Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-16
HUGH u. KELLY, Secretary.
EOR TIE E.NQuIRER.

FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
The delegates appointed 10 attend the Convention,
called or the purpose Of selecting suitable person To
be as the " h:g caudidate for Congress in the Dis
tric compuseG of the counties Of Hanover lenTCo New
Kent, Charles City and The city of Richmond, met, in
pursuance Of said call al The Bell Tavern in The city Of
Richmond, the l0h April, 1859. at IL NJ when the
following delegates From II nrver Fran.
CHS q Taylor and Charles ihompson; !inn Neg krrt,
Richmond T. Lacy and Nathaniel savage; irrm CInrics
CITY, Dr. John Alnga, Nathaniel Nelson, WIN. Tyirr,
WIN. S Harrison aud Thomas H. Wilcox; from Henri
CO, Robert Johnson !. A GoddIn, Co" John I. Drm"n,
Robert Randolph, findson Butt john Young, brnj
Dual Joshua 0urIue, jacob hesSS "'i pOINI. nl
Saunders. from the city OF Richmond James NJ Wick
ham, Grin Williams George NJ. Darlington. Peachy K
Grat,an. PIzlrro E6nuuds, Joseph Mayo, William D.
Archer Peter w Grubbs, Jas A Bridges, and Samuel
S. Sauuders-Oa notion Charles Thompson, Esq oil
Hanover vas called 10 the chair and William u. Archer,
Esq Of tn. c'y of Richmond, appointed Secretary
On motion Rcs0ired, That thu vote in the selection
CT candidate shall be given by election DISTRICTS a"u
no, individually, and that the counties ol hGn""rr, Nc"
Kent IcDrico Chatlrs City, and the CITY OF Richmond,
be each entitled 10 one vote; and a! candidate shall
be elected, without a majority Of all lie votes, winch
could be given The above principle ha! concur IN his
nomination.
Th. Convention then proceeded to the elpc,nn Of a
candidate when On the ~ ballot John NJ. !iois, Egg,
having received majority of the votes whIchfouId he
given BY the Cmn7eniin was declared To be duly elect
ed And then on motion,
ResaireA That John NJ Bolts be, and he is hereby re-.
CONNIE ended ny lh5 IDnVehilNH as lHe wing
to rrprescn, this district in the next Congress Vi The u
States. .n
On notion Rcso'rsd Billy, Thata Committee of Three
be appointed the Chair 10 iniurm John hl D"'s, ESQ.,
that his nlinn las selected him as The Nbig can
dida,e 10 represent ;s district in the next Congress OF
the United States. and have recommended him as sven
10 the District The Committee then appointed Peachy
r Gra,an James R Bridges and George NJ Caring
ton the Committee.
RcoJ,cd Iihiy That tie thanks or this Convention he
oivcn 10 the Chairman and Secretary, for the efficient
ard satisfactory in which they have d'cha gsd
their respective duties
Rcso!rd SIX ", That the proceedings oi hs C"nven.
,on be sIrned by the Chairman and Secretary, and
cow thereof he sent each Of The political papers OF
this city for publication.
I'm ,n,,ion. the Convention then adjourned.
CHARLES THOMSON, Chmn
WIN ARCHER Seery.
(From The Lynchburg Fugirian)
WV C. RIyEs In the late address OF tins gen!!rinaH
10 the pubc he contends that he has not changed his
nosi;ion He says, 81 have not abandoned my Par'y
they have abandoned me.
This nation as every body knows, is divided into Two
orra, parties so nearly balanced that each claims ma
;o,:,v Until within wear or So MIR Rives has been
favor,e with the Democrats throughout the country
whilst on the other hand, no man IN Virginia and irw
in the nation has been obnoxious TO the wings Du
an almost universal change has taken place.
In the late attempt, TO elect Senator only about iour
Teen of his former opponents voted against hun, and
few more of his friends supported him. and we ore as
sued that it The universal wish OF the Wigs out
Of Virginia, that he should be eeced
And yet he has no, changed his position IL have mo-
abandoned my party; they have abandoned me. The
naon then, mus, have changed. Mr. Rrres forms The
centre around which the parties revolvc, and IN 'he
course of revolution, the Wings have become Den"-
Gratis aud the Democrats, " hiLs
Whatever else may be thought of this assumption II
implies the most consummalc degree Of arrogance
40 would some power the eiac &c U.s.
LOCKER on.