Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-30
waIG STATE CONVENTION,
CHARACTERISTICS
Friday, Sept. 10Th, 1851.
NOMINATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.

NOMINATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Mr.. CHANCELLOR, Of Spotsylvania. then said As
Eastern gentleman return my thanks to the gentle
man who has Just nominated Mr. Watts. | assure you
that he will receive from my section OF the east
dial support. Now the east has candidate and the
west has 4 candidate, but have another section of
the State crafty and would therefore select as
candidate tor Attorney General, gentleman from
the Valley OF Virginia He is gentleman of dislin-
guished ability a lawyer aud poltician une.
quaed in the State. He has ever been ready to un-
furl the WlN banner and fight under it, and wherever
he has fought victory has smiled upon it. Whenever
distinguished champions from other quarters OF the
State come in his immediate vicinity, he is the man
that is called forward to them, and wherever ne
has met them, success has attended him. he has the
honor OF having demolished one OF the most dlstin-
gulshed and gallant OF the democratic party. He
stands equal to any in the State OF Virginia His
fame is known throughout this broad commonwealth
He is the mau who said, when the con lest was be-
tween the gallant son OF Ken lucky and Gen. TAYLOR
81 admire Henry Cay-nay, l love him; but | lay
aside all these things for harmony, and l will take
Gen. Taylor IN order to carry the Wing banner
eessfully." The man to whom aude is Andrew ].
Hun err, OF Jefferson. Great applause.)
Mr.. j. II GILMER, OF II nrico said: That it was
with feelings OF great pain that he touRd himself dit
terng-honestly diering-wlth the gentleman last up.
They all brethren OF the same faith and although
he did not directly to oppose the nomination which
had been eloquenty and patroticaly made, yet he
to do what he considered duty devolved upon
hm-very respectfully TO place in nomination another
very distinguished gentleman tor the office oil attorney
General. He had nothing to say in praise OF the gen
tleman whom he about to name. He could pro-
nounce no eulogy upon living man in convention
that was about TO pass upon his merits. He trusted,
however that every WING present would consider we'll
the construction that would be put the step they
were about to take by their opponents when they met
them face 10 face The wings party-as band
otntelgent patriots had always prescribed proscrp-
ton. That OF the notices which had been
inscribed on the wing banner OF the United States and
was Tor this reason, and tor this alone that he would
now put in nomination the present incumbent OF the
attorney OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S. Baxter, of the city OF
Richmond (Cheers.) While he should say nothing
10 commentator OF Mr. Baxter God forbid that he
should cherish thought in condemnation OF his oppo-
nent who had Ueen nominated by he gentleman over
the way. While he, Mr. Gimer, was prepared to
dose to the fullest extent every euogy which the gen
tleman over the way could pass upon his personal
iend Mr.. Andrew Hunter, he felt bound say, that
if Mr.. Hunter here, unless he had greatly miscon-
ceived his character, he would be the first TO rise up
and call upon the Convention not 10 put upon the wing
party the dangerous mpuaion of prescribing faith
full, tried, honorable and distinguished officer the very
first time the wings about 10 come into power in
Virginia. He knew Andrew j. Hunter intimately;
and there was not warmer, parer, noble more
heart than his beating in the bosom OF Virgnian,
[great cheering and he believed that there no
IN Virginia after the great leader of the west de-
voted to all the interests of the State than Andrew j.
Hunter. Renewed cheeriug) He could say this with
perfect confidence, knowing the and the politician
1t could not therefore be said that he (Mr. q op-
posed to Mr. Hunter, but he believed, from what he
knew of Andrew Hunter, that he would be The first
maa to rise in this body and second the nomination Of
Sydney S. Baxter. He impored his brother Wings to
reflect we'll on the effect OF nominating Mr.. Hunter
How wo Id that gentleman be mel upon the stump by
his Democratic opponent9 VIZ He would be told ',your
ter, the late Attorney Generate What fault hal he
committed that his party should prescribe hn?'
Even it Mr.. Hunter was the stronger man, would not
that argum mt alone weaken all that he could say n his
defence! Mr.. G. concluded by again imporng gem
temen to deliberate well before they acted upon this
question.
hearty wish that it might be practicable Tor the Con-
venton to attain the unanimty in this nomination
that had marked the preceding nominations. He most
heartily desired hat the work OF the Convention should
be work ofconciaion and harmony, but he could not
disguise from himself, that this nomination made
in Convention without reminary effort to obtain an
Interchange OF opinions and union OF sentiment, the
action of the Convention would not be characterized
by that harmony which had hitherto prevailed in lis
deliberations. He rose for the purpose OF adding the
list OF names but II IN so doing he exposed himself to
the mputauon OF leaning to that odious doctrine OF
prescription, he should certainly shrink from it, What
Prescription when they were nominating for office
under constltution-au office to which every
man IN the Commonwealth might have equal and indie
pendent claims to advance. He tMr. R. thought
mat ne undersood 'Ie force Ct the English language
Democrat! prescription" was for an adversary to
discharge opponent from Office not on account
OF any inability to perform the duties OF the office but
solely on account of political differences. That he
understood to be the odous doctrine of procrption-a
doctrine which ought justly to be odious and which |
trust will be practised upon by the wings OF
Commonwealth of Virginia. [Cheers Were they
be told that in presenting the of other gem
tlemen, for this office they were prescribing Mr.
Baxter2 [Cries Of mo, no."l He had a high re-
spect and regard for Mr.. Sydney S. Baxter whose
official conduct had never been asSailed except once
mpotenily by some l-grounded charges of the demo.
cratic party. He had every kindly feeling towards
Mr.. Baxter, but they were now consulting together
tor the good OF the wing and the success OF the
wing ticket, and he hoped they would be allowed
TO consult without being charged with the odious doc
1rlne OF prescription. A wing prescribing brother
wing was solecism in terms. There was not, he
was sure, whig in the Convention who did not en-
tertdln the klndlleSt feelings Mr.
surely they might be allowed to say that there were
other men IN the commonwealth, perhaps better suit
ed to the office, or who would bring greater strength
nd advantage 70 the wing cause IN the battle which
hey were about to fight. loud cheers] He would
ask the gentleman from Henrco, (Mr. GILMER),
whether 1t Mr.. Baxter himself here he would not
say. gentlemen, take not along with you this nom
ination your personal predictions for me-. Look to
the good OF the cause. Sacrifice every feeling OF in
dividual favorltsm and select whoever will bring
most weight and most success your ticket -
[Cheersl The idea of prescribing Mr.. Baxter never
entered the head OF any gentleman, but they had as
sembled together TO see II they could not find other
gentlemen OF more weigh in the commonwealth and
who from their local position or political reputation in
the commonwealth, would bring force and
greater likelihood of success to the ticket.
He had risen tor the pupose OF putting the name of
gentleman 10 nomination, but 1t would but tend to
heighten the likelihood Of dissensons aud of excited
feeling sprlnsng up IN the body He should therefore
conclude his remarks by moving the appointment of
committee composed OF one member from each con
gresslona district who should report to the Conyen-
ton upon whom they should agree.
While up ne would say that he had very dstin-
z shed friend in the centre OF the commonwealth who
believed to be one the first lawyers IN Virginia.
of the first in moral standing and one of the
most approved wings. He would not now add him
TO the list. Loud cries ofname him. The gentle.
man to whom ne referred Mr.. CHAs. L. MosBY
of Lynchburg. fCheers.l That was The man he had
risen to nominae-a man well known in the COM
monweah, who had been engaged in many wing bat
ties and had done good service the cause and whose
nominal ion in local poin of view would be pecu-
liary advantageous, tor while the candidate for Gov
came from the extreme West and The candidate
for Lieutenant Governor from the extreme East Mr.
Mosby would occupy his position in the Piedmont
whatever his individual preferences might be he would
cheerfully acquiesce IN whatever nomination the Con-
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