Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-30

and the Black Republicans it says:
awe have said nothing about the Fillmore fOlKs
for nobody has anything TO say about them. lhey
are not couued in the fight They that mIse!a
bs thing the third party, and there is probabI'l.
that more than fifteen or twenty thousand votes WI
| BIZ thrown away upon Them.
How does Sam like his prospects They are cheer
ing indeed.
For tie Enquirer.
THE PRESIDENCY.
Messrs Editors In number of the Enquirer
the Sth of April aud in your issue of May I'd, W.T.
fer over the signature of Randolph" for the purpose
| of advancing the claims of Mr.. Hunter to the nom
| nation of the National Democratic Convention al
| Cincinnati in June nexr, evidently reasons from PR
misss which conceive to De erroneous, ana ianlag
fur their object that OF overriding the claims of every
prominent man III the Union to promote the Interest
Of his favoriIe for the highest office in the gift OF the
rreat Democratic parry VI this country Ii ID an III
| iirect Wholesale attack upon every competing naUt
fnr the Presidency. "Randoph" urges the nomination
I of Mr. Hunter Southern candidate, in order thai
,ye NAV hurnoniZe and unite the Democracy OF the
free States North and West upon the all.absorblng
question of slavery; in other words, ne deems II pol
tic to make nomination from Virginia a. Southern
slave State, because She is deeply and vitality int
rested, whilst tho North, having no common interest
in slave property is not to be trusted, and that We
should give the cold shoulder to every Northern
Stut.s. Right Democrat who may haye stood firm and
hid defiance to the waves of aboitonislu and section
alisln and at time, too when the braves feared and
ths wjsest trenbled for the fate OF glorious Union
| Has "Randoph" forgotten that large majnrty oi
Northern Democrats supported the Nebraska Kansas
bill whilst minority OF the Western free STATED DE
mocra,s stood by tho South, also upon this question
IL il true they have since been stricken down for their
luyal devotion the constitutional guarantees and
the vital doctrines Of States rights and State equality
under our confederated system Of government but
is there nothing now to encourage the South since
the election Of l30 free suiers and abolitionsts to
Congress bv the opponents OF The Nebraska bill lu
ali the free States, since the elections to the present
Congress. better feeling is rife amongst the Demo.
oracy The combination of all the Internal isms OF
the day had beaten down those gallant defenders OF
our constitutional rights, but their motto was that oi
the diving words Of the patriot Lawrence, "Boys,
dnn't give up the ship patriot band was left,
thank God, of devoted, Cnlon-loving, Satesrights
Democrats, who have continued to do battle against
tb. enemies of the Constitution and the slave interest
of the South and in the glorious old Keystone where
a Wright, d Montgomery Smaller, aud u host OF va.
liant spirits were stricken down, Democratic States
rights legislature has been elected under return OF
sound sober second thought whilst large gains have
b..p made in New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut,
and other free States in favor OF the friends OF the
South the Constitution aud the Union. Why, may
ask will you say the North now I'VE cant farther
trust you; you are srrayed III deadly oppositlon 10
the south upon sectional grounds upon question Of
vital Importance 10 Virginia aud the slave States there.
fore shall no longer trust you but shall make no.
ninatiDn from Virg nia III the person OF our uistn.
puished son, r. VI. t. Hunter negative sort OF
man, who has no enemies, aud you must and Will
supnort him" You say to the North, 1--WE can't trust
your best men because y'n have 10 direct interest
in certain species of property, vel You must support
n candidate from a Southern slave State because he
lives here, and owns the kind Of property in which
the South ia deeply and vitality Interested. we have
says Randolph, substantially confidence 10 the States
Rights Repuullcanism D! the North sufficient 10 jus
tfy the hope aud belief that her sound national De.
lnocracy will vote for Virgnia's favorlte son over
one of her own. Yet we cannUt as matter o safety
trust Northern man To guide the helm vi State,
aided Of course by Southern Vice President; for
should the North get the President, the South will
have controlling influence over the Scnate-a posi-.
ton of almost a. much Importance 10 HE South IN
the event of tie vote and the formation 0 commit
tees a. Is the office OF Presidential the Chlted States.
Because enemies in the North have made u sec
tiuua nomination, and waged sectional warfare
against the South and her constitutional guarantees,
Virginia, the mighty br-ak water winch has stayed
the waves OF secilUnalIsm aud alatlcsln ana hurled
them back upon our advrrsarIeS, must now say TO
our friends of the North We shall make sectional
nunination-wc have M hope III you Tor healthy,
recuperative energy, only by voting for Southern
man. We shall give you sectional candidate aud
ask you to fight for our nominee and our property
Yet, upon grounds of sectional Interest safety aud
self preservation, we want no Northern man tor
presideut-be le Buchanan, Douglas Pierce or any
one Of your distinguished sons'
Can we elect q President without the ald OF North
eru VOTES! Can we expect a hearty cO.operatiun
from IN. oynl and true friends Of the South in the
free States when the friends of distinguished South
ern son here appeal for support tor their Candidate
upon sectional grounds alone! The writer does not
desire TO advance the clarns OF any Northern man
over son of the South He will support MIR. Hun.
ter cordially and labor zeaously for bis eectIoshould
he receive the nomination at CINCINNATI but we have
other distinguished members, both North ana south,
who have perhaps higher claims upon the grent De-
NJ III 10
inocracy OF the country t.a3 Ar hun'eI. ne Is con-
paratycly a Young man, aud beieGea bright future
awaits him. He con yet bde his time. There Is no
doubt Mr. Hunter will continue to gam upon tie con-
fdence and admiration OF the hatohai Dclhoetacy-
As vel think il is doing Mr. Hunter an u Jury 10
IN nress hs claims 10 the entire exclusion OIL every
true AID tried States rights Democrat IN the country
who hns stCcd by their purity III sunshine ana III
.torm-whose time end r1eans nave always oeeh CIV
en- and gwen freely, to advance lana NJ PerSona'
and pecuniary sacrice too,) the grenl ana enduring
iutur.sts of our party But his friends uecare lha
he has 10 enemies Well, is such man best suited
for the present crisis II he has no enemies where
are his friends Can a bold decisive man, VINO mas
ever been ready to meet and throttle the Toe De- IKE
Mr.. Hunter, without enemies The Divine Ia".SiVer
says: "Wue be unto you when all men shall cease to
speak evil of YOU" Mr.. Hunters friends are honest
dare say when they declare that few objections can
or will be urged against him by our oppohen,s-
Where il his strength over Messrs. Buchahan, Use,
Douylss or Pierce Is il with the friends OF tillmore
Why, Mr. E.'s friends declare that he is negative,
amiable good man, too and has no enemies VIII they
support MIR. Hunter either North or South over any
other good and true Democrat.
There are whose distinguished abiil.:es, whose
long and tried services to our party in every state N
tins Union. whom the writer would be proud 20 sup
port, and who would be supported as cordially oy
the Democracy, If nominated for our standard,
bearer, as would Mr. Hunter; for, with any Eooa
and true man, whose broad naliGnsi septments, are
based upon the great doctrines of State so9Greignty
and strict construction Of the Constitution, he shall
triumph over all isns. and the doctrines OF Jefferson,
Madison, jackson, Polk and Pierce be handed down
unimpaired TO our uosterity FAIR PLAY.
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