Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-27
THIRD DAY-FRipAY, Feb. q.


MORNING SESSION.
The Convention rc-asscmblcd this morning nj
ITO O'Clock, President Janpey resuming the Cha'r,
and calling the body to order
Mr. Green Peyton,of Albcmarle-i have inc
pleasure of announcing that the Hon, a. H. ~.
IStnart has kindly consented 10 address ."e
lConvention this morning at ten O'Clock. lap
The Pre.ident--Mr. Stuart having becn invited
Inv the Convention 10 addocss it this morning
liz now requested to come forward ana take the
istand
| Hon. A. II. II. Staurt on taking the stand
thanked tho Convention for the compliment they
Ibad mid him. not a. an individual, but M rcp-
Preventative Of that glorioas old county of Augusta
la county which was Wing in tho dnys Of the
lReyolution and which will be found to be no less
lWhig now. when she iscalled upon. Applause
The Democratic party said Mr.. s.. has always
advocated negative principles until now-anti'
bank, anti-tariii, anti-internal improvement-wlth
mo -nsitive principles upon its banner. TAP
In auso II has changed its tactics. as we see.
laia NV presents q positive policy that 49,
Ito carry slavery TO the remotest parts ot~'e coun
TRY. whether the soil or Ultimate. or pursuits are
lndapted to slave labor. On the other hand, the
IBlack Republicans are advocating doctrine, which,
If carried out will prove destructive to the rights
and interests of a large minority OF the people at
this Union. We can affiliate with none ct these
parties. Conservative aswe are, We should ask
nothing that is not right, and submit 10 nothing
that is wrong. The success OF either section
would he destructive TO the rlghisot all. II the
Black Republicans were to succeed, tho South
could not and would not submit TO the degrela-
ltions which would follow their Legislation. IT
the Democrats succeed. purely sectional
grounds, the Black Republicans would be cmblt'
tered, and seeing that they bad been beaten hy
the combined South would hand Together on The
next OCCASION and sweep every position within the
gift Of the majority. Mr.. slaurt here read IN
extract from the speech "f John G. Calhoun. of
u.s. c.. the revenue policy Of the country before
Congress. aid in favor OF the Union, and On i, nd
vanced M argument to prove that MI sections oi
this Union were essential 10 each other. and to
tho whole. lilo next t'uk up the sui jet Of slave
ry, reviewed its history from 1888 To tho present
ime--denonnced the black ret publican organza-
ton rs in violation OF the Constitution aud dc.
structve to the rights of tho South Hundreds
of thousands Of men, whn have acted. with that
party to beat the Democrats, may BIO won back to
nm allegiance To the Constitution md IN Union.
He urged tho Wings mad Americans not to 6o,cn
to the appeals OF the Democrats 10 join them, but
urged them TO stand fast by tho old Wing colors,
and save the country Mr. =. referred to the
peaceful state OF tho country when Mr.. Fillmore
left the PRESIDENT Il chnirh the compromise
blank in the Democmtic platform when Pierce
was electedo it's being set aside by the Kansas
sns act within four IN n'hs thereaiertn the bro
ken pledges OF thu, parry -anl tn their incnpoci.
| ty 10 maintain the Union and enfnrce the Cpnsu.
tuition.
MIR. s. said the Black Republican party was the
Free. soil party under another IaDe. nnd WAS hut
In 'ranch of the Democratic party inau .urntci Ivy
Ivan Buren,. The Democrats say tho Black he
ipubcans would despo,l them Of their property.
Ito prevent thnt we are ready to give cue AID hut
have not the Democrats dospollod w of that which
lls caqually dear praprri Your liberty fran
lchisc'-"ur right 10 representation in the FEEDER
lal Congress? Mr. s. then pointed to the -, 900
Wings in the State, entirely unrepresentcd except
NJ single district, in which Wing was elected
lby Democratic dseold Is The enornity practlscd
npon us not as great rs any that tho Black Rerub-
leans could practise ON them? Mr.. $. then re-
ferred to the Fugitive slave law; Ia thu decision Of
the Sup;e nc Court upon It's cin~titut ounlity in
tho DTcd Scott IN c,anl 10 the trnneity with which
the Democrats cling to that deei.ion.Grcat j,
IMana-and grea. the pemocrac,!-A majority
of tho members Of the Supreme Court happened to
be DcWpcrits--he dec sion suits their party ends
and therefore the cry. Have this party always
adhere tn the decisions Of the Supreme Court
Did not Judge Marshall, one Of the first men that
ever sat upon the bench, decide that the United
States Bank, the tariff, &c, Were cpnsttnlinnn?-
mud did thu Democratic pnry adhere to those de-
cissions.! ttpplansel But the Democrats com
plain TINT the Black Republicans refuse to deliver
np nStives slaves. l. uk in their high places
and soe who Ellis them. Are they not iugitivcs
from our pary3 (Applnuso,) Have they not n
regular underground railroad, Laughter, and do
they not give them high plnccs and put epau-
llettes upon their shoulders, daughter instead Of
returning them to u Applause. Aud would
they not make of these fugitive their cun,n,an-
i,ler-iu chief they osull do so? Applause |
Me- gentlemen. We can join neitner OF the
two sectional parties. let Us discard them both,
and rally TO the Constitution and the Onion. Let
as reclaim the conservatives Of all sccons~-lct us
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one that can command the patriots ofeyery section
nn'l thus preserve the Constitution aud the Union.
Mr.. :. spoke for nearly two hours, and was lis
tened TO with great attention being frequently in
terrupted by applause
Mr.. W. Ballard Preston from the Business Com
m,tee, announced his readiness to report. lie
stated that the majority had instructed him Ia
present series of resolutions, aud preiaccd then
with remarks in opposition to the adoption of III,
Address Of the National Central Executive Com
mittee 10 the People Of the United States" II,
WINS unwilling TO desert the Wing and American
platform Of 1859, and adopt new that W,
knew nothing of. lie reviewed the political his
| tory Of the country for the past twenty years
gave the Democrats and nack Republican,
, many heavy ihrusts in passng-and close,
by appealing to the Wings to stand aloof from
this new movement until its principles are devel
: nped.
. The Secretary then real the resolution. as fol
lows:
LIST. Resoired That we hold the powers grante
, and conferred on the General Government by tn
0 Constitution Of tho United States of America, n
? sacred trusts TO he held and faithfully exercise,
! for tho common benefit Of all the States and tn
: citlzens thereof; and we deplnre all measure
, and party organizations, which tend to perver
these powers to ends of injustice and oppression
{ We know no diversity OF interest among tn
several States. the citizens hereof incom paibl
with Constitutional administration of tho gov
eminent consistent with the equal rights of ea,
and all and We hold il to be the duty OF tn
Federal Government and each department thereof