Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-22
Richmond, Va, Friday, May a2,
THE B3LYY.uoRE CONVENyYOW


ccedings of the counties of Virginia. Their Delegates
vending their way to the Convention.
The Baltimoreans have chrs,ened their Turf the
Central Course. Why not denomnate Baltimore itself
(instead OF the .honu,nentai,) the Central City?
Almost all the great National Conrentions for the nom
nation of Presidents have been assembled at that point
The National Republicans (since styled the Whps) as
sembled there IN le3land nominated Clay as Presi-
dent aud John Sergeant rs Vice President This IL ho
licvcd To be the first National Contention ever
And with what grace do they object to the other
party initiating the example which they set'
In lS2, the Con, ention of Anti Masons met at Rail
tmore-and nominated Messrs. Writ and Ellmakcr
In the same year, the Republican Party assembled at
Baltimore, and nominated Mr. Van Buren,, Vice Pre-
sdent
Now, fourth Convention is sitting in Baltimore. to
nominate President by the Republican Party But we
see assembling at the time, the gentlemen the
turf from various quarters for the of the Centra
Coarse In few days, shall at this City of Re-
union, the Naval Court Martial held for the trial OF Can
tam Readand another for the Examination of Mdship
men.
We expect, in next paper to report the Proceed
ings of the Convention. We understand that it is ga
thering in great numbers and if the delegation from
Virginia should correspond with the numerous aomna-
tons which have been made in short season. from
the various countless should be surprised at its
equalng in strength the number of Delegates in
1892
The Baltimore Gazette of Tuesday remarks that wbat
with the races, and what with the Convention our CITY
is like n stuffed Turkey. The hotels so crowded
that he who is not turned from one making
piicntion for admittance, think himself fortunate
The Baltimore Patriot of Monday says that this
morning we were favored with the arrival Of two lenJ
Steamboats, from Norfolk the Pocahonas nd the thomas
Jefferson each with large number of passcn gcrs-and
among them several delegates to the Convention and
several fine horses for the races, which commence To-
Our city isunusuay lively with business and
with strangers from all quarters, and they coming in
hourly through every avenue that leads the Monu
mental City Trade politics. and sport will each bring
additions TO the "busy, busting crowd" which will
come"
The following Card, has ushercd in the meeting of
the Convention
CoSvEsr,oN NorrerThc Delegates the Jackson Demo
cratic Republican Convention respectfully
TO morrow MoRSNG fSt 10 % es opS% flor
uSo S are that tho Hal" Ote
fer their reception ats O'Clock My order General
Some difficulty has been anticipated from the contend.
ing claims oi the two Delegations from Pensylvaniathc
friends ofWolf and the friends of Muhenberg. Mr. c.
Kremer is attached 10 the frst-and Mr. Henry Horn of
Philadelphia to the last 1t is said that both sets of De-
legates are warm and violent and each claims scat in
the Convention to the exclusion of the other every
effort will be made to conciate them. They will proba
bly, both be admited-and NAV be induced to consider
it family quarrel which g to he settled Mt home
They divide IT is said, to the Vice President we
suspect the Telegraph TO be WRONG in its
we have reasons to believe that the NJ nbcrp
go for W. C. Rves and those of Wolf Col Richard M
Johnson Such at least is the view taken by tie
Carlisle Republican, and the Wikesbarrc Farmer both
Muhienbers papcrs-and the last Pennsylvania, from
which we copy the 1G following paragraph
We copy to-day, from the New York Evening Post
and admirable article upon the political cha
raccr of the Hon. VIM. c. Rives of Virginia. which is
commended TO the attention of readers The aporo-
baton bestowed upon that distinguished and patriotic
statesman is than his merits richly deserve and
should the choice of the National Convention no;n1 70
him as the candidate Cor the second Office in the gift of
the people the nomination will with an enthusias
TIC response from the democracy of Pennsylvania"
We also lay before readers this Just excellent
article from the Ny. T.. Post-With that paper we
thoroughly agree in the sentiment, that 'this dstn-
guished and without doubt, favorte son of old Virgil
MIA, notony vndicated the sovereignty of the people
his speeches. but has demonstrated his sincerity by
noble act of selfdenal lie could sacrifice his in
tegrity, but he sacrificed himself He gave into the
hands of the people, high and honorable trust which
they had committed to his keeping and retired to private
life, rather than make traffic of his public duties or
private conscience. The example is that should be
rewarded, not only for its magnanimy, but lis scarcity
IT landmark in the great waste of political epravy
IL stands Alone and is the greater for standing alone
Though it has yet found mitators in that body of
which he was one of the great ornaments still it
but operate on future time especially when il shall
be seen, trust il will be, that this sacrifice to in
egrty and the great principles of the Constitution was
rewarded by high manifestations of the confidence and
gratitude of an enlightened and Free
this prediction will be verified by the nomination ofAIr
Riyes at Baltimore, it is out of power say Were
1t IN our power to yield the palm, should not HEST
tate one moment to assign it to Mr. Rives in preference
to Col Johnson