Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-16

naton OF President and Vice President and sancoupy
The appointment of delegates TO tue Harrisburg Conven
ton:
"Resolced, Tha, this meeting hereby coners upon soJ
delegates the discretion of chn"sing between the expe
dency Of separate State nomination Of Presden and
wee PRESIDENT of appointing delegates TO the National
convention proposed 10 be held al Harrisburg es to them
snail seem most advisable after fee interchange OPT
mon with The delegates frcm other sections of The Sl,,e
In several of The Wing meetings find prefer.
ence expressed for Mr. Clsy-and we have no doubt
That such would be Tie uniform choice Of all bat If
Ienell Harrison "ihfy never say turkey once.
IL Is really amusing 10 the illusion, under which
Ges. Harris"ns friends in Ohio shoring II was
but The other day Uhe 9Th n.t) that his n,ourh.picce
'the Cincinnati Republican aud Sun, says, that His |
nomination by The Convention, Scarcely be consider.
ed DOUBTFUL provided The true friends OF the Wing cause
properly exert their influence and secure correct ex.
preston Of the will OF the people. Politicians who
have favored The prelensons Of another leading candi
Gale, are awakening TO sense OF their situation and
are now constantly changing their tone of feeling in
view OF the insuperable difficulties which surround Them
in the execution of their iavore plan. The late Jour
ney Of Mr. Clay through The Slate Of New York has
evidently been calculated TO effect certain object =
That object, undoubtedly Justly explained in The fol.
lowing extract from letter written to The Editor Of
the n. York Herald by gentleman at Rochester, IN
Y dated July 22d:
II generally that The object Mr.. Clays jour
lowing example Of Mr. and declining to be caaddar
Tor the Presidency Tie Wings in this OF tho
got s vote much s eeed s"p
Wings that he should decline
for Hauson All the cred upon him
tended to smooth his path into eacy. VIII he understand
minated"
The G. Republican will soon awake TO find itself mis-.
taken. Mr., Clay 8ithdIaw!-Eu, na-He is indeed, too
"ed nnd wary politician" for Mat-The object Of his
visit TO New York is for the benefit of other man,
Than Gen Harrison. MIR. Clay very well knows rhoh
is and ,cha lie is at IL is for the benefit of that disin
teresied man. no begs for Gn honorable discharge;
tina, is sny to give him the Presidency fsl-The Wing
camp will be in upioa and discord enough
the friends of Gen. Harrison the whole game.
Al present. the G. Republican is in such fog, that it
confidently pu,sforh he following sangune averments
"Wehave observation-disclosures ha, he leading Wings,
tut of New York city, III every portion OF the Empire
State. exceedingly DESTROYS that Mr.. Clay should
Withdraw from the fed nasmuch as they are fully
tspd that he cannot lead The opposition party 10 victory
and that he will ensure cerlan defeat IN their State.
his is opinion which recently has been freely ex
pressed and is net only the opinion of the people but
sngularly enough, the opinion also of the politicians
We have now before us letter written 10 gentleman
in the West by distinguished Wing of Utica, New
York. (lhis Letter runs thns:)
Each Of the candidates (Gen. Scot, included) have
friends; but think there is general disposition
to submit ceGrully the decision of National Con.
vention In that convention, The governing principle
must be- 10 select him who will unite the greatest
strength rather, perhaps who vii! obtain the votes OF
the States where We lave prospect Of success Thus,
if shall Tho, assembly, that General Harrison
will in all probability, obtain The of the four S,as
you mention, (PenDsy lvania, Ohio Indiana, and Hi.
nos WHERE as the success Of any other candidate there
would be doubtful then very powerful argument for
Gen. Har,s"n's nomination will be offered. And this,
although it might be conceded that in New York Clay
would do better Than Harrison, and in Massachusetts
that Webster would beat either
My belief is, that Mr. Clay could hardly expect the
vote Of This State, though al The lime, ought far
Their otd, that there would be equal uncertainty, per
baps, as 10 either OF The other candidates.
81 may possibly Intend that convention and, il do
shall there Tor The single purpose al making such
selection will in my judgment, be Ihe most probable
to The defeat Of fun Buren,"
We are in good spirits this morning 10 treat our
political opponents with any sort Of acrimony In
ply The reiore, 10 the remarks OF the Madisonan,
ourselves it'll saying that it is mistaken in the
motives whch it has been pleased TO ascribe 10 1t
may claim whatever virtue il pleases Tor alr Clay II
may soy with impuniiy, that "Mr Richie knows that
the party in power would scrupe moment TO
Lessee with any set Of people, provided advantage
be derived from it, while MIR. Clay and those who sup
per, him. have loo much respect for their principles,
stoop any thing degrading even though il toe
sure an empire This whole matter is perfectly under
sloot-,he Aboltonisls, should MIR. Clay be the noni
nee will go Tor Mr. Van Buren, et the South reme-
Yes; let, the tnis foolish assertion
For one, we say, and We undertake TO say Tor all
political friends that We would spurn The votes OF the
Aboi,ionss, carrying disgrace and destruction upon
the very face OF them The Abolllionss will not go
for Mr. Van Buren-lhat's poz Certainly, certainly,
he has shown the slightest disposition TO their
support: On the contrary, he has eylnced stern con
tempt for their course. When Dir Clay voted against
The bill which would have arrested the circulation OF
their frebrand Ibpls, (Which we know are now flying
through the mas) Mr. Van Buren, gave the casting
furi-A agan- here OF his friends in the Nurh
has sided with the Aboonss, at least 10 Of the Wings
have taken the gruund-Nllness the fate OF The late
anti Abolition resolutions in The Legislatures OF Connec
ticu and New Hampshire.
We disciaim, therefore, the rton of the hladso
man, as we would the votes Of the Fanatics iact
according present indications, neither Mr. Van Buren,
nor Mr. Clay likely TO receive their votes tor the Abo
,ion Conventions which held at Albany on lie 3lsi
july amounting TO 400 Delegates among whom We re
coqnsc the names of j. g. Birney, Lewis Tappan aud
w LLOYD Garrison, came 10 the following peremptory
resolutions:
"Resoired That we will neither vote for support
The election Of any man for Preside Vice President Of
the u S. or for Governor or Lieutenant. Governor, or
for any legislative Office who is not in favor oil The I'M
mediate Abolition oi Slavery.
sResolred That every ubolitonist who has right 10
vote be earnestly enlrealed 10 lose opportunity TO
carry his abolition principles TO the pos and thereby
cause our petitions he gard through The medium OF The
bal!ut.box
IA proposition 10 enquire of Gen Harrison, and Gen
Scott their opinions upon the subject Of slavery was not
adopted.
The Louisa Dtancr.
We cheeriully lay before readers the following
Correspondence between a Committee OF Citizens OF
Louisa county, and MIR. Ryes, touching The dinner
which it now appears is 10 off on The 9Th Of Sep.
,embpr. We could sincerely have wished, that when
if no, ALL Of the Committee gave 10 Mr. Van Burens
a.. ttu In dGhT