Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-11
For THE TINES

ask your attention to the proceedings of the meeting
on Saturday night, the 9th instant and to the light ii
winch they are presented by portion of the press il
| this city.
TWAS represented by the speakers in that meeting tt
have been called by the joint consent OF gentlemen
both political parties, and the policy of sending dele
gates to Nashville was advocated by gentlemen Of boil
parties i was even said without contradiction that Il
dyest It OF every thing like party character it was thu
desire OF those who moved in it, to place upon the com
mttee OF l3a majority of Wings, because they were
| the dominant party in the city. Yet the two Demo
cratic papers OF this day throw out very unequvoca
hints that the proposition OF uniting in the Southern Con-
venon and ITS origin to their party that it was discour
aged by the Wing papers, and that the Wings of Rich
mond are less devoted to the interests Of the South
than their Democratic feow-citzens This system o.
tactics is by new thing perhaps not altone.
ther unserveeabe to party interests but consistent
with candor and good aith and with the professions OF
disinteresed PATRIOTISM lavshy poured out hy the
orators OF that party on that occasionl
Agan-it was urged upon the meeting, that COM
mtee OF - should be appointed to consult whether ii
toas e1pedent for thepeople of Richmond to take anu
acton upon TIE Subject, and # eapedient achat thai
was not to be regarded pedgg the citizens of Rich
mond TO any course whatever; but merely as premi-
nary step to the consideration and decision of the ques
on whether we should approve or dsapprove the hold
ing OF the Nashville OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES we should or
should not send delegates hther represent our views
i66hg otsf the atbb3 lfftng 81 that upon
mee was agreed to-a very large number those who
assented 70 It, beng at the same time opposed to the
/ O.
liberate consideration Of the subject
ct the appointment OF that committee is now claim
Cd by the papers already alluded to as decisive trunnh
on the part OF the friends ofthe Nashville Convention
as determination OF the very question which was to be
the subject OF consultation the committee and mon
which they were to repeat their opinion 10 the adion
ed meeting, for its approval rejection ask aoain
is this the honesty and air dealing which shond char
acterZe our action upon question OF such mapntuda7
Is tins Int method to inspire confidence and ensure
nmityl NA'
true that some surprise was felt and expressed on
the announcement OF the committee Its menbers ware
recognised as citizens OF character and resnectablitv
But II dd not escape observation that all the monument
advocates OF the Nashville Convention at the meetng
were piaced upon tne committee and not one OF those
VINO opposed It, am unwilling to infer any purpose to
pack the commee-to mpannel a iurv who had al
ready formed and expressed opinions But the color
which Is attempted to be given to this measure is we'll
calculated to excite some fdoubt whether the
agansl the Convention Will be presented with much
Nevertheless whatever their renortmav he if ia IN ba
approved or rejected at the adjourned meeting to be
held on the 20t 1t is to be hoped that we shall then
have tnl meeting OF the people OF Richmond: not
respectable one merely OF three or four hundred men
out one that may more amply represent the 1900 votes
and those other citizens who have no votes but have an
equal stake with voters in the welfare and honor OF Vir
gna, OF the south and of the Union Let US act upon
the advice OF Mr. Scott and Mr. Lyons Let us cohsi
der and weigh maurely what we ought to do let no
look 10 the present ana the future let contemplate
the grievances OF winch we complain the prospect OF
redress opening before in Congress-the probable
effect for good or evil of that Convention to which we
invited. Ii we conclude to accent that invitation
let us do so with elaboration and trmness if on the
conrary,w we lnnk proper to decline it, let us say so
without fear OF the Misrepresentation and abuse w;t
which the demagogue and the partizan may possibly asn
sail us. A CITIZFN
Tuesday. April 9th, 1850. AAi'N'