Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-09-04
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Judge Of. the oouTt Of Appeals-caleb
Boggess, of Harrison
fsesof5e5, That. the State Executive Com
mittee be authorized to fil any vacancies that
may occur in the ticket from any cause.
Hon. J. w. Kennel offered the follow
ing
RESOLUTION.
Resolve5, That this Convention hereby rex, exs.
presses Its deliberate convictions that In order
to insure success in our State Tor the princiSi
pies of the National Union party, and the
administration of President johnson. the
whole power and patronage of the General
Government should be in the hands of the
friends of administration, and not of those
who are hostile to it, or who yield it a snom-
inal support since theisitting :cf tie Phiiadel-
phia Convention and that this Convention
do appoint five of its members to make such
representations to the President as viii secure
this end,
RECESS. :s
The Convention then took a arecess until
FIVE O'Clock. In the interval the Hall was
crowded to utmost capacity by an enthus
siastic audience assembled for the purpose of
hearing an address from the Hon. l. III.
Chandler, Cong elect from Virginia.
Mr.. Chandler was appointed, by Mr. Lincoln
United States District Attorney for.the State
of Virginia, and has since been chosen foiSeef,se
resent the Norfolk District in Congress- His
speech was one of the ablest ever delivered
in this State, and won for him a reputation
among our people of which any man might
be proud =. 81
Atsthe conclusion of the address the Con-,
yention re-assembled. The following gentle,
President in pursuance of Judge Kennedy's
resolution -
Hon. John w. Kennedy. - "a
Major b.. w. Andrews.
A. j., Sweeny, Esq
Colonel j. NJ. jackson.
Colonel;J. g. Lana
On motion, the President Of the Gohven-
ton was added to the delegation. So
Hon. Mr.. Kennedy then moved that the
Convention adjourn sine die
Before putting the motion, Gen. Ruffner
returned his thanks to the members of the
Convention for the courteous and. dienifed
manner in which they had disposed of the
business before them, and Expressed an earn
est wish that the labors of the body might.
result in lasting benefit to the people of the
State. The Convention then-adjourned with
ontsa day:
a Visit to the Late President Davis.
The special correspondent Of the Alexan-
driai Gasette, writing from Fortress Monroe
on the 18th instant, gives. the following
account of a visit to ex- President Davis:
Aftera polite reception by the officers of
the Fort generally, and the especial attention
of those on duty, we had an opportunity of
fully examining this immense fortification.;
and above all, of visiting our beloved late
President. Our first view of him. was OBJ 1
tanned IN his prison In aCorroll Hail. 2 after
wards in walking through the garrison yard
to the residence of Mrs. Davis, in q. .casemate
fitted up for her family in the southeastern
portion of the Fortress. We eafterwardscalied. !.
on him by special appointment, and were
received in this apartment.
The President alluded to the absence of
Z rs DAVIS. vi was NOT in at the time. We
saw his little daughter. the only child. they.
at present have with them, their other chill
dren. being in Canada, as he remarked. I
thought, with sigh, at theirlong separation.
Mr. Davis Was all we. could conceive Of
cordial and courteous his urbanity and
attabilIty were characteristic. He spoke freely
OF the past and present policy of the Govern !
ment toward him and all other prisoners. and
expressed his delight that all others were
released. IF there was to be q sacrifice. it
was proper that the Chief should be the
victim, In regard to the Convention lat
Philadelphia, be said ihe shoped AND, prayeds
that good might result from it.
There was nothing of complaint of the
severity with which he had been treated
but he spoke confidently of the justice of
his cause and its appreciation by posterity.
We left him after quite a lengthy inter-
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