Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-29
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, November rs, 1s4s
The last Scheme 10 produce Discard IN Tic Re
publican Paftn!

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publican Pafty!
Yesterdays Wing goes into a studied caicula-
ton to show how Mr. Van BnIcn could be elect
ed President Let New York vote for him, and,
then, he will come into the House with Messrs.
Polk and Clay The Wing says that The certain
consequence would be "Ercry Wig and crery
IIais Staic would vote for Mr.. Van Buren,, and
he would he elected at the first Vote, and what is
more, his election would give as much, as SIN
ccrc, as general and asratona1 and potTioic pea
sure as any crcnt Of The kind Tia! crcr occurred IN
0ar c0untyM"
How wonderfully kind the Wigs are hccom-
ing towards Mr.. Van Buren,, whom they once
denounced as "Weascl, and every thing that was
base and small Now, his election woul! Sive
"Sineerc" pleasure 10 Messrs. Wings We have
no doubt that Mr. Van Buren, will appreciate, al
exactly what they are worth, the 'StHccrc' good
wishes of the Wings But. unless We mistake
the high bearing and noble character d the man,
he would be The yeIy last person 10 lend his hand
10 such "bargan" As a true Republican, we
know that he heartily rejoices i'll the elevation OF
Col. Polk BY the full and fair expression of The
popular senliment--and il is "a! from lis intcn-
lion to wither the green laurels In grace lis
brow, BY listening, for one moment, toany scheme
for his own aggrandizement, at The ri,k OF break
ng up the Republican party and sacrificing The
country.
But the WING goes on:
"New York was insul.cd, and driven at the
poin, of the bayonet, in that Convention New
York has il now in her power 10 redress her own
wrongs then inflicted, and those OF Martin Van
Buren,
"The question is, has she nCrd rieM now 10
do So? Tie answer 10 that Is, that the RaitcG pco
pie OF New York, Democrat and Wing. prefer
Mr. Van Buren, infinitely 10 Polk. The Electors
are but the representatives OF the people They
are not only al HJe2tp, bat b0nnd to vote for whom
The people their constituents, prefer. Out OF The
$50 600 voters Of n. York al least 400 600 would
prefer Mr. Van Buren, 10 Polk
"Van Bnrens election noir, under The circum-
stances would be scarcely less than proriccntiai.
Ii would unite, harmonic and moderate parties,
more than any other event in the whole chapter Of
accidents
Whether ''New York was nsulted and driven
at the point of the bayonct' in The Baltimore
Convention, we had an opportunity oil Judging
by personal observation, and unheSilatinsly pro-
nounce il Pigment OF the brain. True, New
York failed in carrying the nomination oil her
tavorite son /; but with magnanimiiy and pa
uiotism, worthy Of the best days OF the Republic,
she Welded her claims on the altar Of the coun-
| try, and rushed TO the good work, under many
einbarrassmenis, not only 10 elect Mr. Polk and
save the Republic but 10 show 10 the world that
her patriotic devotion was above all personal pre-
elections. Her pride was aroused, over and
above that of her Sister States MIR. Van buren
himself nobly led the way in urging his Republi-
can friends TO forget all but the cause, and his
friends echoed The voice OF their faithful leader
and spared no sacrifice TO redeem the character
of The Empire State. The Democracy Of New
| York sustained Col Polk with sincerity and with
zeal, and achieved a glorious victory. Her
! Electors therefore, cannot but vote for James IS.
| Polk and George NJ. Dallas No rational OBJ
server OF events can, Tor moment, doubt ms re-
suit. Even the correspondent Of the National In
teligencer ridicules the rumor, thatthc New York
Electors mean 10 vote for Mr.. Van Buren, as
"not worthy of serious entertainment" And,
without exception, the Democratic press OF New
York treat The whole mater Is Wing ROOF
back, and denouncc ii III no measured terms
Their pride and honor have been a!oused 10 the
utmost, and they reprobatc all such appeals 10
their selfish feelings
Let the Wing, then, make up its mind and pre-
pare for the election of James X. Polk. The
die is cast, or rather will be cast or the Isl We'd
ncsday Of December, and no Wing nachiavel-
lism can arrest the popular decree. The Rcpub-
licans have united upon James H. POLK, and
have ,riumphanly elected him. They will have
no other President They will no, certainly en-
danger the Republican party by looking TO any
one else than the individuals who were chosen -
their representatives, and who have been victoli-
ously elected over al! opposition. They are not
willing 10 stain, By single selfish or Snoble
feeling. or by the iantcst shade of disatcclion
and division among themselves, the most brilliant
moral triumph, and one frausht with the most i'm
portant fruits, since the memorable struggle be-
tween our own Jefferson and the elder Adams
1t is loo late, now, for The kind hcaIted and &C.
nerons Wings TO SOW the seeds OF di>cord in our
Introduce Tho rsa rb orpIS wooden horse
into our impregnablc citadel. Eut as rich con-
ISOLATION to the Wings, We will suggest TO them
our opinion as to the effect Of Col; Folks cleo
ton Taking into view the highly honorable cir
cumstanccs under which il was effected, and the
laudable sacrifice of selfish motives and wishes
to the good OF the cause. we venture TO predict,
that Col Folks election, 'nor, under The circum-
stances" will result in what the Wing SO warm-
" expected from Mr.. Van Buren's ele9ation
Ii will ''unite harmonic and mo3efafe parties,
more than any other event in the whole chapter
of accidents"