Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-26
Gov. Hunt

ne nomination oi Dell HhtFH kncll u rltr
perfect satisfaction after all. rs Gov. llnni Ut
New York. who presided over thr Baltimore L anon
Convention, caused it to be understood ia, he
would not consider himself bound to supper, the
nominee of that body. Ito would wait for more
light before deciding. Tho New York Express,
We Sec which led Oh for and advocated the ella ms
of Sam Houston publishes M address to the reo-
ple Of that STATE, in favor Of the hero OF San ia
cinto. and incnes to the idea OF taking him
preference to the nominee OF any convcnto IT,
All this looks like boiling the Constitutional u omi
nation.
We find tho substance Of the above. which we
take from Democratic exchange, going the
rounds of the papers in that interest. Thee is
not u word of truth in it. We heard every ~ylla-
BILE that Gov Hunt uttered in the late Conven ton
and. 80 far from causing it to be understood that
he wouldsnot consider himself bound to support
tho nominees of that body" he endorsed tho
ton Of the Convention, heartily. When he arose.
to ask for the nomination of John Bell the 'inan.
imous approval Of the Convention. hs dec AIRED
that il was the proudest duty Of his lIc." More
over, when his name mentioned for the Vice.
Presidency in competition with that of Edward
Everett, he peremptoriy forbid it; first, upon the
ground that he could not dispute such an honor
with Mr.. Everett; aud, secondly because he did not
wish to be restrained in the efforts he INTENDED to
put forth in this cause, by relation to the CON-
vcnton that would make it improper for him to
take active part in favor of its nominees. This
| is Mr.. Hunts position, and We doubt whether
! there is a man in the whole country who will
more ardently support Bell and Everett than Gov.
Hunt.
| The position of the N. Y Express las been
somewhat anomalous it is true. One Of its cd
! tors, MIR. Erastus Brooks, was u prominent men,
| Der Of the Convention, and was the person who
, III 'yed that the nomination Of John Bell should
declared unanimous. We ail not hear Mr.
Brooks utter word in the Convention favorable
to the nomination Of Gen. Houston, whatever way
he may have voted.
Notwithstanding the prominent part taken by
Mr. Brooks in the Convention, the Express has
not yet adopted its candidates, though it is plain
that its sympathies are all in their favor 1t pro-
Jesse, to be acting in Difference to an obligation
imposed by the New York State Convention, which
is TO be reconvened alter all the nominations shall
have been made, and then determine what shall be
the course Of the conservative men Of that State
We have not word to say as to the position of
the New York gentlemen, who feel iettered by
this obligation, whilst it did not restrain them
from participating in the proceedings of the Ma
tional Convention, though, at the same time, as
it appears reserying to themselves, or deorring to
another anddifcrent body, the right of de;ern.in-
ing their final action-their concurrence or non.
concurrence in the nominations which they assis.
ted to make.
We perceive, however, that Mr.. Brooks, and
other Of the late delegates addressed the Nation
al Union Club of New York on last Monday night,
in favor of the Baltimore nominees, when the no.
limitations were ratified with great unanimity-
and it was likewise determined to hold q mass
meeting at an early day. The independent lIou,-
ton movement will result in nothing, it is obvi.
ously fast dying out. We have doubt that the
Express will have the names Of our noble
standard-bearers at its masthead and continue to
labor, asst has already doue, for their success.
We are q united party everywhere, and in this as
in many other respects, differ materially from tho
late Democratic party.