Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-14
RICHMOND. SATURDAY, DECEMBER |
To the People of Virginia.

We respectfully recommend to your consideration
the following proceedings OF your Republican Repre-.
Sentatvcs on Thursday n"ht. These measures are
taken for the purpose Of assembling Convention o;
their brethren 10 form Electoral Ticket, and organ.
i2c Committees preparatory I" the ensuing campaign
Durin" the Inst autumn, the Wing Central Commute
undertook to call their Convention at stanton I'll.
Republican Committee, appointed by the last Lor;,la
tur-, declined any such lnterposton: and cheerful.
lcit such call to the members Of the Legislature
They have acted in conformity with the gocd old USAGE
of the pariy-and in III" following excellent Prramll.
| and Resolutions, winch were unanimous y adopted on
! Thursday night, they have declared their PRINCIPLES
avowcd their opposition H. the nomination Of the llar
rsburr Conventions and called upon the counties which
are not now represented by Republican Delegates 10
send forth Special Delegates, 10 unit" with them N
the organization necessary conduct the Presidential
campaign Does the proposition require any additions!
argument support j. il necessary FIR Ne to add
single word 10 reuse the Republican party and crl :,
their most active "NcgtonS in behalf Of our cause Ths
Wings determined, If they can. 10 fost upon Ii,
President wlio al Harrisburg, IN the bosom Of lie
Wings did not receive SinIc nomination vote from
anv of the slavc-holding States. THIS gentleman
the candidate Of the narrow minded Antl-Masons. sa
fanatic Abcltonists, and the ultra Federal NhrS Of,
the North and West ic, the Wings Of the Southat.
now called upon 10 rally around General Harrison
Even the People of Virginia are 10 BE- invoked 70
support his prcions'ous and his principles. VIII YOU
can you do it, and abandon all your State r. OH,
foo,soo of Thaddcus Stevens, his tanat.rni compcc,
and hiS~Whg aidrrS and ahctiors: Com, forth, then
and second The appeals of ynur Republican Reprc>nl
tivcs in the present General Assembly Let Us has.
full Convention. and iiGr conference II pos.
sible obtain. Send Your Special Delegates from
every unrcprcscutcd county-Lct them bring t,grNr:
all the moral force which your united voice impair
10 ih"m-And lc III" JOINT Convention Of the 2Nth f..
bruary send forth The world the powerful voic" AMI
the moral force Of the Democracy of Virginia Wis
can doubt the result:
MEETING IN TIE CAPITOL.
The adjourned Meeting Of In" Friends of the Adu,
ns,ration in the General Assembly OF Virgin tno.
place in the Hall of the House OF Delegates on Thurs
day nigh.-Mr Smith delegate Of Isle of Wight ~
the Chair--and Mr.. Bouldn, member Of the Scnat,
acting Secretary:
Mr. Nash, from the Select Committee, presented III.
following Preamble and Resolutions, which after icw
amendments being made, were unanimously adopted
The Committee appointed By meeting OF the RI.
publican members Of the General Assembly, on tr
vcmng of III" 9TH instant, with instructions 10 rcpan
to an adjourned meeting series II resolutions 'rci,
ratory OF the sentiments 81 the Republican democrat
States Right party upon the present political cTDs>
respectfully report III" following preamble and rr~o.-
tons. Upon the approaching expiration al the Pres,
dental term. and In" preparation for new elections
the President Of the United States. that duty dryoy
upon the assembled members Of the Republican par,,
which predecessors deemed to be- upon them r
the operation of the law providing for tie election
electors by general ticket throughout thu STATE. Tia;
law which had in view the concentration OF the pow
of the State could never have been circally earn
into execution without the nomination hy Ccnrn
assembly Of Electors in the different districts of {!
Commonwealth Accordingly. urDn the approach ID
every Presidential election It has D'cn the rcccvtdaE
generally approved practice for tia members q" the r.
spcctiyc parties IN the General Assembly. 10 meet tog
trr for the purpose Of nominating Electors and whr:
it may often happen, the members from any count
Of different political VIEWS, IL would udcoU
and proper 10 call upon the people of such county
supply the vacancy III the nominating body. PTrpam'
tory, then, to this anticipated meeting OF the Rcpub
can party, il becomes the duty of lis members here
assembled 10 invite the counties, towns and borougn I
of the Commonwealth, who not al present represent
ed by Republican delegates, send special delegates
the contemplated Electoral Convention for forming al
Electoral ticket.
In performing this duty We are naturally prompted
to declare 10 fellow cit;zcnS sentiments upon
the present political crisis, 10 mistaken dcy
ton those fundamental principles, which have 90
verncd the great Republican party from the establish
mcm Of the Constitution, and which have secured 10 our
country prosperity unsurpassed III the history 81 Ia
tons and TO call upon constituents and cona.
rymcn al large 10 stand fast b. those principles and
maintain and supper, with unabating scadhstncss those
faithful servants who, through evil and good rcpu'c
have manully sustained them. The present occasion
particularly 10 demand vigilance and aCtya
ty-Eycry clement around us is in molten. While the
Republican State Rights party, under whose auspices
the present Administration holds the rens Of govern
mcnt, stand alone in their strength they around
them violent and incorporate Opposition, made u?
of the most dIscodant materials, agreeing, IN many H.
stances, in but ScntImcnt--thc sentiment Of unm
gated hatred for the present Chief Magistrate and a
associates in office. With the oldashloned FcGc'a
st-the enemy Of the doctrine of State Rights
found affiliated not few OF those who battIed H
Our side, and fought the good fight under former y:
ninistratons With the friends Of free trade you
hp ,ly Of he N ,Ep
he Southern holder in the bitterness ot has ha''ed
for Mr. Van Buren, torgrts the horrors and dctcstalo"
of Abolition. Accordingly, il fIf little consequent
to the heterogeneous mass, who TO he held up rs tc
candidate for power His capacity for government
of less consequence than his capacity to be ccccdt
His compcers of the party however dIgnicd by Ella
ton. elevated in rcputat!on or illustrated by public
services, must yield 10 his supposed GrGH0bHy Even
their ayowcd fCcsation and dread OF military chez
tain are forgotten, and Abolition itself is no longer
bugbear objection. Conccding 10 our opp"nrn" I
all 1ha, sincerity and honesty Of purPos" winch e'
~ citizen cs our common country should concrdc L
others yet, IN these Signs Of the times, We cannot a
10 see the evidences OF that continued warfare upon t
principles of the old Republican party, which, BEG
viii. tie foundations OF the Government, was success
uv carried on in the DAYS Of the elder ADAMS. and r.
yer ceased during the administration OF Mr. Jr
icrson and his Republican successors Let those SD.
doubt look around them. Let them observe the va
odour in which the of our great Apostlc Mr. ~
frson himsc!fis held by the leaders OF the partly
them listen tn the bold rejection of the resolutions
1855 and the doctrine of St1" Sights and witness M
contemptuous which Cnrs the pot thcir gfe4'
est men when they are mentioned. Let them i"'
around and ser the States, and the counties, and "
voters in opposition 10 Madison and Jefferson, IN 'P?
sition siHi-and thar strenuous supporters among I"
people, the supporters Of the present hdm'a'
tration. Where is the great mass of that Federal par
with which We have been so long struggling, J" "
Opposition. Under what banners do you find the ~.
Federal States; and the Federal counties IN our """
State and The Federal voters in Republican counts
our State; You will find them IN thick array under ''I
banners Of the Opposition. In wha, ranks do you M.
the members and disciples Of tn" Hartford 'oiE'"
t;on and tho remains of that virulcnt party, whca
during the war sat like an incubus upon the Stat
trammelling its efforts and throwing dscour1s""'a
and embarrassment upon our cNcrtons in tn" gma'
struggle with foreign foe Certainly not m ~
&c IL. f-rnLs and sunnortcrs OF the pTesnmt "