Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-27
THE OPPOSITION STATE coNvEN-

THE OPPOSITION STATE CoNvEN-
TIoN.
tDEFERRED pRocEEDlNGs)
THURSDAY.
Mr.. s. Med. Moore, of Rockbrdge, rose TO n
| personal explanation" lIe said that he hnd un-
derstood TINT his appointment as clector for tho
! llth District had given dissatisfaction TO several
gentlemen, because ho had signed the call wqucs-
ting tho publication of the "Ruffncr Pamphlet"
| lie WINS answcrable to God alone for what ho had
done, and owned no responsibility to any human
tribunal When tho position of elector was as
signed to him. last night, he respectfully asked to
decline, bat was induced to accept IT, and did NO
reluctantly. Mr.. Nj. then went TO say TINT for
! forty years he had been participant in tho dis
cnssiun OF public affairs, and during that timc he
had never bccn known to recede from n position
which ho had once taken. lle then read series
Of resolutions, which he would Mt tho proper time.
probably, offer to tho consideration Of tho Convon-
ton. (The resolutions asserted that tho institI-
tion of slavery was diyinely ordained, and bene
fetal in its operation to the slaves and rebukcd
interference with it from without)
Mr.. j. B. Bingham raised point of order. viz:
that Mr.. Moorcs remarks were irrelevant, but the
| President overruled the point
| Mr., Moore declared that truer patro, than Dr.
Ruffner did not exist the fnco of the carth.--
lilo thought at the time he wrote tho celebrated
pamphlet, that it would be nm advantage to their
section of the State TO get rid of their nlaves-not
by setting them free, but by selling them of
There is not foot Of ground in Virginia where
the people will not stand firm on this subject Of
slavery. (Applausc.) They mny differ among
themselves, but they arc like man nnd wife. when
they have little quarrel Ii any body intcrieres
they will both turn in upon him. daughter and
nnplause.) Mr.. NJ. closed his remarks by saying,
Il have always been Whig, md SO help me God,
will die one, (Arplause.)
| The Drnslput horn nnnnuncel tha Gam mil Hon
on Business, us fellows, in accordance with the
recommendations Of tho delegations from the sew
eral Districts:
lst. Washington l.. Riddck, of Nanscmond,
2d. Daniel Lyon. Sr Of Petersburg,
Sd. Thomas s. Flournoy, of Halifax,
4th. John NJ. Speed, of Lynchburg.
5th. V. n Southall. Of Alhcmarlc.
9th. A. Judson Crane, of Richmond City.
| 7th. Farmer Il. Taliaferro, Of Gloucester,
sth. IYm. y. Quesenbury, Of Caroline,
9th. HIN. j. Green, of Stafford.
| 10th. Thomas II. Utlis, ofJrnerson,
! 1lth. Bolivar Christian, OF Augusta,
18th. I'm. Ballard Preston, Of Montgomery.
18th. Charles l.. Crockett, of Hythc,
| l4th. John j. Thompson. Of Putnam,
18th. Daniel NJ. Ellington, of Ohio county,
Col. Toodfn. of Buckingham. moved TINT the
vote be taken separately on the reports OF the del
, egations recommending District Electors.
Mr. Logan. of Roanoke, moved that the reports
be laid upon the table until it WIS known who the
leaders of the party were tn be, etc. Let u.s. he
said. know what wo will do before we appoint the
men to do il.
Mr.. Thomas, Of Fairfax. hoped that the Con-
yention would concur in the reports which had
been read W. have but banner! Ue have
only to know who is nominated, aud every man
will fight under the banner with The Constitu-
tion and the Union" inscribed upon its folds =
(Applnnse.) If gentlemen nrc not ready to do
battle under that banner. let them seek some 9th.
cr Tho IIhgs Of Virginia don't wish to know
who their leader is TO he. They Will rally to their
banner. Let us get rid Of one thing at Il time
Calls Of 'question-qucsion."
Col. Woodhn said that one of the reasons which
Influenced him to submit the motion to rccommit,
was the failure Of the delegation, from hi. district
to appoint Senatorial electors. Another reason
was that he entered i solemn protest against the
confirmation MS District electors, and sgner of the
Ruffner pamphlet lie did not doubt tho sound
ness OF that gentleman, and he had great respect
for his intelligence, but be he so sound and
intelligent, the fact that he was sgner Of that
pamphlet staros us in the face and il VIC
dorse Mr.. Moore. don't we say to the world that
we were insncere in resistance to the election
of the present Democratic Governor of Virginia,
because be was n signer of that pamphlet.
MIR. Logan said that he wanted showing Of
hands. If wo we're to go forth to battle with "Con-
stitution and Union" inscribed upon our banner
it we are to upon frontets, the nome of
Union Shriekers" he for one would say faye" to
it ALL He was not only for union, but against dsu-
Mon.
Mr.. Moore made a few remarks in reply to Col.
Wood6n, and then said that he did not care a button
who should be the leader. If Satan himself should
carry the Wing banner, he would follow it. Caugh
ter and applause
Mr.. Logan's motion was then rejected and the
reports of several delegations concurrcd in; ex.
cert the llth, which, on motion Of Mr.. Woodfn,
was recommitted to the delegation from that Dis.
trict.
Tho Contention then took a recess until o.
clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho President resumed the chair at o.
clock.
DIR. 7. ii. Fisher Of Fauquier moved that com.
mittee be appointed to wait upon Hon. Jon. NJ.
Bolts, and request him to address the Convention
at IL o'clock, p. M. The motion was agreed to
some twenty or thirty voices responding in the
| negative. A general buzz of conversation preva-
ded the Hall f0r one or two minutes.
Mr.. Green Peyton. Of Albemarlc. then moved
that q committee Of three be appointed to invite
Hon. A. II. H. Stuart to address the Convention
at 10 o'clock Friday morning. This motion was
also agreed to--one two persons voting mo-
The President appointed the following commit
tes:
To .caa upon M. Bots-Messrs. 4 II Fisher Of
Fauauier, ID Bisbie. of Norfolk. and Marmaduke
Johnson, Of Richmond.
To ,oait upon Mr.. Stuart--Messrs. Green Pey-H
ton, Of Albemarle. VIM. Martin, of Henry, and II.
W. Thomas, OF Fairfnx.
Mr.. Thomas offered tho following resolution,
which was unanimously ndopted.