Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-03-19

Kanawha1 James d Brown, 3
Lewis-Hanson p etetson, 81. !,
Ritchie--Lewis "A. Hhelps, Il
Taylor--Jsmes * ,Enithi 81 ..jifi sl
Writ Josiah n, Hot N est,s,.,l I
,Wayne-Miltop ] Fefgnson, I
jackson i, p. Turnev. M |.
Wood Joseph SI,encrvs NJ tra,
Mason. Greene N ,men. 4;
Cabell- "A. g. Jenkil Il co. III
Braxton Jonathsn K6yper, i .a.i+,
Nicholas To be suppl l,,f4s,,
Putnam r. 7. Harvey, t,rsA;,.,I,
Eayette-To be supplies. an .,or,sI
Upshu1--R i. Brown |, .t..,,st, II
u IL Brown, Of ,KenaHAa, II, TIE
Elector for the sd Se1af6 rial district.
In Boone. S.ISamuels is the
County Elector; Logan-B. 8. Chap
man; Wyoming--J. II. Anderson. ii
The Convention took q recess until
z o'clock. resg .IE sHf l.ras sif
l g%g Ill EVENING SESSION .-tTs. IL II
Tho President resumed the chair
at the appointed hour, and called the
Convention to order. Il t.s I
The President stated that the first
business in order was the preamble
and resolution offered by Mr.. r.
Glass, Of Lynchburg, the substance of
which was, that in all future Conven-
tons, alternates will not Be permit
ted to vote, unless they come from
theicounty which they represent, or
are instructed BY the county ar to how
their votes shall be cast. .e.I
Mr.. jackson moved the indefinite
postponement of the preamble and
resolution. Is.lE lE\-. / 49,. s-.T
Mr., Glass opposed the motion for
indefinite postponement, and gave
strong reason why It should not pre-
vail. l., Will RT\.
Mr.. Fisher, of Northampton, IA
yored the motion. I I-Iss %./
Mr.. Deneale favored the motion,
believing that the Democracy had
never suffered wrong by the alternate
system. +. If -
Mr.. Leake called Gen. Gordon to
the chair, and took the floor in oppo-
sition to indefinite postponement. -
He believed the system Of alternates
was anti Democratic and anti-repub-
lican, and thought NE proved it. Was
it possible that gentleman residing
in Eastern Virginia, could know the
political wishes Of the people Of
Brooke or Hancock counties! He
then proceeded byillnstration, to show
that one man, by being appointed al
ternatc for every county, in the alb
sence Of all the delegates, would be-
come the Convention to nominate
whom he pleased, and the Democra-
cy Of the State would be bound by
that nomination. Hi MsiE :
Mr.. Jackson advocated the motion
for indefinite postponement, believing
that the resolution struck at the rep
resentative feature. If d county had
right to elect delegates, it certainly
had q right to appoint alternates, and
no other county had the privilege to
question that action. He thought
the gentleman who preceded him had
begged the question by his extreme
Illustrations. p r. II "a II
Pending the discussion Of the reso.
luton, the house being densely crow
ded, a motion was made and carried
that the Convention adjourn until 10
o'clock Saturday morning. - Il i,
THIRD DAY.-SAruRDAY, March, 1.
The Convention met at the African
Church pursuant to adjournment Vice
President r Kidder Meade, of Pc.
|tersburg, occupying the Chair. The
attendance this morning was very
large, and great enthusiasm prevail
ed. pa /. @..E5t
When the Convention adjourned
last evening preamble and resolu.
ton offered BY Mr. Glass were pend
ing. III
BY leave Of the Convention, nj
Glass withdrewthe said preamble and
resolution.
Mr. Floyd offered the following res.
|olution, which was adopted: d
Resolued, That any Democrat pres.
emit from D county not havinga dele.
gate here be envited to seat in this
Convention.
The Chair then called on the com.
mittees for reports, when Mr. j B
Floyd, from the committee on resolu.
lions presented the following series o.
resolutions: ~ .2
/ The Democratic Republicans Of Vir.
ginia, in Convention assembled, fol.
lowing the time honored psage in de.
claring the principles which bind them
together q 4 party, do
/. Resolred, That the true relations
between the States and the. Fedora
Government, and the true rules for the
construction Of the Constitution, ere
correctly set forth in the resolutions
land reports of 79S and '99, Of the
General Assembly Of Virgiuia; md
1.-THE doctrines therein expounded an
hereby adopted andIreafHrmcd.
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