Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-20

u ia with much satisfaction that publish the following
,-,i from Yesterday Examiner There has been strange
a around and are glad that We no."
undc.: each ether A 10 he specific POINT oi discus
sion-tc number of delegates from each State TO the b'l-
more Cnnvcn,ion-we have no feeling and very little inter
est in the We willing 10 leave 1t to the dsc7e
ton Of Democratic State Convention, which, we take II
for srancd will as formerly decide in favor Of each district
being properly Baltimore so as properly to re-
fleet the will of every portion of Virginia Whether each dis
rict shaI send delegates we do not deem lnpor-
ant as regards full ard proper debera'on by the body
Nc contends that the vote cast by the Stale IN Con'en
sa!i exceed the electoral vote OF each State IL VIII
be for State Convention TO decide "nc'her Con-
renlion 50 numerous the Baltimore Convention VILE be,
if Mississippi sends 80 delegates, Virginia 60 and other
States in propo,on can property and wisely Deliberate
and whether rule, operating equally upon al The States
and in Congress, limiting the number oil delegates &C
cordng fixed basis, would not better promote the views
Of all and secure fair and full examination OF the claims OF
each candidate and the carrying Of the wishes Of each
State:
To suggestion Of the "Dcmocratic National Commit
tee" the reader will probably recoect the Examiner
newspaper has recorded its objections with some emphasis
ihc Enquirer Of Yesterday has article IN reply The
Enquirer says "does not like the tone of our REMARKS
We can't help that We do not like the action oil The Com
mil,ce and it is public body, affecting the Examiner
and the party by its action shall continue to speak o. i
in whatever tone we please The Editor Of the Enquirer
SURPRISE thinks 10 explain why he
does take objections personally offensive to him
self We loss understand how The idea OF person
ii offence in the could have suggested Itself to
him. There is word in our paragraph which We re-
coec. to have had personal tendency When We wrote
thought the Commute did not r"colect the d!-
tor Of The Enquirer all and If il mad been altogether
otherwise how his cquanlnlty could rave
Been touched by remarks he was not present I'll the
close Of proceedings while his place was filled BY ono 0!
respected and kndest ren!s-the Hon John 5
Barbour d! CuPeper.
The ENQUIRER cndeavors show that objections TO The
Committee based misapp:chensi"n bnl II has only
made cea' that has msappeendei onr own re-
marks We 10 alrge that the members OF the Commit
have usured power, but do say that tie last Batl.
more Convention had right appoint any such Commit
The members OF the Baltimore Convention we're APP
pointed ~ the people III do one thing namely 10 nominate
candidate TO. the election OF ISIS. When they had done
that thing, their official power at an end. lhey were
deli arrange affairs vi the party Tor Tie
election OF 80 ii hnt had right 10 do any thing relative To-
this election there was no limitation 10 its right why then a
70 On-and appoint candidate Tor the party 10 o.
we'll arrange the order in which the party should no.
one As Ia the plea, that these things must neces-
say be done by somebody we ASK how were Int! done
before?
Regarding the resolutions of the Committee merely as so
many suggestions made by prominent gentlemen ol inc
Democratic party, have no indisposlon TO adopt tem
with tie exception which directed our remarks
We protest against the restriction Of the delegations To one
from each district. We firmly convinced that this de-
parur tho usages Of the past Gun do no good and may
DO lar tie do think it will be concurred In by other
States. Even while wItc the press gives the following
confirmation Of this opinion. Says the Rchmond hepuo
ticdn:
con the 9th instant the State Democratic Convention of
asscnbIcd Jack appointed fifty delegates
Ia attend the Democratic National Convention 10 be held at
Gilmore in June They could scarcely have taken
wider departure from The OF the last Nation
Converiion that the number of delegates from each State
should correspond with its representation in Congress The
Convention adopted the Baltimore resolutions OF l54S and
the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions OF 1893 and l799
Whether this item Of news is correct not, We are yet
unable say; but think it is probably So II other
States d. rot intend TO Obey this decree We do not inE
cyprdeGl HAT Virginia should contnc herself TO the scany
representation allotted by The Committees and we are glad
find that The country press seems strongly oil our own
opinion
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