Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-19

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American Slavery that foul debris Of bar.
bsrism, be forever eradicated from the land
devoted to freedom. a.--,
| I'd. That the Government Of the United
States has q right to live, and therefore the
right of self-defence; that the use of all
means necessary to protect the life Of the
Government against all rebels, armed and
unarmed, is in strict acco rdance with the
| provisions of the ConstitutioR; that the
President Of the United States is the con-
stitutionally appointed and sworn preserVer,
protector and defender of the life Of the
Government; that the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus In insurrectionary
districts, the Proclamation of Emancipa.
tion, are means eminently adopted 10 pre-.
serve the life of the Republic and perpet-
uate upon American soil the immortal
principles embodied in that magma charta
Of human liberty, the Declaration Of Inds.
pendence.
Sd. That Abraham Lincoln is a great
representative and providential man, raised
up by kind and experimenting provi-
dence to represent the undying principle
of human liberty and human progress, a
type of nation, great In arts, great in
arms, great in her past and present, and
great in her glorious future. That Abra.
ham Lincolu, the rail.splitter, and Andrew
johnson, the journeyman tailor, are fit
representatives of the principles that con-
stitute the true basis of all substantial
progress and the orderly ultimate of all
political and religious advancement.
4th. That the hope of our country is in
the God Of battles. 80 a.aI ...
9Th. That we require of the nominee of
this Convention the adoption of the prin-
ciples of the BaltimoIe PLATFORM also.
those contained in the foregoing resolu-
tions, as the rule of his political conduct
before the people, and, II elected, in Con
gress.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. .U,s
The President announced that the Con.
vention was ready to receive nominina-
tions.
John K. MallOnee, Esq, nominated Col.
George R. Latham.
David Cunningham, Esq, of Marion,
nominated Col. Joseph Snider.
A motion was made aud adopted, that the
candidates for nomination be- allowed
twenty minutes each to define their posi-
tions, on the leading questions of the day.
The candidates took the stand. Colonel
Latham spoke first.
He said he did not Shink it would be
necessary for him to speak even 2Ominutes,
his views on the political issues of the day
having been so often stated. he said he
endorsed the resolutions adopted by the
Convention heartily and freely; that he
was an unconditional Union mon that the
election of Mcclellan and Pendleton would
be the death knell of liberty 10 this coun-
try, and that he would rather die in this
struggle than to see that party get IN power.
That the first shot fired at Fort Sumter
was the destruction of slavery. BE wanted
slavery destroyed, but he was unwilling TO
go out of the Constitution to obtain that
object. He was in favor of using every
means consistent with the Constitution to
destroy il. He was opposed to the Recon-
struction bill, aud read President Lincoln's
letter in relation to that subject. He read
the Presidenrs Emancipation Proclamation
which he approved; aud be also spoke Of
the Amnesty Proclamation. (Mr. Hagans
President of the Convention, wanted to
know If, when the war was over, he would
favor returning the negro to bondage y
The Colonel answered, "No, never"
In conclusion, the Colonel remarked,
that he had heard it reported that he was
in favor of putting West Virginia back
where she was in the old State. He said
be would DOT notice such a charge aud took
his seat amidst the applause of the house.
Col. Snider then addressed the Oonven-
tion for full 20 minutes. he said some
one had asked whether Col. Latham and
himself intended to support the Chicago
nominees. He wanted to know if they
intended to insult them by such ques-
tiOn. BE said that if enough powder bad
been placed in Chicago to have blown the
whole Convention up, more rebels would
have gone to hell than ever did before at
one time. BE pledged himself to support
. A nhaV1a THh
That he is loyal or unconditional Union
man, and that he believes slavery TO be
the cause Of the war, and that it is a duty
we owe posterityto destroy slavery forever.
II we should restore the Union with sla.
very it would in less than 20 years breed
another rebellion. He was for an utter
and eternal destruction of slavery. In
lspeaking of the rebels he said he did not
recognize them as having any rights, he
would take everything they had. he new
er hesitated when he came to the so-cslled
rights of rebels, but put his heel upon
them wherever found. he was opposed to
changing the financial system now in op
GRAFTON. He wanted the United States e
carry on this war herself, and is opposed
to foreign loans. He wanted peace, but
be wanted a peace that would be lasting
and permanent. Anything short of this hC
would not have, but he would hsve coRfs
cation, emancipation aud e1terminstion
He thought this the most important Con
vention ever assembled in West Virginia
| II the Convention did not see fit to nomi
nate him he would think none the less o
them, and took his seat. s
The vote was then taken by counties
with the following result: -7,.rEr
For characterization 8, Preston I3, Bar
bour 8, Randolph 8, Tucker 2, Upshur I
Pocahontas 2, Webster 2, Hampshire 10
Taylor lO--Total, 65. u ~ essk
For Snider-Monougalia le, Marion 10
Preston 8, Barbour 5-Total 81.
Whole number of votes cast, 99j neces
sAry to a choice, so.
Col. Latham having received majorit.
of the votes cast, was declared the nom