Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-14


The notice Of HE proceedings Of the District Conven-
ton held in this place last week. necessarily written
in great hasie while it sl in session II ,,,se.
fA'' W" 's ""P''''''' ~" .ng other omissions
was list d the icfre ofil ,'onyenlon as G,llous.
JOHN :" Essr Of Buckingham. President.
.osr.H WILSON Of Bedford, LIST lice President;
Is. +. WALKER OF Buckingham, ID. do,
SAM. NJ GARLAND Of Amherst, 81. do;
On H. w iTnIGs Of Campbell, 18th do;
Rolf ELpgIpGE oi Buckingham.
Jko. II. ALEXANDER OF Campbell, C.
WIN. =. RIp Dr. oi L. nchburg, "''''''''es'
X. H. IoLEa Of Lyncnburg,
We also omitted 10 state that on the evening pre-
cedng The assenbage Of the Corveniiou large crowd
convened at Iynch's Warehouse, which had been pre-
pared for the occasion, ard listened to speech from
Richard lvanhoe Cucke, Of Fluvauna, Of marked ability
and eloqueace. We but speak the general sentiment :,
'hse VINO had the pedsufe o hearing The speech, when
we say HAT in cearoes aud force of rsasonn and in
beauty ana apiness OF lustron was not exceled by
any "''' 'e'e'eo uo.ng The progress Of the Conven,
ton.
on The se'nr, day. the Convention was aid ,essed by
W'ii'im l.. Goggin, Thomas y Flournoy, Philip A.
Eo.,Ing, and the yeleranWm b. Banks; each of " HON
ELECTED the plauds of the large auditory that at
tended On the occasion. And at night, Joseph X r
wing gave Of his fine speeches at the Universal
list Church, followed. in BRET and pointed addresses BY
WIN. b. Preston and p. A. Boiling, in response to the
calls OF the andlonce-and Iynch's warehouse. Thos
i. Bouldn, OF Charlotte. addressed the people in a
strong and powerful argument the Tariff question:
Mr. 3oudin, like Messrs Archer and Preston and scores
of Others having, in reference to that vital measure OF
policy. rehqnshed under the irresistible array of facts
which 90 To contule he Free Trade Theory, which in
their younger days they nbibed from books, the opn-
ions with " hch they entered lie.
! About l0o'clock Mr. c. l.. Mosby Proceeded to ad-
journ the Convention sine dis,-whlch he did in a fe y
remarks very happily conceived, and which re.
spnnJed 10 by the audience with marked enthusiasm -
The venerable President, (Mr. Patleson) being una
bic to anendsent 70 Mr. Mlsby, be read by him, the
following chaclerstc vaedlciory:
"And now, gentlemen, this Convention is about t,
djourn will ask your kind attention une moment
'whe say 10 you HAT have heard of a mans collect
cling debts al e per cent in money can be asst thai
"debt of gratitude has been paid 10 me which prize far
"higher-worth ton thousand per cent. paid me In the
"honor you have conferred upon me at this Convention
'in consideration Of the services which rendered my
country in the days OF the Revolution which tried men S
sous. The earnest prayer Of my heart is Tor the pros
perlty OF our beloved country, and that Henry Clay and
Iheodore Frellaghuysen may be elected President and
'Vlce President OF the United States"
Among the striking features of the procession
was the beautiful car in which the Band were seated
and from which they "discoursed such eloquent musc''
drawn by SIN Clay eoor,d horses, on each of which
was beautiful flag But PERHAPS the oh ct which al
iTaeed more attention than any other was The car with
is numerous and appropriate flags and devices. attached
+ Ia tho delco,i, (amubrlI and uut mn NV itoi
whoe-souled Wing, john y. Alexander Reposng, as
If "at home" upon its summit, was the "Same old
Coon" which was borne in processon by Tie sane del
egaon in lSl0-lookug somewhat older than lie did
four years ago but every whit well in flesh and firm
Most OF the Delegations had appopr ale banners which
mnelng with 'hennmerous beautiful flags that appeared
IN almost every part OF Main street, formed tout en-
sembc quite imposing Tor It's beauty and..grandeur