Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-07
National Democratic Convention.
The VIRGINIA DELEGATION.

IHE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
On Friday last, in the National Convention.
when the twentieth vote was about to be taken
Mr.. BocoCK asked that no business be transact
ed, as the delegation from the State of Virginia
wish to retire Tor the purpose of consultation
After short interval the delegation returned ::
and the State was called.
Judge BARBOUR rose and said that, at meeting
of the Virginia delegation, resolution was pass.
ed its unanimous vote that majority of dis
tricts represented in that delegation should cast
the vote of Virginia as unit. AS the organ of
that delegation in its communications with this
body he regarded that resolution as the only rule
of action which was the law of the case. At the
time the resolution was adopted although it was
adopted unanimously, certain members of the
delegation made protest, for he might so desg-
nate it, indicating that time might arrive in
which they could claim the right to cast the sew
era votes OF their districts their good will, duty
and pleasure might seem proper As the organ
OF the Virginia delegation, and recognising the
usage of Virg mia from the election Of old John
Adams down to the present time, and taking as
the line OF his duty the resolutions adopted two
days ago by his delegation, he felt bound to cast the
fifteen votes of Virginia for james Buchanan, of
Pennsylvania Loud applause
GOV. FLOYD OF Virginia. regretted exceeding
lythat sense ut duty compelled him, as mem
Der fthe Virginia delegation to assume before the
Convention the attitude which he now occuped.
1t bad been truly said that the usage of Virginia
heretofore had Deen to cast the vote of that COM
monwealth as unit. After he came into the
Convention, upon the first organization of their
party in the Virginia delegation, hi subscribed to
'ne usage OF the party, with protest against the
right OF that delegation prescribe rule or adopt
law, because he derived no powerfiom the Vir
g'madelegation' haveingderived the power that he
M,e'aeo Irom the constituency of little Tennessee
ne derived the power which he exerc ised here
from constituency that had been throughopt a
time purely and wholly Democratic. Applause. l
As representative of ten thousand freemen. he
protested against the nomination which had inst
peeh naoe' and was Instructed by his COLLEAGUES
TO cast the vote fthe thirteenth Congressional dis
trlet OF Virginia forStephen A. Douglas. loud
ana long continued applause He deeply re-
greeteo the effort that had been made to stife the
yoiceof the people he represented and that he wac
compelled toassume before the Convention the att
aode OF voting to accord to the thirteenth Congress
siona district OF Virginia the privilege which was
OK erciseo oy evry Democrat throughout the wide
spread boundaries of the United States--the priv
llege or voting the sentiments OF the man wbo,,
they preferred. ''
a1f' Use, OF Virginia, called for the reading
ol the rule adopted in lo48 la relation Tn This snh
Jees' and which had also been adonted for the
government of this Convention. 1t is as follows.
ne;oeea That in voting upon any question which NAV
s IN the proceedings of this Convention the vote shall
be tt oy states at the of any State each
State oee entitled to the number votes to which said
State 'entltied in the Electoral College without resard
to the aber OF delegates in attendance the manner In
which vote is to be cast to be decided by the deega
Mr. WISE said that this the law of this BODY. and
this was 4 s upon which the delegation from virginia
stood Tie hate OF Virginia had never been known,
since the hrma ton of the Federal Constitution to give
but Federal vote during the whole period Of her State
existence. APP lanseJ He desired this Convention for
the sake of cradle model of Democracv to ,nd
stand the posi- ion of Virginia In the election old
John Adams Fed srsIst from the district of Loudoun
east his vote for the FEDERAL party So determined was
the indignation OF the Democracy Of Virginia that vote