Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-29
WING STATE CONVENTION.

COMMITTEES that have not vet chosen delegates, to do
so without farther delay. We hope to witness
strong and determined rally of the Wings ct Nir-
einia on the 18th of nextmonth, and trust that
the delegates appointed by the people, in their
primary meetings, will discharge theirduty to the
Wing party by Il prompt and full attendance 1t
is scarcely necessary to dwell upon the import
ance of the occasion which now calls the Wings
of this State together The fact that an electoral
ticket is to be framed, aud general plan oforgani
cation adopted for the approaching Presidential
campaign, will invest the proceedings OF the Con-
vention with noordinary share ofinterest. Ourop
ponents are already in the field and boast that they
can givethe electoral vote of this State to any ind-
yidua whom the Baltimore Convention may nomi-
nate But when we recoect that only a few weeks
previous to the last Presidential election. this same
party in Convention ut Lyhehburg claimed a ma
lorty of 1000 for Cass over Taylor we imagine
that that their confident predictions of unpre-
cedented triumph in the coming contest, will not
create any serious dismay in the Wing ranks, nor
induce them to abandon the struggle, without
striking another blow in defence of their princi-
piles.
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views at some length in regard to the future pros
poets of the Wing party in Virginia. We have
expressed the opinion, accompanied with the rea-
upon which that opinion was based, that the
Wings of this State have no cause to despair OF
ultimately redeeming it from the shackles OF 10
cofoism. We think that they have always I'M
moderated their own strength. and that to this
cause more than to any other their past defeats
are to be attributed. Could they have been gene
orally induced to believe in 1910 in l848 that
there was fair prospect of carrying the State, we
are firmly convinced that they would have done
so, aud such we believe the universal senti-
ment of the party each of those occasions.--
. But the knowledge of their own strength came
too late, and they were doomed to experience the
Notifying consciousness of having neglected to
grasp victory which had evidently been within
their reach. We trust that in the approaching
campaign, the Wings of Virginia, profting by the
lessons OF the past, will fulfil the duties of good
and true men, by putting forth their whole strength
in support of their without regard to the
probabilities of triumph Or defeat.
H The Enquirer of Saturday, after clarifying
in the most extatic strains all the sayings and
doings of the great Democratic Sanhedrim, which
recently assembled in this city, proceeds to say
The Times mistaken in saying that the preliminary
question to the appointment of the committee
ganization seemed to De universally regarded as test
between Old and Young America and the triumph
of the latter complete was Unexpected II
any such test made involved certainly did not
knowit Weknow that do not belong either to the Od
Fogies ortothe sYoung Fogg ies, Mr. Patton humor
ousy and good naturally reterred-we know such dis
slnctons and know ony the great Democratic Repub-
yotadf Mr. Claibo
full resolution because twas but old usage
ofthe party conended by Elk governor Floyd In Civ
ing this vote the representative of several counties
and forming one of the successful majority did
and do not feel that ''triumphing over any
body
We can only say, that if we labored under any
mistake in regarding the preliminary question as
to the appointment of the organization committee,
as test between Old Fogyism and Young Ame
RIGA, it was mistake which we shared in COM
mon with every individual, whether Wing or De-
mocrat, with whom we conversed, whilst the
question was pending. But, if the question was
not test between Old Fogyism and Young Anne
RIGA Tor, if the Enquirer pleases between the
Buchananites and Douglasites) we should be glad
to learn why it gave rise to such immense excite
ment in the Convention. 1t was evidently regar-
ded by that body very grave test of some
kind, and as involving Interior consequences of the
utmost magnitude. If not. why, we ask, did it
delay the organization of the Convention for near
ly two days, and provoke protracted and angry
discussion, chiefly between the well known parti-
zans of Messrs. Buchanan and Douglas? We are
aware that no issue between these rival aspirants
was openly proclaimed in the Convention, but we
presume that there can be no mistake about the
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Convention expression of its preference for Mr..
Buchanan and that Mr.. Claiborne, who is we'll
understood to favor the claims of Senator Doug
las, regarded the resolution offered by the men,
Der from Accomac as directed to the attainment
of his favourte object. The remarks of Mr..
Claiborne in the Convention, on the first day. leave
no room to doubt that this was the view which he
took of Mr.. Wises movement, and that the OBJ
ject of his amendment was to make an issue at
once with those who were aiming at declaration
of preference in favor of Mr.. Buchanan.
This is our understanding of the matter, and we
had not supposed until we saw the Enquirers
article of Saturday, that there was any difference
of opinion in respect to it. If the question was
simply whether not the Democracy should ad-
here to one of their former parliamentary usages,
why, we repeat, should so trivial and unimport-
ant an issue have thrown the harmonious" into
such admired disorder" andkinded such a blaze
of excitement in the bosoms OF brethren who have
heretofore been accustomed to dwell together in
unity?
The editor of the Enquirer says that he does
not belong either to the ''old fogies'' or to the
'young fogies,'' bnt he voted for Mr.. Clai-
bornes resolution because it carried out old
usage OF the Democratic party. In giving this
vote ne did not feel that he was triumphing over
any body. This, we submit does not disprove
the truth of our allegation that the question was
atest between the old and the young Democracy.
There Were doubtless many rnernhers of the Com