Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-16
More sharp Practice on the Part Of the
Friends OT Hunter,

We alluded a day or two ago to the fact that the
ienis OF Hunter in Albemsrc bad packed the deeg'-
ton om that county the District Convention shortly
to be held in Charlottesville for the purpose of eectng
delegates to the Charleston Convention. We have now
record another instance of the voea aud revolution
airy tactics of the Hunter men, which occurred at the
Democratic meeting in Louisa on Monday last We copy
a history Of the affair from an editorial in yesterday
Enquirer, contained in the following extract:
"A resolution Of instruction in favor of Wise was OF,
cred and supported by large majority OF crowded
meeting The minority determined 20 hight against IL
with a non-commttal substitute Not content with this,
they endeavored TO weary the majority by long de-
bate Ia this they failed The vote was taken on the
substitute, taken thrice, informed by private
letter. aud the chairman decided that the substitute was
lost The minority called for a division. The hall was
crowded as 20 embarraSS count and the majority
unanimously determined TO withdraw temporarily from
the room, in order allow the votes OF the minority TO
be counted. The minority then seized The opportunity
% rash oa from tie hail. and thus break P tbe'"eet'Hg
e.tlout cyea q Uots Of adjournment
Now, did anybody ever hear Of cutter or more IN
princpej trick than that prctsej by the Hunter men
olLouisl, Monday LAST Finding themselves in awo-
ta minority they "seizej the opportunity during the
temporary withdrawal of the Wise for the purpose
oralowug the 70 De taken airy-they seized said
opportunity, say $50 rush o,a from The hail, and
ius breakup s meeting -ittout ro'e Of adjourn
mont.
In our Judgment, such a proceeding on the part Of
any fraction OF any party any occasion or under any
crcum tauccs Is simply scaudalous and dsgracetul-
And it the Wise men OF Louisa amey submit to such
revolutionary and uexcusabe, and insulting conduct on
the part of the Hunter men, they will prove themselves
spaues Of the first water and will richly deserve to be
gibbetcd Bat We have no idea that they will suffer
themselves to De thus ridden over roughshod We be-
Eevc tbev have too much spirit not TO meet their Hunter
competitors az Pbippi and fight the battle out ito the
bitter end" SO far as We have observed the Wise men
have acted throughout fairly and honorably being indis
posed to take any undue advantage OF their Hunter com
petitors Not So however, with the willy and adroit
Hunter tactcians-tor, they seem to have scruPes,
and are for victory at any cost Of courtesy, fairness JUS
tco aud centemauly behavior.
Over and over again since the adjournment Of the
Democratic Convention. w5 have warned the Wise men
against the arts and wies Of the huuter men. And uu-
less the former keep their eyes wide open all the time
che latter viii succeed beyond doubt in securing the
appointment OF large majority OF the delegates to the
Charleston Convention To obtain eight out of the fifteen
delegates to be selected the great poutfor eight con
s,itue majority of the whole and Virginia, you know
always votes IL National Conventions as unit But to
obtain less than s. vii be equivalent to getting none
Whether Wise or Hunter therefore, shall secure the
needed eight depends altogether upon the superior &C
yity and address OF their respective friends Gentlemen
Of both factions, We say unto you in the eloquent and
thrilling language Of Shakspesre-SBread Yourselves