Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-15
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION

The Convention met . o'clock pursuant to adj ouru-
irept in The Hal OF the Mechanics Institute
PRAYER by the Reverend Mr.. Duncan OF the Methodist
The President announced that the first business in
order a4- the
uE,rIoS of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Nj MCFARLAND offered the following resolu-
lion
be,l.l That the President Of the Convention be
authorized 10 aDpout al abe officers necessary TO COM
l-e the orgalzton OF the body 20 consist OF Ser
r.autat-Arms, tso DoOr-Aeeper and four Pages.
The Pa.-.usNr appealed 20 dr. MA.rARLAND TO with
draw the resolution.
Mr. MONTAGUE proposed TO amend the resolution
Hv referring The subject 90 a committee OF fifteen.
On MOTION OF Nj. PATRICK, the resolution and
amendment we've iiupon the table
The following nominations for the office OF rgean'-a
Arms were Q. en- made
NJ N.u-lr. nominated Wa. C. Snead OF Luuenburg;
49,. JouN,uS %, Lae, nominated o. j. Cosby, OF W as.-
,.o,. Mr. WuLE1 dominated Joseph W. hyes, OF Bar
LrI Nr Woo sustained tGe nomination OF Mr. kl1es;
u- a. b. Nt..usy nominated Robert II. Naughan, OF
Elizabeth CITY. Mr. NORRIS nominated uanlel At"eIL OF
Caroline. Mr. peEl,N nominated y. A thompson o'
Hanover Mr Na.tAEtANu Nominated Jchu u, MOS o,
4. Um0ud ciy 81. CoUfgAN nominated >. :. PARISH oil
A.6eml-, Nj n.ft>r nominated John T. Scrusgs OF
rs..... ST. u1i.rvI. sustained the nomination oil
Sc Fu..H. Nr Cam .>u nominated John h tdfaa' oil
Amherst N.s-rs N...uav aud RICHARDSON supported
O.. nomination o. Mr. Thompson Mr.. I. J. CoNRAI
dominated Thomas b. T. lugrahlIu, OF Richmond CITY
Air. ttar..lI .eeo. iei tbe nomination Il Mr.. COSBY
.r E.g,tg that of Yr Mos. Nj. GoODE that OF MIR.
.t. Nr E..sr nominated e. NJ. Johnson, OF Faululer,
ST. tbs Ers= non mated Jas. b. Seuner OF treder'ch,
burg. We--rs BclSr BEaNcH aud NakYE sustained this
nomination. M hySroN Supported tie NOMINATION Of
Hr Johnson
Tue roll vas th.u called with the Glowing suit
For Mr Thompson 5- for Mr. Rive .o, % Mr.. IA
r.-h IA, for n. Cosby t,r all Others %
H.MARN moved 20 suspend the rule 50 IS TO drop all
but the the, igss sudidates, The motion was agreed
f ana the roll Vas tsn a-aiu called with the following
result
rNr rs.u=.s-Wssgs Jauaey ,pr-'deut) Armttrong, As
f. Bai1u Allied Barbour James tsro-ur, llof ho~
l, BOYD, Branch, Brent, t-. S-7 bell "a sleH a. - -
.rr thtpuan I-u1eas Conrad. Jtme II Cox C cher
,,.. pe-t. D.atr uulry hary, sctel fiournoy 6os6e
Feac-, Fugatc u'p Graham cant cray e sla' = ma
IA ui1 l b &c. ul. az Hull Jackson MarmaduAe Johns
I.lrr Johnston hiuy, k.rirct, Lewis, MSstsiaa mas
Naury, james b. Ma ~, Marshal MARI MaIye nss.i Ia
t- Moore Nelson baru Patrick, Porte Pres Oh fnee fasa
tr.sou yeI saunders Robert L. Scot h4AAn 4 SOU
sl,-p s5-hal staples, H. ID Suar c J. stuart s1iI,ln
Isr rtyor 1fu5u rsdsay Waller. White, whitfield, WICK
NJ r.s.4 M,ssrs Amber BlAkry Bosseau BOIst Cab
a. INV joan G6.I- Jr Tho r. GoOde Addison Han l. ;
i. HoCoube HpaIon Isbe Kent Lake, M'a,t soI',gss
Mors Morton, Neblti Para, Nandoph, shthey' sAuen
I s.eet strange Z a Turner W tans- 81 -. n
Nn r. -Mrssrs Berla Boggess, Brown, Burde'i Bur
u-i- -.om - "a w,aeNr- Oek. sparloeE,s Ia'"-f'
Mr. THOHPSJN having received majority vas de-
Jared uly elected Sers ant a. Arms.
IL NELSON on red resolution Tor printing the rules
,t Oh hOuss OF Delrga es atOp.,d yesterday Tor hT
government Of the Convention. r., jeeled.
/ The PRESIDENT thtn announced that the next bus!
ness 10 order Wa the election Of
TtR~T pOokEnrTE.
The following nominations were then made
Mr. J. B AAlloaY nominated e. Df0m~ right O
] Hseklsnburg; Mr.. Aup.soS Hal nominated R.ehArC