Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-07
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The Late EDITORIAL Convention-It. Secret His

Congress- the vail of privacy has been thrown
over the most Of its proceedings. 1t is true par
tial and imperfect accounts of the doings of That
body have been published but it seems that ethc
half has not been told Our correspondent
supplies the omission, and furnishes the hereto
fore unwritten page in the history of the great
editorial Conference-a page which our brethren
no doubt hoped and believed would remain I'M
written; but they have another sad demonstration
of the truth Of the saying that, murder will
out" We had expected better things of the
Fraternity and it is with shame and confusion we
give our correspondents account of their pro-
eeedings; but in Justice to the truth of history.
il is but proper that it should be done.
The following is an extract from rncy and
lengthy letter about the Fair &c, from a friend
which has been detained week on the way' and
we therefore omit the remainder Of it as being
TOO Ear behind the times:
RICHMOND, Nov. LIST. 1855.
A number Of provincial Editors dissatisfied
with the profits accruing from their able aud dis
interested and patriotic labeurs resolved in their
own minds that the best way 10 remedy the evil
was not to rely upon increased dilige nee aud
enterprise, but 10 call all their fellow sufferers in
solemn conclaye with the view of debating or try
ing to debate themselves out Of their difficulties.
Accordingly the country presses teemed with
notices Of an Editorial Conventions; Richmond
was the place, and the time of the Fair the time for
the Convention. / was curious to sec how these
poor devils would contrive TO talk themsolve rich;
hoping | would become an eye witness of
transaction not unlike that recorded of two
Yankees who, when shut up in az close room,
Immediately commenced swapping knives
and Snapped on until they both became wealthy;
and came down more to Bee this performance
andfpossible to acquire the art than for any other
reason. On Friday morning the Convention was
called at Goddns Hall but, owing il, is said to
the number of tract. aud bibles in the room fthat
of the Young Mems Christian Association there
was alean attendance Of exactly six PERSONS
Suspecting that proximity to bar would be
come inducement, the Convention was al iourned
to meet that hight at the Exchange Hotel There
accordingly il met. The hour appointed was "a
O'Clock. at which time not more than three edit
could be found. and they belonged to the
city press. They by dint of great deal Of go
fraternity to constitute a quorum, aud about
eight O'Clock, the mighty Convention sat down
and organized itselfby appointing Chairman
and Secretary. By virtue Of natural audacity
and former connection with the press. | yentnred
to obtrude myself into the apartment in which
this mighty couolave was assembled; and found q
body of excessively ugly men, whose names
mercifully withhold, sitting inI uneasy postures
around a centre-table, looking very sleepy,
miserable, and undecided 1t was some salts
faction to find that most of the party were not
atiired in sop-shop garments, that some were
well shed and that few even sported gators
The Convention exhibited all the symptoms of
prayer meeting. and was mistaken as such by
number of intoxicated young mrn and inquring
countrymen whe opened the door. Ia process
of time, it (the Convention, not the door, lost t-
religious aspect and assumed somewhat the ap-
pearanee of those profane assemblages called de-
batting societies. Each member rose in his
place and solemnly disclaimed any knowledge or
conception of the aim, objects and intentions of
the Convention; why it had been called together,
by whom called and for what purpose, no ono
seemed to have the remotest idea. The whole
business a mystery unfahomable by edito-
rial mind. Many attempts were made to say
something funny and every body tried to laugh,
but it proved an uphill business, though never
before saw people unable to laugh at farce A
committee of three was appointed by the chair to
ascertain If possible what the Convention was
called for; an nv taton to an editorial supper on
the following night was given, and the great
Convention IN il, ,ba
at 81 O'Clock the next night. | forgot to say
that this august body numbered precisely ba-
ker's dozen, counting reporters (the New York
Herald was there, of course, represented by Mr..
Kane, stenographer, who took down every
thing that said aud done. verbatim, literatm,
etpunctuatim, and rich report it will be) and
outsiders like myself.
EDITORIAL SUPPER.
Certain members of the city press being aware
of their inability to aid and abet their country
brethren. in carrying out the unknown and incon-
rceivable objects of the Convention, deemed it
proper and sensible to atone for that inability by
treating them to supper. Mr.. Ballard hearing
of their intention, with the good taste and munif-
-csnce characteristic of trne southern host,
claimed the right to give the supper himself
Therefore after the Convention, increased now
to some thirty members, had assembled pursuant
to. agreement, and after the business committee
had reported ne progress, and several smarti-
cisms had been perpetrated, the august body,
with wonderful unanimity, moved into the sup
per room and sat down to repast in every re-
spect worthy the fame and prosperity of the Ex-
change Hotel. The table, besides profusion
of admirably cooked solids contained numerous
sealed and corked articles of glass wares, dear to
the Editorial heart and suppas exnloei valv +ba