Richmond Enquirer

Richmond, Va., Friday, May 25.

BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

We have the two first days' proceedings of this Convention. On Tuesday, the Delegations from each State having voted by themselves, presented the results to the General Meeting. Mr. Van Buren received 208 votes, (189 or 2-3ds necessary to a choice,) Mr. Barbour 49, Mr. Johnson 26. Mr. Barbour received the votes of Virginia and South Carolina, 3-10ths of Maryland, 6-15ths of North Carolina, and 6-7ths of Alabama—Mr. Johnson, the votes of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois—Mr. Van Buren the rest. These were the results of the rule of the Convention.

Taking, however, the votes of such States as may be counted on for ultimately deciding the election of Vice President on the Jackson ticket, Mr. Van Buren received 111 votes, (not including N. Jersey, or Ohio)—Mr. Barbour 49, Mr. Johnson 26. (This estimate includes the whole of the Maryland votes; which is of course, incorrect; but not knowing how to split the votes between V. B. and Barbour, we have preserved the same ratio as above.)

The reader will judge from the preceding facts, who is likely to be the strongest candidate of the Jackson party—and how the election of Vice President is to be effectuated by the People themselves, and kept out of the hands of the Senate. Unless the nomination at Baltimore be respected, we must make up our minds to have Sergeant and Van Buren sent to the Senate—and Sergeant, of course, saddled upon us as the Vice President.

This is the state of the case, as it was presented by the vote of the Convention. But no sooner was it thus exhibited, than we see the Delegation of Virginia coming forward to approve and concur in the nomination of Mr. Van Buren—and similar resolutions adopted on the part of the Delegations of Kentucky, Alabama and Indiana. We understand that Richard M. Johnson is now prepared to waive his own claims, and to express his determination to support the nomination made at Baltimore.

The Convention was expected to adjourn finally on Wednesday. They would meet on that day for the purpose of adopting an address to the People of the U. States.

The Romney Intelligencer of the 19th, (a Clay paper) republishes Cassius, and asks "Now, if Johnson, Wilkins, Barbour, and Van Buren, are candidates for the Vice Presidency, will they not so divide the Jackson party, that neither can be elected? They certainly will." And it queries whether this consequence can be avoided by all these gentlemen "abandoning the contest, and leaving the field to Van Buren alone." It admits that the Senate will vote for Sergeant in preference to V Buren—and even contends that the people would also do it.—It affirms that "the people will vote for either of the other candidates in preference to Van Buren, and so will the Senate!" It asserts that "the influence of Gen. Jackson is every where declining!! and he can give no aid now to Van Buren; nor can Van Buren aid him."—It affirms in the 3d place, that "Clay is every where gaining ground. This the editors of the Enquirer must know is the fact. He is gaining ground even in Virginia!!! He is himself a Virginian."

Now, this is "out-Heroding Herod." We know of no such fact as he mentions.—On the contrary, it is our firm persuasion that Mr. Clay is leagues farther off from the Presidency, than he was before he went to the Senate of the U. S.