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

To show in uha. light this Address Of the Commit.
Tee of New York. is considered at home, we lay be-
fare our readers the following structures OF Mr. Bryant,
no brilliant poet and the accomplished Editor OF the
New York Evening Post
From The Hto York Ertning Post)
ANOTHER CALHOUN ADDRESS.
We publish to-day address IRON committee OF
the friends Of Mr. Calhoun on Inc subject OF the lie
mocratc Convention for nominating President oil the
u. Stat s.
ucb oton by Districts instead Of eleciing the
in Site Conventions need not say TO our readers
An immense and IRRESISTIBLE. minority Of the Demo-
cratic party in this State has, however decided 10 favor
of elect ng delegates by State Convention, and the
election has already been made IN conformity with that
do..,on TIL go delegates understood to be friend
10 10 the election of Mr. Van Buren,. Now, there is
not the ghes pretence, tina, II Inc election OF dele
gates had heen by Districts the result would have been
essentially different There is not the least probability
10, s;nols friend Of Mr. Calhoun would have been
san az delegate to this Convention from any district in
this State
Yet, small minority in this city recacitrate against
the dlngs OF the majority and busy themselves
with an attempt 10 get up another Convention the
members of which shall be chosen by districts We
cannot regard the movement any thing but pragua
teal and mschievous 1t is quarrel about matter
which the circumstances OF the case redsce to mere
matter Of form.
What is to be gained by those who persevere in this
mn
,;ct. nobody but friends of Mr. Van Buren, would be
elected But if The plan of the authors Of this address
he carried into effect if meetings be called IN the Sc
vera districts choose drlrgales, no fair representa-
ton of the party can be had The mass OF the party
will not attend these meetings. They have already
had their proceedings and made their election. few
dissatisfied politicians, perhaps, IN some OF the DISTRICTS
three or four eager and uneasy men IN barroom will
send their eprese natives TO The proposed Philadelphia
Convention There will be nothing which, by The
o1IaI ~
broadcast hyperbole can be called representation Of
the Democracy. The nomination OF such convention
cannot be recognized as nomination by the general
Democratic party.
In saving that no delegate could be chosen in any
of the districts, friendly to Alr Calhoun, we mean
merely 10 saw that the large majority Of Democratic
Electors, in all parts Of the State, prefer MIR. Van
Bnren. A few months since, Mr.. Calhoun ma
kin, evident progress the good will of the people of
New York His splendid talents, his spotless private
character his able exposlions of the true commercial
policy OF the country, were winning him many friends
The ndiscreet zeal of certain Glass of his adherens
has checked the progress Of his popularity These
peope are not satisfied with appaudng their iavore,
but they must vilfy those who they think stand in his
wav TO please them, must not only admit the
wor, of Mr. Calhoun, but we must cast off our old
| and tried friends We marching IN the same di
recton they were but because do not go fis'
enough to please them they lke US by The collar, and
violently attempt TO drag us along. Those VINO are
treated in this manner, will be apt 10 say, awe go IN
that direction further. We are not TO be kicked
| and ouarreled into the support of any man.
1t is easy to see how the friends of Mr. Calhoun in
this quarter, By such inolerant and egotistlcal
course may do The greatest prejudice 10 their iavore
candidate, and may plant root OF bitterness winch
i, will need the efforts Of years TO pluck out OF men
minds We shall be slow TO suppose that IN th's
they are counenanced by the friends OF Mr. Calhoun
| al the South We know that The men who nre eneag-
ed in this proceeding here, have looked 10 the Cal
houn Members of Congress r cooperation, or, at
least that they should take The first step IN the attempt
to supplant the Baltimore Convention by such an one
as is now proposed This expectation has been dsap-
pointed the Southern friends Of Mr. Calhoun are too
polite and we are glad to believe too just to do what
was expected Of them too regardlul OF Inc staining
of Mr. Calhoun with the Democratic party, and Of
the rights of those with whom they are themselves
associated for the support Of common measures and
a common public policy. They cannot shut their
eyes the fact that convention OF delegates from
the Democratic purty however constituted not even
if made up by the sricest adherence to the district
system, would give Mr. Calhoun the nomination =
The mass of the Democratic party have made up then
minds for another candidate The address which
we publish talks Of I" caucus dIctation as II TINS
strong tendency Of public opinion were brought about
by certain mechanical arrangements. In this, 1t ca
Eliminates the people. The attempts in favor OF MIR
Calhoun in this quarter, have been rendered singular
y abortIve, not by enmity towards that gentleman
but by spontaneous and general feeling OF prefer
ence, far as the present contest is concerned To-
Mr.. Van Buren,, silent ana powerful unuercurlehl U
opinion before which no individual zeal or actv't,
or compactnsss of sssoc;aton-and the friends of Mr.
Calhoun have had all these-could possibly stand
Meantime there not wanting the sc among US whe
encourage this proceeding Of the ndscreet friends o
Mr. CalhodH not with any wish that he should be the
candidate but in the hope that the feud between his
friends and those Of Mr. Van Buren,, will be exaspe
rated beyond the possibility Of reconciliation end tina
i. will become necessary 10 take up third candidate
1t is to this end that the signers Of The address, un
consciously are bound to suppose, are made 10 &C
operate.
We do not think it necessary to speak Of the argu
menls of the address in favor Of The method of e!ectns
delegates to the Convention by districts That ques
ton has been fully discussed in our columns, and we
have faithfully given readers the reasonings or
both sides Whatever may be the objections TO the
mode Of electng delegates by State Conventions, we
are satisfied that in the present no substantial IN
justice has been done any candidate; and that the de
egates who shall assemble at the Baltimore Convention
will fully represent The general feeling Of the Demo
cratic party, as if they had been chosen in any other
manner