Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-19

date about our delay, and hoping out Of this delay, Il
breed dlscord and d'sunion among ourselves
You must all The proprety of unoa and action or
this important subject. When you meet OF Tuesda
night, let us go TO work. in good earnest. and appoint
our delegates 10 the District Convention, and TO the
State Convention.
|, for one, am willing TO meet my sre:hren in
spirit of harmony and Of union | trust, thai
the meeting will be conducted the most liberal
principles, that practicable. Let share The
delegation among all the branches of our party,
taking care, of COURSE to pay some respect to the
wishes OF The majority, and providing, at the same
time the Democrats Of Chest.rf, Id have donr TINT
it the remaining counties do not appear by their dele.
gates delegates may be authorz To postpone the
District Convention, til all ready 10 met But
it is respect to the Democrats of PoWhatan
and Chesterfield, 20 show every disposition to meet
them in Convention. We but doing the same
thing which h1s been done in of the districts OF
the State. The glorious tenth Legion has already sci
Us the example New Kent is setting Us also the ex-
ample in our neghborng district And if we entirely
decline the overture of Powhatan and Chesterfield,
may not faculties be thrown in The way ofour Con
venlion and may net fellow citizens have cause
TO complain of Us land may they be willing to meet
again ?-and may we not run some danger of having
no delegates at all 10 the Baltimore Convention
am sorry to hear it said that the Convention will
not meet on the 18th day OF January am sorry 10
see such prediction in the petersburg Republican.
But, thank Gcd hope no Democrat will hearken TO
TINS ni-advsed voice. We pray that no snch spirit
may appear among the Democrats Of Richmond. At
meetings. Tuesday, (tais evening, let u.s. The
contrary, meet rs u band Of brothers, appoint
delegation, both to the District Convention and to
the State Convention. If any should be determine
to throw n firebrand into the meeting, would advise
all of you keep cool 1t is already said, that effort
will be made spin out The time by elaborate speeches.
and defeat its objects cannot believe it. This meet
ing is rather business and working meeting. Al
ready have the Democratic Party been injured by the
violence Of ho,-headed discussion amongst themselves
The people sick of this mode OF proceeding. They
want and repose Violence never did, and never
will do party auy good, more particularly amongst
friends. These remarks founded upon the report,
that the appointment Of delegates TO a District Con
veniion will be resisted in the meeting hope not.
cannot believe it. cannot bslieye that any Democrat
would proceed in such unw.e course as TO throw
anarchy and confusion into The Democratic meeting
Let your motto be worthy Of The Spartan Band
Energy, Act on, Union. Should it happen, unfortu
nn!ey, that any one should desire TO break up
meeting, without doing any thing, be on your guard
Come 10 the meeting early, ard let appoint de-
lesaes 10 the two Conventions, and all will be well
Recollect tina, it was you the Spartan Band of the
CITY Of Richmond, 10 whom the members of the Legs
ature have just ,rded The high honor of saving the
State from the Coons in 1910 l, was this same Spar
tan Band who did much - save the district IN April
last II TO you look for union and for action,
but mixed up with all the elements which spirit OF l.
beraty and Cancellation m'nge in our meeting.
A DEMOCRAT OF RICHMOND.
Richmond, Dec. 10 lS43.