Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
VOLUME Xi.Y.-\sJNHEis Sc.


he wou'c al once come iorward wi.hou, waiting
tof luHncT Ceremony or etiquette
MIR. Leakr sad lat he mad been smono Inc
spec a'ris Of ne proceedings, r;iag as he did
Inc i'veliesi inleres' IN them wnra il. was "a l. n
by surnIize ii lie al, pliun ot ,,r lesounve iu,l
oneisd ~ ms young cad, NJ. Pryor he
cou only pfutief Ia tue Convent his . o'oufd
~" sta'eiui hcknoHiccc for ihis unesprr'-
81 yet most nd'teIlns testimonial al their conf
dence NO"'
MI L. inhher said that he had witnessed with
peculiar pleasure, The liberal and bsrmuni, n,
spIiit which lhe Convention had evincrd Thee
hdo peeh cones, uu'y, yet not a contest be.
'"teh firHt Candidates aud their friends, iur he
nas,ety. was - t1nn on the par; Of che 10
crush rival in oder that ne miohr ,:se uroa his
rum, as had been often Gcae There was no.
thine OF IN. spirit Bul il was COMES, between
Jmnds 10 see which could outdo The Other in
machanimy The magnauim.us course pur-
.ued oy MS Trend from the noble old County Of
Mauison, (General Banks, J was such as 10 com.
mahd nc admiration 1t I'll vito hac Witnessed
y, and Il was precisely snch rs his knowledge OF
ne man Induced him 10 r1pec
Iauius Powell, had b. been there would have
evinccd Inc same spIit--ihe same ma.nani,nity
Mf, knew him we'll. a more gal.su,, high
'u'en gentleman lived nj within he md> n
| the District.
| Mr.. l.. said thai, having nominated NJ. Pow
| Ell, ne work 81 the Convention and al lhe De-
mocTan, parry II tn District instead OF being
ended was but just commenced They mrs.
elect hIm-,hey mast work themselves, instead
y. ravine All 10 be done By hs Candidate Mr.
G'eSIn should ne mel, wherever ne vert. So Tar
as me range OF Mr. Leakes practice extended ne
phused himself that Mr.. u. siOniake net II no.
body else woui! DO i, he would "a it himself
On motion of Gen Banks, Committee ii ole
ifom each county IN The district VAS appointed IL
INFORM Mr. Powell 81 mis- nomination
The Co'nnce consists Of The following gcn.
tlemen viz: Gen. Rnuen A. Banks Dr.. Wiiiam
+. Gooch Edmvnd Winston, William F.. Cor
DON jr, WyauS. Beazeey, william |. Robert
son, Joseph Hden.
On muion. j! was resolved that The proceed.
ines Of this Convention re signed by the Chair
man and Secretaries and The Editors al the Jr.-
lerSoLIan, N Lynchblrg, Recorder ia Fredrfic.s-
burg, Enquirer and Examiner in Richmond, be-
requested 10 publish them III their respective
journals.
On motion, The Convention then adjourned s.nc
die
RICHMOND TERRELL, Chairman
JAMES ALEXANDER, sec,,,
WYATT s. REazeLEY,
lS:ncc the Adjournment OF lhr Convention, ,he
loiln"ihS letter, Po>i-nafned Richmond, Frb.
10, has been received from Mr.. Panni!l. Il was
mis- sent, as il came via Staun;on; i should have
reached Charlottesville, on Friday atlernoon:l
To Mr.. ALEXANDER:
Ny Dear Su: Az my name has been iavora-
oly mentioned by my friends a suitable san
daid-beaTer vi the Democratic parry al the Finn
Congressional Di>'rci, deem IL nv duty 10 IN
toIm tie members Of The proposes Convention
through yon that would not accepi II he nnmi-
nation il rendered 10 me; aid u thus declining,
! assure you 10 so win The highest n pprrcla.
Iion Of The preference ,or myself which has oecn
expressed hy many friends u the D.s;ric,.
humby hoFc harmony will prevail in your
acknowledgements an: compromise Of
personal predictions will animate your action.
Let this b. the spiiii Ihal pervairs Your Conven-
lion, and success is sui within or grasp
Very respectfully,
Feb. 10 lSi9 GEO PANNIIL