Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-11
EVENING SESSION.
The Conqcniica met 81 8 O'clock, and th:
rri.r Of the diy Vas JcsuIytd-
The CHAR called

EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met &. O'clock, and the
,,Ttir uf the day vas Jcsuiy.d
The Char called
THE FIFTH CJSGRESsI3SaL fIsTSicT.
NJ Fo#y.a - ] rpss to mvmli,a!s Mr. Thomas
:. BocacG. have hnc.n h;ni ia the most
intimate relation: oI LIE for many SeaT-. and
only express the r,puiar sentiment when l
say ,hsl he is schc!ar and u statesman oi
enlarged views. IL oncc represented my ow:i
JiS.rlct u tn. eEt:re Satisfaction of the people,
,7d .Tag then tam icrry'i IL tho Appomu'Gy
!slr.;', oI 4 i;ich hs WAS e. representative until
he ~ p-atinn Cl the go";ralGsnt Of the Unitcd
Stats. | have never voted for him, bccGu>r
:-s d G':rgd IN polite opinions; bu: my friend
tceln Amelia (Mr. iiAh1ls) yesterday declared
:. truce between iii Pa:trs. IN which ::etTillj
= ,ilcur, aad "!.ich Eopa Til c 'nil.ue tll.tt:e
ils. c,c:e .. T.: Corded tiu,e. II there ij u
.rnuJ"r Gil i!:;s 9 ,ay vito ioathes part: train
lre:o more Iilan ia, hs7e 3e. 10 meet hip.
Is ,-gsr.l; Mr. B;:ock. II is unlec:Sssry tia.
:. y7or.: should De laid in his favor. HI. abb.
c2ar.r in t:ie !.a. Congress lis an earnest cl
= NJ lie vii! Go in ;hu appr ,aching Confederate
Go e1rs,. c,,d Iichably no better man cou!c
l. .ri>:;c ~ airy and faithfully represent!
IL. ~ r:''s.S "f Virginia
lIr. SL.uGn7GR II fully concur 10 the re-
marx, Gi the een'i. III N from Buckingham ard
w".! s;npIi observe ~ addition, that the
! ..nnyra'i"a of Mr.. L COCK would be highly
nc :. pablo 10 ne yscple ul hi5 district
Mr. sVruEa.i& ALI that has been said in
pehat Of I'll: nomination nf Mr. Boc:cs has
ur haa.,s end ,rscincat. W;I!o have never
voted FIR hiui, regard him al gentleman If
eminent experience and ability, ard have no
ri.uht that II elected he w!l! Ssric the people
of Virginia rs we'll as anr OF her REPRESENTA-
tiyes in the Confederate CCngress. trust it
will nc IT, pleasure Of this CJaGeatioG TO eject
hin unanim",lsl?.
Thee b:ug 10 o:hcr caatld.to L:!ore the
Cuavcnsrn. ;ia :n.r Wis .lS.n rir: ;:.ts, aa.!
Mr. Il .c.cI .ra, :ac!.,rcd to be elected.
TIE s!XTn pl>Igicr.
Tic Ci:air Announced tina, NJ. RlvEs, OF AL.
bemarle, was Ii present the representative ot
IL district and Ge wouli, therefore, pass to
! the rext
Mr. MofpaTT u beg leave to put in nomina
! tiAn f,r the Seventh Congressional District
las Iiln WM SMITH.
M-. Suuu i,as represented that district for
$. ?.ra wears in the Federal Congress, when
hi. cnnr.' Iua! the general ap2rusa! Of hIs
! coasi:u, M:. SMITH is no. only / states
| n.an. but IS also 4 man VINO pcsse 's.s p7csencr
oi lnnd IN tIGr face Of danger. B:i"g / Far
| fax c ;u:t U1uSc b. ACCIDENT, on ti,e :n3rn:':
waer the ,rainnr..5!e conflict tocx place h"
tween TIC F.uqle troop ard troop Of the
":;rrnr, it: .Ti!ic!, The late ir,usHt+f Capt. hllri
fell. DO ca1iy raiicl tbt F.uIuier troop 10 the
III d., If .hr confusion TesulLIrg from the en-
| cri, : surpriSa, ard ~:cn they refused 10 ODE!
The orders Of the cIv:n'I of the Prince William
| tr6op. regard Mr.. SN,rH rs emlnen,y co
iliet u tin. position, anG trust 1t will Dr
The pleasure q: t;.s C.l.1cn.iJu TO elect h!Hi
t3it
~. + Y. Co3Rao- Il will present to th-
| Convention the name If gentleman loT "a
Se-en.h Cun%rss>iu,slD S:Tict, whose selection,
I venture ~ say, vi! give general SV!IaisclIhn
! L d il, most probably. from an lndmatihn
| given II day, against Inc wishes OF the gentle
maa wI.nm anu about 10 noniaate. have
nos consulted tic scntlcmln but | snail,
! nevertheless, undertake the presentation OF h:s
name, being Ea:i,f i he VIII not decline Il
serve If rsli@i upon 70 do sn.
VII nominate to this Convention MT.
RoBr !. ScoT7, ui The c'unty Of F~ulnieT.
will ii dc,a II TIC Gunrcnton with any eulogS
upon the ab l.ty Q! MT. ScoTT. They have had
opportunity cuoush 10 judge Of this.
pu: tue r.ame o; Sir. SC T. before. the Con
venton, because regard him ~ one Of shs
first men in Virginia, ami being c!tizan o.
this dls.rici, th'nk It is pr''er he shIaii be
iu; i. nomination for that district
TIC vote was t!lrn t.kcu and resulted: FIX
RuuEkT ScucT, G2 icr Hon. VIZ. SMITH, 20,
! as follows:
! Fcs l. = 7cer7 Armstrong. Aston, Flames Barbour
Ia ylar R-rn u!d n Hsyd, Efadc: ByrEs Carter. cs
c =: srnL.;., r .Iu"r. i. C"n-ai. T. s. CnTrai, j.
IL Cox cri.ci-r, Cr.s D. :!ins Do.nan. 70 ots fr nh
i iaIr, Raymond, Hog hosJsT hu. MS, H4h, fsras
nase has n. Perr Johnson K'iby, M"Coina,. 40
Ss: 4 Nslory, j. Nai.o,y Msrys' Moo-t ,.; Ssl'on
si-u Inter. su;rh H. cd. Spurl OK. Siall: A. b. u
s u.rt, Su:her In, T"y!oe. TrenWay, wood-e!.
Eo2 "N .ar-H -imfler. 4. VI Bar9nur. aRey, BLOW
p;..t Ga.;., u ~. Fisher Garntt. Grrgr.. j. Go de-
[. II ILL., h.rvlr B":nmhe, ish= Kindred aesi Ho,-
t.:ge "Cr-. Mu..cu UTrist, Parks, Rvss L. H. Iu'aei
; aat Will .m.-2j.
Mr. Buis>r.-L,6king to the resolution cffer.
ed this III rnng ~ tie g"ntlsnan from FreGe-
rick (Mr. CaNsap I thfk it right to present
the naln. Of the lion. JAMES NJ. Mason, rs q
delegate from the State a: large
This b,dv is aware of what transpired this
morning. snd i"r th:.. rea,.n | will present his
name "'' .uI f1rihcr c2mlnrnt. ! do not de
sire that he gentleman from Montgomery tMr
P6EsToN,j ara NJ MAsoS should come ii Con
h4ct am sa!s fed the tl=ctlon OF both worlt
be agrefaar to every member here, ana
| iru tna: such will be the result
Mr.. \ ~ 8ARB1r i beg lrarc to uomia.
ate The Hon. 4. 3 BoTeLEg, Uf the county o.
B TX j., ior the Eighth Congressional! District
| Il, not in:end 10 speak of him in any terGi.
Of eulngy. The high.ss enlesr to 6e passec
upon him is, that the interests of the people o
his district have been confided to him in con