Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-30
GIrHNOND ENQUaREis.
r,1,ssn,Y MORNING. SEPTEMBER 30 1855


THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
After session of three days, adjourned on FRIDAY. "
have already given our readers the Names oi ue
,ushed gentlemen nominated f,' The oltces %
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General "' 't "
ar known q Convention more ni'Iefousis u''''' = :.
,nrc splendid array of talents from every POI '0' y
.,,te The proceedings the Convention "hich we pug
49,, r.r will give our readers the views .!
of rho most talented members of our party Inc de-
, rreyious 10 the nomination of our Guoernatoai ca
.;da,e were marked BY degree OF eoquence a"" oi'
which We have rarely known tqhaied 40 one co"a ''"
mon the men who composed that Convention WITHOUT sue
i'm that the Young and old OF our party were aAc
,,tmined to leave honorable means neglected. " "'
10 The Democratic party the election Of our ckc
by an Overwhelming majority. And although 'he oeoa'e'
were characterized by sharp sparng and occasio"ay y
more severity than could have desired yet tne ho'na
1i,; Of the Hon. JOSEPH JOHNSON Tor uo'''ho "''e'
III, result Of second ballot made KNOWN unaho'
" and BY reclamation, and with the greatest eh'usi'
IN, we'd every apprehension ofdscod Inc ues
exhibited by every al the result Oh INC oaHo"''S o'
Covernor convinced us that there was not Demo-
c,, present who would not put his shouiacr 10 'le
wheel in the support Of our candidate Inc TACT - 'aa'
>,;at the friends of III. other distinguished gentlemen
, were placed nomination. supported them win ihuc
warmth they unanimously coupled 1t with declaauoh
OF their determination to give hearty support 10 inc NUM-
NJ. Of the Convention The results OF The Convention can
doubt the harmony anu cordlaH! WHICH SUI
SIT in the Democratic party Of Virginia We are divided
v no sectional euds disputes no local aceToiues u
vile the great Democratic Mountains Do mol sep
ute and divide US. The Convention presented Tie peaspe
scacle of Eastern Democrats orbearng 10 present can
ddates OF their own cheerfuy awarding 10 Inc "eS' the
hi honor of selecting candidate from among her most as
,,gujshed sons Thus Mr. Barbour nominated Governor
royd Mr. Schoofed ana Mr. Aylctt nominated Judge
Samuels and Gen Chapman Mr.. Leake, candidate or
Lieutenant Governor.
We rejoice al the indications OF harmony-the signs OF
d, termination of the Democracy o. the entire State 10 sup
port the non:, u the Cunvcntun Or The nominees OF
the Convention We shall speak hereafter They are known
10 the State nng tried Democuts-idenined WIN te
PRINCIPLES of our ary through good and evil report They
e men, also call the full strength ol the party
in every section # the who have the confidence
OF the party. |! The Democracy shall prove true to their
pncpes-iorge, all sectional isputcshey will sweep the
STATE bv majority which will ptostrae the Wing party and
keep hcE, the hall century Their giant
of IN. West will prove Goisther boosted strength an
idle staaem hide their weakness. The land OF JET
1rson and Madison will fall into the hands OF the Fed
sra party the Democracy only true 10 themselves ard
IL their principles, duub, not they will be.