The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-23
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FIRST pAY--WKp>KsDAV.
MORNING SESSION,


MORNING SESSION.
The Opposition State Convention. can ioi
which has been published in the columns OF
the newspapers for some time past, assembled
Yesterday morning at The African CHURCH
T,. honsa was filed some time before the
- annoin,ed. and the galleries were dense
10 p,cked with spectators. The very inclem-
nnt s.ate of the weather considered>ihe at
,.raanc, was large and included many OF the
.o,a Line Wings" who have battled for tneir
n,r,v for wears, and seem determined 10 wear
,,ir ,rmor and continue the war for years 10
come. c
I,,or IN. on trance OF the Hon. WIN l.. Goo
n, ,ha standard bearer of the party IN III"
S'i,srnator,al campaign OF 1859, there was "
c,ns,derab,e manifestation ofappiause. 60
Tha Convention WAS called 10 ordeT AT -
O'Clock NJ, by HENRY W. IHoMAs. EsI w n
Es,rf,x and on his motion NALBNTiNE w;
SnrruAIl. Esq. of Albemarie, was elected
temporary CHAIRMAN. a,x,hs chair NV
,...rc Flournoy and Pendleteh ana Wien
hp npplausp Subsideo, 'tuuiesSoo '
| non in Substance rs follows ,..s ,.
~. commenced nv returning thanks lor the
| honor conferred upon him Inc pIesen. w
| - moment of deep and absorbing interest IN
Ht,o,.x of The country and il was time TO
| ,aL. conusel Oh STATE and Natiohal .tha,rs'-
| While feeling that the hg party n'u , no nau ~
| ahOut TINS UlSaSiIouH ~
/ lhinrs it was their duty 10 co,iiu ~, ,. Az.
| nartT strifes and differences, ana raliy aTouho
| The standard of their common County; tnP.
| oI,usa By means OF the heihoi les VI 'he P'1'
| and the hopes OF the lhtulr' 'hr a q W ~ ,;,,,
| lives Of the country must arrest 'ne guilty
mschinations d play ed al the North III Mere Is
| conservatism enough lett to secure d ietulh VI
| harmony and peace,-It tue memories VI
| Wa.hingtou jefferson adams and Hancock,
! and The institutions they helped 10 rear sun
Hnrar among uS,-doeS ii not pecoHie p.'ti'-
| otic men to seek by all honorable ana direct
means to rescue the common country iIo,'. ,i ils
| nr.sent dangers, Throw on me HhacKieS Oh
| ,,rty and invoke the better sense OF All par
| ties and sections IN taSor o' '',ion,
| under the motto of "The Country ana hothlpg
| hut the Country" Fiing abroad the national
| banner and turn from our midst the waters
| of bitterness Turn aside the fanaticlsm OF tue
| North. and bid the Hot>purs OF the South be
| still. iApplause.I .,,,
| bled 10 do no ordinary work. The snip o1
| State was being driven upon an unquiet anu
| tainpestuo ocean and atsuch an hohr Wneh
| 50 much was Al stake-When the hear' oA 'he
| patriot almost sinks within him-the Tesloh-
| sibility that devolVed upon the conservatives
| was OF the weightiest character They couid
| not shirk il if they would, and would moi II
| they could, The safety and ultimate sscurll!
| Of the country depended upon them II was
| no time to wrangle over minor matters. lnert
should be but one Nag, and that inscribed
| The Country, the Constitution ana INT
| UniOn.'' Cheers.
| The Chairman next alluded to the JOIN
| Brown affair in terms of whitening condeln
| nation; also TO the author OF the Helper BOOK
| Justice had been visited upon John Brown
| and he hoped il was only suspended as TO TN
| other (Applausel The scorn and contemp
of all good men should be visited upon IN
persons who recommended the Heipef BOON
Rut it was not TO be denied that at both ex
,remes Of the Union there We're unquie
spirits, who, regardless OF censequ uence,
rushed in where angels feared to tread
| While protesting attachment for the Union
| their conduct manifested That tney We're ols
| unionisfs The Speaker alluded to the va
| rieus PROPOSITIONS brought forth by the poiili
cal parties of the day. He denounced IN
| tire-eaters Of both sections condemned III
| Black Republicans who. under the guise c
devotion 10 the Union, were seeking TO scatte
every element of Union TO the winds
And as if to add fuel TO the fame, South Car
olina, which has always been prolinc Oh re't
lutionary schemes. sends Commissioner
: invite the mother of States and of statesme
to a sectional conference. He hoped irgihl
would not touch that thing. Let her do some
e thing more rational. Let us unite and bait
;. against these schemes, all of which, unle'
0 arrested must lead 10 the same frlghttul an
caiamitcus result Let us demand protecuo
| for our property OF every species; deman
e | every immunity which the Cons titution qua
antees, and protect ourselves IN the Union.
| preference TO certain ruin ont OF II. Let l
: | demand that the Confederacy az our fathe
u | made it, 'shal! be preserved, and that the n;
! e..
II | constitutional Union. [Cheers.]
e He counselied fImness but not rashnes
is decision not empty resolves and, II the Co
q vention pleased, an expression IN 1avor
a nlaciug the State in condition 10 meet Ill
., | emergency. Then, if the time should come
which might Heaven aNert-when We could
nd | longer submit without diehonor, then I
Sc mode OF resistance that belongs to every pc
ME would belong to us. When the disrupti
Shall come, and the people IN u moment
n' n' madness pull down the only Temple OF Il
ed erty the world has ever known, the hopes
on | the wise and good will have fled forever
While we are ready TO guard the honor OF '
ginia let us aid to build up grand NatIoi
:. Conseryativ Union party, when snail r
n | back the waves OF tanatlclsm ana restore lll
K. 10 the patriots bosom.
We The Chairman here made Il handsome al
= sion to the day and the occasion, and eu
~ | qiZed the memory Of Washington. He hol
ys | The shin of State would ride on, and that
nd blessings Of civil and religious liberty mil
lc be conferred upon the present generation |;
. | upon posterlty.
- - He sat down amid loud applause.
o' Mr II. w. Thomas offered the following I
"a | olution, which was adopted:
IN. Rssolred. That IA committee of fifteen, one II
each electoral district. be appointed IT, recoinHi
l. suitable and permanent officers foT TINS Coh'
Of On motion of Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. James
n Mcdonald of the Whig, was appointed TEN
O., | rary Secretary.
d udd The Chairman then announced the follt
res ing gentlemen as the Committee Oh Orga
me cation
yer HENRY W. THOMAS, Of Fairfax.
ol WM. ii. SOMERELL, OF southampton.
, | TRAVIS H. EPPs, of Nottoway.
"' JAMEs~C. BRUCE, of Halifax
RK IRVING, of Buckingham
;. JOHN A. PORTER, of Orange.
- A. JUDsON CRANE of Richmond.
ror ROBERT SAUNDERS, of Williamsburg.
~ r. ] HARRISON KELLY, of Spotsylvania.
ing ! n. B. MEAD, OF Clark.
adj = Med. MOORE, of kockbridee.
en-. Guy d. FRENCH, OF Giles.
ms. THOMAS POAGE of Pulaski.
are p nj. ADAMS, of Wood.
r .hn TaoMAs SWEENEY, OF ONO.
ch The committee immediately retired for
ap | ference to an adJoininE room, ana calls
all parts of he house were made for " Fl'
.. noy"" FIournoy"
-- Hon THOMAS >. FLoUENoT, III respohs
continued calls, took the stand. and was 81
.~~-~ 81 by deafening cheers He spoke in subs [;
as follows: "Whilst / have no partic uiar
y, ,.ctiou to addressing The Convention, yet
regret that the cail was made upon me lu
,k this lime Foregoing nv objections, VII
daavor to give you my views, n the cohoi
ot my throat from severe cold. Will pc
me TO do So 1t is 4 cheering spectacle u
- around re gentlemen from all parts OF
re STATE assembled here on this, the annlrer
" of the birthday of the Father OF his Coun
,, prepared to enter into that country's Ser
= Applause1 Such an assemblage VIII en-
II, rage The friends Of the Union III every sec
Nh of the country, to 60 forth to battle lol
out Constitution. Applause Inc s'naifma. i,i t.a
ted, dangers that beset this glorious III
e IN Whence come these dangers NO
~. more cordially detests the fahaiical
stoT cesiings Of the traitor. RACK hepucI ~
sn's than do; but he is not alone TO blame fol
och, | present trou bles that beset us. The Iemoc
/. by | party-~not tho masses, but the Leaders
late | snoiismen-are enc Of the twin-brotheF
nan ,hi. ,niscbiaf CAnpiausel Yes the ID,
r. Gratis have KEEP. alive the mischief by ds%G len;