Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-01
For the Enquirer.
o~oprssIONAL DISTRICT.


FooNn +, will no doubt be remember
Messts .r. of this district that up TO last week
80 oy the , Two candidates for Congress in the
susie 18th of whom were democrats. but sluoe
,s excitement pertaining 10 me e . 4aes
ms s hss sprung up in the minds OF the people, ana
o. ,o for the first time in sixteen yeara, the crcum'
have became entirely changed Instead, then,
Of tbsre being two candidates OF the same party iet
in the field to struggle alone for the price the oPpo
,ition have asked permission TO enter the Het ohu
take part In the race.
Wei. in view of this state of things, as neither the
The one nor the other OF the first named can receive
A majority over the other, and no certainty OIL
siher's getting plurality of votes, ana the strong
nosaib;Iitv of the opposition candidate slipping in, is
NOT the wisest course by far, for the Democratic
oartv TO meet in convention and select their best
nan. and let him have the field to himself with his
opponent of different poucsl VI course we snould
npbsststpely reply in the afirmative because mas
nnch A the State of Virginia gave MIR. Buchanan an
owerwhslming majority, it becomes the Democratic
osrtv 10 give bis administration strong support by
sanding to the neXt Congress tne Delegation OF no.
nIs standard bearers who will espouse and defend
the great cause lfcr which he was eiecteol IN Tue
capitol at Washington.
Now, as regards the two candidates, Messrs doode
and Flournoy, we have not WORD to say against
either, because both are good Democrats ana SOUND
men, but as between them, as one or the other will
POSSIBLY have to be dropped, il s our decided opin-
ION that the most active, energetic, ana strongest
man. both physics,ly and mentally, should have the
decided preference 4 the hands OF the party in Con-
yeutiou, il one should take place, and also DO sup
ported by the party oven though no Convention DO
held.
Should our suggestion be acceded to by majority
of the party in the district, and MIR. Flournoy be
chosen the standard bearer OF democracy IN this con-
test. io opposition to Il. K. Collier whose supporters
are mainly Know Nothings, my word for 1t, the race
would be an exceedingly interesting one, and when.
ever thew come in contact the stump, the former
would 20 completely overcome his opponent in de-
hate, with sound, practical hard.sense arguments
that it would render him entirely stripped OF every
yestpe with no traces to be seen after the matter
concluded. go
all acquainted with the parties, does 1t not follow
that Fiournoy should be selected az tue leader tor
the Democratic party in this contest and, by hs
undaunted courage and valor, as we'll as his
sloouence contend boldly for the putting down OF
Know. Nothingism and all Of its kindred propensi'
ties not only distribution which is an unconstu.
,ional use of the Government money, but also every
other thing tina, is antiDemocratc in its incipency
We should, by all means, say yes, certainly:
In case Convention be beld, we consider feters'
burg az In every respect the most point tor
the Coav suticn to assemble at because BurksVlIe 10
out Of the way to very large portion OF the Dis
trict more 30 than Petersburg. Let II, therefore,
meet at Petersburg, say the MA'oAiii'