Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-06
TIE DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION

This body which ncton Thursday, adjourned on S.tur.
| day night, between II and o'clock
In numbers was about equal predecessor the
Wing Convention OF the 22nd-,hot is there was about
l'5 or 200 membcrs exclusive Of the members of the
Legislature proposition Saturday night was dispos
edoi Ayes pos, 6lShcwiug the cntir body prccn,
who answered u the cs 266 OF these probably 60 ar
more were members Of Assembly and many resident per
sons voted more than representatives from distant
counties.
On Friday the Convention moved sessions from the
capitol to the Old Baptist Church. where the State Con-
venon OF ls9s held and which had rang and ~, had
heard rngl with the oto OF the great men who figured
IN that day Since then that Old Church has been bought
and paid for by negro popuation-C when appi
cd To for the use OF ms Church by Richie & Denoon
rePhed' with his characteristic kindness of nsturc-"O
sariainv massa Ritchie-O. saTtanly nassa Dcnopn,o
be sure Ccntemen-to be sure"
but We mention these things by way of ntr5ducinr and
as handle 70 introduce, Judicial wcsm tina, was ner
peiracd by worthy Judge for this District himself ,
Inst rate Democrat-Judgc Nichoas-upon tbat occasion
lie said that the removal o the Democratic sessions to the
Negro Church-"wos carrying the war int. Afira"-so
capital hit that has enrolled the judge ot once ,r,,
the WITS atio he never known before IN be ,ult,, ~
that sort Ut weakness
Al the African Church the Convention having according
Iy assembled there Friday evening we had dr,n
ped IN 10y acciden various sPccchcs-cyilcntv IN hill a
ias-uiadc without any definite object, and t,,r,,,rs fail
I h n
afterwards our late Wing ;owusman Ro. g. Scott Eso-
We listened IN vain 10 hear any thing which comin f,
the hea would 80 70 the heart. Not happy hit-not I'M,
approach 20 'ing which could make either friends aJ
H'e OF opponents feel or reel did hear The common
pace "ach mad been cranmed from newspapers tor the &C.
casion, the lowest sud duest common place, r,prl,.J
however, with strong lungs, and which said .tha,
my thunder all we hcard Mr. IFAKr did attsr,r -
transcend this low standard OF excellence and entered n
ahouca, disquisincn 10 prove that the Wings had en-
braced the principles OF Sir Robert Wapor and were a
plying them 10 ,hs administration Of Public Attain. here
We thought when the point was made, that surely now we
should hear something worth coming aud worth ,t,yin n
hear-Aas, no! this miserable yyaddcr with all the v,I,,-
venom IN the word, quite willing t, brand oprbn, I
ms counvmcn with venas; but ne so signay failed +,
make oct hi> case, That oCR indignation his wholesale I'M
puNuonS ~ corruption, was merged in contempt for his
mental in'oeei'iy. lie had evidently HEARD through the
Globe ID, ST Robert Wapole and the charges against hi.
MODE oil 'alyns On the Ministry by bribery bu, beyond
ie simple chang" Zoe os evidently knew uothiurfar Lee.
that Sir 5e-t Wapoy had in after times been ,;,,i
10y the three most ust:i5us OF al his opponent,-,n. in
letters, the other two in Politically Dr. Johnson Lord
Carteret and Lord Chatham himself.
but 70 pass on The elements OF strife in the Democratic
Convention exhibited wvut fully devel ping themselves
all acting undcr prudential apprehension Of the future ~
wise fear Of mourning the dunIuiag suspicion of being
"hshy.' Iae Add-css Committee aceifeg,,ly-i, ,,,,
cccidenia!y-had Calhoun prcdominaUce. Th,y tle-.
lore prepared report tavJrng the ideas Of Caiouu,n;
i that the National Convention ought to be deferred s ng
- pJssbr; =, that IT. members .ht {, be ap7t ~
tle People themselves ~ Districts vyra as tloy would for
members 1i Coasf-rs. We understand that IL Commune.
Gen D5ymgJo., offered substitute fyr this Calhoun do
coc5n presenting tie Van BaTen ileas upon the subject,
lie was t'e!e voted down: But he renewed me -
or' IN convention and with compete success-;he prern
nay aAd lest vote 0eHs ao5gt 2Jj Gl Oar ty,yn-Ds
Mr. sedlon, made .oa: wladed ,hreo hour, effort :,
tan the committee an say that W. have seldom
hea'd m2f, p9ni-s-, more poiat point speerb-
WIN want q! tact which ousi, him that he
was not cut out 57 popular speaker he contry.d
'' tic whole audience. Whg, Democrat and N,u,r,l
against hin and E-d cheers, having spoken ,yo
hours and hiy-hye minute. he announced thnt he was
ab-lt u conclude. lie then thaader!ngIy clcnrcd
He was followed by Cen D-omyoolc who in very brief
space demolished his adversary, and carried all his own
way. His amendment adopted by q strong. bur We
CO not know what majority.
The Convention closed about / o'clock and has rem,
dered 1t evident that there the shade Of the shadow
OF hope for Caihouni=m IN Virginia. Not the smallest,
Nothing remaius for hi' infatuated parizau. but to he fog
ged back into the ranks which they tried to disturb by their
characterization.