The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-04

oso. "ofs uut not acted on.
motion to adjourn untjI 10 o,croc, .. -
vas negattyed. This vas followed h. v.r,... ~ -
nn,a, aoJoorn TO different honrs, Que Of which.
1u'" CLOCK, to"morrow morning, vas sdontsd
sEoOND DAY.
MORNING SESSION
PsrEaaDURe, Dec. 8.
Tbe Convention assembled at o O'Clock
Before business was proceeded with. ON v,o,,o,
venerable member from Pittsylvania, vas elect ,
ed one OF the Vice Presidents, ss an acSnov isd :
msnt mis- long and faithful services to he party
Mr. RAIL, OF Wetzel, ro8e to q personal expla,
nation. He had been reported as eudoninr ali o.
Mr. Seddon's statement, as to what had occurred
In committee. This was not correct, He conId
not endorse all, because he had not heard some Of
the things stated by Mr. Seddon. Among them,
that in which Mr.. Seddon said, he had remarked
to Mr. Jackson, that he hoped no political dfficul.
~ would be construed, as personal difficulty.
Mr.. REeER, Of Barbour, offered a resolution,
pledging the support of the Convention to any
nominee.
member from Berkeley objected, saying that
If the previous question was called 10 tho Conveu.
tion. and discussion suppressed she for one would
leave the hall.
Mr.. r.. in reply to motion to lay the resolution
on the table, hoped IL would not thus be disposed
of. If this was done. it would be very easy for
gentlemen to say they were gagged and retire
from the Hall. He had heard last night, with
modification. the word "gag" used in Democratic
Convention. He would scorp to aid In such pro.
ceeding. lie came here to vote for JOIN LgrcHER,
but il he could not get him he would support the
nominee.
The member from Berkeley said he was willing
to support any nominee if the, gag" of the pre-.
vious question was not used.
A member from Albemarie said, as far az he
knew, every Democrat on the floor intended to
support this nomination. He opposed the resolu-
ton, without precedent as ie WAS He had never
seen a resolution of that character offered before
the nomination.
Mr DOUGLAS said that there we're some eentIe-
men in the Convention who intended If they failed
to defeat the will Of the people, and JOHN LETcaER
Was nominated, to reserve to themselves the right
to vote for him or not.
member from Roanoke deprecated the asssr-
tion that Mr. LEfCHER was the choice OF the pso-
pie, and asserted that Hon. Ii. A. EDMUypsoN was
q very clever man.
Mr. REeEs said be would not press the motion,
and would withdraw it.
The action was received with applause
Mr.. BARBOUR, OF Culpeper, moved to so into
the nomination.
Motion adopted.
Mr.. BARBOUR. of Culpeper, put in nomination
for the Office of Governor, Hon. JOHN LE1onER, of
Rcckbridge-a son of the Tenth Legion. He de-.
sired only to take the question whether the merits
Of Dir. LsTcHER entitled him to the confidence of
the democracy(a voice, ,"No') Mr.. B. went on to all
lude to the tried democracy, long services, faith.
fulness and tried abilities in other departments
Office. (
Mr.. j. FnlPPo, of Caroline-In lS47 he was a
Whig and Rufner pamphlet man. He il in Con.
gress let him stay there, where he can fight ato.
litonists II ne wants. am in favor of Edmund
son.
Dir. Cook, of Wythe, came to be heard for a
greater than the Tenth Legion. Did Mr.. B.R.
BoUR say that the Tenth Legion was more con.
slant in principle, and more efficient in maintain.
ing Democracy, than any other portion of Vir-
ginia?
Mr.. BARBOUR did not, of course, mean to saw tba.
it was more constant and efficient than all the rest
of the State.
Mr.. Cook proceeded to claim for "Li,tle Tenues.
see' some consideration of the Democracy He
stood here in the name of Southwestern virginia
to accept any man but John Letcher, aud to pro.
rest against him He came here for nothing elsa
but to oppose John Lstcher; though he would vote
for him if nominated. He thought that, on his
own merits, John Letcher could not carry con .
stables district from the Aleghauies to the Cum.
berlaud Gap. He stood before the Democracy the
ouly man named for the Governorship who was
Objectionable. If 1t was his fault he would not
censnre him, and il it was his misfortune he did
not sympstbi.e. He thought Letcher was more
Objectionable oil over Western Virginia and esps-
caIy in South western Virginia ,thao be was in the
Eastern part the State. He asked what had apy
man to say sgatn.t Henry A. Edmundson, or ..old
Gray" Geo. W. Hopkins, Ben. Rush Fleyd: (all
these names, especially the first, were cheered)
and, (pointing to General Chapman, of Monroe, or
the platform,) said. there was man Chat could
beat John Lstcher five to one. lie mentioned the
name of Judge BrockenboroGgh. which was recejy
ed With cheers. lie had received, at the time OF
its publication, copy of the Kuffner pam let and
had marked on it-"Fool-liar-fasshe sheod-trea
soD;" and sent it back to the anthor. These words
expressed the sentiments of his constituents He
would express no preference between aIy of the
candidates who were named, beside John Letcber
Mr.. LGoN, Of Rockingham, supported Mr.. Lstch.
ers claims.
Mr. FLeUkNor, of Halifax, said the slaveholdiug
pf tp;, inf ac
L. had endorsed the Ruffner lecture, but not the
pamphlets. As for his consistency how very few
could stand an overhauling of their recsrd. Where
does Gov. Wise stand on the question of coussten-
cy. Where did Gov Wise stand in lS47?
o. WISE. MIR. Wise, in 1S47, was with States
Rights Democrats, opposing Martin Van Buren,
who opposed the annexation of Texas as slave
territory.
Mr. FLoussoY proceeded to ask if the sin of the
Ruffner pamphlet was never to be forsiye or for.
gotten? A veice-"Never."l
Another uoice-"Why wasn't Mr.. Summers for.
giveni"
The speaker said he lived in Eastern Virginia,
and did not think that Mr.. Letcber wonld lose one
vote from doubts about mia soundness on sla
very.
D. JENNINGS WISE again rose to answer the
charge Of inconsistency against the Governor. He
said he knew of one or two instances in which
some ground for charges Of inconsistency mig as
be found. lie alluded to Gov. Wise once being 70
favor OF an q. s. Bank when a young man, and
his opinions afterwards being changed, and hin
being one of the originators Of the Sub-Treasury
lie then mentioned the course Of Gov. Wise On the
mixed basis.
Mr.. FLouRNoY denied that Gov. Wise was one Of
the originators of the Sub-Treasury, and asserted
that Gen. Gordon was the originator of it.
Mr.. WM. +. GORDON "a son of Gen. Gordon) stated
that Mr.. Wise was ono Of the earliest advocates o
the Independent Treasury.
Mr.. JAs. GORDON (anotber SOM said that he had
heard his father say that he originated the Inde
pendent Treasury biIl and never consulted any
man about IL, save Calhoun.
Ar. WISE said his position had been mistaken
He said that his father was one Of the orgipators
of the sub-Treasury system now in practice.
Mr. HARRISON of Monroe, wished to enter the
protests OF his county against the nomination Of
Mr. Letcher, the most Objectionable man to the
party. He attacked Mr. Ietcher on the RufTner
pamphlet and read extracts from IL. lie said that
after the endoraation OF these extracts on slavery
he would not be willing to trust Mr.. Letcher az
Governor of Virginia. He was not fit for Govern
nor of this State as long as there was q slave
In it.
Mr.. TIM RTvEs, of Prince George, being loudly
called for, appeared on the platform. Hecommenced
By alludng to the success of the country under the
Democracy-the necessity OF their preserving tina.
rule, aud the necessity OF having candidates foI
Office who were spotless and unobjectionablc. He
wanted a man whose record oonld be wholly ems
doreed by the Democracy In every pars of the
State for the records of political men belonged tc
history. He alluded to tho defeat OF Hon. Gee. w
Summers on record glmilar to that OF Mr. Leteher
"a member from Mr.. Summers district here rose
and confirmed Mr.. RIvEs' statement. Mr. RIyrs
went ou to portray the difficulties Democrats
wonld have In defending candidate who had %.
dorsed the anti slavery views Of DR.. RufIner. he
protested against the nomination Of Mr.. LstcheT
as productive Of fatal effects to the South Ia 1850
Mr.. RrvEs' speech occupied over two hours
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After . few closing remarks from Mr.. Rlv4s
which were loudly applauded-
Mr.. PaYoR roso TO reply. He spoke OF the po
iiticai position OF Mr; hiYss ne peing lannon's ~ 1I
had opposed Gov. WIsE In 1855. Mr.. PRYoE then
went into corn mparison Of tho courses Of Msssrs
SusMMERs and LETcHER, and contended that the
former never recanted his antitlayery utterances
bat, on the contrary, carried them into effect In
after action.
Vo1cr Mr. rxox hard Mr. GRa n gu,6