Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-05
From the Albany Argus,

from the Albany Ar-n.A
ADDRESS OF THE iiERKiMER CONVENTION.
TO THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS OF THE
STATE OF NETWORK.
Fello'o- Citizens:
Your delegates, assembled in convention. have dis
charged the duty assigned them of SELECTING cand
dates for the responsible fccs of Governor and Lieu.
,overnor, AMI only remains for them To reoort
to you their oingS, and suggest such considerations
as have inuenced their conduct anil as appear to
to be important in reference TO the coming election
Since The dissolution OF the last erkmcr convention
time has renere certain many political events which
then from their uncertainty, ngrossea the feeling. and
animated the exertons OF every republican in the state
and nation. That convention was assembled u,on tls
eve OF most important presidential contest; COMICS,
which had occup ed the attention of the whole
for years. and which had brought into active array nm
ON Their respective sides nearly every citizen through
out our extended Union. Every political movement
was at that time, looked upon with double interest,"
The Importance OF preserving state government in
republican hands. ami Of selecting honest can,h. nJ
faithful men for all the PLACES of he filed in that
government at the then pending election wa, bv mo
means lost sight Of while the influence which the choice
OF those candidates might have upon the national strug
GLE added an equal not sensible interest to the
doings OF all our nominating conventions Still the de-
liberation and lrmncss OF republicans and their
EN- confidence in the corrccnsss of their md
usages were equal TO the importance of the crisis. and
tho result OF that contest gave them the most CRAFTY
ing evidence that their confidence was we'll repossd and
that the democracy Of the country when awakened "a
sense OF its Importance, was neither powerles. nor
slow TO meet its adverarios hut that in 1928 az in 1870
IL could apply the corrective the federal head NJ III
government, in the firm manner il had besn ofe
called to 10 1t to individuals OF the federal members
Tho excitsment in the public mind was great and IN,
feeling Tor The result was intense; bat tho polls of
ton throughput the country witnessed tho scattered as
sembsges oil whole people, each acting in the deci
zion oil national question Of the greatest moment acb
excited by party feeling and influenced bv tLe he, o
party strife, with scarcely instance in any Of ,bose
numerous assembages OF the predomnaace of passjou
and feeling over the iudguen and discretion of the cleo
tors The result was as such evidences would have
indicated The republican candidate for president sue
cecdeded by an overwhelming vote; the incunbon, o
mat hgh oco was superseded. and an entire chang,
oil the administration OF the government followed in III,
uno and manner pointed out by the constitution am
laws, with the quienesS Of any ordinary event VIVA
greater proof could have been furnished of tho nts
gcnce, discretion and virtue Of our population and o.
Their entire capacity anil qualifications for seCrovsrn
men what more gratifying evidences OF the stsbility
and peTpeuiy OF our free ins u'ions?
With the termination Of that election ths xc;,o.oo,
& feeling which attended il passed away The Presdonl
elect entered upon the duties Of hs Office and tis Co.
message developed the character and frmness of The
mar az they had before appeared 10 the nation ami Il,
world, end gave the fullest assurances 10 rcnubIca
That his administration would be distinctly claracerisoJ
nv speedy return and strict adherence 10 Inc nri,
cipies oil the ilusous Jefferson I'm no respect bov,
these assurances, az yet been violated and we bszar,
nothing IN saying that hitherto the most sapguine ex
'eciauons oil me friends OF the President have beer
more man reaed and that his frank fearless dis
;harge OF all the responsible duties of his bigb s,ao,
igs eommanded the admiration Of ALL and the spnrob,i
II many Of his former opponents ~
bn' II wae not N have been expected that on,os;,;
him woull cease. Men high IN Office and in lie %
dence Of the preceding administration were - ~. AZ
laced The result of the election had strongly dor,sc
tho public Interpretation Of thor official conduct.