Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-08

!, viic6 the ,nu,i,., +. r,.."uslIrr wa- aIt-Itino" by
Mcssrs. Irving Of LymohhtIrE, ATirtt q ~ ~
Citv, James Barbour nf Culpcler. w. n. i'"rm"n '"
Augusta, Claihorns of Franklin, McMu'ieh ~ 'c"t''
AMI Brow, of Stafford, and was opposed ny Messrs
K.,nnu Of Ku,nwhn. ". X. II. Linrnett Of Essex, mi
Newman of !fasun. -
Mr.. r. Dunn English made an e!oq''ent' la1shteI
.tirriag md effective address, III me course VI nnu'
statement aud new decision OF the question. ne ="
in favor of protectin. to tho utmost the fight" Vi l'
minority. NJ
Mr.. Garnet of Essex, nfter conpiimontnS Mr
English for his noble speech maze u ProPos..o. ~, "a
the friends of the substitute, requiring IL nihlorl!! "
tho vote of tho Convention to make mountainous
would waive opposition and suffer II 10 oe r't"nsi'ei
ed, provided the debate be stopped anu .he Com,:m
ton proceed ut once to voting nshin Oil 'c I"'''"'
Of adopting the substitute.
Mr.. Brown OF Stafford declined 10 a'ceP' lit i"'
position.
Mr.. Jas. Barbour said he would accept it.
Nj. Irving ut first declined to accept H. Dut hna"y
after explanation, consented 10 aetept. =,
The proposition was then Seneraily ac4uiesceu III
and. the vote being reconsidered, Dir. Garnctts sun
stituic was again adopted by the sch!eu S",c, Us "
lows: Ayes IS, 1903; noes %J,n5o-mnJ"rlty 9'Siii
The Convention then took II recess uh''
EVENING SEsSloH.
Ats 7. VI. the Convention re.nssclnpleI ani w.
above vote having been announced ny Tie iFesI"cH'
the previous question was moved and tustsihcn, nnu
the resolution as amended by Tue SUBSTITUTE u "'
lGueI Oh E.sNp1 WIS UlOIlth. 49,
NOMINATION. FOR GOVERNOR.
On motion of MI. Douglas of New kcnt. INC Son'
ycntion proceeded tonOminatc n Candidate LOT lover
nor.
Mr. Douglas of New Kent, nominated Henry a
Wi.s of Acconac, Sustained by Mossrs. L. IL. Broul
of Kanawha, Kenna of Kanawlia, /. ID: English Oh
Logan, X. X. Meade OF Petersburg; ana oH'hher o
Augusta.
Mr.. Claiborne OF Franklin, nominated Shelton +
Leake Of Madison, sustained ny 1icTsis. nuiIy "
,tx-..l-:, 1lr,,, of CI,fTnrl md EhlntlBrOy O
Frederick.
DR.. Gooch ~ of Richmond nominated Alexander X,
Holladuv of IIenricu, sustained by Mr. " eI"rd oi
fredericksburg. A.
r. F. Morris, of Richmond city, moved the previous
question, aud Mt n late hour, yearly ii o'clock, me ron
was called and the Convention adjourned TIL ~ o clocS
Saturday morning. THAT tho reader may unaerstauo
why il was that the vote was NOT ahhouHccu NM
ntcIy. il must be stnted That cuch county represented
east the number of Democratic votes II gave, anu III
cuso the delegates from the county voted Tor dIleTrh
persona, then cach delegate gave Ills Sh"ic VI 'u'
number tue county was entitled to-ai'idihS me fyt'
by the number oi delegates. . I course ms r"lIu"'
ton required tllnr --sonle oi thc Dhi'"'e ~
quired hours.
SATURDAY MORNING, Dec. "a.
PRAYER by the Rev. S. Is. Hopkins of Botctonrt.
wv. draw upon the report IN the "l''ePu'In y" "
sketch of the scenes this ~mornirg-lnrin nrst COZ,
rnc,cJ rho reuort BY our own notes aud recoilecHol'I
Mr. kenna moved that, before tho vote waS an,
nouuced, the counties not yet voting should Dc c"'e"
and their votes recorded.
The two parties renewed their strife upon q m9,'oh
,b,, the ,ltornute of Wood county-Mr. pryor, OF inc
Euouircr-shuuld be allowed 20 cast the yote OF 'ha'
county, before the result Of Inst nights ballot was an.
nounccd. 1t had been Hsccrtaincu' PriEn.ci!, thn'
Mr.. Misc wanted 29 votes, to get the nomination
aHd az Mr.. Pryor vas his supporter 'c '"' "
Wood would fix tho election.
When the proposition was offered, the Leakc party
we're nj once thrown into great excitement. lolh's OF
order were raised by Mcssrs. Irving McMnlleii' and
C;lnss. and threats Of secession were lnuut, amilS'
nn,bur,ts Of disorder. The Chair stated that, by mis-
49, If the SECRETARY, Wood county was not called,
and that therefore her representative had n right to
The minority announced their determination to Sc
code, if the right to vote wns pressed; and a scene,
perfectly frantic ensucd, which did not subslde until
Mr.. Pryor appeared and declared that, although nc
believed his right to vote perfectly clear, he woult!
no: insist upon il, but wave it for the sake of ha!-
mony.
Further delay xas occaaionGd by the appointment
of a committee, Oh motion OF Mr.. Jno. 4. tari1ah ~
Augusta, to examine the credentials OF n%!ternH!ef and
proxies, aud tllir resulted in approving all the Proxl""
and alternates that had been presented. lMesara'
Kennu and Carr OF kanawha aud Pryor ct Rich
lnond City sustained the appointment OF the commit
tee, which WINS opposed by Mr.. Dcneule Of Rocking
ham. The committee consisted OF MossTs. q. 4. iiar-
,nuu, Deneale, las. Barbour, Carr ard Glass.
just about tiis time a ruInor came from below thht
the floor of the Church in which the Convention sat-
wa. settling down aud TINT It Sus not sale 10 remain
longer in il. The fact was soon brought 10 the noticc
of the Convention by Mr.. kcnnn OF ksnawha' and
such Il stampede rs eusucd we never have witnessed
and never expect to behold again. People were iran,
tic with fear. Some jumped out OF the windows ana
others tumbl,d out OF doors in the most rap'd anu III
considerable manner. The Democracy up :" tInt time
"unerriGtd." werc.."un,crrifed' no longer; ont got
away from The place of danger with oil possible "a
pidjiv and with no consideration whatever for the
consequences Of the - dT osnlraiDIp r as,' rh NS'T ton i"Ss
,hcn,sslv:s with tho assertion thut the Wings in the
galleries were no loss alarmed than they.
. The Methodist Congregation Ind eo'npiinireh much
Of the excited and d~isordcrly scenes in their place OF
worship, aud were possibly not sory for the alarm
which drove the Convention from lt-.cspc'hiiy a.
the runk.n sleeper which occlSiopcd it WAS after
wards understood to huv. been III that exact condl,
ton for fourteen years, although that morning II hal
suffered q new fraction, rs was shown by the plaster
falling from the ceiling, &C..
Tho Convention adjourned to the Union Haliwhere
the first thing doue was the announcement OF ticV"te
for The nominee for Governor, ns follows: