Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-20
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For the Enquirer.
Ncssrs Editors -Preparatorr the great contest be
een The Two nocal parties tina; divide the country, the
leading en OF each heIading their claims and paradlag
their virtues with all the zeal Of PATRIOTS nnd are doubtless
ready 10 consider Repubcs un9rac they are not mace
President &C these States Truly have men enough VINO
are willing to 20 forth and fight for the Rcpublc, because
they look the day when they shall be consplcu-
Gus in the umpha procession that shall cown Tie Efforts
Of The yctors But how many have who are will
inc 10 advise their country FOR its good und then deliver
themselves enemies 20 suffer for thai very advice :
Or how many men have we who would arm theu!selSes-
moi 10 fight and conquer and be Crowncdbu TO TIDE mo Inc
o of d.cord and die for country We told those
old Romans whom have alluded actually gave up their
lives for their country In our day no such hng required
II il or rtouired that they shall rest content 10 ENJOY
The hOnors they have achieved, and not assert liclF
claims 10 promotion the latter end He no patriot VINO
feels TOO much era lute 10 any one individual Nos one
presume will contend that because man has served
his count to-day and feel the utmost gratitude Tor H.
we should therefor let him destroy II 10 morrow BFnths
loved Czsnr but he slew him because ne loved MS country
moro md he escr?rd the dagger Tor himself "hen MS
should benefit his country aEI ruis cds an hon"a-
Bile man Blu, The Democratic party at least no rcspec
Ter of persons These claimants may wrangle but they VIII
decide, Invariably between them. They VIII hTst require
the pure unucyed democratic principles Mex ley VIII
consider who is available and that man tey VIII nom
mate however much they MAJ dsapoin' o'hsts a itl
shaded that all true democrats will assent 10 ing Tcaa ahc
cheeriulv. 49,. ,u
statesman apanst Captain without any qualifications Tor
,hr ore il nov becomes of the importance 10 Sc
ie., an available man. well Is good and true
For lei il be remembered, that We are no" threatened WIN
another Cupuin fully renowned, ana Ench octe! guam!
fed in every other respect be President ah III VINO
was last elected Let US therefore, CONSIDER VINO Is our
srongcs, man. taking il for granted That every one 'e'
ton good democrats ana "uti l''ouS" ''uJ "S'
compare their politics. = ,o,,o.,,
By the recent action OF Congress the number o eisG.nfa
votes will probably be 1885, and necessary 10 choice lay
nv democrat who nominated viii carry the following
States viz: Maine New Hampshire o. .i.@hla 10. NJ
ana n illinois H. Iowa 4, Wisconsin D. 3licl'gan D. MIS-
souri, g. Alabama 9, Mississippi y Aikansasf lsNa7 T. Gut
io' anv wbn viii cary the following Vermont Mas
sachuscs 49, Island 4, Connecticut n Iork 80 Dea
ware 3 MARYLAND S. Kentucky T.. Total, 50 votes
Tho doubul States ore, New Jersey Pennsy wanna ~
Carolina 10 s. Carolina s. Georgia TO- Fcrida ), Oho
80 Louisiana g. Tennessee L. Total numbers ni 'otcs vo
Now the non of contest the Doubtful States ard who
among the democrats certainly carry enough oi e=e
to secure his election Let US consider the claims OF 'nG
three prominent men al I co ar o
Douglas We want Is more votes Mr. Buchanan can tar
nv New Jersey and Pcnnsyr ana an lie ana stockton are
the only men who cin) South Carolina ana Georgia. ma
king 50 votes certain that he can carry.
Besides that stands than an equni chance o. carry
imp the rest OF The doubtful S!acs-Norh Curona f'orHa
Ohio Louisiana and Tennessee total 81 votes Bnl only o"
him half and il will make -. .s -, auu ~ ~,
certainly carry and We have otn Of lS3 votes leaving
balance of 81 after eectng him Sr buchannn'
we know very popular al the South, mas been eooc ne
mocrat for many many years and has the prestige vi MI
Folks Administrations which IL great aud GLORIOUS ana III
whosc Cabinet he was first Secretary OF State TO sus-
of the party, should he be nominated. ,o,.
Ccn Cass can carry We will say the lO4 certain votes
Out of the doubtful States, Ohio + the only one 'ia A
Gen Cass could possibly carry He certainly could not car
~ New Jersey Pennsylvania, North Carolina or SCUM "a
rnn but they would all go against him except me ticr
which would throw her vote away Allowing uirh ONO,
,rhich ia doubtful he would get 90 and the hall OF the re-
maincr 81 aot one Of which do think ne c"nhi gc ana
il would make his total l42h TINS Is not cnnash 10
elect him Wc Know he beaten before, nnd we Cannot
perccivc that he has gained strength since mat Tune We
do Inow however that among these doubtful S'aes he
never has POPULAR and that he has the pfedicc OF
defeat against him Any man who understands human
nature will not consider that tfiing rs for my rar;,
very much fear that Gen Cass cannot be elected.
Judge Douglas mas been greatly spoken o oI thc Tes
Gency cannot perceive, however, tia &c WIZ oe ape 80
carry single vuc more than Gen Enss Nitfoa' 81 an
comnaJiug lie politics Of these gentlemen WIN Saf a
carefully looking at Judge posas pehs,gI M @
that he not be borne through tIlunphanj
~ the South But let treat the Judge, lille on.
(ercny FROM what have tho others Grant nm me iut
certain votes He carry either Vow Jersey Penn
svIvania North Carolina or Scuh Carolina Allow him OHIO
% Tennessee ~ and half o Georgia, foiida Louisiana
49, making 9k ?utes and his grand total vi" only DC ic
Another thing let us look at Who is the faTorite with
The Democratic Stacs confess an not very well posted
IN on this point and may make mistakes but VIII maze
as correct 4 calculation as in me les
While aca nowlcdge that our Democratic brethren, "no
live in the Wing States us much interested as We q HE
Democratic States in having good Democratic PRESIDENT
~. tbcv ought 10 nay respect the opinions OF the Demo
crntic States and in great be guided by tiem
Take then the Democratic States ana which one oi
the candidates upon the rs ballot VIII carry oS woes =
/ will no, pretend 20 farther Than that Mr. Buchanan
will probably carry Maine s, Virginia 49, Iowa T. Alabama
8 Mississippi T. California 4, total d votes Cen Ca:s
will probably carry New Hampshire 5, Wisconsin .,
Micbigau 6, Missouri g. and perhaps Arkansas total
20 votes Douglls may carry Indiana 10, limos H.
total n votes. Texas will 20 for Houston nc nus
see that Mr. Buchanan, will be the foremost Candle
date among the certain Democratic States in ConVcnor-
And we see Of The certain Democratic states mere
are Virginia l5 Missouri g. Alabama g Mississippi I Ar.
kansas Texas As in the slave States Out oil mat
number MI b. will carry 81 votes Cass Is and houston l.
Among the doubtful Stats there are ~ votes "hose iher
ests are identical with these certain saveholainR Democratic
States Thus if it is clea. who is the strongest man o
these three cannot conceive what can DC male clear
AIessrs Editors, Mr. Douglas sards no chahce LOT ie
nomination, and never has "c"l therefore; eosSe ni
though think have demonstrated that he IS neither ERe!y
TO be elected the favars OF the Democratic States
How it, that he is 10 stand fair chance 10 gel inc no'
nation when he standn pour chance OF election ana very
moor one among most OF the doubtful States There Inc
error we may fall into, and will show how 49, AID Try 10
avoid it. =. ~,
IN Convention which is 35 New York is almost certain 10
20 for the Whgs Mr. Buchanan vii get the vote oi Virgins
l5 Alabama O. Mississippi California 'a' % fo'es '"
70 certain o 20 for the Democrats and that Just counter
crbalanc. This one State in Convention. Thus The wing
States might give the nomination. which would defeat Tue
nar;y or M uchanan would get and carry Penns; wanna
and South Carolina which would just councrhaIance Ne"
York II then the voice Of reason is listened TO- ana s
wishes Of the Gacerain States and the certain oh'
whose Interests Identical consulted, lnr Democratic
t,iunrl would be ccrtain iu believe our brethren Of
New York any other Wing State VIII Icius: 10 y!.':
this point. II not then i,iumphis certain But II they
d. though should try my best elect Gen. Cas- yet
fear /, would Be scss perceive from some statistics IN my
poss.esion that Gen Cass not only deenc bat IN the
he carried he ran long way behind his party He
did not even carry his State majority but By plu-
rality
Bu, why should the party stick to Cen Cas Is he bet
ter democrat than any body else II their attachment s
1uJable But this cannot be The true is tant
once whipped under him they have fellow feeling Being
companions in misfortune, they bound close together
Ne would advise this natural feeling be sacrificed dis
crcon.
We have said thus much however because thought
Gen Cnss would get nomination, for do believe
IT, We are only saying what is true, that he has many and
warm supporters ant warning them avoid This
ro OF sticking him bIndy The General does wsh il.
am sure and if he does, he orfes all claim attachment
10 himself
am respectfully your obedient servant
A DEMOCRATIC REPU BLICAN
Ofths Jsf.rsonicn and Madisonian Sehools.