Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-11
For tie EMrurrr.
WHO IS VlRGlNIA'S CHOICE FOR THE PRE-
SlDENpY

MessrS. Editors when we ask who i. N;-oiri,s 9
choice for the Presidency, we do not mean who is the
choice OF the barterlng politician, but we mean The
choice ol those who know nothing of bargain and
intrigue; those that compose tie large and yirtu-
GUS class OF our community: the farmers. 1t is this
Glass Of whom We essay now 10 speak Ii is this class
that have from time lmncmorl" preserved the honor
ana name OF tbs old commonwealth, and kept spot
less aud unsuiliei her political escutcIeun when al
most every Stnte has is.tercd and wavered under the
Protcan forms vf Federalism.
virginia has choice aud 4 decided preference for
the Presidency and that choice is Henry 4. Wise
But, says one how do yon know Mr. Wise is the choice
ol Virginia! VIII any gentleman vino visited our las,
Legislature, was present at our Democratic State
Convention III February (which was, you must bear
III lnind, fresh from re- the people,, who has travelled
any upon rail roads listened 10 the ch.t-chat about
hoseis, or mixed with the masses at various couu
~ courts say that Henry A. Wise il not the almost
unanimous choice OF the people We would like 10
see the inun that can deEy this. Henry A. WISE at
any hour, can carry the State of Virginia BY 80 COO
majority over any man. Democrat or "mulatl0." If
iiery a. Wise 10 not she choice OF Virginia for the
Presidency, we sadly mistaken; aud if it can be
demonstrated to the contrary. that he is not the
chOcr, tlIeI L, for one, in common with the rcst o
hr; "lses friends, hold a. self bound to 90 heart
ahd lIand Tor whoever is Virgin choice. We cong
tend tiiat the South is entitled Ia tl; next candidate
Tor the Presidency, and that Virginia from her pres
eut proud pOstionas being the Achilles As she ha.
ever been the Gibraltar OF D.mocrscy-has a right
that IL lndIsputabler The question now arises how
shall we eradicate from this Union Northern Know.
Nothngi ism or Black Rcpubculsin Who killed
Sum in Virginia and the rest o.. the Southern State5
Was 1t not the influence Henry A. Wise exercised in
virginia, by holding up toa viruou. people the mon
strr and lnipostor .ind right IN tile wake OF the
Virginia election came the elections in the Southern
States. What was the result! Ii it. too glorious
be iurotten Then. it must be conceded that Mr.. Wise
has al least killed Sam, poor Sam, tho immortal Sam
Sonfl! "i the Potomac; except in one place mot To
mention Kentucky aud that's Big Richmond, Yan.
kee Richmond anti-tweh section, alias ant-slavery
Richmond, antl-N Nebraska, .NaiUR0! Antcrcun, Rich
mOnd, Bolts Richmond &c, &c. And we are Of
the impression, that i! the Governor takes another
crack ut the mu!utoeS, as they call themselves. they
will lily their cOlors i'll iull. They will run up the iia,
anti Nebraska, no more slave States repeal ut the
fugitive bill, sc. Now, want II man for the next
Presidency who is peculiarly fitted it seems by nature.
10 make all men, sections and isns fly their coors.
Let lis see who is white, who is black, and who is
m"idit0. We also want man who has the nerve, il
necessary, 'to shake the fist OF uncle sam under the
nose Of John Bail" Ana whu We ask, is 80 suta
bic. ana peculiarly qualified tor these eXigeuccs
Henry \. Wise! We want 10 tnil inau for the next
Presidency, whose every af will he shaped to suit
some line oi policy that will have tsIidency to ia
yor his chances for second nomination; but We want
Il man Of the Jackson stripe, who knows what is
due from one section to the other, what ID law, AMI
what IL not law; who Is not afraid either 10 speak
act whenever the OCCASION demands it, Mr.. Wise ID
not 0niy the choice Of the Oi Virginia for the
Presidency, but from what We can See and hear, he
is the avorite oi the of almost every State u
this Union. And we have hesitation saying,
that i'll our humble judgment, if the MASSES ARE
rightly represented al Cincinugi, he will, beyond
doubt, rs we hope he may, receive the nominaon.-
The masses Of every State, especially of Virginia,
should he more cautious aud particular in their seIec
tions OF delegates ivr the Cincinnati Convention
than they were ever before. Because there is in-
credible amount of intriguing going Oh in the
try "A ticket that would be more acceptable tn Fir-
GINA than any other, we believe, would be Wise, and
Bright OF Indiana. We would not only have II
IpSe ticket, but it would be q B,ieht ticket
This ticket could carry all The Statcs except four
Theee we don't want. To beat Mr.. Fillmore since
his recent visit to the Pope, and General JHcksons
Executor, worse than we did Gumbo Scott and Molly
Seward, would be too ungenerous; therefore shall
forbesr.
But should the Cincinnati Convention decide upon
Northern man, we hope that man will be James
Buchanan. in conclusion, we have only to say who.
is lhe choice Of Virginia, whether that CHOICE be
r. NJ. t. Hunter or uenryA Wise. that choice our
choice. ONE OF THE MASSES.