Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-07-23

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President himselfin his inaugural address and il
his first message to Congress, it was not to hav,
been expected that his administration wouls
have encouraged this agitation by giving II
countenance and patronage to the agtators, art
by disturbing, for mere party ends, compromise
that had long preserved the peace and harmon.
+of the country. That a party, whose admins
tration of the government, from its accession Il
power, has been characterized by violated pledg
es and fragrant abuses in its domestic policy
and by blunders and difficulties in its foreign
relations, reducing the country from peace ant
happiness to state of distraction, luminosity ant
violence unexampled in our annals, justly for
feits the confidence of all conservative men,.
5. That no Wing attached to his principles
and jealous of the honor ofhis country, can con
sistently support the candidate of this party
especially while in addition to other weighty
objections on the question ofterrtorlal right!
we find him sustained at the North as the advo
cate of "Sqnatter Sovereignty and at the SouI
his doctrine of the absolute power OF Congress:
over slavery in the territories, has to bt
met by explanations and CLOSES as untenable a!
they are deceptive; and while, too, he is respon
sible for the doctrine of the Ostend Manifesto
repugnant to every sentiment of national honor
and morality, and calculated to commit the
country to career of foreign aggressons, thai
must result in depraving public morals and pro
voking wars with other nations.
6. That the Wings of Virginia having cordial
" accepted the compromises of 1850, as neces
sary concessions to conflicting views and inter
ests; and being opposed to the renewal OF the
agitation of the question to which those com
promises relate, will now resist any repeal OF
modification of the Kansas-N Nebraska act, as cal.
culated to renew and inhane the strife that al
this time endangers the rights and the Union OF
the States.
7. That convinced that in Willard Fillmore
the qualities and endowments are combined
which, in the foregoing preamble are held In
dispensable in Chief Magistrate at the present
alarming crisis and believing that resolution:
express his opinions, and that their principles
will control his administration if elected to the
Presidency, the members of this Convention dc
not hesitate to recommend him to the choice Of
the nation; and while they disclaim all inten-
ton to adopt the principles of another party
earnestly invoke their brother Wings through
out the State to surrender whatever exceptions
they may take to the quarter whence his nomi'
nation proceeded, and to yield him the active
and Jealous support to which he is entitled from
the model he has given of truly national adj
ministration.
g. That this Conyention, relying on the ef-
forts of the Wing party of the nation for the
preservation of the Union and the Constitution,
earnestly invite their brethren in other States
to unite with them in National Convention in
the city of Baltimore on the third Wednesday
of September next for the purpose of embody-
ing and rallying great National Party, North
and South, East and West, to be prepared now
and at all future times to exert that wholeso ne
control over public affairs, ever due to moder-
ate and conservative counsels; and to this end,
that this Convention will proceed on its own
part to appoint fifteen delegates, and two alter
mates for each, to represent the Wings OF the
State in such Convention.
O. That the President of this Convention ap-
point Central Executive Committee of thr-
teen whose duty it shall be, by correspondence
and otherwise, to promote the organization and
the activity of the Wing party in this State
and that the delegations be requested to give to
the Chairman of the Central Committee the
names of such persons as they would recon-
mend for the active duties of the campaign.
Col. j. B. Baldwin, of Augusta, desired to
have the line more distinctly drawn between the
Wing and American parties. He had always
been Wing and was opposed to religious as
we'll as political prescription, and he thought
that this Convention of Wings should be dis
tincty understood upon that point. With this
view he offered resolution expressive of his
sentiments, which was withdrawn upon the
modification of the seventh resolution of the re-
port, so as to embody his suggestions.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Baldwin e.
licited considerable discussion, participated in by
Messrs Mcfarland, Pendleton, Rives, Baldwin,
Scott, Bell and johnson. Those who oppose
the resolution expressed their assent to its dec
laration but regarded the report of the commit
tee as entirely and sufficiently explicit.
Mr. Wood Bouldin could not agree to the third
resolution reported by the committee, and de-
sired separate vote upon it,
Messrs Goggin and Scott advocated the re-
port of the committee
The vote was taken on the third resolution
and it was adopted.
The preamble and resolutions were put to
vote and adopted
Mr.. Pendleton moved that the President Of
the Convention be added to the list Of delegates
TO the National Convention. This was carried
unanimously.
Mr. Speed, of Lynchburg, offered the follow
! ing, which was adopted:
! heSOtCeU, 1udI Iilt IcSiuSul VI ehiS Soh'Sh
ton be instructed to communicate copy OF the
foregoing preamble and resolutions to Mr., Fill
more, and request him to accept of the endorse
ment, by this Convention, of his nomination tc
the Presidency of the United States.
The President then addressed the Convention
congratulating the delegates upon the harmony
that had characterized their deliberations, and
upon their choice of so noble leader.
The Convention then adjourned sine die, with
three hearty cheers for WILLARD FILLMORE.
DEsERT1NG HM-A New York correspondent
of the Macon Telegraph, Democratic organ
confirms our opinion of the detection from the
Buchanan ranks, and testifes to the fact thai
Mr.. Fillmore's chances for the Presidency are
better than those of the former gentleman. The
writer says:
"When hear solid conservative Democrat
speak against Mr.. Buchanan's platforms or refuse
to commit themselves to him, it looks doubtful
as to his carrying State North of Mason an(
Dixons line"
Sbo,l the South waste her vote on such