Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-24

ccedings Of a Wing meeting IN Bucking-
ham, appointing delegates to a Convention
to be held in Farmvillc, on the goth proxi-
mo, for the purpose Of nominating cnndi-
date for Congress in this District. This
convention was recommended BY Char
lotte, which has also appointed delegates
to it, and which prefers this mode Of nom
inatlon to that heretofore proposed, DINA
king 1t by Counties. Indeed the latter
proposition was only designed TO meet the
then existing emergency of the case, and
dependent of course upon the unanimous
approval Of all the Counties composing
The District. This, no doubt, they would
have done, had not the elections been post
poned but this event occurring. ard thus
atlording ample time for another Conven-
ton, Charlotte chooses to indulge very
natural preference for the old mode of APP
pointrnent, and accordingly recommends it.
We hope that all the Counties will unite
in the proposition, and see that they are
fully and fairly represented there. Our
object should be to secure harmony in
feeling and unity in action, as well as to
select the ablcst and fiticst standara-bcarcr
Of the Stars and Stripes IN the coming con
test and all should be prepared, therefore.
10 make liberal concessions so far as mere
matters of personal preferences are con-
cerncd. We repeat then, let all the Coun-
ties be fully represented, and let each
member of the party be prepared to sacri-
hce his own personal predictions for
men, on the altar of his country. and let
him resolve to give to the nominee of the
Convention, whoever he may be, hearty
and jealous support. With this spirit, we
surely cannot fail to succeed, because we
have the majority in the District and il is
only necessary to secure the acW of that
majority, to elect our candidate.
As some misunderstanding seems to ox-
ist in the public mind in regard to the res
pective positions Of Messrs. Thornton and
Marshall, as to the nomination. this may be
deemed fit occasion for placing those
gentlemen right, before the public, and es-
peciall.y, before their friends When Mr..
Marshall's name was brought forward in
connexion with the nomination by tho Sc
cond Convention, he distinctly declined it,
unless tie elections ,eeye postpoaed; but the
Convention, not clearly understanding lis
position, rendered him the nomination.
which ofcourse he declined, because the
elections had not then been postponed,
and his private engagements were such as
toforbid possibility Of his entering upon
thecanvass. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
contingoncy,on which Mr.. MARSHALL saccep-
lance could alone be counted on, would
never happen, regarded his name as no
longer before the body; and it was prepar-
ed at once to tender the nomination to Mr..
Thornton, who was member of the Con
vention and who, for that reason and the
more cogcnt one that, he was himself ex-
trcmely anxious for Mr.. Marshall to be
nominated, refused to let his name 60 be-
fore the nominating body. Regarding Mr..
Marshal's name as withdrawn,and believ-
ing that Mr.. Thornton (whosc nomination,
BY the way, Mr.. Marshall urged with all
earncstncss) would ultimately be prevailed
on to take the field, the Convention deem
cd 1T best, under all the circumstances of
the case, to adjourn without maMhr any
nomination at all, and accordingly did
50. In the meantime the elections were
drawing nigh and there was no time to be
lost The Wings Of Campbell, therefore,
believing that the public voice, as it I'M
doubleday did, pointed to Mr.. Thornton
as the choice Of the District, and cordially
uniting in that choice, proceeded to nomi-
nate him, but, subject Of course, to the deci-
sion Of the other Counties. AT the same
time, however, that Mr. Thornton received
notice Of the nomination, he received intelli-
gcnce OF the posiponcmont Of the elections:
and regarding the nomination as having
been rendered him with a veiw 10 meet The
cmcrgcncy,which hchappcnedto know had
been removed, he declined to accept it and
left the Counties Mea 10 act as their Plea
sure might dictate. He was determined.
in no way, to iorcstall public opinion or by
any act of bis to foist himselfupon the Dis
trict. Subsequently, as there had been no
farther action ON the subject in any Of the
Counties, Cumberland, believing that the
whole District was disposcdto acquiescein
the plan of nominating by Counties, added
hcrvoicc totbat ofCampbcll; and upon that
occpsion alone, Mr.. Thornton consented
TO become the candidate, and only then,
upon the express condition that al the
other counties should unite in a Similar call
upon him. This not having been done, for
the reason that there is now ample time to
hold a convention, Mr.. Thornton docs not
consider himself candidate, nor can Mr..
Marshall consider, according to his own
conditions, that he would be prccluded
from accepting the nomination in the event
it should be rendered to him now. Thus
then, both Of these gentlemen, as docs the
whole wing party Of the District, occupy
the same position they did before the as
sembling Of the first convention.
We have made this statement in Justice
to these gentlemen whose course VIC fear
has not been distinctly understood by their
friends, and in order further to show the
present necessity Of holding the Farmville
Convention, as the best means Of securing