Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-07
RICHMOND WHIG.
From the Wheeling InteliigeResr Of The Sd.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN C0NVENTlON-FULL RE-
pOpT Og ppnCEEDINCS

Convention called 10 meet in this city the I'd of May
for the purpose Of sending delegates to the National Con
venton which meets in Chicago on the 10th, convened
yesterday, at the Atheneum building, at 10 o'clock
Mr.. Isaiah Cooper colled the Convention to order and
nominated for President Joseph Applegate Of Brooke
county. That nomination being confirmed by the unan
imous voice of the Con yenton Mr.. A took the Chair
DR.. j. Thoburn, of Ohio county, then named for ice
Presidents the following gentlemen who were accepted
John Underwood, OF Prince William CO.; d. w. Rob
erts, of MOnongalia co; John Bell, of Marshall CO.. W.
w. Gtt of Montgomery CO.; n. 7. Atkinson OF ONO
CO.; Thomas Pearce, OF NRnsemOnd CO.. George Rye, OF
Shenandoah CO.; John Atkinson, Of Brooke CO.; j. b.
Brown of Alexandria Co; Albert Hinckey OF Wood co.
j. L. Freeman of Hancock co.
On motion Of Dr. Tloburu, the following gentlemen
were selected 10 act Secretaries:
A. W. Campbell, OF Ohio county, j. G. Jacobs, OF
Brooke county, and w. b. Smith.
Rev. Mr.. Mcclure then opened the proceedings with
prayer.
Mr.. Thoburn moved that committee of five be ap
pointed select delegates to the Chicago Convention.
Mr. Underwood of Clark county-It strikes me that
five is sufficient number 10 be put upon that respOn
sible committee. We have gentlemen here from every
part of the State of Virginia, and of opinion that
five persons would sufficiently represent the different
portions of the State. would move that that commit
tee consist of nine.
Amendment submitted and carried, and resolution as
amended adopted.
The following committee was then appointed: Jos
NJ Savage, Dr. J. Thoburn VIM. Holiday, Robert Pratt
Isaiah Cooper Thos Pearce, of Nansemoud, Dr. Gtt Of
Montgomery, William Eward, of Hancock, and James
Stephenson, of Wood
Mr. A. Caldwell moved that a committee of seven be
appointed to report an address and resolutions embody
ing the principles aims AMI objects of the Republican
party of the State of Virginia. ADOPTED.
The following committee was appointed:
A. Caldwell, (State Senator) ID. W. Roberts John
Bell A w. CamObel J. G. Jacob, and :. NJ. Peterson
Mr.. l. NJ. Pumphrey moved that State Executive
Committee be appointed consist OF MessrS ID. Tho
burn |. NJ. Pumphrey A. w. Campbell }. e. Jacob,
Thomas Hornbrook, A. Caldwell and John Atkinson
Motion adopted
On motion of Mr. Isaiah Cooper, the name of J. I'm
derwood Of Clark county, added to the committee
on address and resolutions.
The several committees then retired. After an ab-
OF perhaps half hour they returned aud report
ed
DR.. ThOburn from the Committee on Delegates to Chi
| cago reported the following:
state at Large-Alircd Caldwell, and f. NJ. Norton,
OF Ohio county j. c. Underwood of Clarke county, W.
| W. Git of Montgomery county.
FIRST Dtyfrict.-John H. Pettgrcw and VIM. Hend-
| ridge. Aernates-J. c. Harbour and Jacob Horn
/ bTo-k.
Sscopd Di,frict-Thomas BeaIce aud T. = X. Brown.
| Alcrnates-John Bell and J. Il. Jacob.
| Sd Disirief-Stephen Swift and Robert Prince. Al
ternates-Joseph Appegate aud A. G Robinson.
an District.-Sylvester Lynch aud John NJ James
| Aternates-R Crowford and ThOs HOrnbrook
| 5h Districf-Mordeca Wheeler aud L. X. Thomp-
son Ahernates-F. NJ Pumphrey aud John Atkinson.
| tH DiStrct-Abram O. LomaN and Jas. Kings. Al
tcrnates-Frrd. ID. Norton and Zach Wheat
1H Disirict-JOhn Underwood and George W. Jack
son. Alternates-J. Il. Brown and A. l.. Foster
sN District-CorneliuiT Roll aud Samuel NJ Jnnney.
Alternates-Robert Ii. Fener aud James Lloyd.
| 9h Di,trict-GeOrge Rye and X. Marshall. Alter
nates-Dr. Levi Pitman aud j. l. Freeman.
10th Distrjct.-A. w. Campbell and DR.. d. W. Ro-
berts. Aternates-Thomas Elder and --.
| M DHlrjct-Wm. l. Stevenson and Col s. NJ. Pc
ter,ou Alternates-Thomas Elder and .
l2M District w. I. Gate aud w. b. Wilson. Al
i ternates - Ramsdale and -
| lSth Distrct.-John TAYLOR aud John V. X. Vance.
! Alterrales-Tho3. j. Hewitt and Dr.. Joshua Gst.
Mr.. A. w. Campbell, of Ohio CO, then presented the
| following report from the Committee on Address and
| Resolutions
The Republican party of the State OF Virginia called
together to send delegates to the National Con
yeutOn, which meets in Chicago on the 10th OF this
month having assembled to-day in the city Of Wheeling
aud appointed their representatives to that convention,
deem it proper aud respectful towards their ieOw-c
zeus that before adou,nng they should declare to them
the principles aud purposes which have acuated them III
| so doing:
Iu common with the Republican party in other States
we believe that country, extending from the Gull oil
Mexico 10 the Cauadas, and from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc ocean contains variety OF soil and climate better
adapted the growth and development OF all articles
necessary for the Of man, than any other land upon
which the shines. The laws oi our clmats aud soil
forbid from becoming nation OF either cotton, sugar
OF tobacco planters OF wheat or wool growers
or of cattle mule or horse raises Benefcent nature
has clearly intended that should be all these and
more She has diversified the industry of almost every
State Of great coniedeacy aud seems to have design
ed as Mr. Jefferson wrote in remuneration OF some oil his
earlier theories that the great capabilities OF the coun-
try should be placed side BY side" and that las people
should be lifted to an independence Of all foreign ma
tions" These suggestions OF nature have not been real
| lied in our political economy.
The Cotton and sugar planters possessing almost son
p,te control of great ard peculiar branch of the in
dury Of the country, finding market for their proGnc
tous in foreign countries have thought it most to their
interest to make upon the manufacturing interest Of
the noucoon and sugar States, so as to break them
down aud drive their thousands of employees into the
producing of bIeadstus and other farm products, and
thus by increasing the growth of wheat oats and
cattle to enable the and sugar planters to lay in
their supplies of hreadstuls the lowest rates
Northern and Western market in which themselves would
be the only purchasers N other words the theory of
the cotton and sugar pante has been that the ess di
yersfed the industry of the noncoon and sugar States
the more the people OF these States would be thrown
back upon agricultural pursuits and the greater the num-
Der of people thus employed the cheaper could supplies
of breadstus be had for the susenance of slave popU
laou whose labor could be proftably employed in
raising cotton aud sugar than in raising breadstuis-
To such course-sO nmicG to the best interests OF our
own and many other States, the Republican party Is
opposed. Its policy here as elsewhere Is to encourage
|
tones and to favor the deyeopement of the mechanic
arts by proper and judicous tariff of duties on foreign
goods Such policy would develope the sleeping re
sources Of this State well OF other States
would give white labor Just and remunerauye reward
| and would supply TO our growers OF wheat corn and
oats aud our rasers of stock demand for their pro
duets at their own doors.
Out of this aggression of the Cotton and Sugar grow
ing interests upon the rights Of white labor has grown
the present anagonism between the two great parties oil
the country The capital of the cotton and sugar plan
ter consists of a peculiar kind Of property-viz the
right to the labor of slaves This property ne claims
should be protected and fosered the expense of all
other kind of property and that the rights the interests
and the very labor OF the white man should be made
subseryen it. Now the Republican party Is an or
gauization established fer the protection OF the personal
rights OF citizens well as the rights oil property
and hold that Of the chief objects OF our laws and
Constitution is 20 prevent the from encrolchng upon
the rights of the other Nevertheless here in Virginia
rs in other parts of the United States have suffered
under the steady yearly increasing encroachments OF
the Slave capital upon the personal rights OF the labor
ing white The non slavelOlding farmers mechaIl-
les and wOrkngmen Of Western Virginia oppressed
aud weighed down with taxations for the benefit
of Eastern Virginia Slave cap tass merely because
they have the political power and choose TO exercise
its yrannies without mercy. Capital in the shape OF
slaves under Virginia (mscaled) Democratic legis-
aton is made to pay but ahou Hs3OOO 600 toward the
expenses of the State wi ereas if it taxed as other
capita is it would be made contribute at least
500 COO The products OF the elaye labor OF Virginia,
cons ting altogether Of Tobacco Corn Wheat and Oats
are exempt too from taxation, whilst the products OF
the white labor OF the savehOdng part OF the state
consisting Of cattle hogs, sheep Ac are made to CON
tribute largely to the State treasury. With this and other
resources so uniusty derived from the white laborng
men of Western Virginia. Eastern Virginia slave cap
sts have constructed canals aud nerlaced their part
the State with railroads and are thus enabled at our