Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-08-27


ehe State Central Committed and to en-
large The same b the atdilionof ten new
members.
8. Reseieed. That1the Democratic Elec-
toral ucketof the State be modified and
CONSTRUCTED 50 as to conform 10 the nom.
fhations ratified by this Convention. and
l.that the delegates from the respective
Electoral districts. report to tie Consea-
.ltion such. changes III lie State Senatorial,
fand County Electors, as may be necessa-
Try for that pupose.
/ 6. Pesotued, Thai The Democracy Of
each county Of the State 'belrequested 70
iorganize at the earliss. practicable mo
.ment BY the appointment of committees
and the adoption Of such other means as
may tend to secure the success ofSthe
principles and the consolidation Of the
Democratic party.
! q Rssokpsd. That the Hon. r. Al, I.
Hunter. Ho1( JaA4s NJ Mason, Hon.
II. A. .WisA Hon. VIM Smithand CIV.
Russell, Esq. be and they are heEsDs
respectfully and earnestly requested 70
canvass thel State at large in advocacy Of
the election of John 9. Breckenridge and
Joseph Lane. VI lliX
/ ,Whe resolutions reported by. the Ca
nittee during the morning session. wdke
adopted Seeiqtin. In every instance. their
adoption was unanimous, except III the
case of the fourth resolution which Was
passed with one dissenting voice..
Mr., Cooke. Of Wythe, then addressed
the Conyen!ion at s5me length, and con
cll9et by offering theGollowins resolu-
tons AZ t *
majority Of the Virginia defcysdon 10 the
National Democratic Convention, inwith-
drawing from that body before it's organ
Iization was completed, At Baltimore, 10
June last, deserves and receives the hear
lily Commentator and approval Of the
Democracy Of Virginia.
| end. Resoloea, That the allegation,
come from whatquarter il may, that hose
who nominated and who sustain Brssk
inridge and sLsae, were and are enemies
to the Union Of. the States as it exists,
and advocates Of dismemberment Of the
Union, Is a calumny IS false as it is ri
dicElous, ana charge tie trulhof which
Ewe sfepel and deny. 4
~ Ex-Governor Smith offered the follow
EmgS:
Rss0tpel, That the Deliberate State
Electors Of Virginia saopld yots for
Breckenridge and~ L4pe, II by SO doing
they can be elected To- the offices for
which they have been respectively nom:
mated but, should il BE- ascersained that
there is no election BY the people, that
then, they shall east the vote OF. the Stasa
| for Breckenridge aud Lane, il by 50 doing
lit will place Breckenridge before the
| House of Representatives as ouetof> the
hhree highest to be voted for as President
EofNLane before the Senate as one of the
l two highest to be3voted forNas Vice Pres
i ident; but If by soIvoting neither Of The
said results can be reached, than the said
t Electors shall vote inat.eir discretion as 8
/ unit, 50 as, ikposstbls, toprevehtthe cleo,
\ ton Of LincolnNaad Hsmlln. TheiHelec
I ton. in the opinion .of the Convention,
threaten the most certain and nm'diate
l.peris to our noble and cherished Uuion!
II Hon. E. w. Hubbard Of Buckingham
kpresented a report prepared by those del
.sl;s,apl. Ganyantion. who
/ actaated their movements at Charleston
and Baltimore,
III Upon motion. The report was received
and ordered to be printed.
The Chalk then announced the follow
! IND as tie committee appointed to prepare
Eau address in the name of he Conven.
i tons James Alfred Jones. Hon. r. A.
HPryor, John S. Barbour, MT. Tyler, ].
/ G. Paxtou.M 3Nx
The following resolution. offered BY
j Mr.. w. IL. Crankof Albemark, was next
/ adopted: . >s4
| Rssoloea, That u that porionS Of the
4 Northern Democracy, who hay nobfy cast
i their lots with us for the maitenance> OF
the Constitution and che ECU rights. Of
4 the States, we extend the nfof cordial
I greeting and fellowship, aushope that
4 they will. stand firm in the faIl as deliv-
cred to US from our fathers. w
4 Samuel Garland, Jr, of Fnchbdrg,
4 offered the following which adopted.
j Resolged, That the Demd atic sub
electors be especially requesa to assist
lin performing the duty Of Atributing
documents throughout theiqespectiYe
counties and cities in the 2 ro.ching /
canvass; and that they are sreby re- |
4 quested 10 communicate with IL, Ste
4 yens at Washington, .withoalelay for
| the purpose Of obtaining doeuAts. /
! After the conclusion Of NJ Aason's
speech, the following resoPn. Of
i fered by VIM. Z. G3rdon, Of 4emarle.
was unanimously adopted I:
{. Resofyed, That the Hon. Jan y. Ma
son be requested 10 furnish f3pblica74
i lion the address just dsliyer pa the
hearing Of the Convention.
Hon.. Shelton Z. Lsaks, of Amarle,
with few appropriate rem trks esent- !
ed to Mt. lIasoa, in ths name dhe All
marie Demoeracy,sa gold fheas canss
grown on the grounds Of Montio T,
4 Mr., Mason replied in short q race IS
1fdl speech Of thanks. II
The following resolutions, cd by It
EMr. w. H. Cooke, Of Wythe, W then h
unanimously adopted: II
i Resoleed, That the thanks Of Com
vention are due and hereby tend 10 Il,
Itha citizens If Charlottesville ~ |he.