Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-15
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.

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To the Rditsr fhks Wig:
Yesterday the Black Republican Convention OF
a, Syracuse. It nominated for p
Secy oil STATE Elias w Leavenwortb, formerly Wing.
Comptroller r. Dcnniston formerly free Soil Democrat
Any Gcn1 Chas G. Myers, formerly Democrat
S.zse Engineer, o. W. Story. formerly awhg.
Canal com'r, Ogden n. Chapman, formerly American.
Judge OF Appeals, Henry Davies, formerly American
State Prison Inspector, ID. p Forrest formerly Wing
Clerk of Appeals Chas Hughes, formerly an American
The Republican managers think they a very
ming set OF fellows IL Wisdom, perhaps to nom.
nate whose former anteccdcnts would bring in out.
side votes But Il will not paw. can YOU of one
thing the above ticket would have been uomina
ted had not your growing Opposition party In the South
have scared the Republican managers. They dread its
creeping into this State They fear the old Wings.
Americans and dissatisfied Democrats would catch the
excitement, and organize Opposition in this
state and that several clements of the Republican party
would. in such case go back to the Wing ranks The
Republicans not out of the woods vet The
Americans viii nominate State ticket the 29th and
If the Wing Committee in the city IL wise il will recon.
mend every Wing in the State support that ticket aud
make formidable. That will be the back bone of the
Conservative Union Party that win into the
Presidential campaign and will send delegates the Ma
iionsl Convention OF Opposition men. who will nominate
a President
Two Conventions held in New Jersey Yesterday,
Trenton. The Republicans Opposition they sty lie
themselves in order kill your Southern Opposition by
identifying IL with them,) nominated Charles Olden.
an old Wing but an American Fillmore man in ls56-
The American Convention, also nominated Mr.. 0iden.
so what compromises the Republicans making
to New Jersey this faso insure her for Seward
next year. This Is their game But IL will not succeed
Go with your Wing State Convention in Virgins 60
on laying out the programme Tor the Presidential
paign in 1890 and ere long YOU viii spirit that
will ire up in North State. You have heavy
sponsibiy, yoa meet it, ani conquer but il must
be with proud well known old Wing and American
champion. VIM c. Rives and JohnJ. Cuttendeu's names
would scatter all such temporary expeiRg. that of
yesterday the four winds of Heaven Ifyou blunder
ii you Virginia Opposition make mistake all is lost
What the (0pposiuon) Republicans hare give in carry
State is OF Importance That party will not WELD
an inch in the Presidential Seward is their Al
pha aud Omega, and when the Tribune" any other
paper holds different views and talks about accept
ing Bell Bates at it, National Convention they wilfu
IL deceive Ssrd is Attr Bca, and the only hope of
the Southern Opposition is in early nominating Pres
dental candidate it he could be designated in ls5e it
~oad be we'll EVER DAYS delay enables the Republ
to rope in more and more Opposition elements as
was done Yesterday, in New Jersey
Our Democratic primaries nominated and elected |
delegates from this city the Syracuse Convention
Most of them Douglas men, and an confident that
the So delegates to Charleston will eventually go for
Douglas after they have coque;tei With ali the other
Presidential candidates
notice with deep regret disposition Ia the South,
among the Opposition party uuderrxte the immense
power OF the Republican organization. 1t is perfect in
every free State They have the pEessesthey will have
delegates ten one tie National Convention for Sc
ward It j. no use talking that they can't do 'bis, and
oopf Do that tell YOU that party viii nominate Seward
al hazards and unless the national Opposition shoE
strength SiI activity and early they sill be left
shoe eNcep; in feN OF the Southern States. Unless
tTozg vel-known nsmes, Immediately brought for
ard and unless organization rises from State national
politics slsedly the Republicans viii have every Gle
Of opposition roped in with them, they did in
Jersey Yesterday They give Whig American Cover
nor, ensure unit party from Jersey in 1890 for W
II. Seward. Think YOU that such "a spirit catch
herring political game could have been PLAYED in New
Jersey, had Opposition State Convention Rich
mond and nominated, mouth ago, such men "
& Rive for President and John Bell for President
Why, sir a leading Republican told me- weeks
ago-"We will nominate Seward for President snd take
up Bell or Bots Crittenden for Vice President"
asked his meaning Not 10 catch Southern State clec
toral votes bnt 10 Keep the d.. old line Wings and
Americans quiet in the free States that carry -
said But none Of these men viii accept Repabli-
can nomination Don't a curse whether thew do
not We will nominate of them, and will use
him. Ye.y likely Of them ,ciH sccept If So the
Wing and Amenc1- powder i all wetted in the free
States and Se viii eecf SvssTS i he decliues, our
object Is achieved
tel yog this Mr.. Editor, that the Republicans Ar,
playing bold, sirJis-handed game They are eyIer.-
creed mAnsgeTs aid their ann is elect Seward Pres,-
dent in 1860 If they loSs the State power in every free
State. They viii surrender 1t ekesEfully TO old line
Whigs or Americans, and give them al the orces IL 10
return, they make Seward President.
I.TSUTT