The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-06

tlemee Who had nssds 10 their opinions w.s very
ale AN; he had never slept s,dsrs debate that bat
there were other psopls Who were suIisiently
ahtsned and therefore did not want e hear debate
that s. az not thini L Vas propsr q rshsss apoa
HIN - the gentleman was doing. He Was rssPossi.
III. sAaoua Pm rsspousibls too. lam not re-
asetine on the gentiemsn-l only regret am not on
footing Of equality with him tsreat laughter and
Mr. Mr. BAssoua then went on to reason that there
were 76 200 Democratic votes only 81 900 OF which
were represented tn the Convention. There wee
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make the nomination. You wond then have instead
Of twoihird rule, two fihs rale. and on the prin
va. shs would send very great man before
the people sushtero % But that great man mi ~
II minority Of AL 2: sso e i. Yss that ,ns
could not You get thsml l. L possible that
dssrins a. to be placed before the Democrats party
of the State could not command them3
Mr.. BARBouR next referred TO the remark Of Nj.
Meade that the two-thirds rule was observed only
10 joint and stock companies In voting money. Mr.
was to prohibit single man a. proxy from casting
more than two-thirds Of the votes. He suggested
that the idea was good one and It might become
man from casting more than two-thirds Of the votes
| Cheers and laughter One gentleman there threw
have q an like Con jackson with his pocket Veto
precsedine. Of tbi. Convention. lGIest lauehter)
/ Mr. BARBOUR called attention 10 the provision In
the Consttion Of the United States requiring two
thirds vote to pass measure against the Preddenrs
to the provision in the virginia Conssitution requi
ing majority of the whole Legislature to pass ap
preparation bills. He had always thought that gen.
great that Of the devil for holy water Mr. B. inn
pored the majority not to force the party into posi-
tion which threatened them with defeat and would
give their adversary the power to sweep over them.
Don't send nominee ont as too.ffths candidate
Do justce and he will be presented before the peo.
pie in an mpenetrable panoply.
Mr. GARNETT declared his desire that the pro.
ceedngs of the Convention should be fair in every
respect. For himself he knew that he could not
get his personal preference. He could neither get
/ his first nor his second choice for Governor Yet
he was willing, as all should be, to sacrifice his
personal wishes for the success of the Democratic
party. What justice was there in the proposition
| which was contained in Mr.. Shacklefords resolu-
toni II required that there should be majority
of the whole Democratic vote of the State to make
! q nomination. Now, all the counties in the State
could never be represented in Convention and if
the principle prevailed it followed ofnecessty that
all the counties not represented must be counted
against every nominee. Was this faira (Cries OF
"nolo Was 1t not as fair to presume that they
| were not opposed to the nomineesG Several
| voices-''certainly.') MIR. Garnett thought the
fairest conclusion would be- that they equally
divided, and he would propose that conclusion as
q compromise, viz: that the unrepresented counties
should be divided equally between the candidates.
Would that suit the gentlemeni (Cries of sno nor"
Suppose then, continued Mr.. G., that none can pes
| . majority OF the whole Democratic vote OF The
State, s it designed to defeat nomination. (Sev-
| eral voices, mo! no!)
In reply to Mr.. Barbour's argument based upon
| the constitutional provision of the State recurring
| that majority OF the whole Legislature should be
necessary to pass an appropriation bill. Mr.. Gar
nett declared that his observation as to the manner
In which 1t operated had greatly disappointed him
He found that 1t had engendered system Of logroI.
Il n in a .6pie
| rupt than any which had preceded Ii; system of
| logrolling which combined all systems in one
| grand movement to pillage the Treasury. There
was no discrimination; the most miserable and un
deserving projects were necessarily included And
| 30 with the rule proposed in this Convention II
| would combine all the advocates of inferior men
| against every distinguished man who had the sup
port of respectable portions of the people of the
State In order to defeat them and nomin ate instead
| some unknown individual-some nobody.
| But this nomination was not question of money.
but question of what distinguished son of Virginia
should be added to that long line of ilustrous men
who had filled the Gubernatoria mansion in former
times. That was the question And does not all
sections of the State unite in the desire that that
mansion should not be filled by any man who would
| disgrace in He meant no reflection upon any OF
the distinguished men who were named in con-
| nection with the office of Governor. But It was
known to all, and 1t was truth, that it was too
| much the custom of late years to select inferior
men for offices of high political character: and 1t
was time to put stop to it,
| When questions OF importance were at stake,
and sectional divisions existed affecting great public
interests, 1t was time for the two thirds rule to pro
tect the weaker section But ouch was not the case
here; il was only question Of Virginia power for
which all hearts throbbed alike, and therefore dis
carding the two thirds rule. let us bring out the
voice of the Democracy directly and avoid the
| nomination OF an obscure man He knew when the
| nomination was made that those gentlemen who
were urging the two thirds rule would supportit
Their objections would vanish fog before the
rising sun: 1t we nominate, said Mr. Garnett, that
| fearless tribune of the people, HENRY A. WISE, of
Acccomac, his glowing eloquence will kindle fire
on every mountain top throughout Virginia, whose
blaze shall be reflected from the green water of the
Ohio to the billowy ocean beside which he was
born
Mr.. NEWMAN, of Mason, followed, assuming
that the action of the Executive Committee had
been endorsed by the people, who had answered to
| their call for the Convention. He argued against
the two thirds rule contending that it would al
ways defeat distinguished men, and finally bring
conventions into disgrace by the nomination of in
ferior men, (Mr. n, who had by his sentiments ON
this head, raised feelings not very kind towards
him. was not listened to patiently, and finally was
drowned in the uproar)
Mr.. w. I'll. HARTMAN, of Augusta declared him
self in favor OF the majority of the whole democra
tic vote of the State rule he thought ought to pre-.
| vail az the best and most expedient, vet whoever
was nominated he would support him He was for
harmony and was opposed to the breaking up of
this Convention. " VI
MIR. CLAIBORNE followed in an animated declara.
lion OF his sentiments and opinions He had no
idea that the Convention would disgrace the State
by the nomination of an inferior men. His choice
| was his choice for twelve years past-Shelton F
Leake but he minated his willingness to surren.
der his preference for the good OF the party. II
was important-there was besides the Whies,
Know nottingham and Know Nothingism was moi
the only ism they had to encounter. II was impor.
tant that their strong men should be in the field
There were one hundred men In Virginia whose
nomination would give satisfaction. Cries of Yea
yes D They should be united, or they would soon
hear the eloquent voice of Summers or Preston. or
Stuart, laundering against their nominations. Per
sonal sacrifices must be made; end what If all now
In the foreground should fall, were there not
enough YETI Where was Seldom, where Munford.
where Meade, where the host of democrats thai
could be named Would we be disgraced by their.
elevations (Cries of no. NOD He went for the rule
requiring the largest vote to nominate because he
thought 1t would give the most powerful nominee.
incidentally, in aluding to the Temperance Socie-
TIES, MI. T. disclaimed any offensive meaning He
considered the great cause OF temperance the
handmaid OF the religion of Jesus Christ This
ana one other passage OF very devout invocation to
heaven, were regarded very creditable piety in
mr.. Mcmullen spoke of his delicate situation. II
having been intimsted that Congress was manufac.
turing Governor of virginia He aiacIa;r, al ~