Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-13
DAILY VIRGINiAN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. Die. II. 1854
Rebellion in The Rarke.


ct Mr.. Nise's nomination. But it seems thai n
The charlottesville Advocate /. permitted To
publish the other side of the question We find
TIL following in the last issue of that puper.-
After publishing the resolution Of the Conven.
ton. declaring the nomination unanimous, it snys:
I'VE arr requested by delegate from this
county tn the Stanton ta say that the above
statement i not true; that not ouly he but other
members of that convention did then and there
enter their votes against thu uuamty If the above
resolution, and that they will enter more solemn
protest to the whole proc ,edng, Mt the polls,
whore no errors in report can I've made
What has become of the harmony of the
"harmonious p
In addition to this the Richmond Dispatch
contains three cards from many disscntients,
to which the Wing thus refers
An Old Line Democrat quotes the resan.
tion passed at u Democratic meeting Lcld in
Caroline county on the On October, at winch
delegates were appointed To the stanton Con.
venton. AID instructed to vote for the Hon.
Alexander r. Holiday, Of Heurico. rs the nom-
nee Of the party for the Office Of Governor \ ct
he shows that through the votes of those DELE
gates present IN the convention, "thr rOfc Of The
county ,rdS lost. and the preference Of the meet
ing for Hon. \. Il. Holiday WAS not trpressed Nv
their dtitgGtes.h This "Ol1 Line pcmncrntH
goes on To -ay The signs of the times in the
Democratic party look squav aud il is well for
ns to uner stand each other better. or -hall be
beaten badly. Mr. Wise has not The sympathy
of the Oh Line Democrats md nuo,s some
thing is done Ia reconcile matters. another ean-
vcntion will be called to nominate Democratic
candidaies for tie offices Of Governor, Lieut..
Governor, and Attorney -Genciai.
Another writer over the signature of Paul
Pry," states that NpsSr>. Flood Of Henry, aud
Carpenter of Allegheny, members of the Demo
cratic State Convention. both agree ns 10 the
CORRECTING, # the proceeding, of that conyrn.
ton. showing that whcg The question to make the
nominations unanimous Wa put, there were
hement cries of mo Not"-that If the col.
umns OF the Richmond Ernpiner consulted
and taken for confess, the Richmond Enquirer
is wrong certain aud that AS We have thrfe
newly coRCerted Internationally probation.
lists iead u in The canpaigu, lets give them
the cue >" as Ia stnrt right
"A Democrat" appeals 10 the Democratic 70.
tiers "t buckingham to know if II Gun bc posi-.
BILE that out of so rioters ii2 are Tor Wiz. vet
that the delegates in the Stnunton Convention
from that county have snid 81 nv cnstinE their
votes IN sad convention. lie remarks II don't
think thai th' spartan Band" could have been
properly represented. Mr.. Wise renegade
VIII. :, against Mr.. Lcake, Il consistent Demo.
crat. Look 10 II al your mat Court"
From the above signs Of the timcso appearing
in one day only aud in single paper, we infer
that they d, 100" sqaaitg.' What i, To be
done J Shall ''th rriu- Of party be enlightened =
or, shall ''Aartial law" be proclaimed
The American Organ al Washington acl,nawl-
edges the receipt from Virginia, of the fnllowing
"5asis of principles of the American party of
Virginia Of the origin or paternity Of which it
Processes decidedly to kaor oihittg We are in
the same category, but having heard of its circu-
lation in certain quartet, 81 thi. city, ''printel
neatly with n handsome border sud ~ it seems
altogether TO be quite harmless document 10
good citizens, we venture 10 give it 10 our read
verbatim, pUlcia0fim et hteratim. Here il
is
Basis Principles of the American Party of Va
'Determined 10 preserve our political istitu-
tons in their original purity aud yignr aud to
keep them unadneratcd and unimp .ircd by for
eign influence, either civil or religious, rs well
as by home faction and home domagogisn; and
believing that an American policy. religious.
political and commercial is ncccs sary for the at
tanment of these ends, shal observe and car
ry out in practice, the following principles:
81. That the sutfrages OF the American people
for political Offices, should not be given T. any
others than those born our soil, and ,cnred aud
matured under the influence of our institutions
/ we'd
exercise the elective franchise, till he shall have
resided within the United States n sufficient
length of time To enable him 20 become acqunint
ed with the principles and imbued with the spirit
of our institutions aud until he shall have be
come Thoroughly identified with the great inter
est of country.
~, That whilst no obstacle should bo inter
posed to the immigration of all foreigner. of hon
est and industrious habits md all privileges and
immunities enjoyed by any native born citizen
of our country should be extended To all such
immigrants. except that Of participating, in any
of our political administrations vet all legal
means should be adopted 10 ob,trnei aud prevent
the immigration of the vicious aud worthless the
criminal and pauper.
~. That the 4mericap doctrine of religious
liberation and entire absence of all Prosecution
for opinions sake. should he cherished as one of
the very fundamental principles Ton, civil free
doom, and that any sect party which believes
and maintains that any foreign power, religious
rpoitcal, has the right to control the pnscience
or direct the conduct of freeman, occupies
position which is totally at war with the principle
OF freedom of opinion, and which is miscellaneous
In ITS tendency. and which principle ii carried
into practice, would prove wholly destructive of
our religious and civil liberty.
~ That the bible in the hands Of every free
citizen, Is the only permanent basis of ali true
liberty and genuine equality
80 That the intelligence of the people is ne
cessary To the right and the continuance Of
our liberties, civil and religious, hence the pro-
priety and importance of the promotion and fos-
tering OF all means of moral and intellectual
culture by some adequate and permanent pro-
vision for general education.
~. That the doctrine of availability, now 50
prevalent and controlling, ia the nomination Of
candidates for Office in total disregard of all
ninIos afr. f,ht nf a,A .