Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-26
CONGREssIoNAL CONVENTION.

CONGRESSIONAL ICA t-A lICN.
We Yesterday attended Inc DemacFalie Gen.
ve1lion 10 nominate candidate e. ccng,e,s
from his District |; was il Session FOX. IL 10
paslG P N. Fory-loar delegates were in al
tendance, viz: Powhaiaa Z Choseifel} IL, len.
rico !, and The ely q Richmond Ia. Hanorsr,
Goochland and Louisa we've not iepfrs 'ed-ite
TWO former having assed resolutions i, support
of Mr. Seddcn, and declining 10 send tsicgaes
Louisa dill no, act at all IN The suhjsc,.
Robert A. Mayo o: Hcnuco was chosen Pre-
siden,. and r. T. Wicker 0, Richmond SecFela.
~. A FER much line speu. in discussing The mote
of casting he votes in Conv' alion, The To:e was
Ia en- upon The Two candidates before he Orr.
venGion, Messrs James A Sedion o. lis city,
and Walter n. Lcakc Of Gocchland. sir sed-
don received The Votes Of Chesterfield, Hc;rico
and Richmond city, and Mr.. Lrase thai o. Pow
halan. A motion was hen made liza, Mf. Sed-
don be unanimously declared he noa1iree IT lh-
Convention. Objections being made n nolion
was not pressed. The CoEvcr,,en trcn 7drpieo
with only one csscuiing voice (rwo delegates
declining 10 vo,e,) Inc following resolution Of
tered by Mr.. S. Easscu F~anch Of Chesterfield:
"Resored, That. IN ne Examination II ~ Sod
don tbs Convention does p.ocs; c4i;,s, j. bel =
considered ~ giving, directly 81 Indirectly, sry
color Of approval 10 tie political cnur.e # tie
Hon. John c. Calhoun, or any pledge u support
him for The Presidency"
A committee was appointed 10 notify Mr. srd-
don Of his nomination, and invite his acceptance.
| In short while Mir. seddou appeared leo;e inc
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animated terms. He referred 10 The oryosi'i.n
which mad manifested seii 10 liz c n.en.ion
after his nomination. end t. lie ololioa in re-
card To Mr.. Calhoun, which he looked un3a as
involving a slur upon himself Undsr te cir
cumstances he felt bound ty stlcirsreci To lie.
cline the nomination. bu hoped nat tie princ'-
pies of he Republican parry wou!d riumph il
his District under some oihcT candidate. We
regretted that Mir. s. should have placed rom
srucion upon The resolution which il su?rre's
expressly di,riaimcd and We weulG bavc been
| glad that he had cordially accepted a nomination
which was SO honorably conferred upon him, A
The same lime, must express our regTc. that, al
ter The large majority cast Tor NJ. Sedd1n The
minority did nol lhinl: proper 70 come in ard
unanimously raliy he nomination, .lr. 5 has
been bold and able champion 81 Espo-ican
principles, AID had he ACCEPTED he position as
The Republican candidate The ps!,c, would
have given him Jealous support.
MIR. Seddon having declined, Waller d l. -
ESQ, OF Goochland was then unanimously 10
minated as The Democratic candidate far Cor
gress. Mr.. l.. has gained high distinction infe
Virginia Legislature, and is an ardent ard cir.
cienl advocate OF The principles 0! The ReFuo
can party. We sincerely trnsl that he mag &C
cept The honor rendered 10 him and vii! q; once q
forth through The District 10 proclaim and vindicae
our noble cause Though but lii lie time he lei', hc
Republicans will rally around him and cheer hin
ON 10 victory. We call upon evefy Dem"cfa, IN
The District 10 Give 10 M;. .,,
| dial snppoI,. Is mere one, VINO VIII 'e'use ~
vote Tor Mr. Leake and thereby virtually c're
naid and comfort" 10 the Federal candidate,
who tramples with scorn the great principles 81
The Republican parry The issue Is now 'a'l
made mr. and the Democrats can, w'h uni'n
and energy, carr the District, and aa',a joha NJ
Bolts. Shall any minor considerations, pF'Ja7i'
ces or objections interfere viii iheiF n-aIy spi-
n,tt of The Republican candidate, when such mo-
men.ous issues are involved in lie contest
There was no news from the army b. yes'ei-
davis Southern mail. The T. o. DeI,a !. vts,se
following intelligence in rssafl 10 TIE reqnision
OF Col. Curtis upon the Governor Of Louisiana
Tor volunteers:
Gov johnson, eier further delibsralion on
the expediency oil calling oui al volun erf force
10 send 10 the Rio Grande, has ccncincrd TIA,
reouisition on this STATE, could not De hiiet ant
The force organized in ime, 10 b. oil any rlieci'e
use on the Rio Grande. lie his been led 70
This conclusion By the suggestion Of General
Brooks, who thinks ihat considerable ln'cr
| OF volunteers has already arrived a, bfa
EOS and that General Scot would nfan me
recsin, OF the news Of Gen. Taylp,'s alarming
position deach A arge force 10 hts ~. Wetain@
| !, is prcbaae ,ha; he whole Ieaimrut II Aotia
Carolina volunteers has arrived = Tic Bfezos and
also the balance Of The Virginia regiment lhs
| Massachusetts regimen, cannot be !af "a. ihr
| second Mississippi is :eady al hia'a,n"4. ). n
least OF our tears are Ire cactn'e 81 ainia'n"i"'
and Camargu. We do nj b;.k here Is a'y !ea-
son 10 apprehend much danger " damage IN in,s
| quarters. With lneir large Cannon an stf't'
oruficat lions, !hrse towns caa IL easily Sst-At 8
b. one thousand men against six 4 c.Sn; thou
saad Mexicars.
By way OF Havana, W: learn nal Geae'a' l.
Vega was al iaaDa, CT The head o. tour thoa'
sand men, ready 10 uarch ~he'cver ne 'n""e-
msns Of The eremy saocld rqp'c il. Larlo
reiniorcements have been SEN 10 VEGA StE',
ard great psera,a'iohs we're IN lei, = he =
,acl, OF the A mericans win @n - twelve th"ii-
| sand men was exprc I'd IN co,ne Oh ve'r son. !
was general believed 4, Vera C'u! - ~ mr.
OF the sailing Of, The vessel "a SP Mss big, VINO,
name is not recolicciedl % he Is fon'nsiy, 80
BY that ,ire Gen Santa hn0a ted iu;'..;'i 1cas
raj Tayiur, and was then in fo->e-si,n - -
,i!lo, and probably on his mach 10 srFa t'aT
This we learn (says III. De,a) som gentleman
who came passenger On bo"rd Inc ~. "d "a"
who had read tie Havana rdpe's OF HE 7, dha
conversei with The Captain Vi Inc vrsse1 iio'.'
Vera Cruz
Nothing positive was known a the move
ments of Santa Anna, after leaving Malehaais.
By request, we call attention 10 he rsc'mnsn-
daton OF the Powhatan House in ahUhef c.
lumn, signed by members 81 The Legislature an'i
others, ana voluntarily rendered 10 IL worthy pro-
prietor Mr.. Dibre
n. A. Thompson Esq, was on iussaay nom''
naled by the Democrats Of Hanover as ih:if can
didate Tor the HOUSE CT Deleg":rs.
IT, lie Editors Of III; Enquirer;
NORTHERN NECK, Va, Feb ., l5iI.
Messrs. Ediiors-So shoc.ed was on bsina
informed OF Inc late disgraceiai act Ct ,he Coict
States Senate towards Mr.. Richie, that car"c.
refrain from giving ven; TO M feelings upon his
very important matter. Truly did Tie poet e1-
claim
"Frcsdom shrek'd when Eosensso fell"
And although The las, lingering ropes OF ifee-
dom have been exinsuish-d il his-sHo'nnaie
country, still The name Of hosclu'So WI De ei'-