The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-16
WING STATE CoNvENTIoN-arD DAT

Pursuant 70 edIournu,snt % Wednesday
night, The Convention assembled yesterday in
the African Church, al II o'clock.
The Committee appointed the previous eve
ming, on permanent rules for the government
Of the proceedings of the Convention, reported
in favor Of the rules Of the House Of Delegates,
so Ear as applicable. The Convention adopted
the rules recommended, and proceeded to bu-
siness.
In obedience to resolution offered the pre-
vious day by Mr. r. E. Scott, Of Fauquier, the
several delegations from their respective Con-
eressional districts, proceeded to announce the
| name of the gentlemen who had been select
| ed by said delegations to form committee of
fifteen to propose resolutions expressive of the
principles or "platform'' of the Wing party,
4 for the adoption of the Convention. The re-
suit was the choice Of the following gentle
| men for said committee
Messrs. Joseph Segar, D. Saunders, Andrew
| Kennedy, Harrison Robertson, Jas. M. Pres
| ton, ]. II. McCue, Charles w. Russell, Robt.
| E. Scott, John Ward, b. H. Nowlin, aud FIVE
others whose names the reporters ear could
not catch.
| The recommendations were adopted by the
| Convention.
Mr.. Scott, of Fauquier, moved that his reso-
luton, offered and considered for some time the
day before. be now taken up. Agreed to.
The resolution was read as follows
Resolped, That the several delegations from
| the several Congressional districts recommend
to the Convention suitable persons for electors
4 and assistant electors in their respective dis
| md for asfa oil All m thp cau
composing the same. And that they further
recommend two delegates and two aIternates
| from each district, to represent the Wings of
this State in the Wing National Convention.
On motion of Mr.. John J. Jackson, the reso-
luton was amended SO as to authorize the APP
| pointment of three Electors from each district
and three Alternates.
Mr.. Tyree Maupin, of Rockingham, offered
an amendment, proposing that the Delegates
to the National Convention be chosen by the
/ people in Convention, in each Congressional
district, instead of the manner proposed by the
resolution of Mr.. Scott.
MIR. Maupin advocated, in aspeech of some
length, the adoption of his amendment. He
was in favor of taking lesson from the Demo-
Gratis in regard to the mode of appointing dele
gates. Call meetings and stir up the people
on the subject of the next Presidential cleo
ton. 1t was the only way TO enlist them in the
cause and set them to work. He was opposed
to the Convention doing that which be believed
properly belonged to the people-the selection
of their own delegates to the National Conven-
| ton.
MIR. w. Fl. mcfarland followed on the same
side, and in opposition to the adoption of the
| resolution of Mr.. Scott. He was decidedly in
favor of the people selecting their own dele
| gates to represent them in the National Con-
vention.
Mr.. Imboden, of Augusta, was in favor of
the appointment Of delegates by the Conven-
ton. The people in many counties could not
get up meetings in time to select Delegates
He did not believe the Convention had the
| right to transfer the choice back to the people.
Ii had been the practice of Wing Conventions
of Virginia to appoint their national delegates.
] The people had sent their delegates here
again to perform that duty ind, moreover,
he did not believe the people would have time
to hold their meetings throughout the Com
monwealth, and get up Conventions to select
delegates.
| Mr.. Scott of Fauquier, was wholly opposed
| to the district mode of appointment, and pro.
ceeded at length to enumerate his objections
] thereto. The interval between this time and
| the assembling of the National Convention was
too brief to afford the requisite time for the ap-
pointment of delegates by district conventions.
| The Convention had appointed a committee
to perform the important duty of expressing
the principles of the Wing party, and he
thought that Committee should have the less
| important duty of recommending delegates for
the National Convention. He did not view the
selection by the Convention alone, bat by the
districts as here represented by their delegates
for that purpose. He was opposed to copying
after his political opponents in this, and nearly
all other respects. He believed the appoint-
| ment of delegates at this time was desira-
BILE to produce harmony at home and harmony
in the National Convention in reference to the
sentiments of the great State OF Virginia.
MIR. Scott of Powhatan, was in favor of the
appointment of delegates by the people, and
spoke at some lengthagainst their appointment
by the Convention.
Mr.. Hill Carter advocated the appointment
of delegates by the Convention. He main.
tanned that it was evident that Willard Fillmore
was the decided choice of the people of Vir-
ginia-and he was opposedto any proceedings
which might defeat the will of the majority
He was opposed TO the discussion which would
arise before the people in efforts to choose de-
legates by district conventions. No good and
much evil might result from il. Nor did he
think the people had time before the assem-
bling of the Convention in June to acr advised
ly in the choice Of delegates.
DR.. Patrick of Kanawha, said there were
twenty-one counties in his Congressional Dis
trict and he believed they would all favor the
annointment of deIegafes Inv the neonle He