Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-19

l fhlnA0HuS viz SVhNShAA -.
hut thew find themselves in a position IN "hicn
thew must support the State in this contest
md thew can do that without going into those
a,treme notions which Mr.. SHDDoS il known
TO represent. A. p,vve
Mr.. EAyLY.-EIaying nominated Dir. HIVES
T deem it proper To make a remark OF Two;
Nv friend from Halifax (Mr. F%LouRNor,) SAID
hs had no idea that these appointments were
n he made from sections. We have agreed TO
elect five representatives corresponding Win
the 6ys sections of the State.
In order to produce harmony, It's necessary
:, my opinion, tina; the sections should DC re-
presented. 1t seems to. no to be nnc prop
r. moio Of representations. We nave
ronresentatiseS il the Legislature oy
c%ountics, and in Congress by districts; ana
,rhcn We send five representatives TO Inc
S,uibern Congress, all parts Of the State ought
n be- represented. When The gentleman lr0in
N;ddlssex CHR. MoNrAGUE nominated mr..
Hunter. he said he put him In NOMINATION. as
,t. representative from his section.
Nnw If we intend to elect Mr.. Rires at all.
# will be Mily proper to elect him from tne
Piedmont section. Suppose you elect nln,
from the Valley section, will the people ana
dcl,ra,cs from that section be satisfied! sup
nosa vou nominate him from the Eastern sec
ton. will the peop'e and delegates from that
section be satisfied? If you eject aim from
the North western portion of the State, will Inc
rronle there be satisfied. imagine not We
have already a great deal of dissatisfaction ex-
;stinr in that SECTION md would not inc cicc-
tlun Of any man from the Fast to represent
,hst secllon increase that dissatisfaction
We have elected one delegate from Eastern
Virginia corresponding IN his views with Mt.
SrppoS. If that party in the State. which was
originally the Union party, is to he Ignored. |
ask how Gun the feelings and wishes OF the
ue,plc of Virginia be represented! II this
State has to depend in the councils OF this
Contederacy and for its defence in the field,
uion these gentlemen who represent the feel
iacs Gf Mr.. SEnD1S, the Stale will he in a de-
ploreb!e condition.
trust thar we shall have harmony every
where; bu; I would remark that if gentlemen
who were Union men, who thought our coun-
try would be best protected and most b,nchttcd
by remaining in the Union, are to be excluded,
then, sir, you will have the whole control Of
the Stale in the hands Of what was originally
4 very small minority.
The PREsiDENr.-fhrrc arr now IN nomina-
ton tile Hon. Jamos 4. Sedlun and the Hon.
" u. y. Ik'ftS. u ~ OLICl on
made. ll.c vote will be taken upon these Two
n3lnlnccS.
Mr. SrrIEnLlS --EntrrtaininS, as 10, the
opinion that neither JauneS A.. Seldom nor WIN.
&. R!vcs represent, properly, the sentiments OF
The section from which | come, | will nominate
n gentleman who, | think, will represent the
feelings and sentiments Of these people,
mean tho Hon. Thomas S. B)cock. | believe,
sir. that the views of that gentleman have been
mlcn morc popular than either those Of Nr.
Seldom or Mr.. RiveS.
believe his election to this position would
give general satisfaction, and ! hope it will be
TIC pleasure of the Convention ~ confer this
otlic. upon him.
Mr. Spell. Tho nomination just made
makes it not improper in my opinion that !
shouid say Il word upon this subject.
II it had been determined to send fifteen re
representatives. tn,he Southern Congress, should
myself, With pleasure, in Difference to the
w:SI:es, a. | understand them, of the people Of
thst district, have cast ms vote for Mr.. BncocK.
| shal! no; yulc for him nO~, however, because
| LnI't think I'LL things considered that ta has
the same claim fer thus position rs the gentle
ina1 for WHOM liIinh proper 10 cast my vote.
am nI.: 0f those vim think that party
ought 10 be ignored hnt the question is, how
shall VIC ignore it? In what form is it best that
wc should ignore it? 1t seems to me, not by
ailud;us 20 politics, not by referring to these
gentlemen who but recently were regarded aS
extremists, and regarding thnee who may now
vote for them az cytrclnists hut by coming
up like patriots and standing upAn one c,nmon
platform, having il view only The defence OF
The Co.nnnpnw cath and The proper vindication
Of her rights. This is the means by which
We can most eifcctuaily ignore all party con.
,iicrations, and it is thus wc can but meet the
terrible emergency which is upon Us.
For ,uyS"iL, in tie n'e thai | have cast, !
ilnre mol locked III section or party nor 10 ]
,u.an !? do i! in the vn,,s | mean I" cast. II
all Our representative: on thiS occasion were
selected from The city ui Richmond or any other
peculiar locality, and they possessed The quail
~Iicntions which, in my opinion, rendered them
peculiarly fitted for the positions to which they
were to lie elevated, | would feel it my priv
legr and duty Ia cast my vote for them.
voted fer Mr.. Hunter not because he came
i.nm any particular locality or district; but
~nrcause ] believed him to passes the qualili-
cations necessary for Il representative IN the
new Congress. / Sha!! r'te far Mr.. Seldom
hccsuSe rrg';d him US having claims very
little h.neniti Mr.. Hunter, aad qualifications
perhaps fully equal to him. ! will vote %forilin,
not BECAUSE no CONES fr.ru the Piodmont dis
trlci, but becanse hc is entitled to the position
on he score of precedence in tho advocacy and
support o! the principles and opinions which
VIC all nnw recognize und maintain. He is
ahead Of those wi.u advocated Union principles.
We have come up to his position, and it is but
lust that he should now have the reward of his
early aivocacy Of these principles ut least TO
the extent of a recognition OF his claims Of
prccedcnce over those who held entirely oppo.
site positions in The past.
We ucciIpy now the position that he occu
pied some time since ago, in fact, and
We shorld, therefore, yield 10 him precedence
in THIS mal;rr. These considerations I advance
independent of his other peculiar qualifications,
which all must admit to be very superior.
think further that, other things be-
ing equal, VIC should elect two Breckenridge
men, Two Bvll then and one D ,uglas MAD, al
ways regarding it as il prerequisite that they
shall be iully qualified. For my part | was
Determined 10 vote for Mr.. Hunter, Mr.. Seldom
and then for NJ. Rivcs.
The gentleman from Franklin, (Mr. EARLY
sli,! that dissatisfaction would be caused if Mr..
Lives WcTc clcCitU iirII W.T. "tl'N b'S'Iitl VI
the Northwestern District. don't believe
in that principle. We arc here to get The best
men III represent the whole Stale. If we ig-
nurs the democratic, party, dissatisfaction will
BIZ gwen. If We ignore the old whig party,
c~prl,inly dissatisfaction will be created among
them. But, sir, however that may be, We
should not ignore the party which was ahead
Of all others i'll the advocacy of the principles
which are now generally recognized.
Mr.. C~oFiMAS.-1 desire to know whether it
is the wish of this Convention To select all from
the Eist
Cries. q. 10, M. nc.
Nj. SPEED merely stated that | would
vota for Ill from tie city of Richmond if they |
n::sS. ssaA The qualifications which considered
necessars, just to illustrate the principle that
| vas IN favor ri namely, taking the best mtn
without; regard - :.r,inu.