices Of thasc dsparting messengers, waning me that
The nigatfuli which is coming 81 last, may find ms t1ss
%undone. Yet would not be deferred from meeting
tn you 10 night. | %rejoice tha. We have assembled
IN such numbers; | thank you for having heard me with
patience. So long as live will enjoy these highest,
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