Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-05-22
On motion Of Mr.. August, the. nomlna.

YIN motion ottdr august, the nomina.
ton was made unanimous.
On motion of Mr.. Walker of Rocking.
ham, it was ordered that a committee Of
Eve be appointed 10 inform Mr.. Tuckeroi
his nomination.
rs The Chair appointed the following As
the committee /: Messrs. Walker of Rock.
ingham, REILLY Of Frederick. August Of
Richmond City, Heiskell of Washington.
and Wallace of Madison.
On motion Of Mr.. Stoyall.s IL was resol>
we'd that thanks be returned to the Off,
GERS Of The Convention, and also to W.P.
BococK, ESQ., the late Attorney General,
for the fidelity With which he had dis.
charged his duties: ,s... IA E,s..ss,sss
The Convention having satisfactory
completed its work, speeches were called
for. and the large audiences were much
entertained by addresses afromR Messrs.
August. Irving and Berry. '.
Jenkins and carlile at GlenSille.
On Friday last, the citizens of Gilmer
county assembled in largeanumbers at
Chenille. 20 hear the discussion between
Messrs. jenkins and Carlile. The, debate
was opened by the7lstter gentleman in q
speech of two hours. He dealt more
largely than usual in aspersions Of our
own Commonwealth, his aim seeming 10
be TO persuade his hearers that old Yirgi.
MIA had sunk into abjsct poverty and de-
crepitude in consequence of having been
defrauded out Of large Quantities Of land,
which had. been given to~sthe--Western
States. Not a word was said By him in
g L l. Kill. al, n
Of distribution in .particu lar unless we
consider as such the reading of .copious
extracts from old speeches of leading De.
mocrats. which he endeavored TO torture
into defense OF the general ideasof dis
tribution. Not breath of applause was
elicited from the most sanguine Of his
supporters, at any time, during or at the
conclusion of either OF his speeches. the
last one of which consisted mainly of pue.
riIe personal attacks, and vain endeayors
10 excite personal jsalousies.
The speech Of Mr.. jenkins, was like all
his efforts. argumcntatiyea and to the point
He commenced by administering most
scathingly ssrcaslice rebuke to those who
had seen fit to perpetrate 'slanderous re-
ports agains. him, many Of which had
originated in Chenille. He next. conps.
red the political history OF Mr.. Carlile aud
his party with their present positions. show.
in g up their Inconsistencies with an un.
sparing hand. He then opened on Mr..
Carlle's scheme Of redistribution, and prov.
ed it's utter incompetency as q whole 10
effect what was claimed for it. as we'll RS
its utter inconsistency, unfairhess. and
lack OF merit Of any kind i'll any of its
parts. The minds Of his audience were
entirely disabused from the etfruts of Mr..
CarIile's defamation of Virginia. and in
fact Of all his sophistical appeals. while
the personal attacks OF his opponent were
triumrhantly met and their intent fruslrA,
ted. During his remarks he was repeat.
eddy interrupted by bursts of applause,
and joking considerations Of his oppo.
nent's Waterloo defeat might often bO
hoard. st4H
The citizens of Gllmer. have in, com.
mon with those OF mos: other counties.
had an opportunity Of becoming acqaain.
ted with the once derided Jenkins.i and
have found him 10 be AMMAN OF remarka.
BILE ability and auainments-in fact.
just such an one as should receive their
votes. which they announ. e their inten.
ton Of giving him 10 the tune.o majo.
rity Of at least two hundred.-ParkstS.
burg Nsws fp8 sa@