Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-29
THE CANVASS IN VIRGINIA.

that the Democratic party Of the State are raj
lying to the support Of the nominees Of the
Petersburg Convention, in a manner that can
leave no doubt of their success. From those
members Of the Convention, who, with our
selves, had opposed the nomination Of Mr..
Letcher, We are receiving letters that convince
US that the party will be thoroughly united and
that the usual poll will be made for our candi-
date.
We have called for harmony, and that our
friends would rally to the support Of the nomi
nees and insure their election, and we are glad
to know that our call has been responded to by
every prominent opponent of Mr.. Lctcher's
nomination Even gentlemen who voted
against making tie nomination unanimous
write us they cannot stand Bolts candidate y
and that they will support Mr.. Letcher. Eve
ry friend of Gov. Wise will rally to the support
of Mr.. Letcher; and, as Bolts admitted, there
was no chance for Goggin without Democratic
votes, so we are able to say that nc
Democratic vote will be received by
Mr.. Goggn, that he will be hopelcssly
defeated Mr. Bolts budding prospects from
"all the elements" will be prcmatlrcly snip
ped in the bud;' the uniting elements
di>sipated, and the South united under the
banner of the States Rights Democracy. Vir
ginia will never suffer either Bolts or his repre-.
sentative, or the representative of Conycn
ton that approves and endorses anything that
cmanates from the Immortal" to rule over her
people, and be the Moses of their Exodus t.
Black RcpublicaniSm The election of Mr..
Goggin would do more 10 Bottsizc and Black
Rcpublicanize Virginia than any act her people
could perform. Not that Mr. Gogs in himself has
any sympathy with Black Republicanism; VIC
do not believe him untrue to slavery or that
any injury would proceed from him; but the
Convention of which he is the representative,
gave an emphatic. unnecessary and extraordi
nary endorsement and approval of speech
that should have been Kissed by any audience
Of Virginia gentlemen: and the election Of the
candidate of that Convention would DC hailed
as the triumph of the sentiment of Free negro
Eqnality-of Black Republican sympathy-and
would ALLEVIATE Virginia from her sister South.
crn States. Mr., BottS was held up so prominent,
was elevated over the heads of so many
of the sound men ofthc Opposition, was applau.
died, honorcd and caressei by the Convention
c,t,.h that ~ ,ro,,I k. ;,n,occ;I, H.,
TO Eliminate him and his principles from Mr..
Goggin; and the election Of Mr.. Goggirl
would at once be hailed. by Massachu
sets, as a Republican triumph. But few
days ago we quoted the Boston Post as re.
garling Mr. Goggin as n Republican,; and this
arose from the free ncgroisn Of Mr.. Bolts Af.
rican Church speech. Never did the ncccssi
tie; Of the South demand Democratic triumph
in Virginia more than at present. The Acadc-
my of Music speech, and the African Church
speech, must he cmphatically rcpuliatcd by
Virginia. and though We may regret that 4 gen.
tenan like Mr.. Goggin must be the person
that receives the unmistakable evidence Of Nir.
kINih SOiihtiui'SsiUi, = ~ w Nei''oN e'O" wa
sympathy for Mr.. Goggin to prevent the just
and emphatic expression of Vlrginia's disgust
of Bolts and all his antcccdcntS and principles
Mr. Goggin is the victim Of unfortunate
surroundings, and we rommiserate him in
the cxigcncics by which he is bcset, and
the incubus of Bolts that he must ncces
sarIy carry; but such was the folly of the
Convention that nominated Mr.. Goggin, that
nothing but his overwhelming defeat can be
desired by every lover of the Old Domin
ion Democracy. In Convention that NUM-
bcr.d among its members i. F.. Scott, VIM. H.
: Macfarland, VIM. B. Preston. Alex. Rives and
Other gentlemen of ability, John Minor Bolts
with all his antccedentS, was selected to make
hsgprrl that was endorsed by special resolu
I ton with all its revolving sentiments of consti
tuttnal free negro votes. This alone should
cause the defeat Of Mr.. Goggin and this will
ccrtlnly add largely to Mr.. Lctchcrs majority