Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-20
The Mountain in Labor!
EXTRACT Of Letter, from .1bingdoa, Uasipn
rOuRtN Ia. let. ..


county, Ia, Ecb- >.
"Pnrsuant to nctice, published III the ''Souhwcse,
Yirrinian, a meeting held in the Cour,.ban
Yesterday evening, for the purpose of nominating de
rates to the Wing Caucus to be held at Richmond -
the 9th inst | attended at the Courthouse. v,,
dav early in the day; bat could perceive movcne,,
Of the Harrison Wings, til! the close Of the cycn.r
when some Of the Abingdon Harrison Wings brou,.,
forth what you will see in the EeXt SOuthwcstrn \.
ginian,' ''lynchbnrg Nirginian, and ''Rcimorl
Wing" In the course of their proceedings, they NJ
minated John ~ Hume an Elector for this Eieco-
District and from one of their resolutions YOU MI.
learn that something is to take place in tins par.
the Union. have not the resolutions before me; bn
If an not mistaken, there is one which assumes M
adoption Of the practice, which is alleged 10 have H.
tanned in the memorable contest of Jefferson for ,s
Presidency. am certain, | am not mstaken.n TIN,
that upon offering the resolution the draughtsman and
presenter thereof declared from his stand in the b.,
that the object of the resolution 10 enIon upon Ia
Eector OF tins Electoral District, to take the sump
tors of the District THIS is certainly m tins par
Of our common country. Ii Mr. Hume should take
.hc stump a. the Uhig '!'corni cicc'toncsrt"H 6'mc
ao.ne ,hcn the Democratic Elcctor may have 10 iahr
some pans 10 contradict Misrepresentation, let then
come from any quarter whatsoever, and particular.
from any circuit ecctlonecring renegade drmagogue
uFrom lie number of Delegates appointed 10 aen:
the Richmond Wing Caucus, and from tie number a.
poiued 10 attend Convention 10 be held al tins place
on the ih Monday IN March next, you wouH SuPi"'t
ta, the meeting of Yesterday was large ana rrsrcn
BE onc.-but ! can assure you, rHS P,Scm 6'rms
ME wI0s Of hc yrocc,djHgS, and could not count mer
than fourteen Wings Conservatives ana HARRISON nr0
and nj the time counted these u, there were about
~ persons in the house. OF the IL, fhcr' "" ""i"
from fh1 cOnntT all were citizens oil Abingdon t"t,
II he one who Is n merchant and liEcd III Arlington EG
III very recently but still lives III lis suburbs, and
still a merchant There vote OF the Meeting ufa
the resolutions appointing Convention al ii'S place
in March Some were for hol!ing the Convention b.
Russrll county and some in tins county. Tie yea
,re NAYS were called By of the members, aud tue
vote stood, ~ for this place and Tor Russell. lpa
this call we had fine opportunity OF asceFainng '
number d, members present, which numbered The long
dozen the lrishmun 5 dozen. Long, dad say lc',
In faces indeed when the strength of the great liaf.
rispn Wing meeting accurately ascertaintG by The
o.ns nrcsrnt who numbered the greater OF the two
~ was much asrcmishrd at an expression winch ia
from an Albemarlc Orator of the "rcGt, h", mr., @'a
;ug Upon presenting the preamble and resolutions
he made a Speech in which he abused tie AdmIm>la
lion much, and Praised MIR. Rycs more. tie went 8
far rs 10 say, sMr R,ycs had come out from among
party 10 whom he never belonged, ana joined lc "ts'
TO whom he always belonged. lhs mate Inc h'&ds
monv bystandcrs rise and some Of the Wings Jm
Tbis s In. LANGUAGE OF one Christian Of and concern
in,r another: the language of man, who 'ncrrnpr
:. Col. Goodson in one Of his Speeches last Spring N til
same Cour, house when he was exposing kvrs pa
sitiou-,hr man. who then SAID, ltlvcs was pcrsona
known 10 him. and no one could say aught agains, hu
rs a gentleman, and an exemplary Christian; that b
was consistent politician and now h" gives iniI po
OF his political hypocrisy, and his exemplary T'sH.
deportment This is handsome picture, Inderd, pr
scented By one Christian OF another.