Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-03-02
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the first, he was satisfied tina, tho second would receive
the unanimous vote Of the Convention. tie availed him.
selt oil this occasion 10 say too, that IN his opposition -
the adoption of the first resolution he was not Influenced
by any douh, of Gen. Taylur's political orthodoxy whateV-
~; and should tia, gentleman be- nominated by The Ns.
iional Convention, he would receive his (Mr. M.'s) zssi-
OTIS support. =
Mr. 80. w. Lewis. Of Wrs,n,otland f,he delegation
fom which county had voted for the substitute after all
veriing 10 the lena rkable ability of the discussion. pr,.
posed that the committees fist resolution should be q.
dopted by reclamation.
d.. Yrrby. Of Northampton. (the vote Of which RUM.
~ had likewise been ior the substitute, J Seconded the
suggestion. lie had carried nut The instruction.
Of hls constituents by voting for the substitute. and he
was now prepared. ~ a spirit OF Cancellation and harno-
y. 10 yield 10 the manifest opinion of the majority tffis
political brethren.
MI. Jannsy, Of London, said tina, he would che ttully
sclnesce In ibis suggestion, If he could do 10 wi,hou, =
surrender "f his conscientious CONVICTIONS. But he had
heard nothing. since he had been here, in the shape VI
evidence. 10 change the opinion which he brought with
bun Ia this body Notwithstanding the eluqucnt and rnw
etlnl arguments on the other side. lie s,ood, therefore.
AS he had at first done. IN regard TO the relative svailabl.
iy OF the two candidates. liz could not. therefore
consistently y, vote for tho first resolution of lhs cmn nit
toe.
Mr.. Butts knew Of nothing that could Happen, in . M.
lltlcol point ui view, which could give him 80 much pain
as a separation, IN oplninn Or In action, from the Whlt
party oi Virginia. But he could nul, with the sentiments
he enter aiued and which he had expressed, vote for thu
nis RESOLUTION nf me cumnllteo lie had nut heard any
thing 10 change his 0pinton. Abiding TO the intelligence
received from Kentucky and Norlh Carolina, BY teie-
graphic d%cspatches. that he former had opp,inied Tay.
lr Electors 10 The National Convention, and H. at in tho
Stat" Convention of the latter a decided majority of the
mrmhtfs were III favor Of Gpn. IayIor, he said. .swN
have bson to-day struck by lightning !" and he attributed
10 The suddenncss Of the stroke The effect the annuncia.
lion II this infornatioa had Produced. Yet, Obliged 10
he was 10 vote against The first resolution of The commit.
tee he would pledge himself thus far. that il the woninn.
Iiun of this Cun yrullun. shaft In, fatifaJ hv ,h. National
Convention, he would give 10 the nomince HE
earnest support, and tina, his ''blows' 10 which previous
sllnsions had been made, should lie struck hard md fast
against The common enemy.
MI. hlasIuder, Of Albrrmarle, could no, yote FIR ,ha
resolution OF the COMMITTEE because in doing no, he would
be acting IA opidsiion 10 hrs CONSCIENTIOUS convictions.
aud to Tho instructions OF his constituents. Tina, rrs,lu.
ton, he said, may assert n fact, but he had no evidence
sufficient 10 satisfy his mind VI its irn,h. lie expressed
his tear that the Convention had fallen into 4 faisl crro,
bnl he, nevertheless, hoped that # the Expression Of pFr.
ference III favor o Gen. TaylDr by this Convention
shall be ratlilrd IN Philadelphia, in June next, that
the Nllgs OF ' lrsinia Will zealously sustain /, Ia No.
yemhor,
Mr.. mcfarland said, that he could not vote for IN,
FIST resolution Of The committee, sirone M was his desire
fer entire harmony. But 4, ntlenen miRl. be a,sur,,i
that his reluctance To do 50 was occasilned BY NJ, cxcite-
mfnt produced in The pr gtcss q, ihe discussion. lie
would cordially concur, as he hal before said, In The se-
cond resululIun. Al would most heartily unite In tho
means necessary to produce Ihegrea, rcsul, - the triumph
Oi Inc W hg parry.
The dsl resolution was then ~adoptedb by the following
vote
For the r. solution S7.-Against the Resolution Is.
DiVided-Loulsa and Essex--2.
The second resolution hen came up. ple,l,ioc the ann.
port Of the Wing party IN ihe numina,iuu ii The VIII,
party 10 the nomination Of the Wing National Conve".
ton - which, after same remarks from MIR J. NJ. Ford.
Of this city, alleging that the Richmond Delegation mad
not rejected the sense of The constituent body in w.
ting against Nh. Buit's substitute, aud from Mr. Robert
{. SianalS, IN reply. shoy ing hat that delegation was
nntrammrlled by instructions. and had, as hey believed.
fairly reflected iha " ishrs II their con- ti,ucn,s, and con.
suited the interests OF The Wing party,--was adopted
unanimously and by acclama,iun.
Mr.. Jannry of Londoun, was then loudly called for, and
appeared upon The stand. He said. "tle hanner county,"
from which he came, would do its duiy, as he should
himself do, IN the approaching canvass. lie would give
no specific pledges for l,imselfor for his constituents mora
than that. The Wings Of Loudoun have c~onndcnce in the
National Convention, and, they will be The last 10 turn
their back upon any nominee presented by that hdy.--
In November neNt her 1900 Wing voters will ho found
rallylng around hun
A resolution of thanks to VIM. S. Archer, Esq. the
President OF the Convention, was then unanimously adop-
ted. for The able aud impartial manner in which he had
exercised the duties Of his office which elected from
that gentleman a beautiful and Impressive valcdictory.
The thanks oil The Convention were likewise returned
to the SECRETARIES and to The Sergean,-at Arms.
And then, in perfect harmony and good feeling, tho
Convention adjourned, sine die.