Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-05
The Central COMMITTEE Of the Democratic Party

Eel citzens We shall address you in full in the
of the present week. upon the great interests
and principles of party, which yolaed in the
present election. But time is rapidly sweeping on t.
the election of the 4h Thursday OF April We now
come forward TO call your attention to a few circum-
st,nces, which ore intimately connected with the or
gan.zalon fthe Republican, party. We have tune &c
lose. immediate action is necessary, in order to en-
sure success.
The Federaliss are determined to make battle every
where. They will contest every Senatorial! District
and every county. They strike for every thing, even
where they weak, as they count upon their
thusasn, or our own suplneness TO carry some point
somewhere or other.
We must counteract their movements. We must
stand 10 our arms as bravely and zssousy they
do We mnst display Republican banner in all
directions We, too, must make bat lie every where,
and contest every county and district We must show
our determination to do our duiy-animae the spirits
of our friends-brng every TO the polls-und keep
the struggling voters of the towns from rowing over
the whole country, by giving them more employment
at home.
We must initiate in other respects the OF the
Wings. We must keep down all divisions ranks
-prs sent but single candidate where have but d
single delegate TO elect, aud Concentrate al force
upon hun. We must not suffer the eager aspirations
of our own friends 10 break upon our ranks, and
leave any opening FOR Wing delegate to slip m
For this purpose, earnestly recommend to the Cen
trail Committee of Vigilance and Correspondence IN
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any breach that may be made by any competition winch
may occur amongst own friends IL our candidates
should be found impracticabe, and UNIV ling t. "a
cr6ce their pelensious upon the altar OF their coun'
ry-and if both candidates should insist upon running,
We must then recommend it 10 our committees 10 a.
peal TO the peopie--o hold meeting for the purpose
of nominaton-and even 10 hold a poll, 10 take The
sense Of the Republican voters "a has recently been
done by the energetic committee oil the county oil Lou
isa we also recommend IL 10 the committee oi
Greenesvl, nerpose al once, aud appeal To ever
Republican 10 throw his vote upon Republican can
did tie ONLY II pains understand, shat in this
county our party ~ danger Of beng divided and de-
feated hy some lll.ssrred and repsehensible differ
ences among our trends
Above NIL we trust luat at Il tine ike the present
no man who pretends TO be R-publ can will think
for one moment OF giving his vote TO any Wing cand
date Let every man surrender his personal feelings
Weld I'd every thing but his principles sooner than
give his vote 10 Whg-sooner than deprive any Re-
publican of his vote Give your votes To the Rspuhl
can c,ndJate however he may once have Offered with
YOU IN his chnce Of Pfesidsntla candidate The
friends oil Mr. Calhoun and OF Mr.. Van Bcrrn
firmly and cordially united The Republican party IN
V,rgIu,a is and iadivisible Forget your late
differences Of opinIon-ban,sh every doubt aud susp
c.on-and give your cordial confidence 10 any Rspua
can candidate, who NAV have differed with some q
vou some time since We are satisfied, that all such
candidates are perfectly in their devotion tn the
Republcan party-and 10 us 1t makes not the snrles
difference whether he originally preferred J. G. Cal
houn, M Van Buren,, or any other cand date.
Ia word, we Gull upon our Republican friends eve
~ whe re to act with energy-GBd to throw oil t!lei
yot upon one candidate. This the great object Of
the very short Address, which we now lay before the
Public.
II IS our duty, in this point of view, to address
few WORDS To the members oil the Comfy Committees q
TjgiiaRee and C0rrcSp0adencc
Has your Chairman calico his colleagues of the Cen
trul Committee together: we beg hlm TO do 1t III
s,antlv if he has not already done
Have you enlarged your COMMITTEE: Lose no time
we beg YOU in selecting the strongest md most active
Republicans IN every portion OF your county.
Have you exeried yourselves to establish Democrat
c Associatons-ai your Courthouse, and every other
popuous poni' Act al once, and spare exeftions
TO impa,t to them their most efficient organization.
Have you taken TO scatter tracts, speeches
and documents, among The Republicans of your coun
ty, We recommend II 10 you earnestly to comply in
this respect also with the Resolutions OF the State Con
ventIon.
Have you taken care, that in of any competition
among r:a candidates. your good offices be nterposed
10 heal the beachaddressing yourselves first to lhf
candidates themselves; and Of failure, thea cni!
ing without delay meeting OF the proplr 20 seec
their own candidate, on whom they may concentrate
their votes Shnuld any candidate fail, then, yc!c
his own pretensions to the Will OF the people, we mus
advise our Republican trends 10 rally 10 man upo'
their nominee.
We recommend 10 every Committee Of Vigilance ant
Correspondence |, appoint some citizen in each coun
y-a sort Of Sub Elec,or, whose duty It shall! be al al
proper times To address the people. We do not desire
by this d. rnaton any pa,o, from the duty
Of addre ssng k,s cnuni!ymen ~ all tinrs
We call upon you ali to rouse yourselTes-li there
ever was time when Virginia FxpecIs every RApnb''
can II do his duty, SOW IS 'Lat time Organize active
", at once; and save the Comme"we:lh
THOMAS RICHIE, Chairman IF Me
Dem0rratie Centfai Committee, IN Rtchmond
Richmond, March D lclI