Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-21
TO TIE EDf7OPS as w.. r,....,.


TO THE EDITORS or TIE r.ya,ysrs
In the Richmond Wing OF the 10Th inst, uul,t in.
head of "The Democratic Convention IN Richooss
and the receipts OF lis actIngs IN South Carolina ts.
IS an extract from letter OF the Correspondent If N,
c. Mercury, dated Richmond, 9Th Of liarcn, ls,a n
which appears the following paragraph Ne lqdi,
contend against one disadvantage, rhch fHqig Jtsr..
msurmou"tadte, 10 'eu, a rant Of pa,tamtntrg stall
and disc'ptae. Tie pr.t ttint from enes;
oar own men 'cas, Mat tie rote saomid b. taxa h.
counties, instead # per capita Upon ths mars ,a.
Editors OF the Wing have made the following cor.
ment: " rs not tie Calhoun lcho zaaJo tie i.I
more, Mr.. French IF ChaS:rLGed-end dtd re aoj a,
atMs snggestion If Gensral D~omsooe, lhc ta4sfcf
The Ian Buren, acing- So nee hare heard, and S, 4
beiiere the fact is, nithout, hoWerer, asserting it.
The charge contained in The editorial Of The VII.
being basSd on information derived from Others mo
nounce fuse and scithout foundation.
Having made this denial OF the truth of The charge
will, by your permission, gentlemen, give the ot.ta
OF The motion, which, in the above extract from lie
correspondence of the Mercury, seems 10 have b. en-
'tatat more. If you recolicct (and have no doe5,
the events of the Convention are fresh Non meme.
ry,) when the Convention met on Saturday cvenng e
Ith OF March, the question was OF the reception OF TIE
substitute offered BY General Dromgoolc the CON.
mittee's Report. Although have no claims 10 crta.
5" parliamentary shW ard diSc,PiiEe, | had >easa
enough 10 perceive, that, unless the name, Of
voting was settled prio. TO taking the sense OF tie
with without the substitute there would nece.sirT
be confusion, resulting from the fact OF there beng
questions before the Convention, a, one and al lie
same time, (for both "wings" will admit that the CUES
ton as 10 The manner Of voting would inevitably ccr
up Seeing then that order could alone be presef,s:
by adopting some fixed mode Of voting, consulted
with James A. Seldom, Esq as TO the proprety II sol
Ting that question, previous TO any Argument upon
the rasrao,ve morris sc tho o-,,,,,oo'a ..r"., -.
Gen. Drolngooes substitute. He agreed with NJ,
that that question should be settled al Grnets
Dromgoole passed my sea, immediately after TINS con.
versa;ion with Mr Seldom, and ma mentioning lie
subject 10 HIM, he expressed the opinion TIA, no belle,
opportunity would occur. Neither of ,hese gentlemen
appr'sed OF my views To the manner Of 20; ~.
and affirm, that was cognIzant OF the opinion. o!
member in the Convention on the manner Of volrg
NOR did what opinions entertained. .iisr
the consultations moved that SHE Conrtnton slouG
rote By counties and rot per capita And why dbl e
Calhoun man., make such move: | went INTO lie
Convention with preferences for Mr.. Calhoun, and
! had read much in the Wing presses stoGi
''scEemes and "wirc drawing about to be used ty
the friends Of Mr. Van Buren,, in order to secure hin
the vote Of Virginia, Or any &c; Of the Conyenacs
could effect snch euJ,) resolved TO res ST. viva d
NV powers 81! aud every such eiinr; End inf'i-:
resolved 10 abide By decision act OF tie CcE;et
ton, unless il should be adopted upon far and JUS ps
ciples. This determination Was formed sometime pro
10 the meeting of;he Conve non 10, from any heaoa
be put in operation; but being 'forewarnsd 81:
"forearmcd.' Going then into the Convention Sl
the resolve of having fair play, would have b5ta
doing myself iajustice, and rejecting dishonot on m
distinguished South Carollnisn, If had not been j.
ing to act fairly with the Van Buren, ewing" 10
not mean 10 nsinuate, that any Calhoun man wcp.
act i'll bad faith TO the Van Buren, men. | do mol <
lieve that any such character in the Conrenu-r
believe that the supporters of The per caT,ia mc,r
were as honest in their opposition 10 my mo;lln, .
was in he belief that the mode proposed by mg" 4
was the flares, and most equitable VIVA, iai:er l,1
could have been adopted: Suppose Rchmcat c.
had deputad 100 delegates 10 the Convention, aud lie
county of Shen andoah had onl; one tele.lie ia -
Observation-Disclosures giving Wig m5of,ty Of ! 81
hundred, and Shenandoah lCGU TO 1900 u. mega
majority Now, appeal TO ell candid MINDS, It ~
fair TO give Richmond 100 times more weight n IL
Convention than Shenandoah. Again, the CONNIE 1
surrounding The city have full delegations p'os't
while the more distant counties barely represent.
If represented a; all The votes OF the VIC
counties, If per capita, would exercise eompe'e -
ever the deliberations Of the Convention Qgsiy-t
would this be fair;
Again there are 13I counties in ihe S:G;e-slT2.
each county was represented BIZ DELE ~'
Richmond city was represented by rumh"t gre.
than the whole nnriber Of delegates ffom the a'
let The question be taken PR topia, and What 1904
be the result Richmond r'ty w0ui compel li'e ~.
State TO submit ti:e dictates Of Ter delegation
such principle be far, then ! achnor '.dee Sa.'
not in what fairness consists The Ia. guage psa1
the correspondence OF The Mercury 10 VS.:
the Inference, that the Calhoun intended 10 rGf
IRE their favor,;e into the '.gond graces of the
vention cannot believe that James 4 Sedioa dH
would have been parties TO such coarse. IT,, So"
the leaders of the Calhoun ewing" were schtm~.
the advancement Of their favor,e, thank fiea'-
not in their secret, aud that | was The hnG1s n
yer OF resolution which las desipaed aog 90
hopes, which they may have ANTICIPATED fro1 '
,oirc- ,corking.
AS 10 The belief of the editors of the Wig, -
them, have care, nor has their suggestion eisrh
offence. However may G iar from iir. P!easan. Il
lilies, yet feel assured from he character OF shat =
man, that he would not intentionally ce,nd O. B
s,rangrr-an humble County Court lawyer, ~ IS
given him no cause CT offence II tha. sene~M II
known me, and my fathers, he never woc1 u.s.
simulated that had been seGuced frcia The Pa'a I"
10 please the caprice win the .GvOE %! 6ny "a'
OF men, be their distinction whatit might h''F
ways pursued land mean ever to pursce) my o"D ,
when the path duty has been indicated 81 '''
of truth and honesty; and hope, when POLICY %.
honesty shall prompt my action that :hosf, "n".
been my friends and hs We extended The hand o.
ness to me, an orphan boy-a stranger wi:boa! ~.
and wholly dependent upon HE own excr.ioNs -
daily bread, will consgn 10 that ta'e, We"
be suited to him, who has d:sca'ded honor ''''
bosom, and who can
s. crook the pregnant hia:c. q the Sf''
Where thrif. may fol'ow fa"nlns
| Yours re-pac'tuiiy, ..rg
BASSETT fRh'.'
Chestcrfeld March IL, 1913
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