Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-08

Virginia at the Charleston Convention.
The Richmond correspondent If the New York
Herald, who is Democrat of the straitest sect. in
his last letter to that paper, has the following N
regard to the action of the Virginia delegation ut
Charleston
From tho accounts which have reached here
through private channels, IL appears that the
course Of the majority OF the Virginia delegation
has been such as might well cau-c the Old d.
minion to mourn for her past ,v.y. Thu major.
ity II the delegates seem 10 have hnd no Jrnicip pie
10 govern them save that which ncllmiei must
strength for their favorte candidate ior the prsi-
dcncy. They first advocated th- adoption u the
Cincinnati platform pure md simple. but tinding.
upun consuliion with the other Ssutiern dccsa-
tons, that this course would involve tho loss VI
the whole Southern vote 10 their Candidate. they
Tell back upon The slave code platform, against
whicl, they have been 6atlling with might and
man for over twelve mouths. II was not Virginia
leading this lime ns IN former days. Ut was
Virginia on hunt for votes ready to adopt
wha,ever platform would secure most volrs Tor tic
choice Of the mn orty. II is stated here that her
delegation occupied most Illuminating attic le
in the eyes Of tho other Southern Suites, while the
Northern delegations looked mp them with ess
favor. In their efforts to concilac bath sides hy
n policy Of yacillation Ion squauer sov~r-
eighty to Southern rights ia the Territories,
they forfeited the good will and confidence If ali
Truly this is drplurable uttituio for the Oh
Dominion and yet it WAS 10 icexp"eted from the
Strange composition OF the ccir. .,tion. Some OF
the men who composed HAT Idly lack almost
every attribute which used la cllalacterize the
mon appointed to such positions IN the past. | have
takch pains l., ascertain hnw tac we oi tho Nir-
giuia delegation staod in caucus upon the aims
sion OF the Wood delegates. ltnpprars that every
Hunter mnn and eyesy Don las nn,n in the dclcn.
toi, voted for the exclusion ii tho Wool lrlr "a
ton and the admission of the Cassidy or free soil
delegates --anniher bid for S,ie, mt n SIT, III C II
Southern prn,inles and southern Interests
1t is understood here that II convention &c" the
democratic party 1T Virginia viii be called ut an
early day To determine what course the party will
| pursue in he forthcoming eante,i = whether L
vote for a Southern nominee hc shall lie put Fl
ward by the seeding States. or Er Dou- las. IT ht
shall be the uhnicc nf the Charleston Convent N
minus the States that have Withdrawn. The pre-
sumption fur is that the Convention viii dec ilt
| to go 'nr n Southern nominee. nnd | doubt H.
among the other matters which shall engage tn,
attention Of this Convention will lie tho oxiraosd.
nary facilitating and undignhe,i course pursue,
by our very worthy delegates nj Charleston. rh
shifting and eqnivocation which the.r proceeding
display it is said to disgust themselves, now tia
the chances of their lavorite il hopeless. and the
can Look back cody and gaze upon the ugly track
they have made In tho chase Tor votes. Il is in
tended 10 publish the proceedings Of their cuucu
meetings, TINT the people OF Virginia may see ho,
they have been misreprcscntcd The vote IF tina
delegation against Wood ISIS source Of humlia,iu
to every truo virginian who values the interests ,
his section.