Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-11
PRESIDENTIAL.

MlssIssIrrI-The Convention for appointing dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention was 10 have
bed on the S.h January. So far the proceedings
the several counties have been received they show tina
decided ma ortyofv Buren, Del gates will be appoint
ed The "Columbus Democrat" says, 1.-THE counties o.
Marshall, Lowndes, Noxubee and Rankin have helc
meetings and appointed delegates TO The Sth of Januar,
Convention. They have all expressed preference for
Mr. Van Buren, for the Presidency Meetings have beer
called in many other count es, and it expected that
every the Safe will be represented in the Con
yenton, either by delegates expressly chosen or b,
members of the Legislature who will be empowered
to act" Poutotoc county has appointed delegates ia
vorable to Mr.. Calhoun and Mr. Woodbury.; but They
adopted the fol- wing resolution:
Rsolred That in view OF the gert importance Of the
pure Democratic principles country is the duty
every Democratic family cultivate principles
Cancellation aud hamonyo unite irmiy upon aud
and therefore, hd 10 be the duty o! well wish
e of the Democratic cause Ia support Win all his energies t
nominees Of the National ptmociatc Convt n'ion."
NORTH CAROLINA Robert Strange, former Senator
in Congress from the State of North Carolina, has beer
appointed delegate TO the Baltimore Convention from
the Wake District. John Hill, lite Represen il
Congress from the same State, has been appointed from
the Surrey District The Mobile Register says, both
prefer Mr.. Van Buren, as the candidate of The party
PESSsyLvANIA.-Thc last "Pennsylvanan" says
that the Of events to leave it no onge
matter of doubt that the vast majority OF the Anne
rican Democracy desire 10 select Mr.. Van Buren, q,
their cand date, in The approaching PRESIDENTIAL con
test In this State, the withdrawal OF her own dis
ngushed son, who would have united in his favor
large a portion Of popular appreciation and support
appears to us to render certain that the choice anc
Judgment Of Pennsy vana will centre, almost if no
entirely with unanimty, on Mr.. Van Buren,. The
Gallant Johnson has indeed he well deserves NAM
ardent friends nor have The lIbors and The deserts
/ General Cass and Mr.. Calhoun been forgotten bu
yet, independent Of NJ. Van Buren's great persona
and political merits, circumstances strongly call 70
his selection and the generous and just feeling which
sees in his success more than an ordinary triumph |,
the Democracy, brings him forward on grounds en-
t,rey DISTINCT from all rivalry comparison, that ,h
sterling justice, patriotism, and frmness of the Re
Dubitcau Party Of Pennsylvania tcW scarcely look
since Mr. Bachanans rithdraacal ~ any other eandi
date"
The "P,,tsburg Aurora" and 'The Catl'sl. States
man." have raised at their mas: head the name OF Mat
TN Van Barren. The Democrats Of Perry county, il
aopninling her Delegates to the State Convention
the 4h of March, declare that James Buchanan wa
their first choice for the Presidency, and the meeting
reurets withd: avail but that "the current OF publl
opinion through the several States, points to Mar
Van Buren, the man who will be the nominee of tn
National Convention. The resolutions then p!edg
TO upport the nominees Tor President and Vice Pres
dent of that Convention.
! Quo The Albany Argus says: Democratic Stat
Convention was to meet al Columbus on Monday, tn
Sih Of January, for the purpose OF nominating eanddat
Tor the office Of Governor, and for d. rmining upon III
Of the % delegates which OHIO entitle
in the Ratmare Con yenton. Ii is more than probable
tina, Ohio will adopt the usage Of New York, and ap
point the District Delegates, by this State Convention
SO remarkable unanmity pervades The popular ex
pressions OF the Democratic party in this State in be
half OF Mr.. Van Buren,, that 1t is not d:icult to pre-
Diet the result embarrassing for the Convention 4
determine in whose behalf The vote of Ohio in tn
Baltimore Convention should be thrown. The Ohi
Statesman Of Dec 27ih, in summing up the results
all the late County Conventions, and in abiding TO tn
NANTES, preference of the Ohio Democracy for Mr.
Van Buren, remarks Every county in the State, tina
has expressed any opinion at oil on The Presidential
question: has been OF the mlnd-no one solitar
exec pon- this does not lead 10 harmony i'll the Con
ven;on, nothing 1t seems to US, could