Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-07
1919.

Powhatan, .............. 46 l59 24s 453
Louisa, ..,.............. i9s $50 SIS
3I7 25s 284 56l9
Seddon's maj. over Bolts 1856; Bolts & Lee So.
1t will be observed that Mr.. Seldom received
in lS49, larger vote than Gen. Cass did, the
preceding year, by 277. The aggregate vote of
the district, in the Presidential election of 1874,
was larger than it has ever since been Mr.. Clay
received 1905, aud Mr.. Polk 2S27-total 1892.
In 1S47, Mr.. Bolts came within three OF Mr.
Clay's vote. Gen. Taylor exceeded it in Rich
mond, but fell below it in the counties.
Mr. Seldom, in l849, exceeded Mr.. Folks vote
by only II. This fact clearly shows that the
Democratic party has made no positive gain since
the election of 1874 land it is equally manifest
that the Wings fell backward in 184S and l849,
solely because Of apathy, which, in the former
year, was fortunately more than counterbala need
by that of their adversaries.
Taking Mr.. Clay's vote as the full Wing vote
of the district (although the increase of Richmond
has unquestionably added to iO and assuming
that Judge Caske may get as many voles as Mr..
Seldom, the Wing majority would still be 22l
1t cannot, in truth, be less than four or five hun
dred.
The Democrats, it is understood are making
large calculations upon heavy majorities in Ches-
terfeld and Louisa, claiming 400 in each, but We
know not on what grounds. Louisa gave Polk
161 !; cake 157 Cass 1874 and Seldom lover
Botts) 252 majority. Chesterfield gave Polk 266 ::
Leake 24l Cass 209 and Seldom (over Botts)
1913.
In every view of the subject, it is unquestiona-
Bile that the Wings have it in their power to carry
the district and it is for them to say whether
they will allow it to be represented by an oppo
nent of Mr. Fillmore's administration, IAN opponent
of any appropriation for the improvement Of our
river, an opponent of protection to our manufac-
turing interests, and an advocate of the South
Carolina doctrine of secession.
Judge Caskle warm advocate to the last
even after it was evident that scarcely any of
the Union men of other States were going to
take part in it-of the Nashville Convention. We
have heard no reference in the discussion to what
the Convention actually did, and it seems to us its
action deserves to be considered; for it sets forth
the principles and policy of the so-called South
ern Rights party to which Judge Caskie is under
stood to adhere. The Nashville Convention,
then, at its second meeting, being presided over
by Gov. Mcdonald of Georgia, who we hope was
defeated yesterday by Mr. Cobb, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That we have cherished, and do
now cherish, a cordial att chmen TO the CoNsTir1r.
TIoNAL UNION OF the STATES and that preserve and
perpetuate that Union unlmpalred, this Convention
originated and has now re assembled.
Resolved, That the Union of the States is Union
OF equal and independent scverelg0tes, and that The
powers delegated to the Federal Government, can be
resumed by The several States, aoheneper it may
to them proper and necessary.
Resolved, That all the epils anticipated by the
Souh, and which occasloned this Convention to as.
semble hare been realized by the failure extend
The Missouri line OF compromise to the Pacific Ocean;
BY the admission OF California as State BY the
ganZatoa of Territorial Governments for Utah and
New Mexico, without giving adequate protection to
the property Of the South BY the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Texas BY the abolition OF the slave trade and the
emancll alton Of slaves carried into the District of
Columbia for sale.
Resolved, That earnestly recommend to all
parties in the savehoding States, refuse 90 nto
or countenance any National Convention, whose OBJ
ect may be 10 nominate candidates for the P esdency
and Vice Presidency of the United States, and under
any party denomination whatever, until our constitu-
hona rights are secured
Resolved That in view OF these AGGREssIoNs and
those tn reatened and impending, earnestly recon-
mend 10 the slaveholding States, 10 meet in Con-
gress Convention, 10 he held such lime and place
as the States desiring to be represented may designate,
10 be composed of double the number oil their Senators
and Representatives in the Congress OF The U. States,
entrusted with ull power 10 deliberate and act TIE
VIEW AND INTENTION OF ARgESTING FARTHER AGGREs-
SION, AND IF POSSIBLE, OF RESTORING THE CoNsTITU-
TIoNAL RIGHTS OF THE Souri, AND IF NOT, To PROVIDE
FOR THEIR FUTURE SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE
Resolved That the President Of this Convention be
requested TO ioTwara copies OF the foregoing preamble
and resolutions to the Governors each OF the slave
ho.ding States of the Unon to be laid before their
respective Legislatures their earliest assembage
Does Judge Caskie hold, with the second reso-
laon, that State may secede "whenever it may
seem to it proper and necessary"2 And does he
approve the project Of holding Southern Con-
gress with the view of altering the Compromise
so as to extend the Missouri line to the Pacific