Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-27
Tur NATIONAL coNvENTroN.

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
We do not feel at liberty to soften modify single
SYLLABLE in the following communication although some
Of it's expressions rather harsh towards the very
| distinguished member of The Convention, to whom
Il replies. 1t should perhaps, have made some allow
ance for the impressions under which that anthor wrote
II his decided IMPRESSION that the South Carolina
Convention intended to ''nsst uncompromisingly
upon particular form OF constituting the National
Convention and of drawing out It's votes. lie placed
that construction upon certain passages thor Address,
in which he was far from being singular; for many
others, and some of the cearest minds in The country,
had come to the same conclusion. 1t was the light IN
which "kendalls Expositor treated il. 1t was in the
same light, that several of the Democratic presses
viewed It, 1t had created the most serious doubts, and
the greatest anxiety in minds-and It was IN
der this Impressions that addressed ourselves Tor
Information to the Charleston Mercury and the Co
umbia 5. Carolinan, IA Friend 10 Truth states.
But when the "Member Of the Convention wrote his
structures, he wrote under the first blush of the sub
Ject lie wrote in some haste for he about TO hid
adsn to HIS home. He had time to wait tor reply
from South Carolina. The replies of the Mercury and
the South Carolinian were clearly not before him
We know not to what "msg sings" of ours The an-
thor OF the following communication refers We pre-
sumo, he aiudes 10 the following passage in our Edl
oral, which is far from being "msgving, as TO the
strengh OF the "mem bers argument or the proprety
Of its publication:
awe hail. with pleasure the frank declaration Of the Mercury,
that in We doubt not that viii be received IN
in this days paper and whose review subject writ
teE-nay IN type, before received the Mercury ne lays
pontent delegate and voting per eapa-a qua nand
on such foundation he builds up an argument sSnesxe 10
Carolina and our Sister States He we doubt n n" VIII
State that far from wishing embaHass amo
by insisting her view OF the proper osanza
lion the National This point settled might be
thought unnecessary 10 publish the article Of correspondents
do il in order show with What deep interest THIS ques
regarded the Republicans Of Vgnlahow ser-
ousy they regretted to differ with the course OF South Caona
they viewed -and what sincere Joy they VIII experenee
Mercury Moreover, commend to the consideration OF Ine
satesnanke argument oi our cores
pendent. We have much hoe that VIII carry cohVcuoh
The fact ia, we considered the general argument OF
the "member" to be perfectly jus, and nexpugnable
and With all the benefit of the ingenious criticsn which
The following communication Gevotes &c the subject
our opinions are still mistaken and unchanged. How
ever we do no, 10 argue the question at present
We do not mean TO enquire whether mode shonlC
be adopted for election of President, and another
mode for the selection of q candidate. Mr. Kendall
(see last page OF this days Enquirer has examined tina
proposition with his usual ingenuity and force Besides
there will be no want of champions enter tht
lists-there will be no danger, that the question will
not be ably and thoroughly discussed
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
; We were pleased to see in the Enquirer an answe
10 the South Carolina Address, from ga distinguish
ed member of the Virginia Convention; for, we an
tcipated from such calm and we'll reasone,
argument, worthy of the very able paper to which
was reply Ia discussing questions connected witt
The National Convention, the only object permi
ourselves TO know, is the success Of Republican prin
cipes to be secured by the union of the party; ant
how is this 10 be effected, except by free discussion
conducted in liberal and friendly spril We repeat
then, that pleased; for we expected 10 see th
views of those who differ with in opinion, set fort
with all that concilia,ory calmness, which become
men who are struggling in the same cause, and VIII
feel assured of the justice Of their principles yet
this faith was slightly shaken, when we saw the ms
gvings of the Editors Of the Enquirer to the pro
prcty of publishing this reply. But still could no
believe that the distinguished" author would hav
written any thing well calculated to excite the sur
prise and regret Of every lover OF the
We were not prepared for tone Of violence, which
n might lave bee; expected from partZan, laborin
under the excitement of disappointed schemes, ant
might have becu excused in man who felt tha
he was engaged IN fruess endeavor to OPP
pose the claims Of ruth and justice; but in eds
tingushed" member Of the Virginia Convention
10 whom such character cannot be attributed, thi
was wholly unexpected. 1t remained for this "distn
gushed O. atleman 10 discover, that address whic
has been admired throughout the Union by all side.
and whose ability the Enquirer ard the Globe did nc
hesitate to admit, while they dissent from its propos
tons, "fa.iguing," or that its views were enc
only ridiculous and absurd, but insulting And VIII
, doss this Address excite such bitter feelings IN tn
# writer? Because of the apparently unconpromisin
a position" of South Carolina; because sour DEAR CHI
varous soter State of South Carolina most claboraely
petnacously and modestly denies to certain sur
t. posed right; sentence which the distinguished men
oer must have borrowed from the classical columns
r the Richmond Wing. And yet, while he speaks thu
, warmly Of South Carona's Incorporating dispos
ton, the very breath, he undertakes to max
proclamation for the State of Virginia, that she wi
"unt0mpromiSingly maintain the plan Of the Rich
mond Convention BY what authority, we may ask
daoc ha fhp-cp in no aocth Sta.as al
8 tingushed' as this "me mber" may be, merited an
y great may be his reputation, our State contain
n others eminent, who differ widely in opinion an
It who believe that majority Of the party prefer IN
Maryland plan, the fairest and most just mode
e obtaining the popular will. The "msmber puts tn
case, that Virginia serds seventeen mbers nine fo
, candidate and eight for the other, and then demand
that The former candidate shall have the benefit not onl
of the nine he actually receives but of the eight while
are cast against him Is this his idea Of giving tn
ascendancy to the popular principle, ofwhch he speak
so mueh2 1t would be beautiful system Of crushin
the voice of nearly one hall the party in the State
Blu; the member" goes TO suppose that the "eigh
delegates should represent districts in the State which
election by general ticket, should give prepon
: dera,ing Democratic majority" To the mind of an
e less distinguished member, this would appear a
g additional reason why the nine, who represent mi
D nory should not be entitled dispose of the Who'll
vote Of the State. We loss understand fror
this whether the author proposes that III
Virginia delegation should insist upon voting
silence its minority, however large, if the Convenlio
itself adopts the per capita mode of voting, thong
this to be the conclusion at which he aims whe
he assumes TO utter the voice of the State. In such
case who would be the schsma,ics, the body Of In
Convention, who adopts certain rule for its own or
gunzaton, or that delegation which should claim to b
part of the Convention, and yet refuse submit
its rules II would be the old story of the Juror VIII
pronounced his fellows whom he could not con vince
: to be the eleven most obstinate in the world
is vain talk about "bgotted and Infatuated Chris
tans," "Grs and faggot," and what not of Churc
history; it 10 useless even to print FEDERATION
in large capitals; all will not avail to force the Con
vention TO agree, that any State shall vot
) with her whole nominal strength, however divide
her people may be- while the other States are vo,
5 ing per capita. If it be really our object to Civ
ascendancy the popular principle in The selection
of candidate, what better plan than send delegate
from the districts, fresh from the people, and then ALLOW
them to record their votes, individually, SO that all, ant
every section Of the people may be enled ,