Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-04
From the staunton Spectator.
A SCENE in TUE STATE CONVENTION.
4 chiefs amang you taking notes,
And, faith he'll pIent it,"

political exercises OF that sanctuary. We did not 90
there careless Spectators their celebrities out
o. countenance, aud when weared with continual ga
Zng, 10 nod during the progress OF the serVIces but
with open ear and seepess eye to hear the preachers
patiently and mark well the doctrines they advanced
1t Is not surprising then that wide awake du-
ring the session OF Thursday night when an announce.
ment was made, which fell upon lie body, to use the
| eloquent and original laueua ge OF Mr.. Clemens OF
| Wheeling, lke a clap OF thunder from clear sky %
! The sacrifice OF Henry A. Wise having been com.
| pleted, and Samues Withdrawn from the contest cold
| Joe Johnson" as he is democratca!ly termed by his
friends, was OF course nominated without dissent Al
ter wrang ing for two days without prospect Of har.
moIy, every body voted for Old Joe when there was
nobody else 10 vote for Tns happy state of affairs ise
eiaed the presiding officer, that was deemed appro-
pirate to preface the announcement OF the nomination
with a lew congratuatory remarks. Mr. Stevenson
arose and gazed with tnl heart upon the mass oil
| Locoiocoi,m before him. The honorable gentle
| mans admiration boiled over, and the moral subllmy
OF the threw him INFO eXtaceS. lie regarde the
unanmlty with which Old Joe mad been selected, a
| grand aud imposing spectacle, and congratulated him
sell that the Wings were dlsgruntled and the Democ-
racy still harmon Ious'
| The President having concluded his address, the
convention proceeded 10 the nomination OF a candl-
date tor the office oil Lieutenant Governor. Gen.
Augustus Aurellus Chapman, OF M0nroe,-he whom
te idhlented Peasants was wont to style the thun
dergustical orator-prese zted the uame OF Shelton
+. Leake, and proposed thAt he should be declared
| me nominee by acclamatloh. Gen. Augustus Azure
nus was witty and stated, by way OF Argument, the
| Wtignty TACT, mat many mothers OF Monroe had
named their babies after his candidate. Indeed the
General thought IT he was the nominee of the Con
ventlon, there would soon be more leaks than onsns
We wondered at the time who Gen Aueustus A IRE.
llus was named after. No one was brought forward
IN opposition TO Mr. Leake, and the remarks of Gen
Augustus Aurellus were tavorably responded to from
all parts OF the house His candidate was abouto 60
It with rush. and the Hon, the Elk Minister at the
Court of ST. James, smiling appreciation upon the har
monous democracy was about to put the vote when
little incident occurred which may not be unworthy
at NOR Mr. lnhn
Democrat of h chmond, and formerly Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, than whom we believe no man
stands higher IN the party, arose and remarked In
substance: That he hoped the Convention would not
90 precpnately into the nomination. He was reIuc-
tant TO say that oh rges affecting the moral character
OF MIR. Leake, were afeat, and he had heard them
alluded TO slnce he had entered the house. He wish.
ed no specified ticket, and thought proper warn
the Convention before they proceeded too far for
treat. And this distinguished gentleman was Kissed
by the Democratic State Convention for the bare al.
fusion, and one voice suggested ''put him out.'
Repeated calls were made for the charges and the
proof, which brought to the floor gentleman whom
We take to be an unlerrlfied Democrat Frank G
KUHN, Esq, OF AbemarIe arose. and with GOODNESS
We have never seen equaled met the repeated Kisses
OF the multitude. Mr.. Rufiin said the charges had
been called for. II gentlemen wished them they could
get them from the fountain head; and he prepared
to prove them by hive respectable Democrats OF Abe
marie county. Mr.. K. disclamed any intention of
thrustng private matters upon public bodies; but If
gentlemen Insisted upon further developments, he was
aiken by t is gentleman turned the tide; no further
calls were made, and it being deemed prniant, under
the circumstances, the Convention ad ourned till morn
ing. Previous to the adjournment however Mr. Ran
dolph, OF AbemarIe, being called to the floor endea-
you're TO throw little oil on the troubled waters, and
proclaimed his Intention to support Mr.. Leake ac
qnane d as he was with the facts alluded 10 by Mr.
Ruthn. He thought The matter should be buried in OBJ
lvio las did Mr. Barbour, OF Cupepper, who stated
In the morning thai he had investigated the charge and
Hound his klnsman gulIt!ess.
What wds done Oh Friday morning. may be seen
IN another column In the face oil The declaration of
Frank u Ruttin, that he prepared to sustain
charge by nndonbted proof compromising the moral
character OF Shelton Leake, mad publicly in open
Convention OF their party, he received the nomn alton
OF that body. 1T there nothing in it why was
Mr. X. no challenge to the proo Ii there is any thing
n It thu people wi find it out and scout their can
didae despite the efforts of the Convention to smother
itup. II that body are disposed to bury the Viii,
press vii ring throughout the State until it is explained
TO the sa Is act OF the people We make no charges
against Mr. Leake ourselves but do crticse the course
OF great Convent ION hen they stife the investigation
OF grave charge thus publicly and iearessy asserted
LATER From MEXICO
by The arrival yesterday of the schooner Oregon
from Tamplco, we have received files of NEWSPAPERS
from the capital to the 23d ult.
The news is not OF much importance. The jupta
OF Governors assembled by request of the President
to take INTO consideration the alarming state of the
pubic finances, held It's first meeting the 18th
MT, when there were present Senores RIva Palaco
Munoz Ledo and Verdugo, as Governo of the States
of Mexico Gu4najuata and Snaloa and other gem
tlemen as representatives of Jdlsco, Chapas, Oaaca
Queretaro, Coahula, Tamaullpas and New Leon
Ehe unta has not decided anything definite yet.
In the Chamber OF Deputies motions have been
made demanding Information from the Secretary of
the Treasury, as to whether tie order OF February
last, permitting the imp rtaton into Maamoros aud
CamarSo, free OF duty the merchandise received in
exchange Tor their property by the inhabitants Of Ia
maulpas residing in the territory coded 10 the United
States; whether the concession referred to exende 10
prohibited goods; and whether it is true that Seuor
CarbaJal had under the order demanded the admission
OF cargo of prohibited goods.
The Chamber of Deputies on melton of variouz
members, had called the Secretary of War for in
formation relative to the condnct of Gen. Marie in
the matter of the American launches Almagre and
SarabIa. The answer that Gen. Marin had in
formed the American Consul at Vera Cruz that the
launches would be gwen up, and for this it was
thought that he would be reprimanded. The Siglo sg-
gests thathe would receive severer punishment than
mere Censure.
Congress was also discussing the expediency of
raising force of 5000 men for the defence Of the
lsthmus OF Tehauntepec-N. o. Pic.
CURIOUS PASSAGE in AMERICAN HIsTORY-CoI.
Benton is now at Washington, engaged on his book
his "'Thnty Years Observations as a Senator" 1t
reported that he has taken up his residence for the
fall and winter, looking forward nowfor he has no
thing else to hope or-tO the mischief which he NAV
do in The coming presidential contest. Judge Wood
hury's death leaves him Tree to go over to General
Houston, and it is said he will push his professions
with all his influence. But to the book.
Col. Benton will make some strange disclosures;
and he can, he will, damn good many of his par
ty who now stand fair before the country Ifpublshed
before the next presidential election, 1t will create a
sensation. One passage of is said present cur