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STATE CONVENTION.

The Stale Convention Of the Democratic par.
II cf Virginia, 10 nominate Electors fos The State
inthehext Presidential election, convened at The
African Church, in the city Of Rirhnond, on
"Wednesday week 24th alt. One hundred ana ,hir
tytwo counties were represented, By upwards ii
100 delegates. From jefferson, The following
deiege'es were in attendance: Maj Bepj, Mcer,
John T. Gibson, Hon. Henry Bedinger, Col.
Brax;on Davenport, John G. Wilson, P. o. Lit
taeinhn, and John NJ. Macfarand.
The Convection was temporarily organized by
the appointment Of Gen j, H. Cox, Of Chester
Geld. as President, aad Messrs Riiclse and
Danislas Secretaries.
According to the usages Of prior Conventions,
Mr.. Cox should now have proceeded to appoint
the committees which should report the perma.
nent officers Of the Convention. But 10 this, Mr..
! Wise and others. known 10 be the particular
friends Of Mr.. Buchanan, and who were anxious
to force from the Convention an expression Of
opinion as to tsPfesdential choice, most slrenu-
ou<lg objected. Mr.. Wise offered a resolution
that a committee Of fifteen, one from each Con.
gressional District, should Be chosen by he dele.
cations from fhe Districts to nominate permanent
! officers. On this proposition fierce and angry
debate arose, in which Messrs. Wise, Claiborne,
Randolph, Rives, Deneale, Floyd and others par
t'cipatel Near the close Of the first days sit
ting, vote was at length obtained, and fbe reso,
/ luton Of Mr.. Wise rejected, by a decided
majority. The vote was considered as test
| question between the friends of Mr. Buchanan
on the one hand, and those Of Douglas on the
other. The, power Of appointments Of Commit
tees having been given TO the President, the
Convention adjourned until the next day.
The first business in order on Thursday. was
/ the report from the Committee as to1he perma.
nent officers OF the Convention, who recommend.
ed tie following, which was unanimously rati.
| fed by the Convention
/ PRESIDENT
Hon. John s. Barbour OF Cllpeper.
| VICE PRESIDENTS.
Charles Yancey OF Buckingham,
! Gen George Rust ol L1udoun,
! f. G. Robinson Of Norfolk,
+. w. Scott OF Caroline,
! j. NJ. Bennett OF Lewis,
] Braxton Davenport Of jefferson,
i A. NJ. Newman of Pendleton,
/ J. H. Cox OF Chesterfield,
W. J Robertson Of Abemarle,
i Geo. Booker Of Elizabelh CITY,
Alex, Wade of Munongaa,
b. i layne of Allegheny
w II. Edwards of FranGlip,
George Cowan of Russell.
/ w. 0. Goode OF Mecklenburg.
SEcRETAEIEs.
w T. Richie, J. NJ. Daniel, W d. Wallach
c. H. Beale, r, A. Pryor, :. c. Davis, Ii. C.
Mclaughlin, x. J. Q'Bannon.
Ca motion Of Mr.. Wallach Of Alexandria, the
/ Convention took recess for an hour, in order tc
afford the President an opportunity 10 appoint ;he
committees.
Arid past U'cloek, the Convention re as
Il sembsSE
The President announced the committees
At half past three o'clock, on motion Of Mr..
/ WHEELER Of Of Norfolk county. recess was or.
dered uhtil p, NJ, at which time the commit
/ tee will be prepared 10 report.
/ The Convention met according to appointment
at Tl O'CLOCK, andthe Electoral Committee made
~ The. fhIlrrsiineT renort 4.s