Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-02-24
Democratic State Convention.

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The Democratic State Convention mes il
Richmond on Thursday last.
Col. Hubbard, Of Buckingham, was nom
mated as temporary Chairman. but John 4
Hartman, of Augusta. objected that the hoGi
had not arrived At - O'clock, Mr. Har.
man nominated Col W ". Payne, of Eau
quior, which nomination was confirmed by
the Convention.
A Committee on organization, including
Mr.. L. G. Bickle, of Staunton, recon.
meuaed Gen. Banks. of Madison, for Pres
iient, and a number of gentleman for Vice
/ President, aud all the Democratic editors
present as Secretaries. The report was u
unanimously adopted, and Gen. Banks took
the Char after delivering an appropriate
address
a resolution WAS offered, inviting all De-
mocratc members Of the Legislature, whose
counties had not been heard from, TO partic-
irate in the deliberations Of the Convention.
Mr.. VIM. L. Jackson moved to amend it
by admitting all Democ. ats from unrepre-
sented counties to seats in the Convention.
After long and exciting debate both the
resolution and amendment were laid On the
table. At night, the amendment, admit
ting all Democrats present from unrepresert-
ed counties, was again taken up, and scale
vote taken. The amendment was carried
by large majority.
On Friday, Gen. A. A. Chapman, Of
Monroe, offered resolution declaring Hen
Try A. Wise Che choice of Virginia for Pres
ident. Mr. B. B. Douglass offered an a.
mendment declaring it inexpeaient to ex-
press preference. The resolutions were
discussed in long and animated debate,
during the day and until late at night, when
d vote was taken on Mr.. Douglass amend
inent. On Saturday, instead of announc-
ing the vote on the amendment declaring it
inexpedient to express preference, the de-
bate was resumed and kept up during the
day and until late at night, when the vote
was announced, and it was ascertained that
the substitute was lost by 1900 major
ity.
After some other unimportant business,
the Convention adjourned sine die.
w On the outside of our paper to-day,
will be found an extract from the London
Times-the Napoleon Of the Press--devo-
ted to that all-absorbing subject-slavery.
1t is we'll known that this great sheet, at all
times, either controls or indicates public o.
pinion throughout the British empire, and
that it's Influence is not unfelt In ali portions
of the civilized world It's editorial chair
is not filed by one or two OF three, but is
accessible to all the talent and genius Of Eu-
rope. Aud nov in It's own name-in the
voice Of the greatest literary institution in
the world-the London Times has spoken
out and denounced the false philanthropy Of
Bsough IN and Seward-not denounced it
in the language of epithets and vituperative
adjectiyes, (their own weapons.) but SIM
ply crushed it into nothingness by the force
of lie gitimate reason. That the Northern peo-
ple-even Mrs. Child and Gov. Kirkwood,
as we'll as Seward himself-are part owners
of ali the slaves in the Sonth, can neither
be denied nor refuted that by means of
their factories-suppied by Southern ma
terial-they make their bread and clothe
their bodies, will scarcely be questioned. -
And hot one of the merchant princes ofNew
York or Boston will dare to say that his
Golfers were not filled in part from the same
fertile source-the African slave labor Of
the South. Now, where this "accursed''
institution offers to the poor of the North
meat and bread, to the less INDECENT, COM
potency, and to others wealth, why it gives
them all that it has ever bestowed upon the
South. So let US entreat you, gentlemen
and ladies, either to cease your clamor about
Southern slavery, or yield up your own in
tcrest in these unfortunate serfs.