Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28


Constitution in its most essential and daily
operative provisions. This is certainly the
ease IN regard to the right of suffrage; but
the arbitrary arrangement of representation
IN the General Assembly, by which the people
OF the West are deprived of their Just share
OF political power, is, to our mind, the most
serious objection 10 lit was this mainly
which induced us to cast our maiden vote
against 1t, at the time of its adoption
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER AND THE ADO
LITIONIsTs.
The Enquirer attempts to escape from the
charge that it's party at the North did intrigue and
coalesce with the Abolitionists In the paper of
the 10Th it says:
"1he only color of fact, indeed. upon which
the Wings have protested to rely, is, that of Bir-
ney being nominated to the Legislature in Sap-
haw-anu thdf nomination was brought about by
a few Loco Focos, actuated by few Whigs-and
the moment 1t was made known the Democrats
assembled together in large Convention. and
denounced and set aside the nomination. Biz
ney was rejected at the polls, lpray how was that
when his nomination had been set aside q as we
are now MISUNDERSTANDING the hindmost man in
the race, and distanced both by tine Democratic
and the Wing candidates of Saginaw"
Now what are the facts !-Birney was non,;-
mated by regular Democratic Conven,ion-was
continued and run on the ticket-and was beaten
with his ticket, as the following paragraph, which
we take from the National Intelligcncer of the
10th shows:
JAMES q. BiRNEY, Locofoco candidate for the
Legislature in Saginaw county, Michigan, whose
great personal popularity among his neighbors
was gravely urged as the reason for his nominal
lion, and as cover TO his coalition with Locoio-
colsm, has lost his election. In the CITY of Sagi-
nav, where he resldes he received thirteen votes!
Holmes independent Loco) received thirty live,
and Richmond (Whig) sixty. The majority a.
ganst Blrney and the other Locofoco candidate
In the whole county is twenty-five, and the coun-
~ has gone for Clay by majority of six!
But we have still farther evidence of the cha.
Tacter and object of Birney's nomination. It's
known that, instead of attending to his own cleo
ton, he was busted travelling in New York, o.
hlo, and elsewhere, doing the work of the party.
-Ihe following account was given, at.the time,
by the Albany Journal Of his visit 10 and speech
at that place
"Curlosity 10 hear what Mr.. Birney had to saw
IN defence OF his recent enlistment under the Polk
and texas flag, drew large number to the Civ
Hall. Mr.. Birney, instead of following Roor-
back OF the Argus and denouncing his own nomi-
nation as 'Whig trick, made a clean breast of
IL, admitting that he was the candidate of the Lo-
coiocos OF Saginaw county, and ayowing his de-
termination TO stand the nomination. Mr.. Bjrnev
occupied most of the evening in attacking Mr
Clay and soft-soaping Mr.. Polk and the Locofoco
party. lie declared himself to be democrat Of
the strictest Sect and satisfied every body who
hearo MIN that he was, at heart, most anxious to
see SCI! the Polk and Texas party triumph over the
Wings"
Thus the Locofocos have had the active serv-
ceS OIL Dirhey and his associates in the north and
west In inducing the Democratic portion of the
Aboll'lonlsts to vote for Polk, and in intriguing
to keep The Wing portion Of the party from vo-
ting Tor Clay, and the Enquirer affects 10
turn.uP It's nose in great contempt for the whole
concern! But twill not do. The people of the
South must and will see this matter in its true
light. They have been deceived; but now that
Inc election is over, we hope the truth will come
out. In order to show the means which were
used to confuse the public mind in regard to the
nature of the connexion of the Locofocos with
Brney, we here add a paragraph, taken from one
OF their organs at Washington, the '.Young HE
kory,' which appeared short time before the
election:
HE SAGINAW n oMINATIoN.-We have hereto
fore explained the character of the no-party no.
1nInation OF Mr.. Birney in Saginaw, Michigan.
We noticed also the fact tina; the Democrats no.
minated on the same ticket, had refused 10 serve
and that call had been made to have the nomi-
nation rescinded. We hear now that the conven
ZION has resclnded the nomination. and Withdrawn
Mr. buney's name from the ticket.
Now let any man ask himself the question.
why all this effort TO msrepresent the character
OF birney's nomination, if there was notbino
deep and dark under il! The "Younc Hickory -
calls il "noparty nomination." and the ..Eo- |
quirer" admits it was "Democrafic nomination ,, |
but says it was instigated by few Who's for
sooth, and that twas Immediately denounced and
set aside by a large Convention of the partv
"Credat Jud@us"!t
But again, the Enquirer, in another place, thus
more than halfway admits the support which its |
party received from the Aboltionists. It saws:
"lf, indeed, the abollionsts, TO any extent. rave
their votes 10 the Democratic candidates il could
only have been from the thorough disgust and ut
ter contempt which they must have felt at the in
terested batteries and degrading entreaties which
were addressed TO them by the Who's. as they |
doubtless believed, for the purpose Of humbuG-
,iDg, deluding and betraying them. But we Do |
not believe that such feelings, however natural.
led the Abolitioniss, as such, to sustain. TO anv
serious extent, the Democratic party, who, as
hey well knew, were utterly opposed TO all their
aDatIc views and mad DESIGNS and xyero Tho q