Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-02-22
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
sECoND DAY

sembling, proceeded TO the electioa OF Ser
geant-at- Arms, which resulted in the choice
Of n. A Thon.psna, Of Hanover. g. Il.
Liukons, of Raleigh. was elected Isl Door
keeper.
The Commissioners from the various Sc
csded States we're invited to seats ID the
Convention They returned thanks. a.d
informed the committee that they would De
pleased to respond to the courtesy orally on
the 18Th.
W. IesEe, cf'Goochland, WAS elected
2rd Doorkeepcr.
A committee OF federal relations was a p
pointed az follows; Mcssrs. Co1raa, Wise,
Stuart, Scott, Preston, Harvie, Clemens,
Mcfarland, McComas, Montague, Price,
soutbaN, Wiley. Bruce, Boyd, Barbour,
of Culpeper. Williams, Rivcs. Moore, Blow
and Jackson.
At the request of Mr. Stuart, he was ex~
cused. and tie chair appointed Col. Bald
win to serve in his place Mr.. jackson, Of
Wood, was also substituted for Mr.. Glenn
ems, the latter asking to be released, Oh &C
count Of physica! hosiih.
Mr.. Ellie, OF the Wing, was elected prin-
Ser to the Convention.
ON THE THIRD DAY
Nothing OF special interest occurred, OK
eept personal explanation from Hon. Fl.
A. Wise It referred to the 1remors pre-
vslent tfa be contemplated raid upon
Washington city. and further that scheme
was on foot for the Convention TO Dust GOV.
Lstcher and place in Ais stead Gov. Wise
Just before the Convention adjourned to-
day. the attention of the whole honse was
arrested by the rising of Hen Henry 4
Wise at his seat, who asked to be allowed
the privilege Of vindicating hit4,self from
certain aspersons which had beer made up.
on him.
Mr.. Wise eneIired if Mr. Stuart. one o.
the delegates from Augusta, was present
MIR. Stuart respon dea that he was present
MIR. Wise Their sail that he had been in
retirement for some time past, and had not
interferred in public concerrs-sot eveH
meodliug with the election which brocght
him to seat in this Convention While
at home, sorrowing and suffering he heard
the report that he was heading revolution.
airy party to commit all sorts Of outrages a
Washington. He had been written to by
friends in the North, whs informed him thai
t.ley could not convince men he was not a
the city of Washington, in disgeise, or il
the Businesses of Harpers Ferry. He coult
ell them that if be had been so disposed, be
could have sent 20, 000 barrels Of gunpow.
der to South Carolina, and If anything cou'c
have induced him to do so, It would have
4bacn this SANDER upon bis reputation.
Mr.. w, then sent TO the Clerks table
preamble and resolution offered some time
since in the Senate of Virginia. by Mr.
Stuart, denouncing the reported 'design Of
descent upon Washing tofl, by certain 'rasE
and il-advsed" citizens Of Virgins
After the paper was read by the Clerk
Mr. Wise asked if Mr.. Staart included hin
1amorg the persons referred to.
Mr. Stuart sad be had nc hesitation ii
declaring that he never dreamed for mo
1Mr. Wise) was implicated in the reporte.
conspiracy 1t was matter of notoriety
known to all, that rash and iIl-advieed per.
CONS" among whom he did 'not include Ill
Wise, were reported to have conteGa plated
an attack upon Washington. He Or. s.
received private letters which assured hin
shat these reports had obtained lodgmcn
in the public mind and that the copsequen
ces might be disastrous. f3e. therefore, tel
it to be his duty as member of the SeDafe
of Virginia. TO offer that resolution. IL
took pleasure in acquitting entirely the gen.
tleman from Princess An.e, of any partici
patton in the reported designs.
Mr.. Wise thanked the gentleman for hi.
satisfactory explanations fthere had beer
any foundation for the charge contained ir
the resolution, an Investigation should have
been ordered. That course was pursued al
Washington. and they found evidence Of
the fact Mr. w. then read 4 lert.r from
Messrs. John 4 Hartman and j ohm D In
boden, Of Stanton, addressed TO Senator
Beverly Douglas, certifying thar they had
a conversation with Mr.. Stuart at the Ex
change Hotel. in which he declared that he
had information thai ere of tie frst acts OF
the Convention Rould be to eviot the pres
ent Governor and install the Ex-Coverno,
IWise, etc Mr.. Wise said that so far a
he was concerned there was hot the leas
shadow of foundation for The statement, an<
he was compelled to ask tho Senaty,r (Mr
Stuart) for the facts as be understood them
MIR Stuart replied that the information
in the letter was al entire mistake. Fl
mover had nor professed TO have, any such IN
formation except as al on DIT which was cur
rent in the rotunda of the Exchange FL otel
and he may have repeated it to those gentle
men, in casual coEversation He neve,
belived that the gentleman fratn Princess
Anne would lend himself to ally such pur
pose.
Dir. Wise then proceeded to remark thath
may have missed his destiny If he hac
this gubernatorial term. he would have pre-
ferred it to the last. He would rather hav,
command of tic military forces Of Virgini;
now than IN the John Brown raid Il
thanked God that he was of hot blood. Fl,
believed that the aphori5m of Andrew Jack
son is truth by The Eternal Goa, there
is policy in rashncss' He Nv. never dix
a rash thing without calculation. and th'
more sudden the act, the more be caleula
ted
When he was compelled Is lake re7o
lutionary midland God forbid that be shoulc
have to take it. it shall be such stand al
bis father bid him take-open and above
board defying the halter and tie sword II
concluding Mr.. Wise said that if Virginia
failed to resist the encroachments of Wanda
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