Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-27
Democratic Convention Again.

ported TO be IonseHllons helu IN lbls
CITY for the purpose ofnominating an indvidu.
al for the high AID. responsible position Of a
Member ofhe Board of Public Works. We
are fully assured that if the people of this Dis
trict--embracing forty SIR counties could have
witnessed the proceedings Of those assembled
on that occasion, it would have cured II appe-
tite and affection, for Caucus dotation.
The whole number of Delegates in person and
ss proxy was seOenty.serea of which Camp
bell county had thirty five, just about hall
on her omn right-Bedford 6-Buckngham
6--making for these three counties, Just
here at our own door, fouy seren Delegates -
That was pretty strong pull N body in
which II represented 46 counties. Three
counties out Of DC sent forty.seven delegates
in II. But that is not all Campbell county
our omn county-hed as Proxy votes for
Giles-and votes Tor Grayson-gvngt there.
fore 10 Campbell forty one delegates
Prince George had one delegate-Mr. Tim.
Rves--and he was Proxy for Norfolk county
one vote, Princes Anne one vote, Nanse
mond one oe so Prince George had four
Delegates. Therefore it will appear that in
this body, pretending TO represent 46 countess
three counties had forty.seven Deegatos--onc
county four--and the city of Petersburg five
Thus, four counties Campbell. Bedford,
Buckingham, Prince George aud the city of
Petersburg had in that body, OF II, forty six
men--and that we call pulling the agony" 10
some purpose, and the sequel demonstrated
that some Of those who worked the wires
"didn't come for nothing"
One tenth of The whole number of counties
added to Petersburg held just about f0urE fHs
of the delegates.
What will our Western brethren say
to this For four counties in Conjunction
with Petersburg, TO hand over forty-six coun
ties, beside the towns. handcuiIed and tied to
a particular nomineel Now it was doubtless
under this aspect OF things--this strange phase
of the Democratic principle, that Mr. Cabcl
Fournoy OF FarmvilIe, in the bold and gener-
Gus and openhanded spirit of his nnturc, de
sired the Convention TO ascertain, bcJ0ye il or.
ganized, whether or not it was indeed Con
vcnlon But he was over rode and given
to understand that it was "any way and any
how" a true and legitimate and "mosl proper
Convention" carrying out the ''usages and Gus
toms of the Democratic party" hich under
any circumstances, in the emphatic language
of Mr., Claiborne. could do no wrong" The
subsequent developments Of this body were
strange amusing enough. A Mr., Vaughan,
member from Petersburg. nominated in the
usual style of nomination speeches Mr.. Thos
IL. Daniel OF Prince George. In conclu-
ding his discourse, he stated that Mr.
Daniel was the county man aud neigh
Dor OF the gentleman on his left, MIR
Tim Rlvcs, who could do the nominee fun Jus
tice, and who was himself the ''war horse of
Democracy, Whereupon, Mr.. Tim. Rives
rose and in minute two was surely riding
John Gilpin- like EAST aud farisous'' ii not in
wat horse style. We were disappointed in
that gentleman, of whom we had heard much
He seems TO have fine spice of good feeling
in him, with a most agreeable pleasantly, mix
ed up with an awful amount of thunder ard
hghtning-for a small shower He spoke in
most exalted strains Of Mr. Daniel, of his long
and able public services in the Legislature
Prince George with Unsurpassed fidelity and
uncommon ability. We could not but wan.
der, during the delivery of this haransue, that
80 lhuch, and such light as was now held
up to u.s. should SO long have been ibid under
bushel"
We wandered that as we were on the sub
Ject OF Internal Improvement and looking out
Tor some able and self sacrificing champion
III that cause, in its early days--when its
advocacy tried the mettIe of men~-that we
had not Mem, or ever since observed that fam
ing hight blazing like a comet above US. This
speech however did not seem to bring down
much game-for the voling commenced and
.he hrSt voice was for Flournoy. there as vet
having been no other nominee but Daniel
AT '"'s point gentleman from Buckingham
rose and desired to put in another and vote for