Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-30

er when there were three nominations before it, 70
proceed with any other bus ness until those nomna-
tons were either voted upon their consideration post
poned As the gentleman from Albemare, (Mr
SouTaALIJ had experience upon these questions
OF order, however, han the chair, he would yield his
! opinion.
Mr. SoUTHALL said that he did not wish to create
any difficulty in regard to the matter. Whatever course
was decided upon he trusted the wan object OF una
nimity of action would be kept in view.
The PRESIDENT stated that he did not wish 10 De
stringent in applying the rules OF order. He would
therefore receive the motion 10 raise the committee
Mr.. STANARD OF Culpeper, said that he hailed from
county where the soldiers in the time OF the reVou
ton were raised in minute, marched IN minute, and
conquered in a minute. Laughter and cheers.l Inc
/ spirit of revolutionary freedom had been transmitted
from sire and the descend ants OF those revo.
lutionary patriots now claim freedom OF speech and
action of old. He was opposed, then, to raising this
committee He desired that the largest liberty should
be allowed on this subject, and that every member of
the Convention should give his independent of the
action of any committee, and upon his response
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| Mr. CHANCELLOR remarked, that ip nominating Mr..
Hunerhe had no purpose in view of appealing to sec
tona feelings, in order the ratification of
that nomination They regarded Mr.. Summers their
nominee tor Governor, not belonging to the w est
exclusively, but OF Virginia, belonging TO the
whole State, and in that light he wished the Conven.
ton 10 look upon Mr.. Hunter That gentleman had
always discharged the trusts confded TO HIM WI the
most exemplary fidelity The social qualities OF the
citizen, the zeal the patriot and the attributes OF the
statesman were all united in him in an eminent degree
vided vote in the Valley, and an almost unanimous
vote in the West. II could be made evident to him
that there was any gentleman who could command
| larger vote than Mr. Hunter, he would sustain nm
rather than have any division the subject but he did
not believe that such man could be brought forward
He regretted much that the nomination had not been
| unanimous one, were those OF the other candidates
| He thought the appropriate and satisfactory plan
to difuse their candidates by selecting them from the
different sections ia as near proportion as possible
Mr., SENPLE would have been glad to see oil the
|
natey there difference of opinion IN regard to
the present nomination but he had only to say that IN
standing there the advocate OF Mr. Hunter he stood
| there the advocate of Wing principles gentleman
over the way (Mr Giner,) had spoken of proscrp-
ton, and declared that to turn Mr.. Baxter out OF Of
| hce would be prescription. Now he (Mr 81 was lg-
OF the meaning of the word prescription, if that
were its import Basement wing officers had been
turned out, and what made it any harder in Mr., BIS
case than in the of the basement officers 3.
Those officers had discharged their duties faithfully
Mr.. Heath example OF this fact; and yet they
were turned out. Was it any greater hardship to be
turned out n the than it was in the other2
| Mr.. SHEFFEY said, | feel very considerable embar
rassment in saying word upon this subject, but do
feel that there is at issue than gentlemen would
| seem to believe. / know very well the willy adver
sary with whom we have to cope in the approaching
contest. | know very well the arts and stratagems
that will be resored to- to prejudice and embltLe the
popular mind against ou- candidates. whoever they
| may be Now what is proposed! Fresh from con
test the late State Convention, where section has
been arrayedaganst section and where party has
come from that contest sore from the batte-the 9TH
er elaed somewhat with feelings OF triumph, we come
here the great Wing Convention and do what?
With reclamation we nominate for the highest office
IN the gift OF the people OF Virginia, distinguished
son of the West advocate Of peculiar notions in
the West tits the chief office, not only respect to
honor hut respect the emoluments of office, and
the dgnity and station that conferred upon the
cumbent. What next do we do! Why that office
which in the constitution is but cypher, with
especial dignity, and certainly with great profit
attached TO it, say to Eastern brethren, you
may take, as we can make no use OF It. And now
the West comes forward and asks at your hands the
nomination for the second best office In the gilt of
the people-the Attorney Generalshp-wlth large sal
airy and emoluments attached to it, and with potent
influence in the affairs OF the counlry-he Attorney
General being, by the provisions of the new coustitu
ton the authorized adviser OF the executive depart
ment of the government If these great aud chief
officers given to the West, ask you what the DEM
ocratlc party in the East will say Wing friends
when they go back from this Convention? There are
friends of Mr.. Hunter here from the East know, but
they are the entire Wing party of Eastern Vir-
gna, they able to stop the appeals to the To-
cal preudices ofcltizens in Eastern Virginia upon this
subject. Mark me, MIR. President, that if tn $ thing
inertness of Sydney S Baxter would be but as fea-
Their to- And what IS it but prescription? We discard
Mr.. Baxter Why2 What prescription IN its obi.
oss sense defined by the gentleman from Abe
marie (Mr. Rvss) 1t is that an adversary for cause
6 to ma o, nf enc OF opinion
called upon to do? Why to condemn tina act of our
opponents and at the same time to say that friend
who does nos differ from his friend without cause,
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is reason, in party sense, which would justify the
act In the one case, but no reason at all would justify
the act in the other case [Cheers hope that this
committee will be raised. For one, have no person.
| sonaI preferences with respect to these candidates.
but If have any feeling of my heart that is warmer
than any other, tits burning lsh that nothing may
be SAID or done by this Convention that will prevent
us from achieving permanent and signal triumph in
the approaching contest. [Great cheerlng.1
Mr. SHAGKLEFoRD, of Fauquer, conquered in
great deal that had been well said by MIR SHEFrFy
but when the cry of ''proscrlpon" was raised, he
felt called upon to answer it, Was 'proscription
when they met to put the government into operation
under new constitution exercise the poor priy-
| lege OF saying who should fill the Offices! Were all
the old lncumbents now in office who had enjoyed
the emolumens of office long, still to cling to them
and cry out s'proscrlptlon is wing doctrine 2" The
proposition now before the Convention Was simply
that body assembled together by the free voice of
the people OF Virginia, should have the privilege Of
expressing their opinions in the nomination of can
| dldate tor tn, Attorney Generalshp. Had the Con
yentioh not right to express such eplnion2 Did
they not come fresh from the people 2 And were
they not there to find out who were the strongest men
to bear the whg banner triumphant to the breeze p
! Why was Mr. Summers nominated Because he
! was Western man! No But because he was an
eminent man, popular nth the masses and deserving
| the appointment For the reasons Watts was
nom nated and from any geographical division re-
curing It, These men were nominated because thew
stood first and foremost In the Wing ranks and We're
able by talent and experience TO carry the Wing ban
mr. successfully. Andrew Hunter had stood at the
Wing mast head time after time, amidst storm and
tempes!, amidst sunshine and rain. Whenever there
had been battle TO be fought, an enemy met vic
tory achieved or retreat successfully accomplished,
he had been in his section of the country the leader
OF his party, And now when ne had fought all these
battles and his name presented before his party
tor nomination. were they to be told that the old
incumbent must be retained in office and that 1t would
be ''proscriPtion" to turn him as there were no
charges agalnt him If there anything to be
distributed to those who had benefited the party Ar.
drew Hunter ought to be of those receive it -
Loud cheers How was it possible to keep the par
ty together unless when Convention met, something
hes XSedI 1por III,
had barred their breast to the adversary? The men
who were willing to fight should be taken by the hand
welcomed as good and faithful servants and invited
idea OF prescription TWAS not prescription to re-
fuse to re.noninate Mr.. Baxter. The preensions of
both candidates should be respectfully received fairly