Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-28

I eenz16a6 - - - afteeipa o. 80 3 -
] The Convenffone
Iris h-ly aajssrsed 81. Saturday evening. alto
h6r1sa;sus session Of four days. Not~ith
49, y ~ ssst aaabg q delegates In attend
snos: Is rfscssdisgs were marked BY that deco
run ol.arartrri-tie II Virginia Wing .Consen-
tioa, and fsrAished 70 the citizens Of Richmond.
snd u s.rasesrs Who ohanced 10 witness its pro-
ceedings, . striking contrast TO the Pandemoni-
,um exhibited The week previous.
Even our fanny ecsemporary Of the Eraniaer.
who afets 10 be quite amused. and nothing mora.
., the resurrection" Of The ..Fsssiis' who held
thar IL wa. ian cxceeAingiy respectable body and
contained large amount Of talent !" and further.
ira, III has been much more orderly body than
was our o9n."
Well and truly saia FOR, Wis. Governor Wise
(not very good authority with the Examiner, we
admit, ...iea "the instincts Of gentleman" re-
.frained the members Of that Body. Those whose
good fortune IL was to be present, will long re-
,nemhs. that Convcntion--comprising many OF the
first and best men Of virginia--as the most impo-
.ine ever convened In tho State. That it, sug-
ton, will have y Wholesome effect upon tho desti.
TIMES Of the country, We cannot for moment
doubt
The people must and will perceive the difference
between an assemblagc Of patriotic men, gath
cred in council to consider II tho affairs Of the
souairy at crisis like the present. and those
who. having brought us to the verge Of ruin, seem
only intent upon rerpetuating their dynasty, and
were engaged, chiefly, in a dsgraceful wranglo
about the spoils. Whilst their ideas Of reform in
the government include only the elevation OF
party favorite; OF Hunter on the one hand or
Tise on the other; the Convention of the Opposi-
ton is pl, isci 70 tho support Of any sound ma
tional statesman who cnn restoreshe government,
and establish confidence aud public tranquility.
II descended to no unseemly wrangle about
men--thisnot being its mission--but sought to or
dain md es. ,bli-h principles which should servo
as common basis Of action for conser,ati men
in nil parts Of tho Confedcracy.
II wisely forbore TO express a preference for
any individual whilst it indicated tho principles
upon which II wep'i support any who combined
these requisites In his personal anrcocdents. In
this respect il did not concur IN the suggestion
made by the National Executive Committee, Of
which Mr.. Crittendcn is Chairman, though it re.
spanded to the most important suggestion contain
ed in the ommendation 81 that Committee and |
appointed delegates to tho National Convention,
which it is empowered TO cali. 1t also adopted a
resolution encouraging conservatives everywhere
TO rally to the rescue Of tho Constitution aud the
Union.
We therefore regard the action Of the late Con-
vention as destined to exert u favorable influence
upon the coun,ry, by banding the ccnserva,iyo.
'Union.loying men ~ the na'nr ~ an effort to ie-
fis' iir ene,, 3ci,'rnts { 'he misohiryous Black
h,ruhieaa parry up Tie orc hrnd, ard crush out
tie scarcely less mi ,hievous and dangerous Dem.
oeraey on tie other
Ne believe. with the venerable captain Will
iaui Watkins. t'e hrAnrn ftiohl Of John Randolph
aaI lifelong Dsaocsat--that the "Whigs must
cave me Un,on,' aud trust that this sentiment
viii fui the same response IN the heart oi every
member Of thai always patriotic party, through
out our widespread Conisdrracy, tina. it did
when delivered in the Int Convention by .ir. I'm.
b'dei, who was specially deputed by tho ,enera
bic patriot 10 deliver it.
We mast urkle our armor now for the mr.
dnous causin, gn before US md summpns our
faithful elausu,un and Iellnw.soiier to tho f.ht.
1t viii lie ordinary stfu, Gle, and our position
betwecu the t3ailsriea i4l tac furious fanatic,
will require s,eut hearts aud strong arms. But
the stake viii justify any sacrifice being nothing
less than the liberties and happiness of nearly
thirty mlliuns oil people which arc inseparably
identified with tho integrity and permanency of
cur Constitutional Union.