New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-07
THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION IN
VIRGINIA.
From The Wheeling mteuigencey, May 4.

From The Wheeling hteuigenee,, May 4.
II seems almost AS much a work of supererogation
to affirm the complete and entire success OF the kepno
lean Convention that met in this city on Wednesday
last az il WAS for the fellow to label the lama, winch
he exhibited in Soho square, London, some years ago
with cardng, allowed by Sir Joseph Banks 10 De
auadruped." We recoiect that tins proceeding
IVES considered very sly the part Of the exhibitor
of the animal in view Of the fact that spectators had
ewes and SENSE and disposed 10 make use OF boh
and so determine for themselves whether or not the
animal was a quadruped
Such is our feeling about the Convention; ihat IL
was success-a most complete and overwhelming sue
cess-was simply fact-a fact that like all other iacts
could not he ignored or overlooked The frends ana
callers Of the Convention did not claim, at any time,
that il was to be large one. They set up no mmod-
est pretensons whatever They simply clalned tnat
it would be unpretending respectable Convention OF
peaceabe citizens, who devoted TO the Dclle at
The PRINCIPLES of the Republican party were preferable
to those Of the Democratic party, and that they were
as salutary for acceptance here III Virginia. as tney
were any where else. This WAS ALL we say that the
friends of the Convention hereabouts hoped Tor or eX-
pected. They, of couree were mos; agreeably d1ip-
poted in the large and extended representation from
ALI parts of the State. We heartily confess that 1t sur
passed anything that We at any time, expected. MOI
that did know that there were thousands OF men
in Virginia who are attached to the doctrines OF RepuD-
icanisn but that we did not dare to hope that there
could be found 50 many who would come up from
distance and take part IN the Conyention In TINS we
were most agreeably disappointed. Never has Con
one that covered ito enemies with a more sudden ana
unexpected confusion.
The Wheeling (va.) Union, on the day before the
Republican Convention recently held in that city, adj
dressed the following appeal to the people to break up
the gathering:
To-day the Black Republicans propose to offer a
gross ndignty, grave insult, TO the Old DOMINION,
the mother Of States How far they will succeed, and
whether they will be suffered to proceed with their
sacrilegious work in peace remains to be seen. we
hitherto deemed the idea OF cOnyenng these iustr0us
traitors on the soil Of Virginia as an absurdity. But
to-day in the State and on the soil profaned by the
crimes and blood of John Brown, they intend, If not
prevented holding Of their tratorous assemblages
il il with shame deep and burning that We chronicle
the fact. Where il the old Virginia pride the hot inn
peuous and fiery spirit, once so proud TO resent
any insult cast upon her glorious old name. II must be
dead indeed when stand coolly and unconcerned,
while those arch traitors plotting in our very midst
the yiles treason; counseng opposition TO her ried
trus;y, and time-honored institutions. Inc name OF
Wheeling will hencefcrth be reproach and by word
there Will be none poor as 10 do her reverence
The very traitors engaged in this work Will scorn her
for her want of spirit and fidelity TO her State laws.
VIII il, shall it be suffered
Another paper rebuked the spirit thus manifested,
and in tie issue of Friday The Union had the mingled
cowardice and inlpudence to publish the following
editorials
The hoy-horror article which appeared in The In
teligcnccr yesterday morning was wonderfully nosy
production. Had the writer lived in the days when
the Puritanca can't eye-rolling and hypocritlcal en-
tusasm of the Cr0mwellian army was the regulating
STYLE what a soul-insprer and sprit-lifter he would
have made. PraiseGod Bare Bones would have skunk
away in vrtuous indignation at being badly beaten
at his own game. But those days have passed away
and the idea Of the writer of the y-orror article
and john &. Underwood being capable of getting up
a mock virtue or heroic Indignation, TO impose upon
the goOdy people of the nineteenth century, 10 supera
lively ridiculous. The acting of mad foilies and
of horn, ant tod Trio
The writer il evidently and Intentionally in error;
we counseled no mob-but in express words depreea-
ted it. We did not with to the gray backs of Ohio
and Pennsylvania too roughly jostled. We know that
they came in fear and trembling, and conemptuous
pity is great part IN our composition 10 suer us
TO counsel amy such course rs killing men already
frightened near unto DEATH We did not advise any
such action, nor any man, whom party prejudice
will allow to Judge impartally, think The "holy
horror writer hints that We at time were much
exercised in regard to religion, etc. We DO not
member ever TO have been much alarmed The people
were at one time melted TO mob violence against "A rep
resontatiye Of reign county, by such Aminadab
Sle,ks as the "holy -horror writer and Joe Barker,
and by the way Joe in of his pous, excited moods
woud have added much dignity TO the proceedings of
lasl Wednesday,. We We're not objects OF hatred to
the mob, nor religion; the writer knows not
the facts, nor is the truth III him.
The grand pow-wow went on calmly, and we hope,
despite the occasional, fits of ague-ior the performers
were not accimated comfortably 10 those concerned.
We must say, that 10 have the outsiders amuse
themselves awhile with Underwood, would not have
caused much dislleasure, and predict, and fear
like one Of the delegates from this city, who, when "A
resolution that the Convention meet next time in Rich
mond WAS offered seemed very DESTROYS TO leave
hole open TO crawl through in ease their reception in
Richmond should be too warm that in the event of
Mr. Underwood attending any meeting or convention in
Richmond, he will be warmly received. Tire "hoy-
horror writer does Us injustice, advised no mob.
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