Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-07


After the conclusion OF Mr.. Wisc's
speech, the Convention nd journsd TO meet
again at Z o'clock in the evening. At
that hour tho electoral committee made
the following report:
DIsrRGcTs. ELECTORS
l. Mordecai Cook, of Norfolk.
g. Timothy Rives OF Prince George.
3. A. II. billiard, of Henry.
A. w. G. Flournoy, of Prince Edward.
5. John Goode, Of Bedford.
6. r. j. Scott. Richmond City.
7. II. A. Wise, of Accomac.
3, r. L. Montague, Of NiddlescV.
8, James Barbour, of Frederick
10, j. r. Tucker, Of Culpeper.
IL. Geo. r. Deneale, ',of Rockingham.
19. James Mcdowell, of Botetourt.
l3. John B. Floyd, ofWashington.
ID. Mortimer Johnson, Of Taylor.
10. Zedekiah kidWell, of Marion.
The Electoral Committee also mAdc
report of the following Assistant Elec
tors
LIST, r. R. Prentias of Nansemond Cd,
r. A. Pryor of Petersburg; Sd, VIM.
NJ. HoUerton of Halifax 4th, A. NJ.
Trbblo of Lynchburg; 9th, J. II. Lee
of Orange 9th, ChHstAin White of Ha-
mover; 7th, VIM. B. Talisferro of Gloces-
ter, and r, Claybrook of Northumber-
land; 9Th, B. B. Douglas of King William,
and E. NJ. Braxton Of Richmond CO.. 9th.
G.. w. Brent of FaquieT; Goth, r. II.
Butcher of Jefferson 18th, j. w. f. AL
len of Hardy, and YIN. n. Hartman of
Augusta; 18th, D. H. Hoge of Montgo-
merry: 18th, VIM. p. Cecil of TAzcwell,
and Wm Cook Of Carroll 14th, Ed
ward Ksnna of KanaWhA; 18th, Shsr
rRrd Clemens of Ohio.
On Friday, MIR. Wheeler, from the
Committee on Resolutions, made report,
which he prefaced with an eloquent, hui
morouI and appropriate speech
The resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted, a verbal amendment having been
made at the suggestion of Mr.. Patton
The report is Is follows:
The Democratic Republican of Virgil
MIA, in Convention assembled, following
the time honored usage in declaring the
principles which bind them together ~ 4
party, to resolve;
/. That the true relations between
the States, and the Federal Government,
and the true rules for the construction Of
the Constitution, are correctly set forth in
the resolutions and report of 1893 and
80, of the General Assembly Of Virgil
mia, and the doctrines therein s1pounded,
are hereby adopted and reafIirmcd.
2. That Congress has no power to APP
propriate directly or indirectly, the pro-
cesds of the sales Of the public lands, or
to grant directly or indirectly, the public
lands to the purposes of internal improve
ment.
8, That specific duties, taxing, as they
do, the low priced necessarioI of the poor
as heavily as the costly Injuries Of the
rich, are unequal. unjust and odiouS; that
duties designed for protection. foster one
branch of industry, and cherish one sec
ton Of the country, At the expense of 9TH
erS, and are utterly inconsistent with JUS
tico, sound policy, and Democratic prin-
ciples and that NE are opposed to any |
increase of the duties on imports, e.pe-
ciAlly ON articles of general and necessary
such as iron, coal, sugar, |
salt and coarse cOttons.
4, That the Federal Government ought |
to adhere in its foreign policy to the max
inns inculcAted by the Father of his coun-
try, and by the Father of Democracy.
8. That We reatfirm the resolutions of
the Baltimore Convention of 1914 and
1913, as far AZ applicable to the present
condition of the country.
6. That we recommend the Democracy
of the several Congressional Districts, to
send, each, not more than four delegates
to the Baltimore Convention.
7. That we approve of the mode of
voting heretofore pursued by the Virgil
niA delegates in the Baltimore ConYen-
tons, and recommend that they continue
the rule of casting the whole vote Of the
State by majority of the districts.
8. That the vote of the State in the
Baltimore Convention ought to be given
for such candidate as will command the
greatest strength in the Democratic party
throughout the Union, and whose princi-
pies are known to conform moIt strictly
to the cardinal tsnetH of the Democratic
Republican faith.
DR.. Arthur R. Smith, from the Com
mittes on Electors made a report on
the resolutions referred last evening, as
follows:
The committee to whom were referred
two resolutions authorizing the appoint
ment of two additional electors for the
State at large, having taken the same un.
der consideration, recommend the adep-
ton of the following resolutions, viz:
/. Resolved, That under the law of
1899, and the construction placed on it
by 1.-THE departments of the Government,
State and Federal. for sixty years, and
the unofficial returns of the late census,
as known to this committee, the State of
Virginia will not be entitled to more than
Is Electors in the next Presidential cleo
ton.
2. Resolved, That should the law of
1893 be so amended, or the offisial re-
turnS of the cennma To VARY frnn, H..