Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-05
THE GUBERNAToRIAL NOMINATION.
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IrwisHrRG. 25th Oct, 1858.
Observation-Disclosures, | presume, will de.
trrminc the time rhea, and the place rir:", oi
the tiubcrnatoral Convention; AMI then who
the ;.erSou shall be-, will he the only question.
Tha; that question may be disposed "f more
with reference to future results, and 10 the
general veal and harmony of the party. than
To individual preferences or i>likrs. is much tn
he desired That it mW bc 80 disposed o!,
might at one time have been safely assumed :S
a postulatc from the wontrd prudence Of the
Democracy. Judging from present appearances,
it is very far from being fixed fact who will
ret the nomination. 1t is easier 10 tell who
will not gc, it. Mr.. Summers. | am >ilre. will
not ret il. Mr. Stuart. Of Stallnton. will not
ret II. If | were Il betting man. also. ! would
bet a copy of the Ruiiner pamphlet Cf such a
thing is to bc had. that Mr.. Letchcr would not
get it, would bet odds upon judge Brockcn'
brough. | would take an even bet OF Henry
Edlnund>0n | would give odds and still bet.
if neither Of those gentlemen should De
nominated, that "horest John Letcher' is not
the man. Mark the prophecy. With all the
hubbub and Spluttrr about Lc.chcr, he stands
no chance: not I particle. His friends are
playing the hrlS game pretty strongly. In
Eastern Virginia they set down the West for
Mr.. Lctchcr: in Western Virginia, they claim
the East for him. In both Il fcw active friends.
in conjunction with Il portion Of the press. are
cndcavoring to give direction mot exprcSsIonI
to the popular will But it will turn out to be
all CANNON.
The Democracy Of Virginia have no idea Of
acting the part Of political fclo-de-sc by the
nomination of Mr.. Letchcr. They look forward
still to good long reign "f Democratic princi-
pies as well as power, whirh would bc sudden.
iy cut short by such c"l,rsc. They know
rery well that ): would he as impossible to de-
frnd I.ctcher upon the very same ground upon
which they denounced, and defeated Mr.. sum
mcr>. as il would be ridiculous to attempt it
Nor is il the Ruilncr pamphlet only which will
kill him. The truth is. had he never seen or
heard of DIR. Ruffncr. or endorsed one word ot
his address, Mr. Letchrr is not the man whn
would be likely to carry off the palm over s,icl,
men rs Brockcnbroush. Edmndson, Hopkins.
Faulkner, CaSkie. Smith, of Grecnbricr, and
John Randolph Tucker Ue gnstiJ,s nm ,S'
Jisuptandum. The Democracy have right to
consult their fancy. aS well as To exercise their
Judgment and Mr. Lctcher is neither. Many. in
f,ct, who are supporting him, have the cani"r
to admit that he is not their choice. lhe M
preston prevails here. to some extent, that the
advocacy of Mr.. Lctchcr in the East, l. Only Il
new phaSis Of opposition to Governor w Mise.-
If So let the issue be made openly, and let the
people know at once that they are not called
upon to 20 for Mr. LetchcT. but TO 60 against
Governor Wisc-tha; the next Gubrrnatorlal
contest is tn be mere war upon persons. not
for principles. In Western Virginia, au
sure, the opposition to Mr.. Letcher has high
or aim 1t is neither llunterisln, nor Wi>ei>m.
nor .inti.Lecomp,onism nor even AntiLetch-
ersm. properly speaking. but a general and
sincere conviction amongst all, except the rabid
partiSanS of Mr.. Letchcr, or those vino stand
in the same category Of Ruffherism with him
self that he ought not to he nominated-,hat
with so many and unexceptionabe Democrats.
both East and West, from whom to choose. We
ought not to single out that Democrat. who. OF
all Others. just at this time. would bring down
upon the party. Is well As himself the most
certain andsiSnal opposition. There are many