Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-24
To ths Edifsrs Of tAe Wkis:
To the People Of the -Aibemarlc Congressional
District.


observe that writer Enquirer Of the 10Th,
the signature of Albcmarc proposes the call of Convcu
ton, and to introduce mode OF voting in said Con-
vention. intended To pay nv respects TO him the
appeared but drawn OIL from the subject by
other lie sets out by SAYING "ha whoever
gets the nomination, will require the active aud hearty
port the whole party and this be easily OBJ
tanned by appointing the preferred by majority oi
OF the district. In the inst place. Convention cho.
and elected in the usual way ascertain know
who preferred bv oi the In the second
place, does not follow, that the preferred by
Jory Of the party is the available The Baltimore
Convention proof OF the fact Van Buren, had the ma
jory OF the Convention, and the choice Of large
Jointly III tho party aud he properly aside and
H. Polk nominated. No doub,s but that Mr. Clay
the choice lsiO OF very large majority OF the whiys and
yet Gen. Harrison was nominated and success the
suit. Mr. Clay in 1914, strong he in 1910,
and his defeat proves, he who the choice at
ority Of the party always nay rarely the
available But will debate this point with Al
benarc. Ills good and experience should teach
him. that Conventions neither know express the choice
OF MAJORITY and that such choice is seldom nice
contest available. Having shcwn his that the
choice Of majority should be selected and taken tor gran
ted that Convention elected and choscnin the usual way,
is selected by majority OF The voters of their county. "a
queer notion this he proceeds show that the old rule
should be discarded and that Bedford hoad have IL
Albemac IA, Madison 10, Amherst ., Nelson, Orange
and Greene each the ground tina, all constitute but
grand congressional county, and the separate counties
but many precincts o this great county, known by
the Of the Abemare District lie ovetlooks all
bounds except choosing delegates TO the Conventions
that those counties and Independent
ding except IN the election OF Congressman and Senator,
the States OF one another, except in the
election OF President and Vice President He orgets,
too, that tins separate organization and corporate
independence well calculated excite county pride,
the division of the Union into States excite the
pride States This and proper pride, pride
that oevntes the moral character Of people, much, If
than thing else he deeply aroused when
examine the workings OF this patent right
for selecting candidate.
1t is old sapny and yet one, that the big fish
will up the little oncs-and this rule cfiec tually
puts the small counties into the o the large Ones and
whether they will swallow them, will depend upon tho
keenncss o the appetite for Office. Let US see how il will
work; proposes 10 give CT votes i'm Convention ~
majority; Bedford l3, Alternate H. Nelson o. making 80
racton that il, these three counties giving
Wing majority 662 is 10 nominate against the will of the
other -four giving Democratic majority of al votes
Does AbenIac thlnk that all these counties will submit
his7 Docs he suppose that Greene with 23l Demo
majority will consent that Abemarle shall give with
IN fraction OF "a to her onc1 He must suppose
them be asses, fit to do the work Of such animals.
A. says by this rule "ntriguc will be checked n did
know exstedl not 5anishcd and majority OF the
voters have their man" Howl pray you-Do the majo
ry elect deegaissl Not within my recollection. How
are they chosen; At the pollsi A. knows bct-r:Snne
five active men call meeting on some Court dsy:
from so TO 100 OF say 200 nj is large number) attend;
Chairman is nominated by some one who has his views
the aken and Directing liz rather inue
object u brother Democrat for such an ofc o
is elected; resolution appoint delegates offered and
passed The Chair then proceeds TO appoint giving of
course tho majority those who prefer his manor per-
adventure for the purpose Of yelling the n,cr no