Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-19
From the New York herald.
The American National Convention
Interesting Discussion on the Siarerg Qatsf

/ Interesting Discussion on The Siarerg QUESTION
puIAnrIrHIA June 12tI-Ihc natura'za.
+ ton question. by common consent, wiz passed
+ hy informally, aud the subject 81 slavery formal
/ " introduced for discussion.
InJre 1Iopkins If Alabama. the first speaker.
presented the southern view Of the question ia u
speech of marked ability. lie wns followed sue
rnssiy,lv by Canluch. Of lndnnn. Who was III
favor af tho restoration 81 the Missouri eaWproz
mise that being the issue involved ~ the 'air -
snn ia his State: Foster, 81 Massachusetts Who
was in fayoro Of tho restoration and opposed the
course If the New York delegation, alleging that
il did not represent the popular sentiment "t that
state; S9nircs, of New York in defence eff the
Delegation aud lis conservative course, The party
In that State Communicating the whole party III
New England; Cary. Of Massachusetts,, for the
restoration, asserting TINT The party ia bis State
could not stand on the slavery platform, Wilson,
81 assachusetts, in behalf of thu restoration,
The abolition Of slavery III the District oi Colnm#
bin. and IN favor Of "ncgrodom' generally; Moss
of Alabama. tor non intervention aud southern
doctrines generally; aud Barker, of New York,
IN defence Of New York. conservative doctrines,
Ne.. and in opposition especially to Massnctu.
seit- fnnatci-m and negrnd"In The speeches
were generally good nnd eiie tive
Adjournment tn three o'clock. /. NJ.
iheraoon Session - Fletcher, Of Vermont,
continued the debate The views presented by
W. followed lay Gnuing cham, of South Carolina,
ahe Wa lpnn the other extreme, being "A perfect
IT, 4tcr and ,ecrs,junist: Richmond 81 Mas
=. ~ who succeeded ncNt, was the apollo
4si-iot senator Wilson, aud although hitherto
his opponent now endorsed hl- doctrines as he
ny III 81 of Massachusetts,. furl, of Ohl", fol
lowed Richmond. lie was a Missouri line rcsto.
rntioni-t Originally Fl IN Virginia, he Ind seen
the owls Of -p1ery aud lcplotcd H. further TX
fcl ION Daring hi~ speech, which WIS nearly
n ,.our long, he brought several 81 the southern
gentlemen To the coufasssinnnl,' nmong thrm
Rayncr of North Cnrohna. Cunningham Of South
Carolina, Brown IF Tennc,sc, and Pitcher ri
Kentucky The three former acknowledged them
selves oppa.cd Ia the limiting out # the line. but
Mt now in favor Of its restoration; and the latter
VIZ not only opposed 10 the cxpunFiug process,
bat in fapor Of IL immediate restoration, which
be designed To- move at III" pr per tine laugh
ton, of North Carolina, concluded the srs.l an
with "A stronger aud s,atsnnnrlr SPEECH. asserting
ihnt though opposed II Tho measure originally,
he was now equally opposed 4 the re.tofi'lap
Adjourned to htii-pa- . ! VI.
Erenipg Stssioa.- T. evening" dehaf' Wa
continued by lla4ghtua. ol North CHusHa. u.l'
elaborated the southern, ~ CIV Il thr ysk.a qtts=
tin" in "A -p,rch Il considerable fprcs and pow
-. ~perry. Of Connecticut. succ, ,drd, Wh" ud-
,ncatcd fhe RESIGNATION OF the Ni->uuu G.WPro
misr, and Expressed thu opinion That platform
might b. safely adopted without declaration q
sentiment upon III, slavery question. NHche~
ter, Of Alar} and, offered resolution IN adopt
ihe first part If ibe committee platform, ieuol
ing the question ct slavery, and declaring Il
for the several sections of the country 10 stand
thereupon in the fall enjoyment and possession
II their "prculiar views" lie was followed b,
Brown. ii Tennessee, who believed the distnr
bancp Of The Missouri line to hayo been unws,
audimpoltjc, but still was opposed to IL rcston