Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-06
RICHMOND, JANUARY c, 1894.

CONVENTION 1T THE C.4PITOL' I
Weseize the earliest opportunity ofIayng be-
fore our readers the proceedings ofthe members
Of both branches of the Legislature last nig hit
in the Hall of the House of Delegates.--They
are interesting 20 the State, and tn the nation.
A notice was inserted in this paper on
Thursday morning, at the request of mem
her of the Legislature, conyening The mem
bers TO confer sp Congressional Nomination..
The meeting was fixed for o'clock of last
evening hut long and animated struggle
came on in the II. of Delegates for The cleo
lion off Register ofthe Land Office Treas
urer was then elected and the Houses did
not adjourn until after O'Clock. This, of
course, broke in upon the original arrange
ment; but as soon as the members had dned,
they began 10 assemble at the Capitol The
bell was runS the Hall was illuminated and
about 6 O'Clock the meeting was organized
on the motion of Mr.. Thompson of Fairfax
60 appoint LINN BANKs, Esq. Speaker Of the
House of Delegates, the Chairman of the
mer ing. On his motion, also, VIM. Mum
FORD, Esq. Clerk to The House Of Delegates,
was appointed Secretary.
On Mr.. Thompson's motion the Roll of the
Members of the two Houses was called over,
and the following answered to their names, or
subsequently entered and gave them in at the
clerks table,
or the Senate sessrs. W. G. Holt Speaker Johnson Of
Dsd @ os cP S A nss bSwn Wyatt"
or the House Of Defgotes-Messrs Linn Banks Speaker
Drummond, Gordon, Randolph, Becker, Garland, Craw-
ford, Robinson, Eigngtoa, Dromgooe, Yancey, Everett,
Laidey NJ Ai.ter, Dickinson. Parker. Tyler mi--ad,
Carrng,on of Charlotte, arve of Charoe, Branch An.
derson Of Chesterfield, fiil Turner, Miller, Wynn Ross,
cclos, Collier Muse, Brockenbrough Thompson Of Fair
Sexton, Barton, sndow Lewis, NORRIS GIoucester r.
Ws,sSs Of %oehland Bryce Hail 9gesby Mays Of
Hanover Nevill seden Burton, Bouidin, King purde,
nods, Harwooa Pollard II o. moo %. Pollard Of King
81 Wm. Ayle 6ilnour, Hail. hl'slan of Lee, Bland Chill
ton Sirblng Winston, Daniel of Louisa. Fisher MFar
Jane, Briggs, Newman, Digge Alexander, Peee Jesse Of
Middlesex, Morgan, Raymond Vas Sherrard. Gustin,
county, Nottingham, Bets, Watkins NJ Faris Davis OF o.
Hiaory Taam ii9irsIcn, Jones Of Pendeton, Cshell,
Witche Gilliiand, Watkins of FowlIaian Old Sigier,
Zisn Goey, Foster Harrison of Prince Wm Martsney
Russell Bare iaker, Briggs, rhornton Mason Stafford
Daniel of Stafford Mason of Sussex Harrison OF Sussex,
George, Peery, Carey. Jones Warwick Falteu Brad
ley, fiangerfor, wesmoreian Prentis Chapman
Saunders riei Jones OF York. Loyal spooner, liayie of
Mir. Tyler then rose and adyerted in very
handsome aad eloquent terms TO the object
of the meeting. He took Il condensed view
of the situation of the country in relation To
The approaching presidential election of the
necessity of harmony and union among the
great republican family throughout the nation
aud especially in Virginia. He adyerted Ia
our former concert of action, and coniured
Tie uieriiilf5 to SdcTlHce on lile present OCca-
sion, every thing like sectional feeling, every
thing ikepersonal partiality;and prejudice, on
the altar of our cOuntrY's good. Virginia,
he said. had always acted with concert and
with unanimIty, and he ferventIy hoped she
would do SD at the present highly important
crisis. He called the attention of the meeting
TO The proceedings in our sister states who
were preparing TO exert their whole and un-
divided strength in the coming contestant
concluded BY moving the appointment of a
Committee 10 bring in Resolutions suited ia
the occasion.
A Committee was accordingly appointed
whose names appear in the official account
of The Proceedings. They retired forthwith
to one of The Committee rooms, and after a
shortabsenee returned, and Mr.. Tyler made
their Report
This Report was read by the Secretary-as
were also the proceedings OF the Convention al
Albany.
The Chairman then propeunded the ques-
ton on the adoption of the Preamble aud
Resolutions and they were agreed TO with
out dissentngvocr.
Mr.. Thompson, of f. moved that the word
unanimously be inserted in the resolutions thai
she world might be appraised of the existence
oi an unanimity and harmony of political feel
Ings, so gratifying To ourselves, and which
Wonld be SD unexpected abroad.
Mr.. Chiffon rose he said, under an embar-
Tassment of feeling aud with reluctance
which he had never before felt. He consider
ed IT due TO the Meeting AS well as TO himself to
explain the circumstances under which he hac
attended, and the reasons which compelled
nun to dissent from the entry OF the reselu
iions as unanimous In long and animated
y speech. filled with liberal and c0nciiIalory re
marks, (of which our time does not enable u.
30 furnish even sketch he ayent INTO the TX.
PLANTATION alluded to; the substance of which W.
understood to bp-Thai the notice being e
The Republican Members of the Legislature
ne viewed himself as included in il, because II,
had always considered himself Republican
IN principle, and rs much attached to our re-
publican institutions as any man in the cOun
Try. There was no party question in agitation
i at present, and he had expected that the OBJ.
.iect OF the Meeting was TO designate an ind
ytdual from among the candidates for tia
Presidency. who were all of the same poll
tles. lie had no objection to see any one ofthem
elected, -orcept one; and he wished that Virgi
MA should act with uuanimHy ia the supper
OF the candidate who WAS the choics of the
majority That choice he was prepared tC
support, with the exception before mentioned
IL was with these feelings and sentiments
(Rne had attended the meeting. and he regret
ted To say that h. must enter his protest agains
the resolutions Not because he was opnos
ed to cancus, under present circumstances
but because the proceedings Of the fneefin.
had assumed something Of party character
The resolutions which had been adopted, re-
erredto, and adopted the preamble and re-
solutions Of New York ~ which the term
democratic repu ijcans had been used Thes
terms be did not approve and this Appreciation
did not belong to bin. The notice had bee
10 Republicans. not SAYING q whether federa