The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-06
II. = s''s''s1o1 W.
MT; Psron stated that 10 Congress Mr.. Lstcher
xo'sd against Governor Smith, for Speaker Of the

ma. rsioh stAted tnat 10 Congress Mr.. Lefcher
House, - ss'
Mr. BARBOUR, of Culpeoer, wished to make 4
personal statement. He had consented, ct the re.
guest OF Mr. Lstcher's friends, TO nominate him
10 this Convention. Whan he first heard OF this
letter be felt it due to investigate the matter lie
ga not wish to be placed In false position for If
.nat letter was produced here he would no longer
ne the sponsor Of Mr.. Letcher. Mr.. Letcher's
Iriends denied the existence Of any such document
OF tnat IL had ever been written. They said
.nat the day after the Stsunton Conv ention
Mr.. Letchsr had travelled with Gov. Smith.
on bis way to Washington, and had he felt dis.
posed, could have spoken TO Mr. Smith his sugges.
IRONS, Instead Of putting them paper He was
also with Smith for three months Afterwards. in
Congress, aud there could have been no neces.
sty Tor writing to him. He was assured BY Mr.
X. NJ smith, relative Of Gov. s., that be did not
oeneve 10 the existence Of the letter. Mr. Tyler
proposed that the Convention be adjourned until
the next day. when telegraphic dispatch to both
gentlemen, Letcher and Smith, coufd be sent and
answered. The time In which the answer was to
.e received passed without its reception, and he
had nominated Mr. L. If the letter did exist he
considered himself very badly treated man.
mr. WIsE.-Wiu the gentleman from Culpeper
do me the justice to state that had no direct
cammunication with him. I supposed the friends
OF Mr. Letcher. as they had been notified of the
reputed existence Of the letter, would have tele-
graphed with relation to It.
Mr. BARBOUR, In reply, said he had not.
Mr' GARLAND, editorof the Blue Ridge Republi.
can, said that be Ind written a letter to MIR.
Letcher. and had rse91eea a. reply, from which he
would read the following extracts:
I'm the guberDatorial canvass of 1855. when Gov.
Wise came bere Uexington) 70 addresg the people,
introduced him to the audience myself, and ad
dressed the people on the main points of the sub
iect for an boar after Gov. Wise had concluded
During his stay here Gov W. was visitor ct my
house.
4 desire to see all the main lines of improvement
10 , 1ne state and believe the lateral lines
Mr.. HARaAN, of Augusta, said the canvass OF
IS55 vas opened in that county against the Know
Nothings by Hon. John Letcber, in speech equal
iu strength even to those of Henry A. Wise. So
sition paper OF Staunton characterized 1t as dis
union sh1rt, Mr.. L. having said that John Fremont
could not take his seat If elected.
poice.--Fremont was not iu nomination then.
Mr.. HARMAN.-0h, recoIect that expression
was not used then, but afterwards. The party
cannot strike down q leader. If Letcher had writ
ten that letter the Tenth Legion would have asked
him to resign. He had heard Know Nothiugs say
that the Know Nothing State Convention was anx-
ious to get Letcher for Gubernatorial candidate,
and that a member of it approached him on the
subject He only laughed at them. Even Gov.
Wise himself had been approached by the Know
Nothings. Yet, no one would urge that as an ar
gument that he was unsound.
Mr.. TYLEs.-Did not the same gentleman who
communicated the reputed existence of the letter
to Mr.. Wise, speak to Mr.. Stands on the subject.
WI. oHasDS'-Aes ne Olu, Out toId MIN Ulu
not believe it.
During all that part of the discussion, the great
est excitement prevailed and the cheering 5issing,
stamping and other Interruptions, were such that
1t WAS very difficult to hear what the speakers said
at all.
Mr.. BASS, of Roanoke, nominated Hon. HENRY
A. EDMUNDsoN, of Roanoke.
Mr.. JACKSON, of Wood, nominated Hon. JNo. W.
BRocKENBRoUGH, of Rockbridge.
Mr.. -, nominated Hon. WIN. SIXTH, Of Green.
brier.
MIR TYLER, of Fauquier, nominated JSo. RAN.
DoLPH TUCKER, Of Richmond.
Dr. TUCKER, of Richmond, brother of J. Ran.
dol Tucker, said the nomination was against the
wishes Of that gentleman, and it was afterwards
withdrawn, though the gentleman was voted for,
notwthst nding.
The first ballot then commenced, at 10 minutes
to o'clock, and lasted until nearly o'clock, Sa-
turday merning. During the bsllotting there
were frequent periods of excitement, where the
votes of counties or rights of delegates quess
toned.