Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-21
Charlottesville Conv ontre !.


Charlottesville Convontre i.
ALEXANDER Il. HOLIDAY, Esq, OF Hcnrico
s,u uty, WAS nominated uaaainsoasiy an y occlu-
..a..oa, as candidate for tbs Commssionersnip o,
The Board Of Public Works for this District BY thu
democratic Convention which met In Charlottcsvill,
On Thursday las. We have only space to say, thai
he j. one Of the ablest and purest men in the Com
-moD~eath. DR.. dFahain declined allowing hii
name to be brought before the Convention.
he full proceedings will DC given next week.
Hon. e. A. Wise.
The Hon. Henry A. Wise, ,hs Democratic
candidate for Goyerno Of Virgins, reached ,hi,
PLACES Oh Friday evening the l4,h inst, ar
look rooms a, the Virginia Hotel. Numerou,
rnliical irieads called upon him during the
evening Ills health was feeble. suffering al
;sks sims greatly no, only fIon cold, bu, til.
%Tsaken;ng aud facilitating effects Of lime stone
mater. On Saturday, the citizens Of tho coun.
ty,.cl al. parties, focksi 10 tho town. A vast
~onceurse had assembled. The Cour, House
MAS crowded. We never have seen il SO com.
futriy j.mmsd. Al qsaster past one O'Clock
duced, hs Arose, and commenced one Of he
,nositimpassioned, eloquent, and powerful al
dresses 10 which We have ever listened. We
iook totes Of il, and would ih.ve wr,,ea them
( owl ,I,ad aat engagements during the week ava,
!. f'om'home prevented.
Ee,alludsJ to his feeble conl,ion, and aske,
tas indulgence Of bis audience. Hs said tina
hoAaa travelled 10 the extremes Of the State
frorn the Easiern 10 the Western border, and
= alter speaking $50 !.ours in lo4 days, had come
-so.lhs ceulse--.o StauMton, the very oracle Of
Cor venaion---tlse Place where the Convention
asssntlea which had chosen him as the Demo.
crsiic standard teaFer. He came no, in his
e~a aane--be vas SD. as dust in the balance
he, he cams rs the sa,aosized and endorsed rer.
r~seRte.i.e Of the pir's- lie came proclaim
ahs grest pgiac.p.es 9. the Democratic party,
and 10 uniu, the q y Of the pa,,y-inscrbe.l
witt, the great lenels VI freedom Of speech
areedomsos tte.Teg -tseedom Of consciencs.--
ateihsn reviewed il eloquent terms the condi-
ten Of the Slate, ak! the Cause OF her drgene-
Eacy- lie assigned BE h.st cause, that beiors
silly Cor market esisisd West oil l.le mountains
willis the poucy TO make facilities lay east u
shc mountains. The =pnweS xsd the necessity
wsss separated, End hence go concerted action
could bs Dad te oYereota lac obstacles oil ia
sure, aud make Vilginisns.ous common, united,
harmonious people The. new Constitution had
placed .hs po,osv With the .ncesssity. The ne.
esssi,y Tor marks, exalted in the West, and
tho IVES, now lead he. powt-. This separation
al tho Two great siEewe oil sstion, was the
cause Of the degeaeiscy Of Virginia, AMI not the
institution Of sLaue~y, al Mr.. Fiournoy and Mr..
Beals had declared. he ditcau,cd a, some
length upon the peIies OF tia Slate, and drew a
Ast.ering picture the future " Virginia under
Jadicons eys.esn of in.r.i.sl Improvements
and 4 liberal s3s;en. Of education.
lie then took up ihe sutvec, OF Know. Moth.
:rsism, and advanced his objections to it under
20 separate ksade. We have aot space TO fol
luw him through hse e.aSerxte, eloquent and
crushing asy amsnt. II MAS thorough, complies
and oyeswhenn;ss. Al Trace his immense
audience was cOnvulsed witt laughter, and
then again enchained 10 almost brea,hlsss 81.
fence. He controlled his hearers as If By q
charm, and moved their feelings a, his will. as
the zsphyts Of heaven wave tho forest foliage.
He took up the subjec, with its origin in Exeter
Hail, traced il 10 Williams Hall, in Boston,
and through ito history mp 10 the time when its
Authorized representatives, outraged lemals mod
ssty and violated every instinct Of gen,ilisy
and humanity, by bIutally entering the sacred
ps~ciac.s Of wonln's 50 lusion. The exposi.
ssn rae mss.<siy and cow .ncins, leaving 10.
dcabt a. to ,he seachsry of the organization,
ana the hee,sli'y ef lie objects 10 the laws and
ibe consti,c,ien u The eoaa,sy.
The mssi happy results were produced. A
aumbss Of psssons, and some u them Wings.
wAs before did not iE.ea3 " vsie tsr him, xvow-
Cd thei< purpose 10 Dc GO in May uex,
Nr- Wise lela here OF Sunday, IN company
with friesds Is, Earrisonbuts, whtrc ~ All
drsssed The people Of Rockingham on Auaday
night.