Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-22
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE EwoUJRrJ

TO TIE EDITORS or TIE ENQUIRER
GENTLEMEN :--However lauiable the motive and
praseworthy thu object intended to be effected nothing
perhaps calculated produce an erroneous impress
sion upon the public mind generally, than many of the
meetings which have been held in various sections of the
State, having for their object the adoption of measures in
relation TO the election of Vice President of the United
states isa well known fact that meetings of this char
acter are very rarely attended by any but those favourable
to their particular object while those entertaining differ
en views and opinions, very seldom attend and if they
do, are generally spectators or lockers on and take
no part in their deliberations. This think NAV be n rem
dy solution Tor that apparent unanimty of opinion which
appears to exist upon this interesting subject i'm various
counties OF the State for while the Enquirer of one week
brings us an account of the proceedings of meeting held
in county, which had for its object the sending of dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention, the Enquirer perhaps
oil the succeeding week brings account of the pro-
ceedings OF meeting held in the same county " hcb had
for its object the sending Of delegates to the
Convenon-boh meetings apparently equally numerous,
equally respectable, equally intelligent and equally unani-
nous, which is satisfactory evidence e. nv mind At least
that these meetings should be relied on as furnish
ing any correct standard by which TO estimate the opnion
Of any people generally.
In looking the last weeks ENQUIRER discover the
proceedings OF meetngsin Brunswick Ialf,x and Neck
lenburg, each having for its object the sending of dele
gates TO the Charlottesville ConvenionA short time since
saw in the Enquirer, account Of the proceedings
Of meetings held in Brunswick and Halifax which had
Tor their object the sending of delegates TO the Baltimore
convention In Meckenburg, doubtless, had il been at
tempted meeting could have been as easily procured
Tor sending delegates likewise to the Baltimore Conven-
person not acquainted with the state Of opinon in
meckenburg upon this subject, would he induced 10 con
eiude from reading Tie proceedings Of the late meeting
heu ~ that county, that great unanmity Of opinion pre-
vailed there and that the people, with but very few OK
cepiiOns, favourable 10 the Charlottesville Conven-
uo; this however in my opinion would be an erroneous
conclusion There appears great diversity of opinion in the
county, and IN my opinion majority Of tic people approx.
CO OF the course adopted by the Legislative Convention In
relation 10 the subject Of tic Vice Presidency and neither
e result OF the late meeting there, the late election
Of deegatcs TO the Legislature ought be considered
a. "Gung any proper test or correct Standard by which
TO estimate the opinions generally Of the people OF Meek
lehDug There are many highly respectable and ineli-
gem people OF the county, who concurred in the views
pressed ny Richard IT, Baptist at the late meeting there
end would have voted for The adoption Of the substitute Of
casion.
Col. Grief Green who frs, addressed the meeting. sd
voeaed at considerable length, the claims Of our disn.