Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-15
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-, AITC y ait !hOFE-hENI-iF VIRGINIA.. =
Never was an epithet more appropriately used by Mr.
Walsh, than when he called the Wings the "aecpha
tous Party" Never was there Party so destitute o
discretion, CONCERT any Of tho great qualities which
bind together and give consequence TO its They
rush on in the madness Of passion-No cool or long
sighted statesmen to guide thcm-No harmony of feel
lngs or unity OF views to direct their movements-Bu
each branch Of the many. headed Coalition seeming tc
act ut once if to take advantage of the ground
and TO check mate its allies
Here, for instance. Caucus of the Whir members
OF the Legislature of Virginia, consisting of so ne co n
10 members in botf Houses of l6j-represp ntinc
some ao or so counties out of ll3-bping, in point d
TACT decided minority both of the members Of the lie
gsaturr aud ct the counties of the State rushing
make nomination of President of the u S. not only
tor the whole State but for the Union-wtout waiting
to confer 'oM their friends in Virginia. and receive
the deputies OF the unreprescnted CONFEDERATION
wang 10 confer with their oacn political friends Con
grcsS just arriving they from all quarters of the
Unun and bringing with them the wishes ofher respec
tive consuents-They rush on, to make nomination oil
President, in way that is calculated TO cut up into
sectional parties, and scatter the votes of the Electors
and transfer tic Election to the II. Of r., inevitably, il
the Wings have the strength TO effect their obect-And
after their Caucus has made the great move; after they
have dictated Presidential candidate their friends
in Virginia and elsewhere-why, they very clvy turn
round, and say to the unreprescnted counties, Well
you may now, If you please, send your Delegates here
in February next and participate with US in the compare
lively humble office of nominating Vice President and
Us
respective Districts TO assist in eectng the Pre-
s;dtnt whom we have saddlcd upon you!'
What precipitation and madness II was but Tues
day last that the Wing put forth the following POM
pous Notice ssThc Wings of Virginia. which the
lneligencer was pleased TO characterize as I'm I'M
portant biorc."
"T1 the Haigs Of Virgna.
An Electoral Ticket opposed to the Government Candidate
Si be fumed Richmond .s wintc of the of which,
much noms" win be- on @
in respect Desirable that the aud wishes those
DcrAroN, throughout tho should BIO
are IN House S Desn Ss N en of M sa
buren, the Opposition should without delay designate
tho WsH ss dn
for performing that u. Determined on,
time, from tho State. pao,
S m, uJs sn to be prompt and 'n
requested to disseminate this notice''
Little did any one who this Notice dream, that
the nomination OF President to be made the 9Th
day after the meeting of the Legislature. Little could
the unIepresented counties have dreamed, that they
were to be debarred from selection of the Presidential
candidate. Yet such turns out to be the fact! Some Of
the Wing counties had already appointed special Dele
gates. They not waited for Notices were circu-
lated in other counties for meetings But they not
waited for. The Wing members Of the Assembly alone
rush on, pell NELL and saddle White Surry for the
field" The Wings may think what they please of this
'ndccen haste" But the People al large will know
what confidence is to be placed in Wing leaders, actuat
The Wing has promised full account Of the proceed
ngs speeches, &c. &c. AS write these rapid lines
the following official account of the matter is placed in
our hands The estimate have made above of their
numbers almost outruns the truth FortySix Delegates
ten Senator'S, flee Pro1ics, and Delegate who is
struggling for seat-siXty-one actual members, all
told, out of hundred and sxly-sx Legislators
(all their names too not set forth )-not much
minority undertake to palm upon the good people
of the United States, Hugh l.. White as the President
of the U. S.-Has this por,y capable Of heading
it? Men of high honor; of fine talents, it certainly
for the life Of MS, cannot recognize in
such proceedings the qualifications of statesmen.
We understand that the whole rank and file ofthe Wings
in the present Legislature does not exceed 69-Two who
voted against T. r. the Public Printer, and were
pulled off by the Wings, just after the last Spring elec.
on as White Hhigs did not answer to their names in the
Wing Caucus in the Hall Of Delegates, but found
the night in Caucus of the Republican mem
bcrS in the Senate Chamber, fighting side by sde and
shoulder to shoulder, with their Republican brethren
They will do their duty-and will 70 Delegates ofthe
People, the estimate we made in May last-and also l9
Senator'S The Peoples fiat will prevail-and the Wings
Of Virginia will not be able to beat with the steed whom
they have taken from stables and to transfer
the Election from the People themselves to their Repre-
sentatives in Congress.
But to the procerdingsof the Wing Caucus:
WHIG CONVENTION.
&c In pursuance Of public notice given by Several
bers Of that body, opposed to the election Of Murtn
Van Buren, and Richard NJ Johnson to the Presidency
and Vice Presidency Of the United States, convened in
the Hall of the House of Delegates on Friday evening"
December 18th, at half past 6 o'clock.
"rhc meeting having been called to order, on motion
of Mr.. Wtcher, David McCoInas, Esq, of the Senate,
was appointed Chairman, and on motion OF MIR. Smith,
Secretaries, and on motion of Mr. Meade, MIR. Buchrng
Of Cabell. selected as the other
"On motion of MIR. Dorman, it was
"Rcsoccd, That the rules of the House of Delegates
Lie bo1 I,pno OE
meeting, be adopted"
"On motion of MIR. Smith, of Frederick, i. was
"Resolrcd That the gentlemen con,eslng seats in The
House Of Delegates for counties not represented IN this
meeting, be invited to take part In The dcDclatohs Oh
the assembly"
"On motion of Mr. Dorman, leave was granted to any
members absent upon this to give their vote by
proxy and motion of Mr. Parker the roll otthe mem
bers of the General Assembly of Virginia was called,
when it appeared that there were present. ten members
of the Senate, and fortysI members OF the House OF
Delegates and proxies received from five members
"r Botts contesting the seat as delegate OF Henrco'
was also present
"On motion of Mr. Murdaugh, it was
"Rcsoiued That each member of this meeting, and
every member of the General Assembly who may concur
therein, sign the that may be maoc oy
this meeting to the people of Virginia.
"Mr Gilmcr of Albemare, then offered the following
resolution: y
"Resotycd That it be recommended to the people OF
Virginia, TO give their support to HUGH L. WHITE,
of Tennessee candidate for the Presidency OF the
United States, at the approaching election"
"Thc meeting having been addressed by MessIs Gil
MGR, stanard Brown, and Ball. in support of the resou
,ion the question being put was carried without DIS
senng voice. and adopted unanimously by the meet ting
"On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Petersburg. it was -,
"Rcsotoed, That when this meeting adjourns, it will
adjourn to meet again. in this Hail. at half past clock
on the evening Of the 10th of February nex Tor the Pu
pose of nominating electors Of President and Vice Ere
sdent of the United States favorable to the election OF
HUGH l.. WHITE, for the Presidency, and OF such
person for the Vice Presidency may then be agreed
npon-and also Of appointing Central Comultee ana nc
ties and Borough Of this Commonwealth
"On motion Of, Mr.. Brown, of F., it was also