Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-08
RICHMOND, TUESDAY, AUGUST
WHO Is THE CATECllIsT

WHO Is THE CATECIIIST
The Charleston Mercury Is courteous eror,L
that we are ssgreat on the Catechsm." pr= " r.
We may be, the Mercury is stIl greater f. se'''
greater than the Yankee, who is said 10 nm e.
question by asking another. For the ". ''
evades the answer of one question, by putin. u
others to US. This is, indeed, improving n,. %.
model, with vengeance. As 10 one OF rs on.". s
"Does that State, (vrginu,) intend to hold =
tional Convention in November next. v. "
certainly, that she does not. She cannot form (
tional Convention berself-.nor does she wish 10 =.
one, with the concurrence Of minority Of the s.,
and she is willing 10 sacrifice her own wl.hr. ,o'
of majority of her Sister States We had .na,,
that all this was already understood, wi,boe,
necessity OF further question upon the matte,
TO the other question, ado they (shel Intend $50
the concurrence of q single other State 10 sepe ~
delegates from each Congressional District" ~
smer, that the State Convention Of Virginia pas,
10 allow more than one delegate TO a District, frs.
cause they thought it best TO allow more than one .
gate to populous District, and give each part Q.
District representative, particularly as our reg.,
tatIves in the former Conventions had gone erest
counties. And secondly, because they thought It -.
TO leave the nomination TO larger number of roge.
lors than Il from the whole State Blu, what i-f-f
does this provision make 10 the other States; W. 81
claim no more than eur relative vote IN the Gsss
Convention Be our delegates II, or -, or 100 b,
was III a former ConventIon,) Virginia Will c.sa
give only IL votes for the nominee. Tins arrange.
therefore, neither adds 10 our relative force, ngt
1t impair The vote of any other State.
The Mercury is rather unfortunate in IT'S "a,
about the power OF the ma loriry and the minority.
IN every step It takes to do justice to the minof,
State, II does more injustice 10 the majority B.,t
argument of our able Correspondent upon this -.-
leaves nothing for US TO add on that point. 4, 10,
other two questions on matters OF detail 10 voun,
can safely leave their solution either 10 the ;,
themselves, or to the Convention. We might o.
questions, in this fashion, TO The end of tlme-bu,
we not safely leave al! such questions 10 the wse .
liberal spirit of the Convention, wherein cur br..s-
meet IN tree communion with each other, latest
the scheme Of the Mercury itself free from a.
d'illcultles' The great question after all Is, al
trends OF all the candidates willing that each ;.
should select It's mode of represe n,a,lor a.
respectfully and carefully weighing the reason.
her sister States in favor Of their modes And d,
the manner Of voting in Convention, are they y
ing 10 submit any questions that may arse 10 e
State, or 10 the decision Of the Convention
upon such liberal principles, they willing 10 a,
| by the nomination of the General Contenilol
| These are the great questions, which We have th0l
fit tn PROFOUND to the Editor OF the Charleston Mere
or the author Of South Carolina-because some Of
positions are not expressed IN such precise term.
to remove all doubt or equrvocaon upon them.
assure the Mercury, that however great We ma,
"on the catechlsm, this Is the last subject, anu
very last season, on which we would exercise
talent, if we did not deem II calculated 10 ptoa
the harmony, the union, and the success OF our p: