Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-10
WING DISTRICT CONVENTION.


AT meeting Of the SFhg Convention for the sixth
Congressional District acd IN the Odd Fellows Hail.
scottsvilc, "Wednesday Nay 4th, for the purpose of
nominating Wing cauddat .or Congress, in the APP
preaching election: Dr, CHARLES COOKE, was
called to the Chair aud JAS. w mason appointed Secre
tary.
It being ascertained that a majority of the counties
composing the District represented, motion was
made and adopted that committee of five DO appoint
cd by the Convention select suitable person as
candidate and report to thc Convention Whereupon
the Chair appointed the 10 nv'ing gentlemen as the
committee: Il j Darneile, J w Mason, DR.. James A.
Forks Francis G Turner aud DR. Thos Walker The
committee retired and after consultation returned and
reported the convention, That the of several
gentlemen bad been suggeste in the committee, but
that they unanimously presented the name Of ALEX.
MOSELY, Esq, of Buckingham suitable person to
run as the Wing candidate for this District in the en-
suing election" The report ofthe committee was unani
mously adop' ed by the convention.
On motion made and adopted, Dr. Chas Cooke, Nath
Morris. b Dardeie, II Nicholas, Frencis q Turner,
and DR.. Thos Walker, appointed a committee to
inform Mr. Mosely of his nomination, and urge his ac-
ceptance of the
Dr. Chas. Cooke presented the following resolutions,
which unanimously adoptedby the meeting;
Resolved That while this convention has no inten-
ton of entering into anything like discussion OF the
various political topics likely to influence the approach
ing elections they cannot forego the 10 de-
clare their firm lief, that time within the last
twenty years. las the Wing party occupied higher
more commanding position than that they now hold
have their political opponents been more defenceess
and vulnerable than at the present moment.
The reckless spirit of change-the blind and he adlong
doctrine OF Modern Progress which is rapidly hairying
US on, through all the evils OF an unhallowed lust OF
Foreign Conquest and all tho horrors of Red Republic
cansm 10 the subveron of ha )py political inst tu
tion and the substitution for them of the worst form
OF Deseosm call aloud for tie ntery ent ion the
ton. patriotism, and conservative SPIRIT that try
Ing occasions have characterised the great Wing
party.
high political crimes but what great statesman OF
France said much worse-egregious political bluns
ders, as the following facts will show:
lst President supported by the Southern Democracy
the guardian Of the peculiar Interests of the South has
placed at the head of his Cabinet open and avowed
Freesoer. He has given to another of the Van Buren,
school, of the highest missions. He has appointed
the notorious N J Brown who bargained with abolition
lists for the peakershp of the House of Representa-
tves, travelling mail agent in the western States-a
trust of the highest delcacy and calling for the most
bending integrity And has appointed Postmaster at
Ceaveland of the largest CT les in the west the edi
tor of thorough going abolition Journal who through
out the Presidential canvass continued blazon in his
paper, all the declarations against slavery imputed to
Gen. Pierce, maintaining that they expressed his real
sentiments and urging them upon his abolition readers
strong recommendation of the Democratic candidate.
2ndy. At home have seen the Democratic Party
persting in refusing upon principle receive the small
balance of $4,000 of the distribution of public money
among the States made by the recomm ndaon Of Gen.
Jackson the father of Modern Democracy, although they
had scrupes in receiving 100000, and have not got
honesty enough to restore it.
3dly. We have them for eight years persis ting
in refusing permit ourchartered banksto issue
below five dollars although their law has been dead
letter having never been enforced single instance
and its existence having flooded the State with worthless
snpasters causing the loss of hundreds of thousands
of dollars to party ridden people.
4th We have seen them carrying out the boodest sys
tenn OF prescription making party spirit the only test
qualification for the most mental Offices
5th We have them refusing to receive upon some
ranscendenta abstraction Veinas dstributive share
of the Public Lands-amountng to millions of acres-and
this they do in opposition to the express condition or
which State csded large portion of those lands to hel
Goates. And at the moment when they these lands
seized upon by millions of grasp for the excu.
slve benefit of part of the States
9th. We have them adopting the abominable
tics of New York ofconyerting every Office whether civil
made the selection of the Commissioners of Public
Works upon party poitcsand in direct violation
of existing contracts with the private stockholders of in
corporated companies. they have increased the
State Proxies to give the Governor through them
the entire control OF all companies in which the State
majority of the stock
Lastly We have them in gross disregard of a
law OF Congress and inutter contempt of the Consttu
ton of The State, which they had sworn to obey, by
means Of the infamous Gerrymander of the Co ngre
sona Districts, trampng under foot of the most
cred principles of Rpubllcansm, the principle that in
popular governments, the minority well as the ma.
jority has rights and that tor the protection of those
rights they entitled to proportionate representa-
ton.
Confdng in the intelligence and patriotism of the great
mass OF the eope, cannot doubt that when abuses
Ike those above hastily alluded to placed before
/ among which they are rnsHs picously reposing.
The Wing papers of the District and those of Rich.
mond were requested TO publish the proceedings of
the Convention. Ga mot on the Convention adjourn1
cd. CHAS COOK, Chairman.
| JAS. w, MASON, Secretary