Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-24
o,nos,t,o, Stnte Convention.

count Of the first days proceedings OF Ihc Co"'
~vention:
The delegates to the Opposition convention
Of the State Of Virginia assembled Wednesday u
the African Church, i'll this city. Inc pu'ld,
ing was crowded to its utrIost capacity, ana
many delegates were unable to obtain adIniS-
sion. The showcry weather prevented a gene
raj attendance Of ladies, and the galleries re-
served for them were crowded with masculine
SPECTATORS. The ceiling over the Presidents
chair was decorated with 4 large national flag.
The following is a list Of the counties repre-.
sented, and the number Of delegates from each:
Total number Of delegates registered, l,o3o.
A large number have not yet been received.
Accomac 3 Albenarlc SO; Alexandria II;
Allegheny :; ANGLIA .s s. A4eorst s. Appo""'-
Barbour !; Bath |; Bedford S; Berkeley l;
Botc,ourt 10; Brunswick /; Buckingham 10.
Campbell Is; Caroline 81; Charles City 5;
| Charlotte 10; Chesterfield Is; Clarke l; Gull
pepper Q; Cumberland IL.
Dinwiddic 2.
Elizabeth City i; Essex G.
Fairrax3; Fauquier G; Floyd 9; Fluranna III
Franklin s; Frederick l.
Giles i; Gloucester 8; Goochland .; Green
bricr :; Greene .; Greenesville !.
Halifax u; Hampshire 3; Hanover 20; liar
DIV !: Harrison /; ~ilenrico +G; Henry o.
Isle Of Wight l; Jackson /; james City Z;
Jefferson 0.
Kanawha .; King George l; King and Queen
81; King William ID.
Loudoun I; Louisa -; Luncnburg !.
Marshall .; Matthews l; Mecklcnburg e; Mer-
Ger 3: Middiesex S; Monongalia =; Monroe p
Montgomery s,
Sansemond 4; Nelson 70; New Kent 10;
Nicholas !; Norfolk city 0; Norfolk county %;
Northampton ,; Nottoway IL.
Ohio Q; Orange II.
Patrick !; Petersburg 81; Pittsylrania Z;
Pocahontas .; Powhatan 8; Princess i.nne =;
Prince Edward IS; Prince George il; Prince
William 3; Pulaski i; Putnam l.
Rappahannock I; Richmond city 80; Rich
mond county .; Roanoke D; Rockbridge 1T;
Rockingham i; Russell l.
Scott |; Southampton S; ~Spotsylvania IA;
Stafford u; Surry +.
Taylor .; Upshur l.
Washington .; Williamsburg 5; Wood 2;
Wythe ]; York; 4.
The counties not represented are Brooke,
Buchanan, CabelI, Calhoun, Carroll, Craig,
DoIdridgc, Gilmcr, Grayson, Lancaster, Lee,
Lewis, Madison, Marion, Mcdowell, Morgan,
Page, Peasants, Preston, Shenandoah, S,nyth,
Sussex, Tazcwell, Tucker, Tyler, Warren,
WAYNE, VOTED, Writ and Wisc-30.
The Convention was called 10 order at u
o'clock, b. Mr.. Henry ". Thomas, Of Fairfax,
on whose motion, Valentine W. Southall, Esq,
Of Albenarle, was elected Chairman, and Mr..
James Mcdonald, Of tic "Whig," appointed
Secretary.
Messrs. T.. S. Flourncy and John S. Pcndlc-
$500 A. rh.;~,,, 70 tho ,,1uffor,p -
He was greeted with loud applause, upon the
subsistence of which, he addressed the Cenven-
ton. =
On motion Of Mr.. Thomas, the Chairman was
authorized TO appoint b committee Of fiftcel-
one from each electoral District-to select the
permanent officers Of the Convention.
The Chairman accordingly appointed =
Messrs. Fl. w. Thomas, Of Fairfax; W. IL.
Summcrell, Of Southampton; Travis II. EppeS,
Of Nottoway; Jams c.. Bruce, Of Halifax; i.
X. Irving, of Buckingham; John y. Porter, Of
Orange: i. J. Crane, of Richmond city; 10.
Saunders, Of Williamsburg; J. Harrison Kelly,
of Spotsylvania; y. B. Mead, Of Clarke; S.
Med. Moore, Of Rockbridgc; GuyB French, Of
Giles; Thomas Poagc, Of Pulaski; p. NJ: Adams,
Of Wood, and Thomas Sweeney, OF OHIO.
The committee retired forthwith to discharge
the duties devolvcd upon them. Hon. L. ).
Flournov was then called upon to address the
Convention, and responded in an eloquent ami
splendid speech, a report OF which We are conf
pelled to defrr-the brief interval Of the re-
cess not allording sufficient time for a transcript
ton Of the notes.
The committee on permanent organization
presented the following report, which was
unanimously adopted by the Convention.
For President-John Janney, of Loudoun.
Vice Observation-Disclosures w. Southall, AL
bernarle; WIN. Ballard Preston, Montgomery;
Beverly r. Johnston, Washington; Waldo II.
Golf. Harrison; Chas. F. Urquhart, Southamp-
ton, Richard T. Taylor, Amelia; WIN. Martin,
Henry; Thos. NJ. Bundurant, Buckingham;
Williams G. Wickham, Hanover; Thomas IL.
Wilson, Charles City; Allen Harrison, Prince
Williams; Vim. Qucsenherry. Caroline; Hugh
Pendleton, Jefferson; John McCuc, Augusta;
EJohn Brady, Ohio.
Principal Sccretarics-Robcrt F'dgway anu
D.. 7. Bisbie. .
Assistant Secretaries-The editors Of Wing
papers present.
The President was escorted to his seat, by
a committee appointed for the purpose, and
was greeted with loud cheering. lie enter
tanned the Convention with a review Of the po-
litical history of the country, and earnestly
urged the formation Of an Union party.
Hon. j.. S. Pendlcton stated that there were
several strangers in the city, from other States,
who had been invited to visit this Convention,
and he moved that Mr.. Thomas be authorized
to extend to them c~ivilitics of the Convention.
The proposition was agreed to, and in pursu-
ancc thereof, Hon. W. y. Lake of Miss; MeSsrs.
4. NJ. Bininger and J.. Dodge, Of New York,
and possibly other gentlemen, were provided
with seats on the main platform.
Mr.. Thomas moved that the rules OF the
Mousse of Delegates he adopted for the govern
mcnt of the body, and that as far as practicable
the members of the Convention will obtain
seats, and avoid ~crowding into the aisles. The
motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. Robert E. Scott, of Fauquier, proposed
tl,at the counties should be called over by one
Of the Secretaries, in order that the lists Of del
ceatcs might be handed in, regularly.
Several members informed Mr.. Scott that a
large majority Of the delegates had already
been registered, and he then withdrew his mo-
ton.
Mr.. L. Mckenzie, Of Alexandria, proposed
an adjournment till / o'clock, to enable the
Secretaries to register the names Of delegates.
Mr.. +. johnson, Of Bedford, proposed to eco
nomisc time by authorising the President to
appoint a committee on business-to consist of
one from each Congressional District.
Mr.. NJ. Johnson. Of Richmond, suggested
the committee should he selected from the cleo.
: toral districts.
Mr.. johnson, Of e., aSscnted to this modlti-
cation Of his resolution, and in response to an
enquiry, said that he proposed that the Prcsi-
dent should appoint the committee.
Mr.. Mckenzie favored the selection Of the
committee by the delegates from the several
electoral districts.
The President said that he preferred that
mode Of organizing the committee.
Mr.. johnson, Of B., said that his whole OBJ.
jcct was to save the time of the Convention
lie suggested that the delegates from the cleo
toral districts could intimate to the President
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