Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-16
FIR lie Enqulrer

- fU ne enquirer.
Il SUCCESSOR TO non r. NJ. HUNTEp
g Whom shall ne nominate as the success,
u oil Mr.. Hunef?"isa qges ion OF some momen,lr
the on Congressional District. VIM r. Taylc,
l. Is more acceptable 10 tie people OF this count,
l. than any Other and, believe, 10 the people 0. he
. District BuI learn that he canno, be prevailed
{ on 10 accept the nomination, though unanimous
II ieniried There will be no difficulty on his
score, however Tor there are numberless asl
rams, with all kinds Of claims ant preensors
any one OF whom would most willingly acceri
The nomination. Blu, the times require lhs,
he mantle Of Hunter should descend On no ort.
nary character. He must be some other Than
one whose political opinions and political know.
ledge ha We been picked up from the fugitive piece,
in The columns OF a newspaper and whose che,
claim 10 supper, may be, that he has been he
supple hack Il his pariy-whlch ne is prepar.
10 follow in all lis mutations OF principles at,
policy. We want such a man as Hunter-a,
Independent Virginia senileman-deeply imbn,
with Virginia prncipes-possessine intelIec.us
powers 10 defend lhein-and ffmness 10 man.a.
Them. amidst the SCOTS and jerrs Of enemies, 3.
The abandonment OF friends. Such man alon.
should represent 4 party whose watchword i
p, ineiples, MT Mentor whilst in non-essenlial.
he will yield every thing 10 preserve the ties d
party vet when principle is involved, he has ID.
moral nerve 10 cut its goIdian knot. Such Re.
preventative alone can he relied upon IN all eme,.
eenciss. lie is invaluable in keeping his parr
s,raight-iile cIstos est qnt cnstodn cIst,Ges-,o,
we have no security that any administration, h.
matter how pure, will steer the vessel Of Sac !,
the path OF recitude, il backed By supporter,
who will cry Hosannah 10 all lis acts, night ..
wrong.
Let us cast our eyes around, and see /.
there be a man among us whose attain.
nenls and character will correspond with Ii.
rough chart thus skelched and, il there be such
a one all should agree 10 select him as our cham.
pion and Standard bearer in The coming CONFESS. !
have in my minds eye gentleman oil unexcer. :
,ionable moral conduct whose pecuniary clrcum. (;
stances and habits OF life, should suppose, wouc !,
render d seat in Congress agreeable 10 him.
Though a young man, he is ripe schoar.- (
AT an early age he filled a Professors char.
in i College oil standing, in 4 manner creGiia. /
bic 10 himself He has studied politics a, /
a scence-a profound political economist VITO 1
is dyed in The wool, (warp and filling boh,l viii
Southern Democratic principles Is, an. +
ever has been, opposed 10 Bank ot The Uni,.
States, both on the grounds OF expediency an
cons.iluionality gainst the system OF in.erna!
improvements Nv inc d.
posed to any other than RstenIe Iarf-a
>taunch supporter OF the independent TTeasuE
from The beginning-one who has had The mora
trmness 10 abandon his parry in the hey-cay d
their power, because they abandoned The priuc.
Piles by which they assembled 10 it-who stant, .
high as writer and debater-who would have
been The Wing ElecIor Tor this District in ISL,
as have every reason 10 believe, but Tor his te.
inc in favor OF the Sub-Treasurv; and | doua J
mol, but a, this day he would have been their chc.
sen candidate for Congress, could he, like Others
have swallowed his principles. He is firm >up.
porler OF the presen, Adminislraion-was in "a.
yor OF the annexation OF Texas-adyocates the
war with Mexico, the acquisition OF Caliiofnia,
Tree TO settlement by the people OF all The Union,
with their focks and their herds, their families AM
slaves He is a gentlemen in every sense Of ne
word. His IDEAS are iberalized and his mind e..
rched bv foreign travel He has ably represe0ei !
his county al foreign court has never been
candidate for anv Office; asks nothing from ne
President or the people-bui il nominated by ne
Democratic convention, think he would accep
the nomination, and am certain he would te
e.ecred and make us an able and faithful repre-.
,enla,ve. Need /, after his, say, that this man
is William Boulware, OF King 4 Que n?
| have spoken the language OF truth, not oil eu'
losy. For fifteen years have been well &C
quain,ed with MIR. B., and what state Of his 70,
litcal opinions, state upon my own knowledse
of them during that time. | have always been
Democrat, both in principle and party. M!
Boulware has always been Democrat in prin
ME: but like Hunter and host OF others, he
acted, for while, with The Whigs-and aban'
doned them when, By longer sustaining them, hs
would have abandoned his principles.
CAROLINE