Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-09


toone soe. and the an Bureaes cuntcndng that the
vote should he taken by counties according Ia IN, ratio oil
representation in the House Of Delegates Messrs Scd-
dom Ialal,rro Filzlugh Scott others advocated the
per capita mode oil voting Messrs Roaue Richie,
BOuldn, Williams and others the vote by counties
The dlsep.sipR Was warm aud rNctus aud a.,ut -
clock ii was deedcd, by yeas and nays in lvoS VI the
latter Iqadr, -yeas ao5. nays I'll. luis was the grs
sw OF hauts'' that took place aud at once dashed he
hopes o the friends OF Mr. Calhoun who saw that thfs
@crein wuul minority, Mr.. Seldom Immediately d
rse AID IN speech Of yearly four hours length lco
sing after O'Clock, sustained the positions embodied in
s Address, and opposed Gen. pomso,e's substitute.
ten llnpGgooc replied, spepp occupying about an
hour and hall IN lis delivery aud wn,h as he said he
feared his audience VICE spmeN Ia, doNsy WAS enlscn-
ed by many FLASHES Of VII y strokes OF hunor chiefly al
the expense III ;hc Wings, 4 large number Of whom
were IN attendance, and who relishcd the Generals
good naiund hrlss kccny AS any oi their opponents
The General otcoorse carried his pout--and thea The
Convention al pufned-'he Van Buren, men triumphant.
but Is understand their allies taking ,cir defeat
good lumor and resolving 10 stick the ce,sc. Vile
Their they will adhere To th4 resolution remains obc
It may well be appreben4 b, themselves, that If com
paraycy sma matter the mode and time ol
al Convention. kinded great a fire, the nominaton.ty
that body when II shall assemble as well as the Efforts
of the friends of the prominent gentlemen who viii be
brought To II, consderaOn to the ascendancy in
the appointment, Of delegates tia, body will lead 10 an
lniclsrr state o feeling, and 10 heeer disanp,intuenl
and, IN III, event Of the s, ,cnnp of many connoen
cleS which are lar nqir likely To occur than otherwise
10 open d'sseIslon and hostility. However
NIL II l.
10 leave the future otcll lis own tale.
In order that the points Of difference between the lea.
dcrs o the rival houses may be conwch,ndod, viii
state diem briefly. Tie fss's Of Mr. Van iiurn in
tsof OF an ed'Y pe,ih ior the as-ma.e oi the National
NoHysn'lon later lhan November. isl;, ile friends
Of Mr.. Calhoun are in rtp, pfa later day-not
than May, 1911. The tfln.f rapcnd li th.ir party
in the several S7frs ought no n BE- restricted the
mode oi appointing delegates, but lsat this should be
Ia TO the discretion L! the majority in each Statcthe
llter ms It at the mode ought 10 be uhtonp aud that
ilir district system is The otiy fair and os Ole. Tie
iorm', assert that III Convention the proper aanrcr oi
voting Is Ly Sa'cs, and mol pU capita, as5lmuaiing il
10 HE action Of the Electoral College III the choice Of
Pmsid-nt-ihe latter, that each delegate should vote
in accordance with The wishes OF his district after
the analogy furnished by TIE action Of the mem
bcrS ot Congress. All these points OF difference
deliberately discussed Tar general and abstract
principles Involved hut the true metre Of each was
seduously concealed The Van Burenilcs are in favor
nan early nomination, by Sqts BECAUSE they are aware
that their lyenie is constantly losing strength with the
Prnp and thai his most pronlsrnt rival is Cunning in
the proportion; and they advocate the system Of vo
tne bY states because, Van Buren, will be backed w tho
heavy vote Of New York certain and in all likelinodby
rgnla and Pcnns, ,anla whose strcnnth mic be int
tered away If the vote were per CAPITA The Caliuun
lies are in favor OF as long slponcmcnt OF tie nomna
ton possible, because the signs every where indicate
the increasing strength Of leir avorilc and the proper
li'na,e dnlnnon OF that Of Mr. Van Buren,; and they
sustain the pr copita mode Of voting in Convention be
cause III lis tendency 10 draw husclfa few districts in
The heavy Van Buren, States aud IN that extent still
farther To weaken that gentleman. 1t is not struggle
to tie establishment Ct certain and lnsi principles OF ae
tioi IN such pruc cdmes-but each bmuchoi the party
i, III favor OF that particular mede Of acon which ii
hnhs Will most probably conduectp the elevation Of III
llyorlc aud to the defeat Of his rival Gen. Dromgooe's
proposition was ultimately adopted aud Mr. srddons
rccd
The last day : proceedings nf this Convention
in marked and stirling contrast with lhue which clar
arlcrlzed lis opening scenes. 1t is true thai even al
The commencement ol lis deliberations, there oni-
nous portens oi approaching discussion, which the
very anxiety Of some Of the leaders 10 conceal only
v.d iNnfe distinct, IL reveal To the obseryRu tyr, The
address of Mr. Stevenson, hiking the clair. scented
n'ginly designed prepare The way Tor tine struggle
which unavoidable, aud 10 throw oil in advance
upon the angry surges ot conflicting opinion, which he
already bcheld approaching And 50, lAen Use. each
slrr SPEAKER called 10 the floor nanr SEED
don, lalni'r1o. DAM, l. Gordon, Cooke BraNon. Scott
lcahc, Is ptfhngs ohcrS) 1t WIS ensured thai lille
buso OF tie Wings was very "cobcsire poioer. fanst
equal to the ''ptHiis puado,' which MI Calhoun, be-
lore he turned his iaa somerset SAID Wa the rcDicatiig
prmclie" Of tba very Van Buren, party by W hose
he hopes 10 reach the Presidential chair there
ouer subccts upon which they wonl compelled oact
aud which they approached with 'lcar and trembling"
The Ghost of Banquo always before them. Hence
perhaps the GOODNESS and want Of enthusiasm in the
ller sta9ts OF the Conventon-,llo difficulty with which
gentlemen could be induced tospeak, many Of them
pleading hfdiposiiion "a very equIYpcal word by the
way as excuse for silence, that the WAYS remarked,
it was the most scLig Convention that had assem-
bed in Nirgina-and the eadcn dullnrSs which charac
rrzcd the Efforts Of the best orators. There
thoughts that brcaihed-no words that burned. Funcr
al notes were they all--eNcrp when occasionally
'mra,-tuL" anecdo,e ora coon skim nvectiyc excited
the riSbl.s of the listening crowd. But, as soon
as the contest between tire two divisions of the party
rose then the previous lscssnoss and apathy d!sap