The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-24
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Wood Assistant. NJ. Lady, of Kanawha.
Senatorial District.-For a3d District, Geo.
s. Patton; for 45th District, G. p. T. Moore
for 10th District u. NJ. Inrrer for 4Sth Dis
trict, John n. hughes.
County Electors. .-Upshur, Geo. W Bernn:
Braxton, Benz. w. Byrne; Clay, Felix J. Bax-
ter; Webster. Duncan McLaugh,er; Pleasants,
Jocob r. Jackson; Wood, J. Il. Blair; Richie,
John p. Harris: Writ, DIR. Jas. A. w WilIiam.
son; Roane. j. L. tAwell: Kanawha, DIR. Jno
Parks: Putnam, George 4. Bower Cabell,
Edward Smith Doddridge, Jas. A. Foley. Bar
bour Felix Hughes: Harrison. Luther Hay
mond: Giimer. J. W. F. Holt; Mason, James
Hutchinson: Lewis. James T Jackson: Jack
son, James Armstrong; Calhoun. George w
Mccoy: Randolph, DAVID Coli; tWayne and
Tucker reported biank-)
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
For the Dis,rict--A. Bolton Caldwell, of
OHIO Waitman 7. Wiley of Mo-
nongaIia-
d Zinn. of Preston for 10th District, J. ".
q .Iiaher, Of Marshall for 50th District, NJ
Richardson, of Ohio.
County Elec,ors.-Hancock, James Burns
Brooke Edward Smith: Ohio, q. L. Gran
rer: Marshall. j. NJ. Hoge Tyler, Thomas J.
Stalev: Marion, f.. Il. Hail: Monongalia. H.
bearing: Taylor. II. j. Gather: preston and
Wetzei reported hiank)
when the call was concluded, the President
stated that. if no objections wege nsade. the
reports would be considered as approved by
the Convention. without taking vote upon
them.
Mr.. s. Med Moore. of Rockbridge, had been
chosen Elec,or for the Eleventh District
against his wishes Since then he had heard
that obiect tions were made TO him, because he
was one of the sCners tor the publication of
the 'Ruffner Pamphlet" For that, or any
other private act, he was responsible TO Cpd,
and 10 G cd only. He had no apology to make
TO this Convention. He had been a Wing for
forty wears and he expected TO die one. He
designed TO plain his position In regard to
1, ,t.t gt16 hJr nf do
ing So read series Of resolutions, which he
intended offer a. The proper time, and which
embodied his sentiments on the subject OF
slavery The resolutions declared the slaves
OF the South TO be the best fed, best cared for
and happiest class of laborers in the world
denounced AboiitIcEists OF the North for in-s
terfering with the subject-deci Jared the light
Of the South 10 hold them as property-and
protes ted against the interference of Congress,
either in he States or in the Territories, ex
cept to protect them as other property. APP
planse
Mr. j. b. Bingham arose to q point Of order.
The gentleman was Introducing irrelevant
matter. that would lead TO a long and useless
discussion to the delay of the regular busi-
ness of the Convention.
A Member-I hope Mr.. Moore will be per-
mitted 10 90 with his explanation.
President.--The reports of the delegations
have been received. and as Mr. Moore has in
dicated his purpose to introduce resolutions
on new business, his remarks are entirely in
order. Applause.
Mr.. Moore, resumed.-That old man Ruff
ner is As true patriot rs ever breathed the
breath of life. l did sign a call upon him to
publish an address he delivered, but by so do
ing am not to be considered as favoring his
recommendation OF educating the negroes.
tApplausel l was in favor of getting rid O {
negroes in our section. because l did nat think
their labor could be made profitable TO ns, bat
did not design TO set them free. wished to
remove them by sale. [Applause.l The peo-
pie of my section of the State are sound on
The subject of slavery AS those of any other
section. They are true 20 all the institutions
of Virginia, and viii ever remain SO. Ap-
piause. We may differ from you in matters
of policy but that difference is such only as
nay be seen with husband and wife. If We
quarrel among ourselves, we are as one man.
ready to resist TO the death any interference
with our internal affairs from outsiders
[Great applausel
The Presid announced the following gen.
tlemen, to compose the business committee OF
tifteen-one from each Electoral District
ist.-WashingIon L. Rlddick, of Nanse-
mond.
2d.-Daniel Lyon, Sr, of Petersburg.
3d.-Thos. Stanhope Flournoy, of Halifax.
lth.--John NJ Speed, of Lynchbnrg.
5th.-N. w. Southall, of A Ibemarle.
6th.--A Judson Crane OF Richmond city.
.th.-Warner Taliaferro, OF Gloucester
eth.-Wm. ID. Quisenberry. of Caroline.
9th.-Wm. I. Green of Stafford.
lo,h.-Thomas H. Willis, of Jefferson.
l2th.-Wm. Ballard Presto, OF Montgomery.
l1ih-Charles Crockett, of Wythe.
1itn.-John J. Thompson, OF Putnam.
15th.-Daniel NJ Edgngton, of Ohio.
MI Woodfin, of Buckingham, made a mo.
ton that the reports OF the various delega-
tons be called in numerical order. and the
vote be taken on each.
The President stated that when the reports
Were first made, 4 suggestion was made by
him and atquiesced in, that the reports be
approved. read, if not Objected to. If the
Convention wished to pursue another course,
they could now indicate il by the vote to be
taken on Mr.. WoOdfin's motion.
Mr.. Logan, of Roanoke. made a motion to
Law the reports on the table. He did not wish
them ac ted upon until TIE Business Committee
could have time to report. He wanted TO know
what banner he was 10 fight under and who
was to be the leader, before the subalterns
were selected. Great applause
Mr.. Thomas, of Fairfax, hoped the reports
would be adopted as made by the deiegauioEs,
and that the Convention would proceed 10
dispose of its business. [Applause.] Our ban
ner will be the Constitution and the Union, as
handed down by our fathers, IapplauSa and
under that We will fight for our country
fApplause.I With these principles to guide us,
let us take the leader given us BY the National
Convention, be he whom he may-fcr none
other than truly conservative national man
will be selected. fGreat arplause.l
Mr.. Woodiih could not sanction the nOmi-
nation of Mr. Moore. He did not doubt his
soundness now, on the slavery question--h
was sure that he was true patriot-but with
what face could they go before the leople with
an Elector who had endorsed the Ruffner
pamphlet, after their opposition to Gov.
Leicher for the same reason tApplause] His
opposition had been honest and zeaious-he
had seen no reason TO change lt-and could
not, thereft re, go for MIR. Moore, bonest, true
and patriotic as he now believed him TO be-
[Applause.
Mr. Logan had made motion to lay the re-
ports upon the table, because he feared there
were delegates here who favored southern
conference g and he wanted no such leaders,
tApplausel He was for the Constitution and
the Union as they came down to us from our
fathers-but was against any Southern con-
ference, either for union or dissolution. Ap-
plause.
Mr. Moore defended himself against the in
timatiOns of unsoundness on the slavery ques.
tion He was as-frue 10 the South and the
Union AS any member of this Convention. He
was an old Whig. and would follow that flag,
tattered and torn AS il had been described to the
end OF time. (Applause lie would like 10
know when the act of Limitation, for signing
the Ruffner pamphlet would commence. In
ls;,2 the delegate from Buckingham and hun
dreds Of-other gentlemen, backed by the Ea-
cuiyey and Whig, were in favor of emancipa-
lion. Were the acts Of those days 10 be
brought in Judgment against those gentlemen
(Applause. He had accepted the post OF Eiec-
tor at the earnest solicitation OF his delega-
tion and would now hold 1t, and do battle,
with all his zeal and ability, for the Constitu-
tion aud the Union. Applause.1
The President stated the motion Of Mr.. Lo-
gan, TO lay the reports on the table, and put
ting the question to the Convention, it was
decided in the negative.
The next business in order was the motion
OF Mr. Woodfin, to have the reports called in
numerical order, and voted upon, and the
ues ton being put, it was decided in the affir-
native
Secretary Mcdonald, under the direction OF
the President, proceeded to call the districts.
aud at the request Of Col McCue, announced
the name of the Eiector. On calling the
eleven tn district, and reporting the name OF
Mr.. s. Med. Moore as the Elector,