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

ported the nomination of Mr.. LinkOus; Mr. MORTON NOM
mated WIN. Routt of Green; Mr.. w. c. Scorr nomin-
ated John F. Simpson Of Powhatsn; Mr. j. Ii. Cox
seconded this nomination; Mr.. BOULDIS nominated VIM.
b Wills of Charlotte; Mr. RIyEs supported the nomina-
on Of Mr. Jeter; Messrs. GooDE of NJ, and NERLErr
supported the nomination OF Mr.. Drumwrigh Mr.. WICK
HAN nominated Francis V. Sutton Of HenTico.
The roll was then called with the following result -
For Mr. Linkhous 49, for Mr. Lewis % for Mr. Jeter 20;
for all others 80.
On motion Of Mr.. MORRIS, all but the three highest
candidates were dropped.
The roll was then again called with the following re-
suit:
FoE Ma LrKors-Messrs Armstrong Aston, Baldwin, Alfred
NJ Barbour Baylor Bakey, Bow Boggess Bos Boyd Burde
Campbell Caperon Carter Cecil Connan Gusts Drskins Dor
Gespe Graham Grant Grayely Gray Goggin Hale Hammond
Raymond oge Huno1 Isbe Jackson Peter Johus Kent
Lease Lewis Mccomas, Mcneil Masln Mast rs, NOae Med
Moore Parks Preston, Price, Pug Saunds Sha p, Shelley
Spurl.ck Staples A H H. Stuart J. Stuart suthern Tayloe,
Waller White, Wickham Wysor-G1.
Fos Va J.rYsMessr' jauney Presdeni) Aube BoIs.eau
Bouln Branch Brent, C1be Chambhss Chapman, Conn.,
Gov Cox Crgher, Daany, Forbes Gregory, hr GGode
day Marmaduks Johnson, Koy, Kindred Macfarland Ca
ton, Neber Nelson Penileton Randolph Richards RveI
Rber Scott Vim. Scott Slaughter souhau Speed, sranse
Thornton Treiway Robert H. Turner, Francs Turner Whit
roa n Lrrs-Messrs Berlin, Brown Burey. Clemens Y.
Conrad Rob Conrad Couch, pen', Ephra HanHu0bard
aghes Hull McGrew Orrck Os0urn Aco Porter raTr Wiley
wilson woods-sl.
No person having received a majority several men,
bers by leave changed their votes favor of Mr. Link
Gus and having thus received sufficient number, he
was declared duly elected First Doorkeeper.
SOUTH CAROLINA, MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA.
The President presented 10 the Convention the follow
Ing communication from Gov. Letchcr:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Feb. H. 1851.
Gentlemen OF the Convention hay the honor to communicate
herewith tSe credentials Of the Hon John $ Preon C'mms-
aas dolly appointed by the Convention recently held In South
,sraa- who Is charged with the duty OF communicating TO
South Casona withdraw the United states and 10 re
powers hitherto granted by them to the Government Of the
camma1c4te herewith the credentials Of the Hon FULTON
Anderson Commissioner daily appointed BY the Governor Of
h Comwouw l that the Legislature Of the state Of Mississippi
s passed act calling Convention oi h people Of NE stte
r., s,, mon rrDrlre of 6ost Nv 10 Inc stlteI q
sr a Virginia viii cooperate vitn her Ia The ad p Of Ell.
ea' measures or the COMMON defence and safety Of The south
The PcgsIDxsr also laid before the Convention, com.
mlnication from Hon Henry L. Bcuuing Comui- soner
from Georgia presenting the following commission
ls- The people Of Georgia Ia Convention assembled hsve
authorized ac po-,meut Of comr TO NE states Of Dga'
war Maryland, 'rg1is Tennessee No,h OoHHa heIiu.ky'
Msu and kansas present 90 the Legislatures or Conyeu-
lions N t event neither shall be In session 10 ue Governors
OF said a,s che Ordinance OF Secession o' aud 70 lHe
operation with the other Seeding States ia the 70 nation Of
ts, Known that the Pr.si,u' Of said Convection DO
appoint Henry L. belGrE, Commissioner Co ie State
o Virginia, then and tere, 20 actin conformity TO said Tes1'
Ia witness whereof have % e, my hand ls 9.h day o. Jaru
'r,, ie6l dho " T ,.,5 President
On Motion of Mr. MONTAGUE the said documcn.,
we're laid on the table and ordered TO bee printed.
Mr.. PRESTON offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted
E.. u That couG,, OF hye be appointed by The Pres!
dent 10 ur0u Hon tu Preston, tuuaru iom the
&, South Carolina, o. 81 l. Bcunny Commissioner f,'m
be state % Ger-n- ans Hon Fulton And5 mm,sioner
state Mississippi and i11rn them 90 'ha C1n'ei
tis H. aud v i've no suca It aai la such ole 's they
may se.e-, prefer any msshges they us' have 10 deliver
The PEf-ut,T appointed the following committee
Mr,--- Vim. Ballard Preston, Lewis Htryir, VIM.
H. Naci,rI.ud 10. ! Conrad, aud r L. Montague.
APPOINTMENT OF rAGt5.
On motion Of Nj. RAYMOND the President was au-
thozad to employ four pages to attend upon the mem-
beers Of the Convention.
Mr. CAPERIoN offered the following resolution,
which, on motion of Mr. PATRICK, was laid on the
table
h..o' 2 Int The seats Ca delegates in ,b's BAL! snail
Pc regarded free among the members OF the Conven
ton 4ad not specially appropriated except when occu-
pied
Tie Convention proceeded 70 the
OBJECTION of SECOND rouPEFFF.E.
NJ TREDWAl moved that Mr. Jet,r be declared du-
elected i1 consideration of the vote just given for
lu for the office of First DOorkeepcr but, al tie In
So. re, Of several members hc withdrew the notion
Nr SPEED then nominated Mr. josiah Lake, @.
GoocbIlrd and Mr. J4Nas h. Co, nominated VIM.
W,leH, Ot Chesterfield.
Wbereupon, on motion of Mr. MORRIS, the Conyen.
ton sj oarnei.
Tn, following IS report OF Mr Jaausy- speech
Wednesday Oh tasng his President Of tie Con
,aatou.
5ssH5ata ~ Hs Convention:
tender sou my sincere and cordial thanks, for the
honor YOU have conferred upon me- by calling ne 70 pre-
side over ,he deliberations Of the most upOr.Au. Con
ycatoa TIA, has been assembled m this State since tue
year 1870.
lam vi,bol. experience in the performance Of the
du.a TO which you have assigned me- with but little
knowledge OF parliamentary law aud the rules which are
10 govern our proceedings and have nothing to prom
isc YOU but fidelity and mpartllity Errors | know
shall commit bU. these wall be excused by your kindness
aud promptly corrected by your wisdom
Gentlemen, it is almost scyeuty,bIee years since
Convention of the people of Virginia was assemtl, j in
ibis hall TO ra.iy the Constitution OF the uited States,
Que of the chief object, Of which was 10 consolidate not
the Government, but the Union OF tie States. Causes
which have passed and daily passing, into history,
which will set It's seal upon them, but which DO not
mean 20 review have brought the Constitution and the
Tuou into imminent pef, AID Virginia has come 10 the
rescue IL is what the whole country expected OF her,
Her pr DE well her patriousm-her interest as well
as her honor called upon her with an emphasis which
she could not disregard to the monument, Of her
own glory. Her houored son who sleeps at Mount
Vernon the political Mecca Of all future ages, pre-
sided over the body which framed the Constitution; and
another OF her houo-ed sons, whose brow adorned
with civic wreath which will never fade and who now
repos in Orange county was It's principal architect and
one of its abest eNpOuuaers-and, IN the admius,Ia-
ton of the government five of her citizens have been
elected 70 the chief mlgstracy OF the Republic. It can
not be that government thus founded and administer
cd can fail without the hazard of bringing rcproach
either upon the wisdom Of fathers upon the in
t,Irgerce patriot SIN and virtue of their descendants
1t is not nv purpose to indicate the which this
bodv will probably pursue tue measures 1t may be
proper to adopt The opinions Of to-day may all be
changed tomorrow. Events thronging upon US and
we must deal with them as they present themselves.
Gentlemen, there is flag which for nearly century
has been borne in triumph through the battle aud the
breeze and which floats this Capitol, on which
there is star representing this ancient Commonwealth
and my earnest prayer in which know every member
of this body viii cordially unite is that 1t may remain
there forever provided always that ITS ustre IL untaru-
ished We demand for citizens perfect oqual-
" of right with those Of the empire States Of New
York Pennsylvania aud Ohio but We ask for nothing
that We will not cheeruly concede to those of Della.
ware and Rhode Island
The amount of responsibility which rests upon this
body cannot be exaggerated. When my constituents
a. ked me would couset TO them here if elected,
answered in the affirmative, but did with fear aud
trembling The people of Virginia have, it is true, re-
served 70 themselves IN certain contingency, the right
70 review action but still the meaSurOs winch we
adopt may be iraught with good or evil to the whole
country.
Is it too much to nope that we ard others who
gagged in the work OF peace and Cancellation may solve
the problems which perpeX 70 win back our sis
tiers the South who Oy what they deem s ent cause
have wandered from their old orbits Nav we not eN-
pect that our old slater Massachusetts, viii retrace her
steps vii she not follow the noble example of Rhode
Leland the little State with heart large enough for a
whole continent Will she not when she remembers
who il was who hrst drew his sword ftCm tie soabbard
on her own soil at Cambridge, aud never finally re-