Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-27

4.ane syho nav Justly be e8l5ei TIE constr ~ =
| liners Of III. Republic, little worn ny 10 ns ana
! uln.,riou. services in the State and Federal
| connoil.. When I'see such men leavin their
| homes. and coming from the uttermosf corners
az the Rnpubc to aid by their councils, I eVin-
| COS the inheritance Of the OCCASION Nor can II
! he doubted that the voice of such men viii oe
! hoard with re.pecI Even the miignity Q I fac
| ton will not dare to impeaoh their mot ives
When they speak, no matter with what party
name they have been hnptized, nil VIII De ihclh-
cd. | trust. 10 fell that they have eoun try to
love NJ we'll as IA party to serve
I feel gentlemen, that should poorI y ful-
81 the wishes Of our constituents were we TO
suffer any minor considerations 10 interfere win
II PROPER discharge of our duties here. we are
NOT here 10 promote any local object, to require
the supremacy of this or TINT Sinie or 10 cater
for the spoil- Of office. The horizon of our view
should embrace the whole Republic
In looking at the prospect before u.s. though
candonr requires us Ia admit that we see clouds
ns well ne sun-hiu,. yet comparison of both
presents no cause for dependency.
With our banner unfurlcd feel that our sue
ces. i. certain; let it be inscribed with your prin.
cprs and with these principles and with Il
candidate uniting tcisdom and experience pre-
senling list of services to his country xi,h
liberaty Of spirit and comprehen,lvene'ss OF
mind that will lift him far above the condition
H mi stInDf tpbI III lHI'Y uHh WIN WIZ p'1'pb'
the President of the whole American pee 'pie-
surely cannot fail If success, if we are tras to
ourselves Let every man remember, ih'a5 no
matter hos small has influence still he J.. M
4merican citizen. and his country calls hun to
notion
Let Us. then, from this spot, aud in this good
" city, send up n silent appeal To Heaven an-
der the most solemn sanctions of our religion,
that nothing unworthy shall influence our d,iih-
a.. 4 al. Ii, L.,
often stretched out his protecting arm for our
delivernnce, still to haveus IN his holy kecEng.
and 50 direct our 0ounsels TINT they may yro
mote the happiness Of our whole country, ancIes-
peclally 10 preserve our free institutions, Siat
in all coming timc--so long n we shall be spar
ed-we may reflect with pride That we
members of this great National American Con
yenton.
The Rev. Mr. Campbell from Kentucky, ,inn
offered up an appropriate prayer
Mr.. lrownow, Chairman OF the Comnittce'nn
Credentials. then submitted report comprising
the nnmes of two hundred and seventy seven led
rgates. There were two delegations disputed
those from Pennsylvania and Louisiana. The
following delegates were reported II. having lgI
their credentials approved by majority ct lie
Committee. For Pennsylyapia:
Delegates at Large.-Wm I. Johnston, IN
cob l.. Gosser.
I,nns lIazehnr-' Henry Bamm, Cornelius \.
Walbain. Lloyd Jones L. Y. Pennypackcr, Rcu-
hen Good. t.. X. Robinson. Walter G.. Evans,
.Jnn. W. kiltnger, Jas. II. Campbell, Simon +.
Nnse, VI. I. Stlae l'tian J. Coffee, VIM. H..
Irwin. d. +. Small, John :. pomr,oy, &. 4.
Dmnlick. j. II. Scwell, Andrew stewart, J. w
Glherngton. Icmuel Todd. Jno Williamson, /,
-. Stamhaugh, Robt. VI. Riddle.
The minority report in favor of the lIunscck-
4 ,i,.
a Committee. al from the south.
After some discussion. this minority report
wa, ired by one Of the sgner~. !. -. mhoden
81 Virginia 1t takes the ground that tho Edie
party had rejected the NATIONAL platform, nnd
toul not b. considered within the pale of thu
4mtiona party.
\ delegate from Mississippi moved that the
report of the Committee on Credentials bo ne
.,epted, except that portion which referred IL
Penn4ylania and Iouisja,a.
Mr. Baldwin. of Conn, spoke against except
i,, amy NJ lha S1nto. and eloanenfly denounced
I'M. platfnrm makinr it n rexniar trap-set
,ing bnsinc... c,lcnl,trd Ia break down any pnr.
~. lie Appended 10 those who had pat in the
mi ,o,itv ierort to withdraw it. He was u m-
tio ,nl and conservative man; but he knew that
III, nlotf,,n maj iu,, wa. di.tosternl Ia hi. sec
inn md Ia III, whole north. lie also argued
ton ,ly nonin-t making my nomination at this
ti1oe.
Hon. Percy Walker then took the floor. and
!, t,aroa :, Ian, onI ,o,yo,f,l .o.acb nu,n the
NJ ces.i,y 81 hpyin,, n loih .ectio, 10 snti,rv the
smith His sno,rh ,y,. freooen,lv intcrruptea
H., ,a,,lan.e from tho southern members, and
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NJ W,h.,or az l,u.a ,,.,,li,a md orrnpl NJ
7o,,,,,b J., .h,,, tl,,t soo,;on ,y,,old INV, no
him To an with ,bn lo,h section. md rcpndisted
da,5,y ue c,,;u.d =, bo !, no,i,onl nam. and
,,o.lno, ,,a. ,L. i,;,lo l.,,,.n, ~ his nathan
al,tr .,llh..,.L ,... r,;,,,,3 rroo discussion
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