Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-03-31
TuE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.


Convention held in Richmond last week
Having witnessed the transactions of sim.
liar body, which assembled IN this place las
fall, for the purpose of nominating candi.
date for Governor, we can appreciate the
rich account of rare doings, furnished by
the skiiiul reporter of the WMg. Verify
the party is IN sweet condition. Accord,
ing to the Wig, the utmost confusion, dis
order and dissenslon were manifested du-
ring the sessions of the Convention, which
statement is attested by Mr.. RANDOLPH, OF
Albemarle, who remarked: "That he had
never seen so large a Convention of the
Democracy, and certainly had never seen
one where so great diversity Of opinion
prevailed"
As we anticipated, the war between Old
Hunkcrdom and Young America was to the
knife. BY a successful coup de tat, the
young Giants, placed Mr.. Cox, gentle
man of their own stripe, in the chair problem;
and in order to deprive them of the advan-
tage thus gained, an effort was made by the
Old Hunkers to take from the Chairman the
power of appointing the Committee OF Or
ganization. The vote being taken per-cap-
ia. Young America came ffwith flying CO.
lors, and the Chairman did not betray his
! taI IN
the Committee who were openly repudlated
by their respective delegations, one OF
whom was Mr.. AYLErT, of King William.
The Why says;
! When Mr.. Aylotl's name was announced by the
| Chair, Mr.. Mason, the Senator irom the King
George District. ruse and said that Mr. Ayleit
could not get three votes for the appointment; that
Mr. Boul,cme was the choice Of his delegation as
had been announced TO the Chair.
Another member popped up on the bench on the
other side of the House, and said MIR Chairman,
Mr. Robinson Is not the chUce Of the Norfolk DIS
| irict DR. Smith had been unanimously chosen by
the Norfolk delegation. Cries of''order, order"
Considerable confusion then ensued, during which
Mr. Ayett had opened himself up like Jack -knife,
and was alternately saying: "he desired 10 say MIR
Chairman" and 'Mr Chairman he desired 10 say!'
The appointment TO him was most unexpected ,(of
courSe) and would not have been accepted, but in
accordance with the vote announced, which had
given the appointment Of the Committee TO the
Chair, and which had indicated its honesty. As
| had been said by the member from Accomac. the
Chair was acting for the whole State, and he MIR
T I'll AyletOwas not going 10 submit 10 any dola-
,ion He intended to stand firm without regard TO
the remarks which had fallen from the member
who had opposed his appointment.
Mr. Wise did not agree with the gentleman in
his Interpretation Of what he said.
Mr. Henry Aylell was not in the habit Of quo.
| ling the gentlemen from Accomac as authority on
any subject but had concu:red with him in this
instance, and did not desire to refer 10 HIM in any
other
A great many attempts were made to re-
store order-but all to no purpose. MIR.
RANDOLPH, of Albemarle, made several in
edectual appeals and MIR. DENEALE, the
great Paci6cator, exhorted to harmony, 'that
the roar of the Democratic Lion might once
more make the jackalls of Whiggery trem-
BILE in their Shoes" This favorte and eX-
pressive flight of the Rockingham orator,
(says the Whig) created a profound sensa-
ton, and universal cachination. "Give
EN- thunder" ''walk into 'em," "the jack
all's shoes" "boots, sc, In consideration
of this elegant metaphor the gentleman was
chosen Elector for this District, in which
capacity, he Will doubtless make sad havoc
upon the brute creation during the coming
fall. In our opinion The Convention should
have accompanied his appointment with a
special act, granting him fifteen shillings for
every jackall scalp he may take during the
canvass.
We love to contemplate the deliberations
of the harmonious Democracy" and re-
gret that our limits forbid more extended
quotations from the detailed report given
by the Wing. JOHN S. BARBOUR of Cul-
pepper, presided. The following fifteen
electors were appointed from the various
Congressional Districts, and authority was
vested in the Central Committee to select
two for the State at large, which shows that
the Convention claims for Virginia rep
resentation of II in the Electoral College,
whilst under the new apportionment based
upon the recent census, she is entitled to
but Is:
| Is, District-NIorleca Cook of Norfolk City.
| "a " Timothy Rives of Prince George.