Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-13
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

To ne Ed(1TS ~ me ERiEhtF:
Gentlemen IL cordially agree will you and the
correspondent of the Damvi!lc Republican,, about the
~prupricty Of holding II Democratic State Conventions;
but ! iiilrr from you, gentlemen, III toto, IN regard Ia
the time and place which you sugsc-i. for ore,
am heartily sick and tired vi seeing the Democratic
party uf Virginia paying thousands of dollars, peri.
odicallv, into the Golfers of the Know Nothing Tav-
eu Keepers Of the ~knuw-NollIing city Of Richmond
and the knUw-Nnihing town oi Slalntor; and, hence,
| I'M not disposed to attend Il convention nj either ni
these places, cvcn To accommodate the Democratic
members of til: Legislature, who, if they are not pa
triOtic enough TO attend 4 convention ut another time
than while they are i'll session, and at another place
tlun Richmond, had better be loft out altogether. |
am willing to unite with them and to give them credit
for all the honesty and talents 10 which they are fair
Is entitled, but | AM not willing 10 admit that there
u.e not dozens (pcrhals scores III men IN every curn.
~ in the State, equally ~ well qualified to represent
the interests of the great Democratic family Of the
Commonwealth, in Convention, ns their representa-
tiy,s in the Lccisiuturc are. iUu arr, doubtless, aware
| that whenever tue members "i oar National ur state
Legislatures, have attempted to dictate measures Ia
the people, or TO manufacture caph"! Tor certain asp.
rants to ut!icJ, las they have been frequently charged
with Luin"1 thcY have, invariably, excited 4 prfju-
die" against those men and measures which have
tended To weaken aud diSmcmhcr their party in va
rious sec,inms of the country. To avoid any ground
orsuspirinn, or charges of this kind, and to patron
i"e n Democratic city or county, ! respectfully sus-
rest that u Convention be held III IL" Ha"RM ~ D7o-
b,y mcrI, either in PE:ERsBuEG, III The east, or III
Iarrisonburs ur in Woodstock, in The valley; ANA
HAT VIC ignore, now and forever, the practice at pa
trnnizing the knuw-Nulliug city Of Richmond or the
Know Nothing county Of Augusta, III P'.t,|tHcc I"
the reliable C"ck"le city Of Petersburg, OF inc s'cri'
inr Democratic counties cf Rockingham or Slciaii-
doah. The glorious Democracy of The old tenth
LEGION saved the State in lSlD md 1913, anu gave
Mr.. Wise nearly hall of his whole numerical ma.lorl,
" il lSJJ; and now appeal I" You, gentlemen, ana
10 the whole Democratic party of the State, to say
whether tic compliment Of holding n Convention Ill
one ri the counties OF that Legion, is not justly due
to them! |. ~ you know, gentlemen, reside one hun
drcd miles from either of these counties, and, hence,
have nn personal interest in recommending either,
nor dn | know that the gallant Democracy ni that re-
zion wish Il Convention to he held there: but justice,
think, requires TINT 1t should b" called ~ meet al
mIc Or The other of the places which ] have mentioned,
If this course is adopted, we will doubtless hive as
many membrrs If our next Legislature amongst us rs
can make /, convenient 10 attend, cninInIngl"d with
II large number of the most intelligent private gen.
tlrmcn Of oar party from AL parts u! the stale, VIII"
would not attend Il convention IN Richmond in thu
winter, hut woull leave To their Democratic members
of tho Legislature the whole burden Of representing
them there, rs we'll as The responsibility mcticnt
thereto: and, besides. the proceedings al IL convention
composed ~ suggest, would carry Il moral Influence
will, them, that the proceedings Of no merely Lcgis
laiivc convention could possibly Ito.
brr, most respectfully, tn submit these coIisilrra
,iuns 10 your Democratic readers for what they arr
wmi IN. and will be pleased If they shnll meet the ur
probation of the majority; but ii other cnunscl+ pre-
vail, | will most chccrfully submit, and cordially
mite with Hr majority in any other mode "i Urgaui
zation that they may deem m'st advisable. Let oul
rnliyinu cry Tor the present then be, "ig""'-', ORGAN
Ixr, ORGANIZE, in every city, county, town, ham
lch, and muyistcrial district ui the State, and let III
nominate Anli-K now. Nothing candidates for every of
leo within the gift Of the pc"p:c, and our triumph!
next wear will he even more glorious than they hnvt
recently b,ru. ClNllAS.