Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-03-25
OUR DISTRICTS CONVENTION.

We stated in our last rnreIthat the action OF
the Legislature in changing 4ie tune Tor holding
our Spring elections did not;Eender it polite, as
we conceived, to postpone an3 further the assem-
bling of our District Conversion beyond thurs
day, Sd Of April as seems geHeTaiiy to have been
agreed upon So far as wG!hare been able to
learn The wishes Of the Di=ssrict, that arrange
ment will be adhered to, andiwe feel authorized
to say The Convention will a=f;smble at that time
We hope the counties maytb fully and fairly
represented, as we fear froff the signs OF the
tincs," that 1t is the only Convention we shall
be able TO assemble, whetifIr nomination be
made or not. l! this opportunity is suffered 10
PASS over, the friends Of the several aspirans for
nomination will no longer Await the tardy action
OF the Convention, but we Eave every reason to
believe will enter the canvass at once for arough
and tumble contest. TherGare by far too many
already, relying dpon'the seeming Indifference
and pledges Of Wings to p!esept no candidate.
who are lnkewarm as to a;EonYention, and pre-
fer submitting, even now, the matter to the de-
Cision OF the people, at tle!polls. To prevent g
contest that must result to;:lhe great detriment
of our party in the District and engender an an,
cry personal contest betwekh the different count
ties, we desire Conventional nomination, and
the Sd of April we fear,4is the only time at
which it can be made. We therefore hope our
Democratic friends throughput the District may
arrange for full representation, and fair cxe
position as to the man Of thsir choice. By max
ing the nomination at onces we can do and will
do much to preserve the uaty of our party, and
the harmony ofthc District. The Delegates have
already been appointed from every county, save
Morgan, and she will no doubt have her Delu-
gates in readiness by the 3d proximo.
lfby making n nomination on the Sd OF AprI3
we shall err in tho matter; it will he in the line
Of "safe precedent" for every District in tie
State save ours, have their?canddates in nomina>
lion. In the Richmond District, the Convention
assembled last Thursday. land presented, unaUi-
mously, the name of the IlDn. James A. Seddos.
Let us therefore be in rea;iness for the election
when il may come, be it april or October.
Our friend Of the Winchester Virginian seems
rather to dissent TO the CoEvention assembling so
carly as Sd OF April, though we presume is per-
fecuy willing to acquesce. in the arrangement if
it be the desire of the Ditrict. The Martins
burg Republican OF Saturday, has the following
article on the subject:
We are Indifferent as to the time at which
the Convention shall assemble, caring only for
the success OF the cause hind the Berkeley dele
cation with whom we havs conferred, are divided
MS to the proPrcty Of the convention meeting tie
Sd of April, in Winchester, whether a nomina-
tion is then made or not, Or whether the conven.
ton adjourns TO future Gay for that purpose
Under the circumstances, from the disposition
on the part of the papers, land that manifested by
delegates, to meet, perhaps it wiII be better to do
SO. We make no objection 10 the proposition
but should the convention adjourn without a
nomination, we shall stIGnuously urge the meet
ing of it in Nartinsburg:a at Whatever time may
be hereafter fixed upon.'s: