Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-13

an insult TO the Democracy Of the greatest of The u
States hard to BEAR hard to and unwse as
thew are unjust There he question thai il con-
st,ued as complete and true representation Of the
powerful party in whose name il assembled can
he obtained by conventions Of that description. 1t
cluded many of the best and truest, well ablest
men in the State and the harmony of sentiment
and action, on the business for which it con.
stituied, between the and the less radical
portions OF the party who usually open and vehe-
ment enough in their mutual antagonism, was un.
doubtedy but the reflection Of the corresponding state
OF feeling persadng the Democracy OF the State Ia
fact dspassiona,e and honest observer, on the spot
here, MS happen 10 be situated, can for moment
question the certainty with which the natre candidate
Of the State would carry every district, every county,
every town. every village IN IT, so tar as regards the
preference of its Democratic party any other OF
The competing candidates for nomination. So doubt
less would MIR. Calhoun in South Carolina, Mr. Bu-
chanan in Pennsylvania, Col. Johnson in Kentucky
If the Syracuse Convention memhered the unanimty
with which in 1929 the Legislature OF the State adopted
the general ticket mode Of electng the Presidential
electors after it's then recent experience oil the mode
IN which the single district method could nnty the
influence of the State upon the decision OF the ques
tionf they complied at with the usage OF former
occasions, ard with that principle OF The Constitution
Of which have above spoken-if, while resting on
the grounds Of general policy ably set forth by them
selves, precedent for permanent rule, with view
the internal harmony of the party az well as to the
of the constitutional weight OF the State
unmpared by division dssenson, they al the same
time followed also the example Of the two other large
States which had adopted any action on the SUBJECT
TO say nothing of Georgia. Calhoun S,a'e)-'i, we
saw they did oil this the action adopted oy them oil
sending the whole Of the collective State into the
Convention to be cast according 10 the undputed pre-
ference of its Democracy it was not because there ex-
listed the slightest doubt the preference and certain
vote of every single district in the State We know that
some OF the Jealous we'll most intelligent of
nE tha
adoption of the single district system for the sole pur
pose OF Cancellation and harmony-in the perfect as
surance that it would not affect single one Gi the
votes to be by the State in the Convention, what
ever mode Of voting should be established. We say
this because it 10 the unquestionabe truth, and be
cause We are anxious to and entreat our South
ern friends-(and there ore among them few sncerer
or warmer friends 10 their great statesman than our
selyes)-not be deceived to the true character
and constitution of that body; be led further and
further 10 take ground less easy be e,raced against
the Convention, of which it is rrerocably settled,
that at least very considerable number Of its members
must take their seats other qualifications than that
single district election system, which some have put
forward the qnanon of their acquescence IN The
nomination that may be made.
\ Why, there appears every reason to deem 1t pre-
bahIe that considerable majority of the Convention
will be their places the General Ticket mode OF
appointment, or something analogous TO it. IT the
ground have aimed to combat-for the sake OF our
whole party and ts great common cause be main
tanned, and if double sets Of delegates are 10 make
their appearance at Baltimore the irregular and disor.
ganzing sets claiming seats under separate district
elections of their own and being supported by the main
body Of Mr. Calhouns friends in that body and out OF
it, under threat OF secession dissolution, and conse-
quent party defeat, if their demands not yielded
TO, it may well be known first last and the whole
idea of harmonzlng and concentrating The action oil
the great Democratic Party Of the Union, by means OF
Convention may be abandoned al once, and had bet
ter be abandoned at once.
But move feel loo we'll assured of the attachment
Of all the main constituent portions Of party 10
those principles which would be 50 foolisby,
crimnally de voted to destruction by such course
to dread that the discussions menaclng II will be suffer
ed to continue. There is manifest propreiy in
leaving to the Democratic Conventions OF the respec
tive States the setemen of the mode of eecng their
delepa,es-(precisely the Constitution leaves 10 their
Legislatures that of the election OF .ectors)-that,
however it may have been opposed in argument before
its ADOPTION cannot believe that that opposition Will
be carried out by any formidable number, into facous
and dsoya resistance, after It's revocabe adoption oy
any State or any number Of the States AS we before
said our preference has, throughout been for the
single district system; but not Till we prepared to
carry the Democratic Review to the support of
Mr. Clay, and Of all the bad principles OF public pulley
which we regard summed up that name, shall we
cease to protes, against and denounce, with the most
indignant emphasis in power, this worse than SUI
cidal course, which has been Unexpectedly threaten
cd. and already partially attempted to be carried into
very worst friends Mr.. Calhoun has in the whole
| Union.
VIVA, may be the action of The Convention, We do
not allow ourselves to anticipate. II may nom
nate Mr.. Van Buren-it may, Mr. Calhoun-it may,
neither of the two 1t is enough to be prepared 10
gu pport its nomination, whatever it may prove, with
every energy and every effort That question from
which it is for obvious proper and necessary
that this work should stand entirely aloof. THIS how
ever we may say-that if its choice should fall Mr.
Van Buren,, and the friends of MIR. Calhoun should
then hold hack from giving to the party ticket the same
Jealous support of which the friends OF the former have
rendered the in the event of their dIsap
pontment-Mr. Calhouns chance of euer being placed
By the Democracy of the Union in that high position
i which he would SO nobly grace, would Immediately
sink TO position lower than that of any other public
before the aleye-exceptng, of course, the
present Vice Pres,dent) While on the other hand,
different would scarcely fail to artor
of grateful attachment, which would complete all that
vet remains to be done 10 eface from the mind OF the
Democratic party, the memory OF the yet recent years
when he occupied an antagonist party position to them
and the great leader to whom their hearts are still
bound, by ties combining the tenderness Of personal
affection with all The utmost strength Of political sym.
patty and gratitude. And whether it is we'll to weak
en- leopard the formation OF this feeling now, al
the time that much injury, perhaps rreparable,
is done to the healthy spirit of party, by this sys
of irritation, threat, jealousy dstrust and acrn,o
ny, pushed sometimes to the length of abuse, not the
less offensive that may be enveoped in gauze screens
of pointed insiDuaton, and sometimes adorned with
brillianoy Of sarcastic wt-we commend to the rehec
tons of the wiser and better portion of his friends.
ave refer of the Democratic members
OF Legislature of Pennsylvania in favor Of the General Ticket
method; and the Virginia method by which the whole of
be for candidate by large body which
win in of convention like that of Syracuse
elected by DISTRICTS and then iy majority
among themselves the candidate of the State The other of
States (Oho might have been added the mani
fest public and of the people, evnced by
general of its county meetings, be taken
anticipation will be the its authorized
ton.
Tile Common Opponent.
The "Lynchburg Republican" is making war upon
Mr.. Clay and the Wings with great en'husiasm-and
in The following article groups together many season.
able facts in relation to Mr.. Gays fugitive prospects,
as their reflected light from the "reminiscences
Of the Past, that we beg leave to lay them before the
Tribunal, which we have the honor of addressing:
"MR CLAY's AvAILAsiLIrY.-As the Richmond
Wing and other Clay prints so fond of eniightensng
Us in regard to the availability of orr candidates, we
A xorr tim hoa oant IN