Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-22
y Nj. Van Buren, as III


candidate
II is confidently believed there is not one such man
in The chole Union >,
II has been shown that there many 'oho rond oe
repeiied from connection by has nom'naton N'1J
Yet his nomination rs urged on motives persn"ai ~
b;m.elf nv nublic journal whose motto Is "frincl
PA non Homnes," aud whose columns 'ee'i WIN
the Oft repeated exclamation, Every 'n"g 'oi NC
cause, nothing for men Never-neser were prep
and example more slriknsiy and torcbiy contrast
ed US) 80
How different is the prospect which opens upon us
when we turn TO the contemplation OF the Roman VIZ
tines and engaging and endearing personal quaues VI
John Caldwell Calhoun? 1t ,s as certain as any event
can be- vet dependent human opinion, that he wou'o
rive us increased strengh-Thut there are many men
Of frs, responsibility intelligence and influence, who
are no,c unconn.eted cuh the Republican party, 'ch0
acM support has election he De n0mtndttd as We he
publiean canddate. (l9.)
But II is in,n,aled by the Enquirer its corresPon-
DENTS that these gentlemen not likely to "make the
best soldiers not the best troops 10 De trusted
And therefore the nomination should be made without
reference to their wishes Let not the Editor OF the
ENQUIRER give counenance TO the CONJECTURE that ms
friends not ANXIOUS TO recruit Generals wah
soidiers-that they do not want Leaders ana TteHs
but foiloBerS-bttRd implicit
ble-p ereclly trained in The tactics aud oisc'phe OIL
party-who can be wheeled INTO line at the WORD Oh
command Let HIM rather adopt the sentiment oil ant
yersa phanthropy and extend to these men Tue nope
of sayation-he chance OF restoration 10 Inc hepuo
yous tion that certain class Of politicians
feel that the Democratic party noc strong enough to
dispense ,oith the Of State Rights men 7nd that
If IS dangerous TO make further recruits among sect
who are "apt to make the best soldiers, but are
rather accustomed TO aspire 10 command (Zl)
And If it be resolved that the Republican party, IN
making the choice of It's candidate, is under no obhga
ton to consult the wishes OF State ghis men, Vt should
still be remembered, that state u MtngS may Gtst,
when il may be very desirable to make few recruits
,Ia 4, uolIr aup uppreU
close of the hen all was lost out honor-
the columns oil certain journals were tarkened with
gloomy statistics, to prove that few recruits, oppor
tunely made aud skltully posted and appointed, might
have turned the fortune Of War Let provide against
the recurrence Of similar contiugency-let Us make
the recruits in due season. (22
In declaring my preference Tor Mr. Cahoun-my
decided undoubtng peferencel dlsda'n to deny that
NV feelings enter largely into the question. know
the man, and kno,ciug him. iooe 4im-and know ing
him. and loving htm, | ardentiy desire his elevation
(23) desire for his sakeout far, far more for the
sake Of his country. 1t would be- but the just ewird
of distinguished virtue and ranscendent ability But
waving all claim reward for his great qualities and
brilliant services, it urged, that his elevation would
more than any other event. contribute to the periec-
ton of our systematic durability of our Institutions
the happiness of the people and the prosperity Of the
country-these these the high and the holy ncen
t,yes which fill us with desire, and stimulate us tc
effort to to the country the good and the glory
o his administration. ga
1t is not proposed, the present paper, to discuss
the advantages which might be expected from the ex
ercse of his high Executive talent. Belonging TO the
future and resting the prospective, they necessarily
depend the vrtuous application of the powers OF
m md TO the functions of Government, and the mos
reasonable expectations might be disappointed, ant
the most rational lncuctions might be tails ned. Blu
il is confidently believed that there important ad
yantapes which would result from the simple fact o
his nomination, independent of his future agency
Among these, perhaps, not the least important has
been DEMONSTRATING the increased probability OF sue
cess to the Republicans IN the approaching contest
of 1874 But the topic 10 which the present pnr-
pose direct attention. is, the salutary influence whcf
his nomination must exert the future organization
of Political parties and its tendency to re-uni,e ano
re-estabsh in its former power, the old RePubiican
party in the South. Us
After the overthrow Of the old Sedtion Law Federal
ists the Republicans for many years maintained un
dsputed npre mncy throughout the South Mr.. JET
ferson Mr. Madison Mr.. Monroe, Mr.. Crawford, and
Andrew Jackson, respectively, commander triumphant
major,iies in Virginia. They "recelved the undivided
SUPPORT of her Republican party, TO whom dissensor
and schism were comparatively unknown. The he
full bsHs perhaps, were never more united and power
P,s.;dsncv q, secession of Andrew Jackson to tn
verse, in the temporary resto,..n IS no Ad,ms DO
nasty, they recovered at from the casual surprise
and resolved, by the vigorous concentrated
energy, to wipe out the disgrace and reesabsh ,hei
ppnssed and andrew Sarns ,o.so the end was accom-
publican party was formidable as Napoleon at the hea
Of the enthusiastic egloos Of France. Like that grea
man. in the subnity Of his elevation, he conceive
designs bold and daring in degree, Is not in knd-an
projected measures which exasperated his enemies
whilst they were deemed indefsrsibe by many of thos
who gave to him personally their warmes sy'npath'e:
Bonaparte in the of the principle of despotisn
contributed much to the cause of rational liberty-an
Jackson 10 the hab,uai assertion of Executive sopre
macy, did more, perhaps, than any living man, t
arrest legislative patton the Fedeatve prime pie
Though posterty cannot fail to vndicate his characte
against much of the traduction OF the present age; an
appreciate and assert the value of his services 10 IN
Republican cause; yet the candid critic will ever man
tain that several Of the leading Of his admir-
straton irreconcabe with the genius OF our IN
stitutions And sustanabe defence OF those Reput
cans who found themselves constrained 10 offer re
luctant opposition to those measures, will live throug
the page Of undyng History
Ii may be a question with the political casust, whe
Their in sthe mode and measure of opposition they d
not transcend the rules OF prudence-And whethe
they did not grossly err in permitting themselves,
their ardor for the Constitutions 10 become nadver,
emily and mpercepably mingled or allied with other
who offered opposition 10 the Jackson administrator
under the influence of motives actually hostile To III
Republican principle. But weniormed States
man enter,ans doubt, but that the great body
State Rights men, who withdrew from the support
President Jackson were animated by motives OF tn
pures PATRIOTISM and sincere devotion 10 the Constitt
ton They felt that they acted under the obligation
of Principle. They felt that their State Rights prir
eiples were violated and invaded. They felt bound
resist the invasion, without examining with whom the
acted in concert They felt that their party We
weak, and the point of honor strong, in proportion
the weakness of their friends. In the prosecution
hosttes, they imbibed natural, though, perhaps
unjust prejudice agains. MIR. Van Buren,, whom the
regarded accessory to the supposed excuses of Ia
President-That prejudice has r'pened into ncnrao!
aversion. They never can lcve-they never cen az
mire-they never can bestow the sympath'es of III
heart on Martin Van Buren,, however ready they Ma
be to encounter pnn prvation, aud personal peril
the of the sacred Republican principle To nc
inmate Mr.. Van Buren,, to paralyse their energe
even il they be not driven in state of desperation
crowd the formidable ranks of our adrersares
These men, as class are ths zsalots OF rigid cor
struction of the Constitution. They were original az
mrers and supporters of John c. Calhoun, and to nj
inmate him the Republican candidate for the Pres
dency, is to restore them, class, to the RepubIca
fold, and render our principles altogether insincIbI'
We should restore the Republican party to its perec
proportions, as IT existed IN lc29, and reduce
versaries TO the state OF wretched imbeci,y OF ths
t,Co l1olL .a..