Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-13
With great respect | am yonr obi srrt't
X. NJ. I. HUNTER.
WAsn1Noron, June % 1910.

CLAFkSBURG tNA1 tONkEN flON.-The
most of the delegation trlm this CITY 10 the cunven
lion al Cark sbofe, have returned bnt,,e. dre hted
with Their Trip. and lie tue Nit mia basptalil,
that characterized their reception aud eutefialn-
ment From Them we have received an account
Of the convento1, as correct, pfoblby as We cnuld
have obained had We been present.
On their passage 10 and ilonihe conventions thry
found both tayefns an private honses prepared To
receive them; sumo Tor lhfee hundred guests and
some twenty. They aened ia Clnk,bure On
"Wednesday evening. the 9Th, where they G4und
large numbers Of delegates FIN brooke, Marshall.
Tyler. Wood, Monongtlia, pltNn. la,ll.on.
4 tnawha, Jackson. Mason, Lenls, Raudulph.
Nicholas, Hudy, Pendieten, HAM shire and + ed.
,rek, in Nng Mn. aud eete aud Fsycre, IN
Pennsylsania. Al shout SIX o'elAok, the multitude
in the town asseuhed IN Aout of BatlleIi's Hoin
and FIST called on ID. NJ. Edsinetun, E,q. Of th,s
cry, Who addressed the assembly. for short tinc
IN neat and ppropfate speech. lie was lullnw-
ed by q. w. summeis, eleefnr for the kamu lla
dstiet =. Wiliisms. Jf. elettnr Ton Ftrdelrk :
Van Wrinkle, of Wood Spnre. OF ohm; Wilson.
OF Mononeaa, aud Seymour, uf Handy Thesp
speeches occupied lie ntue until eleven o'clock in
the evening, when The meeting adlouuod aud OBJ
tanned lodgings whefe hesi tn Y 90 Id.
Ga Thursday morning, the weather proved very
uniasorable, Notwithstanding winch large nunl-
Der OF the strrn aud handy patriots from the hills
came in. About niue O'Clock. the fain cnmment ed
falling yet the procession formed consslIua at tou
five TO SIX Thousand persons. rfecededby iiue baud
and each delegation carrying It's appropriate ban.
The procession moved 10 the stand and was o,rnn-
lied by the appointment Of ). Spiiug. l. 50 chair
man. aud Is Wee Presidents and eght Secretaries
Mr.Sprige, on fak ne the chair addressed the con
yebtion IN his happlrst manner, and closed by m.
PRODUCING the ian Wm. e. Rittsto the onyento ID,
Mr.. X. WAS received by the Convention in tie mos
enthusiastic manner and proceeded to address them
~ strain ol argument thai carried conviction with
IT. lie sci forth Tie democratic ground ON which
he siuod. onsMbieh lac had been supporter OF the
administration al Jackson. aud The pledges which
had been made BY the present incumbent. He then
showed how far that iac umbent had departed from
uhe aemociaiie curse oil pohcy, aud proposed mea-
snres that struck al the ionudaIlon al civil belty-
30 convincing WAS this aigameiI thai nu less than
II persons from lie crowd, Who hid been support-
efs OF v an Buren,. called Out, pul us down Tor old
ip The ialn continued bur under the feeling x
cited ey Mr. Rtges, no inpalicnee was manifested,
ana AMID tie cheers when lie closed there were uu.
mesous calls for him to goon.
MI soathali commenced. and held the convention
enrapiufed by his elequence Tor near tfuee houts
more. The convention then adjourned a well plas-
ed with the speakers, the audience and il,t ms
pect that existed oi a liual Triumph Of democracy
Inc order aud deeotum that observed IA Ills
large assembly, as veil the open haoded huspi-
ialHy aud good feeling that Characterised he Iecep-
ton Of the members If The conyenlon afe-the sub.
Jeets OF general remark.
We Know thai this convention has resulted ia
some political good, and believe there will al
SO uch guod arse from the intercourse thus es-
tsbsled between the citizens OF The various por-
lions oil " esiefn Virginia, aud satisfied tbat
thai sgefc9ur viii be reHeied al AS early dsy as
peac,iaabie. Mr. tlees paaied b, Alr tn
aipsnd a poaioi-ot The Moaoaaa iia agd 0aio Cogn.
~ detegaton, vent Aorgantown, here d meeting
was 10 be held on Saturday. From that point Messrs
- ana ?. VIII sctutn home with the nlen,ion Of