Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-11
National Convention ofthe Con5titu ional
Union Party.

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~" "''"'N'"N' !" w "'t '"', ~ '''''n
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metH'S n'f'y u'i W'e present, ever" "'"''
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l"S IT, fN''4't t"' aHm''s'oh IL j"e Il "' - 'he
. ''H'" II, anu """,'' "o"' o'n''S man ''"'t
ShiP''l WI" c"'"S VI "uh'H'''" ny INC H'N''d'
committees: 80
a low "'hn,cs n''''' l. 81 'H' non " '"n a.
'HNe"u'" ,oo" MS s'' on .'' n,or I'll th' CON
''nihh ana was received VIVA applause rom IN"
%aiief'fS' ana inc lall'S' VINO occupied the west
tAi!eiN' waved 'he'i ha'"heie"'e's' mus e'hclhG
iH'lr Sraiihaauoh ~ seeing Ole VINO mas Tor 80
Ha''N Years "tcup'ea II prominent IpoSlu'h III inc
r''i''"' au .lrs oi the country.
AZ tea minutes past l. clock, non Jnhn Il.
,mo'nte''' took the ehn'f' ''mh',afl!Y'W was
! 1'l2W'1 ~ applause l'e'' - y, Ht' ape 'heh
offered PRAYER.
Mr. 'Hicnnen thcn 'oso anu sa'a II mad hfeh
i mhl' ms unly, rs CHAIRMAN u Tue executive com
in'ttcc, t. call tue convention To order and would
go IL VITA aS much prcV'ty as ne c'"!l. III npe'
u"h'r 10 'he Arrangements ne hohlhh''i hon.
Washington Hunt oil New York, as temporary
ehnfmnn. which was ad"p'ci.
Hon, lhomas swami, vi Maryland nominated
] -" N i, Switzcr, oil Missouri AS temporary Sec
8 roihfy
ar iluht was conducted 10 the char 'y Hon.
H. H. Nixon ana H. I. stevens. MIR. ilnht i oNe
s 10 tue SahVenI'on' ana reverted TO the ''me when
me lntherN ei tue country assembled To p'Tetuatr
: me ~" ana freedom 81 tue nation Ne @npta
the Proceedings OF the convention would initiate
'he'r example ana refAIh that which had made as
i great People. lhef were assembled, he trusted
IN tie spirit to sho" tha they were one r'oi'e.
I 'onha 'Hrhcr by n common hope. lEcy were
promp'ed hv u" partisan purposes. Thy should
Know no platform Int 'ta coun'ry, no parry hnt
the , mon II had long be-" appareni that there
! mo party IN the country, ex'rM /; !e the Com
snnl'ohN ohl"n party |" save the caputrA from
the dangers t" which It IL exp '>ed. TIE demo
cratic pnrtv had run aground 90 the squatter SOW
"r"'snA question: and t"ete was no probability that
W MD nan" again together by thee cohesive power
Wh'eh b'N"a II 80 long ne spoke OF the introduc-
tlan "' s!hfery INTO territory where the mercury
romans several degrees below zero, and where no
FiaYehoi'ef ""nia g. lhey seem to forget the
honor the interests hnl the welfare OF tie coun-
w ''ie mission VI thi' convention Is one OF peace
Nol"ma ana important considerations depended
"!N 'he uft.,oeratlon' ana action o, the body. lie
'ti!v,H' my nan 'oe power 10 unin'i IA banner
W"''" "o"'d of,ng 10 ''S Support 'he PATRIOTISM OF
,he co''t'N, anu lhae an would ieei that they he
long to one people That they would g. forward
''Sa'o'eS> o' man, an" trusting that the "verrul-
my P'",' ''c"' Hoo "a"'' crown their Efforts.
''rI' Leslie Combs, OF kentucky, moved that a