Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-09
RICHMOND. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 0.
GENERAL CONTENTION.

There is erea. diversity Of opinion about the manne
or organizing this body, well rs the time and place
lis meeting The NorrIstown Register goes Tor an car
day and proposes that the Democratic members o
Congress should "sneet together and recommend the
time and place for holding the Convention
| The New York Plebesn thinks, "ihat December
ten months hence the latest period 10 which the
holding Of a National Convention ought to lie post
poEed ii is DESIRABLE that reasonable time shoulo
be allowed after the nominations, for the people 10
yass the merits of the candidates 1t also thinks thai
the choice Of The Delegates can be made more conye
nien,Iy by the people in the Fall, as they will assemble
at that time for other nominations"
The Boston Post says, "Let the Delegates TO the
National Convention be selected with due regard 10 the
rights of abby countless towns, or small Districts
let the time of holding the Convention be fixed suf
GENTLY remote for the index Of predominant Demo
cratic feeling to point oa with some precision the
strongest candidate, and there will be unity Of action
The good judgment of several candidates will take
them from the field before the meeting Of the Conven
tion-and no feeling of bitterness, or sense of wrong,
will efforts, and endanger success. Every
Delegate would have perfect knowledge of his con
stiluents wishes, and under of immediate
responsibility the feeling of disappointment would
give way the conviction that justice had been done.
The time of holding the Convention should not be
lier than May, 1874
The Pennsy lvanian seys at would do very we'll 10
elect the Delegates by Congressional Districts, if all
the Union divided into such districts, buta
ticket this cannot be done; and it would be unfair to
have Of the States represented through Stale
Convention, choosing delegates all oil mind and in
favor of candidate, while other States obliged
choose by districts, and Of have their desga
ton divided between different candidates. On that
plan the majority in State would have all the dele
gates while IN another State it would have only part
of them, and the representation Of the two States taken
together would not fairly represent the state of opinion
in the two States
"The remaining method suggested, is the choice by
counties OF delegates 10 proceed directly 10 The Ma.
tional Convention This method appears advisa.
bic tina the Others but even here dc ulties will
arise How will 1t be determined what representation
each county is entitled TO, when consider the differ
ent qualifications for suffrage in different States, and
the representation for slaves which The Southern States
have IN Congress, Again many counties in the Union
have very small populat;on-say not more Than $50
200 voters III some caes and thus less populous
than large portion OF the TOWNSHIP other quarters
Are these smallest counties 10 have delegate each
If so, the larger counties will claim proporonnte,re.
presentation. THIS would give than two thousand
delegates in ALL and would make the representation
great that the expense of travelling from the remotes;
sections Of the Union 1900 and 20U0 miles, would
be very nconvenent for so many to deIray
For our own parts, as at present adpised, would
prefer the last of November December, the time
But would cheefuily go for the January, by way
of compromise. In fact, 20 for spirit Of cancellation,
AZ 10 time manner &c Blu, the manner ofelectng De.
fgates is more difficult even than the time of meeting.
We wish the Debate up from the People and as
near the People, as possbe-We prefer as little I'll
tialion' possible, TO Mr. Rhetts word-Whet her
it best be effected by county District Delegations
IS the question. The general impression among the
few, who have communicated with US, is that when
the Delegates selected from each STATE they ought
10 express in Convention The Electoral vote Of each
Stale. But these are questions which should be duly
considered by the State Convention Of March 3D. and
decided in the most liberal and conciliatory spirit