Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-21
CHARACTERIZE CONVENTION
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The Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions q


The Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions INF.
Broun OF Kanawhal reported the following:
l. Rssorsd Democracy Of Virginia In Convention as
sembled cordially rAy th nominations Of John Beeknrdge
and Joseph Of President and Vice PreGsnt
Rssoeed ThA, We adopt and Affirm the following resOu
lions -
OF Congress Poy.onal and temporary and curing us eA
nce United States have equal right TO
lie with property In the Territory, without their rights either
person properly being destroyed impaired BY Oongres
Lonal Territorial legislaii n 49,
Department. protect when the rights Of persons and
property the Territories and wherever it. constitutional SuihOr
77Sd That when Territory having adequate
populA form state oonsut on, the right Of sovereignty COM
mences and bens by adm into Union,
they equal footing with tbs people Of other e and
thus organized ought - be admitted into The Federal
Unon whether It's Consultation prohibits recognizes the nstu-
Resolrsd That committee Of eve be appOlnedb by
Convention prepare and pubh an address to the
people Of Virginia. TO accompany and enforce the foregoing ro
r,d That the President Of this Convention be Instructed to
reorganzs Central Committee andto enlarge the same
Rolrsd That the Democratic Electoral ticket Of the State
m iaed by Convention aud that th- delegates from the
live Electoral districts report 70 the Cnvenon such changes In
senatorial and County Electors as may be necessary Tor mat
Rlrsd That the Democracy Of each county ofe
ponnsn OF Committees and the adoption Of such other means As
m AZ Of the principles aud consolidation
/ Realized That Hon NJ T. Hunter Hon; James n Ma
sOn Hon Henry WISE Hon wn smith, and w Russell ESQ
be- hereby respectfully and earnestly requested to
the State al large In advocacy Of the election Of JohnC beek
lnridge and Joseph Lane.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. Wise of Richmond, expressed his dissatisfaction
that the Pacific Railroad resolution adopted at Charles
ton and constituting part OF the platform on which
Breckiurdge and Lane stand had not been substantially
disafirmed in the resolutions reported.
Mr. Leake said that the committee had desgnedly ig
uored that question: because they desired not throw
bone of contention into the in other States
Mr.. Wise said he wanted It TO 60 on record that the
omission was designed and intended express the
disapproval by this Convention Of the resolution embra
ced in the national platform.
Mr. Seldom, of Stafford, was not willing that such
declaration should 20 out as his position. lie had been
a member Of the Convention Charleston and Bati-
| more. Those Conventions had made platform, and
their candidates had accepted it. The Virginia delega
ton had voted for the whole PLATFORM and were commit
ted to the other States TO abide BY it, The twentyhree
delegates who remained in the Convention at Baltimore
we're committed to every line Of that platform.
Mr. Fisher, of Northampton, did not mean TO get rid OF
the subject by ignoring it. TWAS a subteriuge of which
he would not be guilty As man. he favored the con-
strucon of that work. and would contribute his private
towards it, but be would not assent to the doc
trine that the Federal Government could undertake such
a work. Mr. Fisher a; this point gave way to motion
for recess til halEpast three and the convention, ac-
cordiugly adjourned to that hour.
That the whole subject may be properly understood,
we here insert the resolutions in full offered by Mr. Fisher
| yesterday
Rsolre ina, earnestly and cordially approve
cratic Convention Institute Hail. In the city Of Baltimore with
the following exception, 10 Wit:
Wheras great cardinal principle Of the Democratic Repub-
ucan party has the incorporating denial Of
constitutional the General works
Of Imp oyemen and whereas In defiance Of the well
principles and policy the party the Nat ona Convention
has adopted the following Amble and resolution
"Whveas Of the greatest necessities Of the age, In po
eAl commercial postal and military point Of view Aspeedy
communication between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts there
| fore. be
Reore That the National Democratic party do pledge them
selves evey exeron In Their power the
Of bin the extent Of their constitutional authority by
Congress- for the construction Of Pacific Railroad from the
Mississippi river 10 the Pacific athe earliest practical mo
/ meuI"
Therefore, be it
Resorsd by the Virginia Democracy In Convention assembled
That do steadfay endorse preamble and resou
/ tlon last Aforesaid.
At the time Of Offering these resolutions, NJ. Fisher
advocated them in a very earnest They were
disposed Of by being laid the table, After the ap-
pOntment Of the committee resolutions he moved to
have them taken up for the purpose Of being referred
that committee but the Convention, by a very decisive
vote, refused to take them up.