Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-30
RrCI.noND. TUESDAY,, JANUARY 80.
N.Y. nn:G vlcG PRESIDENT.

w. ,ar, ,..c,yeJ = hint from Washington that the
Whig4 are now p:efoa'n: Ia run ME- Mch7a'' u
VIC, p,nsis!.u, 90 ihs Cliy Ticket Wnaf, Jaag'
NIa,yr 4 judge the henca oi the Snpfeinc
,|.r, 81 ,,. limited Stat tie hiahrn tribunal IN
tba world Is i; possi-, thai TRY should be so recS
I.s a. N mess such nnn;'naon And is Il possible
,h., BE- .au'd b. 81 i,d,screetso ambitious oi srnh Z
,i;, nr.;,n as - sceept the nomination Every day
seems brin. forth new events aud new movements
.b oh d,.olay tie Unsuitable fury of political ambition,
nod the nnftrd reckessness Of the managers o! the
WA, oartv This movement would but add ne"
and d ker chapter tn the wild volume OF patty taetcs
and woud he calcuited to excite the profound regret
of every rejecting statesman, and HE vehement mag
nation or ,he people. VIII they undertake, can Judgr
Mclean consent, Ia 'draggle the ermne OF iust'ce
~ the dirty pool Of par,zan warfare and OF d'srm-
pc-ed n bton: They propose 10 tak' man from Tue
HIGHEST iudcia tribunal on cata-wh all Tue respoh-
si6,lt,ss which attached 10 his high oiiice-wnose
mind should be devoted to his niomeItous duties
,hnss tsmner should be as 'cam and imperurbahe a.
the waters of the great Pacific I'sclf whose views
orb, /, be elevated above all the palry contests OF
faction and all the struggles OF grasriny nmo'''on-
who ouel, only 10 be chaste hnSfi', ou' of 'ee
from the SUSPICION of undue paraity to one party;
tree to render Justice all men wou, fear favor or
affection -sometimes deciding some oil the greatest
congt tu:ional questions that can occur IN Inc
lions of the Republic, without the shghest fego." u
aann to the interests principles OF any one POI tc'
,ar,y Yon TAX this man yho nigh; he contented "i'n
benviahr fortunes md le magnificent estate for lie
vet 50 Ambitious of political distinction, a. 20 be w"
ng to sacrifice them all in the pursuit OF tAe ice
Presidency You take ths man, and plunge ann
Aoa,!.es-!kr, into the Siygan pool OF party, WIZ
on, even an aace hold 10 Keep him from i'li'os
,n:o its ioulness aud corruP,ious-f"m 'rke nun
from his "h'gh es;at'," and ron all The gu
dignity which should belong 10 The suPreniest W
bua.l in the land-.f:om all the elevation wh'ch
should become the august Mn'sier OF Jus,'ce
and ynu harness him tn. fiery car OF Henry Gay.
Is this proper; is this decent: - II d'gnited post
tom for Judge Mclean TO occupy: L. h'm resign
his seat il he plalses-and then let h'n throw smsei
into the field oil contention. The Wings make IT ms
interes. II cooperate with them in the success OF
Mr Clay. They tempt him TO make the necessary
exer,ions 10 SECURE h elcctlon-to come out IKE
an oiled Gladiator IN The arena of asi3''ion-t' draw
from hun speeches perhaps in the angry debate OF par,
ties-le,ters certrniy reply TO such as mas Dc al
dressed to him IN the course of the campaign. ihey
make it his interest engage as part @ih ei7c''o"
eerer in the struggle 10 STAN The purity OF his eFnhe
and all t.s ,ine, Joan McLcan, Esq SITS nPon The
bench OF Tie Supreme Court. We Go not deny u
JUDGE the privilege OF forming aud Of expressing IN
prorer manner is political principles which ha hon
es,iv .n,eriairs We do not claim iof the MI
,ster Of justice the elevation of charae.r which
Goldsmith assigns to the Ministers 0! our Religion
" Ten he says