Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-18

the great Democratic pa.tV. I'll, 'iie
/ New Hampshire, here and elsewhere, aIe M,
pable OF carving forward any Ic!itica' iii'' ''''
10 accomplish any political purpose.
Her delcga,ion. in bringing before ihis cohVen-
lin one Of the pureSt men ard ape, ~,
o. their principles within our R"ruiiic' d. 'iie'
c;ndi,lae Tor the Presidency, have been @o'elhc'
by III. If Gnyieling attachment or INC INSTITUTIONS
OF our country In the event oil Ms ii9iil,i'a'ui
for the Presidency 1T It's bear III i'llliu 'ia' ~
are not to initiate the con;tucl "a GU
in the memorable campaign 81 NovcinpeI' io!o-
memorable because the " hig parry, al 'ia' 'i,c,,
offered illustrations of every soIdld ana ce@idoe,
passion which free people would WISH 10 ~
No political party will a@n DARE - ~ -" =,
so 10 >tutilv themselves, a to renew -. - w
| the Harrison campaign OF 1910. / MO" u''' :.
sb,ll ha obloei ~ make none of the sacrifices OF
honesty and poljtjcal consistency which, since 'he
election of 1910. has made our opponents anu
their party perfect bywordS ana iaaSh'S s'o1n'
in poii,ical history | would not, a. an iii'en'-
GENT citizen of an intelligent RepnhilG' Use, DIS
the Wings have risen for rewards hunoIeo 'ii'ies
as great as the success that ATTENDED, 'lle,, ,io
efforts | would no, fall, as they have ialien WIN
the perfect avalanche OF betrayed P,euses anu cO'
/ ialSfed trusts which has overWheiHc9 'i'ein, ~
whole life of that power when ncl nav. III.
rahv preferred TO an honest ana ~
cal faith. Now, Mr.. President, nav ~ ''".i
| faith in my coun.rymen Is TO bcllc'e 'l'a'' WIZ
ordinary wisdom and Justice in ON plans, ana
| ordinary perseverance in cur efforts, We sliaii
/ succeed True it is. that We have 70 de'i WIN d
| remorsccss and interruptions enemy, Wiio VIA
The tr,e instinct of traitor. haeS the mosl uio>e
he has the mos, deeply inlured YET we mus sue
coed. if we act on this occasion WIN 'lc caii''0s
and political foresight, and regard 10 CONSISTENCY
and truth which are the s,lyesl guides TO political
success a.
Mr. Howard of Maryland, remarked that tle
| MARYLAND delegation had heretofore listened III 81
| lcnce, and participated in every thing done WIN
hui one feeling-ihat was an earnest ana S'iie.!N
| devotion to the best interests OF the Democratic
| marry. He had only risen for the purpose oil max
| ING a few remarks To impress upon The Coh!c'i-
ton. If he could, the responsibility Under Wh'ch
| they were acting. and the precious amount o.
/ ,ime they had consumed Ii had been said IL The
conrsc Of their deliberations that this was an au-
ans, holy That was true; and he hoped Tic men,
| 6ars of IN, Convention would realize i. Inc
snendors of the imagination, ii brought 10 i'ear,
couh NOT alto impress them with lis Importance.
One million OF hearts, bounding IN the bFea:t, oi
! the Democracy, await The determination oil ,N
! assembly II the power of vision was equal 10
| tha, Of thought; they would see one million OF
eyes resting upon their deliberations; and ii The
movers of The voice of all ofthcm could be concen-
rated so rs 10 reach that floor he misook The pre-
vailing sentiment othe party if that voice dd mol
come over Them in tones Of thunder Give us a
nomination." He appealed 10 them 10 do that before
! ,hev snnaratal-to yye 10 the Democracy OF The
| country names that could be run up 70 The mast
| head and he doubted not the honest yeomahly oil
the country would Go battle 10 the utmost extent
| Of their power. He said, on the part OF the dcic-
ga,ion from MARYLAND, that that delegation WAS
ready 10 act; thai thcy desired TO give their Fo'e
| for. and present name to the COUNTY, ana 'i'e!
meant 10 do ii, if they could. lie sala una. II "c-
| Cured TO him-ald Ire spoke without reference 10
the friends Of any individual, and without meaiI-
inc a cens,re on the course OF any man, and
with entire respect-that if they failed 10 get the
person for whom they first cast their ballots, they
Should Tor al least the Maryland delegation should
esteem il 10 I've their duty 10 DO So without hay
ing any thing to do in proposing a nominahon)
proceed in the work. aud take their second cholce
and if il should he the case with the second rs
the first to take ihiyd or fourth choicc: lhev
should labor on nlihey could present Two names
as candidates oil the Democracy. Let us, Sald ne.
do it without any iear o. the result, and after they
had performed their duty, leave 10 lie people OF 'T
country The rest: and his word ior II, they would
do their duty.
The Convention ihen proceeded 10 ninth vote:
and after the frs, four States had cast THEN votes
il became evident that this was 10 he The last TRIAL
The enthusiasm and perfect harmony that now
prevailed in the Convention, was in striking con-
iras with the proceedings ofa hour previous.-
The delegation from each State appeared 10 DC
firm and undivided in their support oil Mr.. Polk;
and although about forty roles were cast IN The
first portion of the ballot for other candidates be-
fore the States were all called these were changed
fol- Col Polk, and he was declared TO be unani-
mously chosen as the nominee otlhe Convention
Two hundred and sxy-six Votes having oeeh casi, 10
which was subsequently added the ratification OF
South Carolina.
The State Of Virginia being called on to vote
Mr. Roane of Virginia then rose. ana SAID, he
had requested the venerable chairman OF his de-
legation 10 allow him the privilege OF ANNOUNCE
inc the vote of Virginia, because he meant 10
request Of that august assembly TO allow him 10
address them few words prior to announcing
that vote. He thanked his honorable friend from
New Hampshire Mr.. HUBBARD for The palri-
otto sentiments he had just expressed and extend
ed to him The right hand OF fellowship, Loud
and continued applause; and, before II had SUB,
subsidized. the New York delegation was observed
entering the room.l Mr.. K then oirervcd, that
he would suspend his remarks until The New York
delegation had taken their seals. Continued
chcering.l Mr. r. resumed Ii was with the
most heartfelt qualification that he had extended
the right hand of fellowship 10 lis friend from n
Hampshire; but his chief object in wishing TO he
the organ OF has State this occasion, was 10 aG
dress a few remarks to the delegation from New
York He would say 10 New York, that Virgil
MIA had resigned Mr.. Van Buren, with bleeding
heart. and that she had felt on this occasion the
most trying emotions. lie did but reflect the
feelings of nncty-nine out Of every hundred De-
mocrats in Virginia, when he said that, until very
"A. fb,tt nh pt m
ciples could be bes, secured by the restoration of
that pure patriot, enlightened statesman and un-
bending Democrat oiho ttwhch he hadsc nobly
filled, and which he had been deprived of by such
unworthy means. Though Virginia loved and adj
mired MIR Van Buren, as patriot aid statesman,
and fully appreciated MS public and private
worth. vet she had higher duty 10 perform than
that of showing her sense of his distinguished
services in the manner she could have wished
She saw the arch aposa,c, Henry Clay, who, Tor
twenty wears, had been endcavoring 10 overthrow
her most cherished and timc-honored principles,
with thousands of hungry cxpcclants hanging on
in his train, and stimulating every vindictivc feel
ing of his heart against the Democracy OF the
countryside saw this Chcftain and his follow
ers eagerly preparing for the approaching con-
ilict and confident OF success and ii was ~ &C.
feat him that Virginia yielded up the man Of her
choice. and placed her heart on the altar of her
country and her principles II was TO arrest the
progress of that man to the supreme chair of the
Union, that she called up her first principle
Everything for the cause, nothing Tor men =
She came there in the spirit Of harmony ard con-
citation, 10 make a nomination that would be
mos, conducive to the success of the Democratic
Pary OF the whole Union; and in that spirit she
called upon that Conrcntion-lhc most talented
and the most respectable he had ever been in, not
even excepting the great Free-trade Convention OF
Philadclphia-to meet her in corresponding
spirit, TO that able and patriotic Convention he
would say that in the approaching contest, Vir-
ginia would be found where she always had been,
in the van of the Democracy OF the Union. 1t
was in that spir, he fell anxious 10 respond yes
terday to the gentleman from New York, (Mr.
Dickinson when he asked what State ii was that
had not, at some time, been overwhelmed with
Whisgcrv, ana 10 tell him that Virginia had
never given vote 10 Federal candidate. In
that spirit, he would now Gas he was instructed 70