Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-04
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THE VIRGINIA DEmOCRATIc CON-
vENrIoN.
We had designed publishing In our issue of
to-day detailed account of the interesting
proceedings of the Democratic State Conven-
| ton which was held in Richmond city last
week. but the only newspaper we had contain
ing the proceedings in full was misplaced, and
we are consequently unable TO do SO.
The attendance was unusually large, and it
is said on all hands, that the body was brilliant
not only in numbers, but in talents and char
acter.
| The object of the convention has been some
what misunderstood. 1t was enormously sup
| posed by many persons outside of the State
that it was called to appoint delegates to the
nominating convention. Not so. Such has
never been the custom of Virginia. The dis
| trict conventions appoint their own delegates
| to the National Convention. The object of
the State Convention is TO appoint electors and
to arrange generally for the presidential con.
| test.
The convention held last week in Richmond,
having discharged its duties, adjourned on Sat-
| urday last. 1t appointed electors, assistant
electors, and electors for counties, as follows:
FIRST ELECTORAL DIsrRIcr.-Elector - E.
w. Massenburg. of Portsmouth Assistant
| Elector-J. +. Croker, of Isle Of Wright
2d.-Elector - Timothy Rives, Of Prince
| George. Assistant Elector-W. F. C. Gregory,
Of Amelia.
| 3d.-Elector-A. Hughes billiard, of Henry
Assistant Elector--William NJ. Howerton, of
Halifax.
4th-Elector-Charles Irving, of Campbell
Assistant Elector-T. 7. Treadway, of Prince
| Edward.
-Elector-John Goode. IT., of Bedford.
| Assistant Elector--Will +. Gordon, ir, of
| Albemarle.
| h.--Elector-A alexander Jones, of Chester
| field. Assistant Elector-William B. Newton.
of Hanover.
| 18th. William b. Taliaferro. As
sistant Elector-J. b. Cosnahan. "
COUNTY ELECTORS.
Accomac-C. J. Bell
Observation-Disclosures A. Claybrook.
Unconstitutional Downing.
| Gloucester-W. l.. Montague.
EIHTH ELECTORAL Observation-Disclosures
ert l.. Montague. of Middlesex. Assistant Elec-
tors-R. l.. I. Beal, of Westmoreand; Law
renee Marye, Of fredericksburg Elliott NJ
Braxton, of Richmond county; John Motley
of King and Queen.
COUNT ELECTORS.
Spotsylvania-Dr. George billiard.
Caroline-Eustace Moncure
| Essex-David A. Wright.
King and Queen-T. R. Gresham.
Middesex-E. T. Montague.
Westmoreland-Josep Mayo, ir.
| King George-Charles Mason.
Richmond County-John M Brockenbrou oh
King Northumberland Haws
| Ninth ELECTORAL DISTRICT -Elector-J
Barbour, of Culpeper. Assistant Elector-
John Seldom, of Stafford.
COUNTY ELECTORS.
Stafford-J. NJ. Taaferro.
Culpeper-J. w. Bell.
Fauquier-C. B. Tebbs, ir.
Prince William-C. f. Sinclair -
Rappahannock-J. Y. Menifee.
Alexandria-G. W. Brent
Loudon-J w. Minor.
Fairfax-T. R. Love.
The convention for this district will be held
at Warrenton on the 30th of April.
TENTH ELECTORAL DIsrRIcr.-E lector-
John Randolph Tucker. Assistant Elector-
Jno. Blair Hoge, Of Berkeley.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. T. Harris. Assistant
Elector.-Gilbert S. Meem.
l2th.-Elector-Colonel A. G. Pendleton Of
Giles. Assistant Electors-R. T. Dennis, of
Greenbrier; G. A. Roland of Montgomery.
l3th.-Eleetor-John B. Floyd, of Wash
ington county. Assistant Elector-J. M. Cook,
of Carroll
h.-Elector-Samuel L. HAYS, of Gilmer
county. Assistant Electors = BENJAMIN w.
Jackson, of Wood county, and Thomas L.
Brown, Of Kanawha county.
-Electors-Sherrand Clemens, OF Ohio
county. Assistant Elector-W. G. Brown. Of
Preston.
All the manifestations in the convention, as
far as we have heard, go to show an unbroken
harmony in the Democratic ranks Of the old
Dominion. 1t will not be going too far to say,
that Virginia politics have been less corrupted
by the worship Of men and love Of the spoils,
than the politics of almost any other State.
The Virginia Democracy never has suffered,
and never will suffer, mere personal prefer.
ences to distract and divide the party. They
have, Of course, like the people Of other States,
their personal preferences, but they are ever
willing 10 give up men in order to secure the
success Of principles.
CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE.
The Rev. Daniel Waldo, aged ninety four
years, who was recently elected Chaplain, APP
peared for the first time yesterday, and made a
prayer in the presence Of members Of that body.
Although he has lived beyond the allotted time
Of mans existence, he is yet efficient for action
in fact, his performance Of the service seemed
not only to astonish, but to impress the mem.
bers with the highest respect for the venerable
clergyman.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The March term Of this Court met YESTERDAY.