Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-10
To CORRESPONDENTS.
The virginia Delegation az CharlestOn--A
Quarrel Coming.

Quarrel Coming.
The editor Of the Lyuchburg Repp5lir1n, who was 4
delegate to Charleston saws that "he seeding State.
came to the convention r'H che DELIBERATE purpose q
break Pop The coprspt5p If they failed TO get as he,
kgsr dg couii fail 90 get. their extreme utmatum and
their ultimate design is TO break up the Union 5 5rsate
,D e Democratic party The States here spoken Of ar,
all Democratic The success Of the Democratic party in
national election depends much upon them as human t
depends upon We have here the confession that they
are deliberately resolved TO break up the Democratic par
". OF course such purpose is It's own accomplishment
Why then does the editor Of the Bp,jlicap not give
up az once. He knows perfectly well thata canvass for
che Presidency with these States arrayed against hi.
party would d. the stiles, and most puerile work sens
be men could be- engaged in In such an eyisency pa
tro.im aud good suggests that the editor Of the
Republican should unite with the Conservative Oppos
ton the ouy chance Of defeating the Chicago nom
nee.
In the letter from which the above sentence Is taken
thefoowing confessions are made Of the sheepsh con
duct ofthe Virginia delegation.
I grttied TO say that on Yesterday our delegation
changed its position of PLAYING second fiddle % Mr. Yam
csv and votcd for the reaiopuon OF the Cincinnati plat
form Had aeyer deserted Che position We had as.
slmed in Vr-nil-had adhered faithfully % our po-
State in Convention and have drawn the North to Us and
candidate But from considerations OF false policy
the majority OF deserted position went 20 the ex-
teme South lost our influence and prestige and fear
have lost our candidate We have lost favor with the
North for abandoning original position aud have
Jos. favor with the seeding State because refuse %
90 With them. I'm other words have placed ourselves
between two fires and shall. come out much damaged /
fear. warned them o, the fatal 40 the moment DO
vas committed but could only got six of my delegation
frrfrh Do I-f r...hf n.rH..
said the fatal error committed av the delegation was
abandoning It's original position. HIS hands were then
lied, bGt he was tree 90 act and speak for himself
aud be meant 20 do IT, Tie I.ti Legion Disir'ct has
t-.t b. "a Hl- az DE time 0l this Issue.
The Virginia delegates who now tas Of going with the
seeding States are Messrs. Fisher Booker Cecil and
Saith.
The.eiitor Of the Stanton Yrl'rat7r, who was also
delegate makes the following statement touching the
same matter
Alabama, With 1anccy as the leader came here
pledged 20 certain course with arrogant demands for
certain concessions the refusal Of which predyter
mired by her 90 bc cause rclU for retiring The de-
miuds were u-Nped,eut and mp9.rc, looking more 90
sectional triumph than t0 the formation Of basis Of aa-
toual trateruzlton. Being pledged, she was, then
90 this extreme demand and occupying grouad, upon
which she could be approached or from which She could
rtcede 9th honor OF ss.tre-pe,r DO Was matter OF
ee. well protest tu- psrl Of the delegates from
the Tenth Legion District, and X. H. Glass and James
Barbour that Virginia siol'i by tangible action eucOg
raee aud the refractory ana obstinate little State
aud her de.uIrd followers. Ils was done however
under the i-aiysed, LGgesed alt suicidal Couu~-i- of
Lewis Harvie Seldom and ErluUon from Lewis c0ul-
tv, who made motion. through the Safe delegation Co
appoint a committee of meet tle G.uuj01 States
The whole game 1 Gle the middle s.yet0lag State.
and especially Nirgiui--to the tail Of Alabama: d
and thus backed for Alabama t3 take the bic boo hen
mouth Tie shoI,igi.glae~s 90 Mr. Hunters peculiar
glartins IN che Virginia DEL. cation cutrppeI them
completely, and placed them Boo Che Illuminating position
Ui shifting their position and exhibiting igcou,i~ lcLcie-
most gIuug auJ vastly damaging 90 Sir Hunter. Tie
whole movement was bitterly opposed ODD caucus nv both
the delegates from the lItl District and Mr. Glass o,
Lynchburg. Blu, numbers prevailed. Had the Colyeu-
ton proceeded 90 the nomination OF candidates for Pres
iden and ice President 40 trsr instead Of the iorua
ton OF platform as was the wish and policy of YOUR
delegates, Mr. Hunter ere this, would nave been tie
nominee. Those, however. Who claimed the direction
o., bis interests deemed llt course uuwse and have
thu, destroyed al. hope o, hjs success,
'I- mas really been source OF humiliation 20 Vrgiui-
% witness the OF Virginia being led by Aib4-
ma, and this too through tHe fundamentally OF few
men hO claim % Dee par excellence the friends OF he-
fvori,e son, T. NJ T. Hunter. This gentleman mi-ht
well exc.lim 'ssvc me from my friends Those -lle-
gates who have been the substantial friends of NJ Hun
Ter. and whose policy If DO had been adoptet xouiI
have cygntuatei I'M bis nomination are james Sarbour
OF Cu'pepper-the abtst Of \irEiuLs yogu .-eu-R h.
GAS che talented editor of the iyuChbU- Rspub can
and toe delegates from ths th Eeco-l District These
gentlemen have stood firm 90 the declared policy of the
Virginia Democracy, while Others a4ye loaned themselves
10 the extremists suggestions and actions thus cooperl-
Ting with those who have hroa-1, gpou Us the present
distracted and uuh ppy state Of affairs here
FL viii take pleasure hereafter g yeu-atiug the ac-
ton Of some Of the Virginia delegation, vino have both
Injured Nj. Hunter, and misrcpreseutel the State The
time has come for better men 20 take the place of few
trcasters and by this means restore the old Common
wealth TO her true position On the family OF States