Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-30

tiItssMUND ENQUIRER.



DIR CONVENTION AND THE WRlG iHh No..
We will do the Republican the justice 10 SOY -, ,,
acme of liza peiphbors IL has not attcmptu " ~ ,,,;
nroce,tinos of the Democratic Con'eh'io'' A
can says: :; character and
hars and exhibiting considerable enliusia, io,l.y
~ NJ dscord and contention which were display
"a from time TO time in the early stages OF tn1 eJ;
wore succeeded by apparent camress ana so'o is'
su, The Republican like some Of its compeers' makes
point that alusion was made 10 'hc oo''p,o".' =;
ures We had though, that the Democracy oil virginia. ~
c,n,ono, and in The Legislature last winter, and In tue
w Lao, had laid down their ground on TINS ques
,on and were plorously sustained by the people, Doe w
Rennblcan doubt that Democracy OF Virginia are
10 the "fnalty,' of the Compromise and the ial'"'u
cu,ion of all its parts? Why, then, was II hcoess"'
affirm such determination The Democracy Oh h0u
which nominated Gen. Cass, adopted resou'io"' ''
lar to those of our Convention, and we hea'u ." -, 80
from tho whie press Our columns are so f'eo "'' ' ~
ceedines of the Convention, that We cannot ~ "',
this subject-but shall bring forward "he'' ""I
las, summer vouched as simon pure "compromlse "u
s; ~ ,h ,bio ,,ess of this State VIII they discredit
their own witness the Washington Union, which mus
of our late Convention, and gives unanswefao'e
the :sc n.crScS or THE VIRGINIA CoNVkNiioiM,n
We to our columns this morning .u they
BY s stands where she has always stood in
SNOW tho Constitutional powers OF the federal govern
mept Adheng the general idea That Inc saae VI Uc
system will be best promoted BY Jechs nIisdction
lions which would take from the sphere OF Stae hi boJ
whatever calculated TO impair IT, the H. ofo hiah
have with great unanmily conoethneu LUZ ns 90 The use
tariff They have also denounced in energeuc
of the public lands in building up system VI &c mo- resnoct
ment by the general government, reaffHhs III navsve
the nositon occuped by the democracy on he hlay a
@ nm Mr. Claws scheme Of distributing the pfoceeus
of the public lands They also 60 seP i E an,raso
subject public lands by denying me pome VI s ot
TO make approximations of portion OF them 10 VI
internal Improvement The report and resolutions VI
99 are appealed the true exposition Oh .i'e
of our federal system, without undertaking 10 uA
nractca uppcaon OF them the various questions wnch
have arisen since the events to which they were INV
apply No alus!on made TO the legislation Oh sme @
Compress dsposing of the territorial and slavery
il being doubtless considered by the Contention una, no
Is r,or pending hieh pat in doubt me altua ,h,,
oina on those Questions has been long since setea u
Virginia did not participate in any OF the movements %
were designed organize opposition to the measures
promise, thus setting example when mao happ' ''
encs on the other members oil the Union.
The Baltimore argus Compromise paper says thar our
Convention IRE afmed all those doctrines which Inc De-
moeracy of the country have heretofore LAID down as w
platform; and only recommending that their Delegates IN e
National should give their votes to the
who can command the greatest strength ana WHOSE P'
nes conform most strictly 10 of the Democracy lhs
is the right spirit and hope will be found TO u"
who come up to the Convention in June next
The Washington Correspondent. OF the Argus alSo Whites
The result OF Democratic action in Virginia Is most
II leaves the delegates free strike blow Tor success
The lime comes from whatever quarter may present tse
The great question is the defeat o: Scott not Inc oeea "
the whg party merely and need TO have free arms a"u
wide field TO do i i'm
Instead OF complaining of the action OF Inc virginia De
mocracy the Republican could have done better y he IT'S
hot shot into the Uhg Convention OF pennsylvania pre-
sided over BY an abotonis' which only did not say
word about the Compromise, but nominated General oco'
by a vote of one hundred and thirteen TO hVe' ana
appointed as one Of the Senatorial delegates to the wing
National Convention Eek Gov Johnston, OF Infamous noo
rety on account of his pocket veto OF the bill allowing Inc
prisons of the State used for the OF iug
two slaves They farther and lauded the administration
OF this arch agato and aboonis as zone OF the prouoes
in the annals Of Stae Such are the instruments o.
Pennsylvania Higgey carry the nomination ana eec'
ton of Gen. Sco,t under such auspices that Gen. Scott
recommended m The Southland we hear whisper OF
complaint from Virginia Wing presses against so nonsous