Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-10

t!at seven LT. GGftFnGrS were appointed as ice ire
sdcnts: Genius of ln;i,uaton, 10 "ha have you 1T
las conducted the great Wig party:
Had wc ourselves been permitted 10 select Wig
champion, choice would have fallen upon Genera.
Harrison. True; have but little glory 10 win-ytt
really Al ti;s tame, We arc very ambitious Of
curing any distinction in hard Tough; field. Ncnnw
IS oh Tor l,;,!c rcpoSc .ron political contests. We
anticipate less trouble ti,nn usual III the ncN!
pamn. We have every thing cut and dry 10 our
hand. Oar arsenal is already filed with most of the
macricl Of We may rcpnblish the same Nos
which were forth in l-:SG; the evidences of
Gen larrisonS dcrcl!cons from the State Rights
Sch1o!--tLc same exhibitions OF has erroneous OPT
mons the Tariff, intcrua improvements, Ne, &c
With these arguments. arc almost content TO meet
his host III advocates, If he has any: and ask
f;tvorS There is not Republican i'll Virginia, who
will 90 for VIM II. Harrison.
10 Ike Wings we scarcely know what TO say. owe
have desire 10 over their discontinue BECAUSE
they are Disappointed chapiacn. and they mar appear
feel that they alrcadY beaten They sufficiently
mortified and indignant al til" explosion o" this magn'!i-
cent humbug Bnt one word may respectfully address
10 then cool consideration: They must be beaten; why
then wage useless war Had they moi better DIS
banddcv"c their talents and enthusiasm 10 other Sub
icc,S for the prescnt-gIvc peace and restore to
cal intercourse that harmony and affection, without
which liberty and life itself but drrary
things. But we lay no such injunction upon our
ncghbor OF tn" Richmond Wing. II will raise, OF
course lis faint hurrah-thrcatcn war the knife
oil better men the grim altar Of party II has but
on" consolation rit-onr gcan only To ccnc over the
spirit Of lis dream 1t may again play The office Oh
HaruSpry-cunsu the cntraS of beasts or the fl ght o
b.rds-and read in the councnancc of Gen HARRISON,
as il did in 1856 'thc next President of the l States
Its varinaon, then, indeed failed, but the reckless
prophet may hit r,r,t n socund time.
Yet IT, contrary 10 calculations, not only the Ora
Gle should launch forth its dcnunciaiIcns but us party
should wage fierce and relentless war, we warrant
them that the Democracy of Virginia will be found rca
dv TO meet the attack They, too, will be prepared 10
wage the 10 the knife. We shall therefore, watch
the course of the Opposition II then "foicc IS sun
Tor war, stall be ready 10 meet them at once. Tn
til MCy do manifest serious disposition for peace we
shall not relax our energies; for true wisdom requires
us 10 stand 10 our arms.
The W hir party OF Virginia is probably nearly shv
cred to pieces The demonstrations oevCn Yesterday on
IL wr Aggressive ofhcir fate We could tell anecdotes
OF men, WHO III unurcrabic disgust declare that they
can ro no longer with t."m.-And what shall We say,
OF the ultra Conservatives: Baiicd al every point
hoping rally of the candidates. but unable To
90 for Gen Harrison. they have inch Of ground
left to stand upon This Harrisburg blow has fallen
upon them more severely even than the Wings Is II
too late to ask them, i'll the spirit of 'Auld Lang Sync
TO pause, 10 rclom their ancient alcs-to Sun the sink
ng ship of Whggcrv:
We have not vet received the official Proceedings of
the Harrisburg Convention. We have seen variety
of the details in several published letters which were
written the two first days OF the session we snail
more minute account ol thus IunDuT pn"noni'-
non hereafter, In the meantime, may state, that
the Convention met on Wcdny Stay: That Delegates
from ali tn" States attended cNccp, from Tennessee ;.
Carolina. Georgia and ARKANSAS; that Mr. Bates of
Massachusetts, temporarily appointed Speaker
Select Committee then reported Ex-Governor
Barbour as President of the Convcntion-l5 Vice
Presidents (among whom Ex-Governor Tyler OF
Va and 4 SecrcareS-that Governor Barbour was
conducted To the Charity Mr. Leigh, aud the Governor,
Of course made Speech in his usual fashion. 1t is
,r., ,,,pI nJll,,
taken which gave Mr. Clay more than 20 votes, Gen
HARRISON lra and Gen. Scott 59.-h Correspondent in
the y. intelligence, from Harrisburg, under date of
the eth, says
written letters that will probably BE- read to the Com
vcntinn To- morrow on the subject of their beng Cand
dates for the Office Of President These letters are
represented 10 BE- highly honorable them patriots
Ii said that the General expresses thc opinion tina,
Mr. Clay ought 10 be the candidate, but that, II the
enterprise BE- considered iorlorn hope he is wiling 10
enter upon IT, Mr. Clays letter IS addressed to the
Kentucky Delegation. General Scots is TO the Hon
Watkins Leigh, of Virginia
\ resolution was proposed on Thursday BY Mr..
Sprague of Massachusetts, for regulating the mode OF
collecting the votes, which adopted after consider
able dchateand the result was, after probably several
ballots, as stated BY Washington Correspondent,
that Gen Harrison obtained the nomination as Prcsi.
dent 1t yet particularly asccrtancd, what they
have done for Wee frcs:dcnI-b" tic i"'' ,olt 90
that Ex-Govern"r Tyler may get II, !. he chooses
he ctlcc seems 10 nave gone a-bcGIinr. we trust
that the Governor has had the discretion TO decline the
empty honor. BIT anon
YESTERDAY the House Of Delegates received va
rcty of reports from the Committees and petitions,
which will BE- noticed III next.
4 communication was received from the Senate,
stating that they had agreed to the resolutions for an
additional appropriation 81! land L. satisfy the Military
Bounty Land Warrants granted by Virginia TO the Oil
GERS aud soldiers of the Revolution.
The House occupied during the greater part OF
their session, on Mr.. Tocrs resolution, winch Mr..
Dorman called up, agrccaty 10 PROMISE requiring the
James aud kanawha Company 10 make no further con
tracts for the prosccu of that work above the town
of Lynchhirg, under The present circumstances and
nS,ructng the proxy of the State to vote IN the gene
raj meetings Of the stockholders against entering into
aly new contracts be paid in the scrip of the com
panv until the price Of the scrip shall be AT par
4 long debate cnsucd. in which various gentlemen
particpa,ed-and finally, the resolution was rejected,
hv ayes aud noes; ayes 33, noes 81.
The Senate.
Ig,,r. bod. A hrcc III.