The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-09

Delegates Inc HAltlnsOro DcAn0crauc Convention
Messrs j. w. Tyler. Charles Hunton, Thomas Hill
and Gen Rust OF Loudon, appointed delegates in the
Fauquier district
The Albemare district convention assembled at Char
lottesve on the LIST May; Dr. L. ~ Lyon in the chair
Mr. George w. Randolph stated that the democratic
State convention had recommended that each electoral
district IN Virginia should appoint four delegates and
four aernaes but the delegates from each distric
would be entitled 10 but vote the number of dele
gates would be immateria he therefore moved that this
convention appoint delegate for every hundred
democratic votes given in at the last presidential cleo
ton, and that the delegation from each county
mend to the convention the names OF suitable persons
delegates to the Baltimore convention.
Which motion was seconded and carried unanimously
The following were then submitted to the conven
ton
Absmarie eounty-Col Tn. j. Randolph, Andrew Ste
venson, Tucker Coles, Shelton f. Leake Major Richard
Pollard, DIR. B. F Randolph, William NJ Wade
Madison count .-Col. r.. A. Banks r. c. Booon, G. n
Thrift, John Weaver, 7. ]. Humphreys.
Louisa eounty-W. M. Amber, Col W. o Harris, Hugh
Goodwin, Joseph X Pendleton, A. F. Butler
Orange eounty.-Garrett Scott, Joseph Hidden, Edwin
Gibson.
Nelson connty-F. l.. Whitehead, Walker Coleman, DR.
L. N. Lyon
Fluvanna county-N. b. Gay, Robert Richardson
The convention then appointed the following gentlemen
delegates for Greene county Captain Thomas Davis, Capt
J. Beazely, John b. white
We subjon the following from the Charlottesville JET
fersonian:
Mr. Leakc, the democratic electo for this district,
called out, aer the business of the convention through
and enchanted the attention of the delegates for thirty
forty minutes in speech characterized by his usual ab
y and eoquence He portrayed the position Of the whia
party IL existed at presents branch of Che Clay
whigs) he termed the something's" because they main
tanned wing principles; and the other branch OF it (he
Taylor whgs) he termed the nohings because they and
their leader had principles for the public eye. He then
alluded the position of the democratic party, and said
that they were not wrangng about in the proceed
ngs of the convention which had closed its business
he had not heard the first whisper of preference fol-
any man for President The democrats for main
tanning their principles; and they secured these,
was a matter OF no consequence what the names O
the candidates who should receive the nomination
the national democratic convention, from what section
the Union they selected In abiding the Mexican
he said he feared there would be peace made
til after the Presidential election and said that
the coming contest had not only conquer the wings
but we had also to conquer peace with Mexico, and he
wanted better issue to meet the wings with than tn,
Mexican He advised the delegates be active,
to do their duty in this election he said the democrats
should the State not by 5000 60O0 but by such
overwhelming majority that would bury whigery witt
head down and feet up, that the harder kicked the
ia rher it would sink in the clay He wished TO beat the
wings far that in all time they should look
and consider Virginia consecrated ground democratic
principles. He pledged himself exert all his influence
and do his duty in this district during the presidential