Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-04

the spectator Of many conventions, but honestly
| and conscentiously assure you that have never
| had the misfortune 10 witness 30 dsorderly so
turbulent and so rowdy An assemblage Of men as
that now conyened in the goodly and hospitable
town Of Staunton. II Is impossible 10 describe the
confusion and the wild uproar which has prevailed
during the entire day Every member Of the con
yenton seems 70 DO at dagger's points with his
neighbor, and " they adjourn without hsticuf
street fight or an innumerable number Of duels in
embryo, shall certainly be most agreeably dsap-
pointed.
have only time 10 communicate the sum and
substance of the first days proceedings. In the
morning session, after calling the roll Of delegates
and exhibiting great deal Of bad feeling, they ad
jouned to five o'clock, waiting meanwhile the con-
clusions Of the committee, who had been appointed
| 10 recommend officers for the permanent organza-
ton of the body. Mr.. Crutchheld, speaker OF the
House of Delegates, was nominated for chairman,
and Mr.. Richie and Mr.. Hughes for secretaries
Mr.. Crutchheld made very short speech, upon
taking the chair entering upon none OF the prefer
ences or questions that divided the Democratic
laity, and apparently much excited and disturbed
He however, amid the general disturbance, presided
with as much dignity and ability as could reasonably
be expected. Immediately discussion arose upon
proposition to adopt the two-thirds rue-a bitter
acrimonious, and most lengthy discussion, and might
say with great proprety, most tedious and fatigu
ing one. During this discussion, we came very
near having a scene.
The rules Of the House of Delegates had been
previously adopted for the government of the con-
vention at the morning session. But, Mr.. Deneale,
the Senator from Rockingham, the most putrid and
offensive demagogue have ever seen, commended
that the adoption of the rules of the House of Del
egates necessarily carried with 1t the adoption Of
the majority rule. Hereupon Mr.. Irving, Of Lynch
burg, arose and stated that il that was the con-
struction put upon the adoption by the convention
OF the rules of the House OF Delegates, he felt no
hesitancy in denouncing the whole proceeding as a
Notwithstanding in his own peculiar and chival-
rous way that he held himself personally reeponsi-
BILE to any gentleman that might consider himself
aggrieved by his remarks. Mr.. Deneale SUNK, as
matter of course. ~
have only to state that after the most inconceiv
able confusion that ever prevailed in any body,
and after the btterest discussion ever listened to,
they called the roll upon the adoption Of the two
thirds or the majority rule. They adjourned with
out determining whether the two-thirds or the
majority rule had been adopted learn, however,
at the present hour-l0 o'clock at night--that the
majority rule is successfhl--in' other words, that
/ Mr.. Wise is nominated venture the prediction,
that Mr.. Wise win be nominated by decided ma
jority. / shall write to you again tomorrow. !
merely say that have never been 80 amused and
! so disguised before.
In conjunction with Hon. r. X. Meade, Mr..
Banks, Mr.. Cowardin and many other gentlemen,
am enjoying the elegant Inequalities Of the Hon.
A. II. II. Stuart, whose figure in the political word
everybody knows, but whose social excellencies
are indispensable. X. X.
| PS. Thompson is acquitted, the jury staying
| out only half an hour. My impression is, that the
| Jury have been humbugged most egregiously.
| According to the evidence, Thompson ought not
only to have been hung but he ought to have been
| quartered also. X. X,
/ An APPEAL PROM THE WYE OF DR.. BEALE.-The
following pathetic appeal from the wife Of Dr. Beale
appears in the Philadelphia papers:
cit is with the utmost difiidence that appear
1 in this manner before the public. For my own
| sake would not do ii. / would bear my sorrow
and anguish in silence, rather than obtrude myself
4 upon the gaze of a selfish censorous world. But
/ owe duties to others, which ! must not shrink
/ from discharging, whatever may be the course to
| my own feelings.
az have eight young helpless children, practi-
| cally made orphans by the recent painful events,
| with which the public are familiar. / have hus-
| band dear to me as my own life, shut up in the
cell Of prison, for an alleged crime / am just as
| well satisfied he never committed, as can be OF
| any event which has not transpired under my per-
| sonal observation. IL / believed him guilty, i
would suffer in silence and sorrow and shame, and
let Justice take its course. / have the feelings Of
! a woman, and would resent like woman an indig-
nifty upon my honor and an outrage upon my rights
| But nothing of the kind has occurred; my hls-
! band has been coven down by combination OF
! untoward circumstances which human wisdom
! could not forsee nor human care prevent know
| what he is in domestic life, in the bosom of his
family, and in the circle of his friends. think
know the purity of his life, and the interior Of his
heart.
His sorrows and his wrongs have made him
| dearcr to me than ever. / win share his SORROWS
! with loving, sympathizing heart, however fierce
| ly the storm may beat upon him. He is my hus-
band the father of my children, and has been to
| me ever all that wife and mother could desire.
In these circumstances II IL easy 20 see that
not rest tin my loved one Is restored TO the circle
| to which he has always impaired JOY and glad
/ ness.
| Win not benevolent sympathizing community
/ aid me in this effort? This Is the object Of this
earnest appeal. ask not for money, but for what
is to me, in my circumstances Of more value than
the gold of 0phir, a kind cooperation in securing
the nterposition Of executive clcmency. This now
| IL my only resort Petitions for pardon, already
numerously signed, are in circulation. Win not
every husband and father confer upon me the great
| favor Of giving his sgnature' A kind and prompt
response TO this earnest appeal win tighten the
rows and the bitter anguish Of once united, happy
| family, but now stricken down, dcsolated, and
made TO drink the cup Of NORWOOD and gall.
LOUISE b. BEALE.
PHILADELPHIA, New. 20, 1854.
INTERESTING FACTS UPos EYEs AND EARs.-The
organ of vision Il considered the most delicate or.