The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-01
Virginia Democratic State Convention.

from Richmond 50 minutes past o'clock to-day, that
the convention has adjourned gloriousy. Robert G.
Scott (as elector of the district win open the canvass in
Henrico county on Monday"
We have verbal accounts of the two first days pro-
eedngs They show with what ability and harmony the
convention was conducted Everything was indicative
| Of -conhdence-success Everything was in per-
ect contrast with the distracted and discordant whg
conventlon which. quarrelng about aspiring men, and
skuking from all discussion of general principles met
in dscord and parted in confusion.
We have time to enumerate several anecdotes
which we have heard OF the events that transpired
Turing the democratic convention One only must
suffice for the present. Governor VIM Smith, one of
the most eloquent and efficient champions of the demo
cratic cause In the last campaign and who did more than
yeoman's service, was called for speech But as
ne was not present, committee was sent for him The
orator appeared amid the accamaions of the con-
yenton; and among other things he drew vivid parallel
oetwesn the party who avowed herprincipes and bold
y inscribed them their flag and the party who went for
The "no-party man." who had no avowed prncples-the
man who had voted since 1898 at any political cleo
ton Here voice (o whig) was heard uttering
why" Because" replied the Governor turning round
to the quarter whence the queruous voice proceeded,
haps he had not ma lie up his opinion" The wekn rang
with applause The Governor added that she would not
pluck one wreath from the gallant heros brow but as he
had no political opinions and this was political Office
they were about to fill he thought they ought to select
nan qualified by his experience and knowledge in
civil affairs to conductthe administration OF his country"
We have not received what represented to us as
the admirable reso luons of the convention They will
hara offar
Richmond Enquirer of this morning. the proceedings of
the two first days of the session.
Report of Mr. Pattos soeech on taxing the cbniy as yes
dent Of the Democratic Convention, Monday evening
GENTLEMEN OF TIE CONVENTION: My private business
would make it impossible for me to accept the station
which your Kindness has conferred upon me, i'll
nor protracted We assembled here the representa-
yves OF an immense constituency in Virginia-of which
other things our confidence in the and in the govern
nent administered by the President of choice aided
by his cabinet counselos declare that, opinion
the vacnatons OF his opponents have been disappointed
and the hopes of his friends more than realized [cheers
want" We to proclaim our unchanged and un
changeabe adherence to those principles OF repub
can government, OF practical expediency, and Of con
sttutIo1al construction of which he has been for the
last three years, the exponent. We perform
measures for selecting delegates represent u in ma
which we deem essential to the perpe,uy of republican
government and to the union of the States. [Cheersl
discharged
pronptirude and harmony We have no disputes 10 settle
mo conflicting claims OF rival candidates for the presi-
teri and Sybline leaves interpret Laughter
presume we shall have no THUNDER langhte to shake our
our Laughterl There no dark and porten-
,ous clouds lowering over us which require thunder
light and floating vapors, far above heads which may
make it doubtful with those who weather wise,
rays of democratic will dsspa,e and show that
skies are bright and D,ishtening"' lCheers.l
vered to- from active attention to the discussion of po
snd a haTf s be % a the
should have felt afraid speak of the present po
oa oa had we not the official Of the
Convention, and the dongs OF that body which happens
regards the present canvass
suppose will be considered Legitimate refer the add
and its presiding oacer) for the purpose OF enghtenng
my own Ignorance and understanding distinctly the
lntrusled with the reins of government.
We told by the president of that convention
The representative OF comparatively small constituency
(laugher]-that HE wing party, of which he has been
member ever since its organzaon he informs us. sal
ways at the signal in solid phalanx had maintained their
adhesion their principles banchng when the tide
sesmed o o to set afan, hen They had had
how to terminate this with Mexico"
And in an after part ofthe address it is said
THE fable of lEsop which General Taylor had quoted,
10! be idered orthodox appli.
cable the conduct of government towards Mexico:
we had fallen, like the wolf upon lamb, destroy it,
for drinking below us on the sea NJ" Thus we hav il
announced officially by its president, and apparently
TONED by the convention, that ali the questions which
the whg party differed with the democratic party
during the past years (neary long the existence
of the party se endedended, of course, by the tr
umphan success OF the party in powe and the surrender
Of opposition by the wings cheers and laughter and the
only question is, how terminate this vile war, and
rescue thai innocent lamb Mexico from this ravenous
wolf, (the United Staes) (Laughterl was disposed to
when the great convention OF the wing party
fighting on this one principle
o, dear sensbity la,
1heard a little lamb cry baa.
3d. says l. youve lost your mamma
Ah!! [LauShter1
This being tho only question whs friends had en-
the upon had a,ercd y.eIf that after the
flashes OF hghtntng informing that treaty of peace
had gone on 10 Washington, and ratified and APP
qured the action OF the Senate and probably depended
the voice OF wing senators to establish i'll had supposed
after all this, wing friends having other ground OF
contest left would have grounded their and have per
United the election by default. am If that
has not been substantially done by the wing convention as
quietly laid tho Great Embodiment of wing prime piles
the Shelf and soennly announced their favorte cand
date gentleman, who, with the frank and honest plain
ness oil gallant soldier takes especial pains TO declare
that he will not be their candidate, laughter that he
will not be the exponent of their doctrines laughter j
and that his life has been hitherto much the
field, that no has had IS consider inves
tigate great political questions, has he attempted
TO do So Notwithstanding this, they proclaim General
Taylor their first choice To prin
cipes of the great wing party have last, Laugh
ter All the large space their mighty honors reduced
TO this small span Laughter All their high duties
and terrifying exactons' dwnded down this little
pass Laughierl Thus ends the great chapter of wing
the Capules by its friends and their Embodiment
quietly laid the shelf! Laughter. And what is