Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-02-18

HWtIliam Guy, James Crawford,
EJoseph Brown, Kenton Harper,
HMaj. Samuel Bell, Thomas ]. Stuart,
ELyttleton Waddeu, John j. Craig.
ZIG. W. Swoope, Chesley Kinney,
Il John Sproul, John ]. Dyer.
James McNutt James NJ. Laidley,
@John Tate, Henry Cease,
@James Tate, James Hoge,
l&James Alexander. William Moffett,
,@John B. Christian, Alex. 8. Hall,
HRobert steele. Samuel Il. Taggart,
fASamuel Finley. Robert Hemphill,
maj. James Bell, William Poage,
HZach. ]. McChesney, John Alexander,
l&G. B. Stuart, Archibald A. Hall.
Il Maj. Arch. Stuart. John Anderson.
, SJames Bel. Robert Guy,
81 Mai. William Bell, Peter Hanger,
ENicholas c. Kinney, Thomas K. Clarke,
81 alexander Nelson, Merrill Cushing,
lHWilliam Clarke, William Crawford,
@David Points. James Lesley.
~ The second was meeting the same day
of the young men favoripg the same object.
lover this meeting, Nicholas G. Kinney
Epresided, and Francis t. Stribling was
ESecretary. John ]. Craig, Francis 7.
HStribline, A. 81. Fl. Stuart, James M
MLaidley, and Gerard B. Stuart were the
ECommittee to report the preamble ard reso-
Buttons.
L Tie delegates appointed by this meeting
3 to the Young Mems National Convention
s to assemble in Washington city on the first
EMonday in May, were John J. Craig, Alex.
Ell. H. Stuart, James NJ. Laidley, Chesleyl
Il Kinney, J. ]. Dyer, Thos. S. McClelland
X and s. Fl. Taggart.
"a flames NJ. Laidley. of Kanawha, Samuel FL
ETaggars, of Northwestern county, and Thos'
#s. McClelland. OF Nelson. who were members
~ of the Augusta meetings and were appointed
NJ delegates to the National Convention OF Youngl
HlMen at Washington, were students at that
u time in the law school of Judge Briscoe G
'NBaldwin. McClelland and Taggart attended:
Ia that body and were also appointed delegates;
Efrom their respective counties. Taggart and
HMoCIelland are the survivors. The first:
In AIMED resides in Baltimore; the last in;
ESBucking ham Co., Va
b Mr.. Clay was formally before the country
Eas a candidate for the Presidency at theI
Etime this Convention was held, having;
Ebeen nominated by National ConventionE
ssheld at Baltimore in December, 1881. This
Twas the first political Convention Of youngE
Emen which ever assembled in this country.
W. Collins Lee, of Washington city, wass
HTemporary Chairman, and James Barbour,
kJr., of Virginia, Secretary. William Cost
81 johnson, of Maryland, was the permanent;
EPresident, and George P. Molleson, Of New:
MJersey, Secretary. Charles James Faux
%ner, of Virginia, was one of the gice-Pfesi-s
Edents. Following sre the names of theE
HVirginia delegation in the Convention -
rs James Barbour, Jr., VIM. r. Kcse Thaddeuss
ZIP. Robinson, Geo. C. Powell. Joseph c. Wiz
Eiamson, Tho. h. Ditty. Jno. 6. Dyer, Samuel
Ell. Tsggart, r. B. Semple. E. G. Fitzhugh I
EThos. L. Lomax, J. w. Foster, L. o. Sullivan, ]
EWm. Doyle, G. w. Lewis, ]. ]. Brown, AndrewE
EBunte-, w. L. B. Goodwin. W. F. Turner I
EChas. J. Faulkner, G. G. Mcintyre, Robert T.
Us Luckett. James r. Gardner, Alex. Il. A.
EStuert, Thos. s. McCieliand G s. Page. r. Il.
Hstuart, W. B. Wallace. Jr., w. Van Dykes
ENeill, Alexander Clarke, ]. 3. L. Marsden I
EsLewis Glover, W. G. worthington, L. c. Cor;
Esdell, Edmund P Hunter, Alex. McWhorters
,IsBroun, Robert E. Lee, J. B. Gray, J. G. Grove.s
2 Mr. Stuart was Chairman Of the Com
Eamittae to prepare an address TO the youngs
ssmen of the United States, and participated!
Eotherwise in the deliberations during theE
give days it was in session. The addIess|
gshas this ring of his writings in after years.;
Especially as he discussed, through tbeI
'Ecolumns of the Richmond WAig, theI
e economic questions Of Government in|
3 thirteen articles entitled, IA Fair Propo
Hsiiion." Mr.. Richie, then editor of the
e Enquirer, had bantored the "Whig" to
b publish an equal number of arguments OF
IL The "Whig" side of the question, if that
paper would do likewise from the Demo
#crat:c standpoint. Mr.. Peasants, then
'#editirg the "WMg," accepted the prcpo.
Ssiiion as fair enc, aid requested Mr.
EStuart 10 write the articles. The "En-
" quilel" did net meet the engagement, and
B subsequently, the "Whjg" Published them,
re and they became text book in that day.
Eand ever since have been sought for by
IS many students Of political economy.
3 The Convention invited Mr.. Clay to ap-
rE pear before The body. Mr.. Faulkner, OF
81 Virginia, was Chairman Of tie Committee
Eof Invitation and introduced MI. Clay
CT. The members Of the Convention remained
q, standing during the time Mr.. Clay spoke.
eE His speech was truly characteristic of tie
e man, closing with admcnitions to the dele.
81 gates as young men assuming responsible
eE.ties in maintaining the liberties Of the
4, country, and concluded as follows ssMay
you transfuse into the bosoms of your con
y temporaries the enthusiasm which buns in
your own! And may the career On which
nsI you are all just entering be long and hapr,
Is and Industrious -
ne Nearly all the States were represented
eEFhe National InteHigencer, (of which to
yE speak is 10 convey to the present genera.
AZ tion TIE highest conception of great ability
l-Ain jour nalism, inspired by The lofties'
Npatliotism) in announcing the opening Of
ne the first National Convention Of young
pEmen ever held in this country, said
'eE They are from nearly every State in the
aA Union and selected on the principle Of
'iEmerit from just representation of the
s,@national feeling which fills the bosom Of
eEthe intelligent youth of the country.
l,k%
BIZ 1t Is for the old to plan the young to execute
th Their seniors. who preceded them in the Balti.
aE more Convention. have placed an object before
- b Il I'm, tio invited iLti, sid &c oatry It into
eEEt Tx 1t.
Ia
I'D We should greet the meeting of this Conven.
d ton with pleasure. were it even for a less
: Ecommendable purpose, because it brings to-
oE gether to the seat of Government SO many OF
l,Ethose who are to be the props and stays of our
free institutions for the next half century,"
e Such were some of the eventful scores in
',Ewhich Mr.. Stuart was leading figure in
tho year 1889. However, they were not
eEall, as he appears, if anything, more con-
u Espicuous in the movements of the great
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