Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-06
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curry, Commenting the address, says:
"Ihe address of Mr.. Calhoun leaves US no longer
The right 10 consider him candidate for the Presden-
cy, and We accordingly withdraw his name from the
Il. ad oil our columns. But the creed of liberty, and
peace, and civil zltion which he so forcbly embodied
IN words, aud to which his life has been earnestly
aevoied-which wus the ground of support of him,
ana must be the condition Of assent to the eleva-
ton oil any TO the Presidency-the creed of free
trade and just government is own, ard yields
eVents-and II, in the coming contest, shall remind
us OF 10 one but It's nstrious author shall not the
less uncompromisinyly maintain it, and hold enc
mes those who upon it. So far from admitting
the harmony and success Of party honest preext
Tor sighting and abandoning principles we hold that
al all times and under all circumstances party itself
IS only lusabe organization for the purpose OF
sustaining and realizing princip cs-and that party
triumph, which does not lead to that result is nothing
better than the elevation To power of political plumber
ers and prolgates.
argument of MIR. Calhoun-that would be little re-
spectn 10 hmself-nor nd t, the attention
Inc Peope-that is unnecessary. The dignity of the
man, the subject, and the occasion, are enough to in
sure 1t profound consideration. But the consequences
which are likely to flow from ill., deserve attention
These consequences we say now distinctly, it rests
win the Democratic Party 10 make favorable,
favorable TO themselves by their own acts Our great
Statesman IS mdra,rn from the contest for Tic PreSt-
dcncY +"
'uS 0peC'dloT oil TINS WHICH, we nave no CouOt
can speak even more certainly than the Mercury OF
Mr. Calhoun ultimate views, has this remark on the
letter:
"fie leaves the Democratic party to take its own
way 10 success, dIsembarrassed in ills councils OF any
intervention his part II il is true 10 its principles
ana brings forward for lis candidate faithful and
ready to carry them out, he will receive his support
More, neither duty 10 his country nor regard to his
own principles or his own fame, would permit him to
DO. But, whilst thus expressing his own views and
determinations, he has not ndelicnely dictated 10 his
friends tie says, 'havlng now assigned my reasons
Tor refusing to permit my name 10 60 before the B1lt
more Convention, il rests with you, who have placed
II before The people, and ussented to abide by Con
vent'en iarly constituted 10 determine what course
You will pursue"
The Mercury, in the conclus on of its article ex-
presses It's views regard 10 the future o
MI Caihouns friends, their frs; choice having with
drawn himself from the list Of candidates:
"Who, then, will receive our support for the Presi-
dency? Surely not Wing for in principles are
as utterly opposed as the poles. We are not Tariff
men, nor internal improvement men. We ath1r
States Bank we cnn make peace with those mon
strous Wing projects for assuming the debts OF the
States. and squanderng The revenues from the public
lands we are opposed 10 The mut!ation OF the Con-
s,tuton by destroying the Presidential veto, the safe
guard Of the South Ga all these points we are al
open issue with the Wings whose policy. in lis ten.
dency, We regard equally hostile 10 the Federal
Constitution popular liberty and 10 the prosperity
and safety OF The South. Until We change our prnci-
Piles all these gren, subjects, affiliate
with The Wings, nor support their men
"No, We cannot support Wing. We will be true
TO true Democracy we will support him and those
who oppose the frmest resistance To that usurping
and plundering system Of measures we have named
above Which Of the Democrats will do this: We
have before now the creed of the party declared
in solemn council at Baltimore in lS40. IL IS good
ereedts principles just-its potiey is nprish-ts
PROFESSIONS are satisfactory. Now is the time Tor
proos-for The practical evidences that these not
mere words; let us have them
"The creed of the party declared in solemn council
at Baltimore loiO, is that which Mr.. Van Buren,
subscribed when he accepted the nomination. 1t was,
in fact, his own creed submitted by an intimate friend
Of the New York delegation. IL is the creed which,
during the preceding four years. MIR. Van Buren,, as
Chief Magistrate, had practically illustrated in MS adj
and was, truth, nothing more than
corollry from that denomination OF his policy. And
can the Mercury, any of Mr. Calhoun friends who
supported Mr.. Van Buren, in l540-not Oh profess
sons, but "prools, afforded by has acts-'he practi
cal evidences that these were not mere words in
dulge the apprehension that Mr. Van Buren,, If elect
ed will be found Ruthless to such pledges Is Mr. Van
Buren, changeliug Was he ever found wanting IN
lirmness hf purpose fidelity to engagements? HIS
long public DOES not furnish instance of
cation.
ndeiac y" who preferred sr Calhoun maintain their
consistency, they will support Mr.. Van Buren, with
than the ardor that characterized them in the last
In Mr.. Clay, they see the man who has
opposed with deadly hostility all their principles and
interests; in Mr. Van Buren,, one whom they have re
cognised the friend Of all In Mr.. Clay, they have
4 who has proved fathess TO his former compro-
mise with them; in Mr. Van Buren,, man who has ob
served religious every pledge made by him to his
country.
1.-THE choice of the next President should davove on
the House of Representatives the vote would stand as
above Observation-Disclosures for Mr. Van buren, ire for
Mr. Clay; and the present House is that which must
elect, in there is choice by the people. So i,
will be seen, that il Mr.. Van Buren, should be the
lection of the Democratic National Convention, and
get the votes of minority Of the people, the States
great small, will have ground of complaint: for
he would be also the choice oil nineteen out of twenty
four States, voting by their Representatives. in the
House.
The friends Of Mr. Calhoun in giving their assent
them the nomination of MIR. Van Buren,, if made by
the Convention, will not sasse ut directly indirectly
to any practice which would have the effect of dyesng
the smaller States of the due weight which the Con-
s,tu,ion 10 them in the presidential election
for, if they called upon To vote as they are
authorized by "haf sacred instrument they would
make -ecisely the selection which the Convention
will make.
We say that the Convention will make the same
choice TIA, nineteen of the iwenty-lour State deega
tons would make in Congress- because fifteen OF the
delegations already chosen TO the Democratic Natona
Convention are in favor of Mr. Van Buren,. And the
result will be precisely the same, whether each of the
delegates vote the will Of the Democracy OF the dis
trct he represents, whether the vote be taken pea
capita in the Convention, by Siatrsthe ma oriy
Of each delegation deciding the whole vote of suci
State The friends of Mr. Van Buren, can have no OBJ
lection to any conceivable mode which the Conven
ton may fix to declare the will of those represented ii
it.
We have no doubt, therefore, the friends OF Mr. Cal
houn will be perfectly satisfied with the nominated
and the results attained by his nomination, notwth
standing his objection to the mod. of choosing the
Convention, by which ul the ends he aims al are &C
complished.
Indeed we have the assurance Of one Of Mr.. Cal
nouns most intimate, able, and trusted friends, tha
there vii! be perfect harmony in the support of Mr.
Van Buren, if he adhe.es 10 The principles To which h
stands pledged That he will adhere 10 them, ard
maintain them with lnflexible integrity, The Democrat
ic party has already given earnest The great mass o
the party youches for him. /, has already testified lis
faith in him in primary meetings, in State Conven-
tons in the State Legislatures and in the State Con
gressonal delegations, Senate and House0 and when
the National Convention of the Democracy at Balt
more follows up these expressions Of the party by f.
nal nomination, friend of the of free, equal
honest principles, will hesitate 10 support him agains
the candidate of the Bank Tariff Distribution, Inter