Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-06
The CONVENTION.

Inc question OF Contention No Convention was
"ke" al The iienrico county election this day-and
was sunniiiIeu ~ MS most general aspect There
STAND recorded the of 2l2 alternatives and 10
n'gases. II proper TO Stale, tia, there were ma
u! 'o'e's favorable 10 convention with Iim,,cd
powers only Many of ihem SO exnessed themseIy.s
anu required IL TO he SO record d. Diners sa,;n
mere were, who strongly approved of one wi,6nui
restriction, and who also demanded such a record of
iIieIr OPINION.
RHhmond, .3pri5
UJOur Fellow-CiIizens nj large will see from, o.
anoVe That 'h" question OF Conrehton is already ap
,a,ed among us. We repeat, that u will in all nro5a
",h'y he discussed next wIneI--and he nee the peo
r WIZ see me pI"piieIy OF selecting members the
nest qualified 10 meet the question--as well AS of
o""'snB 'heir representatives with their own wishes
upon the subject. ~
We would respectfully recommend ,h;s su,;., .
me attention OF our ComnIrymen. There ar. tjeCecis
" ''e constitution Tor which there is adequate r.
medy snort OF Convention. For our own paris " G
aye MOI AFRAID 10 trust the people. A Convention
should be called with unlimited porers -Rut ,n
u'hh mat u would be best Tor the Legislature TO q,
Sa"'ze he means OF testing The OF the people
JWiy as 10 Contention or No Conrentiou
u majority of The people vote for H. al the nails
OF 'ne next Spring Election, then how easy would il
9e TOT 'he Executive 10 proclaim The fact and Then
Tor The members of The Convention 10 he Gle, toll and
10 meet IN the course Of 1925.
Ih,s appeal TO the sense Of the people this meet
ing oi an unlimited Convention, we Recommended
some years ago al that time the passase of ,I,e s.
nloria bill allayed the popular rxcempnt We, e,;Is
nave since grown up or more disI,nc ly deyeioued|
themselves, which "gaH recommend an aupeai IN
the pub ic. But carry Tins uucs ION a. tb me- r
'ec' pei"fe me next Legislature, 10 induce them H.
uBes' ne preliminary arrangements, the peopic nue In
themselves TO take II up during HE present year
"hu express iher sentiments upon the matter
we remind our readers, that a meeting i
to be held this evening at a o'clock-Ii il
very desirable on every account that this
meeting should be as full and respectable az
possible, that The sense of the people should
be fully taken.
1FWe are requested tina, Reunen Meredith, E.,
wishes not to DE considered candidate for the
dhuic composed OF the counties OF Hanover CaroIne
ton for that district. '''"e e'e0-
we lay before our readers the substance
oi Lit Weaver's defence. We are not salts
heu WIN IT and we undertake to saw, the
na'on WIZ not be satisfied, until the Seereta-
~ OF the Navy shall have acquiesced in his
request Tor an oihcial investigation into bis
conduct.
Our fellow-citizens are still more excitea
about the case Of Lieut. Kennon. They wien
to see the Proceedings. They call upon the
Secretary OF the Navy to produce them. As
Tor Commodor Porter, to whom this couu-
Try IS so deeply indebted, its gratitude cannot
D1Du IL 10 the consequences of "A suppressjon
An idea has gone FORTH that Com p. though In
terrogated in variety of ways by Gen. Tav.
Tor, as TO his being the author, or as TO his know
ing the author OF the attack against Lit Kennon.
evaded the enquiry-aDd TN one occasion
threw himself on the protection Of the Cont |
IL tnls statement he false, 1t ought To be con- |
tradicted. lift be true land we should not state
it, five did not believe it to be SOY !, is sngnD
lar that Com. p did not at once direc,lv nes,
the question, without any evasion. W6y did |
ne not declare 10 the face Of the Court: 6 Yes.
am the author. ] belle, ed the allegations 10 |
he true and though an Inpetuosity of tenn |
per hurried me into the public prints am not
willing TO conceal the fact admit il PROMPT
~ am the author. | may have been hasty
IN writing IL but such as il is, il is mine |
Make the most Of it,"
II The Central Corresponding Committee hive heard
from many Of the Electors who were nominated he ,t
Members Of the Va Legislature favorable TO the election
of Mr. Crawford All those, Gum whom they bsv. We,
heard have accepted this appointment is soon as time
has been given hear from all the Electors the fact m
be announced.
Mr. Cs friends with the most saneuine confidence
upon the vote Of this stae-nnd with the strongest boc
upon his final election They will believe that tire CHI,
zcns OF the u s. will put him 10y, TO raise eitberr Adams
or Gen jackson to the Presidency assure our read
eTs, that the best information we have received from wash,
'ngon inspires US with the greatest hopes Of bis success
As some interest has been excited about The condition o
hT Cfaw"rds health We have to that he spent IN
hour IN The ll.oi H. sor day oflast week.
The Arkansas Gazette o the "a March states that v m
last fecognis FROM Fort Smilh The differences viii he o.
nges sui remain unsettled-but depreaiins had
been csuniited The frtcP at Fort Smith con. rd Of ai
loo uO0rs-l5J new recruits expected from pbio,ri
ph1-Soue companies OF cavalry raising m the ar
Kansas Tor te eventual protection Of the frontier settle
meHts. '1
The n. Y. Patriot, lately in the interests oil
Mr.. Calhoun, publishes notice, headed
Hero ef Orleans" calling upon the indepcn
dent citizens of the Chy Of N. York. who are
fdendIy to the election Of Gen, a. Jackson, to
meet ON tue 9th inst.