Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-25
Samuel Davies, the distinguished divine, who did 81
much by his patriotic sermons to and keep up thu
enthusiasm Of the Wings in the time of the revolution
BoYDroN, June 18th, 1850
Tn the Ed;5ore of tbo

10 the Edft0rS OF the Times:
MeSsrs; Editors At Mecklenburg Court yesterday
lew OF the Democratic leaders determined they would
make the choice of delegates to the Virginia Conven-
ton turn exclusively party politics. and after good
deal OF scutfilng and management their part they
succeeded in getting together good MANY of the De-
mocrats, who seemed to assemble more from curiosity
IN the tlrst instance, than anything else, was not
generally understood what the object of the meet
ing until the Chairman and Secretary had been INSTALL
ed, when the meeting was addressed by Tucker Car
rngton, Esq., in strain of bitter hostility to the Wing
party pronouncng that they unfit be trusted in
the Convention, and that nasmuch they were unsafe
representatives OF Democratic constituency in the halls
OF our Federal Legislature, they were, consequently
unsafe and unit agents in any civil capacity or occu-
patton whatever. do not pretend to quote Mr. Car
rngtons words, nor would do him injustice, but be-
lleVe have given fair outline OF the tendency and in
depreciation of his remarks.
Alter MIR. Carrngton's speech the geters-up set to
work seratim to fix upon choice OF candidates, when
to the surprise OF everybody instead of nomination
Tor the direct action OF the whole meeting proposition
was made and acceded to, without opposition, to send
delegates to central meeting convention at Halifax
y II to nominate a democratic ticket for the entire
district But the strangest part OF the proceeding was
that they seemed unwilling their delegates with
the slightest discretion in the choice of their candidates
when they got to Halifax; and equal indisposition
was manifested to nominate in meeting of the whole
the persons whom this delegation should be instructed to
vote tor but that power delegated committee of
twelve gentle only, number not half so large as
the delegation to Halifax; all OF which was done
suppose for the purpose OF obtaining more general
expression OF opinion and giving greater publicity to
their proceedings! And the more inclined to this
belief as the committee sat with closed DOORS and made
nomination without any participation on the part of
the meeting which created it, or even reporting its acts
to the meeting! So you will observe that instead of
being nomination by the people convention assem-.
bled the nomination was in reality made by twelve gen.
temen arbitrarily appointed by the chairman Of meet.
ing, without that meeting having had suggested
TO it the gentlemen who to be its nominees Mr..
w. O. Goode, Col. VIM; R. Baskerville, Mark AIexan-
DER Esq. and Tucker Darlington, Esq, were, under
stand, before the committee and Col Baskerville and M
Alexander, Esq, declared to be their choice If Mr..
Carrington's anxiety to become the nominee Of the
convention all commensurate with his violent
philippe against the Wings and with the zeal which he
at early day manifested in regard the convention
the result must have sadly disappointed him.
AN OUTSIDER