Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-01
Tie Great Stanton Conoention

letter. in the. r, Wing of Saturday gave Us, as
sort OF oil grant Courier preparatory puff the pro
Greetings OF this great meeting-of 1.-THE lion Of lhf oc
casion Of course. Mr. Lsgh-nnd specifying the names
OF snndry old 9S State Rights Republicans" who by
way OF esying their mistaken devotion 10 the State
Right principles of Virginia, now, il seems mos,
tional Bank man, &c, DC. who has madr hab, Of
laughing at The sirail laced State Rights principles Of
Virginia
The Wing Of yesterday and the Charlottesville Advo.
cate ct Saturday gives fur sketches Of thr Pro
ceed'ngs OF this uongel piebald Convention mn,r up
OF The odds aud ends If all pas,es-from the MD ming
Federaiss, TO The quondum States Right man with
here and there sprinkling of modern Conserv atsn
There were 70 counties and boroughs Representa-
ont of "a counties and boroughs in the Slae-snd about
lao delegates present Some of these acted as alter
mates proxies behalf Of other than their own coun
ties, MIR. b. w. Leigh, for example, The repre-
sentative Of four places The Convention assembled in
the Presbyterian Church of Sluunton-Gen Waits Of
Boieourt was selected 10 preside its deliberations
and said TO have returned thanks to the Convention
in most puneent and stirring address, invoking the
WING party to union and harmony, in the great conflict
which was about TO ensue between them and the nerre
narirs OF Government Has address ooS, reccired ,ch
loud cheering (.hercenarss OF Government A very Ii
beral CONNIE ncement indeed, Of campaign no man
could De friend OF the Administration, without being
actuaed by mereenary motives. We promise them, that
decided nrity of the People will by their verdict
wipe of this illIhern stigma Mpssrs John II Plea
SAINTS COT the r. Whig) and Richard Toler (of The
Committee Of 90 appointed 10 report upon the bu
sness proper for the Convention consider; Of which
MIR Leigh Chairman. We have not received The
further details Of this Mammoth meeting The Char
l0ttesville Advocate however, informs that "Ihe
Conyenlion, finished its business on Thursday. and
adjourned, size die. Preamble and several Reso
luiipns adopted expressing preference for the
nomination Of Mr.. Clay, the Wing candidate for the
Presidency. and Mr.. Tallmadge, Of New York for the
Vice Presidency, by the Harrisburg ConVention-bul
still, leaving the subject to the discretion of that body
Delegates appointed to the Harrisburg Convention.
from each the Congressional Districts IN this State,
and two from The State a, large. Benz Watkins Leigh
and Gov Bar bour the Stale Delegates, hut did
learn the OF the others. There wasvery lille
discussion in the Convention, the greatest harmony pre-
vailed
merely verbal report (upder its postscript head of the
odournmen, Of this "most harmonious and enthusiastic
sesson"-the appointment Of messrs. Leigh and Bar
bour-and states that resolutinns adopted recum
me nding Mr. Clay and Mr. Tallnadge as The Wing can
didates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency"
The WIG candidates, indeed This nomination
Of "my sagacious and patriotic friend, MIR. Tall
madge, $50 Mr. Rives halls him in his Louisa
Specify presume, seals the coalition between The
Wings and Conservatives 1t is, probably, the harbln
ger of Mr.. RivPss course, and OF all those who are
infatuated enough 10 "snk swim" with him. Well,
let the mask be thrown off at once Let the Clay Wings
and the Rvps Conservatives rush into each others
II is only calculated the eyes OF the People, TO
their exerlions and TO rally them with more spirit
than ever around the Republican Democratic Stale
Rights Banner We NEE, The issue once. The Rppub
cans of Virginia will meet il with he same ndomitabe
spirit with which they vnnquished The Federal Party IN
9S and SO II is the cause; the same banner OF
State Rights under which they then fnught-and The
same glorious victory will crown their efforts
TIE Hhoie-Hog Conservatives.
The Wings If Virginia have indicated their decided
preference for Mr. Clay They have in the breath
wooed the services and CO operation Of Mr. Tallmadge,
their Vice President 1t is probable. therefore, that
W. Is hoS
will for Mr. Clay their favorite candidate although
the Ulster Conservatives have openly declared in favnr
Of Gen Scott. The Hartford Patriot has broken ground
also for Gen Scott it's available candidate The Ma
dsonian IN squini at The selection Bur he
Hon O J. Smuh. the Conservative Editor of Maine,
demonstrates against the adoption Of Gen Scotland
insists upon Gen Harrison, as the Hero of the drama
He confpsses indeed, that "as a party politician, Mr.
Claws individual claims for support are pre.eminent
among hgs Y"t is very manifest that among the less
Jealous and equally dsinteesed mass OF The Wing party
proper in the North and Middle States Gen Harrison
POSSESSES the most Strengths the most popular oil the
two and modern phrase. by far the most avail
able candidate; while in The States of Ohio Tennessee.
Indiana and Illinois, he is altogether the strongest man
upon whom TO rally against the organized party corps OF
Mr.. Van bureS 10 feet, Gen. II g strength is mani
esly greatest, ndisputaby greatest in The West gene
rally-and inanifes,ly greater than Mr.. Van Burens
strength outstanding all the advantages OF The lat.
teri.
Gen Harrison, therefore, is his But how the
Conservatives will ultimately go-or, indeed how the
Wings themselves will 60, is problem which 40 man
can undertake solve One thing, however, appears to
be cerain-that the Wings and most OF the
will ultimately go logether-bf II for Clay or for HarI-
son-The Wings getting the first officer. and The Vice
Presidency being thrown 10 MIR. Tamadge as his share
of the spols The signs Of Coalition are every mo
ment ,bickenipe around U.s. Most of the Conserv
will be decided and more violent opposlilonIss even
than the Wings. But there sa portion OF The Conser'
natives who still prefer Mr. Van Buren, to Mr. Clay
Every effort is making 10 seduce them into the wing
ranks viii they yield? Will they sink and swim with
Mr. Rves. Or taking their grounds maniuly in favor
of their ancient principles, will they resist The spell
which is thrown around them? Will they not sPurn
this ne wfanged coalition We shau soon see
The Raleigh Register is silly enough TO quote from
some mpudent anonymous letters, that appeared ~ the
New York Star in 1884 in order to show that Mr. Van
Buren, was ia opposition to the last war. awe shall in
sprt these letters says the Wing Oracle) for the benrt
of those who assert that MIR. Van Buren, acted with
the Democratic party in supporting the War, and
who further assert that his course towards Governor
Clinton TINT Of consistent friendship There never
was more ridiculous allegation. Mr. Van Bnrpn was
among the active supporters OF the war OF iciS
No man 8 effnrs were more enlhusiesc-no one y writ
inps more elnQueht-no ones measures more eheigruc
The wonder Is, how uny man. who preIenos 10 lus''ce
and mparalty con republIsh SUCH stun as ne"'y,d a.
this time Of day. atier the developments which lhf DIS
cussnn of the last Presidential Election called for'h
But what do the events of The present day eshbn: ie
testimony Of the various counties when VT. hde
ls,ely visited on the lines, uniform and DECIDED on
that nont Wreree has gone he has received Inc
thanks of the people, for The efforts he nnde ~ their
behalf during the las, Among these the animated
address which he received at Batavia, and 10 winch
tbs President re plies in the following passage:
al" is source Of the highest qualification to me 10 hno
that portion Of my elluw.ctzens, so well informed
and respectable as the citizens of Gpnesee here Assem-
bled have formed Of them This public measufes) 80 "a
v,,je an opinion as that hch you have expressed IN
their behalf Particularly is that The case as TO what
YOU have said relation to mypubfic course a"rms me
late .cay uih Grsai Broin III known TO ALL una. no
county in the State gave To that memorable contest
more ardent patriotic efficient support than did GENE
see: and | will no, disguise The qualification derive
from the circumstance that so large and 7sspeetaDe
.;,r couut.s ,eh,ch ihape viscd nvailed themselves
Of The occasion presented by my presence among them
10 do me the justice in this respect which they think