The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-06
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Som, Of the Candidates and
Their Prospects.
The Pulling of Wires and the
Laying Of Pipes,
OUR VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENCE.

&c, &C., a"
OUR VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENTS"
RICHMOND. March "a, 1882.
The Caarlsst n Conrenaon-lhe Dl9ates from 'Ts""'-
What is n. Real Voice Of the Mate-"''e :" W. A''"
dant-H<o Douglas Stands i. the South, dc.
Every Nerthern PAGER that nas SO far commented upon
Mo notion Of the Virginia Democratic State Convention
seems have fallen pap.oe result
Of the vote upon Substitute resolution offered ny
Gen Chapman, declaring 5overpor Wise to be the choss
Of Virginia for the Presidency The substitute declared
hexxedient express preference, aud pledged the Cou
veston support the nce OF the Charleston Conven
Non The telegraph enormously represented the subst
iuss being adopted, when the very opposite The
fact The vote upon It taken Friday night out
The Convention adjourned until the folio wing day pa
fure tho vote counted up. Ca the meeting o, the
Convention, Saturday morning coptrovey ~ arose
npon the question of allowing the absentees - vote-,he
Wise men taking tho affirmative in the argv nent and the
Nunter men he negative. The cont oversy ragod
eartously the whole OF saturday; and when the
unir decided that order record the sbseu-
sess, furious yelling and calls for ycse votes uoou an
pesif from the decision Of ne CnAir Sc ap
mace impossible or the secretA,i record tes
or psse themselves heard fn'ly AZ tns suggestion OF
Geb raj j L. KenIer it wac reed by come Wises
hshos &C count the vote as II the result
cd majority OF one thousan. hyc hintreI ana ny two
against ,he substitute Tina vas in ef ct ep,ng the
tSoullJn o. al tndpF preference
for ws.tue substitute, sYhcn was voted ~n oeing
compel pg PROPOSE on VI that OF Genera Cnapmal A
more accurate court OF the secretaTes
ever revealed sstl N favorable result reference
Wise, for the majority sgapst the sunsptuc
fained to be $780,, ~ ead OF LBS! the absan,ees
ehoweo TO VOTE VI majority against II would have
c-eded twelve 10 ,usana Il was knowledge OF this
het ,hat Drove the Hunter men " resnrt 70 tue
stTafs.tn ms 3na Muult which The rsu)st OF the
psoceeomes m the hERAIp plainly tevelp,ed. Ala
CAUCUS OF the delegates favorable 70 W,se nsd at Corn
h,an Hal u TIE light b.forc the meetog OF Conven-
OOn II OF the
and the res Of delegates thus Wise mad majority ol
thouszp favcraD to au expression OF prefe
renee fcr D. .n, While there not tosu
eight tfcr and whose nrs choce hc out who
we're OPP s-d 10 .p expression of preferences These
facts ssa. The 'ciabe data and that AS
NJ wnu,d ,to. VIZ ~ NJ xany sre ~ th,rtv
thoOrsSAd sbeai of bis rival Out u the heen district
cectsvs chosen in the State eleven known To be svo
rstf 10 WISE and when the deegaes are chosen "a tao
several districts the nunber favorable 10 hin sill pa
fovpd to exceed even tn's ratio You may safely SET
down Wise as the choice vlginis beyond all qieston
Tie friends 81 Judge Douglas who represent gain
ng strength II the south must be entirely guoraat OF
The state Of feeling 10 that section in reference or
An the Candidates mentioned in connection
with the Cbatton ronnaon h. has the least strength
b the South Alabama ana Missssipls nave formally de-
carea thai tsay ~ouli not vote for him even 1t rs got
the nomination i; and any Candidate who cannot
nand the united Of toe South stands, Of course
chance. Th'se declarations Of preference for lin IN
Northern states vii avail nothing At Charleston since the
secaion tovghc pa by has to LOOK Tor its
:, the der. men SEEKING to fos, Douglas upoo ,nef
who cauuot give guarantee that soge Northern state
Viii 20 t0 uemoOE AUG Cspullhtt, VINO ever ne
he Southern nan ~ho would dare bring forsad me
.Are OF Douglas for the presieny ~ood nevtaoy for
FELT The favor Of the South. No VINO has aay regard
Tor his fy.rre prospects VII veoture 20 DO IT,
WORD ON THE OTHER SIDE.
RICHMOND. Va, March %, 1850
What 1e Vugnia Democratic Convention Really Did
Hunter the Cock Of the Walk, &C.
AZ much speculation has been ueei 10 with respec.
10 influence Of the Democrats State Convention in
Rchnond, upon the political prospects OF Senator Hunter
and Governor @se, de- it due to truth and TIA
democratic party Of the country To present brief expo
siton OF the proceedings o. that body
II has always been the policy Of the democratic party
n Virginia. with but solitary exception, 10 abstain from
any expression of preference for particular iists
by the State .nioa leaving the peopis OF the
raj electoral districts perfectly free ana untranmced 10
The selection Of delegates the National Convention who
were resI oDsbie their respective districts for lhs
manner in which they executed the important trust
united TO them.
Confdng in the continued Observance Of that time
Aoaored usage and believing that the Convention would
ccnfre itself to its regular Legitimate duties party
throughout the State little interest in sppont
uuent Of delegates that body, hence county
meetings but thDly a,tended-in some instances
composed OF than twenty thirty members in
counties containing from 900 100 demoor
Uoder these circumstances, the friends OF as Wise,
upon the meeting q the Convention supp"sag that ma
jority VI the members in sendance we're favorable to
ha boInir stion determined, IN disregard OF previous
usage, Tue ConYentiou q resolution ex
pressing the preference tue State nim tor the doU
bic purpose, svowed by its ndvoca,es o; exerDs an
influence IN the selection Of delegates by The District
Conventions in the State, ana at the same toas giving
him additional strength IN other States
This resolution opassd by The friends OF Sena Or
Hunter as contrary TO the urAges OF the pay-an im
proper interference with the rights OF the people, aud,
successful calculated misiead the public MUD to
the true state Of feeling in Virginia upon the sbect aat
asubsute for the original resolution saomted,
Glazing nexpedieDt " any preference After
an animated DISC OF nearly days, vote
the substitute, which 10 believed 10 nave
vaitco by small majority but the not having been
yet published its precse character be asceransd
Certain il is xever aer vote. Of
Governor Wise Themselves proposed 10 lay tia whole sub
scot 90 the table and thereby their utter defe.
Maay Of the counties ,he known 10 bs almost
IN their preference for Senator Huntcr we're
pepeytheess represented In the late Convention almost
exclusively by the friends OF Governor Wise Whether
This resulted from accident activity the
OF the Governors friends stl il affords very unsafe
criterion by which to Judge the real sentiments OF the
Virginia democracy. While many OF them admire some
Of she traits Of Governor se's the great
Of the party cling 20 aud ny condde in SsnA
Tor Hunter truer and more CONSISTENT representative
Of the great principles of State rights which have shed
ninOn it rs confidently believed by those who best
informed upon the subject that Senator Hunter,
confined to the democracy OF the STAT. alone, would beat
Ex-Governor Wise more than two ope aud submitted
70 the whole people, by more than three to one.
Should Mr. Hunter receive the nomn alton AT Charleston
n h conceded that there will be opposition
Virginia. for all parties have entire confidence 10 his
purity Of character, consistent policy snd eminent
servatian. Whist be maintained his prin.
cples With the most unbepdng hr he has always
treated his 0ppODef Il WITH courtesy aud and
hence he has personal enemies iu his STATE
ebewhers Hrs enlarged liberal and philosophical states
napship, bounded only by the great interests Of his
whole coustry. duly Approached by his imue-
dNe const'tuen aud should commend him 70 the favor
- q the whole confederscy.
OUR KENTUCKY CORRESPONDENCE.
KENTUCKY, March 20, 1850.
Neiaa Douglas Breckiar,dse VIII DO for Kentty--
Guthrie the fanjor ne inns
Spec Nations In regard to the result OF the deliberations
S the arleston venon are IS rife here "a in tina