Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-06

those dues
few days ago. the Secretary of the Board Of Pub
lie Works published letter, in which it stated,
that the failure Of Seldom withers Co. would not
be disastrous to the State" and would not 'result
in a suspension by the State Of Virginia" That may
be very true. Virgins may not repudatc. The
means of paying her debts may DO raised by taxing
the people; but they want to know something moro
than that the failure Of Selden, withers & Go. will
not prove disastrous to tho State" nor cause "a
suspension" They want to know what is tho in
debtedncss Of that firm to the State-what arc the
relances for payment, and what they may lose by
tho failure Of Seldom, withers & Co. The Board Of
Public Works. VIC believe are now in session in Rich
mond and it is hoped that they will furnish the nfor-
nation herein referred to at an early day.
Our neighbor Of the Eramiaer his issue Of yesterday,
dscourses cody and calmly the action Of the Saun-
ton Convention. According to his showing Mr. Wise 10
the minority candidate Of tho party, and Mr. Leake the
who "won the victory without the spois" On this
poin; :he Examiner says
Hs distinguished adversary is in tho condition Of the
monarch Of Epirus. Another such victory would be his
ruin. Further hostities would DO Madness peace and
alliance are the only alternatives to annihilation.
mo public man ever received So honorable, able
enthusiastic so fitterng support given Mr..
Leakc in the Staunton Convention. The talents ee eo-
qucncc the enthusiasm and the numerical strength Of the
body with him. He carried the Convention over
whemiugly and trumphsntly OF the four hundred
bers constituting the body, Mr. Leskes friends in
clear majority, all opposition Of seveny.fve. Tho
dead proxy vote Of the Convention largely against
him. and the Instrument OF his discontinue Il is
understood that msory Of the Democratic press of
State had declared in his iavor aud f recollection be
correct only the position Of all those journals
by the delegations Of the vicnagc those deegs
tons reflected the sentiments Of their constituencies The
Examiner supported by Richmond city, Honrico,
Chesterfield Hanover Goochlaud Fuvanna, Louisa and
Powhatan. The Lynchburg Republican supported by
Campbell Amherst, Nelson Bedford the Danvile Re-
publican by Ptsylvana Henry, Fraukln the Chafottes-
willie Jefiersonan by Albermarc, Madison, Greene; the
Vindcaor and Tenth Legion, by Augusta, Rockingham
and Shenandoah; the Fncastle Democrat by Botetout
Craig, Roanoke the Valley STAR by Rockbridge Aeghs.
ny, Bath and with other papers, Of which rccol
lection is not sufficiently positive to speak the momeut
We believe that scrutiny of the by delegates
distinguished from those cast by proxes-voes by
delegates fresh from the constituencies which they repro
sented-will disclose clear majority in favor OF Mr..
Leake. We have made the calculation, but
victon, founded upon q knowledge obtained by re-
peated official calculations as Secretary decided that
| point"
Of"The resort TO party machneryn opposition to such
Overwhelming popular danonsr exhibited
| in this contention" the Examiner remarks:
The party machinery OPPOSITION such
whcming popular demonstrations exhibited in
this Convention, in the last degree dangerous the
party ITSELF The ireemen OF the republican party Of Vir
gina will not submit TO such exercise oil party mach
often, patiently or long II resorted too in the fu-
ture the Democracy will enevitably rent into many
fragments as the Democracy OF New York. Tho noni.
nal minority but actual majority of the Staunon Convcu-
ton in great doubt during the progress OF proceed
ing whether they really sucServlng the int rests
OF the party and acting the part OF concenous aud
| men, in allowing minority swelcd into majority by
proxies TO control the DECISIONS Ii requires
most extraordinary party featy induce calm subms
sion under circumstances like these. The actual majority
of the Sunton Convention aud their CONSTITUENCIES submit
now but the party machinery must not in future BE-
exercised against the popular will actually represented in
the party Conventions We do desire anayse the
proxy in the Stiuntoa Convention Much of i'll
deed by uno6ectonsble and delega ted
in IN unoasnsve m,nncr; much Of it was not.
TRIBurE THE CoxpucroRs OF THE NATIONAL IxrrL-
LIoEScER-We take from the Washington correspondence
| OF the Journal of Commerce OF tho 29h umo tho fol-
loving porraiture, OF the venerable conductors Of the
National Iutegencer. 1t is merted tribute to emiueu.
ability and high private character. Thewrer says
"In the of that office may he seen the pa
tent and indef,gabe Ssaon preparing matter for its
lumns while his experience aud ingenuity Ike own
il often sorey tired find and the right room
for the articles and the selections that press upon him. Ee
CANT compositions must often be hopeessy deferred and
perhaps writers be isoppointod-though frequently
than the editor himself Col Seaon is ofin
guar uroanyoi manners and well fitted gain that popnl,
election 10 the Office of Mayor Of the city, His associate
Joseph Gales, if OF English BIRTH is American all over
The K Ms must not meddlo with him. IL would b. t
their injury. This venerable man. who hiss instruct
ed two sons Of select readers may occasionally
in his upper ,at the oce, where he kindly
ceives his friends and where the poor 20 find him
| aud ask their accustomed aims Eighty years have i'm
posed their weigh: his robust form and spread
beness over his features but have neither dinmed the
ustre of his dark bright eye impaired the energy
his well advanced intellect AS it with Lis father
the friend and patron of the poet Montgomery, so it
| with him.
death is not jeaous OF his mill decay" If patronag
and power less familiar with him than in other year,
genius talent, dgnit!in 6ne the imperisbabe proper
ties OF true statesman, adorn the decline OF life. TIL
evening ofhs days, less brilliant than their meridian
becomes to him the nurse OF calm deep and luminou
thought always angHr1g good things fo- the Republic
politician without speaking office, and statesman with
cut holding it, he has taught The former to contend with
out acrmony, the latter to rule without violence. lead
ing editorial from his pen has been a model of Il
kind, much piece Of sculpture wrought in tn
studio Of first rate artist"
The South Side Democrat Of yesterday, in article OF
the gubernatoria says 1--WE must descend to III
level of adverssrics and begin warfare of dodgisg
must unite in solid column aud force our way on
Of the woods The latter must be course il is too lat
day in the history Of Democracy to mske any change
our old tactics and it would be diJcreditabc to make suc
change Let nail colors and cause to the mast"
Since the Democrat has introduced the subject Of dodgn
and speaks courageou.y abpu milling tour colors"
the mast trust that it will tell the public why it is tha
the Stlunon convention lodged the Hunter Land bill ant
put out platform. We trust that 1t will tell the publ
whether tho Democracy of Virginia. and each oftheir can
ddacs on the gubcrnatorl ticket for against ID
Hunter Land BILL and in mailing the "colors and cause
the party to the mast does it nail Hunter Land bill or al
anti Hunter Land bill flag?
Some four Democratic co.emporares are putting fort.
the assertion that motion made in the Stauntoi
Convention to make the nomination Of Henry A. Wise
for Governor, unanimous aud that the motion was car
red We have before the fullest report we have seer
S hh SSd9TTspG2 wss5 so"s in
nad no object in incorporating tho action Of the con
| 'eh'oh. IL reads veibitim, as iollows:-"Mr Berr,
moved that all tho nomiusiions declared
The question was put but there we're vehement respon.
ses of"No" "No!" The chair declared tho motion Car
ried by an overwhelming vote" Is this what they cal
carrying motion to make the nomination unanimoai-
The motion carried but the vehement responses o.
No! NoW mido IL any thing else than a uiani,aou,
nomination.
THEATRE.-Mr. and Mrs Florence had fall house on
n -. Il