Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-06

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Democratic State Convention-second
Day

Day.
Tbs Convention rc-assembled yesterday MORN
at o'clock. The mobocratc taJIcamr piranf Of the
day preceding, had evidently made deep in,u pres
sion, and general determin seemed to be man.
fested for the preservation OF order and deccncy
The Chairman called the Convention to order aud
reported his readiness for business. The hall and
stage were completely filed with delegates and the
galleries crowded with spectators.
The Chairman. on notion then submitted the
question Of the adoption of the resolutions report
cd, - amended, which, after some slight opposi-
ton, was adopted.
Mr.. Regar III Barbour, offered resolution that
'thc membrrs 0f this convention pledge themselves
10 support the nominee Of the convention. A spir-
tied discussion ensucd involving the subject dis
trust. and tho resolution WAS finally Withdrawn.
The motion was then made and carried that the
nominations be proceeded with, when jas. Barbour
Esq, Of Culpeper. arose and nominated for Cover
or,Jno. Letcher. of Rockbrdge, which was greeted
with overwhelming applause. lie spoke Of him
veteran worn in all the ofthe Democracy for
quarter Of century, in the front ranks Of the battle
and one in every way worthy of the united support
Of the party. lie Lelicved him to be an honest, a
capable and faithful honorable and honor
ed alike in public and private life. In this connec
ton he alluded to the tenth Legion Of Democra
cy,"as the stronghold and support Of the Democrat
c party of the Stne.and paid glowing tribute to
its unanching frmness in the severest trials Of the
party;
Mr.. W. II. Cook, Of Wythe, took exceptions at the
praise bestowed upon the Tenth Legion which he
considered ignored tho signal service OF the south
vest from which he came. As to the nomination
the duty was imposed upon him to protest to the
last against Jno. Ietcher. whose record proved
that he was not worthy of constable's district in
the Alleguanies. lie expressed no preference, but
endorsed Edmundson. Hopkins Floyd and Brok-
enb0roug h-anv of those before JnO. Lot her.
Mr. Flournoy, of Prince Edward, advocated the
nomination of Lelcl er. The record Of Jno. Letch
might possess blemish on the contemI tible
question Of nigge r-holdng; he had since repudia-
ted that mpress on. and was now good any
man. Every MAJ living has his errors, and to
review anteccdcn is, DE would usk where Henry
A. Wise in 1910?
Mr.. o. Jenning Wise-Witha gallant band of
States Rights DE mt Gratis, engaged in breaking
down the corrupt nd minstration Of Martin Van
Buren,, who has since proven himself an abolition
list.
Mr. Flournoy sd i'll that he intended no reflection
on the Governor, h al voted for him, and that too
in preference to hi own brother, but he only in
tended to show tina lien were always inconsistent
Where, he asked (nmbgously.) was Henry a.
Wise ever consistent! lie then spoke especially
in behalf of Lctcher, whose economy Us n states
man had made him invaluable to the whole union
and in the field ag ainst Wings and knowNoth
ings, he fought har d to hand in the ranks Of tho
Dcmoc-acy
Mr.. WISE have rgain to reply to an assault
upon the one who is d carer then all others to my
heart lie has init ina ted that Henry A. Wise is
inconsistent in everytb ing. know but two instan-
ces in his public err that the world calls in
consistent. First. VIII en- ut an early age, taking
the teachings of James Madison Us his guide, he
advocated the cxpeder CIV of United States Bank.
Afterwards upon ma, urer thought, ind under
Other circumstances he did change his opinion,
but not so far as TO go for the Benton scheme. He
and Caleb Cushing or iginated the scheme which
is now called the Sub Treasury. Again, at the
age of twenty-nnc, rely more than II boy, he
took the stump in Eas tern Virginia and started
in favor Of the I'm xcd bass." In that canvass
itself he changed his opinions and convictions,
and hence he enabled to lead the suffrage
basis in the Convent on of 1861, and to help
out the Tenth Legion. defy this gentleman To
show my profession of political principle in his
whole life nconsten. " it'll, right aud honor.
Mr.. Flournoy reptile that this was the first he
had heard of Gov. Wise being the author of the
Sub-Trcasury schcm G. Gen VIM F. Gordon orig
mated it, he said b. fore Henry A. Wise was born.
(Great applause.) An explanation ensued admit
ting the fact, with the emendation that Gordon
originated the plan but Henry A. Wise was tho
first to give it its FUN de velopment.
Col. Harrison, Of Mo nroe, vehcmently protested
against the nominal ion of Lctcher, and read, in
exposition Of his record, an extract from the Ruff
ner speech endorsed Letchcr, and proving him
10 have endorsed anu slavery sentiments Of the
rankest kind.
Timothy Rives. Esd, of Prince George was then
loudly called for. The war horse" mounted the
rostrum by request end opened his batteries
against Lctcher Tn speech we cannot pretend
to report with faithful In ess lie reviewed the his
tory of the Objection able nominee al initio: the
RuHher speech tho roughly discussed, and ey-
cry iota of the Letcher record torn up and held in
glaring colors before the convention. lie drew II
comparison between the record Of Letcher and
that Of George W. sum mors, the Wing candidate
for Governor in 1852. The latter in 1882 had ex-
pressed sentiments adv )cating the emancipation
of slavery in Virginia nd the former had done
the same in 1871 adding that "he believed slavery
to be social and polit zeal evil" In the discus
sion of this question, he involved Roger A. Pryor
Esq. then oi the S0uta-. SIDE Democrat of this city,
It's battling against Sum- this very question:
and now taking up the T. love of the opponents Of
Letcher. The merits of the speech of Mr. Ri,es
could not be fully appr' ciated unless the speech
and the man were md heard together. The
force, expression, cinph asis aud gesture, gave n
distinguishing touch t" all that me said. not to be
conveyed by words. |. is sufficient Ia say. that if
ever man rovno up Salt River ON the
strength of record, John Lctcher Of Rock
bridge. certainly was Ills record was absolute
ly ripped into lintcrs. After speaking for two
hours, he At length gave way to motion to adj
journ, which. after much opposition, was carried
and he promised t. resume his remarks ut half
past y. III.
AfTR RNo0N SESSION.
Mr.. Rives contin aed his sweeping phillippic
against Letcher, and closed in an hour II thr
natural disadvantage If reporting this speaker
We're insurmountablt, the facilities fer the dcyo-
tees of this valuable ar: We're now such as to III
cluic the possibility .f ep"rting anyh'dy at all
The accommodations for the press were now COM
pleiely usurped l,y tho sense crowd that pressed
in on every side
II. A. Pryor, ESQ.,, con menccd his rcp; to Mr.