Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-02-28

Wayne,
Also, Preston Ia returned ,93..
This clear indication Of 4 preference for Gov.
Wise being announced, Gen. kemper called for
'thrcc cheers for Wise" which were given
with a will" The minority replied with
'three cheers for Hunter" which were immc'
diatcly followed by another "threc cheers for
Wise" .
\ motion was then made TO adjourn sine die.
Mr.. IShcll Of Jefferson, then said: 81 under
stand that the vote Just announced indicates
Gov. Wise to he the first choice Of his Con-
~vcntinn. move that such declaration be made
unanimous"
This speech proved the signal for another
Scene Of uproar which bcggars description
So soon rs he could make his voice heard, the
President announced that the motion TO adjourn
sine die, was first in order. \ rira roce vote WAS
raken on this motion, and after briefly return
ing thanks for the compliment paid him By the
Convention, the President declared that the
Convention stood adjourned sine die.
Snch is n concise 7tsHme Of the proceedings
Of the Convcntion-evcry feature Of which
furnishes evidence that Henry 4. Wise is the
first choice Of a large majority of the Demo-
cracy Of Virginia, for the Office Of President o!
the United States. The grand rally of dele
gates at the Curinthian Hall, on Wednesday
evening, where 4 majority OF the Democratic
votes of the State were pollcd in favor of an
expression of preference for Wise; the urgen.
cy with which the minority Of the Convention
pressed forward 4 substitute, instead Of meet
ing the question of preference directly; the
manner in which Il large portion Of the minor.
ity abused the indulgence extended by the
majority; their resorts to parliamentary tlncSse
and ,n~parliamcntary confusion, and even 10
threats of party diSorganization, to prevent
q vote on the resolution of preference; the de.
feat Of the minority on two test votes, on mel
Their Of which the majority cXcrted more than
two.thirdS OF their strengthened on tho latter
Of which a large number Of delegates were
prevented from voting at all; the declaration
made by the last scaled vote that the Conven-
ton would SOl refuse the vote Of preference;
the known fact that this assurance was not
reiterated BY an actual vote Of preference,
merely because a portion Of Governor WiScs
friends became convinced that 4 portion of 4
minority were predetermined to break mp the
Convention in disorder, and to d~iSorganisc the
party rather than permit direct vote 10 be
taken on the resolution Of preference; the fact
that 4 large majority of the electors chosen by
the Convention are known to prefer Governor
Wise to all other candidates for the
Prcsidcncy-this chain Of circumstances Is
all.sufiicicnt to establish the fact that Henry
4. Wise is the first choice Of the Eir-
ginia Democracy for the Chief Magistracy of
the Union. The timely declaration OF this was
desired by his friends, not for the purpose OF
| influencing the action Of the District Conren-
tons. in the selection Of delegates. They
needed no further assurance on that score;
being well satisfied, from the expression of tho
popular voice as exhibited in the primary
meetings, that the voice Of Virginia will be
cast as a unit at Charleston for Gov. Wisc's
nomination. The vote of preference at the
State Convention was only intended to give
timely information TO the Democracy Of our
sister States, MS to the intended action Of Vir-
ginia ut Charleston. And in spite of the unfair
action of the minority, in spite, too, OF the
deliberate E~,lsclond Of Il lcw ~trcc-soil ncwspa.
pers in New York. which persist in publishing
the uniounAcd statement that Mr.. Douglas
rejected resolution was ad,ptei by the COnven-
ton, still the announcement has gone Forth in
an unmiStakahlc form. and, We are already
assured, has sIfiiced 10 rally a gallant band Of
national delegates, North and South, 10 the
%s,lupnrt of HIrginin'S ~lavoritc candidate.
SnoorI,cs nrIircrcd in the Convention.