Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-02

Delegates from the other counties in this Congressional
| District 10 nominate Republican Candidate for Con-
gres3.
! COMMUNICATIVE
Every cort has been made by The Wing press in this
city throw the entire responsibility OF the defeat of
election Of Senator of the United States the eso
! mpranicaJlcS" who declined voting for MIR. RIyes
through every stage Of that exciting contest How far
this charge is founded in truth, would have appeared
from the occurrences Of Saturday last, without The
cessliy Of interference nay part if true faithful and
impartial report OF the proceedings of the House had
been furnished by lie gentleman who is admitted 10
seat on that floor, not as pariIzan editor, but
porter in lis literal sense
ltisuue, We have had the emcrity TO entertain
opinions, and 10 free and independent course
The legitimate representatives OF the people, nolwi,h
standing the repeated admonltion Of the two gentlemen
whom fortune has placed in possession of press and
types, and who seem thereby 10 regard themselves
perfect Oraccs, entitled to control and command the
public voice and the peoples representatives,; and be-
cause we have dared 10 differ with them, have been
held up daily ana hourly to tie people Of this
! wealth for censurc and rebuhe
am aware, that, Cs far as am individually concern
ed the determination has been formed that 'shuN
toHoa botiola agGin; and rs not sensible, that
any hrrg Ih. organ or the !ttle personal pnpu
| lariiy or political character that may have been furtu
nate enough 10 acquire trust tina, | may not be
glrdcd presGnpluOus IN expressing the hope that
10 necessity will exist for my counting their iavOrs
fearing their lrOwns: all ask 49, open AID undISgus
ed warfare il is 10 be carried on Let the usual ber
atty and magnanlmy OF one Of the conductors OF that
press, prevail his impeuous passions, aud shall
have reason 10 comPian as shall no longer be mis-.
represented or nisrepn:ted
To haze defeated the election Of Senator Of the Uni
ted States ingU have defeated the election Of
a pariicuidr indirjduGl is another! instrumental,
as OF the npracl!cabr -, defeating The election
of Mr. Rres and have desire 10 shun any portion of
the responsibility that may attach 20 me teIeor-on the
contrary, should be willing To assume the whole respon
! sit arD huh.
intelligent and honorable gentlemen, who claim, and
are entitled receive their u! share of the credit due
4 strict adherence to political principle and firm and
honest discharge of public duty These gentlemen,
embrdying as they do Of the most distinguished
members Of the Legislature might safely Challenge the
respect and confidence Of the county, with those who
have thought ft 10 assa them either for intelligence,
independence, political principle stcadress Of purpose,
moral political virtue, ony Of the qualities either ii
the head the heart, tina, adorn the the gentle
man. The great jawit they have committed is. IN hav-
ing differed III opinion with couple of editor: who have,
with the ailcIliy OF Harlequin, changed their o"n
opinions This suhc and The misfortune under which
they labor u.s. that they have press 10 represent them
airly and, their time is otherwise and better employ
ed than in scribIng for newspapers they are compelled
To submit any aud oil the misrepresentation that 1t
may suit The views designs Of the press 10 publish.
With as much prOPrety might it be charged that We
de ea ted the election of Senator because we would not
vote for Mr. Mason, that we defeated the election by
not voting for Mr. Rives We did not consider either
Of the gentlemen protesting our principles or as be-
ing proper organ Tor carrying out the views OF our
constituents aud chose therefore 10 dciea; The cleo
| ton Of both
Bat was i, not in the power of the Wing party 10
cure Wh:p Senator oil no doubtful character preleD
sons-une whose election would have been hailed with
The most gratifying pride by the whole Wing party
throughout the Commonwealth; and is 1t not notorious,
that every thing was done by the Wing press that could
be done to prevent desirable contamination: and did
not large portion of the Wing party following in It's
wake determine TO defeat election altogether, rather
than elect Chapman Johnson?
mean to c.ilnnale no man SC, Of men, but do
mean 10 defend sci! end those who acted with me,
from this most unounted charge by giving 4 true and
fair spor, Of the proceedings of Saturday last
necled with this sub ect
Several rlonns for indefinite posponement had been
made during the day, when 1t was thought Mr.. Rvess
election was within the reach OF probability-they all
failed by decisive ma jorities-at length 1t became mani
fest that Mr. Rvcs could not exceed II vOes, and then
il was tina, gentleman Of the Wing party ~ ho had ge
nera.v voted for Mr. RVes, and who did not hesitate to
express his preference for him. renewed the motion Tor
indefinite postponcment. Immediately rose, and en-
treated him withdraw the motion for pospOnemeni,I IN
OF Ger that effort ghl be made 10 rally the Wing
pariy Nh JOns1n whose election was now rendered
aJsGriey cert0ia, if the professions Of gentlemen were
made in good faith that they were anxious Tor an cleo
ton. or if there cDy sincerity in tie vote That
had been given to him Thursday last; il would be
borne in mind that that occasion he had received ~
votes let him receive the same vote ngan, and would
pledge myself for his success, and would demonstrate
!, 10 the House clearly and satisfactorily beyond The pro
! liability of refutaon. There was the gentleman from
Goochland who had pledged himself 10 vote for him and
decide the contest, would make 1Slhe gentleman from
Orange had also pledged himself TO the effect would
make 79-the gentleman from Bath would make o0-tlle
gentleman from Fayettc and Nicholas would make Gil
and the gentleman from Elizabeth City would make o.;
and that of itself was sufficient 10 elect, being majority
of the hole vote given any one ballot curing me
day; but in addition to his was informed, mat The
Wing Senator from the Bel kelley district who mad been
absent from ndIsposon would be in his seat prepared
10 vote for him. which would make S3-and IN addition
to this again there three ard perhaps tour oil The
Administration party in the Senate, who had pledged
themselves IN settle this contest By voting Tor Mr. John
SON. if the Wings would rally upon him once again. Yet
they refused to make the trial.
Was H. then, it not, clearly aud lnd2Pu!ab!y
demonstrated that the Wing party had this election IN
their own hands, by the particular reference ihot was
made on the floor the IEdPnt!cal individuals lah o'
! whom assened) prepared TO vote FOR or Johnson
And did no, the friends Of Mr. Rves in the wing parry
refuse 10 elect Mr.. johnson, by voting Tor ana carrying
the motion for indefinite postPonement' ""eri "ete.
coal have been carried, until il was mace manifest a'
hr was 10 be elected; This mo'ioh WINS 'es'S'eu III
| both Houses By the "imprGrticadics
Imam VIVA, nrinciple of equity or prnprety then can
il be charged on the nPTacucapic 40 'at 'e eIec'oh
was defeated or postponed; ,,,
a. oriy asked az the hands OF the Wing party, that
| ,L ,rorid make selection Tor from The Wings,
I o would gladly cooperate with them; they insist
al ,,t we should give them particular iadiridual be-
I,ynu TO no party, but dsclaming and renouncing all
with either OF The two great parties which di
vide the county; and this, too when his friends Il mean
Cor declared the floor that If he