Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-03-08
Total.

S"tc hl'l IL out OF ID votes. ana feHnSyi-
wanna ID out OF 10 votes; New York gave
him ~ votes TO 10 for Law. I be latter
also obtained 10 lrom Ohio and Fillmore
l. Michigan and Wlsconsiou gave their
votes to Law. Davis carried kentu.ky,
with from Mass ,chusetts, !rcm Ten.
nessee, from Virg MIA and one from
TennsYiyania. Houston cbtaiued 4 from
New York, 2 from Texas aud one from
Tennessee. Mclean received from
ONO, from Massachusetts, and several
scattering Stockton aud Rayner also OBJ
tanned scattering votes. Texas also gave
2 votes to Fillmore.
After announcing the result; the South
erners, and few Northerners, went off
into Mysteries, aud a great many speeches
were delivered, the most significant Of
which was the following from the Ex-
Secretary:
Mr.. A. H. H. Stuart, of Va, was next
called upon, and he passed warm tribute
to the excellent qualities of Mr.. Fillmore.
tie had been his ultimate friend, and he
felt assured that he would receive the
electoral vote of Virginia. [Great ar
pianse.
Our readers will please bear this in
mind. Sandy is in the habit of "poking
tui" " hereyer he can do it with impupi-
ty, but this is the most cruel Jest that
adroit Jan-maker ever perpetraied. We
can fancy the long figure OF the Golden
Calf of Virginia Know fothings, stand
lug erect~ with arms extended and eyes
misunderstanding in stentorian tones the
miraculous prophecy Virginia wiH cast
her electoral cote for Fillmore and then
falling back, cxclsim, Lord. now let
thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes
have seen thy salvation p
The selection Of candidate for Vice Pres
ident was then proceeded with. An
DREW JACKSON Dsnel,sn Of Tennes.
see. was elected. He made great speech
10 which we will hereafter more psrticu-
larry refer. For all exact portrait of the
wearer Gin part ofa grcs, name, we refer
the reader to the following delineatIon
from the fancy of that sanity politician,
and artistic parson, Rev. ". G. Brown
low.
Loud cries were now made for Brown
low, OF Tennessee. On taxing the stand
in response, he said tina, ms speech on
this OCCASION would be, like all his speech
is, short and sweet, like a roasted maagot.
For seventeen years he had performed the
dreadful service of editing political pa-
per, aud he could say in that connection
that his paper had the largest circulation
CT any political paper in Tennessee He
had fought hard and long for the Whiy
party, but he had seen fl, To leave that Or
ganlzallon. Why, with Willard Fillmore
TO lead, aad even with Josh Giddinss be.
had him, we could carry our STATE. Bu,,
with this large, patriotic, greasy Tonnes
seean. pointing to Major Dou.lsou. The
Pierce party will be transcenden!al no.h.
ing He should jump higher end seuall
louder than any man in Tennessee, aud
would open the bali Al Knoxville, OH Mon
day sext. Applause aud laughter Ii
had been understood, as arranged, tina.
Major Douelson would be put on the tick.
ct with Andrew jackson in big letters
aud Donelson invisible, and thea the old
line Democrats would think that old Hiek-
DRY had come-,o life again. He then pro-
posed thu party should disperse, having
done the good work.
After Parson Brownlow had finished
his picture. A. r. Boteler. of Va, next
took the stand, and pledged Virginia for
til. ticket. He thought the party could
get back the ten thousand wing votes thai
Wise alleged had elected him. During
the recent election he had been the first
uan on the stump ia this cause, the long
est in the field, and the last to leave the
combat. He would only say to his breth.
rem he would 60 into the fight now With
the same determination, and expressed the
hope that those who had acted as enc.
mics during the session OF the convention
might part as friends. The speaker sat
down amid considerable applause.
Then followed our irascibe friend,
John Ho yard He seized with IA giants
grasp, though he is pigmy in size the
point-,he essence-the all IN all, of the
Convention. and by taking snap juds-
ment. fist coniuse3 and then astounded
the delectable conY ocation at Philadelphia,
as fellows
Mr.. MeCue Of Virginia, SAID that the
national council had adopted platform
which was satisfactory neither TO the North
nor to tbs South. they had now a plat,
form which was satisfactory to both, in the
shape Of Fillmore and Donelson. He
moved that the convention repHdiate all
platforms. The NOTION was seconded, and
thereupon great scene CT great confusion
took place. Ia the midst Of which the vote
was taken on he motion, but il was i'm
possible for any one TO decide whether it
was adopted or rejected. The President
was unable to tell, bu, he thought that it
was lost. On the other hand the Virgin
iaus contended that it was adopted. In
the midst of the confusion a motion was
made to adjourn SINE die. and i, prevailed.
The question now is, Platform or no
Platform Some contend that the concern
we Published last week is bona tide
platform, but Mr.. McCue, aud those who
aclea with him, declare tina. there is no
platiorm-all was repudialed. Black Re