Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-19
THE GUBERNATORtAL ELECTION.
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LgwIssURa, OCT. IA, 1858.
Mesers. Editors: Upon the ability. character aur
populsrity Of the executive Of & State depend great
ly its prosperity, ii. position as a State and its Loyalty
10 tbs Union. Greatly then are Wa indebted to iii,
patriotic, intelligent aud chivslrous gentleman wh'
| pow occupies the subernatotisl chair, tor malntainiuR
| the honor aud reputation OF Virginia, for elevallns
her position ir the sisterhood of States, aud for difiu
| sing accurate Information OF her resources, her hnau
cial couditiou, Der improvements aud their re'stir'
importance. her local eDd general wants. His energ,
has aroused the Old Dominion from the letbargy !;
| which she laytfor years, and acquainted her With ne
resources and wants, and taught her 10 develop th'
one and to eupply the other.
No messages have ever been 60 useful to q cii;s ,;
OF Virginia mona have contained the same amour
of Information, nor have shown such labor and r"
| search on the part Of him who prepared them, IS ibos.
Of Governor Wise.
Who then should be hs successor7 Wro can cor
| ;inue and increas- the prosperity OF the Sat. am'
further her in the career in which she has starred!
Oae Of superior requirements, and who has be.i
alive 10 all important events, and has studied Their ~
duepce on the various relations which ri. Srate pug
| taips, and is acquainted with her internal policy nrr
| condition, ehould be selected. No; ore whO IN y-ars
| zone by may have been in of6cs, and who sine iit
days Of Randolph and JEFFERSON hee rested on 'h-
shell, oblivious Of the present aud broodlng over The
| past-acd who now Is drawn into no'ioe upon som-
word epoken or some vote cast, and remem! cred only
by some too partial frisrd.
"Nec tails d,fsnsoribus ts,npus eTtt"
Nor should the choic- OF tho Convention be deter
mined by The brilliant oratory Of come youthful and
inexperienced aspirant.
There is no reason now, for the Democratic psrty
| in Virginia, TO seiec, a candidate for his oua,lobu,ty
as was wont TO be the custom OF the old Wing parry
In Ire declining yees.
Now, the election of Governor virtually, takes place
in the nominating Convention. The nominee Of the
| Democratic party is the Governor. H., then, who In
every way 10 beat qualified for the Office, should be
the choice Of the Convention.
Adopting this principle 10 guide rs in our selection,
we write to add another voice from another portion
| of the State for Judge John w. BrockenbrouRh.-
Judge Brockenbrough is. In oGr humble opinion,
better qualified for the Office than any man in the
state, and is, moreover, from that section OF the
| State entitled TO the nomination. He has always been
q consistent Democrat, and has never made a "politi'
cal blunder." His political opinion has been formed
FREQ from bias. and unmodif.d by those Influences
which often operate upon aspiring politicians; they
| have ever been the fixed and impartial conclusions OF
bic reason. His early associations. hs entire educs
| ton and habite. have been admirably adapted to
| qualify him for the position in which his friends de.
| sire to place him., and for the adornment Of which his
intelligence, his high toned and chivalrous disposl
ton, and his digni6ed bearing 80 erninently ft him.
The nomination Of Judge Brockenbrough will, no
doubt, give entire satisfaction ~ the Democracy OF
the Stsis-certainly 10 WEST VIRGINIA.