Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-18

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| At Convention of Delegates, held at Balls
vile, Powhatan county. on Saturday, the Cd day
of April, for the purpose of nominating a Wing
candidate to represent the counties OF Cumber-
land and Powbatan in the lower House of the
General Assembly of Virginia.
On motion of DR.. Thomas l.. Robinson, EPA
HOBSON, Esq. of Cumberland, appointed
| Chairman, and WIN. p. BURwELL, of Powhatan,
| Secretary.
| On motion of John E. Scruggs, the Chair APP
pointed committee of six TO draft resolutions
for the action of the Convention.
Whereupon the following gentlemen were
appointed John 4. Scruggs Blair Burweil, and
Willis w. Hobson, on the part of Powhatan, and
}. Davis, Col Booker, and DR.. Thomas l.. Rob-
| inson, on the part of Cumberland.
The committee having RETIRED brought
| 10 the following resolutions:
LIST. Resolved, That the Wing party of Cum
berland and Powhatan, undismayed by their g.
cent defeat, and having unshaken confidence in
the purity of their principles, will give cordial
aud Jealous support to any gentleman whom this
Convention may select.
3D. Resolved, That while we do not desire to
| trnmmel or instruct candidate, we are of
opinion that the extension of the Tennessee
Railroad to Richmond, through tho counties of
Campbell, Apponntox, Buckingham, Cambel--
land, Powhatan md Chesterfield, will not only
be beneficial to their interest, but that of the
State at large.
The Chair then taking the sense of the Con-
vention upon the first resolution, it was adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. ]. Davis then objecting 10 the latter clause
of the second resolution, maintained that tho
proposed connection would be beneficial to the
counties through which it would pass, and not the
State at large. He replied to by Dir. Thos.
l.. Robinson, who advocated the measure
which was calculated to benefit not only the sec
ton through which it would pass, but also other
great interests in the State especially the Lynch
burg and Tennessee Railroad and the city of
Richmond.
The sense of the Convention being then taken.
the second resolution, introduced by the
committee, was adopted with but dissenting
voice.
Onmotion of John E Scruggs, CREED TAY-
LOR, ESQ, of the county Of Cumberland,
nominated and chosen unanimously MS the candi--
date to represent the two counties in the next
General Assembly.
On motion of DR.. Thomas l.. Robinson, the
Chair appointed the following conference.-the
Thomas L. Robinson, j. Davis. and John Z.
Scruggs-a committee to inform Mr.. Taylor of
his nomination, aud request his acceptance of the
same.
MIR. Samuel Weisiger, of Amelia, being pre-
sent, upon being called upon, came forward mud
favored the Convention with an able and encoura.
ging address,
On motion of DR.. Thomas L. Robinson, Re,
solred, That the proceeding Of this meeting be
published in all of the Wing papers in the city
Of Richmond.
The Convention then adjourned
EPA HOBSON, Chairman.
VIM. P. BURwELL. Secretary.
CALHour'sa WoRKs.-The New York Even
ing Post publishes the following literary intellis
gence:
NMr. Crne, the editor of the writings of the
late John c. Calhoun. has been in town for few
weeks, experimenting the preparations for
second and third volume of that work. which are
shortly to appear from the press OF the Apple
tons. These volumes will be occupied exclusive
ly with speeches. We understand that the COR
respondence which Mr.. Calhoun left behind him
was very voluminous, and related to great vari-
ETY. of subjects besides politics. 1t will follow
the speeches, and promises to awaken a new in
terest in tue memory of that distinguished states
man.
'.Mr. CraIle has also vouminous collection of
anecdotes and memoranda OF conversations with
Mr.. Calhoun made during close intimacy of
some thirty years, which he will incorporate. as
far as may be practicable in biography upon
which he is engaged at the request of his distn
guished friend.
''Promnent as Calhoun was during the greater
part of the last two generations before the coun-
try, and familiar as his views upon most polit-
cal questions are to the American people, it is
singular how little is known of his inner life; of
his views upon the various problems of humaD-
ty; of religion, of art, and OF mans social relations
and dependencies. Upon all these subjects he
is said to have conversed freely with his intimate
friends, and to have displayed far more interest
in such discussions than he seemed to feel in the
current strifes of politics, by which he is prin-
cipally known. When Mr.. Cradles biography
appears. of which. however, we regret to say
there is no prospect for some five or six years,
it will probably reveal aspects of Mr.. CaIhoun's
mind with which few of his countryluen were ac
quainted.'
John Smith, the colored man who was recent
ly killed by accident in Liberia was born a
slave in Virginia, but by industry and the
gy of his character, he was enabled to purchase
his freedom for which he paid the sum of $500,
and also afterwards purchased the freedom of hs
wife for which he paid $3.50. For several years
he was employed as an engineer on the Winches
ter and Harper's Ferry railroad, but being super
seeded by a white man. he came to Baltimore il,
company with the Rev. Mr.. Bailey, purchased
a steam engine and saw mill, and sailed in tho
Morgan Dix from that port in November 1851,
for Liberia, " here he was doing an extensive
business is saving lumber at the time he met
with the unfortunate accident which cost him his
life. His death is considered great loss in Lii
IBERIA.
ANEcDOTE-During the past winter reverend
clergyman in Vermont, being apprehensive that
the accumulated weight of the snow upon tho
roof of the barn might do damage, resolved
to prevent it by seasonably shoveling it off Hs
therefore assembled it, having first, for fear thu
snow might all fall at once and himself with it,
taste ned to his waist one end of the rope and
giving the other to his wife. he to work; but
fearing still for his safety, my DEAR said he lie
the iope round your waist No sooner hnd shs
done this, than off went the snow. poor minister