Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-31

/ Bsii ed azsrstt II Alabama.
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Alshssa. sssspa,sa r sslze On Wednesday. he
l2z3eflGe, - AaA1ks1pf t6sAesnunse
o keatfsatGa nd shs t1loHlng rsp1rt Of bsr-
%, - bel 81. 4. Philips. PfsA.
IdsM; w. HdysH Of nobiis. r. A. Ba,ta, Of
Tsllsdsga, \. II. Mossa. d RisAA Vice Presidents,
T. s. caswsll, Of Perry, J. p. Morgan. Of Bib.
Secretaries. Mr.. Langdca moved thai . commit
sse Il Eve be appointed 10 report resolutions to the
oouvsation. The President appointed the follow
lisK gentlemsa said committee: c. c. Langdon.
NJ. II. Cruikshank, A. B. Cooper. J. r. John. aud
Daniel Long. Al shs aiternooa session Of tho
Convention, Hon. @. c. Lapgdon. Chairman Of the
Committee on Resolutions. offered the following,
which, ID will b sesa, have The ring Of tho true
metal, '"
I. Resolved, That this Convention halls with
the liveliest satisfaction The nomination OF John
Bell, for President, and Edward Everett for Vice
President of the United States. by the Convention
Of the Constitutional Onion party. recently held
at Baltimore. and pledge to 1t our earnest aud cor
dial support ftlT.... It.5g
2. Resolved that Se require no other platform
for our candidates than the Consultation as inter.
breted BY The Huprems Court of the United States,
the Uaion Of the St.sss, and tho enforcement Of
the Lave.
3. Resolved, That In Tho public and private
characters Of Jshn Bell end Edward Everett, their
surest guarantees that the platform Of the Const-
tutional Union Party will be adhered to with hde.
lily and enforced wth energy.
| 4. Resolved, That the Constitutional Union men
Of Alabama, be requested to meet in every county
in the State and elect delegates to Convention
tn DO held in the city Of Selma on Wednesday, tho
9Th day OF June. proximo, for the purpose OF no
mnasiug an ELECTORAL Ticket. aud eGecting u
thorough organisation Of the party. and that on
the following day, to-wit. Thursday, 18th of june,
all the friends OF Bell and Everett In the Htae be
invited to assemble at the came place in Mass
Convention to ratify the nominations.
The resolutions were received with great mp
paase and adopted unanimously.
| In response to calls made upon them. Hon. Z.
c. Langdon, Of Mobile. Colonel M. Q. Waldell, Of
Perry, Hon. A. b. Cooper. Of Wilcox, and Colo.
mel Wash NJ. Smith, Of Selma. made forcible aud
patriotic addresses, which excited much enthusi-
asm. Tho body then adjourned to meet in Selma,
on Wednesday. the 9th Of June, proximo.
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1t is generally understood that those Democrats
in the South who profess to think that Douglas
ought to he hung. drawn and quartered. on &c
cunt Of his advocacy Of Squa.tsr Sovereignty,
are willing and many Of them eager. 10 support
Daniel S. Dickinson. Of New York. Yet Mr..
Dickinson is probably as thorough . friend Of
Squatter Sovereignty - Mr.. Douglas, though not
as loud in his advocacy Of it--perhaps, for wan,
Of opportunity. That he holds that odious doc
uns in ts length and breadtb,is sufficiently clear
from the following resolution, introduced into the
q. g. Senate on the 18th Of December. 1847
Resolved, That in organizing Territorial gov
ernment for territory belonging TO the United
States, the principles Of self-government upon
which our federal system rests will DO best promo
ted, tho true spirit and meaning VI the Constitu.
ton be observed, and the Coneederacy strengthen
cd by leaving oil questions concerning the domos-
tic policy therein 10 the Legislature chosen by tho
people thereof"
We are not aware or any occasion when MIR.
Dickinson ohaaged his views on this subject, but
our recollection b thai he re.aihrmed than in the
Senate in 1850, and continues TO cherish them to
this day. The truth ID. the Democratic party,
North and South, are 20 completely ident fed with
that doctrine, that they undertake to discard it
now, they must rub out all their old landmarks
and begin anew We have long since stated and
reiterated this fact. but it has been essded and de-
MED BY Southern democratic organs, and while
they have constantly supported it, have denounc-
cd it ~ worse than tho Wilmot Provso itself'
II is time for The peopls Of the South and Of the
Union to open their eyes TO these facts.
On Saturday last the States and Union, at WASH
ingtop City, Of which John p. Hcisss proprietor,
copied from the Madison wis, onsin) Patriot. pub
1 haI ~. NJ . al "A n.r;.
charging Hon. Joha Y. Potter, OF Wisconsin, with
having sworn before the Mayor of Washington that
he owned a certain negro, who arrsstsd VI.
grant Tuesday hr. Potter commenced legal pro-
ceedings against the proprieos OF both papers
ed above for ibeL Mr.. Brown was for a time editor
Of the Madison Patriot and not long since trans
fsrred to the Sta.ss Shsts he remained but short
,lSs The card Of Ne. Brown alludes In severe
terms to Mr.. Pottss adAir with Mr pryorwhich Pot
tor thinks had better been written In Washington
than Wisconsin,.
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Advices from BogotA state that Mr.. Snndford's
mssion there has failed. Ills object was to negoti-
ate for the Panama Railroad Company the abrogation
OF the clause 10 Ito grant nader which The Nav Ora
inadian government can assume the road In 1874 by
paying $4,000 900 shetpsos For this boon the com
Ipany offered the iahntsly small OF 100000, to
which the governneat replied with the equally ridic-
lslous sum Of $<o,oou.ooo. ~ a~.sr ...
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The Japanese Embassadors say that the annual
revenue Of their kinsdsa snosnts 70 about $780,
loco, 900, principally derived hon tax upoa agricu
taral produce, rice being the staple crop " this 80
per cent 10 the rsvsase Il tbs General Government,
aad 10 per cent that Of ths rulers Of The several
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