Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-08
Correspondence Of the Wig.
NINNNIuN, NAY o, 1906
AMERICAN CONVENTION.


AMERICAN CONVENTION.
Delegates TO the Convention came in from various
quarters during the forenoon The interest felt in its
proceedings this vicinity as manifested by the arrival. ON
horseback m vehicles OF delegates and spectators from
early hour in the morning, onward through the tore
noon, worthy of One seldom such lines of
buggies and so many hogsemcn in day Ot the dele
gates appointed IN Augusta Large proportion is said
be present Rockingham, Of the Tenth Legion sends up
the hopeful number tfor that rcgion) of Ia.
AT IL o'clock precisely, the Convention called to
order by the Hon A Ii. II. Stuart Upon his notion Hon
Samuel Mcdowell Moore, OF Rockbrdgc, unanimously
elected temporary Chairman and conducted by Mcssrs
lmdodcn aud lrby, TO the Chair.
Mr. Moore taking the Chair said that il the first
time he had ever been called upon preside over a de-
Lucrative body and he feared that the Convention had
made good choice but the times required that
man should do his duty, he would shrink from Civ
ing his aid any way that he could to promote the objects
of this Convention. These OBJECTS were
First The election of Fillmore aud Donelson 10 the
Presidency and Vice Presidency the Union. The exi.
gences OF the day required tried aud the con-
siituion and the Union. He knew none better qualified
than they, at such time. Applause. lie danger
to the Union threatened by Abolition the one hand
and Nulihca ton the other
While arTucd Aboitioniss openly declare their ties,
and their purpose De- the overthrow OF the Union-a
larger class holding similar sentiments but less openly
would only labor preserve the Union upon the condition
that the South should concee those rights which
She yield. lie wished that they should know
however much love the Union. can never consent
TO it, existence at the sacrifice OF the rights which We
hold dear. (Appause As significant fact indica-
tive OF the growth of the notification sentiment he had
noticed recently in the Legislature Virginia PROPOSE,
ton bestow the OF Calhoun" upon rev COUNTY
Though Mr.. Calhoun had been great he did not CON
scr hi entitled Ia this honor other names dear.
Virginia Why had the name of CLAY ever l-,n
proposed Enthusiastic applause.l Why had that
OF Webster and other great been chosen He had
been Jackson man. but he approved OF his course to-
ward South Carolina, and he vcntured say that had nc
been alive member OF the Virginia Legislature would
have Jared to propose the name of Calhoun of our
counties daughter and appausc.)
secoud object OF this Convention was he conceiv-
ed the promotion OF the welfare and prosperity of our
own State What he asked is the condition of Old
Dominion the result Of twenty years under Democratic
Dominion He had lately read a white ,-Islnc pamphlet
report OF the Finance Committee OF the Legislature
which, VIII lie with considerable candor it let a number
m important and alarming facts underworld very engenu
ously To ebfe rash theui-but the black would shos-
What Is the condition of Virginia according TO this re-
ports She i saddled with a debt thirty-dve millions
ct dOar> She has annual interest to pay OF Sl45u
"nn' thItis, s125ooo to pay every SIX months The
have recently been doubled they had doubled
before, and the double doubled She cannot meet
her liabilities this wear by million OF dollars. How do
rulers propose to provide for this deficiency WHY
having nothing else Ia with they propose issue
shin Plaster Treasury Bill which nobody would
take in trade but which i thought the States Creditors
viii De compelled To take because they get nothing
else. Ihe Bonds OF the State worth in the market
So SOS and according this Finance Report which
he hoped would be used iText book in the ensuing can
vass are actually 6orro~ing money pay expen
The Board OF Public Works habtually disregard the
Law in the management Of the Bonds aud were
kept in Office. They reported lost in the Arctic
sent TO New York TO 'SOuter :; aud who -
tuEher This Board i still kept IN existence and for
| what Are they TO carry Internal improvements
Shen there funds their disposals Mr. VI con-
tended that this Board maintained under the crcum
stances because they constitute corps Of paid and eff
cea electoneercrs such, continued he, j. condi-
ton Why were not the Funds accruiug the State
from the ,e of public lands applied the payment OF
debts u tell you Why. Years ago when the d.silibu-
ton Was made, cluiched the money-but by and by
CLAW became the advocate distribution and then was
thought that It the money was received Clay thus en-.
7 fI,a /
the interests Of the State sacrificed party ZAP.
plAu>el
The $1,000 that has remained dead in the Banks for
twenty year. would by this time, at compound interest
have doubled itself aud doubled again amounting thcs 10
SlGn,uuu. While the receipt and udcious use OF ell
other funds accring from th- source would have made
| Us at this day better of by Il millions OF DoTa,s
To- such this, the people rise. Now i
favorable time for Us to appeal TO then-they when
the Sheriff presents hi- Tax Bill say it Is Wig lie
Laughter aud APPLAUSE The INT step towards the
mova OF the evil under which suffer i the election
OF suitable men 70 public Office Fillmore sud Donrl,on,
before For NY self said M VI | am Wig and
not member OF the American party by which thes. Gen.
temen are nominated-but Fillmore IVES INV choice be-
fore he was announced yours and am 20 refuse to
for the would have chosen because he i, nom.
iuated by another Enthusiastic Applause would not
be far Influenced by Others 10 this NJ Fillmore
Is tried aud true man, his opponents will admit
that. A. to platform Mr.. W. said he would have one
but il should be short one and 10 this effect lst The
Union shall be preserved. End The credit of our State
must be maintained and her prosperity promoted That.
enough. lApplIuse.l Here a platform. which
Whg-, aud Democrats, and foreigners as some Of them
| will all meet aud unite.
Mr. VI. said he had recently noticed in the ENQUIRER An
invitation the Whig- the old line Wbigs Ia urits u
the Democracy God forbid said he. that should ever
form such connection that. tApplauseJ On this
point the fate Of the friends VI the Union in New York
vas warning When Bro~nson and his associates wer,
| turned out these men. who WOO the old Wbg-
stood by aud saw it without word OF rcmonstrancc-
The bargain made between the Democrats and Fre.-ors
was consummaed by the election Of these hou.
he -
executed the bargain may BE- the nominee Of the Demo
cracy again, and We asked to unit with them No
we cannot do t. We stand aoof from the Black Rcpub
Ican-, and hook upon the contest between them aud
Democrats pretty much the old lady looked ufoii the
fight between her husband and the bear. sEe didn't care.
which whipped. We consider one as worthy Of tfu-t n
the other. Both worthy Of distru-t Tie Black Re.
pubcans, said Mr. w., do Disregard their OATH
. support the Constitution than do tie Democracy Of
Virginia II required by tho Constitution Of the
state, believe, II seldom look into IT, for hate it, hst
Congressional Districts should be formed out Of cotiy
territory. Yet have they ia open disregard Of their
obligations to support that Constitution, gerrynanrei
| the State.
| Mr ~ next alluded to the assertion Of Mr. buchanan
at dinner in London the effect that political slavery
r- not exit 10 any place where the English language
| spoken Il1s, said Mr. VI, may DO very well ~ amu-e
the crowd but faint true Political slavery does exist
wherever party spint high ~ Illustration ~ thi,
position, he aid That might 20 through the State o
Virginia and AK every Shethef ought to re-
ceigc share Oi the proceeds Of the saes 81 public
I lands. not 10 hundred but would -nv
We ought yet when these b. vote eight out
Of every nine among the democracy will 90 agtu-t On
this very point aud permit these and- u-.d ~ bu,
up foreign votes Such BE- political slavery in our coun
y. Yea. aud 80 have slime D,a,tsf tD-a market 900
which NhR- are bought by Democrat ~ Turk. bus Gu
ca--dn mad-. with this difference that when the Turk
wants ~ pufcn.r wife bee seeks pure aud TirtuOu-
maid whereas the democracy have bought bot pol
ical prostitute. Laughter and applause W. laid he
aasa Wing. old line Wiy far bsck ~ boz could o.,
member be- bad been Wing g. beiiey-d that be- va
born Whg lis ancestors we're Wig isfeyoluuonary
tme.. aud some ~ tHfr had Cd tOm ireland b.cal-s
they Bad ~ much Whggrfy they permitted ~
remain Ii- would never act with any party whoh had
NOT boo yea tine srliifc ~ the Commonwealth
DE- va not afraid that Wligs would be- ai.oei boo the
\ American patty. He never expected ~ 90 where he
soud not count These pure principle 81 the Wing
party Which the objects ~ biz affection Ike pure
gold, could not pae their value long tey were held
They could It'll oSi-t iu the American patty DO which 40
Democrat nd even Foreigners might likewise unite. ~
pressing DE- Qualification ~ seeing fnly Of the party be-
/ ATTENDANCE VI. Moore at down sud renewsd defnon.
s'raon. Of that appau'e With which biz speech