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

LTD Lose The mower Of electing President al an,
~. oou,est is as 10 the true mode of nominating
c,ol;c Republican President: we can nave oa' 49,,
'.,ea in the mode in which he was nomna'eo' u 'I
President elected is 10 be wing. IL 70 ga" ,onose
sn.ures as his principles could induce nun 20 p1opI
-, 10 would defend the Government anu Tue Pe"'
nd there is no longer hope oil the pfeserVa'"" " n
ruhts of the South, the States, or the people, " ~
Cayerpmeot is 10 be administered upon pf'h''p".,
L;b ns wa think are destructive 10 the just reh's "
W., -, The w h,gs should obtain power, they WIN
:. L,nd bv their principles 10 establish SatIohd'
p,,k a Protective Tariff, and Distribution OF .ne
p,hIc Lands When they have thus destroyed ''ie
Limitations in the Constitution and assoca'eu P'"e
81 sc;a nteres,s which subsIst on the Government,
aa, The influence of their measures, what hope WIZ
,;n FIR The South, The States, the people, or any
;ndeed. who are interested in equalizns The dement's
nd burhsns OF the General Government ana WI,
not our case be still more hopeless should tey
- tr;nnno the Executive of his Veto and thus pfac-
,,.ailv spbmi, the action of the Government t. bare
ma;oI,ies in Congress' 1t would be alike mad and m
consistent in US 10 aid them. In contest oelwee"
them and the Democratic Republican party, orr post IS
with The latter and shall support their candidate,
NO h, % oood reason II believe that shall advance
The principles of the party expnundrd by The reson-
of the Virginia State Convention of 1874 by elect
inc him in preference to the Wing candidate.
In making an issue upon question OF organization
the common enemy, shall We meet them with d.
udpd forces unless there should be evidence that The
leader selected by our friends designs to beray US oil
To the foe But whilst we entertain these sentiments
towards our political friends and enemies, we have stu
felt hound n make the seue which have here ten
dered and are willing waive until it be tried by
the Democratic Republican party, without leading 10
the election of Wing President. ii was due to our
own selfrespcct assign the reasons Tor The course
which we had pursued, and we thought 1t fair to give
notice of our 10 call up THIS question as soon
az the next Presidential election is oyer and to keep 1t
before the public eye We enter our protest against
the probable organization Of the next Baltimore Con-
venton that il may not be quoted against us as psece
dent hereafter. And upon the principles above expect
ing to support It's nominee, shall do so not because
he is such nominee nor because we recognize IN mat
Con nt,on fair representation of the people oil Tie
party but despite OF such nomination, because, IN Iac'
he NAV be their preferred CANDIDATE, and under the CIR
cumsanccs may seem most likely 10 concen'rat' thel
strength, and because may be satisfied by himself
or by the action of those vino nominate and support
him. that we shall promote principles by elecIing
him over his Wing competitor
From the crafty wing manifestations Afforded, through
the deliberations and proceedings oil the late virginia
Conv enon-of the complete accord and concurrence
of the whole Republican Party OF this State upon
those topics deemed by peculiarly vital to the
South-the Tariff and Abolition quesuons-w have the
strongest assurance Of enjoying the united and con-
cen,rn.ed powers of the whole party here, IN the as
semnalion and establishment of the fundamental Pin
cipes of Free Trade and Southern Rights
entitled to respect and weight and the corresponding
influence which It may be expected TO exert on the
councils and action Of whole party, throughout the
Union; feel authorized 10 expect, 1t not require,
that whatever Of action, inconsistent iherew H. may
have on several occasions in State and Federal oodes
casually crept into the of portion oil our Nor
,hern friends SHALL hereafter, be fully reced and re-
deemed; and that whatever candidate may hope to be
honored with The sufages Of the Republican Party oil
Virginia, shall, in principle and conduct, exhibit con-
currenee Of thought and feeling.
Upon these an,icpations, and with the full under
standing, that our solemn convictions, on the important
pies involved in the organization OF the proposed
National Conventlon-though their assertion has oeen
temporarily waivcd-haye neither been compromised
nor abandoned we feel justified in appealing to you,
brethren of the Republican fah who have shared our
peculiar predictions, hopes, and apprehens'ons, 10
weld t. the considerations of duty TO party and our
country, which have governed Us, and TO unite cordial
ly and firmly with US in the course indicated Tor The
maintenance and establishment of our common prn
cipl~s
1t is true that, for the present we forego The high
qualification of rendering the imperfect tribute oil our
sniItrages TO that distinguished Statesman, JOINS
CALHsuS, whose pre-emnent abilities, profound poiiu.
cal sagscy, and enlarged experience have extended
the wisdom and illustrated the annals Of his agr and
lie surprising purity OF whose life and Character has
exemphhed IN happy union with The genius which e1-
ats to Fame the generous affections and genial sympa-
lhes whch subdu ne The soul TO virtue. But t. this his
magnanimous spirit has consented, and the neces-
of evil time, and of special have
constrained Nor even in this are we unmndful OF HIM
whom IT is proud distinction to have admired and
appreciated since from the merit OF the generous 50
crice we have made in spirit OF magnanimty KIM
bred to his own may hope will result throughout
the Republican party olter conception OF the eleVa
ton of hi. character and The purity OF his pfncpes
and ulster award in future Of honor TO his preemnent
clans We can also know and feel, that whatever The
sacrifice Of personal prediction, we shall IN the com
inv contest be bainr maniuy for the preservation oil
those great principles Of States Rights, Republican
Liberty and Southern interests, IN his deep devotion
to which, we recognise the aihnes mat most strongly
hind him 1, our affections Our consciousness too, VIII
be strong and consoling, that to our party and our
country we are dlschargIng high and solemn duty
The specres of those monsters Of partial and uncon-
atitutonal lgtation which, engineered from the oul
embraces Of monopozIng and corruptlng interests en-
joyed brief existence during the period of Wing do
mnation in S40 have not yet wholly disappeared from
the Halls of Congress, vanished from The eyes oil
the nation They await but the viyfyiDg breath of q
Wing ority To be terminated into yet more fright
full existence and with It's encDura1emen 10 fastsn like
harpes the best interests of the nat on. National
Bank buy The moned interests OF the country and
TO control for the urherance OF uvarice or power tns
property and labor of ala Tariff. to build up and sus
tain, at the expense of gross oppression and eSacons
on ALL but especially rs ofihe South, grand mlnuac-
turing monopolies on which the Government may rest
the OF its own abuses, and The perPeuaion
of its assumed powers-a Gigantic Scheme Id make the
sovereign States stpendares Of Federal bounty, and
with funds distracted from The public 10 brbe
them to their own betrayal and abasemsn and finally,
daring design to down with ruthless hands the
most valuable conservative barrier OF the Constitution
that its may he reared that notoch OF party The
unguarded will of mere numerical maorlty-these,
fellow republicans of the State r ghs School, are the
measures and designs, affiliated nature and banded
in unholy alliance to subvert the Liberties, and outrage
the constitutional rights Of the people and the sta,es
against which you are invoked 10 strive and war
To them each and all, upon fri, deep md intimate
conrction, you and we are, and ever will be utterly
hostile And them know you cannot-.duty, no.
nor, principle all forbid But to oppose them warm
y, energe,icaly, in concert with the entire party: are
you not likewise bound since passveness may be con-
strued into submission, and your neutrality may ensure
their triumph. The decision is now with you, and
made in n noble splrit-we admit not doubt it Will
be worthy of you Repubcans-as Vlrginans-as
the consistent admirers of the greatest living cham
plon Of the Constitution and The rights Of the States
LEWIS f. HARvrE, of Amelia, Chairman;
R. NJ. T. HUNTER, of Essex;
JAMES A. SEDDoS, of Richmond;
WV O GoopR, of Meckenburg;