Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-11
VIRGINIA SFlTE CONVENTION.
SECOND SESSION.
EIGHTH Di T-tC0N?iT CEu1
RICHMOND. Eriday- lime ol LAG

of member fhr the Third Congressional dis.
trict, WV II. MAcFAELANn and DANIEL G. DE-.
JAaSErTI being IN nomination, and resulted as
follows:
Frs y C. DGJARSEr.e-Mossrs Amber, Aston. Alfred NJ
barbour, James Barbour, Bakry, B"-s-au Cecil, Chsp
n4n prl'cs, Fisher Ga-n., ttra'sm, Gregory, Jr JOIN
tio DE-. Jr ,Cyrus Hall. l. IL IIarvc, .lrl Char X.
Mallory NJ utague, Morris Nelson urricE, Parss Hives
Sc .wrll. St-pir-, aud W sor-:S.
fvR II MAcfAn .Sr-M.s rs. Pretacat, ARM rang
Is:uce ryrre; Gabeli Caprr'"n. Carter. rhsmhsr.
man. Coma, Ran ri |. CJnr5d. mes H. <, Crchsr.
casb,. D:rmsa F9rhrs;, frsnen. rug'.c., Garland
prier G. Johnston, Kiby. K:adrrd, M.cama'. NsSrsi
Jsmra d. Mallory. Marye. Masters Mrr ", iet Nor
toa Moore Nebelt Preston, p.ies Pug, ,uuuers, Sr,
Robert E. scott sharp. >h y 81 laII slaughter, South
all, srs't spn,lock, Alex II Il s.u.s, seanst, sa'h.
en T-vloe, Tredway Il, TT Il. .cr, sler, Whit.
d-li Williams, ard Wc"ds -.
Mr. NepLE1-- Go"'t rise To n;ak- nnrri.
mating speech. i'nc gentleman Mhom | pro
pose 10 put in nomination ir'r the FIu:l'. C.lF;
igr.ssioua DISTRICT, is kst"wm t., al l;e rac:n-
bers :f This llDuse, ard 20, the c,uH,rv. Tie
gentleman ] tlIde 70 is tie IInn. R:GER 4.
Pmox, and, undertake" TO sny, that there is
10 gentleman in the Fourth dIs:rc: who can
come within S,Uh0 vO!.s Of Mr.. PRYoK in an
election before the people.
MIR Musr5S not that gentleman Ii The
army
Mr.. NrnLrrr.-EIe is but if mistake rot,
that gentleman introduced Il resolution here
the other day, giving to members Of the Lees.
laturp, the righ, 20 hall & commission in lite
State service can see no ui;jaC.;ou IT, MI.
PnYoR on the score o! his holding :. cni1niss,nn
in tho army servi:e AZ! autlsDriZrh - say.
he will resign one or either Of the I'll .es, whrn
an emergency shall arise which wou.i riu'.;re
that be Should gre his peculiar attention 10.
nne or the other. Moreover, lie Intends 10
draw pay for one oi:e Il! ti,u same time, &c
that he cannn. be O. :cted to in that cpraec
ton. Il mast BE cnccds.!. by every che Sc
milia- with ths district ior WHICH hc is pro
posed, !ha. Re IS III" lavorite q; lla. district
40 much So. INDEED. rs 10 have canSed some o.
his constituents t, name cnmpany alter him.
hope the Convention xvii c,ncele to my
district the honor OF selecting hllu for The
cffi.e for which he is norlinatei
Mr. CH ,MB,iss.-l bcs leave TO add m: tes.
timAny in favor nf the nnniaa,ip!. lSt inaia hr
my friend irnm Lnnenburg
There is no: a district in the Commonwealth
Of Virginia that hsS in it one single iumaa be,
inc " hn has thr S.rro !o'l UPON the popular
affections rhrt i,ocss 4. PnYoK has upon the
aft c.ionS of :hr peopis, Of The district which he
represents. la h1s al the qualities that win
mrn TO him liz is in ;he t;sid, but here TO.
day hv accident I .!:i:.k it Gn, - hin to IN L.
that declaration, hc"ause some might arp.",se
| that be Was here 10 ok after hi' ,l2&ti3n. lis
| IS here in pursuance Of o7d"rs fnr g'in' Ii Mr.
| PrYor s readci IN Congress he will b" mere
II he is needed in the f. Id he vii! 60 and ,akc
his stand there in preference to the position to
which he is nominated. trust il vii hr tt;e
/ uiras ure rf the Convention, 10 eject Mr. p.go!
70 that position.
Mr. Cn,aBggs II rise f1r the purpose Of frs
sentoc o~iore The lln'se gentleman who has
narticper,i in yuuT la5orS as member nf ;nis
| Convention.
! The gentleman 10 whom | allude is ~.
WOOD EnU:tIS o. Charlotte, aid | will say
with regard 70 him ;!lat 20 man would be mcrs
acceptable to tie district lGaH lhat ds!ngui IL
| ed :,en;ietn.r.
7 w?ull e. doing irj1Sice to Col Pay:H If
| did not sev shat !,- w..nil he also acceptable
to ,ba: district. Col. PKro: is ro.' in the mil;
iarr service OF the State. lnu cui & GI.I h,
nninira,i:.n tn C"loati"i the ,n"r iiN, re:5
apuropristcly, es J iru, huund - say; aud, IN
asnlnch IA lie is Eow in the 6sd, hirk Il il
would not be w;;e - wi;iIdT.:g ,In from thu
position BY ciecting him tu Congress.
Mr. BorLpiS II mus! ask MY friend fr0,r
Ncck;enfurg 70 w;lhdraH that ncnlinl:io:,. -
The good peaplo oi my county, wi:hou. my
solicitation, bava though: uTap"r to C3nImant
n,y'Sefviccs in the rext Virginia Legislature
accepted the position aGd promised TO serve
them as bcsi could? lIa.ing done so, wouit
ask that my friari would withdraw nr name
for arDrehcnd that the position Of z ms1'br,
Of the Provisional Congress- and member 0
the House Of Delegates w!i: cD:ne in conf c.
and thus, perhaps, Impair my efficiency ii
both.
Mr.. BErcs, Of II ,::f-x.-The Legislature
will not uieei Until d .c:tnUer, aud the Provi
Sional Congress will f1r:e adjourned before thai
Tine The ClGctiGn f,r !'.lin ."en' ninLltGfS 6
Congress will tase ,ia-, III y Y nber. sH
erre it would D.: .,-.cl riv ursti:ving 20 tlt
House tn honor aI:; 4 r.nlv hy rn.ing i?r hiN
sVr This position. sal ! ''n>t i"e reh,ltrnar
H; rot Withdraw ms MANA H.. has no righ
u Withdraw it, lis ssrvc.a nrioag to tht
Sta,e and am sure IL Tie Safe calls uant
him for his services thc. &c Will ccer[u:!G give
them.
i Mr.. CHANRERs. The fact ,ha. the ciice C
members Of Corgicss will expire hcfurc thi
meeting .; the Legislature, must render an,
conflict between the pisi,ipr impossible.
think therefore, thal the fact of NJ BorLDlS':
being a member Of the legislature should ro
preclude rim from sewing.
Mr. NrSlETr i Go not mean tr saT At
,,,kipd wor, a:s,uet m; iricui from ,;lIa-;otl.
Mr.. BoU.o:S.l hu: wsre is tiic recsestr [
Shawcr,ng all the hon1ra cf he district upot
one, Mr.. B0uLpIs is incrni.cr Of this Cor
l.. ,I,,
the next Legislature. wl.i.'ul being cand dat'
for that cfiicr, ari are We nrw ~ ScL"ct ali GU
of this bod: ard shosec the !:oncfs and tht
emoluincnts 6f the government unan ,h"u! =
Where is the .etessi!g i.'f this course? J con
tend thu. sucn policy is in opp"stinr 10, III!
renius or our lns'itu:Dns. II there was any
REASON or necessity for it, woula chec! in;I,
vote for It; BIZ: + The arammrnt ia IL apply II
Mr.. PuYnR that he il ineligible hecasls" he &C
cuoies another po:ition. i lEtist apply will
srnster force to NJ. BoriDlS who nnw occnP!e!
& sagt in this Com e:,trUti, besides being rteul
her elect to tf+ L-s>ia!nre.
| think this Convention iSill not atij ,urn san
die when we hrrak up here next week, and i
is verv prnhnh!e tha. we shall have the Con
ysatinn, Provisional Congress and Legislature
together III session
Nr- liuLCOARS.- jtF" ~ n H'hI''H'tf i' I'i'
way Of elcctiag Mr.. BoulDlH TO this efl:e
w!,:ch would bling 10 inc attention. Q! III!
House.
i 1t is true that The election for members n
Congress 20 the rermntcHt Congress comes
# in November. before the mecting O.! tn
/ legislature, but that Congress cannot be OF
ganizad until February. Tae Government 0
the Confederate States cannat D. o:ganiZ ID un
der the pernanent Constitution. under the a.
of the Confederate States, which provides fp
bringing it into existence until February ~
There is every pTobsbli,y, iu4eing from th'
appearances which surround us now. that th'
provisional Congress must be in sessinn in tn
months of y ,yembcr December and inuary
almost covering the period during which Mr.
BoyLD,S will be member Of the Legislature
I: seems TO lie that there is every rrobaoli
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