The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-12

| tna Sonsh. He hoped the canvass OF ls60 xou,d h
| sition.o ~ iPo
Mr ., next took up the subject Of States Rights
reviewed the course Of the democratic leaders n
| regard to Kausas--declared himself . STATE
Rights man, and charged that the Democracy ha
not Carried out their principles Hs then da
| nounced the recommended bankrupt Law for 90.
Invasion Of States Rights-deciared Limselt {,
itsor OF coalition OF all the opponents of tb
democracy to beat that corrupt and corruutinu
party--of giving up sectional Issues CT brinaip.
OUT o patriot as candidate for President, aud o
| strugg ling to save the Union aud the countr,
/ from utter ruin.
Mr. concluded, by telling an anscjote, ss fol
lows: Some thirty yoars ago. Reuben Gprton wa
Que OF the candidates for the Legislature in Hen
rico conaiy On the day of election, as the suI
was about to set, the vote then being tie, aud II
being Known that the conductor would cast hi,
| vote fJr BurtoDs opponent, u gentleman. names
Biity mann, known aud uDyelding eBemy oi
Bortous, was seen to JUN FROM bis horse and sn
ter the courthouse As soon as Burton saw him
| he commenced abusing him In the most violent
manner. declaring that If he we're elected by such
vote, he would strike IL from ihe polls. Thu
conductor, seeing ii was time to close, demanded
OF Mr. Maon to know fof whoa he would vote
Mann answere5, "ior Soiiea and Burton and III n,
secured the election Of D. burton at once thank ed
Mann kindly, when Mann demanded that B. should
Keep his word. and have bis vote given to his op-
poneBs. Il would do 40 il could" replied Mr
burton; "but the law will not allow men This
anecdote was told to illustrate how readily the
Democrats would receive Black Republican votes
II they could get them-and to show bow foolish
1t would be for Wings TO reject their aid in elect
ins national man for President, aud in thus OBJ.
itersting the sectional lines which have heretofore
marred the fair proportions OF our Uaion. Mr..
B)tts was continually interrupted by applause
during his speech, aud when he closed, three loud
and hearty cheers we're given for him.
NF G-txr
out, and submitted few amusing remarks, which
created great deal Of merriment in the Conven.
tion
JAS. Foor JOHNSON, Esq of Bedford, appeared to
an.wcr the call OF the Convention, and returpe /
thanks for the unanimous nomination teudere1
his countymsn, Hon. VIM. Goggin, Mr., J.
knew that MIR. g. would take the stump at once
and canvass the State thoroughly He was more
than able to mset his opponent on any qaestion,
and would hold him up to public gaze that
every Shareholder could read bis past history. Mr.
Goggin had been one of the earliest and fastest
lends OF a judcious system of internal improve.
ments in the State. Ga that as on other vital
question:, be had made his mark, his public re.
e'rd will show. Aud he knows MIR. Lstcher's his.
tory, too. BY this timo MIR. G. has possessed him-
self OF the his ory OF all bis opponents acts and
will expose them to public gaze The cry of
"aboiisionist," ''abosi,ioIst." which has been
raised against every Whig candidate for the past
twenty years, will 10 longer answer the PURPOSES
of the Democratic party. Their own weapons can
now be turned against them with deadly effect
and they will be. Nor will this be all The at
tempt to divide the State-t0 make i,s Western
portion tree-the taunting of the Eas, with negro
ology in the Convention, are all known 10 Mr
Goggin, and be will not fail to use them as thew
should be in this canvass MIR. Johnson closed by
returning thanks on behalf of Mr. Gopyin for the
honor Conferred.
Circulating DocameRts.-A motion was submit.
ted by one of the Delegates, that a collection be
taken up, aud the money placed in the hands of
the Central Executive Committee, to publish and
circulate the able address delivered by Hon JoUS
MINOR BoTrs The motion WIS amended. rt quest
Tag each delegate to call on Mr.. Ridgway, one of
the Secretaries, and leave their donations with
hiDi and in this form the motion was carried
Dir. ShAcKRLFoAD obtained the floor and gain.
log the ear of the President annoubcsd through
him to the Convention, that the Com mfftee on
Resolutions were prepared to repor. in part but
asked indulgence until O'clock, F. NJ at which
time they would be ready to make faal report
On motion, the Indulgence MAS granted, aud The
members of the Com mirtos were Invited to meet
in the paror Ct the Ballard House at O'Clock, 2.
NJ
As there was DO bushes. before The Conven-
tion, calls were made for "Wysor," "Ridg say,"
"Chani.er," Scott" aud othera, aud repeated for
several minutes; SOME in the body Of the house
calling out chandler Of Norfolk is here, bring
him out"
The calls were renewed and continued until the
President arose and invited MIR. Chandler To the
stand. Finding that no deuisI would be takep.-
that the assembiage were determined to hear from
the tide-wster,
Ii CHANDLER, Eco of Norfolk, answered the
call upon him by say ing il IS good for rs TO meet
together-good for the country aud tbs Union
We haye no need of platform, with one side
soping North and another South for members
to slide oil at pleasure. The Constitution of ths
United ststes-ofeaeh state-was platform enough
f5r the Whig party. That platform was blosd
enough for Ciey aud Webster and strong enough
for the Wing party. He then referred to ,bs
lending editorial Of the Enquirer OF yesterday,
commencing with the lines
THE ear of Jubilee Is come.
Retu' n ye ransoned Sim, rs hcme;"
aid exclaimed, with much warmth, would tha,
this were so-Ihere then would be the democratic
party-whers the governor of Virginia? With
shield backed and BATTERED in a thousand fights.
would he not be seen now marching into this
church bearing alcf; the motto
"Union Of the " bigs for the sake of the Union -
EDeafeniug applause
MIR. c. did not nteuL to make set speech The
Democrats were by the ears all over the country,
hespiug abuse upon each faction, and calling oue
another everything bus patriots, statesman, ho
rest msu. WHICH OF them spoke truly, was not
for him to say. lie, however, told an anecdote,
aud by applying il, gave the Convention to under.
stand that both sides told the truth. He alluded,
to Buchauans conduct to the immortal C,ay-to
his double faced letters for California aud the
South, by which he secured for bimselS tue Prssi.
Dental nomination. MIR. G. conclHded by a beau
tful and touching exhertation to the Wings TO
stand to their eolors and fight for their cause and
the Unian.
H. W. THOMAS, of Fairfax appeared to answer
the call made upon him, but gave as u reason for
not wishing to stand upon the platform, that a
big Mhig had been advertised to appear, and he
feared ne would be taken as that person. T voice
from the crowd was heard TO excIam, "No, sir.
You not-I am the man, at the sans
time rose up in the crowd u grey-haired veteran
of sixty years, (BENJ. ESTES, Eaq, of Pittsylya-
na,) who had never given "a Democratic vote aud
who haa come to Richmond to be rc-bsp,ised in
the pcre waters of the Wing fountain. Tremeu.
dous applause greeted this gentleman, and he was
at taken to the stand, amid the shouts Of the
multitude.
Mr.. I. regretted that he had nothing to say, Mr..
Bolts having occupied the whole ground. lie,
however, declared himself every inch "A Whiy aud
ready to do battle for that cause which had ever
been dear to his heart, and which he ever hoped
to maintain. lie then spoke of the Wings in ihe
North who bad been forced, by circumstances, TO
act with the black republicans hat W ho were ow.
as ever, ready - do battle uuder the old Clay
banner, Whenever il shall be uufursd lie knew
That those men we're AS true now as ever and
were reaay "a discard the negro question, aud 90
ior protection" Tor improvements, for all the
ieadiuS measures that had been endorsed by the
immortal Clay. by Webster, ana by Others. If the
enthusiasm here exhibited 10 kept alive. hs
believed they coald give the locofocos a tnpch
OF that same old tsGe, and sight If that
same old coon, which had proved gail and
wormwood to them 10 1910 If uecsss.rv n
savo the country, 'yetier kivers' may again come
into requisition. Bat what if defeatedf Let n.
do our duty, aud if Rome must fall, we are ippo.
cent Applause.
On motion of Mr. RIDawAy, the Convention ad.
iournea till O'Clock, z. NJ.
NIGHT SESSION.
Tn Convention re-assembied at s O'Clock. rur.
suaut TO adjourn ment, aud was called to order By
President pREsruN.
Col. JoEN Z. ScRueGs, of Fauquier, efsred the
following resolution, WHICH Was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Whigs aud Americans of yir
gniS. III Convention axsem mbled, have listeEei with
delight and satisfaction TO tho able and eoRclus We
address of Hon. JOHN NJ. Boris delivered In this
place to-day, aud that in their name he be request