Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-11
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THE Observation-Disclosures RESULT.
have AT different times seen in The newspapers
disposition TO censure the President upon his al
legged preference OF Van Buren, man or Cal
houn man for this or that Office. The Union has
repeatedly asserted, no doubt on the best aulhori-
". that these charges or suspicious are utterly
unfounded that President Polk has not given,
and will not give any preference whatever to the
friends of either of these gentlemen over the
other that there is but one Republican Party,
and that he will not know any supposed divisions
OF it, These are the sentiments of a Patriot and
Statesman, and will receive the cordial approba-
tion and united support OF all true Republicans
If the Editors who have attempted 10 give curren-
CT TO these mischievous suggestions were imbued
with the principles which should govern the po-
liical journals OF the Democratic Party, they
must have seen that these unfortunate remarks
were The best means which can be adopted at the
present moment, 10 eXpel them al the end of four
years from the administration at Washington. II
will be impossible for the wis man, for such The
country will find Col Polk, now at The head Of
the Government, 10 give us either sound or
prosperous administration, unless he have the
cordial and united support of the party. This he
can only have, by putting down all efforts TO SOW
dissension in our ranks through the selfish aims of
iEdiscreet and probably designing men.
II the rash pariisans who have so lhoush;less-
" we trust, attempted 20 liindle the flames of dis.
cord, would reflect TO- A moment, they mus, see
that no means are so sure To defeat the hopes or
fortunes of their favorile as those employed by
them. Every discreet man will be enlisted against
him, while The friends Of the supposed rival will
be exaspera,ed and made his irreconcilcahle foes.
This must be ineviiable-and no true friend Of
either OF the supposed rivals for executive favor
can be so blind as not 10 see it.
I'M thatn
should govern every Republican. The prosperi-
" OF the country, which he is persuaded will be
most surely advanced IN er he Republican sys
lem should not be retarded TO secure the personal
advancement Of any man.
There is, however. one result which mus foVor
any dssensions between the supposed Calhoun
and Van Buren wings OF The party. The people
The patriot pcople-will lay The contestants aside
and rally. as they all may, once more, under the
banner Of James K. Polk. Treat no, this as
wild idca--it must be so;-nohing is more certain
in the future, than that he will he Tc-t,ected bv tie
nsopie, il there be not The nos, perfect harmony in
our raEf and perhaps ii will be so under any cir
enntanees. T'crc is no rcas why il may mol,
know, Col. Polk has said that he would no. o:
candidate for reelection. and | snow that he
voted, while in the House Of Representatives, 10
limit the service OF the President 10 single term
Of six years. But these were the individual
opinions OF Col. Polk, in which do MOI concur
and in which the people do not. The same opin-
ions were held and urged with great force, on
many occasions BY Thomas Jefferson, while the
Convention who framed The Constitution were
in session, and often since Gen. Washington
repeatedly expressed bis determination 10 with.
draw a, the end OF his first term; and Gen Jack
son often urged upon Congress the propriey Of
restricting the period ofservicc 10 one term; yet
all these illusrious men yielded 10 the sense of
the nation, and we're elected and served second
term. The course OF these eminent men has
never been censured, and If Col Polk follows
their footsteps he will enjoy the plaudits which
followed them. If the people again call upon
Col. Polk, [ have loo high an opinion Of his devo-
ton 10 them 10 doubt tina, he will no, resist their
voice
Let parisans and factions beware, lest ,hev
make his nomination second time indispensa-
bic 10 our triumph. A REPUBLICAN, or '9S.