Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-18
r, N. E,,;tors of the ENQUIRER

oil ACutcs, taken paPei, IA
vor Of pressing forward General Cass third time Tor Inc
Denpcralic nomination for The pIssitcncy, ocs leave 10
oiIrr few suggestions that subject. Fay 'na ,lhe
because The General was supported n''oe ' oo"'ehono
| 1914 ard came being nominated. a., H.. h;ao
Its cuntcndcd by the writer in qaeson' wa. .le o
lion which has been made TO running 20 h i b, Lr,s
(sncakina after the fashion Of The tu c Is osa'en o
IL rn,i,lI ia no weight Indeed il IS even assetlcu mat
dcfca ted candi late better the scc9hu @ anu e =,
sos If Mr. Jefferson and of General JACKSON are fcieeu 70
Ses u i. I've The assertion Let see how this is.
at lin. close Of General NashinGohs scou le',i VI w
ce JOHN Adams the Vice President. n,sd fo and aes bu
,t1rc votes behind Mr.. Adams; CONSEQUENCE, haSlhs
tho second highest vote, he came IN Us VICE
r. vas probuby considcied at ina. cary pctou !hal
~. ,rJ officer was best entitled 10 tho succession,
mnss strong objections should exist against MN but DC
,h ne i, may il is we'll knowu that there were then no re.
ed uarties 1t is fact Also that so indifferent
cid Mr. Jefferson feel about this result that no ",o'e 10
of his friends expressing the hope that NC "ouu no w. ce
J II was during the administration OF John ADAMS tnat inc
nn;v was organized under The lead OF Jefferson
Madison Monroe ind Others tho hrs oi wiio was eccleu
President in Tie year 1900 Thus VIII al once o. SEEN
that hee is not The least similarity between 'e 's VI
MIR Jefferson and General Cnss
hn never ras nor could beaten In The year lez4
h W. ,vas &, brought forward Adams Crawford and
Clay were also voted for but The old nero sa eem ni oy
the people He had Is votes over Adams % ~ h
and 70 uvcr CIny Was this being 6caten true IL IS tha
The House Of Representatives in Disregard OF e wishes OF
The people elected another, who beaten cahaiaa'e
bn what was the consequence? Why, the very lac tat
General Jackson had been the thinning horSe IN e w.
fore the people was main cause together WIN MS own
intrinsic strength of his carrying lie ne@' e'''oA "'
The of Cen Harrison and Mr. Clay appear to me- to
be also misunderstood The former never was lesGar can
didate until The year lS40 and had lie oeeh oca @ G
ycd il i. not likely that he would nave oeen ooushl i-
nd aferwa-ds Ii is trnc that in The year 1885, when nif
Van Buren, WINS elected Gen HARRISON MIR. "eos.,r .uuse
White and Mt Mangum, all received Voe5 oul ele "as
no one who could be properly called regular opposoh
candidate :. =, 80, = :; 1904 he recaived
votes and so al The aiter period did Gov Floyd and
Mr. writ, But it was in 1874 that Mr. Clay was Tor The
first time run in fair and regular race ana ne was geath
and as d matter of course dropped nc Casecleu VI ni
isc,nn in single congressional district, has no parallel
with the one in question Slight causes and changes may
10 turn such election You might with the same
oro, riev come down TO The alderman OF city Ward
Bu, we are told iii Gen. Cas our Candidate we
know beforehand all that can be SAID osans, n ana we
Enow how TO meet it," Lei ask whether anything OF the
kind was not the last election; ana NOT or wnal
cason was elt undone7 Was there moi time enough Tor
ia Rrsid,s If there should be new things brought Tor
ward there viii exist the reason 10 nominate him again
four wears hence This reminds me OF conversation
heard between democrats in the Spring Of lSi4 One
of them insisted that The party was under strong ooga-
ton TO cnumnnte Mr. Van Buren, because he mad, at the
election been it's regular candidate and been beaten
in Well them said the other II we should re-nomi-
nate him now, and be beaten again. should be under
obligation him strong that should never be able
get rid OF him.
The writer from whom have just quoted proceeds
follows: but with another candidate know not what
embarrassing things may be dragged out OF the musty re.
cord OF the past The writer OF this has heard OF some
y awkward things of that sort store in the event OF their
obtaining for of those spoken OF for the nomination,
which have not yet been brought 10 gh WIN uenera!
Cass candidate, will be forewarncd and forearm
cd"
We'll according 10 this il will be dangerous TO
man who has been candidate before But yet there are 10
found in community those who possess some COM
mon sense and not without some experience In such
matters who believe that general rule, ne,o candidate
is preferable beaten And 10 suppose Tor momenl
that cannot find one In whose behalf we shall be
able and reute what may be said against him. Is
paying but left handed compliment to the distinguished
men OF the Democratic party. The sly blow under the fifth
rib which dealt of candidates. will be passed
with The single remark that there may DC more than
against whom awkward things may be dragged out OF
the musty record of the past"
But there is objection TO Gen. Cass which, alone,
ought preclude him from being Nominated at this time
1t will te admitted think, that the greatest and surest
strength Of the Democracy is in the South and consequent
y candidate should be selected who the con.
tencc and will command the OF the main body of the
Southern Democrats 1t has been seen that Governors
Cobb and Fooc with small minority OF Democrats, formed
Union with the Wings by which they were able 10 pros
Jatc for the time being the democratic party in TWO il not
three States and 10 bring into the Senate OF the United
States two Wings, where there would otherwise have been
Democrats II has also plainly appeared That immense
majority Of the Democracy in all the Southern States OPP
posed TO that third and mixed Paryi WHILE 4! The same
time il is equally faithful 10 the Union, and with the ex-
crp,on Of portion Of The people of South Carolina equal
ly against the exercise of the right Of secession and is,
moreover willing, under existing circumstances 10 acqui-
csce in what are called the compromise measures.
Now it is well understood General Cass is peculiarly
the fuvoe candidate Of The Two Governors referred TO- and
of their little band Of democratic followers. He cannot,
therefore, he acceptable 10 the great body OF The Southern
democratic voters, other candidate would be- Why
then should the democrats of the free States desire 10 force
him upon their Southern friends Desire did say Why
should they be milling 10 commit an act SO unjust, as well
as inpoic If The South has the libeaity 10 accord the
candidate the North, should the latter have no regard in
the selection the individual 10 the wishes and feelings OF
the orruer
have said that the greatest and sest strength of The de-
mocrecy in the South So has Ii ever becn especially
in Of trouble difficulty whether in peace or in war
As long the Of 1872 with England il was mos!
peculiarly the Almost every Northern Stae-and,
believe for year every OF hegape way 10 the
rule OF British federalism. The utmost possible rXertons
mnde embarrass our government in the prosecution
of the war and every democrat considered fit subject
for persecution The Hartford Convention met in the year
1874 and among other OF that traorous assenblage
there were proposed seven amendments the Constitution
of the Uniicd States. The North then complained of
change Of the balance OF power among the States through
means West and dissatisfied with The constitution
ms was TO what quarter did the Northern Democrats and
those who like hc were on the side OF their own country
in the war; then look for political salvation Where could
they look the South, The noble Souh7 And they did
not look in vain The South TO the rescue, und saved
| the Constitution and the Union
| Well what do we see now Why, the very who OPP
posed that who approved the of The Hartford Con-
ven,ion who were opposed 10 the granting Of supplies for
our army and navy and who then wanted 10 change the
Constitution claim 10 be the best il not the eTcLust's
friends OF The Constitution Now their cry ia, the Constr
tuition is; The uhole Constitution and nothing but me
Constitution" And in conjunction with few converted
aboonsls they sigmati1ng the Southern democracy
as enemies Constitution and the Union. But this is
not all yet Strange and amenable as il may be- we have
protesting democrats uniting or n, least acqulescng IN
these denuncatons and laudng those who have been III
lrunenral in producing them.
The South has many who would do honor TO the
highest office under the constitution Thurc are King
Houston Davis Butler (nfS CO. Hunter Mason and others
Ye already stated there appears willingness in that
quarter support Northern or Western man. provided
can whose views and waverng mness
in regard the compromises of the constitutions re
unce can be placed But il requires Solomon decide
that General Cnss is not that man.
The North has Dickinson. WOOL Pierce, Stockton, Buch
and Dallas The West has Douglas Layne and Butler
(of Ky And in the centre s who though named last
il least and that man is Louis McLane.
But if no concession or libealy on The part OF the
South nothing will satisfy the Democrats of the free
States but force General Cas upon their Southern friends
there knowing how disastrous may be the
uuences Indeed would be surprising it, in that case
a third nomination should take place.
must close, but will very resume the subject
Il NORTHERN MAN
For HE Enquirer
WILLIAM o. BUTLER.
Several distinguished have been spoken OF as Demo-
cratic candidates for the Presidency hem James
Buchanan stands conspicuous He is popular in the South
and am free say, that could checrully euppor,
him. He has been my first choice, and shall be
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