Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-12-14
II "a nc yeie.1.,1l II,Iig

tg0nr neish5er df the Esaa,is.sr IA his issu,
Of yesterday diseonrses eoo,yland calmly ever b.
action OF the Stanton Conyea,ion According 1,
his showing Mr.. Wise is The s.iaorily caidilA.eil
| the party, and Mr.. L9ake tie laan who ewou Il,
victory without he snoils." On this pointthe r.;
aasinu says:
"His dislinsu adversary is in the condition
Of The monarch OF Eptfus. Atoiher such yicory
would be his RUN Further hcsiiliiies would he
ma iness peace ard alliance are tie ouiy allerna.
lives 10 a1aihiialiOn.
No public man ever received 50 HONORABLE. "a
able, 50 enthusiastic or 40 fatlering snpport a
was given Mr.. Leakelin The SlaGaion cosyentigt.
The talents, TIE eioquenee, the enthusiasm and he
numerical strength d the body were with him :
lie carried The EoHVfBlion Overwhelmingly arr
triuinphauiy. u The four hundred members ena
sliIuiIg the body, Mi. .Lsakek fri4ads were II 4
clear majority, over al opposition. d. seyeuty-fgs
The dead proxy vote 0fthe CopyentIOA vas iarse.
~ against him, and vas the Instrument Ufhis ais
comGture. Il + understood Thai majority OF The
Democratic press OF ih- stale had declared IA his
favor; and II cur recollection be correct not only
was he position cf al those i0l' mails sustained III
the delegations VI the virtRage. but those deesa
tons reelected the sentiments Of their constilueE-
cies. The Examiner was supported BY Richupaa
city, Henrico, Chesterfield Hanover Gooehla,d
FiuvaBna, L1uisa and Powhaian. The Lynch
baFg Republican was Supported b. Campbell. Asn-
hest. Nelson, Bedford The D8nTiiie Republicss
y PHI syivania. Henry, Ffaukiin; The Charlot,s.
vile Jed.Tsonian, by Albemarie, Madison Greene.
the Nindicaior and 1'ealh Legion. ~ knanssa
Rockingham and Shsnand0lA; tie Fine aslle Dem
oerat by Boseuour C,aig Roanoke; The yaiirS
STAR By kockorioge. Allegheny Baih and 50 Eith
oihef papers Ct Itch cur recollection is no; suf
eli nsy positive 10 speak a. ms monsaL We be-
lieFethat scruflqy 81 The vess es.i ~ dzle7atss
distinguished ffoas ihose cast % prexies,-soses
cast hy delegates II esh from The constituencies
which theY rep-esenrct-wil diseloss acleaf ma
jorily in favor Of Lsahe We have nog made ~
calcalaiio1 bat our canyiciiol, founded upon
knoxledge chained ~ repeated <oiicial ealcniat
lions as Secretary, = decided on that points
or " Tie rttiff % p1fiy szcifnar = exposition Il
snci errrrtrli4g psp-,lar feusaerafsns q, rrcresx
1l5iisd IN as e1arcalio1p ne Etfufser remarks.
The resort 10 party machinery in opposition 10
such Overwhelming popular demonstrations a
were exhibited in this Convention 3 Tie last ei
gree dangerous TO the party ITSELF The freenrr.
81 The republican parry q Virginia wi not sub
mitto such an exercise of party machinery ofen.
patiently o. lnng II rtsoTted too 10 the fainrc tho
Denocfacr wiIlenePiably b. ltiuio as rnahr lrsg
mems a. the Deu1ncracy q New York The noli3
nal minority bur actual majosi,y Of lie Slaunion
Coarerioa were II great conoa during The progress
u proceedings uheiler they were really subscrr-
ing The interests q The party, and acting he parr
Of c01scrrtious and stern mrn, IN allowing a M
nodly srelled inio maiori,y b. proxies, 10 con,
troll he Ccnrcntions decisions. Ifrtq1ires most
extraordinary party ie1lfy 70 iuducc cain sutnis-
sion under circumsi1nces like these. The actual
majority Of lhe ,a1nion Convention and heir c1o-
siiinences submit now but The party machinerr
musino 10 future Re exercised gainsi The popular
vi .e,saIly F.nresenied IN he parry cosEeaiions.
We Do not dcsire 70 anaiyse The proxy vote in the
staunton Conreniion. Much Of Il Indeed vas cas- |
BIZ unotiectionabic men and vas delegated In an
N unoIsnIIEe manner; uuch Of Il was not II