Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-25
R1gHEfOND ENQUIRER
, mn : EsDAY sIoRNINc, JUNE ea, 1852.
HOW THE THING WAS DONE.


va. led sacrifice that favoe statesman ana ensure me no
Gen Scott tie mes, otious candidate IN the eyes
# Tho S,n,crn Wing party. Not being behind tie curtains
ourselves we cannot en!gh;cn readers; hni We n IN
the Whs editor Of the Fredericksburg News, valuable
who rolls back the and exposes Tic ma
chinaons by which result, revolving to Southern eti-
Ing and disastrous TO hc Wing party" in the language
Of Mr. Fimorcs despatch, has been brought about we
confess that we are not as,onsed The part w:ca
Virginia has been made play. We denounced the "e'i'
of the Virginia Wing State Convention as nommaty u'-
mousa,.on in favor of hlr. Fillmore, but as 'c4'y So
MISUNDERSTANDING 10 the delegates full disc'e''' " e'
public sentiment at homo by voting Tor zen oc''. i'
Wing papers took different vcw but the result mas demon
,d ,i ,,,ror,ness of our opinion How the deed was
on,s,pd win appear from the following resolutions OF
Tho wh; dtor of the Fredericksburg News who lefi the
inn after the 10th ballot Saturday night VIII
Tho WING party of Virginia sanction such proceedings and
,bo ainiser auspices which have led 10 the result
r,roinia ,,cs the only STATE in the thirty atat taherea
and this the result o. lsy lass s d
.sd Bspinnng at Mary land and running through every
vr State in the Union Willard Fillmore received on The
Isl ballot tho entire Southern vote, save one III Virginia
~ u,hor ballots this Increased IN three and OF
her districts neualzcd making Virginia Stand amongst her
sister States of the South bright aud shining marx u Ia
pran nora,itude We know in the whole Commonwealth
Of Virginia there not ono IN one hundred Of INC people
who do not prefer Fillmore 10 Scott or any other wing can
and
hooyes us 10 examine the and expose The denquens
We shall do t-oiiend whom II may.
The vote frs, cast against Fillmore from Virginia was
o;ven nv single delegate from tho Wheeling district whose
Samc was Hartman e designated by his fellows in
the Convention the wd of The woods, s"uhriquci,
we prcsume expressive Of the wild and Enuored appear
nncc he amongst that Conven;clc OF wise men,
We had the pleasure Of seeing him. and therefore cannot
speak from inspection But in this vote there was
regard 10 principle 1t was contest between the North
and The South the issue The compromise Fillmore
who had stood for that law and mad rsked his all In It's faith
full execution favoe with tho North his north
arm portion OF Suite which wo pronounced two years
ago pon the authority of correspondent who resided herr
az additional in its feelings went Oil upon the ls oao!
with her neghbos of Pennsylvania and Ohio and continued
throughout dark spot upon this old Common.
wealth.
Dr. Patrick the lone from the kanawha District was
the representative who gave that district first TO Fillmore
and then afterwards TO Scott Inc Doctor VINO IS aa
10 be very kind OF acted, we doHot n"' 1"'
upon prlcpie. The Doctor, - warm ehu VI ~; i.u.
acr who preached ut The University 0! Virginia 0" invita-
ton of the faculty Like Dr. r. he no doubt THINKS slave
~ the greatest moral social and political! evil and would de-
nationuze the man. who would enforce law protecting INC
slave ho!eT in hi, constitutional tsi.s o,e ss uo,
his he voted him tho first ballot IN obedience ~
The wishes of his constituents on lie sec"iu oiiio a'
afterwards sustained his own private opinions 10 pnlns
down TIC who had SACRIFICED himself at nome 10 sus'
tain by legal MEANS that institution in which his c"nstliu-
ents were deeply interested.
The third district which oil io7 Scott represent
ed by that Prince of Politicians known VIM B. Preston
The public know something OF Nj Preston lie was IN
ayios Cabnct and said TO control Inc old Chief more
Of Ms COUNCIL nc vas
male friend runor also told of Vim H. Seward w:o in
conjunction with Bliss had brought the contry to the brink
of civil war The mercilu nteposl!ion OF Heaven saved
u.s. by acine in power the wiscst aud pa!es have
had in the Presidency always saving and excepting ash.
lnetoa)
with lis representatives There two from Tho sccomac
district DR. Ter5y and Robert Saunders VERIFY s known
throughout Virginia OF the lnos rcilic Wigs IN Ibis
good old Commonwealth For fourteen years he has repre-.
Scented The county Of Northampton in the Legislature ani
proved himself honor 10 his constituents as well as u
the State large Never have we seen his even ana eua-
bic temper ruied The opposition or his cells agu"
Bv one Of those unaccounae freaks 81 Fortune which
happens once century Saunders has possessed msci
Of popular confidence BY securing seat 10 the Ssae :"
Virginia honorable post o! deIegate 10 the wing Ma
tonal Convention Stern and icfuisiTc IN manner grave
and digned in Geneanor. his carriage would macss ts
stranger with the deceptive impression Of extraordinary wis
DOM There he sits six feet wo with head as big us
buse and gravity mparturbae as an owl DESTROYING
the influence OF CT tho most compact Fillmore dlscis
in Virginia. We heard il said land doubt not its lrnl
that he the only Scott in Tho district. AnG Ett
protesting 10 represent these people, sat ~ solid as
walls that surrounded him. voting away the rights Of his
commitments with the c0mpaccn air Is II dong an act
OF the highest coalielaton Patrick and hariilan were
excusabc or coul bat will not, assign Sau-
d,rs and Preston the Kentucky penalty There IS
redress their people but the rail and the horse
D0BBa our Manor pocs +, Drc.s he ,oa,e
At present writing (Moatay y NJ the nomination maj
be effected Rumors where when we left yes
teday ihe the Webster and Fillmore delegations would
unite nominate Fillmore this morning. We heard sn
ru.nors every hour Of every day during the Convcn
ton which proved false The true strength OF parties
l34 for Scott III for Fillmore and 20 for Webster re-
quires Is elect Scott Is Fillmore In breaking up The
Webster delegation is exceedingly doubtful in what way
the fractions will Sumo have declared in cai
they will never desert Webster. Others will for Scott
and portion for Fillmore. We thnk it more than doubt
fu that that portion will not reach Is In THIS speculation
however it is all conjecture. We fear the worst
There is cnother al ming drawback 10 our wishes on ts
question Several OF the protested friends Of Fillmore par
,cuarly in Virginia, occupying false position hey
vote for him and yet doing every thing 10 ditat him.
Among these may be recaonei the Hon. John d. Bolts and
VIM s. Archer Their influence is only felt where they are
known Bat the talents par!iculdry OF me t"ne WI
give him influence in any dciberave body That has
excteI to its utmost tension in advancement OF the
claims If Gen. Scott.
ster ara onccnra'cd Fillmore in numbers sufficient 10
cleo, him conjunction with his present strength these
voting 70, him in obedience 10 the wishes Of their
constituents will fo!luw the example of Mr. Saunders
tail upun Fillmore and seek the oil him who nearest
accords win their individual abolition prociytcs.-
Fillmore be nonnlcd God grant lie may but wc raii
believe il when we See il.
But say these vii! 40; permit. they can prevent
his election. Bots is working ctson and Garth 10 defeat
him. VI. know In what category politician 10
place Mr. Boits He is OF The extraordinary men
the world has produced With mind brilliant ari pos
eul he has capacity with rational restraints to naintain the
highest portion the country could give him. But with a
perveyson beyond human calculation, nbsnacy which
nus parue in the intellectual world lie seeks 10 oppose
every thing which those tho situation with himself
believe and proper. Though Southern
is Northern every sentiment he e&r!rssed.
Wake him up At ,.,lnght ana PROFOUND any question
and life upon the result liz will declare without !nvesti
cation Tor Tie North sumo have suggested as The prompt
in2s Of vanity. The manufacturers the operatives and the
canaiUe of tho North. his enthusiastic admirers. Ills
atua4 is tn. signal for pouring Of
plausc from market places and the festive board Whc
eve, he appears whether Faneuil Hall, Lowell
the Five Points, is hailed The great bcnpacur with
natoHaiy' ui character which prompts him forget
his constituents aad the welfare oi his oppressed
and 'uniuSty deaE Jy" Northern brethren We admire Nj
Bolts and h.vc sirove harder live il peace with
him. But is is provoking that for the life of US
rpc annntr ,,st. in pI;i1 liuuafi
We have thrown together in very great haste The above
reflections suggested by visit Baltimore The materi-
al 10. consideration and caution the party iurns; in
prouslon By tho deliberations Of hc Convention We shall
continue them in our next
ANOTHER "HASTY PLATE OF SOUP"
is usual for Presidential nominee calmly await the
official notification Of his seeclion-but appears from the
following that Gen Scott "hasty" in cutching
the honor:
Gen. Jones Of Tennessee announced on Monday morn.
ing, iha' he had dispatch from Gen Scott dated Washing
ton, saynl-"lavng ho honor OF receiving tho nomination
OF The Wing National Convention accept the same toee
Their with the Wing Platform as laid down.
Please she W this TO my friend Mr. G. T. Duncan,