Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-23
Richmond, Saturday, March e3.
THE RICHMOND CONVENTION.


THE RICHMOND CONVENTION
Welay lhsnornng before readers Isl and I'd
pag the admirable Address of the late Republican Con.
ven,on to their eIIow-czens of Virginia We recon-.
ndit their attention. because sit will bear the bead"
II IS lucid calm in lis temper, conciliatory
in its spirit, and beautiful in its conposon.-We eau
say this with the less reluctance because although The
r. Wing has been pleased to ascr5e it 10 the pen Of
Richard +. Parker (of whom it may not become TO
speak in terms which think he deserves nowilhstund
ing the R. Wing has spoken of him in manner, which,
know, does not him usce we are satisfied that he
not the sole author oths Address Some gifts finest
passages and strongest arguments towards its Close
from another pen But not no IS the author 1t
adopted the of than 200 Of the staunc
est Democrats Of rginia-embracing not only the Re-
publican members Of The General Assembly, but the spe
caI delegates who "resh from The bosom Of the peo
pie" In their name, in the name Of The Republican
party TO which they belong, in the OF those
great Virginia principles, TO which are devoted we
earnestly recommend this Address 10 the attention OF our
readers. If it be remarkable for quality more
than any other tits the concIliaory spirit which beahes
throughout II holds out The Olive branch TO that po-
lion of the States Right party which formerly went oil
under the Administration Of Gen Jackson. And now, IN
own name, we ask them, how 1t s possible for them
10 prefer utilization with the sders party rather than
with the Republican party? Can they, States Right
men, 90 for atitudnous consruclinnst National Bank
man a Tariff man. National Internal Improvement man,
and with party which scarcely holds one constitutional
they CO operate with party TO exclude Martin Van Bu
rem from the Admnisration-hartIn Van Buren,, who s
bound by all his pledges, by al! his feelings, by all his
principles, TO support The States Right doctrines Of Vi
ginia Will they cooperate with The Federal Party 10
Sshove him from the and place upon it, the Cham
pion Of 80 million Bank, tie Father Of the American
Sysem-the lalitudinous Consrucl!onst? -Wi they
continue and cooperate with party whose very sue.
would, in the opinion OF some OF lis own members
possibly be the signal Of lis dissolution? In their
opinion the very elements which constitute the
lous Coalition, called Wigs, discordant and in
consistent With each other much resembng Jose phs
of many colourshat they could scarcely continue
together twelve month, single twelve month after the
election They admit, that the wheesof machinery
would fly 10 pieces by their own enormous friction -
How then they work together at this tne-with the
additional mpeGments thrown IN the way by the late
Unprecedented impolltic and unprIncipled coalition,
which they have sought with fragment of the Repub.
lican party, They have abandoned their own men, in
order 10 make oyertures TO gentleman whom they have
abused iol objectionable sin Of The greatest moral
lurpitude," las they ttcn pr0essed unwngly 10 call
i,,) which rot twelve months ago they declared ages
of peni!ene could never wash out. And will all the
Whirs-w4ll the States Right Wings in particular still
rush on to the elactlon of man, who has Constitu
tional principle in with the States Right party
and one too, who urged upon his party 10 sur
its ow, leaders, and rc.eect Mr. Rives:
Tbs Address is remarkable, however for another
feature which appears in several Of its passages It's
Wilde spirit is coucililory towards the Conservatives
IL Idms in the most unqualified terms the honesty OF
their principles. II asks sacrifice of their opinions
explicitly declares that poets concessions All
hat ii asks is of those who the decided friends OF
the Administration TO co operate with them upon other
great questions, in the liberal support Of the Admins
tration and in the re election of Mr.. Van Buren,. To
al SUCH il offers the right hand of wship-and
we are perfectly satisfied that will be received through
out The Commonwealth, and, we trust by several OF the
gallant and generous Conservatives here in the same
courteous spirit in which il is extended. We commend,
hnla IN thp
of the People Of Virginia.
Corrections and additions.
In publishing the Proceedings of the Convention in
our last paper one "those accidents which, they say
ba open in The families, beel the hands IN
our office Four lines in the early part OF the Journal be-
came ransposed and threw ell their neghbors both the
lines wch they had left and those TO which they were
in sad confusion. II made Judge Parker
lually appear Mr. T. Ryess resolution, besides
producing other comca combinations Under these CIR
cumstances think it due TO all concerned 10 our
selves well the Public, to republsh That pant oil the
proceedings in the proper orderand would call the
attention of other Editors, who repnbsh The Proceed.
ngs 10 the following corrections The Journal ought 10
have read as folIows)
mTbe said Report from the Committee of Organiza.
.on) being unanimously adopted, MIR. Watkins and MIR.
Smith were requested by the Chairman 10 announce his
appointment to the President, H. st. u Tucker, and
conduct him TO the Chair. Alter lew remarks from
The President taking the Chair, the following reso-
luton was offered by Judge r. +. Parker and unanl.
mously adopted
"rResDired, Tina, committee of fifteen members of
his meeting be appointed by the President to prepare
and report TO this Convention an AuuIess 10 tue people
Of Virginia
"lr Timothy Rives a delegate from Prince George,
hen submitted the following preamble and resolution,
Is instructions 10 the Committee; which, on The sugges
ion of Mr. DromGoole, that they ought 10 be deferred
until the report OF The committee was received were or
Ieed 10 lie on the table:
aWtercas it is expedent and desirable that the hur.
nony and concert which prevailed in the Republican
,ar,v during the administration Of President Jackson,
ind which has been greatly weakened by the unorln
nate difference of opinion which exists in regard to the
policy Of the Sub Treasury scheme of the present Exc
,utive should again be restored
BE IL therefore rcsoired, That a committee Of mem
,ers Of this Convention be appointed by The President
o report plan of Cancellation and compromise, based
upon the policy of Gen Jacksons administration, in re-
alton to the collection, disbursement and safe keeping Of
he public revenues of the Federal Government"
"Ihen, on motion Of Mr.. Male, the Convention ad
burned 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
We seize this OCCASION aso to add the names OF some
d, the other Delegates which omitted in the former
list The fact is the list was made up and sent 10 press
such an inevitable hurry, as to make it impossible
70 avoid some mstakes.-A the errors will, OF course
De corrected in the pamphlet copies Of the Proceedings
md address:
Names of Delegates that wcre Omitted.
Buekingham-Dr. &. r. Fonlane.
Frederick County-Hierome L. Opie William Carson,
James n. Carson.
Fauquier-Slephen Mccormick.
.Nansemond-Joel Holleman, Arthur Smith.
yrouOpay-Capt. VIM. e. Knight.
Princess 4nne-John James, Sr.
Morgan County-John Rutherford, OF the City of
Richmond.
The MARIE of Mr. James Mcdowell, Of Botetourt, was
omitted on the Committee Of Organization.
nTWe shall publish next week the names Of The Com
niltees appointed in the different counties agreeably to
The recommendation of the Republican Convention
IL is therefore requested that gentlemen who have
vet made out out the Committees will hand them in 10
The Secretary, as soon as possible
NOMINATION. for this Congressional District
We cannot lay the following Proceedings and Cores
pondence before our readers without expressing our
confidence in the Nominee of the Republican party
our deep sense of the public spirited motives which in
duce him. at crisis like this to abandon office which