Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-25
VIRGINIA. WING CONVENTION aap FEB.

VIRGINIA WING CONVENTION 2lD FEB
RUARf.-A friend enquiries OF u.-"what i. the
btecise object Of the Wing Convention To be held nj
Richmond on the 22J Februaryf'
The precise" or rather the specific obi ect we
presume Is the nomination OF Wing Candidate for
the Vies Presidency, which. since woful experenc.
has discovered that Presidents can do AMI Vice
PreHdsnts beray, is likely in future times 10 he re-.
gardei rs an object Of high importance. Careless
ness IN the selection Of Vice Presidential candidate
and tho benevolent IeelIng, which, in the concenou
that the Vice Presidency was n practical snecure
was willing TO throw the office merely as q crust To
the hungriosI dog. have led 10 all OCr rty ralan
ties and TO the incr lscd gloom in public affiirs-
Had the Harrsburgh Convention when for the r
sins they pitched upon John Tyler. nominated
Berrien. Scott. q Mangum. Davis. a Tallmadge
CHiis0den. " indeed any talented Wing, who
combined poliiical Integrity with decent qpalifca
tOn how different had been the Stale of the countryP
Instead Of being land locked. aud heiogged among
hrsaEers and sunken rocks u now is the ship of
Stale would have been ploughing the main under
easy sail TO the great ultimate national destination
With her crew chiefly On derk enjoying the deliciou.
breeze, OF Surveying with " and admiration. the
scenes OF peace and plenty aud Prosperity, which
the voyage successWely brought to Wow
kui the mind takes no pleasure in tie coniempla-
ton Of happiness which might have been it's own
but Is lost 10 u by fault The Ways. Shamsd. NOR
uaed. and enraged with themselves, for having had
the weakness 10 trusi on, and that in n station
involving the public destiny. who within their
knowledge and their recollection had twice befure
betrayed his own (riends-in 1926 aad 1910
achieve the Rsltsy Objects OF a purient and over.
Neehlng personal ambitisa and rsmoFseless vanity
--ihe Ways. are not disposed 10 recall the past CT
eepi only 10 guard tho future. They dismiss Mr.
Tyler TO that impenetrable obScuriIy which awaits
hiin alter March 1850 that iniamy winch his
Tory would bestOw upon him, IL HISTORY could
sioop from It's elevated purposes To notice him al MI
land they address themselves To tbs iuInre.
Their hrsi object, the election Of Henry Clay. 10
The common object OF all the party. No Slate Con.
veniion Is needed in Virginia consulate the gen.
eral mind upon this point. But Il may possibly be
needed to secure party harmony for The Vice
PfesIdeney-and for this, we presume. a Convention
has been called
Other Objects OF Inieroryei great interest. may be
STAINED By such a meeting. Ore IS, TO sIrhanps
views. thoughts and intelligence. which will be best
effected by such a meeting. Another Is TO decide
the debated point # the Wing party shall make any
general rally and any general struggle al the cleo
tiOns Of April, lSi3. 1.-The ultimate emancipation
OF The country from The hraldom Of msrule. will b.
hesi promoted by preliminary cuniesi IN 1873
or if that final purpose will be best promoted by
defsTring the struggle which come, TO the wear
1854 90 that the whole sgil alton may be condenso cd
iaio that one. year, and the Union, OF Virginia a.
least saved from Two exciting campaigns, when one
may answer the purpose
Upon this point offer no orinun. The Con.
Veniian ir February will take it nder eJnside ralon
ADD decide it wisely.
Thee are the objects, as we understnnd them OF
the February convention.
As The day Of iiI assembling is now not distant
We urge upon counties not already represented. 10
send heir delegates.-RieA Wig.
Ohio county has not yet appointed delegates to
this convention. and whether it will appoin, them
81 all remains 10 be seen. We should presume thai
county 80 strongly Tor Mr Clay as this is. would
be Represented. if practicable.