Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-16
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.

The PRESIDENT announced that the first business in
der WAS the
| ELECTION SECOND DOOR KEEPER.
| The following nominations were then made:
Mr.. FORBES nominated ]. ]. Vim, of Abemarle; Mr.
MCCoNAs nominated II. S. Coleman, Of Stafford; Mr.
| GREGORY nominated Roscoe Burke, Of King William
Mr. TREDwAY nominated S. II. Jeter Of Richmond city
Mr. SPEED nominated w. 7. Leake, Of Goochand; Mr.
j. II. Cox nominated VIM. Welch, Of Chesterfield; anC
Mr. MONTAGUE nominated Joseph Tompkins, Of Chester
field.
The roll was then called with the following result
For Mr. Jeter 35; for Mr.. Leake S4 for Mr.. WEIGH 20
| for Mr. Coleman 26 for all others Is.
| Noperson having received a majority, Mr.. MORTON
moved that all the candidates except the three highest be
| dropped. Agreed 10.
The roll was then again called with the following re
suit For Mr. Leake &c; for Mr. Jeter 4O for Mr.. WEIGH
| 81; for Mr.. Coleman "a.
There being no election Mr.. WISE arose and said thai
the occupation of the time of the Convention in the cleo
ton of Doorkeeper like 'fddlng while Rome was
on fire." He would therefore, that the rules be
suspended with the view of declaring of the cand
dates he did not care which, duly elected The motion
was disagreed to-
| Mr. c. b. CONRAD then moved that the plurality rule
be adopted for the next ballot.
Mr. BRANCH opposed the motion, and it was rejected
The roll again called, (Mr Coleman's name being
dropped and it appearing that neither candidate had
received majority several members changed their votes
in favor of Mr. Leake and as that gentlemen thus OBJ
tanned majority Of the votes cast he was declared to
be duly elected Second Doorkeper The vote was record
ed follows For Mr.. Leake 79 for Mr. Jeter AZ and
| for Mr.. WEIGH "a
| THE COMMISSIONERS THE SOUTH.
Mr. WIN. BALLARD PRESTON from the committee
appointed yesterday, presented the following report:
Committee appointed by the Convention walt upon the
Commissioners from the States Of South Carolina Georgia Mis-
Ssppi invite them accest seats the oor Of this COnven
on inform then that the Convention would receive any
sgs from them respectively al such time and In such form
That Committee waited upon the gentlemen named In the
resolution yesterday evening and stated TO hem directed the
OF the visit The Commissioners expressed their grateful
Of The courtesy hewn TO them personally and the honorab
Of hsi. mission ard accepted The snde, Of seats
orally Monday nexta OF which requested the Committee
| to communicate to the Convention
ADMISSION REPORTERS.
On motion of Mr. TREDWAY, il was
Eoe That the editors Of pDethed IN the city Of
the Convention, under the direction OF the President.
COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS
On motion of Mr. RAYMOND it was
Resosd That the President o. the Convention appoint Com
mItee elections consisting OF thirteen members whom shall
be referred the returns Of delegates and al matters relating to
tests for seats Ia the Convention.
RULES FOR THE CONVENTION.
Fesoud That the rules OF the NgGls Convention OF 1850
they applicable be adopted for tie Of this
Convention and that zOe ces Of the same be printed for the
OF this body.
PROPOSED CHANGE HALL.
Mr.. SPEED offered resolution 10 provide for change
of the place Of meeting Of the Convention, which,
On motion of Mr.. WOODS, wasindefaitely postponed
FEDERAL RELATIONS
MIR. CONRAD, of jefferson offered resolution for
the appointment OF Committee on Federal Relation
which coted debate.
Mr.. WISE objected to the resolution because II, 1.-THE
committee would be the mOnopoists OF all determnate
action the subjects referred 10 them. This was not
the time TO submit such arbitrary power. Applause
Mr.. CARI.lLE said that if the applause in the gale
~ was renewed he would be constrained to follow the
ilusrous example of Senator Mason aud that the
gallery be cleared.
Mr.. WISE hoped that The gentleman from Harrison
Mr Cae would initiate that Senator 80 far as TO try
with him to save the country (Hreat applause
Mr.. CARLILE then moved that the galleries Except
the one occupied by the ladies' be cleared but the
appeal Of Mr. MCFARLAND, Withdrew the motion.
After further remarks by Messgs. WISE, CLEMENS
and CONRAD, the resolution vas modified, and then
adopted as follows;
Resorsd That Committee consist of ,wenyone Delegate
sesed hg dEeeat sections d the State TO b. termed the
ee Federal Reltions be appointed by the President
NAV he offered In Conveno1 red without debate
oher than that the member ocerng the oposon may explain
asst On his Ielson, therefor within the lmt, OF thirty MINUTES Of
Tine and sh,l be the duty ot'he coqmee from tine to time
report upon The 10 the Convection for - action
THE TEMPORARY SECRETARY.
On motion of Mr GRAY, it wss
Ps-o'cd That Of this body be rendered to VIM
uoioa J - Clerk Of the House Of Delegates for the hand
some which he has dis hlrgd the duties OF temporary
Secretary OF the Virginia Convention.
THE PEACE CONGRESS
Nj WILSON offered the following resolution which
was laid under the rules:
Re,oicd That the Vi ns Commissioners to the Peace c,ne7
ence now the city Of Wihngn, be respectfully
qu,s report to this body at tier earliest colyeE eace
in their o. ncn result acceptable to Virginia may be
expected !r.m the deliberations o. thels body,
ELECTION PRINTER.
On motion of Mr. JOHNSON the Convention proceed
ed to the election of Printer.
Mr. JOHNSON nominated Mr. WYATT NJ ELLIOTT, Of
Richmond city, and no other nomination being made,
the vote was taken and Mr.. Elliott unanimously
elected.
On motion of NJ. RAYMOND, it was
Esso,rd the Printer to this Convention receive the
nav services the Printer the House Of Dele FOR
APPOINTMENT OF FACES.
The PRESIDENT announced that he had appointed the
following Pages out OF a large number of applicants =
William NJ. Taman, Edward Gay, August Rosen, and
Arthur Fegen.
| INVITATION FROW THE Y. NJ. c. A.
The PRESIDENT presented an invitation from the
Young Mems Christian Association 10 visit the Library
aud Reading Rooms of the Association.
| CONTESTED ELECTION
| Mr. KENT presented the petition OF Mr. b. D. Lane,
coutesling the election OF Mr. John D. Sharp, the dele
gate returned from Lee county Referred to the Com
mittee Oh Elections.
| PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. WISE arose to vndicate himself from accusations
that had been bauded about in this city and Washing
ton lie then enqured if Mr. Stuart one OF the dele
gates from Augusta, was present.
Mr.. STUART responded that he was present.
Mr. WISE then proceeded to say that he had been in
retirement for some time past ald had not ineTered in
public concerns-not meddlng with the election
which brought him to q seat in this Convention. While
at home sorrowng aud suffering he heard the report
that he was heading revolutionary party to commit all
sorts of outrages at Washington He had been written
to By friends in the North who informed him that they
could not convince men he was not at the city OF wash
ippton in disgusc or in the Businesses OF Harpers
Ferry He could tell them that il he had been so dis
posed he could have sent 20 900 barrels Of gunpowder
TO South Carolina and ii anything could have induced
him TO do So would have been this SANDER upon his
| reputation.
Mr.. W then sent to the Clerks table preamble and
resolution offered some time since 10 the Senate Of IT.
GINA, By Mr. Stuart denouncing the reported design
a descent upon Washington, by certain " rash ana Ill
advised cititizens OF Virginia
After the paper was read by the CLERK, Mr.. WISE
asked if Mr. STUART included him among the persons re
ferred to.
| Mr. STUART said he had no hesitation in declaring
that he never dreamed for moment that the gentleman
from Princess Anne Mr. WISE was implicated in the II
ported conspiracy. IL was matter oil notorey KNOW
h all that trash and ladvsed persons among whom NJ
did not include Mr. Wise reported to have contem
plated an attack upon Washington He Mr.. s. recelv
ed private l. tiers which assured him that these repor
hid obtained Judgment in the public mind and tina
the consequences might be disastrous He therefore
fl, il 70 be his duty as member OF the Senate oil Va
pinia to offer that resolution. He took pleasure in &c
quitting entirely the gentleman from Princess Anne
anv participation any belief that he had any paruc
patton in the reported designs.
Mr. WISE thanked the gentleman for hls satisfaction
explanation If there had been any foundation Tor IT,
charge contained in the resolution an investigation hou
have b, en- ordered That course was pursued at wash
iug,On and they found evidence Of the iact AIR. "
ten read letter from Mssrs JGo A. Hartman and Jno
D. Imboden, of Staunton addressed to Senator Bsverl