Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-02-09
For lie E'nop,r,
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TO II DEMOCRATIC VOTERS Or TIL Senate.
RIAL DISTRICT OF MADISON, Z ORANGE

y CULrEpER.
l notice in the Enquirer OF the 3Jth Of January q
call for a Convection Of the Democratic voters of this
di1'ric: By ono who signs himself Nadi$on. Now,
totally dissent from the writer OF ;tat article as to the
necessity or propriety Of calling a Convention AZ this
time. | agree that union and organization nrc very
important at all times for the suc,.s- nf anv party;
that there Is strength III union and weakness in diyi.
sion. And, for this very reason, oppose the call Tor
a Convention. y Convention is an ,zc,ediuglr vuIua.
bic and important piece Of party machinery. If used
on proper occasions; but Il too trrlutnt resort TO them
tc.Ids rather ~ dIsorganiZe a party md Ia bring Con-
vcnticns into d~isreputc. They -hGuII only be resort.
ed I" IN extreme cascs. IN the present case | chi See
10 sort Of necessity for n Convention.
We have but two candidates III tie field. One Of
them. we are informed by Madison, is a Knuw-No-
thing Wing. The other, Mr.. T!,os. y WEIGH of Mad
ison county is mn old limo Democrat. whose political
CONSISTENCY aud fidelity none will question. He has
tHkcn n bold aud decided stand against this suakr-in-
the-Srass party, aud deserves the thinks Of nil true
patriots tuc the firmness and abiliR with which he
hGs met their champion and exposed her gruss here.
sizes lie 81 young map OF %inGustr,, ability and Of
hrst rate business habits, and is therefore jus; The man
to Conduct Il cnnvass md 10 representa- sound Demo
cratic constituency, such as this. Why, then, call u
convention TO rule such n man off ntihe track Is
II because there Is "H kunw-NothinC Wing in the
held, Us "MudisOn' calls hin, full Oicoufdcncc und
ready 10 take advantage OF all and every differcnce
among US = | can assure my friend .MndisUn' that
the assumed air Of confidence which his representa-
tive "t Observation-Disclosures puts on, vii rs certainly
cover beneath m overwhelming Democratic majority
III favor Of Welch ~ the election day arrives. But wha'
divisions aud discussions arc in our party on inc sub
iect ut u SENATOR al candidatcl | know, u none, except,
perhaps, among some Gspyarts who inny desire ."
CRAFTY their patriotic impulses, ny renS the cahn'-
dnte instead OF Mr.. Wulc!l. In ever county III me
district, Mr.. Welch hus been cordinlv Received by
the Dcnoc race. The county from rE,cii he mills -
entitled To the representative for .lerrXt term ana
h. is very popular in Tint county. Why. 'hen, ! re-
peat, cali u conventioni To heal dFsrnsioni there
Is no di>.euaiun on TIM. subject. II cal! n coAvc''-
ron ct this t ne would have very nnc:l the appear
aucs of 4 scheme 10 ruiu OF NJ. Welch, that some
one else may take his shoes, and would tend to create
dIssrn.ions where none exit, and 10 bring dciou' 10
tho party when a brilliant triumph awaits US.
What the politics OF Sir. Wrhh's opponent IS, Is
rn:hcr dlli,u!t Ia nsccrtair. Madison calls hiii q
"kuow-So;hlns Wing" Some have taken him 10
be n Democratic Whiaish-K now Nothing; and other,
again think he belongs To the cainelron order of prii-
tIcians. whose color depends upon those things w;ih
may, with Welch as his opponent, his defeat Is Ger
tam. | gn farther aud declare i, rs my candid and 'l"-
iibcratc conviction, formed from c pretty accurate
knowledge Of the whole district, that WeiCh wall con.
s)lida,e the Democratic vote against any W fig or
Know uihin., land they ARE very much the same,
wEu Gun be brought into The field a.ninst hin; and III
this opinion / am sustained hy many well-liiurincu
gentlemen. Under these circumstances, with no De
,socrnt IN The field, save Mr.. Wclch. II ca!l for a Con-
vcniivr is in my opinion unwise, and would io"h "s u
the object was 10 push him aside Tor some one cst
who would like II have his position as candidate hnC
would here fore tend Ia distract and Gl"Idc Tie party
lie is the man for this struggle. He la. burklcd OF
tn. armor, is engaged i'll the hight, and dong goo
service 10 his country. Why distract tiS party ny
avre.ting him in Ills noble warfare against Inc coh'
mon .urmy, and -iarf n contest ninohS our owl
friends! A w MADiooH'