Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-10
American Convention.


At II o'clock precisely, the Convention was
called 10 order by Hon. A. II. II. Stuart. Upon
his motion, Hon. Samuel Mcdowell Moore, of
Rockbride, was unanimously elected temporary
Chairman. aud conducted 10y Messrs> lmbudcn
and lrby tn the Chair
Mr.. Moore on taking the Chair. said that it
was the first time he had ever been called upon
10 preside over deliberative body, aud he feared
that the Convention had not nude good choice;
but as the times required that every man should
do his duty, be would not shrink from giving his
aid in any way that he could, to promote the OBJ
irct- of this Convention. rhese objects wcre
First The election of Fillmore aud Donrl-
son 10 the Presidency aud Vice Presidency of
the Union. The cNigeucie. of the day required
men tried. and true 10 the constitution and the
Union. lie knew none better qualified than they,
at such time Applause. He saw danger TO
the Union threntenrd by Abolition on the
hnnd,and Modification on the other
hlie armed Abolitlonis,s openly declare their
desire aud their purpose to be the overthrow of
the lnlen--n larger class, holding similar sen
tmento but less openly, wnald only labor to pre-
serve the Union upon the condition that the
South should concrde those sacred rights which
she never eau yield. lie wished that they should
know however mach we love the Union, can
never consent h. its existence at the sacrifice ot
the rights which we hold SO dear. (ApplAusc.)
AZ IA significant fact indicative of the growth e
the notification sentiment he had noticed re-
Gently in the Virginia Legislature proposition
to best"w the name of calhoun" upon new
county. Though Mr.. Calhoun had been great
mau he did not consider his name entitled to this
honor above other names dearer TO Virginia.
Why had not the name of Clay been proposed
Enthusiastic applause.) Why had not the name
ct Webster ana other great men been chosrn!--
lie had been no Jackson man. but be approved
| Vt his course towards South Carolina, and he
| Won't cd tn t,at haI h, hoo al
Der of the Virginia Legislature would have dared
! to propose the name of Calhoun for one of our
counties. daughter and applause.)
"A second object of this Convention was, as he
conceived the promotion fthe welfare and pros
perity of our own State. What. he asked, is the
condition of this Old Dominion the result of
twenty years under Democratic Dominion. lie
had lately rend ohite uasAiag pamphlct-a re-
port OF the Finance Committee of the Legislature,
which, while, with considerable candur, it let out
number OF important and alarming facts en-
deavorcd ve,y ingenuously to uhite trash them
but the black would show. What is the CON
thti"n ot Virginia, according to this report She
is sadded with n debt Of thirty FIVE millions Of
dollars. She has an annual interest to pay of
sl,450,0O0. that is. S725000 TO pay every six
months. The taxes have recently been doublod
they had been doubled before, aud now the double
is doubled. She cannot meet her liabilities this
year by one million Of dollars. How do our
rulers propose 10 provde tor this deficiency T!
Why, having nothing else TO pay with, they pro-
pose II issue sort of Shin Plaster Treasury
Bill.whieh nobody would take in trade. but which
it is thought the States creditors will be com
PEELED to take, because they can get nothing else.
| The Bonds of the State are worth in the market
% or 1903 and according TO this Finance Report
which he hoped would be used Text book in
| the ensuing canvass, we are actually borrowing
money to pay current expenses. The Board of
| Public Works hahituallv disregard the LAW in
the management of the States Bonds and were
kept in office. They reported lost in
the Arctic or sent to new York to ''Souter; :" and
who is 'Souter" Uaughter.) This Board is
sill kept in existence and for what Are they
to carry on Internal improvements when there
are no funds at their dispesal! Mr.. NJ. con
tended that this Board was maintained under
the circumstances, because they constitute a
! corps of paid and efficient eectioneerers. Such,
continued he, is condition! Why were not
the Funds accruing to the State from the sale of
pnohe lands applied to the payment Of our debts ;!
IA tel you why. Years ago WHEN the distribu
uon was made. we clu,ched the money-but Inv
ana by Clay became the advocate Of Distributor
@ and then 1T was thought that if the money WA,
received, Clay, thus endorsed, would becom,