Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-18
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RICHMOND, SATURDAY. JANUARY Is.
: The Democracy of Ohio.
The Democratic Convention which met on the 9Th
January was crowded 10 excess. The Columbus
Statesman states, that ''Ihr City IS dense crowd
every where jammrd full; the lioiels are living
mass of men, PACKED iii cdgcwnys, through which
those of much rotundity, had they to pass would
starve ere they could penetrate Really we have no
idea of the numbers present. " The Hon. Thomas
l.. uamer is elected President of the Convention, and
Governor Shannon is rc-n0m'nated BY acclanaton =
The procession Of military and muse and Delegates
this afternoon was immensc-thc spirit ard confidence
Of arr friends unJounacd-The Theatre could not be-
rn to hold the crowd and the VII I procession march
cd to the public square where 'r organization and
minaton took place The whole world seems To be
here, and Democracy in joyous humor.-HrRRA FOR
| SAS BrETx hSD SHANNON AGAINST THE FIELD -
The Address said To be Every long and able. The
resolutions numerous and cover every question be-
fore the country They too, will be not only under
stood bu, approved of BY the Democracy Of Ohio aud
also The Democracy Of every STATIC in the Union
They make up fair issues on all The questions that are
likely be excited during the next year, and the Fe.
dera party cannot escape heir open discussion before
l the people. The Of Martin Van Buren,, since
his elevation the Presidency, highly approved of
he in connection with the Hon r. NJ Johnson Vice
President, recommended 10 the National Conven.
ton which is TO meet at Baltimore the 9th of May
next for rcnomlnation-Our worthy and excellent Go
justly cOmplliDenteu-aiSO, our DomoCratlc
Senators and Representatives in Congress-the Inde-
pendrnt Treasury and cash duties in gold and silver
are recommendation change of the Constitution of the
United States, to render the terms of the United
States Judges for years, instead Of for life, ap-
proved of-Aboliton and all its Federal schemes to
promote the election of General HARRISON condemned
&C. &c.
The glorious S,h was celebrated by an immense mum.
Der OF Democrats assembled in the large Dining Hall
of the American Hotel at o'clock in the evening"
Col Samuel Spanslcr of Fairfield in the clair-Among
those who toasted and addressed the meeting was
Gov. Shannon. Ale addressed the company in his
4 usual happy He dweit some length the
condition Of the country, and satisfactorily proved
beyond even doubt that all the embarrassments of
the times owing to the inflated and rotten credit
system of the Bddle school of politicans-the alarm.
nr fore ign deband the reckless system of importing
foreign merchandise beyond the of payment in
| the exchange of commodities He looked upon this
condition Of things beyond the Of legisla.
| ton to cure by new expedents, but only BY ra-
tiona system of curtailmcnt in public loans and
private credit The is not in getting further
| in debt by expedents of doubtful character,
or such only add TO the already great embar-
rassments In fact his views al these questions were
so sound and clear that present could fail 10
| he convinced. He also called the attention Of The
Democratic party 10 the fact, that nothing would be le
| rndonc By the opposition 10 regain the Legislative
power Of the Siae--rechartcr all the present Banks
next winter without any restrictions, and thus throw
us into the jaws of these for years to come
w" conceive 1t utterly ridiculous for any Wing to
express any hope Of Gen Harrison carrying Virginia
| We should despsc any mans Judgment, who would
believe such an absuriity. And yet the R Wing, with
the view Of keeping up the Tagging spirits Of IT'S fol
lowers affects make calculations and entertain hopes
OF such a result.-Thc Wing is even silly enough 10
say, that "Gen Harrison is far popular candi.
date than Mr.. Clay could have been The Oracle Of
the Wings ought to know the sentiment - its party
better We understand there are many Wings who
f,rt Inv k,,tn Ib,ar
Piles Of the last obnoxious to Them than those
Of the former-whst his qualifications considered
infinitely inferior The Wing has lost ground in
Virginia since 1886 Very few Conservatives have left
us in consequence of the Snh-rreasurv while many
Wings have been reconcied by the Of the Ad.
ministration and many dsatcted by the nomination Of
Harrison Is the Wing so infatuated believe that
all who have gone for VIM c. Rvcs, Will goor liarri
SOM lie is utterly nj ault.-The Wing counts upon all
accession in the SouthwesOur lie upon il, that not
single Harrison Delegate will be returned from that
pon-and this will be the great next Spring So
strong does this sentiment run in that quarter, that not
a man. who now votes for Mr. Rives if he has out
!, for Harrison, will be able to weather the storm.
So perfectly satisfied that Mr. Van Buren, will
obtain the vote Of Virginia, that will wager the
Wing any OF Its compatrots to upon the issue.
The calculations Of the Wing upon the general re-
sui, are utterly visionary. Qs he disposed to take
little venture upon that issue But saved the
necessity Of making any further structures upon its
idle spcculaons, by the following article from the last
Baltimore Republican:
/ "LARGE CALcrLATIoys.-The editor of the Rich.
rnond Wing processes 10 believe that Gen. Harrison
will certainly receive the votes Of fourteen of the
States of the Union, including all the largcs, States
and perhaps OF seventeen of the States If he should
receive those votes, he Will most unqucstionably be
elected; but that he will receive them, we do not think
any rational man really believe. We will venture
to assert that Mr. Van Buren, will receive the votes o.
Maine 10, New Hampshire Z, New York A. New Jer.
sey 3 Pennsylvania 80 Maryland TO- Virginia %
North Carolina II, South Carolina II, Georgia II
Alabama = Mississippi A. Tennessee IL, Ohio u, Ind
ana q Illinois s. Missouri !, and Arkansas 3-makins
in all 235 and probably Thus it will be perceiv
ed that We claim certain NOR ,qtes than the edito
of the Wing Processes to consfo possible for Gen
Harrison. When Mr.. Clay last candidate FOR ht
Presidency, the Wings prolcssed TO regard his success
as quite certain, and they certainly were quite san
guine in their expectations, in his favour then, the,
now are in favor of General HARRISON and yet the whole
number of Electoral votes received b. him was less
than fifty. We do notbcere that at the next election
General Harrison will receive many as llr. Clay
then did 1t is perfect: certain that either the cacI
ution of the editor Of the Richmond Wing mus
prove to be greatly erroneous and with regard to which
il will be likely to be- leave readers 10 decide
= according to their own Judgment. we ieel well per
suadcd that decision will be in our favor
We suboin general coup dGil from the West
: We copy it from the Columbus (Aabama) Democra
: of the 20th
= "H.RRlsRURc CoSvrsrIoy-The die is cast, the
decd is done William Henry Harrison has been nom
mated by the Wing convention recently held a; liar
risburc Penn. the Wing candidate for the Preslden
e cy, in opposition to Martin Van Buren, This move
ment of the wing party seals their fate in the South
Harrison viii not get the vote OF single slave holding
:. State except Kentucky, and that is doubtful
He will be beaten in this State from five TO ten thousand
:, votes In Alabama Tennessee, Georgia. South Car
DINA North Carolina and Virginia, We believe the ma
J. orty against him will be still greater In Missouri
:. arkansas and Louisiana, lie will stand no chance
Maryland will go against him. and probably Delaware
Pennsylvania will not vote for him; neither will New
y Hampsrc Maine nor Illinois We do not believe tina