Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-08

readily conclude that this person heinz ,v;,.d ; Al.
pac. oil meeting by some member, took it into his bead
mat he was entitled to cast the of his State and in
inc hustle aud confusion incident so large body the
circumstance passed uDnoticcd Such least was the
effect In relation TO myself being totally unapprised OF
the imposition until 10 the adiour,oen,
b1t one thing knew, and sincerely deprecated that
oecioea maJ"riy OF more than twothirds Of the Con
Senuon independent of cnnr hid determined pre-
vious 10 tue fret ballot case there was no choice 10
go Tor Ioi johnson on the second. This fact became
notorious aud pre- cudcd n, several ,,
tcrs connected with the first ballot unnecr ~
which the journal of the Convention will show
in Tue case OF 'ThnuiasJ Pew of he xngton Ky
stated to nave represented the State oi Illinois" and
gwen hc votes Ia the nomination for Vice resident
the whole is sheer fabrication, and the Why" knew
or the ,enacity OF its memory is not to be relied
of my uing where It's prejudice concerned by
turning to the Journal of the Convention will be found
at Illinois was not represented all her vote east
by any one. Regular Delegates had been appointed nv
Convention % that State, with instructions to sustain
The nomination of Van Buren, and Johnson but none az,
tended and the v5ts Of that State lost
10 The nominees. Even the ecrita6e and Honorable
George Poinde xtcr whose peculiar business il was to
abuse and vify whatever his way (or such was
ms appointed vocaton) has been rather more
than TINS lie, in his celebrated Lexington Dinner
Speech the residence of Mr. Pew, which Speech is pub
hshed on The sheet of the Wing referred TO- and
consequently under the eye of the reader of the proof
sheef, does indirectly inslnuaie that the "Bl of Ex-
change, drawn by the Illinois Delegates con the Dea-
cons OF the Church in Kentucky for Peic and one
more, was proiescd-ior, he says assuredy ought
to haze been Protested"
.. In the case of 'AIr. Ranncy, of Missouri the OBJ
Is.
tn hold out the idea that this State had no regular re
sentative, and that this MIR Ranney also
upon Tie same principle as the 'Seam member from
tennessee Now II SO happened, that MIR. Ranney, a
respectable and intelligent gentleman from Missouri
was appointed along with Col Cannon another gentle
man OF high standing from the same State. and bo,i,
having been reported by the proper committee took their
seats IA the Convention duly qualified members and
hr the Journal will sowand thus the votes of Mis-
A. In the case of "Robert T. Lytle of Ohio stated 10
nave gwen the II votes of that State to Col Johnson
rnu strongly nsnuaunS that he also was an mpostor
VOW, without pretending to know any thing about the
INCLUSION spoken Of docs follow even if the fac,
were 50, that MIR Lyle, highly honorable aud ne
gent gentleman and late member of Congress from,
the Cincinnati District NOT chosen by some county
or District OF the State, member of the Convention
MI Ly tie passed through the ordeal as other mem
oers, ana was duly reported But be this may that
me gdce The t,centy-One rotes of Ohio, is not only
false, but ridiculous; because will be seen by re-
ference TO the journal, Ohio had IL other members
Convention. How then, out of an even number any
member could have given casting vote lef( 10
se VINO make the assertion TO explan.-There also
son9 DIVISION among the Ohio members, whom the
should support for Vice President Johnson Rives and
nad inc division been equal to be decided by cast
ing coe, appeal to MIR. Conckln and every member in
favor nt Mr. Rvcs, had there any lust pton To
any Delegate on the other side they would not have
taken it III Convention:
So much for the Convention its org,nizo,io, nroceod
nss and results and such the due to its cen
tous asprants and it becoming one of it's body
10 speak, he tcod say, that less objectionable body OF
nc Tor any public occasion, has convened since the
days OF the Revolution. Then let the profaate the
Abandoned The reckless, and the disappointed minority
be INDUCED M the Higous desperation OF their cause
their shafts will fall harmless the feet of vet remain.
ns vrtuous and indomitabe majority who know their
rgh,s ana intend to maintain them, upon the true prin-
cipies oi the Kevouton--'T The majority must rule
And even fevery thing which has been said agains
1t 'cere true, who will yet compare it, in point of nun
oeFs Responsibility the numerous population and the va
rous sections d represented with the body which
mated Judge White The Convention which met n,
baltimore, was selected from almost every part of the
Union. The Junto, which first nominated JUDGE White
was little squad OF the Tennessee Delegation The
one consisted OF hundredsthc latter of scarcely more
UNITS The former met i'll public in the face of day-the
lls, IN some corner at Washington PERTAINS r,,oo, i,
Gadsbys Hotel. The former was depucd TO make
nomination. The latter had such special Dele
gauon' III The one had Ruckcr in 1.-THE other
was dsgraced by Crockett. Yet VIC are audacio,,s.
~ told, HAT the one is the Peoples caaaidae-and
se n,her' the candidate of the oice Holders Office
oeekcrs--as members OF Congress who are actually
IN office, are less office holders, than OF 300 citizens
who are most of them in private lfe-and as if John
bei and Dayy Crockett had less seek at tine hands OF
Their proirge. than the assembly who have mo-
minated Mr.. an Buren, shall not pass from the mr.
s""'ictom OF the two nominating bodies, the enden
GEES 81 HeE acts VIII only ask, which is most wor-
my OF the confidence of the People those who arc
contributing to defeat popular election and transfer il
10 The House oi Representatives where intrigue rules
the day. and the largest State is reduced the same .
vel WIN the smalcst-or, those, the friends of MIR
IAN buren, who are attempting 10 the People
me election OF their Chief Magistrate and e, each
state the weight TO which she is fairly entitled,
but am not one of those who think that rood NAV
grow out of this Of criminatio1 and re-
siton; and any thing could satisfy short of uncondi.
uonai submission 10 the dctaion of It's adeIs for one
would yield much for the peace and quiet of the country
But that is not the question: when the right of sovcreig-
ty Is demandcd. and WHEN by yielding a pnrficie ihr
whole is surrendered. This is the justification of the
majority.
Setting aside the Advertisements, (Which have no,
examinrdD more than fair proportion of the Wing
would seem to be made up with special reference to The
Senior Editor Of the "Enqurcr Yes sir nthc nm
dogs and air. they all bark at yol as irthe whole weigh
OF tir Republic rested your brawny shoulders anc
70 destroy you, would be the destruction OF The Republ
can Pariy, IN Virginia at least This sir is a prouc
distinction, which, although you may not envy, yc
eevates you IN the estimation OF your friends Mnci
that has been said ought have gone to the credit Of MIR
hchie and done good service To- the Convention in ht
mean Time; for as much it would seem to be @pexae
questto with the wings whetherto strike immediate
~ at the Convention itself CHI through the side
OF Dr Kitcc, as the most ecctual mode oi despatch
ing both But the Senior Editor is himscfa host, an,
needs no puny aid Of mine Gue linn byL limit ana
'y01 asks no more VIRGINIA DELEGATE
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