The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-03-02
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THE following letter from our friend Nc
Grew was intended for last week paper, but
owing to the failure of Friday mail it was
not received until after our issue was worked
off -EDTORs.
RICHMOND, February 20, 1860.
EDITORS CHRONICLE:
III compliance with your request, I'M
dertake to tell you in very brief way, some
thing Of the doings Of the People Conven-
ton, now in session in this city, and upon
the deliberations and ultimate action Of which
SO much Of good or evil depends to the State
and the whole nation
The first four days were spent in organizing
the Convention and in raising two Commit
tees-onc Oh elections, Of which al i. Hay
mond, Of Marion, is chairman-the other On
Federal relations, Of which r. y Conrad, Of
Frederick, is chairman.
These prelimnarics were necessarily tedious
owing to the multitude Of candidates for the
minor offices. With the organization Of the
Convention, think the friends Of the Union
have no cause to be dissatisfied except per-
haps some turbulent elements in the Com
nittec on Federal relations The President
Hon John Janney, Of Loudon, whose yener-
able appearance commands the respect Of
every one, ls ! fine type Of the old Virginia
gentleman, and Is said by those who know
him, to entertain an unWayering attachment
to the Union. On taking the Chair he made
a Union speech, but declared that Virginia
would demand her rights as condition OF
her remaining in the Union.
South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi
have sent Commissioners here to preach Sc
cession Ju not reconstruction. On Monday
and Tuesday the ordinary business Of the
Convention was suspended for the purpose Of
introducing these gentlemen formally, and
hearing what they had to say. On Monday
the Hon Fulton Anderson the Commissioner
from Mississippi and the Hon. Henry L.
Benning the Commissioner from Georgia, ad-
dressed the Convention, setting forth the
reasons which had in4pellcl their States to
withdraw from the Federal Union, and inv-
ting Virginia To cooperate with them and the
other seeded States il forming 4 Southern
Contuleracy Yesterday, Tuesday, Hon u
$. Preston, South Carolina Commissioner al
dressed the Convention on the same sui jcct.
His speech was model Of forensic eoquence.
and IN a good cause would have made pro-
found impression, but in a very lad one, as
il was, it was only powder wasted
Before the Committee of Elections there Is
4 contest for scat from Lee and Scott.
Already quite / number Of resolutions have
been offered and referred to the Committee
on Federal relations, defining not the posi-
ton and sentiments Of the people Of Virginia
but in most cases that Of the individual mem
bers Offering them.
The Convention seems disposed to max G
haste slowly, and to await the result Of the
deliberations Of the Peace Convention at
Washington, Which will probably he made
known this week Just now those who de-
sire peace and Union arc looking with the
most intense solicitule for something that
will Indicate the policy Of the incoming al
Mnistration with reference to the all-absorb-
ing question Of Union and disunion, and
which may, BY the blessing Of Heaven, save
our country from the disastrous consequences
Of the latter Thus far, since leaving home
for Washington, Mr. Lincoln has said no
thing il his numerous speeches to strengthen
the hands 81 brighten the hopes Of the friend,
of the Union, III their efforts to save ii from
destruction. God grant that better and wiser
coul-els than his may prevail
So fat there has been no movement in the
Convention upon the various subjects Of State
reform but the advocates Of such reform
will surely act when the right time comes,
and they now believe they will be able to do
50 successfully. McG.