Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
RICH MOND, VA.
MONDAY Morning, February &c, Is4o.
SPRING CANVASS

Johnalhan Richmond, Esq. Of Lee, has beer
nominated BY the Eslllville Convention as lht
| Democratic candidate for The Senate from tina
| District. We regret 10 hear tina, the Russell de
legation (lhe supporters OF Captain George
Cowaa) retired from the Convention We ap
peal to Captain Cowan and his friends, BY lheil
devotion 10 The Democratic cause and desire fol
the triumph Of their principles, 10 respect 'lhe
usages of the party" and rally around The rcgu-
larly and fairly nominated candidate. We can.
not doubt that they will do So
We fear that we are again TO have some
trouble in tina. Congressional District. Already
Messrs Fayete McMulIen Of Scct John b
George of Tazewell and VIM. FL. Cook OF Car
roll are announced as candidates, and, though
Mr.. Fulton will not offer ior reelection, The
Lynehburg Virsinian says "a Wing candidate
will probably be in Inc field" In this slate OF
things, is il not vitality important lha, The Demo-
Gratis should lake the matter into their own
hands, and hold a Convention, 10 whose behes,s
the various aspiranls should bow 10 sut mission.
Ills the peoples office, and not that otindyduas Is;
and the majority have right and should make
their wishes known and felt. In I847 we were
dissraceiully beaten in The Wythe District by
divisions in our ranks. Common sense and past
experience should have impressed upon our
friends there The fatal mischief Of repetition Of
the scene. We cordially agree with the Lynch
burg Republican, which says:
"There are now three candidates in The field
and unless proper steps be taken TO unite the
strength OF the party on some one Of them. we
have no doub, that Wing will again run in
through our divisions. Can any Democrat 6ar.
lie, himself that the Wings will have n ca nii
date in the ied2 Did they not spring Mr.. Full.
ton upon Them in lS47 al the eleventh hour. when
il was Impossible Tor The Democrats to concen.
rate their strength So they will do again, il
our divisions ale not healed Il wi be lasting
shame il Wing is suffered again 10 represent
or rather misrepresenl, district so thoroughly
Democratic as the 18th is admitted or all hands
10 be-"
Thus far, in every Congressional DISTRICT, per.
feet harmony has marked the action OF our
friends, and all have cordially and zeaously
acquiesced in the will Of the majority, as cx-
pressed through popular conventions. We hops
Wylhe District and by the same means. We
cannot believe that The Democratic stronghold Of
the Southwest will allow itself again to be trans
terred, bound hand and loot to the enemy, TO gra.
tily The whims or ambition OF individuals We
speak line common sentiments OF all the Demo-
Gratis with whom we have conyersed on The sub
ieci.
In Amherst the Democrats have nominated
for the House DR.. S. C. Gibson, Of whom The
Lynchburg Republican thus speaks:
"Dr. Gibson is sterling Democrat. well
informed man, fluent and iorcibIc speaker, and
much beloved by his party. A wiser selection
could moi have been made, ant We donbi not that
the Democracy will yield him their cordial and
united support, and iriumphanly cleo. him the
successor Of the chivarous Powell"
The Wings Of Amherst have nominated for
the House Richard Powell, the brother OF Pau.
us Powell.