Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-13
IYEfIG CONVENTIONS.

The Anti. Masonic National Convention assc mbed at
Philadelphia on the 9Th. 1t was an abortion Between
90 and 80 members only present. No nominations
were made Of President Vice Observation-Disclosures
Stevens treated Gen. Harrson's prcensions with
TEMPT and his late Anti Masonic nomination at Harris
burg with scorn Mr.. Irvine concurred with Mr. Ste
vens and appeared regard the election Oh Mr. Van
Buren, certain.
"a resolution was adopted to inquire Of General Esar
rison and Mr.. Van Buren,, whether they would, in
Of being elected tn the Presidency appoint adseriHg
masons TO Office, Sc."
The Nullihers Convention in Georgia, which met at
Nlledgevlle the 3D. for the formation of Electoral
Ticket, little more than an abortpon-27 counties
only were represented, being less than oaetbrd Of the
whole number in the Statc-92 delegates present-The
Federal Union says that .'Tbis feeble Conventions re-
presenting but small fraction of the people Of the State
dete, mined 10 support White for the Presidency and Ty-
Ter for the Vice Presidency and they coneocteS the fol-
lowing Electoral Ticket:
(t1rre follows the Ticket)
Here is palpabc attempt made by the old enemies
of General Clark wheede the friends of his family
by placing his brother and his law this ticket
But the shallow artice will fail Those who Clark
men from principle are Union from principle; and
they will be seduced into the ranks Of party whose
principles Numerically opposed to their by
simulated respect for this revcred and bonored
We are confident that this mongrcl ticket will not
ceive more Union votes than it will lose Multiplying votes.
1t will suffer complete and overwhelming defeat
Masks Of!-We predicted, that Immediately after the
Spring Elections tile Wings would show their hands,
and attempt an uncommittcd, uupedged, Union Janus
faced ticket, of Harrison and White. 1t has exactly
come to pass. The Richmond Wing says boldly, that
Both popular, deserve to be- POPULAR and we thank
Providence, popular The friends Of both have at
least the great patriotic and dsinterestcd Objects
TO wit: the disenlhrament Of their country from the
control of an ofce-boding faction. They s7 cote o7
The sumo ticket Of Electors. so!-And the Wbis
meeting in Rockbridge, on the I'd inst at the ConFt
House. consisting Of the friends Of Judge White, and
Gen. HARRISON showed distinctly the eiosen foot
Among the resolutions which were duly reported by G.
c. Baldwin, Esq. (he Editor Of the Lexington Gazette,
who lately pledged himself to 20 in all faith for Judge
Whte) we find the following:
R@re That heartily approve HE object Of the Convcnon
held Slnunion the 9TH os June presenting
the accomplishing this object end fo
carrying tho will Oft minority Of the people, BY
m.niuy electoral Ticket White ami Harrison
with the understanding ta should the ticket succeed, tbe
electoral college shall be given TO him who may receive The
highest popular vote"
ANY thing to defeat Van Buren, is the elanoorous
cry Of the Wing ieuders-but they will not carry with
them the calm, considcrac body Of the People. They
will sec, that the very way to dat the will of tie ma
ory is to two men on the same ticket one OF whom
sless agreeable 10 many Of the Voters than Mr. " Buren,
himself-Bu let the Staunton Convention meet. Then
it will be Line to break ground upon the common enemy