Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-19
WE ACCEPT TIE CHALLEN

We extract the followir; passages from an article
in the Charlestown (Va.) Tree Press
A WHIG STATE CoSvElTios.-Is it not time that
the Wings Of the several counties of the State should
be taking measures to appoint delegates to a State
Convention for the noin,ti0n of candidates Tor oV
ernor, Lieutenant GovernG aud Attorney Generai!-
We have no great fancy fo Conventions II there wt
any method OF safely dispensing with them; ana mere
we may remark that the slme difficulty does not e&
lat in regard to the Presidency, for the higS nave
tried and rusty statesman for that position,
whom the sound conservative men oi every secloi
Sn with cordiality and confidence.
But there is no other method OF concentrating sen
thnt in Virginia than by following the course OF th'
Dehocrats. 1t will he tim, enough TO hold the Con
| vent, on the favore day Of the Wings, the I'D o.
teornvv. The election will not take place until tht
4th lhreday in May. Three months canvass vii
be long Nl0ugh. In the meanwhile MIR. W lse car
amuse hisself in abusing the know.Nothings and
| the " mgs TO. But an ndomitable Wing Will Dt
ready 10 JON Nim in his perambulaions by the LIST
MaTch-one wAo is fsmiur with his political an'ece
dents ana VINO tas the tongue and the nerve To serve
up the dish ans to discuss all the questions properly
entering into the tut,s. or oo-.rn,r "f great State
like Virginia.
We rejoice that somc the Whig presses OF the
State do not desire to be swallowed up by the under
ground movements OF -Nothingsm-but have
the pluck 10 pu. Oh their Cd armor and scornng the
midnight darkness of secrecy to come into the helo
with ono Of their cheftaiu the banner of Whiggery
flying, &c. We ask for ndhng but a fair field ana
an open foe But will th' political managers allo"
these champions OF Whiglery to venture upon such
battlel Beaten on so may battle-felds in tho olc
Dominion. will the Wing oarty risk another hghtupor
their old principles underheir old name, and with al
avowed Whic as the leacerl We mistake the signs
of the times if the Whie managers do not allow the
time for their party organization to pass away, IN III
glorious inactivity, 30 as finally to inveigle thell
friends into the support Of the ticket secretly sotter
up BY the Know. No,hings and claudestnely circula
ted through their mysterious agents in the State In
stead of au avowcd and "in,omitable Wing" rs the
lesder, fairly and openly nominated, in the
face OF the world, snail witness tho secret nomina
ton of some Great Unknown, for whom the Wing
will be called upon to vote blindly and in the dark
Even such presses the Free Press, which now tall
so boldly of Whiggery, will be compelled TO play th
artfu dodger and join in the falacious scheme OF try
ing to defea; the Democratic party by every specie
of secret trickery and huu,bug.
We trust that we may be disappointed in our eS'
pectatons, und thut We may have fair and open
fight with the Wings. But, in whatever guise ou'
enemies may appear, the Democracy Of Virginia, true
to principles and, therefore, always invincibe, vii
be prepared to resist them and abide the issue. FoI
the information of the Free Press, and rs IN iuccn
tive to itself and lis colleagues 20 hurry up their Wing
organization and TO bring their ''ndnmitabe Whg''
into the field, we would state, upon good authority
that Mr.. Wise, the Democratic nominee for Govern
or, will. at an early day. announce lis appointments
for addressing his ieow-ctzens of Virginia, viz at
twenty places in Eastern Virginia in the months OF
January and February, also at twenty places in West.
ern Virginia in the months Of March and April. We
know thst he will be most happy to cross lances with
any 'ndomisabe Wing or other opponent who will
boldly and openly meet him in debate.