The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-14
c,pcIyIt STATE CONVENTION.
wrnsfspAY. Febrnary ls, 1861.

-. delegates elect to the state convention
,,,,sd in the hall Of the House OF Dele
at IL O'Clock NJ The outside pressure
,erv great, and ii was with some diiii-
,,, hat the crowd could be kept from filling
,he hall. The galleries were denseIy
li.,nred the eastern one being entirely oc-
,ariri by ladies
t"l' vexroRARY ORGANIZATION.
.ssetably was called to order by Mr.
!" y S.nTT ot Fauquier, who sugges ted
The Convention appoint temporary
ilHt an and on his motion, Mr.. JAMES H.
'h1' h1T nest sterficId, was unanimously chosen
leS'~s pATRifk and SUMMERS of kanawha
NS,.fei Mr. Cox to the Chair,
Trs chairman returned his profound ac-
I"l.Igments for the honor, and reminded
T,r ysuilon that they held III their hands
~ ~ 4e.fiu,es OF this great naiion-upon their
"a, ,,on he believed, depended the salvation of
me t,l "vi viintIon of Mr. ScoTT, of Fauquer, Mr.
~. + GoRpoN, JT., was appointed temporary
-. of the Convention
~ roll Of delegates was then called, and it
i,'sscariained that Il quorum was present.
PERMANENT oR6ASIZATIoN.
~, srsNERS. of kanaWha, neminatT ted
~ JsNxFY. OF Loudoun, for President of
'hs s,r y F. ,CRxoY, of Halifax, nominated Val
,,TIxg ". SoUTHALL, OF Aibemarle
1l,e VOTE was then taken, and resulted as
For Mr.. Janney .-.--..-.........-..64
Mr.. Southail. il.,.................. 81
B. Ar Kinney was thercupon declared elected
,,r1si5enf OF the Convention.
,fss.rS SUMMERS, of kanawha, and Flour
- of Halifax, Were appointed committee
~ yai, upon Mr.. JANNEY and inform him OF
his elec tion-
.rTl,upu conducted the President TO the
Tbalr. He addressed the Convention, In sub
stance follows
c.,t,n.ra Of the Conpention did not realize the
rnu,! within the last two hours that might
tas.ibly be called to preside over your dehbera-
!,ou, aud therefore have no production af my
"a fn give YOU but my heart Is full, and
I'm ina; desire TO address You briefly. /
.r-a ygl ny most cordial and sincere thanks
r, 'iFs honor conferred, not upon myself alone,
ta' It' "a Preside over the deliberations Of
..NboIv by lar the most important of any that
a:.epibled since l77G. am without expert
%r. know little of parliamentary law, OF the
,-fs. pt preceding / have nothing 10 promise
~ ..Ijct fGe.ity aud impauiaii;y. Errors ] Iaay
.T.ii 'I, bni they will be errors Of the head aud
1I Io(the heart, which your klndness " Ill excuse,
s1d faf which your body will ind prompt cor-
''Hfi,,ew almost 73 wears since a Convention Of
,la iesiie of the Commonwealth assembled IN
fIi. half. oT the purpose ot ratiiyluS the 'onetl
t..I5a ol ihe United states. he one man object
v.s.s consolidate. not the Government, but the
uLiou Of theses states Oau>es " men II II hot No"
necessary to euuineraie, but when are iast pass
iryiBto history, have placed that Constitution ia
,r'migeu. peril. Virginia has been called to the
re.tav, and well might the call be made upon her
Tn.r,uHtrv expects il at her hands. Her hon
af@d son, whose ashe rest at Mount Vernon, the
-,..c4l Mecca OF all future ages, was the Presi-
i.rl - fue BODY who framed the Constitution
4rufhrrsnu whose brow Wa, enclrcl ed Win Il civic
wreath which never fades, was lts chloi architect
and ly Of hcr native sons have been called to the
Tl.I,i,u of Chief Magistrate of the Republic
Tue responsibility resting upon Us Is tremendous
NrtnaGt be that Government ihus lonnded can
unr te PERMITTED to fail, without reproach To The
wisdom ii its founders, as well as our own pain
,-lsG and intelligence. The old Has OF the Unl0n
when has triumphantfy waved Tor nearly cen
tary in battle and IN peace, now floats above this
Cs.ltol, with one star whlGh represents TINS an
cirat Commouw attn tod grant lhat II may re-
latTu tbera forever. But know speak the sen
tmeu, 81 every mem5er OF this body, when say,
That l must remain with Its original lustre, ui!-
iipue,l aud utarnisned. lAppiause. We shall
demand fuli and equal rights with New York,
icuu.ylyauia and Dhio, and nothing more. We
wauii sc5rn 10 ak more tnan would be conceded
fltb, Httie states of Delaware and Rhode Island.
pbade island! God bless her little Stale,
bal with heart big enough Tor ali. She was the
rrt ~ repeal her Personal Liberty laws, and It Is
hoped that the others viii follow her example.
{ repeat, that the responsibility resting upon
tbi, BODY i awful. ! consented to be candidate
fora -eai here with fear and trembling. The peo-
pie VIII revise our action, and | trust that cur
measures viii be brought TO such conclusion aA
that some ui our sisters Ut the South VINO, from
what they believe 10 be just causes, have wander
ed from tneil orGlt, may be brought PACK to TINS
ftaroiier .i-ter hope that even Massachusetts
VIII remember the land whence WASHINGTON
came 10 struggle for her liberties, and, awakcned
hr our extuluie, eNpunge from her statute book
that which hrr wieest aud best men say Is dis
g.ss. 10 II; Gent emen, this is party Conven-
6an We must elevate ourselves into atmo>-
qhere here party prejudice and party passion ca
lot jve. in cOnciusi"n, lasaln thank You Tor the
honor VGu have thought proper 10 cthief upon
lie ana hone that your action Liay rebound u The
good ut the state and OF the Union
The Convention then proceeded to elect IA
Secretary.
Mr. TEFDwAY of Pittsylvania, nominated
Stephen &. Whittle, OF Powhatan, who was
Secretary Of the Cons nstitutlonai Convention
Of 1850.
Mr PATRICK, of Kanawha, nominated Green
Pevton, OF Albemarle.
Mr. BARBOUR, OF Jefferson, nominated s>aln 1
! Walker, OF Rockingham.
Mr. BARBOUR, of Culpeper, nominated
Zepnaniuh T. Turner. oil Rappahannock.
Air NgUTHALL, of Aibeinarie, seconded the
nomination Of Green Pey and urged his
election.
Mr MOORE. of Rocllbridge, nominated j Ohm
/. Eubank, 0. the city OF Richmond.
Mt. GARLAND, Of Amherst, seconded the
nommr tion OF Mr.. Eubank.
Mr. scorr. OF Fauquier, seconded the norni-
t!Gn OF Mr. Turner.
Mr.. LEAKE, OF Goochland, nominated >. Bas-
sett French, OF Chesterfield.
Nj M.CFAkLAAD, OF X ichmoud, ad ,ocated
the election OF Mr.. Eubank
Mr.. MoArAGuE, OF MiddleseX, nominated
john Ben Bigger, of the city OF Rlchmond.
ur. NigkHAN, of UenFlto, nominated X.
Lindsay Walker, ul New Kent.
Mr.. fokBfs, ol Buckingham, advocated the
election of Mr.. Eubank.
IEe Secretary then proceeded 10 call the roll,
and the result OF the vote was announced rs
follows
stephen G. Whittle. le.......................
; bassetl Ftench h.........................
5JHu Dell Digger. y
H. l. W Nalker...,...,r........... IL
Hletn Peytou. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
JoAn L. kuhank- -...'.'..'-'............... 10
}. / Nalker...-- Observation-Disclosures. 10
Zephanlah 4 Turner. er..................... IS
here being no election, the Convention
again proceeded 10 vote, and the result having
Den announced, il appeared there was ne
choice
gentleman then moved that upon the next
BALLOT he candidate having II plurality OF the
fOts be declared elected Clerk of the Conyen-
'VR' Negatised bya large majority. A third
uAspccesSlul ballot was taken, after which all
ne candidates except Messrs. Turner, Eu-
L1hh, and IL. T.. Walker, Were withdrawn
l.-e Ioufth ballot tresulted-Eubank 5o, Walk
U5l, Turner lg
Dir WiCKHAN, of Henrieo, then withdrew
haine l'g name of Mr. II. l.. Walker, and the fifth
",4ol resAlted-Eubank 10, Turner %.
30 JoHS J.. ErBASK was declared elected
'tvIeldry OF the Convention.
,Hr Hcorr, OF Fauquier moved that when
"e Convention adjourn to-day, 1t viii ad-
.O"'h 10 meet at the Mechanics institute to-
IVifG@ at IL o'clock. Adopted.
si,r' = AokroN, of Culpep"r moved that the
'uneh OF this Convention be daily opened
IN prayer, and that the President invite the
,s1 ineh OF the city 10 oiiiciate Adopted
AT tLEAESS, of Ohio, moved that the rules
" tie House of Delegates be adopted for the
ueht OF tins Convention until further
''affed. Adopted
u motion Of Mr.. PRrcE, of Greenbrier, rela-
bsg 70 Inc occupancy OF selected seats in the
M ~ tAe Convention, Was, on motion OF
Montague, laid on the table
~, motion OF Mr.. ScoTT the Convention ad-
On TIo, 10 meet at the Mechanics Institute
NuIsday, al IL o'clock.
r4oteHISo SCENE IL CouRr-RooM. On
Cay evening last Elizabeth Allison was