The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-28

suthorizng the appointment OF Two nnds, eonside,a
State large having taken inc saiue 1870
ron adoption Of tho ioow'hs ie'0'""o"'
viz
lion placed on il by all the departments Of the
STATE and federal for sixty years saa ns hs SAFE Of
Virginia will be entitled TO more Than ID electors IN he
ksseiSed That shoud the law 1872 be amended,
or the official returns OF the census vary from those now
before ente the State 10 IL electors, uie CEN
al committee bo authorized and required TO appoint two
electors for the State al large
Dr. Smith, from the same committee, likewise reported
the electors Tor the various counties ana clues IN the
Commonwealth
Mr. Boeock Caltorney generaD gave explanation OF
his remarks made las evening, IN relation 10 the law re-
specting the number OF electors.
MIR S. F. Leake called for division OF the question
on the resolutions which was conioedt to- and both res
olutions were adopted.
The report on county and city electors was READ ana
adopted as follows:
COUNTY AND CITY B.EIEcToRs.
FrRsT pIsrRIcr--Prncess Anne. John c. Wise Nor
folk city, George Blow, r; Norfolk county, William
Taiem Nansemond, David J. Goodwin /; Isle OF Wight
Francis nj. Boykin; Surry, William II Edwards South
ampton John J. Kindred; Sussex, Littlebery w. Ma
son.
SECOND DISTRICT Mecklenburg. B. Jones; Bruins
wick, +. DropgooIe Dnwiddie. Benjamin b. Vaughan
Notoway, ], II Knight ir. Petersburg, James f. Wat
son; Prince George Thomas 4 Daniel; Amelia. Thos
A Crenshaw Greenesve, William s Goodwin
THIRD DIsTRIcr.-Henry.C c. Y. Thomas Pttsylvaaia.
I, James L. Claiborne Patrick William A. Burwell ;
Halifax, John r. Edmunds Franklin, William 7. Talia-
Z FOURTH DIsTRIor.--Buckngham, William P. Nose
eys Campbell, Samuel Garland jr; Cumberland. Thomas
W. Hardy Prince Edward, Samuel c Anderson Apo
matox, DIR. j. r. McDearmon.
FIFTH Decentralization, James L. Kemper; Am
herst. Dr. Samuel o. Gibson; Nelson, DIR. L. N. Lyon;
Albemarle, William F. Gordon, IT,; Bedford, ?: {. SUIT
Beaseley
SIXTH DsrRIcr-Louisa, James L Gordon; Gooch-
land, John Rutherford Hanover. Charles VIM. Dab
ney; Richmond city, George w. Randolph; Henrco
John b Young Chesterfield, Alexander Jones; Powha-
SEVENTH DIsrRicr--Accomac, John w. H. Parker;
Northampton. VIM 7 Fichei,' Norhumbsrla = Fer
Ter, Warner I Jones; Mathews, William Shntice; ElH-
abeth City Robert Vaughan; Werwiek VIM. G. Young;
instead; James City, James Hankns; Charles City, Ed.
mnRd Wadde; New Kent, John S. Lacy.
EIGHTH T.--SPottsyvana. Samuel G. Daniel;
King and Queen, William Boulware; Middlesex, Eras,us
T. Montague; Wesimoreland. John j.. Bowcock King
G sS Ad KDs Wa% Fsnds eso sSan
William, Charles f. Sinclair; Fairfax, George w Hun.
Shackelford; Stafford, John G. Moncure; Alexandria,
BENJAMIN Berry; Rappahannock, J. Menee.,,
TEsTH D. p Robert lucas u Fred
shire, Angus w, Mcdonald. ir Clarke, George Brad.
field; Warren, R; I. Turner; Morgan, R. c. Gus'in;
ELEVENTH Shenandoah, Samuel C. Will
iams; Rockingham, John T. Harris Augusta, Absalom
Koiner; Pendleton. A. S. Norment Hardy, Gabriel T.
BaIbee; Rockbrdge, James G. Paxton
TWELFTH DrsrRIcr.-Boteourt, Robert NJ. Hudson;
Alleghany Samuel CaIpen,eri Bath, Sylyanus A. Byrd;
son, IT, !; Monroe, A. A. Chapman Greenbrier j. Bow.
yer Cawel Giles, James d Johnston; Mercer, George
w Pearls; Boone, Isaac S Samuels; Logan Patrick X
McComas Wyoming, John Anderson; Montgomery,
Charles A. Ronald Roanoke, John McCauey; Floyd,
Valentine Thrash; Pulaski, Dr.. R. NJ Craig
Lee Michael B. D: Lane; Russell, George Cowan; Car.
roll. John Carroll; Grayson. w. c. Parks; Wythe,
Thomas M. Smyth; TazeweIl, VIM Maxwell Smyth,
FouarEEsrH DEMONSTRATION, James Dilwouh
Doddndge, Ephram Bee Glmerr James H French
Harrison, A. G. Holden Kanawha, James H Brown;
Lewis w iam Z. Arnold; Peasants, Lewis A. Phelps
Richie, John E. Jackson; Wayne Joseph ]. Mansfield
Writ, JamesA Wiamson Jackson, Clemen, +. Thaw
Mason, Green Newman CabeIl, Elisha w. McComas;
Braxton, John M Camden; Nicholas, Charles McClnng
Putnam Robert + Harvey; Faye,e, Aaron Stockton;
Upshur, L. l.. ID. Loudoun.
FIrrrEsrH DIsrRIcT.-Brooke, William Jones Han
cock, Thomas Banbrick; Marion, George p. Morgan
Marshall, Alexander Cockayne; Monongalia, Andrew
Mcdonald Ohio. N II Garrison Preston, James II
Carroll Randolph, Washington ]. Long Tyler, "A ID
SopeI; Wetzeb Joseph Newman; Barbour Henry D
The president stated that unless objection was made,
he should fill the first blank in the resolutions reported
ence TO central commtee) with the number "tweniy
FIVE"
Mr. Conway said tina, that number unwieldy and
suggested "ffteen" but al the suggestion OF Mr. De-
neale, he withdrew the proposition.
Ii was then ordered that the blank be filled with
"tweRty. FIVE"
Mr. Seay moved Jbe appointment Of a committee 10
prepare address 70 the people OF Virginia but with
drew his motion AT the request OF MIR. Wise, who
pressed the opinion that the address imbodied in the
resolutions already adopted
On motion OF MIR. Conway, IL
Rs,oiped, That be recommended the delegation Of
Virginia in the National Convention Tor the two
thirds rule. II is generally understood be Of the
rules FOR the of the proceedings OF said
tou right ITSELF and in consonRnce with the OF
the democratic party
On motion Of DR.. Tatem, of Norfolk, ii was
oy resolved That the thanks Of the conycn on
be rendered the president for the abe and satisfactory
manner which ne has presided deliberations OF
the body.
On motion Of Dr. Ta,em, OF Norfolk county,
Resolved That the thanks OF due, and
GERS OF this body for the ability and dignity with which
they have performed their respective duties
The convention was addressed, in obedience calls.
by Messrs; John Randolph Tucker, Henry A.. Wise
3. Floyd, John Y. Mason. Henry Bednger and John M
Patton.
Mr.. Pakhill, of Henrco, likewise addressed the con-
vention.
Mr.. Conway moved that the convention adjourn sine
die: carried.
The president John : Barbour SEM then delivered
peculiarly elicitous and eloquent address, highly comp
mcnng the body for the dignity and decorum that had
been observed since he had occupied the chair. He
alluded to the resolutions which had been adopted as the
platform of the Virginia democracy particularly to that
recognising and realbrming The immortal Virginia prin
cpes OF l79s90, which guaranteed the sovereignty Of