Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-07
RICHMOND, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER :.
A CONVENTION.

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II has been suggested to US, that this is the Winter
for organizing our Electoral TIcket-and we have been
asked, whether we could not undertake TO comm q
State Convention, or whether The Central Committee
would not call one for the purpose. Our answer has
been uniformly this that it is far better TO wait The
meeting of the Legislature, and 10 pursue The usage,
which has obtained IN practice. For example, four gears
ago, viz: in December, 1889, the Legislature assembled
on Monday, the I'd December-and on the touortns
morning, this notice was promptly put in the Enqui.
rer, al the instance of some Of the Republican mem.
bers:-
~ A meeting Of the Democratic members OF the General As
scmbly is requested at the Senate Chamber, this evening, 1t
O'Clock.
The meeting was postponed on account of the in
clemency of The weather, I'LL Thursday night-when
the Caucus took place. Among other proceedings, "a
resolution was then submitted by MIR. Smith OF Cul
pepper, and unanimously adopted, for the appointment
of a committee 'to report TO q meeting TO be held in the
Hall of the House of Delegates, on Thursday next, a
series of Resolutions, declaratory OF the sentiments oil
The Republican Democratic State Rights Representa-
tives of the General Assembly upon the present poll
teal criSiS-and inviting the counties, towns and DO
roughs of this Commonwealth, who are not at present
represented by Republican Delegates, to send Special
Delegates 10 unite with the members of the Legislature,
in forming the Electoral Convention, for the purpose
of nominating an Electoral Ticket
The adjourned meeting took place on the night Of
the 18th December; MIR. Smith, the delegate OF the
Isle of Wight, in the Chair, and Mr.. Bnuld'n, OF the
Senate, acting as S~ecretary-when MIR. Nash, from the
Select Committee, presented a Preamble and series OF
Resolutions, on the condition of the country, which
were adopted after some amendments. The conclu
sion of the Preamble and the Resolutions, are as follow:
evil you, in a word, prefer a Latitudinarian Fede.
ralist, or a Democratic State Rights mana politician,
who en,ertains scarcely one principle in common with
your own, or one who is a disciple of your own school,
and q devoted friend of your own immortal principles :
No man has expressed more decided appreciation oil the
doctrines of Virginia. than Mr.. Van Buren-no one
has expressed q stronger conviction of the DEMENT'S,
ITO use his own words which have been derived
from their inhuence-of the extent 10 which the III
,ure operations Of our political institutions are de.
pendent upon the continued respect and confidence IN
them, as well as (his) untei gned admiration ot the un
surpassed disnterestedness, and intiexible fidelity, with
which these doctrines have, through evil and through
good report, been sustained b. tina. truly patriotic mem
Der OF the Confederacy."
awe met these issues in 1896, and we are prepared
to meet them again. Upon these grounds, the Demo
cracy Of Virginia %triumphrd then. Upon these grounds,
they must, with due ex"rlions, triumph now. 1hey
have again TO combat q party, which is composed oil all
the Gle IN nts of oppositiou rendered almos, desperate
by defeat, and stimulated ny The strongest passinns, TO
make 4 last eHor, 10 over@helm the Republican rarity.
But they are destined aga'n TO defeat, If our brethren
will rally, with their woulrd energies, around The Ban
ner of the Republic. With these sentiments, we re
spectfully recommend the following resolutions:
"lst. Resolced, That it i 5 the duty ofevefy Democratic
| Republican State Rights citizen 10 oppose u party, whose
success is calculated 10 destroy the influence OF those
great constitutional principles, which constitute the
safety as well as the glory OF Virginia.
s2L. Rtsoined, That 1t is his duty 10 oppose the nomi'
nation OF the Harrisburg Convention, and the nominee
whom they have presented to the support OF The Anne
rican people
"3d. RESOLVED, That Convention be held in conform
" to the established usage of the Democratic kepuoli
can party, for the purpose ct nominating a candidate tor
the Presidency, and nominating, or taking measures TO
effect a nomination of q candidate for the Wee fresi'
dency, of forming an Electoral! Ticket, organizing com
mlttees, and adopting such other measures as may be
necessary, in the present cris's, TO promote tie success
of the Democratic Republican State Rights patty-and
that said Convention be held al The Capitol IN the CITY OF
Richmond on The Goth of February next.
s4th. Resolrcd, That the counties, towns and DO
roughs which are not now represented by the irienos
or The Administration IN the present General Assem-
bly,, be respectfully invited to send to the Convention
hereby proposed to be held, rs many Special Dele
gates as they are entitled 10 members IN the House oil
Delegates
Such was The course of the Republican members Of
the Legislature in lS39-nnd We think it far better TO
leave To them the duty of considering the call o! a
State oavention-iha 10 assume that power on The
part of any other bndy or Of any person. We have
no doubt, they Will discharge the duty as becomes
them. 1t is to be hoped, that the State Convention, 1t
called at all, will meet at the earliest day practicable, as
the session of the Legislature may not be proiracled TO
its usual length. There is one difference between our
present position and what il was in 1889 We can not
designate the Presidential candidate, for whom the
Electors may be called upon TO vote. But they will be
pledged, we presume, 10 vote for the nominee OF The
Baltimore Convention.