Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-17
THE VIRGINIAN.
A. w. G. TERRY, EDITOR.
LYNCHBURG, MARCH II, 1851.
Another District Convention.

Another District Convention.
1t viii be seen from the subloined Adj
dress of the Committee appointed FOR that
purpose that, another District Convention
is called to assemble in Farmville on Tues
day 25th instant, to nominate a candidate
for Congress. This may be all right and
proper enough but as the time between
the assembling of that Convention and the
day of election will be short as Campbell
has already nominated candidate, with
entire unanimi'y; and as there is scarcely
the shadow of a doubt that the other coun-
ties will nominate the same gentleman, and
the Convention viii confirm their action,
we trust that Mr. Thornton will not feel
the slightest delicacy in entering at once
upon the campaign. The district is a large
one and it will be almost a physical i'm
possibility to canvass it thoroughly after
the 25th March, and he ought not there
fore to lose single day. But whatever
may be his course in this matter, there
ought at least to be punctual attendance
at Farmville from each county on the day
named. If our candidate shall have taken
the field in advance of the Conrentiou's
nomination, it would be due to him to have
full, cordial and prompt endorsement of
his course whilst, if his dchcacy should
forbid him to anticipate the action of that
body, he ought still to have full, cordial,
and prompt nomination by it.
We already regard Mr.. Thornton as the
Wing candidate ofthe District, and the
Convention can do nothing more than rati-
fy the will of the people. He was the
choice of all the lower counties at the first
Convention, as he was undoubtedly of APP
pomattox and Campbell, and all that was
wanting to secure his nomination was his
own consent to the use of his name. That
consent he will not, he cannot, now re-
fuse. The people havemade the callupon
him with an emphasis not to be resisted !;
and it will surely be some qualification to
democratic grumblers, to learn that his
nomination was dictated neither in Rich
mond nor Washington. 1t comes directly
from the people, the Union-loving masses
of the District and we take pleasure in
remarking that, SO far as our observation
extends, and we have taken some pains to
become informed on the subject, his nomi-
nation by Campbell has given universal
satisfaction to our friends. The Wings of
Campbell, to their honour be it spoken,
ARE ONCE MORE UNITED, AND THEIR UNION
Is OUR CANDIDATES. SUCCESS. We have
the majority in the District, and it is only
necessary to poll the votes to secure this
triumph. An intelligent gentleman from
this county who knows the public senti-
mont as well, perhaps, as any man in it,
informs us that Mr.. Thornton's nomination
had been hailed as most happy compro-
misc, which would notfail ore-unite Wing
hearts and Wing hands, around the altar
ofthe Union; and we have yet to hear of
the first Wing in this place who will not
give him cordial support. Indeed they
are becoming at last thoroughly aroused,
and have at length regained confidence in
the capacity of the District to elect a
thorough going Union man. This we en-
deavored to show in our last issue, and we
have entire confidence that our gallant can
didate will vindicate the correctness of that
position.
But we have already detained the rea-
der too long from the following notice:
To the Ubigs Of the Al Congressional District.
Whereas the Wing Convention assembled in this
place on the 4th inst, nominated Hunter II. Mar
shall, Esq, the Wing Candidate for the District
and on his declining the nomination, adjourned un-
der the impression that the Congressional Elections
would be postponed, having instructed the under
signed to call Convention of the same delegates
or such others as the respective counties may app
point, to meet in FdrmciHc, some future day. for
the purpose of bringing candidate into the field
and it now being probable that the elections will
take place in April usual, respectfully desig-
nate Tuesday he 25h day Of March, as the proper
| time of convening.
We would have preferred to explain the motives
which controlled the action of the Convention and
determined the course of the Committee but be-
hevug that explanations are unnecessary at present
we content ourselves with advertng to the manifest
desire of the party to select nominee who can COM
maud the entire confidence of the District and ear
nestly solicit the Wings of the several counties to
rally to their principles and their country, by full
attcndon e in Convention on the day designated.