Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-03
hSNcnHURs. OCTOBER s,,s,o.
THE sTAUNroN CONVENTION.

oil the Convention we've characterized by The mos,
entire harmony AMI perfect unanniry. From the
seaooard 10 the mountains. aud liom the mountains
70 Tue "es'efn frontier, but one sentiment was
ne"fo-'hs the SPOILERS must be dispossessed of the
ROVER which they have shamelessy abused, & thai,
the great Kentucky Statesman ought TO be the rally
ing point ot all WHO beye that the honor * The iner
est OF the country. the integrity of its constitution
and the preservation of ITS liberties demand ch,nce
oil Rulers 1t spartlcnlarly gratifying to see, a.
mongSt the delegates TO the Convention, men who
have grown grey in the public seuice-men who
were prominent IN the ranks ofthe Jeilerso MAN Re
publican party when that party upheld the genuine
principles OF epnblicansm-before ultra tederahsts
had crept into its ranks. and wormed their way up
ward 10 the highest posts of honor We need only
mention the names of Leigh, Johnson, Archer,
Slaughter, McCandlish Boiling, HAMS, Cotton,
Tucker, Newton, Witcher and Coles, TO Justify
ous assertion. Ii is likewise worthy OF remark that
the larger PORTION Of the delegation were from
the South Side and TloSwa,er counties, where the
State Rights doctrines, expouaded by Mad.
son and Taylor OF Caroline, have always found their
sturdicst champions and their strongest support.
These are the men, and Aesc The counties, which
are branded with federalism by The co-laborers
OF Wall OF New jersey and Buchanan Of Pennsyl-
yania by the advocates of an unlimited Erecu-
dee and unguaraed Erehequor," against which
the Je0ersonian Republicans waged stern and un.
compromising watfa,e.
The counties unrepresenled in tie Stunton
Convention lie chiefly upon the Southwestern and
Northwestern frontiers Of tho State In the former,
The Van Buren, patty has had heretofore apowe,ful
numerical majoniy-in the latter, its majority
though decided, is smaller. The absence Of dele
cations from these sections Of The State, however is
attributable TO no lukewarmness the part of the
Wings, and still less TO any hostility to this mode Of
organization, but, as we are assured, eerey to
their distance from Siaunron and TO tho difficulties
of ntereommuncation. The Wings in those coun-
lies will not be with US less heartily in the conflict
because tl,ey have taken no part in Furnishing up the
amor.
There was but little discussion during the session
of the Conyention-less, imagine, than was ever
before Witnessed in deberatise body, in which
there were so many members celebrated for their
power in debate. The Convention, it was evident.
did not assemble for display but for organizations
not TO speak, but to act. There was a brief but ami
mated debate. however, ust the close Of the last
days session. Mr.. Newton of Wesmoreland, pre-
scented an "Address 10 The People Of Jirginia."
drawn up by himself, and which was marked by
great ability and cloqucnce urging its adoption, not
fro m the pride Of authorship, from vain couceit
of its claims the consideration Of tho Convention
but because he believed il discussed questions Of
magnitude and interest, which, ifreleued to at all,
p,bl MI u
tons previously adopted. Gen. Lewis, of Rocking
ham, thought that the Preamble pre- occupied the
whole ground. and rendered an Address entirely un-
necessary he, therefore, urged its Withdrawal by
the moyer-in which request he was joined by Chap
man Johnson, Esq who, in most beautiful speech
of 8 or 10 minutes, showed the impocy Of pressing
matter upon the Convention, us on the eve OF
its adjournment. which, fn received the sanction
OF the Convention at ALL should only do 80 after the
most careful scrutiny & The mature delIberaion.
Mr.. Johnson expressed his decided appreciation Of
the eloquent manner in which the Address depicted
the outrages of the Power that rules over u.s.
which he said touched in his own bosom respon-
sive chord. But he hoped y, would be withdrawn
particularly many Of the views briefly taken ID the
Preamble were identical with those which were ampf;
fed in the Address. He thou Ii, that would be I'M
proper TO send forth papers from the Conventions
covering substantially the same ground, in the
form of Preamble and the other OF an Address. ln
these views Mr. B. w. Leigh concurred, and in
brilliant speech OF 10 or Is minutes duration,
enforced the appeal which had been made upon
Mt Newton; in the course OF which he mged
some specific objections of the phrases of the
Address, which, he con,ended, would b. TOW" fl s,,..
Its context by the Administration party and throw
the Wkgs upon their defence. And, he said, he
did not intend 10 engage in defensive wat-hat IN
the Preamble he had carefully avoided the possib-
~ Of being thrown upon his defence by urging a.
gainst the Administration only those spccihc charg-
es which are sustained by official documents. He
sa,j that in entering upan this coutes he engaged
m an oenstre wa,-war TO the knife, and The knife to
the hit. Mr.. l.. was exceedingly delicious both in
manner aud matter, and drew down rounds Of ap.
pause. lie vas followed by Mr.. Archer Of Amelia,
who united with those who had preceded him in
urging the withdrawal Of the Address, paying in the
mean time, high and deserved compl iment TO the
ability and eloqnence of its author. Mr. A. was
loudly applauded, when in the OF his remarks,
he urged the duty ofzealous and united effort in our
holy cause" as il had been most appropriately
styled by Gen. Watts, of Roanoke. in his chaste and
energetic address taking the Chair as President of
the Convention. Mr.. Newton yielded to the soci-
ations of these gentlemen, and withdrew the Adj
dress. A number of the members of the Conven-
ton, however, addressed Mr. N. letter, urging It's