Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-29
THE WING STATE CONVENTION.

gun new era IN the political history of Virgil
mia, closed its harmonious labours on Friday last
the second day of its session. Although there
was some friendly difference Of opinion in the
selection ola nominee for the Office of Attorney
General, nothing took place to disturb the auspi-
clous good feeling which was so striking char.
acterstic of the assembly.
A plan of organization, which we trust The
wings ofthe counties will promptly carry out.
having been adopted, Mr.. Watts of Norfolk coun-
ty was nominated, as Mr. Summers had been on
the preceding evening, by a unanimous voice.
Two ballots sufficed to produce nomination for
Attorney General, and, when the result was an
nounced, the nomination was promptly declared
unanimous.
We have not time, in this article, to speak at
length of the merits of the three candidates thus
formally placed before the people by the Wing par
ty of the State The character Of GEORGE W.
SUMMERS is known TO every citizen of the Com
monwealth. Distinguished formerly both in the
State Legislature and in Congress, he became
"the observed of all observers in the late State
Convention; and there, although the leader OF one
of the parties in recent, and now to be forgot
ten, sectional contest his calmness, dignity and
Courtesy secured him the good will of opponents
no less than allies, whilst his eminent abilities
commanded the respect and admiration of ALL
There can be no Wing in the East or the
West, who will not be proud to give his vote
that GEO. w SUMMERS shall be the first Governor
of Virginia, elected directly by the people,
Our candidate for the second Executive office.
is equally deserving of praise. SAMUEL WATTS
is a man who by his own manly exertions. has
raised hmselfto distinction. During his services
in the Legislature and the Convention, he has OBJ
tanned just reputation for sound intellect and re-
proachless integrity, whilst his unequaled Hin
parliamentary law peculiarly fit him to be the pre-
siding officer of the Senate.
Mr. BAXTER, also, is we'll known throughout
the State as an able and efficient officer, and, bv
his reelection, will be illustrated the soundness oe
the great popular principle of the new Constitu
tion that it is safe and wise for the people to iudre
of the conduct of public servants. The House
of Delegates had but recently instituted an inves-
tigaton into the manner in which Mr.. BAXTER had
discharged his duties, and the special committee
Democrat. Mr.. Ferguson of Logan, at their head,
reported back to the House, after rigid exami.
nation that Mr.. BAXTER had, in all re- poets, been
faithful and competent officer. The Wing Con.
vention deemed it but just to him, to place him be-.
lore the great jury of the people, and let them
decide whether such man is to be pro scrbed.
But the Convention did not stop with the nomi-
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ces. The members felt that, under the present
circumstances of the country, something more
should be done on behalf of the Wing party of
Virginia. A committee of fifteen were charged
with the duty of proposing resolutions for the
consideration of the body. On Friday afternoons
buttons, each one of which was, without any alte-
ration, unanimously adopted:
Resolutions unan imous7y adopted By the Wing
Stale Convention Of Virginia. on Friday Sep
TENDER 26M, 1851:
]. Resolved, That the nominees of this Convention
nded 10 the cordial and jealous support OF
the people of Virginia gentlemen whose talents and
virtues emnenty qualify them to fill with honour to
themselves and useuIne to the State the high offices
for which they have been respectively designated
2. Resolved, That although differences oil opinion
exist among the members Of the Wing party as they
kno to exist amongst their opponents, in regard
to some of the provisions of The new constitution,
which has been recommended by the late State Con
vention the efforts made in soma quarters repre-
sent the Wings, as party, to be opposed to its ra6
cation by the people, are wholly without foundation,
and the contrary, it s well ascerta med that the
great body OF the Wigs approving the effort to obtain
extension OF popular rights aud wi ling to forget
sectional differences, will vote for its adoption.
Resolved, That the acts OF Congress, known as
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by the Wings of Virginia final settlement of the
slavery question; and they will look upon any at
tempt to disturb those measures of peace, as blow
aimed at the integrity of the Union.
4, Resolved, Thai WILLARD FILLMORE, the present
President OF the United States, by his Just appreca
ton and faithful discharge of Executive duty, his
wisdom and skill in the management Of our national
affairs amidst the most embarrassing difficulties, his
loyalty to the pledges OF the Constitution and firm
ness in maintaining the laws passed by Congress for
their observance, his patriotic devotion the Federal
Union and his noble efforts to preserve it as d per-
petual bond between sister States has emnently Just
fled the expectations of the Wing party and entitled
himself to its continued confidence and to the sup
port of the whole country.
5. Resolved, That the Wings of Virginia desire to
co operate with their brethren of other States in the
urthcrance of the sound national policy which has
so slgnally marked the present administration, but
they cannot support Tor the next Presidency any can
didate whose fidelity to the Constitution, and TO the
OF adjustment shall not be beyond all ques
tlon.
g. Resolved, That whilst the Wings of Virginia con-
denim as anwise and unusiabe the hostility NANTES
ted by portion of the Southern people, only the
Comuromjse but to the Union itself we declare our
firm determination to uphold the honour and interests
OF the South We value the Union and The Federal
Consultation the surest and strongest sateguardso the
liberty and happiness Of the American people, but we
warn our brethren of The Nonh-Whigs and Demo-
crals-hat these can only be preserved by faithful OBJ
seryance OF the obligations they impose; and by cherish
ing anew those sentiments OF raterna regard which
have heretofore held as together as united and hap
py people.
The justice of the terms, in which the first
resolution presents the three Wing candidates
for the support of the people, cannot be mpeach-
ed.
The second resolution embodies a declaration
rendered necessary BY the artful efforts of the
Democratic press to fix upon the Wing party the
odium of opposition to the popular reforms OF tho