Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-20


and tie Hartford Convection Ia 7 nc
contributed 10 aIlay the o,lissm which tlic
had brought upon themselves. The re
nublicaps rallied under the banners of To
lrraiion aud succeeded in e!ecting Mr.
Nolcoti Governor, aud obtaining male
iiiS IN ihe Legislature. o.. victory con
dnctcd .lifui Ia another. The old charter
o! Charles Was abolished and a consii
lulion ~as framed bs the people for then
| own government. -ine elections undeI
! TIE uc" constitution called both parties
| 10 ihe ilc,u a violent struggle cnsued
me election Is just over, and Tie republi.
! ram party have again succeeded. SIr.
Nolcoii is reelected Goreymoy without on
position. The republicans have carried
Their senatorial tic&.t through Tic state by
a majority al 1900. They have elected
10 oui di2Dl members Tor the House of
representatives. Such is tie fate of
Hartford Conventions, and of religious
intolerance.
NeW l0k-is again 10 experience the
il'roes OF political conicnlion.-- Her elec-
lioneerlng campaign for members OF both
branches OF the Legislature is about TO O
pen. Ii is difficult to draft "a uIap OF iie
politics oi This state, so as TO be under-
Stood a, distance. But The body Of
The citizens pay he divided inio iltec.
parties the ClinioiiianS, the AMI Gin
tonians and the Fetirraiists. Tiei,Mo
former are so divided that The federalists
nave u IN their power TO Turn HE political
balance. From some cause or other
New York has been almost always cursi
with some faction, which has grown out
oil family or personal considerations. To
the ear OF Nlrginian, il would sound
odd enough 10 say that he must rally uu-
DER or against the banners of "A particular
man; because with rs, il is psYRciaies
aot fRen, Which give rise 10 parties hlen
here arc moi counted off like slt.ep We
nasr no slcii party names as Cin,onians
ef An'i tAmnnians the irlcHds or The
enemies 81 Dewitt Cln,on.-But such is
pretty nrarly tue case with one of the
most polished and powerful STATES in The
Union. The federdilsls of New York are
seilslb!e-o at The strength WHICH their ii
tuaiion gives ,bem : ani try 10 use
II IS we'll as they can. On several oc-
casions they have assisted Mr.. Chn-
ton. IT was natural perhaps 10
expect some compensation liz relurn
but they have not received sufficient
share OF the loaves aud fishes 10 satisfy
them. They wished Mr.. King to b re-
elected U. States Senator; bui HE Gin
ionlans voted for MIR. Spencer, Chairman
OF The Bank Commiiiee, )uo election al
all took place, and New York has al tins
moment but one Senator. Disappointed
in his object. they looked to the Council
ct Appointment for Chief Justice 10 he
chosen from tier party, in place OF Mr..
Thompson, Secretary of tht Navy. Bit
here again obey are disappointed lortle
council OF Appointment have placed The
eraInc upon The shoulders of Clinton
an. The New York Evening Post, The
abie>i Federal paper in the Union, no
longer able TO brook these TcpraIett fal- |
lures fnaiiy came out and called upon
his party al lengintO abandon man, who |
bad forfeited oil preienSions TO their con
hieuce From what we understand the |
party 1T large re-echoed this semlinscni,
though some of them were still anxious
20 cling TO MIR. Ciinlon.-B But an appoint
inent Is Just made by the Council, which
the Na,i0Da.A dvot ale charges 10 desire
TO wean back the federal party. The
Council have Used Mr.. X. Riker
from the office OF Recorder Of the CITY
OF Rev York, "a man who once shed liIs
blood ~ a duet for Dewitt Clinton) and
In lis place have put Mr.. Peter A. JAY,
agcntleman of high standing, a federalst,
and son OF MIR, John Jay. The Evening
Pos, however, though it likes MI jaw,
does not seem ts ike the motive Of his
appointment. Ii sill fans The embers
OF contention. aud seems beat upon an
opposition 10 Mr. Clinton. Ii lis party
gees with il, he must tall.-For our own
part, we are 80 far from the scene oi con
iention, that we cannot see positively in
10 all the springs Of This political machi
nery but where MIR. Clinton is, there we
look for management aud intrigue; for
such - The east of The man
PeRHsgirHRia-is not without her sour
ces of dlSqUlei and what seems most
likely Is, Thar u - rather going on than
decreasing. But the time Tor lis fully
bursting out has not yet arrived. There
Is also triangular war Ia this dIsiin-
guished state; viz. between the fede-
rallsls, the Soi-diSant republicans of The
old school, and their republican OppO-
nents. The old school, who's organ rs
the Aly0r0, have on several occasions
united with the iederalisls but The last
do not Trim the balance here as they do
in New York. Hence the coalition failed
10 eject their Governor and MIR. Find ay
was run III by HE republican party, Of
whom the Democratic Press was The most
active organ. Bur, within few weeks,
:" speck of war" has appeared on the
body of this very party. Mr.. Finildys
Secretary of State (Mr. Sergeant,) tas
been charged with an act which has call
cd forth much discussion in the state le
gislalure, and among those who voted
for MIR. iind'ay ihe matter has been
made The subject of a long and anxious
investigation by the legislature many
WITNESSES were examined, and volume
OF evidence has been published. II seems
that lie business OF an anciionecr is not
thrown open, as IL ought 10 be and as il
IS among as, 10 every one who chooses
TO engage in u; bot that so many auctI
oneers I've believe Sky are allowed 10
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