Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-19
Peeri.hpe.. and nII.rrpr,.ent.tion

The ssgsrer has been terribly svelled by the results
Of the Why Convcntioo. Il consequently peevsh and
morose beyond description. IL has become a regular
swapping turtle. makes Ugly mouths and would in bite
body the vgor OF its teeth proporonate the
msguity Of its disposition But fortunately its power foe
mischief r. extremely limited II and little
but destruction follows.
II contained article yesterday full OF the psipa
BILE misrepresentation from beginning end In the first
place Il makes the assertion that the proposition
ciude all but 6o~d fs whigs from the Convention,
quietly smothered by the Committee whom that duty
OF assassination had been assigned" Nothing Of the
occurred as is sufficiently proved by the resolution
adopted the Convention and which accepted the
Of the original resolution entirely satisfactory
The report Of the Committee this subject these
words and this resolution adopted by the Convention
without dissenting voice and without murmur iron,
any quarter
"Deemng the of the call for this Convention are
precise enough and sufficiently understood 10 exclude all
who do nov claim to be Wings your Committee think
it recommend any other sction the
ouon referred other than express their opinion that
this is exclusively Convention of the Wing party and it
is not to be presumed that any persons, included in
the terms Of this call, will take seats in this body"
Is not that sufficiently clear and emphatic Besides
II was Wig convention, out aud out with single
Democrat or Know Nothing in it, Nor Was there more
than half dozen delegates in attendance and psrtcipa
ting who had belonged TO any other political orean
SO much for this Misrepresentation OF the En-,
gEirer;
In the next place the Enquirer ssys:
1--WE want the people OF Virginia mark this Conven.
ton. Ii pretends speak in behalf the "Old Line
Wings of the State aud vet but forfv four ont OF on,
hundred aud eighty TOXINS aud counties represented ia
The boiy In all there but one hundred aud twenty
delegates in the Convention and these persons are from
few counties just around Richmond Except single
delegate from Washington county, and another from Har
dy, the great West ia without representation
To this reply that there upwards OF hy cour
ties represented and that there about hundred
and seventy Delegates But these delegates the
EHqrirsT from few counties just around Rich
mond." There Is reality in that declaration Dele
gates present from all portions OF Eastern Virginia
aud living hundred and hundred and fifty mile, from
ashingtou and Hardy COUNTIES the Western portion Of
tie State wholly unreptesented. That is not So
The West, we admit generally represented in
consequence Of the shoruess OF notice but there were
more than two counties that hsd delegates present Au
gGsiA, Roekbridgs, Frederick Hampshire and several
other western Counties believe represented So
much Therefore for these misrepresentation Of the e.
gt.rsT.
We suggest to the EEqTsT consn- itself within tie
limits of reAsoa aud probability, and justice fit can II
it cannot 1t had better hold breath and remain silent
1t 10 downright foy to attempt huInbug when your
hunbuggery is easily exposed
Suppose you nov continue yoar psaver Of the Odd line
WEiss Don't YOU think might paw