Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-06-25

though scarcely q miadle-aged gen.
ltleman.. has acted as Secretary 81
more Democratic Conventions than
any gentleman in the country. +
Mr.. Bocdck j. one Of the most pop.
ular and ready debaters in the Ma
Etional House of Representatives, and
with Paulus Powell, who represe MS
the Charlottesville District-the home
OF the immortal Jefferson -possessed
Of great political shrewdness and
tact. Fatette McMullin isalso a pop.
ular ana stanch Member of Congress.
| Richard Kidder Meade, a forner>dis.
tinSuished men ber of Congress, is
also gentleman ol great ability and
popularity. ~. W." -.
John s. Bari onr, son of the emf.
ncnt Democrat wllS> gave the vote 81
Virginia in the last Democratic Ma
tional Convention, inherits much d
the ready 1efatory. keen wit and sound
ability Of his father--long leading
Lpolitician in the State and d:stin+
guished member of Congress. /.
B. Floyd is the highly-re-
spected and greatly esteemed ex-GoI
vernon Of the State;s himself'a son d
former Governor, whose name was
the synonye Of stanch Democracy. Il
Governor Floyd is noted in Virgins
for his sounl Vi ews AMI great indie
pen lence of sentiment, thought anil
action. He is q very ar,lent devotes
of extreme Sout hern views. and,is /
| fair type of the Southern gentlemal
and Virginia politician, Of that elias
which is never afraid to maintain iii
principles, despite temporary excite
ments and the opposition of MAORI
ties. -.- < II /
| A, a. Chap has. long been
prominent politician, and representa-
tive in Congress from the western
part of the State. and exercises grea
influence always in behalf of tn. Dc
mocracv in his section.
Messrs. Conway, Isbell.. Tncker
Fisher and others. are young pohti
ticians, Of great talent and promise
who bid fair to attain high places il
the councils of the nation. as theN
I have already filled, with credit ant
distinction. important official post
in their native State.
Last, though far from least--in
| deed, first in many qualities in tn
/ delegation from the Old Dominion
is the >bpyish-looki delegate wiz
arose Yesterday in the Convention ant
in such earnest and emphatic term
demanded that the Old D@nfiniol
should be allowed time to conside
deliberately, betpr she gave her as
sent to the resolutions reported by tn,
committee relative to the foreign pol
icy Of our Cover nmcnt. Virginia i
not in the habit of giving her Assem-
hurric'lly and inconsileratclv to an,
fncw political views. As she doe
not adopt her do ctrines precipitately
so she does not abandon them sud
denly. 1t is with the OH Dominiol
a serious and solemn matter, the lay
ing down of political platforms to 90
vern and control her future course a
a member of the Confe,leracv. Sill
is in earncct all the while, and mean
to adhere fairly and honestly to wha
she announces as her faith. Til
young fair-haired delegate who mad
this point in the Convention yester
day is u. r. II. Garnet. one of til,
best scholars, most vigorous writer.
and soun1est political economists il
Ethe country. From childhood up b,
has always been the best schola
among his fellows, and is now, at al
early age, aripe statesman, a .killfp
politician, q ready, impressive AM
effective speaker, an essayist and con
troversialist who stands in the fore
most rank among the able writers an,
speakers, whose talents, courage
learning and skill in debate serve til,
South so efficiently in all sectional ant
and political controversies. III
The other gent lemen in the Viz
,ginia delegation are worthy Of thei
associates; ami in their talent, expe
riencc> and political fidelity, consti
tute representation Of which itwoult
be impossible to say more than tina
tis one Of which the Old Dominica
may justly beprou nd, and to which tn
cause Of Democracy, of the Oonstitu
ton and the rights of the States ma
be safely confded Gin. Eng. 5m,
v. IN .su rd;to, III 4