Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-10
10 ns Editors OF the Enquirer.

your votes Tor Seldom ana HOPKINS
March 25th, ls49. MaCoN'
10 TEE Editors OF the Enquirer.
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GOOCHLAND.
AgTceably 10 notice, you met al your Maich
Court, tor The purpose ot nominating county
candidate; and the result was The nomiDa'ion ut
Captain John t. A. Martin; but il seems mai
aume OF you who participated in that Conven-
ton, or meeting intend 10 withhold your support
from Captain Marin, the nominee. Now, you
call yourselves Democrats but suppose you
will hardly he SO considefe. abroad, or Al home;
tor, il understand properly our creed, ma! Of
malurilys governing is much cherished.
Do YOU think il would bc just or proper Tor
Captain Mauin's friends 10 Withdraw, or aban-
don him now and 90 Tor The minority nomineel
You surely cannot lhiEk or believe such course
wise or prudent. That you HE disaficcted, have
been heretofore the very strongest Convention
men in The county, not many, II any o. you,
will deny. But infer, from your pIesen. course,
hat you are only Convention men, conditional
ly-hat i, il your tayorlle IS selected, you VIII
sand 10 the Convention; but il not, and Others
should get their iavoriie, you will dissent. Now
hope. Tor our cause, lha. we will not lei any
such personal feeling divide Us; and, al time
when the Wings have their strongest man 10
the felt, can, or will you, lei old Democratic
Guochiand lie Represented III our ne1s LsSi>la
lure by Whie7 Surely noi. Your PERSONA
predictions are certainly not more cohSeh'al
with YOUR feelings than your principles are.
Is no, Cap ain Martin coed and lfu- De.
mocfat2 II not, you, or many q you, ine liunt
column d. our ranks, have deceived ". ltu
have invariably placed him among The very
frs unon our isl Of delegates 10 attenh our va
rious conventions. have always seen u prac-
used, and never departed from, To place none On
cummiiees, or appoint none crlesa e, hut nose
whose principles were well established or un-
ders,ood by the appointment. This is enough
TO remove every dount II any, on that score.
Now wish you 10 remember, that Mr.. Mar
tin was not like many Of US who have been
often appointed delegates, and have now 10 al
tend the first time. He was generally IN al
tendance, and many times, have no doubt
al great personal Inconvenience. The expense
was an item i'll the account thai We were "ot
anxious 10 incur; and now when duty requires
YOU to give him Your support independent oi
every other considerations some Of you intend
to assume neutrality. lyou have principles al
heart am sure you will reconsider your first
detcrmlnati n. and support he nominee, though
he may not DE your first or second choice.
hen. IL ever, did il occur that an entire party
sot lis first choice IN any nomination that has
ever been made BY either of the two great par
lies1 Il has never occurred, an sure, in
solitary instance. If our party IS held together
-. - cono;d.r,,ions and nnt or,nciule.
- d. 80 nnnhered Nav i = lime
'he" ~ 'a,' a'o So ,,n;,a5 .honiI.r
u'd' We s"ou'u s'H'. ~" 1n.;oa. -.
10 shuu'dei, uoihs ,eo','n' 'i''e'
thing Tor me cause ano nothing lor m.n'
IL has also been asserted INA, captain Niar',"
was not Convention man, ana WOMB NOT ao'de
IT'S mandate. mat - nor oaP'ai' ''a'',n ~
siiion- re has always oren eh'reiy "n.'ns :"
>uoi''' ~ ''a...' ooo's;fy fnr 90 aim, H.,
has ,.yor so,d wheneycr Whiz should he
brought out, he would either submit his
claims 10 a Convention or withdraw from
The canvass-and authorize many " ~
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