Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-01
Polls EG.AsI.
Ernin LIE Ilnhr

trs were almost universally Nelson's. lney cohlVeu oy
political ail'aon with Anli-na -ontS end divettng
its action from The lodges The elections 10 secure the
sutiragrs Of the Anti masonic party
The Frderaiss. with closer political attnilics, are
playing The SEINE game with the Abolltionts's They
c..:: ": =. he last elsc;!nn or': hs 'cenl!lr
ing their ticket with the Aboliunss, and running Sc
yard, sho swore of from Abolition and Bradsh who
sw"Ir By H. as cnpartGership candidates. Bot snoRcr
was the election over, than the principal Wing presses
in New York rtnouBced The Alb, onls,s, and denied
the alliance The W hg politicians that they must
surrender every Southern Slate for The advantage 10 be
derived from participation in the Abolition honors in
the North and the hig Merchants that they
the trade of the South for the poor prospect o
rn advancement FOR their great men under the black
banner The city Of York perceived HAT her Isrgnc
With III" hbo!'onisis would end in making Baltimore
the principal mart of TIE great We:i and South, and
hence The prompt remuneration IN that quarter OF perna
nrnt anal pnma"n with the Aboliliuniss
The mex, difficulty with rhr New York Frderass
was how to avail themselves Of the old If The Abolition.
isis N the approaching Hne elections without again
recognizing th"ir connection with them In the State
Nominations they effect this by awaiting The Abo
hun nominations, and adopting the IN conntirs where
the AbutIinn strength is indispensable 10 success
" here the Wings can rely their numbers, they
make llrT "wn NOMINATIONS Bot how were they 10
dispose Of the nominations Of delegates TO ne Harris
burg C,'nveniun. which required he united action Of
oil their forces: II the Ah"onsis were permitted to
dictate the delegates there would be revolt among those
Wings VII" had resolved stake all their terrsis
on Abolition d"c''::::.s II The Aboltonis.s were &c.
c"hiol IN The preliminary nominations ipf the
lection OF the Presidential candidate they run The risk
ol iSg their suprUr, and out Of the Stale It. eisa
tmre Ia This Grmna the Wings resolved to postpone
oil action towards The Presidential nomination until after
The State eleriiun-a week before the meeting of
thu Harrisburg Convention The Ahuitiunsls 50 " The
motive 81 Tins movement and forgetting how readily
they rtpudiaIrd when The hg rxIuencv was an.
swtr,d they resolved to take immediate seps TO force
the Mugs 10 submit 10 The selection Of mn Abolition
candidate for thu Presidency forfeit their corporation
~ HE STATE politics Convention nf Delegates from
oil The States having organized Abolition societies, were
called 10 meet lluse Of New York al Albany 1lere u
was sob Hnly
"Resoictd, That so 80, neither vote for nor supnnr
thr ri'r'i'n al. any Tor President or Vice Pre-
sotn' - The United States for Governor or Iipute.
man Governor. Tor any legislative nGicr who is not
in 'avor Of The INN date ABOLITION OF SLAVE
RY
"htSoirtd That every Abolonis' who has right 10
vote he earnestly tnIrratrd 10 lnse opportunity
carry his Addition prnc pies 10 the polls and thereby
cn"sr our rri,ns I" BE- heard through The medium Of
the BALLOT Bon.
THIS proceeding at first condemned by the Elk.
press and other Federal journals of New York. which
"ktd upon II a. an stltmp 10 dictate Ia The great Wing
party "s, IN fleet. nominating Harrison, had been
previously dune Ivy Stevens and the Rlner AbulunlSls
at Pennsylvania and compelling The Harrisburg Gem
v"nilnn In adopt II. reIinquish the support the
Ahn"n'sls. In this light II viewed by General
IarrIs"ns rndlng organ in Indiana. The Indiana
Journal preiuces The Albany resolutions above given,
thus:
Al The recent National Convention Of The Aboii.
ii"niss. held al Albany, Y he following resolutions
were adopted il viii hr seen that they have clearly
drnrd their position and c1pres sed their
Inlrnii"ns We njmce that IL rs so "
The r. 'Iring ol lhr Harrison organs in The West
al ihr ies"uli'n Of the General Convention Of Ahoi
'I"nss, IN effect L. adhere the nomination Of iIar-
rlsnn by their lr thrrn headed by 1haCdrus Stevens,
IN the Pennsy lvania Convention (or it probable
iha' any other candidate" for The diac abolition of
=
irrlng nf General llnrtsuns personal pari.ans every
where. They knew that thu Exed purpose, thus declared
by the mmrd'ntr representatives oil The Abolition Srce
lies in all The snvehodlng States would have the
fret of com peng Federal Whignery llroughou the
Union surrender Mr. Clay. lis preferred candidate,
and embrace The nomination Of the Aboons,s The
Boston Lberar"r The leading Abolition journal in ragy'
10 some Of The Fedora journals the city Of New York
which indicated Determination 10 resist The dctaon
ui the Albany Abolition Convention. emphatcay told
them My moud change hher tone-fhai they tooaid
cumb This The substance of the remark but does
not convey full idea of the arrogance of manner
confident in the prediction continued in the
Lherafor paragraph We cut il out for insertion hen
F.,ernsrs should make the submission pr"phesisd,
but unfortunately have mslaid il We may yet recover
H. and lay before our readers Possibly the AboliInn
editor may send II 10 10 extend the circulation OF
threatening order, which has already proved ecacious,
To great extent.
That readers may the decisive operation Of
The resolution Of the Albany Convention. 10 support
for the Presidency Uh0 IS MT an iarm ofMe imme-<
diae Gb0iiiion RI Sidrny We give the recent indica
iiuns of acqurscence which have followed il, in The
movements Of other sections Of The Federal party.
The Boston Courier and other leading Federal prints
had declared that surrender OF the lavorite of The State
Mr. Clay, c"ncIlIae the fraction of the party out of
Massachusetts which had nominated Harrison, without
waiting for the National Convention. and pledged Them
selves, Whatever HAT Convention should do, to stand by
him. would lose Massachusetts 10 The Wings. Alter The
Albany resolutions had received The sanction Of the sect
through their public journals the Wings OF MGssachu-
srlis called Convention at orcfser which passed
the fnilowng res luton:
IA Rcs0rcd. That in The present posture nfiha Wing
party &c the country, the Wings Of Massachusetts en-
ipriuning the highest respect for all the candidates that
have heen named laying ASIDE oil preferencps-and pre-
sumlnr make independent nomination of their
own sormny reerae ,eir determination 10 stand by
The selection that shall be made hy the National Con-
ypn,i"n al Harrisburg in December next whether that
selection be Henry Clay Of Kentucky, or WIN. Henry
Harrison Of Ohm. any other distinguished Whig-0"d
do urgently get respectfully sUnerst Ia haf Conrrn
R0n IN mqking hint Se!'cion considrr only nto mW
ronc'iate h' Thre hig rGrtg RI Mt c"nnirp unite
Mr strength, and achierc tr common and glorious o.
jftt
The urgent suggestion Of Nhigery in the leading Wing
STATE 'i0 c0nsdcr only 1ctO NIL eoncntc lie ~hofc
Uhg pa,tyofhs country, uus locked upon by the Alns
and other HARRISON in Massachusetts as con
drmnaiinn Ui ht vie VS. o the Courier anU equivalent
10 The rrcnmm- ndnlI"n Of the Abolition candds:r.-
The Boston correspondent of the New York Express
evidently considered This light and the New York
editor publishing IT. doubtless anticipated gnoo effects
from H. IN cnncaiIng the support oi the AbnIons's
10 the "hg ticket in the approaching election IN that
State
In Maine. 0 Smith has recently. under The name
of Conservative. set up Wing Journal called the East
Argus Revived be has adopted the views OF the
Worcester Convention. aud sireruousy advocates them
behalf Of the Opposition in Maine In elaborate
article made up Of calculations based on what he gives
The result "f Turner elections he undertakes TO show
that, with the aid Of the Abolitionis,s Harrison would
Curry Ihr Presidential election by 2O1 electoral votrs
l,ovpg "nly 81 Ia Mr. Van Buren,. The Boston Atlas
adopts The article with the remark in relation TO MIR F.
o J Smith thai n7body deny that "pon poiiiic"l
suJ'e's he is r'Hin"rmed Neaatsmenfs ond ea'c"'a'
Hons mhieh tie urtelc contans entitled 10 con.
fGrncc
The Alias ,l"n gives "the prospects OF the
Wig party. dawn by alr Smith. Hho. al The
head of his article thus displays the ingredients OF The