Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-12
Ric9sIlroaad, Va, Tuesday, s7EIy Eg.
yYE GREET sr7UNTON CONTENTION.

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THE GREET ST7UNTON C0NFENTION
Thu. curtain has riscn and il has taiicn upon this
much Wanted Drama. There was much flourishing Of
trumpets To announce lis ap2earance-nany exertons
- cnllect larre Dramatis Persona; and get up the
,cc with every advantage Of scenery, marhncry and
decoruticrs-buL the whole thing is failure complete
fsiIure-,hc depOuc,acn is all smoke Never there
4 more beggarly account Of empty boxes!
1t assembled according 10 upPolntmcnt, on the dlh,
and il adjourned on the 9Th. About do Delegates only
urescn, all oid And fraction OF the State repre-
scncd The 5aunon Spectator only e'shtcen out OF
III counties Our letters enumerate IL OF which, srve.
raj apnrared by proxies from other counties Thus Col
Cr,yvnrd President. from Augusta is said TO have
presented Nicholas likewise; and Mt Newton OF ONO,
perormcd the double office, IN this double faced
Convention, for Hampshire likewise The following are
said to be alt the counties in tile commonwealth, which
were represented viz. Augusta, Fayelte, Pendeton
Nelson RockbrdMc, Rocking ham, Loudonn, kanawlla,
Bath pocahontas, Ohio, Hardy, Bntctour, Berkeley,
Cahrll Mason Logan. Nicholas, Jefferson, and lamp
shire. The last named nine were represented by non
residents and probably seven out VI the nine were c
Of AUGUSTA . w
What small show Of hands have here How d.
Grrent is il even from the Convention which was held
al Stanton in 1882 where there respectable
Der Of Opposoni;s got together and where there ap
pcarcd some signs Of the general interest which was !et
in the exhibition But HO,o, there is very dimnutve
number indeed of Deputies, and we understand, there
was no crowd Of spectators.
and Nelson The only counties represented, east oil
the Blue Mountains.
We would speak with all due respect Of this much
talked Of long expected Couvcniiun which desIIn
ed to change the Of Virginia. and to communicate
tone to the whole Unon. But, if the truth must be
told il has turned mere failure and t"rcc! Yet
every measure of precaution and dignity seems 10 have
been TAKEN which would have suited The most numerous
assembly and the most stately tragedy in the world.
They count every step they take First they appoint
President pro and Secretary pr" tenn, and accept
resolution appoint Committee 10 report the neces;
sary officers for the Conveniion-"dnd tho ercHhg AMI
the mrrnng Tie first day.
Then comes tho I'd Act of this magnificent Drama -
The Committee, TO whom was referred the selection %.
the officers report and recommend Col Jas Crawford u
Aurusta for PrcsdunL-Mr Grey OF bOudouH Isl .cc,
and Mr. Francisco of Bath for I'd Viee-as if this
ncGous body would require President and two vices,
to regulate aud control their proceedings! And they
nominated Messrs. Cull'r"f Nelson and Newton OF Ohio,
f., 81 gnd 81 CierkS-1his Report received and
adopted-And then resolution for appointing Com
n,tee Of one Delegate from each county (in the C"I
monwealth oil no but of each county, represented in
the Convention, and the Delegate representing Wash
innton College. (Are awake: is it possible that a
College of Virginia in lis corporate character should nI
union with a political partyO This Committee vas 10
report by resolution otherwise, what measures were
proper for tic action of the ConvcntcnThcy then take
a recess ill l.l past O'clock T. M-And thus cndcth
the morning Of the I'd day
in the afternoon, the Convention re-assemb"d, and
received the Report Of the Select Committee. cutting
President and Vice President of the United Slacs aid
this was laid The order Of the next day2y, 10
appoint Committee, to prepare Address TO the Eco
pe-3d The nomination of Tie Electoral Ticket: and ct
the Central Corresponding Committee was also made
the order of the day-But they gnt the appointment
of the County Corresponding Committees under we gs
--.4nd thus endrth tie Ercni"g Of The second day!
The Sd day winds up this most cvcntfu history They
nominate William Henry HARRISON as PRESIDENT, ana
John Tyler as Vice President They adcp, the White
Electoral Ticket as their nwn-aud an Address to the
People Of Virginia. The Orators make various speeches
whn Of course pour considerable praise in favor Of
their nominees and empty their hIas OF wrath upon The
heads of tic Arch Magician" and his growing party
After which eloquent ciusons, onntS errnhf!
These Wings arc: indeed {" use enc oil their a'c cs
steal phrases, " in bad boy What mengre Co"vrn;
ton 10 carry the State! Of the 81 counties represented
nearly half Republican counties, and some OF them
very strong PeadIeton Nelson Bath, Pocahon
tas and Hampshire. Botctourt will give the Van Bn
rem ticket MINORITY Of from Gto s00and Rockingham
will give us more Than Is il by such sio"; Of
hands this that the friends Of Harrison expect to carry
the State: The Wings of Virginia may we'll hang the il
twosringcd discoTdant Harp upon the willows at once
Eastern firninia will not &c for Harrison The West
will not go for White There are several Wings, who
prefer Van buren, to WhiIc-and some who would &C
for him than for General ilarrlson-a:ia VII
not, therefore, for this duube.iaced, uncomInet
ticket. Bc,wixt these two stools depend upon 1t
Nhgrrry in Firg inia will fall 10 the ground. hi:
result inevitable the autumnal fail OF the leaf
because, exclusive Of this objection the People will never
consent To Throw tile election out o. helT OWN aius
into the II. of Representatives. The course Of The
Wings in Virginiaisvolves double plot, and colnpca
ted in!!igueIst, An intrigue through an uncomnled
electoral Ticket between two candidates OF the most op
posi,c prctcnsons: and 2dy, recourse TO intrigue
management, and corruption, before the H. of r. lihs
Wings really wish TO keep the election out Of the louse
and If they sincerely believe that the majority oil Tie Peo
pic prefer other candidate to M Van buIeI, Why
do they not show their tliM BY their acts! Why NO
Withdraw all their candidates but oneconccnra:e the
whole force upon that man-pay their game fair anc
vcboardprescnt but one "i their Candidates to the
choice of their counlrymcn. and him singchandee
against the dreaded illuminated and prosecuted avurte
Of the Republican palty?-Why, do they not? Bccaust
they know they succeed with one candidae-2dly
Because it their on" chance of defeating b. B. msI
as that hope s-and 3dy Because they want to keep hc
dscordan party together by hook by cronk, in ode
that they may organize as strong an Opposition as !hry
rally against The administration of the man OF The
People.