Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-04

Summers AID JotnsQn IN Democratic cues !
We avail ourselves of the labour of our igh- |
oour, the Republican, by copying the following
abstract OF some of the commentaries made in
the late Democratic Convention upon the COM
paratve ability Of their several candidates for
nomination to cope with Mr.. Summers. The
speeches in question are very slenderly reported
in the Enquirer, and it is fair to presume that not
the half of what was said to the purpose has
foundits way into the columns Of that paper
We. observe for instance, that the remarkable in
cidents connected with the nomination of Mr.
Leake are hardly alluded to- so that we cannot
accomplish our desire of publishing Democrat
ic report of them
DEMOCRATIC ESTIMATE OF SUMMERS AND JOHNSON
In looking the proceedings of the Democrat tic
Convention, we have been struck with the hgh est-
placed by all the speakers upon the exalted abi
y Of the Wing candidate, Mr.. Summers, and the evil
dent doubts whether johnson would be match for
him. The whole proceedings OF the Convention are
characterised by desire to find who would be
the equal Of Summers in point of talents and upon the
stump. There was no little desire evinced to bring
Henry Wise, tor the purpose OF ofsetting Summers
remarkable powers public speaker. We of the
opinion that Wise would have been the most tormida :
BILE person before the crowd that the Democracy could
have selected. He has great advantages of voice,
manner ,iertiyo resources, and aside rom his poi
cal eccentrcites, he is such downright good fellow
tina people forget The politician in the But they
could not agree upon Wise. The delegates oil seve
ra Eastern counties declared that MIR Wise could not
carry the votes OF their section. The West, however,
were prepared to g We him enthusiastic support
One OF the speakers having said that Col johnson had
already matched his steel against Geo w Summers"
the following remarks made by of the Dem
ocra;ic delegates from Kanawha. We transfer them
from the Enqurers report and ask the readers atten
lion TO them:
"Mr. Kenna, of Kanawha, said that the Democracy
were falling INTO a capital error, IN undertaking Geo
w. Summers, whose county he represented, and
whom he knew well to be a great man To beat him
we must run a great man. George w. Summers
sides IN district which contains 4O000 persons, and
his personal influence with such population should
aot be disregarded Henry A. Wise was the decid
ed choice OF that section OF country. Yet 1t had been
said openly by Eastern delegates that while they
would go for any the West might select, they
always accompanied it with protest against the
mlnation oil MIR Wise. Mr.. K said thai he had been
positively Informed that when the President was at
the hlte Sulphur Springs, Secretary Stuart had
come candidate. If Mr.. Wise was candidate, he
(Mr. X was satisfied that G. w. Summers, who
prudent man, would not agree to be candidate
Col johnson, he SAID occupied an unfortunate posi-
tton In relation to the Central Railroad. which was
OF perva ling interest to that of country To
II. A. Wise and his gigantic eAertons In the Convea
uon, the West looked upon having brought about
the new constitution. On the Central Railroad Mr.
WISE was more acceptable to that country; and on
the slavery question Mr. w. known be true.
VII w Use Was devoted TO tne UnlOA lie was tor The
Union not for the sake OF the Union, but tor the sake
OF the Constitution and It's protection to rights
rhe Wings (said MI K-) had falsely attempted to
make the south dlsunlonsts. Mr.. Kenna closed by
nominating MIR Wise as the sureSt means OF defeat
ing the Wing party"
Mr. Kenna s'knew Mr.. Summers 10 be great
man., aud considered 1t necessary, In order to beat
him, to run great man; such an one as Col john
son, in his judgment, evidently was not, The
opinion expressed by other gentlemen. DR..
Smythe of Wythe, in urging the claims OF MIR. Wise,
SAID semac 4 Lot
riot with the voters, without an equal opponent to
meet him. Another tribute to Mr.. Summers and
another dig at Col Johnson! MIR. Claiborne, OF
franklin believed that Mr. Wise ''woud be the most
powerful advocate OF Democracy before the people,
Mr.. Taylor Of Norfolk believed, that Mr.. Wise would
be the most popular man IN the tlde Water district
tie with the giant OF the West, we must bring
man who is his equal there and everywhere" MIR.
A. W. Starke OF Nansemond, howeve, was quite
savage upon Mr., Wise, and said, 1--WE want man
who not inconsistent and changing as chameleon,
but who born and bred Democrat" In this
highly reasonable wish Mr. Sarke was not grahfied,
after all. He also sad addressing the chairman, MIR.
Stevenson, s'when | think, sir, of your distinguished
services at home and abroad, regard it as asper-
sion upon the character OF the unterrfed Democracy
OF Virginia, to hear Summers SO highly praised as
with whom one but H. A. Wise COM
pete. 1t is strange that, upon so pressing mint, the
great Jupiter of Democracy did NOT himself descend
from Olympus, and hur his thunderoos upon the
Wing ''gaat' who IS threatening the battlements of
the Democratic Heavens, An attentive reader of the
whole proceedings OF the convention VIII perceive
that, while the highest tributes paid to The ab
tiles of Summers, of Wise, of Floyd, &c, Col. John
son was principally urged as the representative of
section MIR. Lewis OF Harrison, who spoke in
his favor, feellngly remarked that, ''whiie other
portions of the State had received State and Fe-
dera offices, the Northwest had received nome
Sill the Democracy Of Northwestern Virginia had
ever been the ioremostm the fight. Last winter, the
Legislature had done some justice to the Northwest in
eecng COL johnson, but the schedule Of the Conven-
ton had taken away the benefit OF that act" Mr. Lewis
thcpw wont on .tOhn had hos
cessul great number of times in competition for OIL
hce which, we should think, would be good reason
why he should now retire 10 private life. He also
made brief reference to his oratory. He admitted
that he Uoed for the tariff of 1924 but that not
then political question, and that Jackson Van Buren,
R. M. Johnson, Dickinson, &c, voted Tor it. OF
course that which is old Federalism when supported
by Wing is pure and genuine Democracy when sus-
tanned by Democrat Notwithstanding however the
tact that Col johnson not the lrst choice OF his
party, and that it believed that stronger men
necessary to meet Summers, We shall not be surprised
to hear him exto led as another Demoshenes and to
learn that he swallows Summers wherever he meets
him. AT the same time, we have no desire to under
rate Col Johnson's myth with his party. Let not
be supposed that he will lose one OF their votes. 1t
theWhgs expect to elect Summers, they must not rely
upon his superiority as an orator to Col Johnson but
their own DISC pine, industry ana norough organl
cation.
1t is some encouragement however, to take the
field under such champion as George w. Summers.
Nor is it any disparagement Col. Johnson TO say,
so broadly ntimated by his own party 10 the
Convention, that he is not able to cope with the Wing
candidate upon the stump There few public men |
in he United States, OF either party, who approach
Mr.. Summers n rare combination of staesmanlke |
and oraorcal qnalties.
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JUDGE BRONSON'S DECISION.
We have received copy OF the decision of Judge
Bronson, OF the United States District Court for The
Northern District OF Florida The question of inter-
est the claims of indemnify under the Florida trea
The Judge goes into ar eiah ,rate hstocal and le