Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-12
AltlmcnO Enqulru.
BY EIrcuIE DuNHsrANT, TYLER 4 WISE
THURSDAY MORNING, APRlLI2, 1860.


! The Examiner continues cyphcring Mr..
Hunters vote in Virginia Dors il moi strike
our contemporary that the strengths Of II can
didate which requires such ar'lunuS arithmetic
to make it patent, will DOT be likely to carry
much weight? The delegates from Nirg ginia
will moi lie influenced by such inrerminable
calculations; they wI look AT other circum-
stances and consult nei,hc: the Examiner $
''SiStren delegates" nor the ''lndexs' Fifteen
delegates Whether Mr.. Hunter has twelve,
fifteen, sixteen ar seventeen delegates, will be
matter Of very small moment. The capacity
| 10 be elected will he the one great rcronmen-
dation with the thirty delegates from Virginia,
/! And we would recommend 10 our contemporary
TO abandon figures. and present iachs n arai'-
utility.
If Mr.. Hunter has the requisite availability,
we can promise him no! fifteen, sixteen or sew
cntcen delegates, Int the entire thirty delegates
who will represent Virginia at Charleston
The "Exalniner" says: Give him (Mr. Hun
teri the nomination, and hc will sweep the
slavchnl,lng States" We 10 not doubt i'll
platform So Mr. Hunter i. no better of than
any other man. But our contemporary adds ::
'lie will rally he conservative strength in the
tree States What evidence have We to suS-
tain This ASSERTION: n Pennsylvania Mr..
| Hunters tariff views AMI opinions would moi
be likely 10 aid him, for we lind the following
extracted int yesterdays Examiner =
NO, even Pennsylvania will 90 with her,
ithc South unless she pays the r'linons price
Of high protective tariff 10 the iron, coal and
general manufacturing interest And il Mr..
] Hunter were 10 agree Ia DO This, the South
would abandon linn. In New Jersey, the same
tariff views would operate. In New Iorl, Nh
| Hunter would moi he able 10 unite the party !;
the esprli>ing Il the c;l>c Of tlie SotS at Gin
cinuali By Mr.. Ciarncti and other friends Of
Mr. Hunter. lngetler with the advocacy of the
Casgcr Cassidy delegation by the Examiner.
will not advance Mr.. Hunter in the Empire
State. In New England, The ca'lsc oI ucmor-
racy is hopeless with any candidate. In the
Northwest, Lccnmptcnism and the English
bill will not adj to Mr. Hunter availability.
Where t!cn, is Mr.. Hunter availability with
the conservative strength in the free States:'
Oar contemporary mIi,t excuse us Tor en-
uuiring so very particularly into the facts OF
Mr.. Hunters availability. since ''prilripleS
-nnt men" every thing for the cause, no
thing lor mcn, which thu Examiner So in
cessanliy and lttnirip,isy lcncatcd. has taught
ms. not 10 allow Mi. Hunters want ot availa-
bility u destroy The cause nnd defeat tho party
The teachings Of ON contemporary will IN
,luce every Democrat 1" forget Mr. Hunter
even rs the = t.yamiuer inrgets Mr Wise, al''!
to search diligently Inr the capacity 10 he elected,
which constitutes The availability ut the can'll-
dates We ir,ve been gEah!c 10 discover TINS
capacity in Mr. iiuntt?: ioi = lhi$ the only par
ticlar in which we differ from the Examiner
for onr contemporary * wholly blinded t" the
powerful element o! availability which the natu
ralizcd and Catholic vote will give tn Mr. Wise.
The Examiner" must furnish other evidence
of its candidates availability than extracts from
"prirate letters 10 lis editors and newspaper
paragraphs---so,ne Of them 'frsr"t m""fhs "''G
The Convention will require something more
reliable before il will commit the caliSc ni tin
country tn the doubtful and uncertain lss'ie :"
Mr.. Hunters availability.
Whsu the ''F.xalnincr" wa, opposing Mr.
Wise, .'priurillri--noi men, WAS the Shibbo
lcth with which oar contemporary cnnlcndr'
against N, expression ol preference Bnt n"
thing has been Seth IN the Examiner abou
"principlcs" since it has Sc exclusively csposet
the cause Of Mr.. Hunter. TheprcfeIracc oEth'
delegates for AIr. Hunter has been duly herald
ed, and no word Of opposition 10 expressions "
preference for Mr. Hunter has been secn i'll ths
''Examiner.
In The estimate nj Mr. Hunters availability
the "Eyunliner" Says: ''Iie is strong, for he /:
uuconnectcd with any of the cliqucs and com
birations that are cndeayorng ia unite job
hing and patriotism-to combine friends oi dli
ferent and hostile candidates" II. hr thus rX
ceptiug and particularizing Mr. Hunter, the
;'Exarniner" would intimate that there art
candidates who are 'cndearorin. 10 unite job
bing and patriotisn,' it is the duty Of oar c"
temporary 10 expose line guilty parties. Tho
inupnilo reflects upon all the other candidates
AMI we must ask our contemporary TO be more
explicit Does the Examiner allude Il
judge Donrus or oe Lane, or Daniel S. Pick
inson, or Mr. Wis.,, Or Mr.. Guthrie, or Mr.
Brerkinridge or Mr.. Cobb, or Mr. Stephens
Or whom does lhr "Exauncr" charge will
"uni,ins nhins and patriotism ::
Tile Examiner" continues No can'ii'
date has him lAlr. lIuntcrJ for an enemy.
| II would have been better to lave said every
cauddat. las him Tor lriend. We hope
both are trrr-. But why say this Of Mr., Hun
ter unless there is IL il something peculiar to
him. Arc Lh. ntiisr candidates the enemies
Of each other:
Hu, o,ir rotcrnmrary seems abonl I" tiTn
pcnlcnt, and says. "FGr ourselves much Il.
we desire his nomination., wr Shall not seek to
secure il !,y weakening nr destroying the IN
nucncc Of any distinguished member Of the
Democratic party The iss'les Of this contest
are &c y character too grave and important 10
BE- lightly put 80 hazard. We know that Ell
forts 10 crush any Ie;lnS Democrat will Sc
riously increase the hazard Of Il Democratic
| ,icleat al. the election" tla'! sncil good re-
solves governed nIr contemporary. there mad
been no necessity for those inter,nnabe ralcn-
lations through the mazcs OF which The "Ex-
aminer'' is daily counting the strength. o! its
candidate There would have been neither
Wise nor Hunter delegate Il harmonious
and united delegation seeking the most aSaila-
bic candidate, aa1 looking only It" result at
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