Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16

the long article II has re-pnblshed from the Nashville
Banner against oursclves-and may slip off the mask
from its miserable Editor and certain Judge Brown,
who is cnsconcrd behind his leatlcrn shield Into what
hands has Judge White fallen This selected mouth
piece Of the White Party speaks Of ;Jcnmy Polk, of
"that old Alachavelian, Felix GruDdy-Oh Felix, Fee
x-and such like decent graccs of composition,
any gentleman of taste and deccncy would TO
employ "Thr SUM-" presume, is to be the official
paper, aehrn Judge White is elected President
LEGiSL4TIVE CONVENTION
The Convention uf the Republican Members Of the
Lrgislau e, and of the Special Delegates from the,
Counties presented by Republicans in the Legis-
alur was held in the Hail Of the House of Delegates:
OH Monday Evening, the lllh ms ant. o'clock.
On Mr.. Opirs motion, MIR. Banks the Speaker of the
House OF Delegates, called tu'thc Chair-and Tho
mas Richie was appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Banks on taking the Chair, addressed the Con.
vention, follows:
"GEYTLEMEY We have assembled according 10 the
ancient usages of the Commonwealth and the wishes
and expectations OF our constituents, to nominate Pre-
sldcnt and ice President and forn Electoral Ticket
to be ratified rejected they in their sovereign will
may decide. have risen, gentlemen, for the pur
pose Il" making Speech hut to say TO you that have
10 fixed set of rules by which be governed in
our proceedings save one: that rule which every gentle
man Carries IN his bosu perfect respect to his as
SocIales and sincere desire that order. dccOrum and
proprlety shall prevail in deliberations This hope,
trust, will be responded TO by every gentleman present.
that harmony and good feelings will prevail.
On motion. the Special Delegates Of the People were
requested to present their credentials 10 the Secretary
On Mr. Watkins's motion, Samuel Cut!rell per
med to take his seat, as the Delegate Of the county Of
Henrico.
On Mr. Wilson's motion, the concsting candidates
from the county Of Albernare were permitted to take
their seats.
On MIR. IIarwood's notion WIN. B. Davis was permit.
ted to take his seat Delegate from the county Of
King and Queen.
The roll was then called and the following members
Of the Legislature answered to their names, viz
!uc1nJcrS Of the Scnatc-Mcssrs. Stafford IL Parker
(Spcakcr) John W. Nash, Samuel Carr, Charles Hun
ton. William NJ. Robertson Francis Bngsly, Francis
L. Rves, William R. Baskerville, (by his proxy +. L.
Rives,) Joel W. Flood, Heroine l.. Opic, Andrew
Bernc, Archibald A. Campbell, David Dyer, William
Basyc, William McMahon William Donaldson, John
Keller who say lie attended III compliance with
the wishes Of his consluens) Archibald Il. Harwood,
Edmund Fontane, and John H. Anderson 20
Members IF the House Of Dclcgntrs.-Mcssrs Linn
Banks Qhe Spcaker,) Of .iiudisOu-Dougass b. Layne
(ef .Meghany)-JoIn F. Wiley (et :Amdia)-Wiliam
McClnlic (ot BotA)-Fleming Is. Miller and George
W. Wilson (nt BcteOnrt) -JacOb Decamps (Ct Brooke)
Charles Turnbul and james B. Mallory (cf Bruns
rick -Gcorge Booker and Archibald Austin (of Buck
ingham) -Oden G. Clay Thy proxy and William Daniel
jr. (ef CampbcN) -Archibald Samuel (e CGroiine)-
Cmppcr) William r. Smith and AbsaIom Hickelson
(ot Fauquer)-G Gideon A. Strange (of Enranna )-rho-
II steger (by Aoxy) Of t1oyI-John Nj Holland (e
Franklin -Jancs Bowen and John S. Dawson (of Ere
kius (ef Goochtand)-Lews Hail OFF Gr0ysOn)-'Iam:
lin Aycnt (g Grsc"sriHc)-John IS: Darlington and
Thomas G. Coleman (of Hulyar) -Thomas Sloan and
William Nixon (( HsmpsLtre)-Charlrs r GopdaI
cicloe (ef Iarrisonj-P Patrick II. Fontane (g HcwO
joel HolIeman (ef Isle IF HIght)-samue Robinson
(of kiny UWiam) samuel l.. Hays of LcnisJ-Jo.
seph Strqton lcf Loga%)-Georgs Harris OF Lon's"}x
.Matthees and Aiddicse1)-Gcorge Rogers and Hugh n
Garland (of .Mcchicnh"rgJ-W@m j. Wiley and Ste
phcn II. Morgan (of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Chap
man (of Monroe John Inglcs (of hontgomcry)-John
(0I IA Brown INF -
John D. Leland (st yforhunbcriund) -Robert Ftzgcr-
aid, jr. of NotOaray)-Jobn Voolfolk (cf Orangc)-
William R; Almond (g Page).lsaac Adams lct Pa
trick -Willam Mccoy, jr (of Pcndleton) -Wllliam
Cackley (ef POeahouta<l-GIenry l.. Hopkins (et POic
hatan)-William Carroll (of Preston )-Jamcs Madison
OF Prime EGeard)-WiIIlam Stands Of Pr; GeOrEe)-
John w. Williams (ef Princs WdiiamJ-William Mar
teny (cf Neklin ( E"ppaha"n"eh =
Anderson Motiet and Jacob Conrad OFF k"ckineham)-
William lessee OF R~sset)-Fayellc McAlnlIcn (@f
Scou)-samuel Bare and Absalom Rnkrr (ej Shenan-
Moucure (ef SaBord)-Peter 7. Sprat!ey (ef Surrg)-
jesse lIargrave (of SusserRobct Gillespie ( 1ase-
,ceu-and John Gibson (ef ,Uashinsan)aa76. ~
Special observation-disclosures. Alexander Rives and Tho
mas Jefferson Randolph OTom 4IJenarle) Hudson M
Garland [trom .7mhcrSJ-Wm. Cook Jrom Bcdtord)-
john shcrrard and Peter V. Daniel (for Berhctly)-
James Elam and Hggison Hancock ltrom ChesteEfeD-
Randolph Harrison, Sen. and Joseph Fuqun LrOn C"m-
Lcrtand)-Nlann Page Orom Gloucester )-SamueI Colt
rr from Hcnrico) -George b. BcaII Grom J:5cTso")-
William b. Davis Ltrom King d Queem) Addison Hans
ford and Robert " GraySoH C|F0W h"n ue0T9cJ-l1lc-
rome l.. Opie Peter V. Daniel and Ihos. Richie for
Loudoun)-John Cooke (trom yN0rfMk CORnfg)-Jacob
Decamps and William J. Wiley Cior MrSheH)-Janes
Garland aud Nathaniel Wilson LttOm Pinsyir"nia)-Ro-
bert Ridley Lcmucl 2. Nicholson and Jeremiah CoLbs
Nrom SOuthamptop)- Robt 3. Starke and John AcPlla
lionl .vorjoIk BorOueh land JOHN Euther!o"rd, Viii
liam d. Wren and Peter " Daniel Jrom the City If
Richnond)
MIR. Rivcs said as is now ascertancd what number
of the Republican members of the General Assemby is
in attendance, and also the number special Delegates
from the people, he presumed it would be we'll for the
meeting proceed 10 the recommendation OF Il suitable
person for the Presidency of the United States. He cid
not know that il desirable, that The Of any
person should be presented TO the meeting each mem
Der would be enabled to declare his preference when his
name was called. He wished to adopt The that
would be most agreeable those he associated with
in the performance Of this high and responsible duty
and he presumed that objection would be made to
this mode of procedure he moved that the roll be called
Mr.. Voolfolk objected to the motion. 1t looked (he
sad) too much like drilling. lie suggested whether it
were not best at once to nominate Martin Van Buren,
ns he believed there would be found difference Of
opinion among the members OH this subject
Mr. Pare then nominated Martin Van Bnrcn-to sup.
port whom by his vote, he had from Gloucester.
MIR. Rivcs enqured whether it was the intention Of
gentlemen TO make this nomination OF by acca
mation9 He hoped not. He wished The names of those
who recommended a for the Presidency of Tire U.
States 10 be preserved for it is due 10 the people
representing and those shall address, that they shall
be furnished with names
Mr.. Anderson called tor the ayes and noes
Mr. Rives said he regretted the uerance Of remarks
like those just made by the gentleman from Orange, (Ar
Woolfolk) They came forth in bad temper, and were
not warranted by facts presumptions No tricks
were necessary-no lashing called for--no "bnd-
ing against ones will was intended That the fourth
meeting of the kind he had attended since he had been
member of the Legislature, and he before heard
an objection raised to the old and uniform mode of pro-
cedure lie agreed with gentlemen, that one individual
would, in all probability, get the undecided vote Of the
neetng and that be so. could any member object to