Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-10

n',.s they wi, lake him who shall be des'gna-
ted by caucus, Their elected oy' nor tex
them We cannot believe II. I;o.,ad
Ri, it will be sa,d that our arguments are u"e -
II; y,,;onsl Conventions We deny that they
| &C. ,Lnst,ae applied They are directed aga'"S' W.
| Grant az such immense powers, 10 oahy ne -;
| eli he nor responsible to tar peoP'e, ~
button of power amongst me ''"'es' VIM" 49, f.n,
-; and wb,ch must forever dslranchlse '"e
S,.,b 50 far as the Pres dency IS cohcefheo' anu -
are espccaily directed against SYSTEM ""'o" 80
YES, powers. rishfuj belonging 10 ,ne "ass' :. ,.s
hands of the managers The "'nSe " 80 - ,h.,n
ho claim 10 be the leaders Of the party, 10 oe oy e
W. .:,".aJ ~. ,,,,v.t. more than public purposes.
C,nyso,;on representing the people oi .he pa.y'
and Justly distributing lis p'"efS ""os t 80 -
20. wonld most cordially snstt'n a'"' - a'''s 20
H., o,,,,ysd then there ID, or ought 10 %, an emu
- ,,-,,,,, GIVE us rather a nomination ny 'iF
rn,s. or REPRESENTATIVES. liz members are at 'eae
,esrausAle 10 the people, "h" e'e'' '"e'' 10 40
Of the Executive by the people. oe ii' :,
an nr'st"c'a.! ~ sIto,, But whence this drend o
~ se3 s ,is smsller States al thus day, and IN ' IT.
a;o;a In what category are the Southern S'ales =.
be placed? AMI in what relation u"rs ''is,na 1890
wards the smaller States rom me Pal',s,
,a,;an NJ ,ha incubation OF tue southern Sta.eS' e
'"''O' " I ~. sinks them lower in the scale OF re-
80 oo,s.rs Those grants in the Constitution, whcn
,ncra =. the relative weight oil 'ae smaiei Sa
,h,ss limitations designed Tor tue pro'ectoh VI '
safe sovereignty, are the very fampa''s anu
IT, or s,u1hsrn safety. Ii ~, therefore, OF espec'a'
WIN" " - =, ,ho Sou,h 10 arm those chiefly interest
"a -, ,he,r defence with power enough II preserve
hon and none cf the means oil aong 90 can De saey
nsal c,ed by her. in the present tnleae".ns aspee.
| ss;l a,i,s II is with these States, That 'ire'h'a
Po'ea' -, o,on,,n destiny, else lose her import
~ "a ,x,o,e her hest interests 10 destruction. que
no, more Than The average oil Slate power ue'
and IN that respect may be ciasseu "'i'ne ~ csha,r
$50, ho, ;ntares,s are more denlihed win ths s'ou'e'
~ OF al
hnidng states. she must occupy powerful ana ieaa-
| 49, site, en- long she remains true 10 hel own
''s Ia, nd the common interests Of the section 10
Inch b. belongs. IL is not more Tor her glory ina"
c bar interest that she should stand form 's cha"
an of eonal,,y in the action of the General Govern
r, I'D The creal consergator OF the rights oil the
-, ,hs limitations in the Constitution and the
yr,.n ,,.,r As the a,tlche aud humble depend
ont If the larger free States, whose policy and m
,erests in many respects must differ IRON hefs' sue
can scarcely hope to pay even Respectable pal' :.
r,nd not only great bu, invncIbe, IN urging deen-
GIVE war for the protection Of American Liberty
wo confess therefore, that have not viewed win
Indifference the attempt to sacrhce the rights OF
tho smaller States and thus break down the conserva
tive strength CT the Union Estimating highly as we
a, the power and importance Of the Executive oihse
we feel anxious to obtain counerpoise tor the
South in that quarter against the overwhelming strength
of the non slavehodng States in the other departments
of the Government IN this the hour OF her weakness ana
dancer For purposes of offensive and plundering e-
oislation the South can be strong there IS no.
thing in the grants of the Constitution, or in her moral
and physca condition 10 make her so But Tor de-
fensive purposes in Federal legislation, she may de-
rive much strength from the compromises oil the Con-
stitu;ion and her social organization Exposed to pc
cular dangers from the encroachmeuts and overacuoh
of the General Government, on account OF great,
generally pervading and sensitive interest, she must
ever he the wa,chu defender of the limitations OF The
Constitution and the rights Of the States. The tri.
unphs OF Federalism in this section must he accident
al-they can be frequent or lasting Upon these
cusstions more union s naturally 10 be expected IN
the Southern than in The free States. Those who welo
wer never scrunize ito abuses so anxously or so
closely as those who 10 be the chief sufferers under
IFS improper eyactions Limitations upon power are Tor
the protection of the weak; the strong always impa
ent under such restraints. Those n have the power
and the temptation to plumber will naturally HiVine more
themselves than those who have but one nic-
est but hope, and are content II they can d-!end
the mseves against aggression. Especially will the
Democratic portion Of the large States b. disposed 10
unite with those who resist the overacoa OF The Fe-
dera Government, as an undue accumulation OF power
in that quarter, is host le TO popular supremacy as
to the rights Of the States In THIS union between the
South and The Democracy of the non-sl .vrhoding
States, the South has generally constituted the ms)o
rty and unless her voice be st'tlsd by arbitrary party
organization, she may always have influence enough IN
the movements of The party Il fad the means OF SELL
ment Give her the same influence in the nomination
of Republican President, that she wieds in his cleo
ton and she will find source ct strength which Will
enforce more respect FOR her rights and her feelings In
this point Of view il all important To the South to give
the National Copvention ulster and more Democratic
organization than that which now proposed. In pro.
portion as that Convention 10 more Democratic in ITS
re will the South fad more friends and al
lies in The free Slsles Break down, Mr.. Van Buren,
once proposed the consolidated strength OF the large
O.. tI,a he RI hp
leaders and managers, whose interest IS rather selfish
than public, aud you restore II to the masses whose
i'm pulses just, and whose hearts are honest The
peopic Of the Democratic party IN oil The states, we
are willing trust, and will cheerfuy make cam
mon destiny with them. But when oigarchles claim
the control Of party under the speciou5 pfetext OF
consolidating its strength, neither Pm against De
mocracy the American Constitution, IN resisting
their pretensions In this resistance, we surely com
nit no offence against you the Democratic Republican
po.iv of Vrrina NO people can ever be justified in
voluntarily parting with any portion OF the power 70
which they entitled Assuredy this IS not the tune
for the South ID abandon any OF lis means OF sei-os
fence Never The combinations against our Poi'-
tical and private rights dangerous IN thei extent
and so hostile in their purposes Us oil present never
was there time when the South had 90 little ID expect
from the just feeling Of the world, or the kindly Tues oil
a common race, or even Of human sympathy. 10 hef
own energies and wisdom and TO the rampnrs OF the
Constitution, must she look for Defence until the storm
Of aoaclsm has spent its fury, and the Impossible DE-
mands Of false mistaken philanthropy snail stano
selfconvicted in their absurdity On the one sIoe
are the Wings mady bent upon destroying every lni-
,ation of the Constitution, and visiting US with all lhe
Ills of United States Bank, distribution oil the pue
lie lands and protective Tariff while, HARDLY, come
the aboonists with desire deadly stllt to unite
all Chrs,endom in crusade against US, and, II need
be. 10 point The assassns knife to our hearls -
"Words Conventions assemble for the purpose OF d.
recting opinion, and perhaps something worse against
u.s. the Church. the Press, the State, are all INVOKED
for the of disturbing our peace and degrading
our character people Nor is the willy spirit OF
English diplomacy asleep, while the plot OF dpsiruc'
ton to the American Union is afoot II has not dIs'
daned to borrow the madmans garb for the occasion
and under the disguise Of antislasery anac's'n' II
insnuates itself into every court lnerpolaing new
provisions into the law of nations under which may
strike more securely, and concentrating oil the
means of moral and political agitation, which may by
possibility shake this confederacy asunder
In the face Of this gathering Storm our friends IN The
free States to he losing their zeal in our defence
else diminishing in numbers if we are TO judge from
The proceedings in Congress; and the South IS
/, be left defend herself when lis fury shall burs.