Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-07

that they ade it part of her statute law aud by her
Legislature that her voice in future should be cast as
voice. Applause He relied upon that statute book.
Mr. w. then referred to the course of Mr.. FLOYD in
reference this subject, both in the Virginia Conveu
ton and in the delegation to this Convention, to show
that in neither body did the gentleman oppose the
luton directing that the vote of the State should be cast
unit.
Gov FLOYD said that it was not factious spirit which
caused him to this position. He came before
the Convention to askthat the voice of two three dis
tricts of Virginia might be heard in its deliberations
There other districts in the State of Virginia which
occupied the position he occupied, and there
nothing whatever he submitted the Convention in the
position which had been assumed by his colleague. Did
the gentleman pretend to say that because the Virginia
delegation decided that it should its unit
with protest against it the part of of the dele
CATION precluded part of the Democracy OF the old
Democratic Commonwealth Was it not obvious that
rule of this kind would throw Virginia into the hands of
the wings All he asked was, that when. in the udg
nent OF the delegates from the district which he repre-
sented rule which they had entered into with protest
was wrong and not really eicacous, it should be
disregarded that they might be allowed to the
voice OF the Democracy of the Commonwealth
Mr. CLAIBORNE to protest against act which he
believed would be unjust to his constituents He repre-
sented in part the Demecracry of the third electoral dis
tct of Virginia. different from the district represe
ted by Gov. Floyd. The majority of the delegation of
Virginia had been in favor its first choice the
gentleman for whom they had been casting their vote-
[Appause He had another fact to state, and he wish
ed it go deep into the hearts of the friends Presden
tal aspirants The fact he wished state this =
That the Democracy of Virginia who had given the vote
VI eho ioi hty years ior
dents was now sthed by gentlemen representing Wing
districts. They might tramme him here they might tie
up the Democratic vote of Virginia here but some gen
temen would find exceedingly hard carry that State
for person whose nomination had been secured by i'm
position upon the freemen of the State. [Appause
MIR. McMULLEN, of Virginia. demanded to know how
the vote of that State had been recorded?
The PRESIDENT replied that recorded fifteen for
Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr.. McMULLEN entered his protest against that
The PRESIDENT stated that the gentleman had right
to do
This result of the goth ballot was then announced
No candidate receiving twothrds of the of the
convention the convention proceeded take the
ballot.
"scene" occurred in the National Democratic Con-
vention on Thursday morning last. As the President
was about to the result of the eleventh ballot
settee in the gallery gave way The crashing of it
caused an alarm that the gallery coming down and
scene of wild alarm and disorder The dele
gates under the gallery rushed fanticaly toward the
other side of the Hall overturning seats and tables
in their progress, and for the there was
danger that serious mishap might occur
The of those acquainted with the strength of
the building, and the entire mpossiby othe occurrence
of accident of kind anticipated gradually eff
fectve in restoring confidence the delegates returned
their seats. and the business of the Convention was
sumed.-AerandraaG Gazette.