Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-09-07

Sheriff, who had bis clothes literally torn off ofhirn.
Gen. Bayly was not seriously injured. Mr..
Finney's wound is not thought 10 be dangerous.
For The Enquirer.
"KlNG WILLIAM" ON THE CONVENTION.
Messrs. Editors: Lei The Devil array himself
in VIVA, disguise he may, somehow or olher inc
cloven foot will appear. Let some men De ever
so badly beaten on one arena and ihey seek 70
repair their fortunes ON another, and often with
out bein. scrupulous as TO means. WIN these
general remarks and sage reflections, The apPli.
cation Of which each one must make tor himself,
| proceed 10 notice The article signed king WI
liam" and published in the Enquirer OF The 81
September.
The obvious design of this writer is 10 preju-
dice the Convention question 10 The lower coun-
lies of this Senatorial District, and with a candor
peculiar y Characteristic ofhina, he has only given
The argument on one side. After repeating his
own arguments, he ~reirains from troubling the
reader with those son The ether side, as they were
principally in reply TO those" he had given. They
were indeed in gcpls and with such good effect
that "King William" was compelled TO h'de ms
diminished head; and when the question Conren-
ton or no COnrer'i01 was put. only TWO VOICES
were heard in The negative, and some nave sala
Mtu we've Wings. The meeting, maus!e this
wriler, and against his utmos efforts, was one
of The largest primary assemblases Of The people
I have ever seen in this county, and If il was
"only after repeated announcements that IL could
be cot together, j. was in consequence oflhe most
strenuous e~scrtions oxt Of doarS 10 proven! The
people assembling, even 10 hear the question de,
ba,ed. The friends oflhe move, who were aciua'eo
by as pure and disiDteresled motives as any VINO
O Ne GpSesSpl L. together. Tie sequel IS soon ioId.
~ = ,rro,d xuith tK inn William MI &C In his 90.
neral propositions concerning conventions, bur
We differed with him about The propriety OF one
now, and The people agreed with us. He is en-
tireiv in error, TO use no harshef term, when he
saws. "not twenty voted one way or The othsr."
He does. or ought 10 know, that fully as large a
number were present, and 10 The last participated
in The proceedings, as generally do on such occa-
siors. And he has therefore said what he knows
10 be untrue, or he has presuinptuously asserted
things Of which he is Ignorant. Bul lhis is moi
the only inaccuya1y in his statement. There are
moi only 'lhree," but tour Democrats in the Geld.
There is no, ia Democratic majority CT about
| seven hundred in The district; our majority is
NOT over four hundred. And, lastly, il was mol
"neneraUu understood that there was 10 be no
Wing candidaie;;" ON The contrary, the only assn.
ranres upon which The an,i.convenIionisis relied,
were the expressed acishss Of a few individuals OF
the party. thai there should be no candidate on
their side. One of these very gentlemen has
since declared publicly, thai, nevertheless, il there
should be a candidate, he would vote Tor him al
The same time that he preferred there should be
none. And The position taken by The friends oil
| The convention was, that The declaration OF a lew
| gentlemen OF The Hhg party was no guarantee
| OF the course the parry as such might pursue, and
tina, Notwithstanding those declarations, The party
| might think proper TO take advantage of our d.
visions. and ii so, our success would be endan-
gered. AS 10 "proof," that The Wings would run
a capdida,e, the call for II showed the weakness
OF the cause our opponents advocated. Our de-
| duction was one drawn from probabilities, and
may or may not turn out as we app:ehended, but
is entirety unsuscepiible Of absolute proof. As
ar as argument and moral demonstration went,
we did prove our CASE, aGd The people gave US al
most a unanimous verdict. The simple question
was, whether the pressr 1T emergency in which
our party finds itself, justified The call OF a con-
%venlion. This question was debated, not in a Sc
fcret caucus, but before a large assembly Of The
King William people, aud decided with but
two dissenting voices in The affirmative. We
though, with Mr.. Buchanan, that sour vigilance
ought constantly IN be on the alert until The mo.
m,nt Of victory" TIE convention may prove ian
abortion" ~ as king William" says it promises
TO be-snd here, nc doubt, The "wish was father
10 The i%houeh';;" but This is no reason why we
should be remiss in doing every thing 10 ensure
our success beyond contingency.
As TO the 'wire-workers" who gol up The meet.
ing al King William Courthouse, | Tor one was
cot aware ofany Intrigue used about il, or any phi
vale ends 10 be subseived by II. Ii is suspicious
TO hear a man aliIibuling such motives to others
who happen TO differ with him. Let moi the peo-
pie Of Gloucester, King & Queen, Matthews and
Middiesex be led aslray by the unfair and mac.
| curaie statements oil king William" We who
advocate The Convention, il is 10 be presumed,
are as honest in our intentions as be IS. II GER
tainlY is moi CIR design TO take the election out
OF the hands OF the PEOPLE, in order TO foist a man
upon the district who is obnoxious TO them; but
We have been acluated solely by the desire
10 prevent The Wings securing the districtin con-
sequence Of our divisions. Our remedy may
Tail; bui, you know, 1.-THE best LAID plans of men
and mice sometimes faii"-and should this, we al
least have The consolation If knowing We did
our duty 10 the Parry as lar as eur billy enabled
us 10 do. The Wings may not run a candidate;
bur who can undertake 10 say they 1ria noii Ii
they do not, Why then. Of course, no necessity ex-
isis for calling a Convention; bu, how is This TO
lie asceItained until it may be loo lalcl II is to be
hoped, then, that the people Of The district will
consider calmly and dispassionately The ~propriely
and necessity OF a Convention. Ishall be salts
fed with their decision, whatever ii may be. II
Is really surprising, though, how CAREFUL this
king William" is OF the honor and good faith
Of The Wings. Does he suppose himself TO have
been constituted their organ 10 communicate 10
a Democratic meeting their views and intentions7
II is equally surprising how much afraid he is of
annoying The people with frequent caucuses or
ccnvenliuns-lhis man. who, il | mistake mol his
lineaments, has been more instrumental in giving
them currency bereabou;s than any other person
in The community, and who, | will venture TO al
firm, has done as much intriguing as any 'wire.
worker" OF them all. Oh mos, tender concern!
whence lis sudden appearance and what its orr
gin7
Now, asst the evil which "King William" says
will resull from the Convention, should it assem-
bic, We convcntionis;s cannot ioresee il. Either
The Wings will run a candidate, or they will mol.
II they do, then according 10 all orthodox Demo
Gratis, We should endeavor 10 concentrate Our
strength as much as p~ossible-and, divided as il
is nov, what can do this bul a Convenient The
"contiguity" OF The counties, by sffoIdins some
The opportunity Of backing out as soon as infor-
NATION was Obtained, will not effect ii, for a
squabble would al once arise amongst The CON-
pctitors as 10 who Should give way. We'll, if no
Wing candidate runs, DO harm can enspe-for
then all would be Democrats, The nominees as
well as The lest. So this prets nded fear OF some
thing poTienlous is only a raw head and bloody
bones, SC. up 10 frighien The people out OF their
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