Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-09-17
DEMocRArrc STATE CoSvryr,oy.

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
This body assembled at Charlottesville on
Wednesday the 9th inst. The Hon. Linn
Banks was chosen President, and Gen'l. w.
F. Gordon, Hon. Andrew Beime, Major
Charles Iancey, Inman Homer, and John
Cargill, Esq. Vice Presidents. and Thomas
Richie, and Richard B. Gooch, Esq'rs. Sec
retaries. On being conducted to the chair
Col. Banks delivered an address setting forth
the objects Of the Convention. The Jeffer-
sonian Republican says there were between
five and six hundred delegates present.
We learn from the Charlottesville Advo-
cate that the subject of the Vice Presidency
incidentally came up in the Convention on
Friday, and produced considerable hutter-
ing among the pigeons. Some of the dele
gates felt instructed to nominate Col. john
son, and others were violently opposed to
him. The Advocate remarks that Some of
them went SO far as to say they would quit
the Convention if Old Dick were nominated.
With the view of giving 'sihis most interest
ing and delicate subject as many of the
members called it, the go-by, it was referred
to a committee which was raised on ssmiscel-
laneous subjects" We presume nothing
made.
The proposition recommended by the Con-
vention to open poll at the Presidential e.
lection to instruct the Legislature on the sub
nf tho election IF IT,,,toI
tors, is well calculated to arrest the attention
of the country. We should pronounce it per-
fectly silly and ridiculous, were it not that
we fear there is more in it than meets the
eye. What ground Of hope the party can
have Of reversing the decision of the people
in the spring. we are at loss to imagine.
We copy the following proceedings from
the Republican
Judge PETER V. Dan offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted Resolced
That Committee of23 be appointed by the
President, to report such arrangements as the
Convention may adopt for furthering the OBJ
jects Of its meeting.
Whereupon, the President appointed the
following gentlemen to compose the commit
tee aforesaid, to wit: Robert Butler, Edward
p. Scott, John w. Nash, VIM. Meredith.
Samuel c. Anderson, VIM. N. Meriwether'
Norborne NJ. Taliaferro, John B. Ailworth,
John Mercer Garnett, John W. Tyler, James
Bosher, IohnZ. Holiday, Ambrose p. Hill.
John r. Wallace, Henry Bedinger, James
Harvie Carson, Henry b. Jennings, Porter
field A. Heiskell, Augustus a. Chapman,
Daniel FL. Hoge, Robert Nj. Hudson, Robert
A. Thompson, and William Marteney.
The Convention was then most ably and
eloquently addressed by JohnZ. Holiday, of
Louisa, and Norborne M. Taliaferro, of
Franklin.
Wednesday Evening, 4 p. NJ.
Mr.. Nash, from the Committee Of %, re-
ported the following resolutions which were
adopted unanimously.
l. ResoiUed, That the delegates of Teach
County, City and Borough be requested to
lay before the Secretary on or before Friday
morning, list of the delegates who are in
attendance on the Convention, together with
the names OF their respective Counties, CT
ties and Boroughs endorsed on their memo
randums, and the Post Office of each dele
gate.
9. ReSolred, That Committee of %, one
from each Electoral District, be appointed to
prepare an Address from the Convention to
the people Of Virginia on the great political
questions involved in the approaching Presi-
dental election, and on the superior claims of
MARTIN VAN buren, to the Chief Magistracy
of the Union. (The following gentlemen
were appointed to compose the committee |
John 5. Millson, Robert Ridley, John w. |
Nash, Alexander Dortch, Charles Yancey. |
Paul Taylor, James Garland, Robert |. Poul- !
son, Jno. NJ. Garnet, John w. Tyler, Peter |
V. Daniel, Thomas J. Randolph, William |
Smith, Charles Hunton, John G. II. Taylor. |
James Fl. Carson, Reuben Moore, Porterfeld |
A. Heiskell, Augustus A. Chapman, Robert
NJ. Hudson, Nathaniel Burweii, Robert A. |
Thompson, Cyrus Vance.
3. Rcsofred, That a Committee of seven be
appointed to take all appropriate measures for
the distribution of the speeches and Electoral |
tickets which have been prepared by the |
Central Committee for this Convention, a.
mong the various counties and cities Of the !
Commonwealth, and that as those speeches
and tickets have been obtained in anticipation
Of the wants of this Convention. upon the
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