Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01

The Committee appointed to wait on the Governor: and
invite him 10 n seat in the Convention, reported lhht "oSe'-
nor johnston would he present this evening, when the body
adjourned I'll s oclJ,k.
EVENING SESSION.
D., mntiDn Of Mayor Gilpin, the Convention p'occcHed u
nominate candidates for Canal Commissioners.
ab,ut The time the nominations closed, Governor JONI
ton entered the Convention, and was received WIZ. 'a'hni-
mus nupIlnsr and repeated cheers. when the Lhvtriof
| Il al been Introduced and taken his seat, a mutton was maze
l., rIi ,Irr 10 me street, Immediately N 'front.' "l inc Co"f'
House, "a liaten 10 a speech from the Governor. agreed '"'
,,.o , tense mas Of persons vas Immediately collected in
.nn avenues leading to the Court House.
Governor johnston then took the platform In front Oh the
L,fIinr an! was received with loud huzzas. ;,
in lie course Of hS address, which was is'ehca "a Win
,rrt,Ind attention, he alluded 20 The importance OF me mp,
.Li,o St,te elections. involving the choice, not only OF
= e ,rrI5 and a Canal Commissioners, and The Legislative
.t,..i,, I'M, inc choice also. for the trst TIME IN the oti'e
nj FIVE JUDGES nj the Supreme Court. he u"ei' "iul par
ti-ular attention or the paramount htceSs!sy =. ~ ~,
,,i.. iacarruptible men for The Supreme b.hca. ~ heA'
rtn;i,,;,i his rt,icy az Governor, and his efforts TO increase
me revenues. and 10 reduce the taxes OF the people. = e"-
h.bi;cd riunrhanty the gond results 81 thls polacy III f"",
49,, ma, iuh, ,f liz. Stale, and in relieving the npprehensloas
OF Ire people. He C~untentcI that II was me true to'ci !"
The State To carry out the system vi a slnhinS ,"i,", unu :"
the appropriation of III" surplus revenue 10 l!"!sh .t puo'e
49, ,IrraJy be"un, 50 as to bring them 10 HE public ser
vice. Hr rnl ,rscd upon the disastrous oPe'a'iohs u, nc
tariff of 1916. and his iii nrs for a better sEs.eln' u a. we
rtcu.nmeuiatinns In the Legislature hah oeth nes'col.', ""'
now The sheriff is sweeping among some OF our most pros
porous manufacturing establishments.
WA"l the existing !aw went into operation, nc plGnssu
himself, II elected, 10 pursue ;:e policy which Ihs e"pTn'n'e
nri ;:U.ri Ia he the uiu-t beneficial to the people. u -"
di was a leading subject in his speech, and ne ui9sa ut
ur!rv %: home protection as Indispensable ~ ne prosperity
Of rcnnsyi vInia, 10 redeem her from the present ir'stfa'e'
~cuudiIipn at hr great manufacturing interests. ne sp'Ht
FRANKLY and freely On the Compromise measures ne snouiu
urv,r have voted for the Texas boundary bill. nor ~ r u9'-
I'VE 81 aye Lass; but The Compromise bills arc disposed OIL
rh, questions are scttled-thc controversy on these rexet
Subjects his hecn adj uslrd-lhc Fugitive Slave law Is the
lac uI the Ian.; il demands our obedience, and no honest Or
ri,ht-nir!.d nan will resist it; bur the law is sill within
reach of an,.ndment; it is not necessarily an absolute lnd
perfect law; il - just - open 10 discussion anu h'on''s'l'on
rs the Ta:iiI act az 1916. The law requires our a!telince'
IN. viii p.rry has always been "A party OF law and ORDER
While the l.w remains IN rhe statute book We VIII ABIDE ny
il. hut il ruls law could be amended and made perfect, we
wu,,t. il c.I!ci uppn IL vote, support the amendment. lie
s,it III. n.,yl. ware told not 10 ask for this amendment ''f
fear IF disuni,r; hu; he did not think that any one act OF
CONGRESS- C. Jmd dissolve the Uninn-lt would take long years
10 poison the public mind 10 such an cxten' mat would en-
tertgin the idea Of dissolution, and he esteerici u The duty OF
every INN Il teach his ne!glbor tie linposSlh.ltV d !isu-
Mon. liz whatever situation lie fnII!'t be placed nc sNo'r'
ever nrcuc!l such doctrines, even AT the iFcsi!e, ~ his ch!t-
drrn.
uanic avs which gave existence 10 that Union, were fIoi!-
ted. The im.uuniGics granted by the constitution mus DC
preserved; ana If he erred in hs political course, II was moi
designed, bu! IN error o.! Judgment. lie said Tue De'n'ira'-
il tiarrv would attempt To make the coming campaign Il iu"s-
lion ri union and diSlnion. He deprecated the position "i
the democratic party a Il national party; II was entirely as
suu.d and thtir action would tend, ii anything cUuld tend,
10 u dissolution. He al!aird 10 the repeal OF inc section la
the kr!nayp!ny las OF lSi7, ard rid!culcd the importance
which was attached To it oy the democratic party. lie siii
thr urf had remained u9nn inc statue COCK lI IuI IehtS,
and i, m. session Of 1901 il was discovered 10 be OF no I'M
u,rt.n e until the last hour of the session, when II was mas
iilv yap.alrd, and sent In him for approval. lie said he would
stand m for III. institutions 0f his own home, no mi,tcr
wh, c,uuiaincd. and asserted his right 10 examine AMI care
trIIv weigh all measures which were presented for MS an'
oruha,ion. I'VE are now compelled, from the latelie5S 81 tie
nom. 10 stop. The Governor il about closing his address,
whico has been loudly cheeret from first 10 last
Tra Convention will meet at nine O'Clock tomorrow Tor
baIlv,ting.
from the correspondent Of the Kew York Herald 49,
LANCASTER, JUSE ~, 1851.
have nothing To add 10 my despatch os Yesterday. an
me predictions have been fulfilled as you will see from the
rrnnr;r Of his DAYS proceedings. The free soile's and abo
h,i.ni.rs control the convention. Those predictions con-
t,irlqi in nv last despatch, which have not yet been luinii'
ed to-day, will come true Tomorrow.
BLrl.r will be elected by al least ten thousand MAJORITY
I,h1s;on will Iusc three thousand wh!g and native votes IN
the city and county alone.
Fillmore i completely TyleTizcd By the conventions; but
Won will remember that Tyler exiluntihcated the wings
Geo. Is. lawrence wl! br nominated for Canal Coiiinlssloh-
rr. and 4 mixed ticket Tor Judges.
!. c;pcc,cd, the Wig Convention have declare tor Scott
o,,niost th. field: and for Johnston, on his non-comulNtal
Mai S.r;u. "a. insi all attempts tor 4 direct vote on INC fu'
nil. law. The Gcoa:e, however. very distinctly SHOWS
mai Inc Fugitive luw is dis:asteful 10 the Wings OF rem
sviya,in. that thcv never will endorse 1t, and that Scott Is
n,uiIalrd Tor the Presidency against the administration
pla,f,im nf the compromises, and on The non'cohiHlIta' po'
lev o! Gen. Tlyl"r.
Tng administration is endorsed over the left. Scott Is &c DC
, s,crion, I candid tr, and the South are 10 look elsewhere.
Tng whiu Dartv Of Pennsylvania will be broken up, lor "ic'e
Is d ,,yr;ion taai VII not be sold 10 ubol!riDnisill.