Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-25
RICH MOND, VA.
Morning, February 25, ls4s.
NEW CAME OF HUMBUG.

We think Messrs. Bassett and Bc,...s had The
right side ofthe discussion Which, sprung up in the
Wing Convention on Wednesday evening laston
the merit of The amendment proposed by The hrs'
named gentleman. Il was certainly the Demo
cratic side, so far as that the voice OF the MAORI
- OF the Wing voters should control the acIioh
Of the Convention. Each and every Wing vo'ef
in The State had the right to have his wish fehec'-
ed by the Conventions; and ii seemed 10 US 'ha'
the Clay delegations were entitled 10 Inc lui' Sos
cast in 1914 for the Wing electors; anG 'na' :.
Taylor party in the Convention couiu nv
asked any thing more;than that their ce.esa'on
stould reflect the wishes OF The nnmoer Of wings
they represented, as shown BY the vole o. lott
Ii wa. urged by one of The speakers on 'a'
TAYLOR side. that The vote OF 1874 was nut lux
vote of the Wing party in lo47, ana 'na' "d'
would not now be a fair test of the strength oi'ne
Wing party al this time. We remarked 70 d
friend who was standing by W. that our imPres,
,;on was. ,ba, the vote Tor The Wing electors oil
1914 was stronger than any vote since gwen ioi
the Wing party; and we find our opinion con-
Armed by a statement in the Wing OF yesterday
over The signature OF "Albemarle," which shows
that the vote in 1914 was stronger IN thirteen
Congressional districts than in lS47, by ior'y-'"o
hundred and illy.seven majority. we give 's
second resolution, as reported by the wing, anu
anne, The statement of "Albemarle," with Inc
remark, that there was no want OF Dehioeia'.
,,rens,h in Mr.. Preston's distric! 10 nave insurer
m. success OF Mr.. Chapman by a handsome ma
;oritv. if the Democrats had turned out, as lhey
would have done, il they had supposed that the
district could possibly have been lost. As 10 me
Halifax district, it is well known that Mr..
Treadwav would have been reelected by nun
dreds, il the unwavering Democracy OF that PROUD
district had looked upon the defeat OF their canoi-
date as a matter probable in The most iemo'e
dream: :
"The second resolution, providing, that on al
ouesliops OF disagreement, when required, te
vote should be taken by counties, each county,
CITY and election district TO give the Vo'e' 70 winch
IL is entitled in the House OF Delegates Win a sup
s,i,u,e therefor, proposed by Mr.. Bassett OF Han
over nronosipg 10 scale The vote in The Conven-
tion according 10 The number OF Wing votes cas'
in each county al the Presidential election oil ~,
were discussed al considerable length BY Messfs.
Bassett and Bous in favor OF the SUBSTITUTE, anu
hy Messrs. Peyton Of Roanoke. Scott oil Fauquief,
Wircber OF Pittsylvania. Shelley of Augusta and
Anderson OF Bolelourt in favor OF The commute
resolution. The substitute was rejected ny a con-
siderable majority, and The resolution, as report
ed, adopted"
For the Wing.
HENRY CLAY, HIS AVAILABILITY IN VIRGINIA.
Messrs. Edi;ots-The argumen! by which the
friends of General Taylor seek 10 induce Inc
friends of Mr.. Clay 10 yield their preferences lor
him. and 10 enlist forthwith under the banner OF
The aHero of The Rio Grande," is briefly this
that. connecting the pFe-eminent claims and abili-
lies OF MIR. Clay, he is yet unpopular IN his ma
live Slate-that Virginia can be redeemed from
the rule OF "Locotocoism" only by the influence
of Gen. Taylor's name-,hal he is in short The
most a~raiiabic candidate, as proved, they claim,
by the decided Wing gain in Virginia al The lasi
Spring elections, particularly in The regiondaml-
liarly known in Virginia as litae TsMnSsse.-
These objects have been often urged. They &C.
serve a candid consideration.
Fortunately we have access TO authentic sta
tislics, by which we can accurately estimate the
extent OF Mr.. Clay's popularity in his native
State, ano trace 10 tncii appropriate causes Tho
Wing gains, both in the election OF members OF
CONGRESS and of The Legislature in The Spring OF
ls4T. TheIiollowing table, carefully compiled
from the Whig Almanac for lS4S, exhibits The
statistics relating 10 The subject, and furnishes the
means of comparing the Wing vote throughout
the Safe oil Virginia for members OF Congress
in IS47, with Mr.. Clay's vote in The same Dis
rricts in 1914. 1t exhibits the remarkable result
that. Notwithstanding the supposed great acces-
sion Of popular strength TO the Wing cause in
Virginia b. the charm OF Gen. Taylor's name,
Mr.. Claws vote in 1914 exceeded the Wing vote
in I547 by he handsome popular majority OF
425-n Thus.