Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-22
Virginia Conventions :,

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Virginia Conventions.
The Douglas Convention and the Breckinridge
Convention met on Thursday last the former At
Staunton and the latter at Charlottesville Va : We
give suech reports is we have received: -
CHAKlorrEsynLE CosvEsIIoN. FIRST DAY.
0HARLoTrEsyrLLE Aug I6.-The Democratic
State Convention Of the friends of Messrs Breckin-
ridge and Lane assembled to-day in this place. and
was organized by the choice Of VIM, NJ Amber,
Esq, or Louisa county, as Chairman Miers w.
Fisher, Esq, of Northampton county, offered res
olution opposing the construction Of railroad to
the Pacific BY the General Government Ex-Gov
Smith offered resolution that a committee be APP
pointed to confer with the Convention at Stanton
which was adopted. After some other preliminary
proceedings, the Convention adjourned until to-
morrow. -r ,..sss "a -
SrAUNroN CoNyESTIoN, FIRST DAY.
SrAusToN, Aug 16-The State Convention of
the friends Of Senator Douglas in Virginia, assem-
bled in this place to-day, and organized by the cleo
ton of Col. Henry w. Hopkins, of Petersburg, as
President, and Jas. H. Cox, of Chesterfield as Sec
rotary Eighty counties are represented, and about
six hundred delegates are in attendance. Every
thing like fusion or compromise is believed to be
out of the question, though several motions were
made in the Convention to-day, with that object in
view. d 2e
The Convention (Staunton) adjourned at o'clock,
to meet again at 8, TO hear aspeech from Duncan
X. McRae, ESQ.,, of North Carolina. ..
A correspondent of the Richmond Wing writes ::
The Convention met at IL o'clock. ID.
On notion Col Baylor, of Augusta, was made
temporary chairman.
Hon. Henry L. Hopkins was chosen permanent
chairman.
The proceedings to-day were chiefly of business
character, and were toerably harmonious. A strong
hofh for and md nit
in the party was manifested. aff-
Chas. Irving, Esq, who is here is opposed to all
compromise, and looks to union in the State on no
ground that of the unconditional surrender Of
the Breckenridge wing. ts --r..- -.astr .ss-
/ think straight out Douglas ticket will be
nominated, and resolution passed instructng the
Electors If elected to cast the vote Of the State
as to defeat Lincoln AS yet there has been no
matured idea determined on. % 81. - q r
Hon. Duncan K McRae, of North. Carolina is in at
tendance here. He is now addressing very large
audience. The enthusiasm is much greater than
any one had anticipated it would be-"
Another writer gives the proceedings of the af-
ternoon session as follows: IT,. --..,.
ION motion of Mr.. Collier, of Petersburg, a
committee appointed to prepare address to
the Democracy of Virginia. .Hsia.
Mr. Collier remarked that he was in favor of short
sessions to avoid the annoyance of propositions of
compromise from Charlottesville Mr.. Irving spoke
to the same effect Great applause and enthusiasm.
On motion of Mr.. Stovall committee APP
pointed to report electoral ticket Subsequently
Mr.. Stuart Of Doddrige spoke in favor Of a COM
promise, but yielded the floor for a motion to ad-
journ. Mr.. Irving hoped that the motion would be
voted down to prevent the rensga Of discussion to-
morrow. The motion was then rejected by an over
whelmng vote, and Mr.. Stuart concluded his
speech. Adjourned until eight o'clock, when Mr..
McRae of North Carolina will speak"
The following dispatch we take from the Peters
burg Express:
STAUNroN, Aug. IA proposition from the
Charlottesville Convention for Union Of the De-
mocracy in the State, was taken into consideration
by the Convention here, and rejected. There will
be no union except on the basis Of an uncondition-
al surrender by the Brecklnridgers.
The Hon. George W. Hopkins has declared for
Douglas.
RICHMOND Aug IA telegram to the Wing
says that when the message from the Charlottesville
Convention was received at Staunton for a commit
tee Of conference with the Douglas Convention, a
feeling prevailed that the Breckenridge men should
come to them if they wished to settle the existing
differences.
despatch to the Enquirer says that the propo-
sition will not be entertained by the Douglas men,
except by the friends of Breckenridge "caving in.
SrAUNToN, Aug. 1.-THE Douglas State Conven-
ton to-day adopted resolution inviting Mr. Douglas
to visit Virginia. They also adopted resolution
reairming the Baltimore PLATFORM declaring Messrs
Douglas and johnson regularly nominated, and de-
nouncing the administration.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug IA resolution was Of
fered to-day in the Breckenridge Convention to in
struct the electors that if necessary in order to
prevent republican triumph they cast the vote of
the State for either Of the other candidates.
A resolution was adopted reaffirming the Charles
ton platform, except the resolutions in reference to
the Pacific Railroad and Cuba
Senator Hunter speaks tonight and Senator Ma
son tomorrow.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug IA special despatch to the
Alexandria Gazette from Charlottesville, says the
anti Douglas spirit decidedly manifested in the
+ Convention to-day. The report Of the committee
on resolutions was read and unanimously adopted
The first afirms the slavery section of the National
Democratic platform, &c. The second provides for
the presentation of address to the people of the
State. The third for the organization Of central
executive committee and Of an electoral ticket
The fourth calls county organizations, and the fifth
requests Messrs. Hunter, WISE and Mason, to can
vass the State no
The Convention repudiated the Pacific railway.
Mr.. Newlin made a violent dsunion speech, amid
much applause. - I:#r- r,.arr- rE
Mr.. Smith, from the conference committee, re-
ported at 4 o'clock that no arrangement had been
made at Staunton, but that the Douglas convention
had appointed committee of five to correspond
with the committee of this convention.
STAUNToS, Aug III P. m.-The Douglas conven-
ton transacted but little business to-day, beyond
the appointing Of conference committee, but the
general impression is there is not the slightest
chance of reconciliation being effected The Doug
las men will probably frame clear Douglas ticket
tonight '''' seeds 2 s. l.'.fe ~
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug. 1s.-A resolution was
adopted yesterday, modifying the electoral ticket
and appointing Hunter, Mason, Wise, Russell, and
Ex-Governor Smith electors at large. a@t'S'sn
A resolution was adopted nstructing the electors,
if Breckenridge cannot be elected to vote as unit
so as to prevent the election Of Lincoln.
STAUNroN, Aug. 1s.-Late last night Douglas
electoral ticket was adopted, viz: George Blow,
H. L. Hopkins, j. B. Stovall James Garland, Benz.
Randolph, j. H. Cox, B. Ellsworth, written in dis.