Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-05

tune of The Kin. shall have his own asan
We know that the Examiner" is not the
organ of Douglas. Davis, Hunter or Wise
since t,,, friends of each of these gentlemen
art respectively. though not respectfully, dcS-
cribcd in t> editorials as a clique Of schcin
ing politicians" Out with it, thcn-whoSr
piper are YOU, my good man:
THE "FIRsTBALLoT" BOAST FOR MR. LETCHER -
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN
The newspapers which advocate Mr.. Lctch
cr'S nomination have openly placed themselves
in conflict with the harmony and unity of the
Democratic party in Virginia. They know
that Il considerable number of the party will
feel Obliged 10 withhold their votes from Mr..
Lctchcr. cycniihr shall be nominated still they
persist in urging his nomination. They hnow
that hc is the only Democratic candidate be-
fore the people. against whose nomination or
ganiScd meetings of the Democracy have found
it necessary to rccor'la protcSt;--still they are
determined to shout for Lctchrr and nobody
hut Lctchrr.
The only palation whic! they have to offer
for this unprecedented course, is their own
rrctcncc that this utter diStstc To Mr. l.ctchcr $
nomination is shared Only 10y Il minority of the
party. suppose that this he true. Suppose
that il is minority mere minority Of one
fifth. il you plrasc-who find serious objection
To Mr. l.ctchcr alone. aIaong dozen coinpeti-
tors. Must the will Of such Il minority hc
completely ovcr-riddcn and despi>el: Is this
the way to preserve the harmony of the party
J. ihi, the way Ia secure ltS continued unity
Mr. I.ctchcr'S advocates can surely find another
man among the a>pirants Tor the nomination.
whom they consider competent in every re-
>pcct for the Cfrr of Governor cf Virginia. who
will command the confidence Of tic whole par
". and against whose nomination not Il nur
mur will he raised Is this consideration TO
he east aside a. unworthy of attention: Is
the entire harmony and unity OF the Demo
cratic party Insufficient 20 require the with
drawal Of :; candidate: Indeed, Mr.. Lctchcr is
here offered the best po>sib!c opportunity Of
vndicating hi~ fidelity to the Democratic
party. Let him withdraw his name from the
contest. and alc=c his unwilinsnrSS to receive
:, nomination which cannot receive the acluics-
ccnce of the united party in thc State. 1t will
spare him defeat before the Convention,
otherwise lii.sy o,lahlc will ais" do much
to strengthen and extend his popularity i'll the
State
~ for most of the newspapers which urge
lii; nomination. in spite Of the strongest pro-
tests of portion of the party, we have mo-
thing ut the Sor, To expect at their hands,
Ticy will doubtless continue to the end 10
create and clnbittcr divisions bv dcnouncing
and vifting ali those who may choose to
S,.cak ont in opposition to Mr. I.ctchcr'S nomi-
nation
The Lc,chcr organs are hcc"ming more and
more desperate. a the evidences Of public
opinion are Developed. They evidently consi-
der that Mr. Lrtclcr has but one possible
chance for the nomination. "tSi.ESS HE cAS
ErArrN" This is the private signal now
Such Il vorlslilnmatinn rs Mr. Lctchcr's noni.
nation on the first ballot, wc regard as alto
-cthcr impossible. Nevertheless. his adhercnts
are determined to play ont the desperate game
before them. In every county which has re-
fused to instruct. they are drumming up every
,,.t,, ,,,-.il,l, lao ntnrnI a. Jplp
gate This j. not enough. "The South now
passes the word that All attempt shall he made
to instruct for I.ctchcr, in every county winch
has not yet spoken. Let them try that
stroke of policy They will hc apt to lose
very much by the repeated rcfil>alS Of county
meetings to endorse Mr. Lctcher in the face Of
resolutions Offered in his favor. Still their
game is desperate, they are determined
lu fail twenty times, if necessary, in order
that the shot he made to stick on the twenty
first trial. by some such appliances az were
rmpoycd at Williamsburg. Moreover, they
calculate that. in most instances, when meet
ng has been forced to reject Mr.. Lctchcr ii
will find difficulty in instrurting for another
candidate
Nor is this all The South calls f"r
large attendance cf non-dclcgatc LctchcritcS at
the Convention Doubtless, these parti>ans
will work increasingly to influence the votes of
delegates. and there will be coaying threats
and intrigicS employed without number
Would il not be better for some of Mr.. l.ctch
rrS friends To- obtain the attendance of a strong
squadron of ''romghS' for the occasion: Their
services can he purchased at i cheap rate in the
Baltimore market.
Thus it is quite apparent that with the un-
.irny enlistment of volunteers, the large at
tendance OF influential ncndelcgatcs, and the
oi as many anti-Letchcr men aS pos
.illr with I.ctchcrite Instructions, procured in
some instances q M Williamsburg contriyancc,
Mr.. lc,chcr will show all his strength, and much
more than his strength. on the first ballot SO
soon as that ballot fails to elect him. the vOl,ln
ccrS who have been deceived into his support
Dv the boasts of his adhcrcntS will desert him.
md instructed delegates will find an excuse to
disregard their in>tructionS--thc outside pres
;,,rc will have exhausted its cilnrts-amd Mr..
.ctcher's hope will collapse ut once like a torn
bladder
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