Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-06
THE AGONY OVER.

Last evening Inc famous otH -hP'''
lion" (Which will lie a memorable era IN 10 gu
nails OF this district, y assembled in Inc ~ 80"
Church Or. Dove, OF Richmond, was c'''ea
thc Chair temporarily. The Convehlrh
permanently organized by The apPohsn."' :
B. Ferguson, Esq Of Goochlanc, Fie'u'"'
ven Vice Presidents and four Seca'"'''
LARGE number ci persons was in a'iehiau'''
~ n Rous men. Lee men and Iemocfa's-"
great many lIo..: Richmond. We nave ~
Today Tor The many amusing scenes oil .n's' :.
creates, humbus, in The way Of CohVeh''ohS' -
record. Although an invitation nae oee"
"a n aN The Wing voters Of every county - a.
TEND rhe anti-Boils men al the time Ie'us'"s =
mite in the meetings y yer, when Mr.. G'lnef y
,b;s civ rose 10 make an explanation why nc
could nrl agree 10 an unconditional Pieose y su'
,.in Tho nominee OF the Convention, he had scarce
IL uttered the fatal word "avallaoie ""en ~.
received with storm Of hoois and n'sses. -
his hint ne asked leave TO re;iie rom '''e
v.n,ion He was afterwards invited 10 coh''.'N'
bu, he declined A short but shalP iu""'"
]. Crane. ;,,,
l. w,s som evident how The cat Wono JUMP
49,, Mr. John Page Of Hanover, IN an iHhpdS-
stoned address, lei The ca, OUT - -.
,,,r.d ,bat there was bu, one WING IN 'he w,
~, -, copld be elected. and he was not aifaiu
), name HIM, was John M bohs' i"'u-
dc,s Of apolause.) A moioh wa NY" '''"'N
-, zach delegation 10 retire, and repof' rs laVol-
10 This was followed By proposition 70 '"@e
>. vo,s in ,be meeting (unless serious DIVISION
appearec as ii was evident that hey were una
n;nur.. and there was no necessity Tor i"rns.-
11,or,hi> upjumped a MIR. Miller OF Po~ha!dn,
,Yho ,esoueh, them 10 go 10 work luIic more
r.o,,,-,hat Richmond could send any number
~. chase 10 the Convention 10 proven Inc
an,;.gol.s men from alegii 6 that This was
Richmond packed Convention, they had better
take The vote regularly ny tesreaticns In Other
words 10 sGps appearances, they aereee 10 go
through The mutions.n Some nominee was lheh
called for. and The intrepid and devoted Captain
Sam Perrin OF Hanover, mouned a bench, ana
!, S,en.ots voice declared: at gives me e1-
o,;s;,e Measure 10 nominate The lmmofia'
Iohn Mino, Bots" Amidst shouts Of ap-
nlanse The delegations retired. Al this mo
men, We lcl. No Others name being breathed,
we announce the fact, that Mr.. John Minor
Rn,,s was unanimously nominated as nc Wing
candidate. Take il all in all We have never seen
= boder humbug pracliced Of attemplrd-and se'
gentlemen talked a the "iuil and fairly consIlu.
led Corvcn,ien.n II was all unc-sIced, fachtu,
Bol,s, and nothing but Bots, from besinns q end
We Should nave stated, that Chesterfield, Whete
me Convention had been formally TePudla'ea i
was Ruc.er1=ed, and some ol her ciiIzens Admit
ted a. delegates. The further iact we should
add that in the beginning, the heavy soVe-pipe
nar,ed is fasienings and threw shower q soo'
over the startled delesatts-a proper emblem OF
The dust which they were about 10 throw IN me
eyes OF The people.
John NJ. Bous is, then, regular Convention
Wing candidate, in spite OF The appear o' ''ie
Times 10 throw him and Lee overheard and take
m Col. Meredith, and Of correspondent OF 'he
Wing petging himself 10 vote Tor any man
wh,m Ar. Bulls might name, but h,mse9. Ihus
ends The humbus monster Convention, and !! was
mon,te. in more senses than one.
p S.-The Convention has adJournec MI
Bolts was acknowledgements, ana accep'eu
IN one 0, his "pursls;" and an address to inc pis-
lricl adopted, among other Things, assa'lihs me
course Of The Wing.