Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-18
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
UuanImous NomInatIon OF alr. CIcraensl
HARMONY AMONG THE RED wANUsEs
TuE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS suHRENDERsl

HARMONY AMONG THE RED wANUsEs
TuE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS sUHRENDERsl
Agreeable to announcement the Democratic
Congressional Convention assembled yesterday
at the Court House. The evening before, tho
unterrifed from the mountain districts came
down upon the city and fairly overwhelmed it,
wreaking terrible vengeance upon the edibles
at the various hotels. All yesterday morning
red wamus" democracy was at premium,
and finally, at II O'Clock the Court House bell
called together these invincible sovereigns, who
came resolved to serve their country or perish
in the last dich Many of them, as they stood
in the hall devoted to justice, awaiting the com
mencement of the exercises, seemed to have an
awful sense of the responsibility resting upon
them, judging from their serious cast of counte-
nance; but, like the signers of the Declaration
OF Independence, with a firm reliance on
Divine Providence, they went courageously to
work to discharge the 6elegatorial duties en-
joined upon them.
The Convention was organized by the Hon.
AlE Raymond nominating for Chairman w. j.
Wiley, Esq, who was unanimously chosen.
Marshal NJ. Dent, Esq, was chosen Secretary
without dissenting voice. Considerable con-
versation ensucd, and various resolutions relat
ing to the organization were offered and passed
While the votes on the resolutions and motions
were being taken some unscrupulous gentiles
had the assurance to open their unhallowed lips
and let slip occasional faye" and "no."-
Complaint was promptly made 10 the Chair,
that gentlemen who were not delegates were
voting; and the Chair as promptly replied that
no gentleman who was not member would
vote.
The Committees, consisting of committee on
permanent officers, committee on credentials,
and cominitte on business, were then read out
by the Clerk, and the Convention adjourned
till half past 2 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At the appointed hour the Chair called the
meeting to order. The reports of the Commit
tees were then Called for, whereupon Mr. Carroll,
Chairman of the Committee on Permanent OF.
tieers, reported for President, VIM. j. Wiley,
Esq, Of Marion; for Vice Presidents, Col. j.
Il. Armstrong, of Taylor, John Wallace, Esq,
Of MonongaIia, L. S. Hail. Esq, of Wetzel,
taries, NJ. NJ. Dent Esq, of MoIglntown,
- BoyerS, Esq, of Tyler, and E. f. Martin,
Esq, of Taylor.
The report was adopted without objection.
The Chairman acknowledged the compliment
paid him in neat and appropriate address
lie felt his inetficiency as parliamentarian and
would rely upon those who had placed him in
the Chair to assist and support him; eliciting
at the conclusion of his remarks round of APP
planSe.
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on Credentials,
reported the list of delegates present from the
various counties, who were entitled to partici-
pate in the Convention; which report was re-
Ceived.
Mr.. Raymond, from the Committee on Bust
ness, said that the Committee had instructed
him to report some resolutions, before submit
ting which he desired to make few remarks
About two years ago the Democratic party of
this district met in convention at Monndsvillc,
and nominated representative in Congress
Some years prior to that time a Democratic
meeting convened at Blacksmith and adopted a
resolution, under which the Democratic party
Of the district has for some years acted That
before the remote parts of the district
wcre brought into communication by the tacii-
tiles of steam. The purport of that resolution
was, that the mountain counties of the district
should each have member of Congress alter
nately for four years. That resolution was
founded upon the supposition that-the district
was so extensive, or presented such barriers to
communication that the interests of the district
were in fact adverse. But we met at Mounds
vile under different state of circumstances
The district is so bound together that thereis no
longer any necessity for distinction of interests
Hence the convention that made the last nom1n-
alton for Congress repealed the Blacksville reso-
luton. This left us at tho expiration of this
term without nominee, unless the Democrats
of the district should make nomination. In
our deliberations we have endcavored to avoid
difficulties that may have grown out of the
,uisapprehension of what was the action of the
common convention. With this brief exnlana-
ton will read tho resolutions.
Mr.. Raymond then read the resolutions,
which are as follows:
Resolped, That we endorse and approve the
present Democratic administration.
Resolrc9, That the nomination of John Letch-
or for Governor, r. T. Montague for Lieutenant
Governor, and j. R. Tucker for Attorney Gener-
al, by the late Democratic Convention held at
Petersburg, meets our entire appreciation, and
that we will support and endeaver TO secure the
election OF said nominees, by all honorable
means
Resolred, That the perpetuity of our Union de-
upon the success of the Democratic party over
Resolred, That the success of the Democratic
party depends upon the union and harmony OF
its members.
ResolUed, That TO promote the union and sue
of the party it is essentially necessary that
the party should be well and thoroughly organ
lied.
ResolUed, That in our opinion, hereafter it is
necessary, in order to promote the union and
harmony Of the party, and keep up an Organize
ton, that the party should nominate its candl-
- a ~. avn.