Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-03

4 cumoRo, and seut word that his habitG were
- Iatempers;e q; 10 render hia utterly use
iess.
move that tbs G5rcr..r. ;, requested <
r! adrs~ bis Domination.
TIE .nction wss agreed to
The next neme on the list was thst Of Z. c.
Edwards.
Mr. TxEDwAY.--Celonel Eiwarls Is resi
dent Of my coua'y, and kept military scaco
for several years in the town Of D4nVil!e. Il
also taught, ! understand, in Ei;Ziheth City
ADow nothing OF his military capacity, or o
cis military experience. presume be bs:
some, bus Su nct aware Of tho incE " nis bse
ing had any IN ine 6elG
Colonel EDWARDS, from tis practice and eS
pos:aEcs "a drilling rs taacaT, ought to be 6
gct'd dEii!sraan. have nc doubt he Is much
superior 20 ilany sho have bssn Confirmed g:
Colousis
Mr.. eVraEalE.--Is :s my pleasure 10 hag,
C personal acQua;nlaloe with Cuoncl E lizards
have known him !cr two or three y;arJ
which wss probably the period Of his rcs:dsnct
in DanT,ne. lie csne there highly reco~
ruended, sad proves himself sell qualified t.
,oadrcs . ni.:.a:1- sciipe. He~Sa sT.AGS>::::
Of ths yirgiu:a M;i;sry inst!luts, ED brouEbt
with hun c large nlu,tcc OF ycupg meg !roE
that ntignbc:h,.;d, whGG 70 cGoL:lred {
iosirux He conduced the military schoo
vtiy rlc=esaiu!ly i; Dsrvills, and taG a6ou
pne hucdgtt scn"icia wte:i lac wac hrtks cut
Hihca that psrlcd be travelled ttrcuEt tht
county au1 rendered great service il, drilling
ycung nAa, soms Of wcnru are cot aecVi
tSelve years ef age. Biz services we're II 77l
liable in M co"'''v-the perfection OF ,hei:
drill being &C ga: degree owing 10 bis sc:ivs
sxel tious and hls tue military skl
CJlonel Edwards is 2 ganteT!aa Tlo iEa snt
respect ant oonfdeEca q our euirs coumu
nit-, aEi, lave no douo. he is the best qual
!tod man iion his military education, lha
there is in Or section CT tia country. have
no dosb. that BE will i,.%"H himself brave
uen He is man Of G;'',':i-, and a. caex-
ceptunabls character in a"si" .ee:r, nd !. AZ!
qualified, sm sniis6y'i, 70 di,.,:.;. = 1,.-
t..s Of The oScc g vrici BIZ is recommended
know that his or1rmatiun would r- ve::
acceptable to OUT community.
Mr. MoETAous--t dislike to trouble TIC
Convention, but ! fetl It my duty 10 give icSu
sone information WHICH wss furnished 10 ;hs
Councl in reisgeleo to q matter sonc" e.
eeunects3 With ibis.
Two gentlemen from that section -: t;is
State, Msssrs. Nni;ls and CaTripgtu;. oa:r,
&c R!cbnond SONS time ago, and UHdc %
position to The Governor to the feet that 10:
would raise regiment, il he would uakn u.
Edmuuds, Coone; Ar. T::::clle, L cut. Cc'ene'
aud Mv. CalriDs,or, IL, ii. The Govcrno;
agreed 10 DO So aud :hcy returned booze
raised the rrs'meut aud returned hars enc
claimed tie iuiEllueut Of the pledge Be-
lierioe that ,be faith Ct ;he S:ate Was plsagad
3a oapirmed tee aoG:o 3tiens Of these gen,io-
uen 20 the positions haze ia5iceiea
Dir. TxEApwAY-T5raa 2au.isman asst
ttair counissiona, ori tic re Il aEs b=S as::1
OVER Wn pleled-
AZ NosrAe eIE-i rptarsto:L :rcn :,.!;;l IL ::
son TIA; fuur :! tic conpani.s aav, ;:,;I:
doa.n. sn.j rre III camp, sca tia! ~, y t:7:
wcaia jim snt.n as soo1 as ,le.s cD.loEa:
we're made
Dir. TgEADw.Y.-I am aware Of .:.e Isc
tba. s0ua companies formed ia H4ury county
refused to j1iu the regimen. btoicsa O. thss:
appointments. The truth is tbs. they havt
90 regiment There ers men in that count,
who haze been engaged III rilitis duty. two Q
whom. undsrs,sad, have organized ooupa-
MES AMI l!.sJ wii; not willingly liz M:
regiment
bro~ OF ,hesc genfie,nen w.!. They ar;
personal friends 3i ,uipe, AMI | will ssq tina
my kuoslsdss Of ;nan is that they kncE
nothing of military matters.
The nomination Ct Cc!oaol E3Ta.dc va
Confirmed
The asg1 name OF lie list C. aoinins:ion
was tas: OF X. II CaTT.
3I:. JoRH.os CarJ Is : noostituen. Q
miu., rad e=..v veil k:town. ! ETseu:as, L
ra.ny usmb.:. VI lbs Convection. 70 Iac@'
who 30 not brow !ilG, 4 ii ~, thss fos &C,
Last IL yta1s he has dtvo'eG great dea; c
estentioc 20 military ifG!rs- IT, WIG !!5a.
Lete.t7t iD o1e Of the coin?anle1 us the fra
reeiGtct ct Virginia volunteers, tben becaU
GaDia:1 cfc copoan7 scd N:s subsequent;
pruGc:ed 70 tno t:3,e Q! L;2uts osr: Golare g
or the 77s nc:,;. A: all ,!ci=. s-:G ua6er sl
ciTeatcS,arcea 10 d&rh:,1 sii G!s energies sn;
al! h,s strani!oc TO p:cmo.irg la welfare Q
the regiment and kHptr. rP rs orgaDi2.,io!
when It vas ia1sushins. By universal tessi
monJ he :s W cAc>ljcns tfac%r, and, l btl:evc
is Que OF ,re Vt1y RsS rIos.i risn;s tia! hs
been made
rhs nouinat:on wss ooEfrued.
John r. C6amb!Hs, jr., wss t.v lGSt tam
OF the lisl.
My. j. s. MALLORY, Il Sfursw;c1.-I d
uct rise 70 make & speech, but &c rHaaeS ::
acs OF Justice TO = neigh oor.
Col. Chambiss lives 10 ny Eeishbor !x.6
Hs WA educated Ut West Point, sa1 y heu ta
late organization ot The militia took piacs, 4
wss appoinied Brigade Inspector. liIam an,
Judge OF the cual.f atioas of o military officer
, | CAD bear wiling testimony 10 the & ness ant
=; fnT ho
which ne ia recommended. Without cgotsE
OR vanity, pronounce hi'a arss rate IN Ger
As soon as VIC got into our present fE eu;
ties, Cu Chambliss ugh! sn appointment: ii
tho I'm. aDd received i:oD Gov. Leichcr taG
Cf Mi II. He IS nov in Norfolk acting il d
capacity Of aid 20 General Hug"v. IL is .iis /
ceDdor 10 say, that be has not roT regimen;
hut there .s TO doub: OF bis soon having one
4 regiment IS 9o~ beiug formed IN B.unST!ck
GresusS7i!is aud S.5sS counties III ,ha. scc.io
Of which be will get coplnsud, when ecn
plated.
Mr. Gosarx-I do not wnct to say anythin
by way Of conrnebdston OF thiG friend Of nGc
only rise to say, that it Tas uJ god !oriun
TO bs at West Point in 1862. when tost gentle
man graduated at that institution; and ~!
state that my attention was particularly ctl
! cd to him irUui ,Oe faeE :nst on was Vlrsiuis1
and son of an bo0oTe2 irsrd OF a,ins, s6o i
now member Of this Convention. ~!
only say, that that gcn:lemso and Cvlonc
P.gra,n, nephov of my friend from Rich
uoad, (Mr. JouEsoN) distinguished them
selves on s5at OCCASION. There ~ere no youn
men there who graduated with moro distia"
| lion ;hSn these Two glntientn
Mr. CHAMBERS ii feel that could Eos, !!
! iusncs to ny constituents, eud, might ssy
| 70 tne militia of NY section, ellog this cPpoT
| tuui.7 10 pass Without bearing ny huuhi
| testimony 70 ,he merits OF Col. Caame!iah.-
There Is nc 5psa wbc cc!oE;ancs no7e full
.r., spr sidenco Of toe military los2 o. aly SEQ
,!.u than doss that gentls mar; and there il :
man ju >bom should nlsos moro co?aasnet
He i. peculiarly fried for the position Tor s'hlc
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