Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-09
The Accamnc nI.,.i.,-

The Accomac District.
We invite the particular and earnest attention Of th
Wing. Of the Aecomse Congressional District to the eo
sUsn, and powerful appeal addressed TO them by a core,
~sPOndent IN tbs days PsPer. Il l., a. he remarks. great,
TO be regretted that the Hampton Convention. aware ss i
was that il was scarcely possible that MIR. Carter, for rsa
sons OF a weishy character. to which he has himself re
fered, could be prevailed upon to accept It's nomination
did not confer that nomination upon some other gentleman
But. because he has been constrained TO decline the honor
Of re-estSblishing whig ascendaney in the " Banner Dis.
triet," shall the field be Abandoned We. for one. hope
not We are aware that a few Wings. in q portion Of the
Dsunct. who take counsel Of their fears, Dad counsellos
slwSysJ are inclined to permit Gen. Bayly to walk unop-
posed over the turf. In every point OF view, however, this
seems to US TO be bad policy. Why shall a District, which,
little upwards Of two years ago, gave Mr.. Clay a majority
OF several hundred votes. be surrendered We are told
that many Of the Eastern Shore Wings will not vote fos a
candidate OF their party from the Western Shore. against
a Locofoco who resides among them. We will not believe
that there can DO many Wings, in Aceomae and North
ampton, who, particularly at an important crisis like THE,
will abandon their principles, At the promptngs either Of
sectional jealousy or OF personal friendship. But If this
be the case, we ask. is there no WHs ON TIE E,srEKS
SHoEK, who is at once worthy OF the honor OF representing
the District, and willing TO encounter the lsbors OF n can.
vassl II there be, let him take the field at once. and UNI
fh the Wing flag. He may be assured ,ha, the Wings
upon the Western Shore will rally as one man to his sup
polAs DuA II uSt w uo eNNu III AGComnc or IN
Northampton, then We hope that some one OF the many
able and gallant Wings in the Western portion OF the Dis
triet, without waiting for another Congressional Couven-
ton, will proclaim himself a candidate. lie may be de-
feated-but, If there be any dishonor in defeat, 1t will rest
not upon him, but upOn those members OF his party who
sacnhcc great principles to petty local considerations. or
to scarcely less worthy feelings OF personal regard for hi.
opponent. The consequence Of no, running a candi.
date, on the other hand, IL the inevitable loss OF Wh,s
sfrenCth hv the temnorary dushandment of the Marty ard
by leaving Wing principles and measures open to the assault
Of an ingenious debater and q powerful deelsimc5, while
the champions, who might successfully defend them, and
uiumphanty assail those OF our opponents, are dumb as the
grave. Do these "umid counsellors," who advise inaeuon.
expect to sustain the Wing cause in that District. BY a
course 50 manifesty suicidal We invoke those gentlemen
to reconsider the mauer-and 70 enter promptly, heartily
and zealously into the work-which they can accomplish 1t
they irii -ofregenerating and redeeming a District, which,
but for an extraordinary combination OF persona, and sec
tonal influences. would nsrer have been represented by a
Locofoeo-as, strange to say. since Mr. wise's abandon
ment Of that party, it never has been by a weis.
tT Egbsu r. Watson, ESQ. ha. been selected. with en-.
tire unanimi,y, BY the Wings OF Aloemarie, as the assocl.
ate candidate OF wm. d. Hart, Esq. one Of the presen,
delegates from that county, for the mex; House OF Dele
gates. Mr. w. Il a gentleman OF fne a,cats, and will Dc
a valuable acquisition 20 the mex; Legislature.
lT James r. Marshall, ESQ. is the Wing candidate for
m house n LCltEAtts IN lt county OF Nharlotte. HIS
election Is confidently anticipated.
IL We learn that whi,meu P. Tuastal, the abe and
eloquent delegate from Pitsyiyania, has received the no.
minEuon OF the Convention, as the Wdg Candidate Tor
Congress in that District. Oar intelligence from the Dis
the, IS OF the mos, alsPieioas eharae,er-lnd with such
candidate in the fed, against a gentleman who voted to
suPersede Taylor ana Scott, we look confidently for a bfI.
liant triumph.
I We cannot publish nnnnVuuNus -, -
minaung gentlemen FOR seats IN the Legislature. This will
account for the non appearance OF e Democracy nomi-
mating a gentleman OF this city Tor the mex, House OF De-
legates-ani OF an article from Halifax. nominating q gen
deman Oi that county.
uwe shall take an ear occasion TO lay before our
readers the very able and instructive speech OF John :.
P~eadieton. E<q. in the Houssof Representatives. on the
Mexican war. /; presents that question in a new light
sad furnishes some facts OF which the country ought TO
be possessed, IN regard to the "clsims' azaias, Mexico.
which have been 50 monstrousiy exaggerated 5y the Pres.-
cent, and which are relied on almost exclusively to Justify
the war, which nevertheless, We are told Mexico commen-
ced.
TRiehari Rush, the newly appointed Minister to
France, Ike Lewis Cas-, was formerly 4 Black Coeksde
F,dsTG!ist.
1.-THE la, Char.guesysIe Advocate contains the pro-
ceediugs o! an lush Relief meeting held in tsa, u~n a
'I" uAss SINCE hMOoalra III mem d an eloquent letter
from e1 Senator Riyes, winch we are compelled to defer
until Tomorrow.
DGESERAL BESroS did not leave Washington last Sa.
'arday, as i was rumored ne designed doing. 1t Is now
said that he Is to leave Washington to-day. Rumor saws
that he is not to suPersede Scott and Taylor, in appearance.
but that ne Is TO be the channel through which all ESecu-
tive orders TO those officers are TO be made-ihus giving
him virtual control OF their mOvement. It is also said that
he is 10 carry with him a draft 10! The three Millions
and that he is to be followed IN due time by a diplomatic
reunue, for whom ample provision has been made in the
General Appropriation bill. Gold. 1t seems. is the potential
weapon, with which the new MAJOR General is expected to
conquer q peaoe.'