Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-17
RICH MON ID, \.
,, Morning, July II, 1876.
WA, ,.,,,,nc Vice President do!

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"'- KIM, mon IN article in The Phia-
dcI,h, S,rih American, we soi''r '''''s
,,ars1 our farm conviction that shoh'" NV eaS'
;a - h. new Tariff bill fall 10 Mr.. pallas'
ha mon,, unbesilatingly do his duty and Vo'e ''r
no I'm i, The deep responsibility thrown upon
~. - mid rccolect that he is not repTeseh-
ra,ive Of Pennsylvania, but The vice iie',1e"'
tho Union elevated 10 his high post by Inc nepuO-
ican parry, one OF whose prominen, ''sus a,a,aa
oonos;,;nn 10 protective Tariff. lie accep.eu
,ha n,;n,,;on al their hands and thereby Pleog-
81 himself 10 give force 10 their principles Shou''
;. - a,l,., mon 10 act. Tine period my nave
have arrived when he will have 10 assume '"'
mom.n,cus responsibility. Our opinions as 10
h;> course are uuchargcd-and we are @iau 'ha'
,h.v are confirmed by an article IN Monday ;
Philadelphia Keystone.
! Tina, paper alter expressing its belief 'ilat the
hin will pass the Senate by majority 81 al least
I two votes, adds:
npu, shorm i, come 10 the casting vote We
,h;nL there i ma room To doubt the course that
| Mr.. Dallas will. as he ought 10 pursue. nat
4
4 no, believe. and our Conjecture 81 ms woe -
funded uuun his acts and declarations when al
t.rd,I uueouiyuca promise Tia! lie WIN carry
on on all ii;ling occasions, The piihtipes a'oN-
I'll IN The Baltimore Convention hthe lcSoiu'iohs
adopted by nat body.
1 /. thcn Iepuaishcs The following uneqhl''ca'
/ language Of Mr.. Dallas in a letter e vi. "rm-
worth, Of illinois:
PHILADELPHIA, Junc6, loll.
Dear Sir In acceptipc The nomination with
which the Democratic National Convention uh-
expecledly honored me, certainly conceived my
sell. al The same moment, as acquiescing IN The
polilical principles enuncaied in the resolutions
passed by that body, and as engaging wilh So
| lcmnily 10 cherish and e1emplify them, IN any
capacity in which might be called upon 10 acl,
should that nomination result III my erection 10
The office Of Vice President. Had discovered
among those standard resolutions rnie oi con-
duet, legislative or executive win "hich, ~ d
material feature, my mind refused 10 acc"nd,
could not without being ine1cu*aa.y di>ihoeHu
Gus have consented 10 become The candidate 81
me pariy as whose creed they were justly anu iaif-
l. proclaimed.
The following commons oil The keystone arc
rs conclusive and unanswerable as they are no.
norab!e 10 Mr. Dallas They are SO manly and
well expressed, and do 50 much credit toihc fenn-
sylyana Editor, that we transcrbe them IN iuil.
Should The high duty devolve upon him, We have
no fear thai George VI. Dallas will betFay MS
trust, bu vote for the bill, ''ds u s:'
This letter (quoed aboye) was published during
III, political compaign in all The Democratic ana
many OF he Wing papers oil The Union, AMI WIN
the declaration 81 hi principles siarlEs iAem ~
~. ace, il j. bu, Idle ALLEGATION IN tn " hiss 70
a>sunic hat MIR. Dallas position on N SUBJECT
u, The rari.l can bc one 81 doub nor can IT. II
,Ar,vea from inc high ground which he occupies
py the l!imsy preieEce that lie IS The representa-
tue 81 Pennsylvania in the Senate Pennsylva-
MA is there represented As is each Of her sister
State, by the number OF Senator'S provided 10: b.
tbr Constitution; while Mr.. Dallas altitude Is that
oi Vice President Of The Nation. having no other
connection with the Senate than that OF being It's
presiding officer. II is but seldom that The wee
Presidents called upon to vote, and Tnen hls
duty does deyolve on him, whatever particular
sy,npathies .! wishes he may entertain tor The
supposed Interests OF his own State, every consI-
Iteration OF duty and honor requires, should te
merged in The claims which The nation at large
possesses ulon him.
Nj. Dallas is moi the man t. shrinl. from any
res ponsitili;y- bu, in this particular case II ;"
harrcas thai ,n- ca>lln" vote when i supposed
NAV ~; viii hiia, cannot II made ne subject
o. speculation, Tor his letter IL Mi. VI eniwoT'h,
as i evident bY the extract ahupe given, Is sni-
cienlly explicit for even The plaincst Wing COM
prehcnsion These Wing gentlemen can how
ever very readily blow 10; and cold with The
same breath iiNey do not forget, they would ii
least have others now forget that al the COM
menccmcni OF The season, the appointment 81 The
usual committees was ken from his hands, and
i ,h..t. Ia. p,f.1t I
novelty was introduced by Mr.. Mangum, cx-
pses>lv upon the ground that MIR Dallas was ~
Ttcc I'rCSidcHt anil nat Senator The YIN"
press vind!ca.ei this policy uron The same
GROUND assumed hy Mir ilan-uGl, and yel nov,
when the defeat 81 passage u til la5ii wilt pro-
baby rest upoa Mi. Dallas casting vn;r w:lh
lle facility peculiar IL Wnigstly, VI find them
performing somerset aHd Waiting from lie
very ground which they then had laid out Tor
| themselves.
After having been made the subject, both during
the campaign and sincc, oi the most studied in
! yeclivc MI Dallas is nov sought is be wooed
by certain Wing editors with honied words and
unmistakcabIe limitations, that 'hi@her hOn0rs
! Qwaa him, should he comply with Ihe calls they
make upon him. Even il such promises could
be liuslcd Mr Dallas pledge, his integrity ana
rcclnude, even his scilre.2"at, render u certain
tha; Ii, vii Fu,suc hr path w'.lch - pc...l'- cnI
10 him hv he conviction. 81 psup!irt:. lie can
need no higher honor than lie ri pGH'y ana u
stern adherence t. Democratic prime pies has al
ready cont ret p?on him. u iAssa Il caannl he
d.pfIvc.: aul 4aeta.9 II. IL elevated higher IN
nn,lic irst or eufn IL is..ic lite al tie cSrifd
iin ol he term ,of winch he HaS cieeied Viae re
sidcn,, lie viii carry with hn hr consolation MAJ
he has proved true 10 himself T. his party and his
country.
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