Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-01


They seem all at fauit.--They are anxious as ever
to concentrate all their force against A. Jackson; but
the several elements cannot harmonic together. Whch
" to b. the man? is still the difficulty. Some ceave TO
Mr. Ciay--and others 10 Mr. Wiri.-This is one ques-
but there Is another point, which there is
diversity OF opinion, viz Whether the Baltimore Con-
ven'ion shall proceed TO nominate candidate In De-
cember- or whether they shall postpone their nominal
lion I'LL the Spring, about the adjournment Of Gen.
gress
We have already shown, that the N v American.
and the commercial Advertiser concur in recomme nd
ing posiponement The weight Of the Opposition
Press far as it has spoken out is decidedly the other
way he National Journal the course of the
Commercial on his subject. tdeclares itself "entirely
opposed TO a iimid and emporizng policy. There is
nothing in the situation of party require the adop
ION OF such No phantoms OF disastrous rise
scare n imagnations shadows strike terror our
SOUL Our reliance the strength OF the claims of
candidate 10 public graft ude the irresistible justice
OF OR cause and on the equitable and grateful DISPOSE
hon oil The people, Is strong enough 10 bear above The
reach OF doubt, aud TO justify ourselves that entire
confidence OF success which cheers our hopes and ami
mates our exer ions" This is the true Heroics)
he b'ston Ceniinel lashes the proposition the
most shallow device OF The enemy that we have yot
heard oi"-(Wbat the N. Y. American and Commercial
enemies OF MIR CiayD cit is old trick well UNDER
Stood by legislators TO get rid a able
by long posponement Postpone iii May! Absurd
hose who advise such step well know that such an
adjourned meeting would be mpractcable for various
and come back at that busy The fact there
has teen any mistake in fixing the time OF the meeting
OF this convention, il has been In fixing at too late
period Had it been assigned TO the first of September
last al an earlier period II would have operated much
more tavordbly Tor the nominated particularly ii
that person had been Mr.. Clay"
The N. lnieigeDcer re-cchoes these assertions--de
clares hat "The Centinel has h the nail the head
II there has been any mistake about the Convention IL
Is the posponement OF it TO late day the second
Monday OF December next. Have NOT the add
vantage which certain busy politicians have taken OF
the circumstance, by the aid OF the honest peudices Of
Ttd Anti MasODs, 10 foTestdL the nomination! he DO
ltcal regrsters, TO whom here refer, at heart no
more Anti Masons than are have taken up with tina,
party as the road 20 political advancement which up.
on the ground OF their politics they doubted the
PfdcIcabiiy OF attaining. They have seen Anti ason-
~ with giant strides, stepping county alter county
IN their own immediate Beighborood; and figuring to
themselves its universal dominion, they have ioned lis
"a Dks 10 become its leaders. sorne have done this we
afraid, upon tho most cod-blooded calculation OF
seli.inerest "(Very civil indeed towards Its once.
courted allies Of the Anti. NJ asonic ScboolD
But upon the other point, tho National Republicans
are still more distracted The Baltimore Patriot pub,
fishes elaborate Communication, which attempts 10
show, with 10 little ingenuity, that MIR. Clay cannot DO
elected, and that Mr.. Writ ought 10 be the r1Ilying
point OF the party.--The Norfolk Herald re.pubshes
it, with an expression Of Its own opinion that from Ill
cd up 10 the present time, sppssrs to be tneono-
rtytible, that snr. Cioys prospect - hopeless. He
may obtain very large vote 10 tho aggregate, but Of
ssccssf vosss II - mster Of great doub, whether no
uc'i'd come wf,bIp SIXTY ~ m.cdty"-E eonfro.