The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-11
THE O PpO SITION
CONVENTION.
VERY LARGE DELEGATION IN AT.
TENDANCE
INTERESTING sI'gFcgF,
Hon. w. T.. Goggin
NOMINATED UNANIMOUsLY FOR
GOVERNOR.
Hon. John M Bolts
10 4DDAESS THE CONTENTION 10 DAl


| by representatives OF all sections OF yiruipi.
and from the spirit manifested, as well ar tn
moabers 10 atten4auoe there is undoub btediv q, ,,
| warm political contest In Virginia the annroao,
! log spring. We noticed in the front eatlerv of >.
church, several ladies, who had attended 10 0it,o
the proceedings, while thi ughous the rrea, b,
we're TO be seen, on every side many of tbe aha,
old line Whigs, who have not made their .,na.u
anee 10 political meeting before for several
At IL O'Clock the Conve ntisn was calIad ,o y,
by f. b. DIANE Esq, of Iynchbure. on whoso " W
tion Hon ALixANDEn Rivss. Of Abemsrie, was LIN in
JAMES MCDONALD. Esqs., Of Richmond 90 'n' I
que sted To act as Secretaries WV 'e
MIR. RivEs, on taking the chair, spoke in .ut
stance, rs follows: :" euD
| Gentlemen n the (6Hesattoa: Ont of all tho.
ars mere, coitected from various port;ons ~ a.
state, to be called upon by our % VI tne
the duties Ct Chairman. Is compliment dmIx nn
prec,ate and most respectfully ackugwIsdus' ~
authority will be brief and m task eesy No e "a y
exho-i alton will be required on my psrf IN III
c0Uf,ss. on in high quarter crder dirr,itv
rum and coIrFesy ara smong your Instirc,ivs srd
l viii add disttlicire characteris;ics (ii1eersS
noe not, iht Ietfe detain you fr0a TIE n,
the met. ting by customary ap seal for yonr iodni
cence; but cannot with bosom swelling V in tba
In piraton this scene Id cale ulatsd to viys
I.frsa from availing myself Of yoyr kindna a IL
| indulgence. Whit occupy SOME porIi,n cf yonr
time in expressing Iay appreciation of the connon
togt her this occasion. tn short notice and st
bed season Of the year we aTe greeted with an as
sem biaSe whicn mas rarely been surpassed il point
OF numbers or character bail it, ther ef.ro AZ an
appropriate oCcs ssol fer conRrarG alton AMONG onr
HoiEos; and further add IS augury Tor the Lest
| interests Of the State OF Virginia. We gentlemen
| lid 10. come with he pride and maddaniu- Inst al
place. We are not attracted here by the glare of
tho glitterng spps which the voice Of the pa ad
monit las may not clutch Va are hero pentjr
| men as thu vspquished 1t is taue that on many a
hard fought field has not happened that our hoor
1 hng lA.F vlT.Ha nF ntJR Bfar,f
| tCnters We appear here to-day in the lists en- r
| fo- taa fray, where duty and principle cali We
will harg our baDner on the outer wall-the ba ms
! which no defeat has c2u.ed us TO desert We are
the Criy prescribed ny sort OF ori i.ntsi Ia.
natcism aid exclusive ness that are made 10 an.
ar in fhe eyes OF others the very barriers O.. tn
tt..te. Yet we are iu our pacas to sert ard are
ady TO Inain,sn the prin ipl's We here agow.-
| OF party -nt.t among which is a tho:ough persus
| sion Fart that from the commenceIpant of
the slavery agitation the history of The Dem .tic
| party reveals but a tissue of blurders and or.
| rors. Not many years ago the two parties
| agreed 70 iet that question rest-and this was
The position sumed in the inaugural oF Ger
Pierce. But he was hardly warm in his seat before
the Kansas aud Nebr8'ka issue was opened Our
men took GROUND thai the auestisn WAS then fatal.
Tbey were denounced and assaulted by thoee who
should have lau ed and upheld them. do not i'm
peach the integrity Of d. mocratc politician OF the
| sou,h, but DO iT1pesch .hsi- wisdom. How stame
the Z Dssh-Sebt ask, ec'! The embodiment Of thr
ahoTninable principles OF sQustter sovereignty and
non-interIenilon The sp cake, here reviewed the
| acti' OF the Democratic party upon this question
and expresset his lnyicton thai nothing hq do ~
more TO build up. ths Black Republican, the avoy
| the Democrats themselve". 10 the same conn, ction
he review the course OF Mr. Dousla-.
But the Gantiihaeal l congra,uate you that the
m cratic authority, that the De mocratic par:v il
exploded-t the engineer has been hoised upon his
own petard. [cheers above all hers, their leo
ders ale responsbe for the success of the Repubii
csps. But 20 descend frem the arena If fdteI Al
politics, n, enter beloved state Who is n te
| marshal fld Democracy iy nafauTa IF
rghts: Can he be trusted to guard the int rests O.
| Virgiuiaf Why. he has endorsed scheme to divide
| he State and abotionze the Western part of it
| (SenSatioD and who came TO the Convention and
taunsed Eastern men with design to establish q
But. gentlemen, let us be 'rus 10 oourselves. I:he
is elected let it not be without manly ey "a
opinion on our part let it hs heard trora the Eas,
aud from the West-rf -achoing frosn the mouptains
| to the sea II Wa discharge our duty. we have no
| thing to fear from defeat ipolsuse
| The scoaker alluded to other motives which
p -ompted them to exertion. Tue country was the
other day on the eve OF bans ruptcy and what does
| the President but eone back to onr own princi
| PIES, and recommend tariff to increase the rev.
en1e OF the country. After review OF the extra.
vagance and corruption OF the Federal Government
hr kives closed as folloas:
| Governors campaign, hut to place ourse YES in a
he inioD-to r-store the Federal Government to a
constitutional basi-. Let US properly discharge our
duty in the present contest with none OF our srd5r
| dampeneI. hOr one jot of hope abat-d-but let us
| steer rtgtton PROLONGED applause
Ia order to ascertain what counties were repre-.
| seuted, Secretary Ridgway commenced calling
| them alphabetically, but the process being te-
| dious one,
| Ga motion Of Mr.. Taz .we'l, the calling was dis
pensed with. and the Delegates in attendance we're
requested TO report themselves to the Secretaries,
| during recess, so tha: list of those present
mi light be obtained
| Permanent OGiGerS.-Col. Thomas NJ Bondurant
of Buckingham, submitted a motion that Com
mitiee Of thirteen be appointed to recommend
permanent officers for the Convention.
The motion on being put to vote, was carried 10
the affirmative. and the Chairman appointed the
| following gentlemen to constitute the
| Committee Of Tttrtsen.-Col. Thomas Bondurant
| OF Buckingham, Col. Barnett OF montgomery, Ro-
bert f. Scott, Esq. of Fauquier Col. Dougherty o!
| Norfolk county, Mr. Chalmers of Halifax, Jehn b.
| Blair, Esq of Wood, Col. McCue of Augusta. Mr..
Ransom g f Jeferson. IL TX. Eilyson, Esq, If Rich.
mond, Mr.. Caldwell OF Greenbrer, Mr. Price OF
| Monongaila Richard Baylor, Esq, OF Essex aud
| Dr. u. Mcdonnell of Allegheny.
| The committee then retired for conference, and
| immediately thereafter loud calls were con,inu
ous'y made from al parts of the house for
| 'Botts," "Botts."
| DIR. Woop of aibemarle Obtained the floor and
quiet being restored, begged that Mr.. Bolts would
oe pressed to speak at that time as there were
YET large number of Delegates to arrive in the
ahefhooh tram, many of whom were very aux
| ious 10 near that distinguished gen ntlemau vi hen
he addressed the Convention This suygesliou
was readily acquiesced in, aud calls for s.Ridg-
way" "Ridgway," were loudly made Finding
'nas Tue convention would take no denial
| MT hlDGWAY, In response to the repea; ed calls
| ar use and addressed the meeting lie said ha
hardly knew by wha. right he appeared in the
Hohseh'ion al oil. or even upon earth fGreat
.aush.er ana appiause) According to hie eh De.
moc'al1c authority, this world was not his home
tksnewed merrimeLt) In common with ali
other members of the Convention, he belonged to
acother sphere-to the realms of the ghss,Jy dead
ne STOOD De IRE them as ghost"-as an errne
1 ha lar # Aran
| had not the faculty of speech. (AppIause) But
Eli OF us had the faculty Of locomotion as will be
demonstrated by our upinteTmitting pursuit o.
tionest John Letcher, ia the ensuing campaign
Mr.. H. feJeiced thai there was no law in Vir,
ginia for The apprehension of the fugitive dead
| Tor Judging from the scene before him, his peiph
| hor the Governor, if he ID the power, would cal
out the army and navy of Virginia, including ,h,
Aecomac militia, and have us all arrested. Laugh
ter aud cheers. Mr.. closed hi, remarks with
| an appeal to the Wings to rally around their ole
banner and with the selection of prop.r men Al
our standard bearers, we will not only ruu Johl
Lefcher TO the neck, but triumph gloriogBly il
the coming election.
When Mr.. RIDGwAY concluded his remarks, th
| cries .f "Crane," SCI ane," were taken up by th
Convention, and continued until
A JuDsoS CRANE, Esq., took the stand, ami'
deafenng shouts Of applause Mr. Crane proceeded
at once to review, in strong terms, the short con
ings Of the Democratic party in the managemet
Of federal affairs, aud charged upon their leader
taat they had always raised the cry OF abolition
is." against every Wing candidate, VIII l. they ha'
4 done more to break down the rights OF the Souti
aud its peculiar Institutions. than the Biask Re
pnbiicans could have effected 10 centuries to come
FIJI left to themselves. He reviewed the acts Gf th
present Administration, pointed ont its va a'ciila
tioBs aud its extravagance, and declared that al
| individual, he desired to see no m territorR
annex 4tions satisfied that ii Cuba aud Mex c,
| were brought into the Unioa az slayeholdini
States, Virginia, North Carolina and Maryan,
| would have to be draiued Of their slaves aud thu
become free states, to supply the demands of th
| new acquisitions, or the slave trade would hav
/ 10 be revived, neither Ct which alternatives b.
desired TO see. He then referred to John Le. cher
the Democratic nominee for Governor pointe,
/ 10 his course on the subject Of emancipation. arr
| contrasted bis public course with that Of Georg
w. Summers, who, when candidate OF the Will