Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-02-17
rag WING sr.rs ConVssTsUa.

Ricsnosp, Feb 10. is5o.-Ths delegates
TO abe Opposition Convss,ios, representing
every pertieo Of The Comnos wealth OF Wiz.
gisis, ssssnbled. 10 great su.bsrs, 10 day,
in the African Csursh, stI2 o'clock, n
The ceuvee,isa vss called to order by
Frsssis b Desps, Esq, Of Lypeseare, on
whose motion, Heu ALKIAspEs RwEs YES
spPoioted temporary Chsirpss
Mr. Rives r.,srseS HE ,hsnts to Ii. Conv.s.
uon fcf he enesr~eied hosof conferred upoo him
sad Proceeded 10 deliver - address. IN Which be
sso0srs,ly ievieved snd eiposed the short eooiass
OF The Democratic parry. 10 TIE outset OF be
seasfks, he said, that u would BE- unseeesssfy to
supoy The phrase. CON mon upon such occasions.
ss NJ hsd been called upon to prvside over these
vso's tss'iset'vs sad eistineiive ebarsct-ri.ic
vss - Observance OF order sad deeofnm. Upon
shon notice he had bees called On TO preside over
81 sssemb'see which had rsr.iy hon .otra..ed
ss~s.ss o. eAs'aets,. Its pr~seses here. undsr the
e'ressssissess, sGesdsd hoy~ sl ..sar, tot IN.
b ,stsr.sts Of The state We bad 90, k-,s hr,s.ht
Hssthef ~ tie los, Zoe place. OF by the gesa he
Gid'ernr spe,is ~hSeh ~ nav not cisteh. w.. are
ssre IS the ssseashsd. bet true h 10 the, ,hoasA 80
so-ss he. 90, e~ss tsr.r.a.d ", .. spp+.r Is III.
i.s ess~s Tor tho =" readv aud ill'sr To fsl.~
.n''s s.'y ealis s.. ed s.'srmia.d To ss.sr, ssd
ss.@sis 'h~ Pfine'pl~. vheh ~
%" motto. ., NJ. D~ss-. Ne-.r.. R"s,. Rdyvsy
s"d Js. heDoasLi. Of Rchaso.d Mhir. we're sp.
fo's'rs ,sppor.,y s-er-ia',-..
=. OF Iheoss " Bcsdsrsnt. of Rsek inghsn. moved
e srPo's'"~nt ~ eenmit'ss Of ihItssu To sossis-
aH 80 -,'a' 'ttr'r' - tns C-a-~a,,.a r."sd-
The Sssr~ss sPP.iaied the ioiio~ ing Coamh,es.
Who fe'ttsIth retired
Col .. N. Bc.dsss.t. 81 BseLi.shss Col n Re-,
,s'' q. hosisOssv se,t,. u Fsssui.IjP. u.
D..rhuy. Of S.rtolk D.,,d cs.Im-'., Of H.nI.r
J n. Bisu. Of Wood John ". MeCs-. A.r,.s
Col. lac l.. Rs.so,. cf JsGsrsoa a Eily.e.
OF R'ehrao.d W. n. C.idvsii. 81 Gree.b,,., " IN
Pr.cr. % Moao"sshs Richard Baylor Of Es.sI ssd
Dr. &. MeDonssh. Of All-gh.sy.
Load cell. Ger. thea made ssec ~.si,eiy for Bo,t.
Gilmer. Crane. Tsss-sii, Prrstoa, R,dss.ay. ssd
sth~rs.
wh.. Oh. call. fcr Mr.. Bo,t. S,,. n. L,d,,,
dsissste nose .sd sdv.sJ the Coa,sn,,os 10 -., 90
al s.s'yeod, hsd eo@s. Every body, he sad wants
90 h~sr Mr. Batis
Ar. RidE~S. 10 re,rosss TO u. repeated calls.
sros~ add ssd's,s<d The nsetisr. Ito ,sid that b..
hardly k"e- b. what risht he appeared IN the Coo.
venuca 81 ALL o. svss uPoa this earth (Grs., Isssh-
ter s"d sPPisssr.) According 10 hsh DsDosr.iic az
tAsrny. the World -as not he Lu.s~ (Rs.. . 81
o~,nssst 10 common with all other m. mt. =, az
tho C"r,su,'oa he be ohged to .no'hsr .ph-sio the
realms OF the gaAstiy dad. lie stood beio,. ,Lsm
So "rhon'-s' an rrI,ng ,Puk fron the I.sd Of
d'rsm.-asd therefore had GOT the f.eult, Of speech
(Arpllsus-.) Ba', ell of he'd the t,<.l,y ii To-
motion, as Will he dcnoa.uat-d by cur u.,.t.,,ti.x
pUI,ut OF hoasst John I~teh-r. In The ea,aing can.
page. Nr X rrloierd that there "a. is~ In y,r.
gaia for the sprfshsR.Ioa OF fugitive deal Tor I.d.
ias hoe the ,e.as bsfns HIM. h.. s,ixhbor, the Gov
srnor. II be hsd I'd. pousr, would cali cot The amy
and nav, II Nug'Bis, iselsdlsg tAe Aeeotsse M
ssd The oyster fs"ds s9ssdron snd 81 .rrr.,
cd tLssEhisf sad cheer. Mr. u closed 81. renal 4,
With spyea TO the Wings 10 rally srosa.i tk,,, GA
e4as.r sni siik the I.l~rinn y: rSop-r nrn, a, ryr
stsadsrd sssfrr.. - i sot osiy run MI <tebe, IN
the seeh' bat may triumph sor,ossly in the coming
sleet,ca.
A,,h. eo.el..ioa Of Mr. RJr-y.. remarked Mr.. A
Crsae Of Riehaosd. IN response 10 repeated ellis
cane sor~srJ. sad sdd'ssssd the copvss,,es ior h..
No hoor
A Ia aI<
cd the following report. ~h'eh v.. ss.n,rsos,,,
sJoptsd:
VIZ BAitArp Psrsros. Mosigam.ry.
VICE rsrsIprsrs
Eiehus,aA T. Lacy. Nov E.at; J.me.C WI,
60, Wiiebsr. Piu.yi,.nis WIN c scott, Pasxh,,.
Ia. Carter. LosdOsa /: DR.. TER, u, Orsn,,: John
L.-i. n och inrhsa; Walter X staples, Moa,gom,r,:
BP w,,'r. PsissS,, l.. I. Bets.hhe, Moaons ais:
Joh. A u,,e, Tisoa. WOOD Hrnry w Thow,. r,,,'
q. DIR Nee, rkis. ,assE; wn. II. h.ci.Il.nJ,
RIehaond.
r.-RxTAsus.
RR,dgwsy ,sd J. s'eDoa.'d. R;ehnoad J. n.
biHfhsn,, whceiIuE Johs T. sorlSs', fsuq".u A.
x Moore. Pets,bsrr; WIN ". s-H'ois. ~ Ieh burg
AIonso smith. LSIiorioa 4; R,eha. d Many Rskag-
h.m Edgar sn"vden. IT,, AIrs 'sa "a J,'hs . 6ai
i.her. th"ie town; John 10 Kelly Fred-r es.s"'r
The Pres'dent iioa. w. Prestss va, eo'i,d
To the Char BY Mes.s Boads sat Of H. aud scott
OF F.oqaer and ably adi'ssSed the Coare tou ~ %
"a n M. ala k- H..
o. No,,a. ~ a. 'ss aS
.oI,Ss th., SOU ~ Isoaasr, ~" re-
fr,u ,.eh s-.,,o,..I 49,. 10Y o. e@s ds'~k ave
c,pd,J,,,, n, M, g. "a .PPoi"',u, 70 ncm'na.s
40, ,,d Auo,..v G. 'r,.of' Lieut. Cover.
.aopt-d att, 80. .....I.I r'oah,n vas
nsnh-r, .ho,is /. a..,s'.,s. y, 70 provide hn The
s~s,ing The re.peet,y. s.n,,e,,.I D,,,', "P's
Ihe Cchv-nnos thea ioek Q Tecr,s .at,I 4 o,sl,~l
y. A-R'eA UAis.
Eyxx,x. sx..,ox r.. c
=, 49, 'o' re s's1sled
~as' 'ne i'es'den snsoancsd the com.
eitee snder MT SCOTS resoisi,os, o. EoIiov,
No. y. Scott, Faoqsisr District. q a. -
CITY OF Norfolk Eeuard p. Ia, loo s,.g,t n,
htet James II. beg h.m. Ohio Di.,,,,,, 4, "a
Toxins fsysti. District; JAM, n -, a.
go@sry Dsue'i Jane. y. Johnstos B.dEo,J D.
tret y Drsae, j., Canpb-H Di.,,,rt I.eos "a
Blsis, Weed pi.t,pt WIN 49, p S.eon %.
Hnt Tboass B,see, H.iif.. Di.,T,e, ~ ~"
fP<', Not'o.sy District Jobs Melee Auvg.,, ~.
uiet No Tsuy. wytAe Disuir, NJ. u..i
soeksrdEs ID Crett }. Hsrri.an KrII, So is
District; ". n McCsrsd-r AIb-m.,i, D.,,..' ''s a.
1ohnsoa. kS3meni Guy; DsaieI y sIau,h,,, Cal
Prref Dntriel Johs Lsnk IN. King and on,,n %,
met DE 'os u Ma0Pis Hardy DuItet; Th,o,. a
whrot. Niitsms,ufK Disttlet; joan N u,,,,on
Loudoan Ds'rioI No u Boi,ug P.,,,.,,,g H. -,
'faVe, sgrry Disirjet Wa. ID N,,..y a.,
andfi. D'uiei Vim & whkham II,no,., n 49,.
Wa Pfts. MononEsHa Disuict JaB-.G u,IId,y
Po'tsmou'h District; A Es.n. N.,,b,r n''''y.
WOOD bouldia, Cbs'ia,t- Di,u,et; Rc.r,t Loo
hmhsfa District Ch.Ii-, 4 Lee C..ne.,I.,d D,.t
70, LI'' Mr>'ne'rlisi D,suiet; d. q MrDan.
-" th-rnsny Dsrc' v. wFn,R.r Gi.. D,,
- pshH ho'' D,si,e'! Gts'a,iIl SmnL Green.
bartlett. W3oi D,Het. = =
"e.re' D,.~"d'e Disttct Thoas. Pt.ti.-
rnufhsmton Dtstftrt De II