Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-20

,, r ~. have full confidence in the PATRIOTISM, ne
crac principles and abilities OF al Tue nanan and
Wtcfh'' p C,lhnun Van Buren,, Cas-, bnclahah, d.u
viduals h neonle as candidates of The Democratic
p far lie Presiency-and congratulate tne county a min
party @ ,ne wond secured by the election Of either
of lhem-snd that we pedge CIV % that shall he The choice
tons 70 p,onoe ,onve"ton fairly constituted" Resolution Of
N, m,etinp Of d. parish Of oaaeaaa A0H'''a"a' P'.
consequence OF many candidates AL POSSESSING nh
upon favorable consideration unr he onIy hing we can
S in virrnia is to abide the nomlna"n ana maAe ,' %
q" ,hs sndr and lc action Is the ony path 10
sure ' s ,y rock Of orr sayand we must keep vfan
and steady eve upon in all our movements 81, '3
Lerisiafire Conrenhon II t"S'n'a. D''e"'0" '''' .
yh,, ,s,,rau, will Withdraw from The general consultation,
fuse nnouirsconce in decision of The majority and SEEK ms
own M @ unoy ambition and LEI his
despe fate admonish Others Una ta Il nus r"nry
TIC address Of Virginia State Contention iare" 'as'
we wopld suspect no aspirant Of such an intention;
hrt we have a remarkable paper before us, which
shows that few friends OF one OF the Candidates ae
o.o,he of such an act of folly. Ii appears IN the
Y Evening Post OF tue 10th. IL mas Just "a
Tho shaue OF an "ADpREss to The Democratic P0tyg ths
y s,ot,s bu the Committee dypointedbya general neng
~; Me De,nocratc Republican Electors Of me e,fy ana
,nty of Mem York. assembled on the IAN o. Septemor,
I2i3 IN The Park, to hear The report o. MtT dee9"tS
>, ,bs syracuse Conoention -" II is gned by - gen
y bo nroess 10 be the friends of Mr. Calhoun and
,nns n column and half of singular matter indeed
II attacks the principle OF the organization oil me ha
,;n,a t,opvcntion and the availability ot Mr. van
p,an We mass over lis reasoning and ITS statistics,
10 arrive at the end of their Journey lhey say
,ShaIl we patiently acquiesce, and go into hopeless
.o,t,st forced upon US by intriguing and interested
who see no prospect of being restored 10 once
bu, in the reelection of candidate whon tne Peop'e
hive rejected and by doing SO abandon our PHnc'Pe
mr. shall we rally in their support as reemeh our
.eIves we are resolved We desire 10 act IN iarino-
nv with and to preserve the integrity OF The Democrat
ha
c;oIes bv selecting q candidate nominated IN such
manner as 10 unite and arouse its emfgtes IN ms sup
port We cannot in any nomination to oe maze
The Baltimore Conoention because ace cannon @e4
esee in the principles on nhteh II 10 DC organised
Charged as we have been, by the Republican voters oil
Tho citv and county Of New York, with recommending
measures for the preservation Of their free and unoas
cd right of suffrage have deemed It expedeht 10 as
eertln as far practicable, The pubic 'e
party as to the best and sures means oil
mony and securing the success OF our a"u
the only hope of accomplishing these des rabie ends al
due debs ration and consultation propose that the
voters in each Congressional district IN the u SNAIL
NJ such lime and place as they may deem fit elect one
delegate 10 Convention to be holden IN Inc cry oi
Phadephia in the State House, where our fathers de-
clared our indepe ndence to nominate, on The attn gay
of Julv next 1.-THE anniversary of that day on winch
we became free people) candidate TO be supported
by the Democratic party. The delegates thus CHOSEN
in each State choose two others Tor such otate anu
all Of them when in Convention, TO vote per capita
That the candidate of the party if thus nominated, Will
he elected il ms certain as that the candidate nominated
no the Baltimore Convention will be defeated On the
one hand is union harmony and success because ,he
nomination would be fair expression OF the prefer
ence of The party on the other dsunion dscord and
defeat because the nomination will be IN VIOLATION OF
the spirit and letter of the Constitution
We are as,onshed and indignant at inns pos'tion Of
the friends of Mr.. Calhoun in the city OF New YORK
We know not, which is most exceptonaole the propo-
ston itself the spirit in when II IS enforced ihey
cut themselves off al once from all connection with the
R,l,;mo,e Convention. They most cvilly attribute
the mode Of appointing its Delegates to nrtgung ano
interested PERSONS although il the mode which IS mos
conformable the ancient usage oil the
State exercising her legitimate power OF appointing hei
deleuates in her way-und the mode OF appointing
BY Conventions been adopted by most OF the STATES
ev ssc9sssay by most q" e s% le or
"lareer states" Thus Convention is attributed to
"intees. and intrigue which has been sanctionedby
vast majority of the Republican party, from one e1
tremty OF the Union to another and this uni us com
plant and this bera charge are propagated BY small
fraction of the pnrty In other words, the II jury
men are all obstinate and dshonenl, while the 18th
iuryman is the only disinieresed and virtuous man
on the panel This is, indeed, modest enough =
They unhesitatingly proclaim, that the "contest IS
hopeless" with the nominee Of The Baltimore Con.
yenton as our candidae-who will be preferred and
supported by vast minority of the patty-and that
the nominee Of their little clique and of their
gre convention the only who Likely to succeed
This too, is modest enoug h.-They denounce Mr. Van
Buren,, the strongest of the party, because the ge
and indignant spirit OF the people towards the
person. who had been dedicated" by frauds and by
mummeries and tricks, had long ago pointed him out
the man, in whom were all wronged in 1910 and by
whom and principles, the country and her instI-
tutions, all to be rghted in Sd4 These gentle
first throw the rebrand of discord into our camp
and Then ascrbe the mischief which TO its gal
atfn mt n
break up "the union and harmony of the party, in
manner calculated 10 endanger its success then
cry out alt is not zoe, but you who did this mischief
This, too, is sufficiently modest! They abandon the
Baltimore Convention and determine 10 fight upon their
own hook and they propose an independent CoDven-
ton OF their own with all the flourish about The Hall
OF pendence and "the 4h july; by which tine the
Wing phaanx wi be fully organized, firmly prepared,
and embatled in force sufficient to sweep away, like the
leaves Of the forest, this hedged md disorganized
Convention of The friends OF of the canddates-se
lected they will be- by neagre meetings of scattered
fragment the party Trust to such men, TO such nds
crelon, such madness, total want of organization
for our shield against the armour Of the Wings, and
should be beaten almost without struggle. Are
they mad enough 10 believe, that the great majority
of the Republicans are going TO succumh to ihem-
abandon their own banner, and fight under the hu-
neers flag, Never.
But such is the position to which they would madly
reduce our party-and such is the RISKS TO wh'ch they
would subject our glorious cause: we Iesrel-"e ue-
precaie-we denounce such proceeding as contrary
to the hes, interests Of the country They haze entem
seirss loose from the Republican Pary-and they must
abide the fate 10 which they lnev'tlby Destined
We will not cooperate with those who will not coope
rate with the great malority-nor and nccer. We
would ously recall Them 10 their senses, ere it be
too late. They gallant men, from whom we must re-
uc,anty separate-but they have doomed themselves
destruction-and they would doom US to defeat. DO
they wish 10 Mr.. Clay elected, Are they really
excited 10 abandon all sympathy with the success of
The Republican parly' Can they really prefer Mr.
Clay TO Mr. Van Buren-for they must see that this
noc the true issue: They are promoting Mr.. Cluy's
election, certain there is sun in the Hea
vens AS they draw or forces from u.s. they strength
en- him. Are they -epared for that alternative Are
they determined pull down the temple heads;
But consolation is left TO us: that they have not
the power Of Samson Their locks will be shorn away
Their masks will be taken off, and th cir designs
will be seen The Republicans may apply TO them
the rule of Dogberry "Let him show himself what he
is and steal himself out of their company-or, to
the classical language of Cicero, 'slnlerest Rel
pubicG cognosci malos." Yes, maos unfortunate, in
the Wild impraeticable designs which they have formed
in the visionary means, which they have recommen-
ded to the people. But they have not the power TO
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