Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-19
H'O1.aGsCNE.
'ALTIMOi,E CONVENTION.

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lac Meetings made by several of old and influential
citlzens The object of the AVeng stated in the no
tee is TO take into consideration proprcty of send
my Delegates To the Baltimore Convention. Move
mtnts to this effect have been already made i'm large
number OF the Counties of the State, and although the
hepuOlclnS OF Petersburg among the last act,
We cannot doubt but that they will cooperate Gill
gently with their Democratic brethren of the Country
The proprety of the proposed measure does not ADM,
oil question Our opponents look to division in
ranks as the only mode of defeating US, and to that
end are all their secret assaults and open labors
dirScted Our only weapon To ward of their blowsour
sole means of defence aud security are harmony aud
union among ourselves To produce that desirable CON
cert, Is impossible without consultations and
between individuals oversprcading the wide of the
twenty four States is unaainab in NY other way than
by appointing Delegates from the quarters OF the
tnioh, who eHccung The opinions of their mmcd date
constituents assemble common point and com
mune with each other. body of men thus chosen and
thus congicgatrd, with eyes single 4, the important oh.
Jcct Oh keeping undivided the great Democratic Family
on an Interchange of viii reconcile the disparrs
olopinon fany there be. aud unite the
oi such candidates. WILL If they do satisfy each
ara district OF country, at least acceptable the
majority, and unite the voice oil the people ia their sup
port. We have before alluded to the number and The
names OF the gentlemen who have been respectively
spoken OF as candidates Tor the Vice Presidency Our
own preference for an incumbent of that office for
not now necessary 10 detail expressed at an early
period OF the past Winter. Circumstances have since
rlnpired 10 place I'VE prcsune) that gentleman (JudSe
"hitc) entirely out of the ques ion With faulty which
is unaccounablc he lls loaned his name TO portion of
The Tennessee delegation in Congress- (thc celebrated
mig Dary Croehct among the nuinbcrD be run as
te man BODY OF The hackers and supporters of the
mnation! Judge White cannot be ignorant of lin, OH
leet OF h's new friends and allies He unad
vised that his name and character used by them for
the purpose OF sowing the seeds of dsscnso and dy
son IN the Republican ranks-and thus coynisant of
Their PURPOSE hs acIuesrncc in the laid scheme
to break up the party deservcdly tends To ALLEVIATE from
hun the confidence of those with which he las hereto
tore acted and To produce determination on their part
TO support no man for any Office who has been rccrcan
TO them aud their principles In this state of ,hinns i,
becomes the South to be fully represented in the Con
vcniion ia Order If possible to for the high Of
nee oil 'ice-rcsidont the nomination of indivi-
duaI VINO can concentrate the largest share of Sou,h
ern confidence, and enlist the greatest portion of
southern support Public opinion appears point with
great unanimy, TO WILLIAM G. RIvEs as that indivi-
dual. and the stronger talented the deputaton
sent from virginia, and the oicr Southern States the
and consequent election the second office in the git
oil the People Let the Republicans of PETERSBURG teen
once more assemble together deliberate and to act for
their common good, and the good of their common coun-
try-lct them more show the Whps their strcng,
aud teach them that although have sustained iocQi
defeat we are so far from being extinct as a p0rky -
we are not even scattered or dicidcd! Sic->jrf to
shoulder, republicans, and we inriaa
! The NATIONAL CoxyExxa---s>fhe t,we-S-S,dd nnon
for the meeting of the National enon in this cy
Tor the purpose of selecting candidates for the Presidents
and Vice President of the United States 10 be summarized
by the friends of the National Administration is now
near at hand and the Delegates are besnnnq 10 mako
their appearance among Alessrs W Loofborrow
Siford Vance and Madeary, of Ohio; Messrs = Mil
rey' ~ Jackson and i H. Brown, of Indiana and Mr.
| - Van Buskirk, of Kentucky have already arrived
Many others on their way Of whom we have heard
and the probability is, that there will full attendance
from nearly all the States We have seen accounts of
delegates having been appointed in Maine New HamD.
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Connecticut New York
New Jersey Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland Virgi
ma, North Carolina, Georgia. Alabama Mssissip1i
kentucky ONO, Indiana, and Missouri meetnr ,y,s
called III Rhode Island, for the purpose soon after The
cleciion and presume the appointments vcr,, ,noj
out nave seen no statement of the fact Ii is probable
that there will be delegates from South Carolina and
possibly there may be from Tennessee With the
| T. af.ra Of
uvcs from the whole Union.
independently of the advantages TO the party which
may 1e expected to result from interchange opinions
among the Delegates from the different States with rc
gard TO The individuals whom it will be best select as
candidates Tor Tie two first offices within the gi of the
people, and securing thereby harmony of purpose and
concert OF action among those of fcow-citizcns
who agree in sentiment and feeling with regard to noli
teal principles and the proper course of policy r. he
pursued by the nation, for the pcrpctuation OF our
Tree institutions and the promotion of the happiness
and prosperity of the country, there will be, SOME
thng morally grand and delightful witness M, as
semblage of Delegates from the various States of ,I
wdciy extended Union, embracing large an extent
OF country, such variety of climates, productions
and pursuits all united and happy under The frecs
anu most perfect government that ever established
10y the ingenuity of man. coming fresh from the ranks of
The people among whom they seycray reside and clio
sen by the people account of their well known attach
ent to Republican principles and their cvoton to popu
lar rights and the prosperity and happiness of the ,nI
community. There will be seen assembled toncIbcr
men from The East and the West the North and the Soutb
the hardy sons OF New England, and the warm
sons of the distant South those who reside in Inc la
thirteen States which first declared The country free and
Independent and whose fathers sustained the declaration
at the risk OF their lives their property and their sacred
honor and those who have braved the dancers of scit
ncnt IN new country amidst savage beasts and savaOe
men. and turned irOwnng forests into smiling plans
which pour forth in and plenty productions
OF rich and fertile soil all aiming at the accomplishment
of the grand end of selecting administer the
affairs OF the government To which they are all alike nj
ached and in which they all feel a common and deep
interest.
Nor will this be all but being brought topct,er from
the various sections of the Union the delegates Wi; have
an opportunity Of forming personal acquaintance with
each ether and agreeing with each other in sentiment
and feeling, it will strengthen the bonds of attachment m
each other, and serve in chain To- bind
more firmly together the States OF the Union As i'm
wato- face answers to face does the countcnanc of
to that of friend and after having acted opetber in
the transaction OF business for the promotion OF common
object they viii return To the places of their residence
carrying with them feeling of attachment for each other
and pleasing rccolections of the incidents which may C
cur, which will have the effect unite them in Grand
and uniform effort to the accomplishment of their
object and wha certain prospect of the most complete
success baltimore RepabiieGn, .u0y Is.
PEsxsYLvAxIA-Th Pcnnsylvanian states ,l,at ,bc
Lewstown Democratic State Convention. was composed
of the representatives, of fifty counties cut of the inv
two in tic Stac, including "a delegates out of lao
elected. The Hon John G. Butcher of DaupLin conn
~, chosen President, Lewis Dewaft of Northupr
land, Daniel Small Of York, Henry Horn of Philadel
phia, John Scott Of Huntingdon, Patrick Mulvanv of
Allegheny, MIR. uhns of Wcstmorcand Vice Prcsi
dents and Andrew c. Miller of Adams H. r. Zcio
Ter Of Philadelphia, and Henry Colt of Eric Secre.