Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-22

would not 60 as warmly for Mr.. Calhoun should ba
! be the nominee We should be ''oth TO stake ,t
election on the vote OF Georgia; because are fear
full, that with any nominee, even Mr.. Calhoun himself
we cannot absolutely calculate upon her vote W.
fear that she is Too much welded 10 the Idol of Wa,
gerry be secured, beyond all doubt, by the magic ~
any name If this sincere opinion Of ours be correc,
founded 1t follows that the very contingency predicted
in the case of the nomination OF Mr.. Van Buren, wopd
arise upon the nomination Of MIR Calhoun. We cons,de
the chance Of those States good with VI,
Van Buren, as with Mr. Calhoun. What, then, is TO h.
gained by The nomination of the latter In fact cons
der MIR V. b s chances are better than MIR Cahouns-
great IN North Carolina. and greater in all the sps
cited States, except the State OF Georsa. Mir Van
buren, has as great chance oil getting Tennessee b
as Mr. Calhoun has of getting Georgia, lO,-and b.
ter chance OF obtaining Virginia, IL, and hlissssipp b
Then, how stands the account between Messrs Van
Buren, and Clay The former, accord TO the calculation
of Rip Raps, will start with the first IS votes Ado,
these, Vngnlo, IL, and Mississippi 6-making togr5a,
5l-and his chances in Tennessee, Maryland, and
Iouisana-and the chances are, that SIR. Nsn Buren,
will carry against Mr. Clay majority OF the !oe, from
the sage-hodng Staes-and that he Will be stronger
than MIR. Calhoun himself IN those States.
t30) We do not consider II 'voient presump'ion"
to claim this disputed territory for Mr.. Van Buren,
We have reasonable grounds for hope IN these tuu,
contested States But If ii be "vole nj presumption"
in case of the nomination OF MIR Van Buren,, IS Il
equally in the of MIR Calhouns nominaton
The "argument applies IN either
(3l) With all due respect, RIP Raps has drawn IN
overcharged picture. He has let slip the bis
imagnation and has panied in the darkes, coors TIE
South, storm by dssen.Ions, Nc should Mr. Van
Buren, receive the Southern vote. We cannot, for lhe
life of US, the force of his argument Does he sup
pose that the elevation OF Mr.. Calhoun wl produc-
political millenum,-that the Wings of the South ~t
yield up their heresles, and, as one man, rally under
the Republican flag; Is the elevation Of John & Ca.
houn any other Southern Statesman, potent enough
to work these mage results to put down Whggcry
IN the South, and unite every Southern nan ~ Tie
support of Democratic principles: We cannot believe
II. Let Martin Van Buren,, whose principles and feel
ngs liza been with the South receive her votes,
and the Republican party will be firm and united
as if John {. Calhoun or any other Southern man he
elected. The Wings Of the South will raIse tie
crest Of opposition as high against Calhoun s.
against Van Buren,. The Southern Republicans
will see their rights safe and invloIshle IN tie
hands of "Norlhern man wr'h Southern pm
cples''-one vino has been bred up III the School
of Jefferson, and has always praclised upon true De-
mocratic principles. They will see "Southeru pfin-
cples not confined to the narrow limits of the Sau'h
out, under the auspices Of the Northern Democri T.
spreading and striking their roots deeper into the
and hearts OF the North. They will remember, that
there is great Democratic party acting with them
throughout The Union, and they will, with parrionc
PRIDE rejoice at the diffusion Of true doctrines Seeing
oil this can they be guilty Of "iniestine ieGds = WI
they not unite sustaining the President, who repre-
sens their every principle : Can their motives Tor
union and strength be greater If a Southern man be
chosen, Are not the principles OF the Democratic
party the same, here and IN The North Are we not
all laboring to restore the beauty and purity OF tie
Constitution of the United States; A nd would South
ern Republicans withhold their support from Cnie
Magistrate SIMPLY, because there may have been ger
sonal preiudces' against him We will never br-
lleve H. Elect Mr.. Van Buren,, and the majority IN
the Sou,h-far from being dubious and waning 80
would continue To spread and fix itself an imptg
~, tl,.tt he sEPlc of X
of sour moral power utterly exnngurshed is chr
mera Of the brain. Under any successful Champion
even from the coolest regions of the North the South
ern Democracy will be firm and united and ready 10 re-
.ist Federal aggressions We fully trust IN ,he'f pa
triotism and devotion TO principle Should Mr. Van
Buren, "be overtaken by defeat, the Republc cans Of
the South would deeply lament it-they would see
their principles trampled in the dust-But would
they not feel the consciousness oil having doue
their duty and of having strlven Ia wipe off the
stains of Whggery, which, in 1910, so disgrace
fully covered Their flag Would they not be h'ed
with zeal 10 raise up their principles, the only
safeguard of the Constitution Though mortified at
the defeat.of Mr. " Buren, their strongest man, would
they ingorously lay down their arms-would they not
rather keep their banner flying, and continue to call IN
recruits as time would demonstrate the evil effects at
Federal measures; This is the "p'cture which We
might "sketch, It it were necessary; but We ha'e
every hope that the exIgency will not arse-We haze
every trust that the Democratic party WILL under Tie
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rebuild in all their strength the toiterng pillars Of the
Constitution. And suppose MIR. Calhoun should re
our candidate, and shond then be beaten, awful m
deed will he the responsibility which his friends would
n0c assume. il responsibility assumed III the very
face of all the information which IS waited 10 US from
the North and the Northwest, that the decided molo'
rity Of the Republicans pr,Jer Mr.. Van Buren, to MI
Calhoun Is not as clear as noon day, that III those
important quarters, MIR. Van Buren, IS the strongest,
and Mr. Calhoun Of the weakest candidates -
How IF he peoDlp
Mr. Calhoun in New York, IN New England, IN ohlo,
&c &c. And what torrent, at all these points, runs
in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,
Grip Raps" refers TO our distinctive interest gtv.
ing MIR Calhoun superior clam to Mr. Van bc'
rem Does he refer to peculiar Southern lns'nu.
tons Then, we must remind him ct the change ol
tone which he makes about MIR. V,n Buren since -i,
when The Charlottesville Convention referred to the
advantage Of choosing Mr. Van Buren,, who, IN sddi'
ton 10 the solemn pledges he had given IN our be-
half was "iom his local pos'tion al the pom, OF dan
ger, able and wiling 10 bring us friends, and serve
most. Does Grip Raps remind rs OF the IarH
question, In what respect does Mr.. Van Bnrens
Indiana letter present HIM on less desirable GROUNDS,
than Mr.. Cahoun's letter TO MIR. X. {. Nicholas
(32 We have already attempted 10 show, that We
can as easily carry the South with Mr. Van Buren, as
with Mr.. Calhoun and that, with the former, we hare
brighter prospect Of carrying the Presidential recuon
Why the "sacrfce Of the harmony OF the South by
the election of MIR. Van Buren,; Why her "dscoc
and distractions" Will not tho South continue to
have the love Of country, the same devotion 10
principles the grand and ennobling motives To re-
main united All The lervor and zeal OF KIP hap7
can never make the reality of his glowing pc
ture With M Van Buren, as President, our primer.
pss will be safeour interests guarded inv'oate ana
why should the South be "doomed TO ciscord and DIS
traciion?
OBJ We will join Grip R,ps' in his glowing ad-
vocacy Of 'the Republican principle. II should mol
be confined 10 the sunny regions Of the Sonia, 0u'
should penetrate the most distant points OF the Norm
and West We not fighting for Southern parry:
but for The of the great Democratic parry o.
the Union. Docs not "Trip Raps," however, entan'
ger the permanency and v'gor OF this pr'nc'Pe' y
seeming 10 appeal 10 sectional feeling VIII not the
eternal truths Of Democracy flourish us green ana nv
ing fcarried in all their beauty by brother Demo-
cra ofthe North by of our own Southern s''''s
men, however pure and able: II we wish To pie''f''
these principles IN all their strength and peri'c'"n
let cultivate the kindes feeling between al the Sc
ton. of the Union, aud thus form IN tmpen'"a'e
groundwork This never he attained, 1t w"r"C5
Gle the South with On IRON f"rtlhcauoh s""
excluding all sympathy for our Northern and "''"'n
brethren, confine all energies and tetllngs VIM.