Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-03
no THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER


23th September, 1915
9" have been much gratifi.d al the moderate ana
argumrnatne tone with which you have urged Inc So
p.rIor claims OF MIR. Van Buren,. You would De- 90 ng
not only injustice 10 cause, but injustice 10 M
Calhoun, ynr permit yourself to treat, as the
vnce OF his pariY the passionate and mprudent ebul
htions OF some uf his personal friends Few-com-
paralivey-ssry few of his supporters are mere man
worshppers, Federass al heart, and ready to adopt
the Federal candidate, Clay, and his landinarian mea
sures, # Mr. Calhoun be not our nominee lh'nK'
that far from dreuding the detection OF such men,
il would be exceedingly desirable 10 get rid OF them,
BECAUSE IN The OF success, they will be sure
To endeavor t. give Federal direction to The mea
sures Of the administration. Out of the STATE OF Snnih
Carolina, nine-tpnths of the friends of Mr. Calhoun
are the old Democrats who sustained Jackson anu van
Buren,. These men have fought all along Tor prin-
cipe, and will continue TO fight for principle, no mat
ter who IS the nominee of our Convention. Nine
tenlbs of the SO called Stale Rights party are now Clay
men, Tariff men, and Bank men, and more inveteraely
inimca to Mr. Calhoun, than to any other man IN our
ranks, because they charge him with the crime OF DE
seron lie has deserted to stick to principles,
and they have deserted principles TO stick 10 neme
But they hate him the for this, because he has
the best OF The argument and yet to admit nm 10 De
right, would be 10 confess their own derelclIons
Where ia the States Rights party of Georgia Are
they not the friends Of Clay, of The Tariff and The
Bank Does not the Union party, the old Jackson
and Van Buren, party, alone sustain MIR. Calhoun In
Virginia, with few brilliant exceptions, tins States
Rights party sticks 10 Clay and his doctrines. few
distinguished individuals from this party in every sec.
ton oil The State, have joined our ranks, not from love
Of Mr. Calhoun, but from love OF principle. These
will not desert till desert our principles.
Mr.. Calhoun brought no party, worth while speaking
about into ranks when he entered them and would
carry no party out, were he to desert them The same
high patriotic motives that influenced him TO unite
with US, influenced others American ffeenen will
lace 10 the rtplt about the bidding OF
man Mr.. Calhoun is every way worthy of the
Doubt be cordially sustained by our whole party.
of others, think equally worthy-and, should one OF
in Mr. Calhouns past course, that he at least will
not desert his principles from pque or modification
Nor will single Democrat of sound head and sound
heart quit ranks and turn Fedrrallst, because the
nomination may not fall Mr.. Calhoun. IL few
FederaIsls, now retained in ranks by mere man
worship, should then desert why we vii! try to get
along without their aid, and Will congratulate them
that they no longer in a false position In con-
clusion, | am there is not spark Of selfish and
tact"us spirit in the Of Mr. Calhoun friends, nor
IN himself; and do hope you will pass unheeded the
idle threats OF impudent partIzans. Mr. Van Buren,,
too has jealous friends. whose proscrpive course
IS, fear, lnjuring his cause, and weakening the
strength Of our party If you too lose your temper,
fear all is os-lf you continue TO be moderate and
impartial our success is certain
we the Friend, whose have poachcd for
letter did publish, that if Thing
depends upon Keeping our temper, we mean to Keep i-at0r