Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-15

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i ut one single peinl ahozl which The delegation
fkom 0his diasgs from New fora a. cnuneiats'
81 he gentleman who has inst spoken. The,
want Dsmoerss ana sesthers Demcsra,, bat
great majority u he delez.sion Of Ohic want .
Wing and Southern man- I6reat applaase and
three chsers.l And sir. ee think that Il thu
nan for whom We skall east mJosity Of osl
votes cannot catch ~ Tie boys he will catch {
very tAir portion Of them. and very large por
portion Of the men. |" Good "good"'l ! an
! isetruslsd by thssslssasioa from Ohio TO fol
Joha Bell Is votes and for Sam Houston
votee.
So NJ Litlsll, Of peunsylsania. when his State
was called. said--In reply to the gentleman from
NewlfoFk. who has entertained the Convention
with very amusing speech, am instructed by
my colleagues from the Keystone State to rcm,nd
the Convention that we are here not to elect De.
suocsst, not 70 elect Wing i''good good. j but
70 discharge, 10 the name Of our tathers, who ce-
mentsd with their blood oar gIorioas Union, and
% select as oar standard bearer man aid tried
statesman. ia regard 70 whose antecedents there
can be no doubf-and ono who will administer
the laws Of our great gosernmsns in the spirit Of
universal frs,ersity asd Union. They instruct
me 10 say that ander no other circumstances
would they have cone into this convention bu, to
rspudiate all past Issues and take who can
be trusted and who can unite the universal senti-
ment OF the eountrv-so thai whether we succeed
or fail, there can be but me sentiment in regard
toit-that we deserved the amples, success.
Coming from.ones of the battle grounds Of our
country where our fathers shed their blood in
battling for our liberties, we say 10 you. gentle
men of the Convention, remember that you arc
the Union party.
I am instructed to announce the vote OF Penn
sylvapia, for Mr.. Mclean, Que Houston, seven;
Bell, 19.
Mr.. Gerard, OF New York.-wben spoke Of
Gen. Houston as Democrat. | did not mean
Loc,foco Democrat, but Democrat in the broal
and general sense Of the term.
Mr.. Norton, oil Texas-1 did not intend TO sub.
NIT any further remarks TO the Convention, in
casting the vote Of Texas and should not but for
the remarks made by honorable gentleman in
which allusion has been made t. the political pro.
clivities Of candidates, and The positions they
have occupied in former contests. deem u word,
and word only necessary in reference to the can
dda,e for whom the State from which | come,
gives her vote
Sir, this is Convention of the Constitutional
Union men Of the nation. II is not Convention
of the Wing party or Of tho Democratic party.
bat il is Convention of the entire people OF the
Union. (Applause.) 1t isn Convention Of that
class Of men who follow in tho lead Of the gallant
and glorious old Henry Clay. (Dcaicnng ap.
plnuse.
commoner, and as one OF the class that followed
him in his days OF adversely. as one that well as
in times Of prosperity, as one that loved him.
revered him and henored him. | am here to give
my vote in favor OF the man who in contest,
when the country was like to be disrupted in
perilous trying times like the present stood shout
der to shoulder by him in favor Of compromise,
concession and Union. Great applause, 'Sr. as
one Of the men who followed the guide aud lead.
ership OF Henry Clay as ono who can say to ,h.
vast multtude-and by their upturned countc.
nances and expressive eyes, see they agree with
me in the sentiments entertained by us in times
past --that we have followed him So loved him So
hooored him so, lived in the light of his magnf-
cent eye learned his great language, caught his
pure accent: made him our pattern 10 live by and
TO ieby | say. who stood by the Constitution
and the Union ia the contest for Clay in lSI4; we
who were Union men in 1913 - and 1886. and
who still entertain the same sentiment, now; can
give our support for one whose whole lile in the
tented field. and IN the council chamber, has been
IN earnest advocacy of the Constitution and the
Union, and enforcement Of the laws Great mp.
plaue
Sir, we present General Houston 20 Tia. ucoplc.
not with the desire OF arraying old pref tccs or
feelings, or ct saving any thing in rel. cucc t.
the position occupied by other candidate. but we
present him as one whose whole life has been de
voted 10 the services Of his country, an if this
Constitutional Union Convention is designed
simply as has been stated by some ger !cmen. to
re-organize or 20 resusoita,e the old Wing party.
than to call forth defanet politicians
might 20 forth one Of the antigun succi
mems OF the politicians u the country | might
be rs fair sample perhaps as any othrr hu' |
am here to day. Venerable as may l,,k among
you. ana strange a. ! my appear t. many of
you'll am here to-day from the lone sInr ut the
State of Texas ia favor of tic Conslt itipu and
the Union. ready 10 act with any and all ucn who
stand M to this principle. General lTSuton IL
just such the man. aud We ask the supper, &C all
right minded men for him. If he shah be- nom
mated he will accept the nomination but we
stand ready to do utmost for the sup
port Of any Constitutional Union man who may
be nominated east the four votes from Texas
for Sam Houston. lcries Of good" aui APP
plauso.
The votes Of the other States were cnst withouf
any remarks further than 10 announce for whom
the votes east.
When the State Of viginia WAS called. Mr. Sum.
mers. OF Virginia, stated that the delegation n
ed to be allowed few moments for sultatiuu.
before announcing her vote.
The excitement vas intense throuc hout the Con
vention, as upon the vote which Virginia nigh,
give, wGuldIdepend the nomination OF Iion John
Bell ct Tennessee upon This Ballot. as lie then
lacked but three votes Of majority Of all the elec-
teral votes represented ia the Convention.
The ballot, as il then stood. was as follows:
SECOND BALLOT.