Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-04

hock wods man. who led the sons of Illinois
against ,ordes Of hoti c Indians, will again
lead an umy. noblcr host, in better cause
A true so of the Northwest Territory, he knows
the blessings Of freedom; he knows the results OF
ThomasJ, ff.rs ms ordinance, and he will never
betray Or noble cause
III ny Dodge, Colonel Ct Dragons In the
BIacl, Iawk War, Governor If Wisconsin Ter
rtory. delegate /, Congress, Senator in Con
press; itevery station he has en- true 10 the
West the to the North, true TO the Whole coun
try, honst, brave, faithful.
ION the combat, sons Of the Nor.Aw
"For reedom, free sol, free labor, free speech,
free prus, VIC b tile
"Huza for VAN buren, and DODGE"
Thu. exul,ingIy does the cincinnati Signal
(Burnbrnpr) herald the Utica nomination. But
yc ,erdy's Uaion publishes the following Gao
from General Dodge, which shows that III !
nbone.. brave and faithful citizen, true 10 the
whole c4ntry'' nobly scorns the bride, and tnrns
his bac, upon he disorganizers and disunionists:
From tie Union
| GENERAL. DODGE.
Jnstls We are going 10 press, we received
tn fob ing Card from General Dodge, sena-
| tor Of he United States from the 3Uth State,
the Youngest sister o. the Repu IL. II is what
we EXPECTED from that gallant man and lndoml-
table epublican. II shiycrs TO pieces the
schemes which have been formel at Utica and
| in Cincinnati, founded in III" use of HI, name:
A CARD.
| have seen in the pub shed proceedings Of
the Convention al Utica, New York that m,
.. Etc., II
the United States, on the ticket with MIR. Van
Buren, no information has been given to me
by the Convention or its order, Of this nomina-
on; snd have waited some days for hat nfor
matio,, as furnishing the suitable &C aston for
making my answer. But beginning TO doubt
Wheeler any such communication will be made
and seeing my name placed in many papers as 9
candidate for the Vice Presidency BY virtue OF
that nomination, deem il proper 10 delay nc
longer, and 10 declare at once, and in this public
manner, my inability 10 accept il. The State to
which belong was represented in the Balti
more Convention; the vote Of that State wa.
given 10 Messrs. Cas- and Butt r; they were no
minated; and as one of the citizens OF that State
that nomination Immediately received ny cor
dial concurrence and support, and will continue
TO do so
| have long been the friend, personally a:
we'll as politically, Of Mr.. Van Buren,, and, un
der other circumstances, would be proud 10 have
my name associated with his in any way; bu
the acceptance of this nomination is impossible
and | have to request the members Of the Con
venton and the public TO receive this declina
ton as my answer, and to excuse this mode o
making it, being the only mode which the wan
of communication from the Convent n leave
open 10 me. HENRY DODGE.
WASHINGTON CRY, June 20, 1918.
In The House, en- Wednesday, on motion @
upon the Postmaster General 10 furnish III
House with a s;alemen; o! the amount OF revenu
which the Department, lad received from In
States respectively for the last len years On ID
same day MIR NJ. made motion (bui i; was IL il
on The lable) 10 reconsider the bill, which hat
passed, 10 charge The term OF the Federal Cour
Tor Western Virginia, so as 10 amend il by rails
ing Judge Btccsenbrough's salary to $4,000.
bunker AND BARNBURNER TRoU
BLES.-ASoTuER TIcKET-The General (De
mocratic) Committee, OF N. York, met on Wed
nesday evening, IN Tammany Hall, and came /,
The conclusion, by vote Of II 10 Z, 10 abandon
The tlubker electoral ticket now in The field
preamble and sci OF resolutions were adopted
seting forth The unhappy divisions" which eI
isl 10 the parry; and thar, with view OF PRO
mo'irg entire harmony in the parry" il was re
| solved thai State Convention should be called
% meet in Syracuse on The 18th OF August neIl
10 nominate a new electoral ticket, pledged Il
Cass and Butler, which will command the vote,
OF all the party, favorable 10 regular Donina
lions" aud also to nominate candidates Tor 60
vernon, &c.