Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-18

Mus. n e.,'" ,S,nk when the Democracy stands cor
demned, as 4, does, out q the mouths o. ~, oss""'
,hr necnlr must see and feel the Necessity d n chahs:.
'e y, ~, ,h.r m. noble wings and Americans go on in IN
xo,r ubieh thew have 50 nobiy begun! Let them put L
nomination a strons ticket ., E Sscs, men he, them expose III
iinioui,ie, and misdeeds OF the party In power! Let Mth
unveil its i~reachery to the south Le. zen snow up a, ~
mInistra,ion. and cannot doub. that they will find resroH
siye chords In the popular heart!
r,,e In the ranks l will cheerfuly contribute my mite: an,
I ,inccrcly regret that l cannot be presen, with The glcr
ons Wbig, and Americans Of Virginia, 10 blend my yo;c
with theirs In = loud and earnest appeal to the people 9
com. 10 the rescue Of the Constitution and the country =
May God speed the good work.
"ALEX. II. II. STUART"
Mfr. Ridgway stated, that It had been published in the NeV
York Herald that Hon. VIM. c. Eiyes had left the State, u
keep from meeting Mr.. Bolts In this Cnnvcn,ion-and a
thai statement was entirely without foundation. rs wa
proved by a private letter In his possession. he would rea'
an extract TO the Convention TO let Mr.. Rives speak 10
himself. The extract alluded 10, Is In the following words
"But even II this insupportable obstacle did no, exist L
the wish you and some other kind friends have had the good
ness to express, ! think II will be the true policy ofthc Con
ven,ion by this and the honors 1t will dispose OF, to engae
and stimulate 10 action OF gentlemen who Will be capable o
rendering efficient services in the canvass. Though shal
not have the pleasure Of being present, be assured that
Will sympa,h:se deeply with the noble spirit: which l an
and ! sincerely trust that they will succeed In eiIecting
thorough organization. no; only for the pending state eiec
tion. but for those future arguments which demand The co"
Mr.. Martin. OF Henry, moved tina, a committee OF thirteel
be appointed 20 draw up resolutions rs " basis OF action I"
the party, or as u party platform, which was agreed 10.
The Chair announced the following committee OF thirteen
appointed In compliance with Mr.. Martins resolution, &
draf, u platform OF resolutions, for the Convention;
William Martin. OF Henry; Robert E. Scott. OF FauanieT
Alex. nives, of Albernarle; Geo. W. Lewis, Of Wes.norelnnd
Waller h. Staples, OF Montgomery; John n; Bolts. Of Eich
mond: John VI, Speed, Of Lynchburg; Vim. {. Scott. OF Pow
hs,an: Jas. u. Bingham, Of Whceiine; d. II. shacklefori, "
Pau1uier: Z. J. Boo,ie. L. II. Chandler, OF Norfolk; Alex
Little, Of fredericksburg.
Esq, OF this city. WAS vociferously called for. In rrspons
TO the summons, he assembled the platform, and addresse'
the convention for some length OF time. being frequently III
turruptrd with cheers and applause. lie was especially sc
we're on Mr.. Lctcher for having advocated a division OF IN
State. III he so had declared himself" said Mr.. d., "whe'
dreaming or when drunk. or deranSrd, he shou'a never ~
II. began hy conrra,ulating the convention on meetings
many OF his old political friends OF lSO, and declared INA
the same issues were before them now a. then, and they hn'
the same enemy TO fight against. lie then passed III
review the extravasanee and waste OF me pstnoSra!e nar
~. both Federal and State. and ugcd the Wings OF Virgins
10 FIGHT their enemy with the weapon OF Aboiiion!sin. lie
the Democracy be held to this issue, and you have them OF
the hip. The candidate for Ieuienant'Gover was IN th
legislature Of Virginia once. and distinguished himself b,
voting against every proposition made 10 advance the Int
rests and glory or the State. Sitting on an oyster bank
watching n li,ti. Graf, floating to Baltimore or Norfolk, with
his oysters or corn, he thought the destiny OF Virginia iul
filed. This Is not the man for US. The candidate for Gov
ernor had favored the division Of Virginia, making The :" est
! e.n part a resort for fugitive slaves. Mr.. Daniel. continue,
his review on the repentance Of Mr.. Letcher oil his "i'unh.'
Address folly" a.u..
10 the stand. and delivered a speech IN behalf o
Wing principle, and the old Wing party; lie alluded it
Homes, John Letcher. who. he said, was honest enough to
nr.ach aHoli,ionism In l4;, when he thought the propl.
around him favored it-lIonest John Letcher, VINO. III 49,
r~epudis,ed that doctrine, because he found that !, STOOL II
low citizens. that the people Of the West never favored nbo
ltlonisn,. Mr.. s. alluded, in strong terms TO the eStrava
gance and 'nisrule Of the Democratic parry, ann poInes
GU, their Inconsistencies on tariG, bank, Internal Improve
menis. etc.
A. J. Crane, Esq, moved that the President appoint
Central Committee, to conss, Of thirty Wings and Ameri
cans The motion was agreed to, and the President autho
rized to designate the committee at some subsequent perioe
Of the session.
man. Mr.. Scott, OF Fauquier. arose and said:
The committee who were appointed to nominate to th'
Convention the names Of suitable persons 10 NIL the oiice'
Of ;oyernor, Lieut.. Governor and Attorney General. hav,
had that matter under consideration. anu nave instructed
me 70 report In part, and ask leave to sit further In order
that they may maturely discharge the duty before them.
Before announcing the action Of the committee, ds Tar rs
I am commissioned to 10 so, ! beg leave 70 say that i an
addressing you as Wings and Americans. Every true WINS
IL an American (applausel and every TRUE American IS
Whir-(appiause.) l beg leave further to say, and ! DO Sc
In obedience to the commands Of the committee. that II
making the nominations We were unanimous In The choice
The candidate 10 be proposed to you for the Office Of Chic
Magistrate. The Individual thus 'elected hhsN record WIN
out stain, a character without reproaeh. ne Is n Wno d
lie IL one who has ever been, heart and soul. a 'ireIhi'
Wing. Great appl,usc.) Sir, permit me to announce L
YOU the name Of William l.. Goggin. Thundering applause
and long continued cheering followed this announcement.
The report, OF the committee was adopted by aeclama,ior
when the question WAS put to the Convention.
IL being announced tnht vi OuEkH wa, ~ ~" =
yin. proposed to appoint a committee TO inform him oi hr
nomination, hut IN. motion was Withdrawn until tho NoIni
mating Committee have completed their ianors. ,.,
Ihe ropor 1T Of the Committee was unanimously adopt.n
Mr.. VIM. Martin OF Henry, offered a resolution "hei
was adopted. requesting the President. to appoint a com
mit,ce Of thirteen 10 prepare suitable reSolauons ia '"'
basis Of this Convention.
Col, Charles lewis OF Rockingham, informed the Conven
tim that owing 10 the indisposition Of the Hon. John Mino'
Do,ts, he would not be able TO speak that evening. hui
would avail himself Of the pleasure OF doing So neNi nay'
Il should he the pleasure OF the Convention to hear MN.
a r. III. s@Nt e.. . mill - N FLOCK
NIGHT srssioS.-M 5 O'Clock, the President called 'h'
Convention TO order.
trail Committee TO appoint Congressional, Senatorial aiit
County El.etors and Assistants, and the various delegations
were requested to furnish lists OF suitable persons 70 De ap
pointed.
Calls we're then made for Marmaduke Johnson. ESQ; anl
he assembled the platform and delivered r briei adures.
which was warmly received and loudly applauded. spiri
of the departed-said Mr.. 1.-THE dead come to NE, on ih'
righteous mission Of putting the living TO death. Aiter com
plimenting the ladies' In auendanee, ann maSms ,h.
peoples means, he adverted to John Letcher, the Democratic
nominee-,o his abolition tendeneies-and exhor'ed "a;
brother Wings 10 bear his history In mind. ana 10 lei tnS
people know his antecedcnts on that Important subject. IL
nlluding to Mr.. Letcher's willingness to divide Western IRON
EASTERN Virginia, so as 10 make the former a free State, Mr.
I declared ,hat he had no doubt, that had the division beer
made and Mr.. Letcher elected Governor oil the "esi, we
hrst internal Improvement he would have recommends,
would have been to make an underground ralIroan
10 run slaves from Eastern Virginia TO Ohio. Mr.. J. De
clarei thai, he had never heard OF any recantn,ion or
the part Of Mr.. Letcher, until he was spoken OF: n snort tlm'
since. for a high position. Mr.. J. concluded with q CLOWN:
exhor,a,ion to the Wings Of the State to put on their a mol
and go forward to battle for their country and their coun
trys cause. -.
deafening applause. and addressed the Convention as bro
Their Wings, exhorting them to prove true to Their primer
nlrs upon the success OF which the prosperity OF the cohn
inv dcpends. lie would not say that they were 10 achieve
any crea, success At once In the elections, but he hope'
tina, they would stand BY their principles, ana I'D by n nOnes,a, \,
Ic party had been in power for years, and the resnlt. l., ma
sectional discord Is so great that the perpe'ul;y oi IN
Union Il threatened, and no statesman stepping forward =
pr.sen, a remedy for the evil. In the Southern Stats tn
Democracy has assumed supreme power, BY pretending u
be the sole guardians OF the peculiar interests OF tho'e poo
pe. And what has been the result? In Washington u ma
resulted in squatier sovereignty, and In virginia IN NuInsr
Letcherisrn. This has been the fruits OF the iaoors OF VI
peculiar guardians OF the South. Ana INC norhtmmrI \
democrats are their natural allies. They meet togeiner i
Presidential times, adopt resolutions on the suolec,o OIL s"st
rs so a~mbiguou, as to admit Of many interpretations am
thus Join together TO secure and divide the spoiI.. The.
falsely proclaimed a unity OF feeling, and thus deceive
and deluded the people. Before this Convention adjourn
ed, he hoped r platform woull be put forth upon WING
virginia, without regard to Northern or Southern a'lir., an
vet adapted to the interests Of this great community q
States. When we erect a platform upon which We ourse!ve
can stanH, II will he found to have proportion enough i"
nil the patriots OF the land TO stand upon. mere Is con
servatism al the North, and to bring y 10 our aia we ha.
only to lay down just principles. Mrs $. continued hi: re
marks nj length, on the rights Of the South, and the princi
plies Of the WING and Democratic parties
trac, OF n private letter from Hon: George W. summer. I
a gentleman In this city. excusing himself for not al'endinl
the convention, and urging the nomination or y strong ticke
and the appointment Of able electors 10 canvas the STAT
AMI arouse the people on the corruption Of the Democracy
Little.on farewell, Esq, took the stand, and made one q
his usual speeches. lie was In favor Of re.organizing I'll
old Wing party under the banner Of Henry Clay; anu msn!
ing under that glorious banner. What Is me pemosra,l
partys Everything to every section, pro.taria In Penn
sylvanla, antitariG In South carolins-saua''e. sove ,snin
" In Illinois, non.intrrvention 10 virginia: Aner te"in
two or three amusing anecdotes. and applying them to ia
Democracy, he took up the ex.ravaFanss o, ,ne n ,ha, !
tra,ion, and argued. by Democratic authority, .na.i u
| about two years, buchanan had Involved the country IN
debt OF $780, oo,ooo. Not content With MS J, inc : r n1s,1 ne
has had the unblushingr Groniery TO ask for 4bl,oup,"Voh NOR
10 negotiate for the purchase Of Cuba. Mr.. T. then revie"
ed The conduct Of vi. Buchanan in the late Illinois SleelioI
a, well as the political tereiversatiuns Of Stephen 4. Dour!a'
Mr.. rilrwav read a letter from Hon. Thomas Stanhop
Fiournoy. rcgre,,lng his inability to attend The convention
because Of the serious inaispo,iion Of r relative, NY urt
Inc the nomination Of a strong ticket. and pleding himse
10 do all In hi. power to secure the election Of the no nnM nd
wm. Martin, Esq. OF Henry, wes called upon; ana nc
dressed the Convention briefly, In opposition TO the pemoS
racy. lie alluded to the number Of change, made IN y. "a
name Of the Democrats-rererted to The history OF ~
.,,,,rv In Ism and romnared IL with that OF the present