The New York Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1856, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1856. > of Shaeted s convention of delegaise st jane sext, Eoaeices party of ‘Prove the boiding of the Re ears the vention fn Philedelph'a. Mr, JOHNSTON and able of the P! bitter terms, wrely sneeked into | kicki ‘the Council, and ver done and said anything in fa- | give Vor of the American prynciples, or publicly aided the | and I sup; you are ly tired of het me. party, and closed his remarks by appealing to hia per (Criss of “No, no; “Go on.”) Oh, n0, - ein meatate be Lent nagar yr pg ag gc gee age we yarsued Philad ‘nvention, ‘ently con- | getting Jai you, cone! to yy ae that he was in ‘a hopeless minority in the Con. | your ‘ume tor the contest mnich . extn o aivauh ue revered too coetee ee eh ing 8] . course foha- we may overcome this deadly enemy and seid that Johaston, in his ours, who is sucking our life’s blood, leav’ appeal to friends for their su made enales § ivsue in that Council, Johnston or , and that talent and eoergy the delegates were now called upon to say wih tay te rout thet party would have—Fillmore or Ji they woul for so loog a time repudiate the nominee ce paamarienn, party, and ony to the ‘that they would follow at the bidding of Johnston, or en- eve to be Gorse the nomination and take Fillmore for our candidate. roment, and He made a lengthy speech, and fully answered all points | retain it for ‘be doomed to lapse zaised by Johnson. was by Sewell Gokneon disreputable s position to.waieh the asts of the Ftere aap who accused the Philadelphians of defeat- t administration—I mean Pierce, Marey & Co.—— ing ‘ticket, in the recent elestion, by en- | have well nigh Drought us. So perfect’ is our ruin—I ——— ticket the e and Donel- | mean . the country’s of courss—it would endorsing was followed by Mr. | ‘or another term. Small on the other side, and Mr. Williamson (veceder th reference to any democrati; administratioa, for ‘rom the Philadelphia Convention and Johnson wor- | upon o fair trial, we have found them to fail utterly. shipper) im the same style as Sewell. At the close of his BI cn Oke save the country from sach evils > emarks the vote was taken on Johnston’s -ubstitute, and | as predict. You can do that omly by depriving demo- ‘was lost by LS etn toone; this vote showed Joha- | cracy of all connection with our federal government, ston that be had ity-two im the Convention, | and jog them out forever. Dildo my 2 hd towards ‘all told, that would foliow at bidding. so desirable a resu)t, and do you yours. The vote was then taken on the original resolutions of | If we do, success is ss certain as that to-morrow’s gun Mr. SmaJl, which were adopted by about the same vote rise. The democracy are now split up into misera- ‘as the Johnston resolutions were rejected with. Thus the | bie factions. The result of operations at the Cincinnati Johnston faction was four times repudiate! by the State | Convention will leave them Councfi in one day. Johnston then pursue his usual | as to render them unable to withstand any attack. Thie eourse of bolting, ‘ollowed by about twenty delegates, He | is cheering, and I beg you to prepare for such @ crisis, I immediately went over to Ford’s room for | will mow conclude by introducing to you Mr. T. Turner, sympathy consolation, where they held a pri- | of Fauquier. ‘vate caucus to see Vt be done for the Mr. came forwerd and addressed the Conven- a . This Council m ‘was called bythe | tion. His speech consisted peelety of appeals to Fac ap lean Gena considered that | the old line whigs to come to the aid of the Know No- would be able to control the Council and secure the thig party in the contest. He reviewed the con- of delegates to the New York Convention, but in | duct of Mr. Fillmore while in public life, showing that he ‘that he was sadly defes' retired from the Council | embodied in his acts and opinions all thst could influence with the consolat tha:—‘The their adhesion to him. The American party is now rid of Johnston, who has for a long time been an eye sore to the party. We shall pre 5 next hear from him taking his long talked of fowa. tutions were then adopted, unanimously, endors- ing = fasion State ticket, placed im nomination in ‘The president was ordered to call a Stute Convention oa he 26th of August, to mest in Harinburg, for the pure of forming an électoral ticket and appointing s State tral Committee. The Council after transacting its priva‘e businers ad- journed sine die, with perfect harmony and good feeling 7 ‘Whe Virginia Know Nothing StateConvent ion —Mr. Filimore’s Election Figured Out. OUR STAUNTON CORRESPONDENCE. STAUNTON, May 6, 1856, The Know Nothing State Convention of Virginia met at 12 o’elock to-day, at Union Hall, and organized tempora. rily by the appointment of Hon. 8. MeDonald Moore, of Rockbridge, chairman, and Messrs L. W. Waddell, Jr., and R, Mauzy, Secretaries. Mr. Moors, in taking the chair, made a few remarks by ‘way of definition of bis principles. He stated that he was an old line whig, but was, nevertheless, prepared to sus- tain the candidates of the American party in the forth- eoming contest. He felt assured that in the nomination of Mr. Filimore there was presented every guarantee that the South could demand, and feeling thus, he, for one, had no hesitation in giving in his adherence to the party ander his lead. After a few other remarks, character- ized by a vehement denunciation of democracy, the convention proceeded to ascertain the number of @elegates present, by calling over the counties, some dele- gate from each county of those represented, handing in the names of those who were in attendance. A list of the delegates is, I suppose, unimportant to you. It will be sufficient to state that out of one hundred and fifty- three counties in the State, but eighty-two were repre- sented. At the close of this preliminary, the convention adjourned until half past four o’elock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The convention re-assembled at half past four o’clock: P. M., pursuant to a¢journment. A committee consist- ing of one from each congressional district, (A'teeu in all,) was appointed to nominate permanent officers of the Convention. This committee, after a brief retirement, submitted the following report:— President, —Robt. Saunders, Esq., of the city of Wil- | liameburg. Vice Presidents —First district, Dr. Geo. T. Ryerley, of Northumberland; Second, Nathaniel Riddick, of Nause- mond; Third, Walier H. Middleton, of Princes Edward: Fourth, Maurice Langhorn. of Lynchburg; Fifth, s. Ma- grucer, of Albemarle; Sixth, Martin P. Brooke, of Fau- uier; Seventh, Jas. R. Fisher, of Richmond City; Eighth, ‘m. Andrews, of Frederick; Ninth, Joho F. Lewis, of Rockingham; fenth, Col. David Bessett, of Montgomery; Eleventh, Wm. 8. Gilman of Wheeliog; Tweifcn, Rich- ard Barton, of Randolph; Thirteenth, Henry 8. Gibbon, of Washington. Secrearies.—S, Waddle, Augne Alexander McDonald, Lynchburg; J. S. Cochran, Albermarie; A. A. Alenzo Smith, Rockbridge; —— Suster, Abraham Anderson, Danville; and A. G. Stoier, - Mauzy, do.; eis, Richmond: Fredericksbarg Botevsart: rt. P Emmmnittees from each electoral distriet were appoin'ed to nominate electors for the State. On motion of Mr. Haxt, of Albermarle, it was resolved that Alexanéer H. H, Stuart, of Staunton, Secretary of the Interior under Mr. Fillmore’s administration, be ra- quested to address the Convention to-night; whereupon the Convention adjourned to meet ---{n at § o’clock P.M. NIGHT SESSION. , The Convention re-assembled at the Réur to which it ‘acjournt?, It was found soon after that Mr. Stasrt ‘was laboring Duder temporary U'ness, and would Be campelled to forego the er oeptance of the invi- tation addressed to bim "“uat evening. He promised however, to comply wita the wishes of the Convention the following moruing, when he hoped to be sufficiently well % address that body. : Foud calls were then made for Mr. Wm. Gilmer, of Albermarle, known in this State as one of the most suc- cessful farmers in it, and as the most comic character in the Union, probably. He surpasses your Captain Ryn- ders by many degrees, in wit, fun and repartee, an‘ {s highly esteemed by all parties. é ‘After repeated calls, Mr. GitwEr came forward and said:—Mr. President and members of the Convention, I pray you not to be inaburry, I bave a thundering speech on the stocks, with plenty of documents too, but Tam not yer ite ready to launch it. I will give the dirty democrata cular hell, I am bound to spesk--voa nesd’nt be in # hurry, Iehall be the last man to! ve Staunton, and belore I do 20 ae give you a speci my ghd. (Loud Jaug ster.) If there are any democrats T should like very much that they should attend to h-ar me, (Laughter.) It wil! do their hearts good to bear me describe what they are. They are a dirty crows. 1 acertain. Pity Wise, “our ebo skin and giz. ra foot’’ Governor, is not here to listen tome. Mr, Presi- dent, are you aware of the fact that I am going to rua niet him the next time—not for the Governorabip, for at him ie that again—I’ll run agafast him for the Presidency. I am told he has an idea of gevtiag that. It small men were to get it he would beat me; vat there is another standard, and in that I have the advan tege. (Loud acd continued lauguter and entha siaetic applause.) Don’t make such noise—I can’t stand apy such thundering as that, (Laughter.) Leave all the ha looing to the democrats. We will do the work, and that willbe to whip them as certain as day- light. (Loud cheers.) They are small potatoes, auy- how, and when we get done with them they will be stil! emailer—so small as that such beings wili be nowhere known. When that is done, you shai! be right. 11 ‘be Secretary of State; Dut Idon’t know, that is probably too much for me, I'll be fa the Cabinet, anytow, snd Pl attena to you all, (Loud and log continued langh- ter.) A Voirn— What about Pierce? Ob, he is too small potatoes forme, Taat man was dead three years ago. He is known like @ book, but he was net known in the beginning. The New York Hera cen give you his history. By the way, do you know, gentlemen, that there is among you here one -of the myrmidons of the Hanary, Yes heis here. 1 have my ¢ye on him, and he has hie eye on me, | mure, We can go nowhere that you will not {ind one That crowd. Not bere in this little town, situated in the wountain fagtnesses, can we exespe the vigilance of that great journal. However, the gentleman who has coo te welcome, so far as | am concerned, and! might ven:are the same remark with regard to you all. We here no fear of him. Latbim report us every @ord, «0 v it is so much the better for us, tor our friends crats—no, our enemies—will have ® good opportuni + peeing how we stand When I began, { hed no {ies of going this length; I merely came forward to promise you ‘@ rpeech some other time, before the adjournment of ta» Gonvention. (Loud cries of ‘to on, go on, Gilmer. will soon get tired of me; won’t yer (Unies of “Not week.”) Icouldn’t stand that I'll tel) you winat I ine tend to do to-morrow. I intend to propose, iusvead o! ‘wo electors at larce, that webave four. I want to watch he democrats, and follow them wherever taney go. We must have for thts purpose some of our big gaas—men Vike the Hon. A. E. A. Stuart and myself. (Load laugh- ter, which continued for a mmute or two) Yer, we cso do the work brown. The democrat that meets us, if ne is ever worth chasing again, you may cali mea dem, erat. (Loud laughter.) I say, cali me a demoora:, bs- cause that would be the highest offence any one coull give me. (Lavghter.) If Mr. Stuar’ makes his appear ‘ance, tell me of it, aud then quit. (Cries of ‘Goa.’ Demoerstis rule is a greeteurse, (Cheers and laughter.) ‘They have increased our taxes in this Stave for the comiog. year by one bundred per sent. But this ie a triging matter compared with their coadact ia the administration of our feleralgovernment. Bat being cheer; we are going to get rid of the crowd, with all The evila ineident to their administration, next thus. ‘When that takes place, | shall die content, and not vil then. ‘born citizens of this the poor privilege of Jorious old commonwealth, wishou ving & denn repreventeiys in Songrese—proseribec, ano actually alieus here. The day Cire ae Pmoerhen ‘we abalt repay this kindness wich Interest. They whipped us at (he iast election by m tricking and intrigue, We rball meet them openly next time, anc give them em confounded bat wh picg, thet they hall never again raise their bewis i ‘The Convention then adjourned until 10 o’clock to- morrow. SECOND DAY. Sravytoy, May 7, 1856. ‘The Corvention assembled at 10 0’clock this morning, pureuant to adjournment the evening previous. The Presinesy stated the first business in order to be the reports of the commiteees appointed on yesterday, to report the elect ors from their respective districts. Reports were then handed in from the varioas commit tees, giving the name of one elector :rom each district and one from each county, the aggregate number amount- ing to perhaps not Jess than one hundred and seventy. A list of the names is, 1 presume, unnecessary, as most ‘of them occupy m@ prominent public position, or are as- sociated with any acts of public service which could ren. der the publication of such a string of names interestiog to any, except thore in their immediate localities or in some way perticuiarly interested Mr. WM. GILMER arove and eaid—Mr. President, incom- pliance with » notice which I gave on yesterday evening, 1 beg leave to offer the following resolution: — Resolved, That thisConvertion appoint four electors at large —two from Eastern and two from Western Virginia. The resolution was adopted, whereupon Mr, Gumer said: Mr. President, I rise to put in nomina- tion the Hon. Thos. Stanhope Fiournoy, of Halifax, for the south side ot James river, in Eastern Virginia. Ea- logy 1s unnecessary in this iastanee, for Mr. Flournoy is ‘too well known throughout this commonwealth, as the eloquent advocate of the great principles of our party, to require it of any man. ( Applause.) Col. Lawis, of Richmond city, said: Mr. President, at the instance of a very large number of delegates, from every section of the commonwealth, I rise to propore the name of one weil known throughout this wide spread re- public as the able, eonsistent and fearless advocate of American principles, and not leas known as the faith‘al champion of the constitution and the Union. The gen- tleman I allude to is the Hon. Johm Minor Botts, of the city of Richmond. (Loud applause.) Mr. McCvs, of Augusta, said:—Mr. President, I place in nomination @ distinguished citizen of the county of Augusta—one of the members of that administration ‘whose public services have entitled him to the plaucit of “well Cone, thou good and faithful servant,” from the people of this Union. Had he no other claim to distinc- lon, this would be encugh; bat, like the distinguished gentleman already nominated, his public services sprak tor themselves and for him. nominate the Hon. Alex- ander H. H. Stuart (Loud end long continued appiause ) Mr. Gimay, of Wheeling—Mr. President, | nomiaste the Hon. John S. Carlisie, of the county cf Harrison, the “lone star” of the Virginia delegation in Congress—a position he fills with credit to himself snd usefulness to the country. (Applause.) Mr. J. D, Inpopey, of Staunton, a member of the Inte House of Delegates of Virginia, sxid:—Mr. Presideat, be fore the vote on the electors at large is taken, I will read a Jevier whish I received from the Hon. Thomas San hope Flovrney, in reply to an iovitation extended to him vy he Committee of Invitation to be present at the C>.- ven'ivn. Hareax Cover House May. 2, 1856. My Dran S1m—It would give me unfeigned eatiataction aad pleasure to be with you om tn@6.b, and participate in the pro ceedings of the Conventioa of the American party; but the circuit of our county is now ia season and will continue its cession until the midd’e of the month. I woald not, however, permit that to prevent me from joining you on the éth if there were not a st!!] more argent demand for my presence at home, in the sickness of my family, which almost prevents me trom attending the sessions of the court justatmy door. Iam sure that there is no man in the Staie Wao {8 more impressed with the importance cf, and feels a more ardext desire far. the election ot Fillmore and Donelson, the great principle thst “americans (mest rule Ameris” murt prevall, or the tine isnot fer distant when for all the purposes of "rations! '¥>er: ty and Protestant civilization,” america will not be .. ©: seeking; and i do hope that, curing the progress of the can- vass, 1 siall have an opportinity to demons'rate to my friends ibe sincerity of my convic ions and the ardor of devotion to the great principles of the American party, snd its great leader. Mil'ard Fillmore; and there is no partof the State that T should prefer to vin to ihe gallant and patriouc eounty of Augusta Accept my sincere thanks, and presect me most kindly to friends and brothers. Yours, eincerely and truly, Mr, J, D, Iamopex, THOS. 8. PLOL.. ox. Daring {2% reading of this letter several thu>-r¢ of *ppls.e went forth 'rom the crowd. The question having been then put on agreeing ‘> th: nominations made for electors at large, was de. .e? iu the affirmative, by scclamation. Col, Joux S. AyDERsos, of Betetourt county, offered the following resclution:— Rerolved. Thai a committee of thirtsen be appointed by the Presidenl, (9 report resolut.ons tor the ot this Conventicn. Col. A, said—Mr. President—There has been no 2 yet taken in rela ion to the nominations for the Pree y ‘and Vice Presiceney. I think there are othe: impor subjects, with reference to which this Convention eu. « express an opizion. They ought to express their optai mn about our ‘eboshin and gizzard foo:”’ Governor. 1 offer that resolution, and move that the whole subject be re- fered to the committee of thirteen, proposed to be sp- poinied under that resolution. * if Col. Lewis, one of the editora cf the Rieamoad National Amirican, sxid—Ido think, Mr. Presideat, that a more encorsaticn of the nominees of the Philadelphia Conven tion will be al the rereiutions that we need. Pill more, standing upon the broad pistform of the con tion and the Union, is platform enough; sad 1 hope gentleman from Botetourt, (Col. Auderson,) will accept that soggestion, and offers resolution of taat sort asa substitute for that whick he has offered. Mr. Ginacen, of Albermarle—That {+ platform enough for wil creation. (Laagater.) Mr. Fillmore is the grea!- est man in the nation—the greatest ian in the world. (Loud laughter.) That is platform enough for me, any how, though Iam ready to go for anything to kili up de- woeraey, (Leughter.) It must be consticational, how Col. ANDERSON—It is customary to refer these subjects tom committee; and it is better, it seems to me, that whatever ia done in this respect should come before the Convention, having the sanction and approval of & com- mittee, 1 think we ought to express our sense of the course of the dominant, varty in Virginia, with reference particularly to the American party. I, str, @ patived or: citizen of Virginia, am treaied, so far as the polisy af that party is concerned, not only as an alien, but am beld as upworthy to hoid office. Mr. Giiwer—We will give you an offige after awhile; be patient. (Loud laugater.) Col. ANDEREON—I think we ought t> speak out. Mir. MeCCE, « Staunton lawyer, saii—i agree with the gentleman from Richmond efty (Col. Lew There was something that the gentleman trom Botstourt (Col. An- derscn) has said, ia which} do not agree. Let us not look £0 low as to notice anvthing waich the ‘‘eboshiaand gizzard-foot” Governor of Virginia has sed. It is wi cient that we endorse the nominees of the Philadelphia Convention. 4 Saucer MeDowst, Moorg, of Roekbridge, sait- entirely concur as to the impropriety of novicing a hing that the Governor of Virginia nes sald. I do open the ground that ® man too during the Inst war, who received @ challenge from one of the routed party. He said that ‘powder was too bigh to be wasted in kill ing rnipes.’” (Loud taughter.) I wil avail mysel¢ of this opportuntty of making some explanation in relation to what I said yesterday. When | was spoken to this morning to know whether | was willing to serve as elec tor for this district, | deelioed, on the groan’ that I hid become too lé for the important duties attaching to that portion. With tne frosts of sixty years apon my head, it camnot be expeeied that I could do what will prop:rly devolve upon tae oreupant of this post; and sithouga, when | look to the conduct of the adverse party in Virgi- nia I feel it to be trae in relation to myself, that like the snow upon the top of Mount Etms, it never could cool the fire below, yet | apprehend that 1t will not be in my power togo much abroad to ranke epeeches. When I happen to be wherever anything is said, and where there happens to be nobody to reply to the opposite party, I will do whatIcan. (loud cheers.) In reference to soine obser- vations that fell from me in relation t» the purity of the whig party, | repeat itiaa pure party. We have been in procers of refining for twenty years, and we have be- come so pure, that tue democratic party have been, and ‘are row, satisfied to pick up the offecourings we have thrown off, and made them Governors, Senators, ks. (Cheers.) I have admired the Americans a: all times. There was a great American party in toe dsye ef the Revolution, and I believe they are as- tuated now by the same motives that actusted Here we are, seventy-four thousand of as trae | 81 eo patty in those days. In regard to the whige, ae erty ty of Auguste, { will say | adaaire their cause, but | cannot help thinking that when the peopte of ouher ‘ater lock to Virginia and see the stand toey take, « ig of regret at thelr pecoliar position must be felt Here is thit party, some eight or ten thousand in the minority, battling with euch odds sgainst their oid enemy, end e me of the ablest of the whig party iooking with folded arms at the unequal warfare. it was hardly to be expected, but ft is to be regretted that it is ‘am worry to find some whigs occupy fag this posi. Whige ough? never to occapy @ dousifal them tmitate: Revolution. sition. 1 woula theret the tral pasts there, B oecul @ neat a0 es. Let us Zot on in Viegina, 1 was umderst>0d to Pr two keeping away. (The 9 have reference to Messrs. Miche & Baldwin of Stanton two of the greatest champions of the wi ate.) I think we shall defeat tates. Took to the prospecte in a great wi! party there, party come who stood by the Union. not be defeated hunitated the wisdom of the lady who was re mediately at! & pleasure trip with They went to bed, and soon after, a husband remarred, “Were you aware, my dear, thal i you allo t would have koow thst, my ply ey eS and treated no doubt has his ends for the lest hour, be called up to the stand. Col, ANDERSON—I withdraw the resolution for the ap- per apport Mo grin S+ prhteh T cllered @ white ago. I no wish to thrash democratic party thro’ their Governor. ae Mr. Tyrer MAUPIN, sesior editcr of the National Amzri- can, of this city, said:—Mr, it, I renew that reso- Jution. I cannot consent, for one, to allow this Uonv:n- tion to adjourn without obtaining some expression of opinion ag to the course which taey intens 10 take in this contest. Tne proposition of the eman was to sppoint a committee to report itions—a course lnever knew any Convention toneglect taking. There are some subjects which may be brought up before that committee, to which some objections are made. That well; Dut cen there be odjection of a committee, who shall consider the sub- 1e whether it is be appointmest jects and d for them to consider. When they do not follow that that report shall be adopted, thing should be presen’ to the eration of this Convention, setting forth the programme of this canvass, so that gentlemen nere appointed to the posts of elestors way know what they are todo, As to the resolation en- dorsing Mr. Fillmore’s nomination, I take it for granted there is no! ember of the American party who does not endorse it. But is this all that is necessary to be done? Sir, it it was it bea very agreeable task. We have an enemy to meet—a most potent enemy—who has beaten us very frequently before. They say they can best us easier now than before. I don’t believe 11; but, unquestionaoly, it we do not go into the contest wita 8 reeolve to co we we will be defeatad. Will the adoption of a resolution endorsing the vame of Mr. Fillmore be enough? not. Sir, there are some questions of & public nature, about which it is absolutely necessary that the senti- ments of this Convention shoald be understood. Hense ic is, | am oppored to the withdrawing of this resolution. I could go into a discussion and give many reasons why a committee should be inted tor the purpose of dis- cussing privately among themseives what 1s best to be done, I will not undertake to present the reasons which govern my action in this matter, but I insist upon it, that this committee is important, it is necessary; itisia accordance with the universal usages of all assemblies of this kind which have ever convened within the limits of Virginia. Tney do it im ths demosrati> Conventions. Atter a seesion of three days in Rish- mond recently, they reported resolutions which ‘were adopted; and we come rere to do what? To adopt a resolution endorsing Mr. Fillmore’s nom{nation. That follows as a necessary consequence. There will be no dispute on thst question; but other questious will come up, sir, which will be of some {mportance, no doubt, and which it is necessary this Convention should pronounce upon. Do you mean to turn leose these electors without letting them knew what shail be the issues in this elec- tion? You have probably, in such an event, one on one side advocating certain views, and another on the other sice advecating the contrary. [think that gentlemen upon reflection must say, that it would be fatal toour pros- pects,{fatal to our success here to adjourn with the sdop- tion of s resolution endorsing Fillmore’s nothing more. Let me say in regard to our prospec, I feel assured, if ou go and meet the enemy man to man, fight bim bold- jy, gallantly and resolutely, that our success will be cer- tain; and now is the time wo are to whip him ia Virginia. Lhave no doubt but that we shall do so by takiag the proper steps, “It was remarked by a gentleman who bas een up before that we made a better fight last tim than we dia at ary time before. We polied fourteen thourand more votes than ever belonged to the.old whig party. They polled about sixty thousand, and we polled feveniy- four dd. (Loud cheers)’ We ough: to make a bold fight, for another reason. We have been the mioority party in Virgnia; and it we exbibit any Ja:k of vigor in our preparations for the contest, we are bea.en in the begianing. Give us this com- mittee; and if they say it is beter to make 30 report, let it beso. Let us have the committe, how- ever, aud let them determine whether it iy necessary to make # report or not. Mir. McCye—1 concur with the gentleman that a com- mittee will be necessary; but, sir, let us resolve ourselves into a committee of the whole, and lec us, sir, put forth a platform upon which we all can stand—a platform up- on which the whole American people ean stand; and let that platform bein about these words—* That we stand upon the constiution, the compromices of the canst! x- tiop, Millard Filmore and Audrew Jackson Donelsoa.”’ (Cheers. ) ‘Mr. GitMER—Good; I go for that, anyhow. Mr. McCve—That is a platform broad enough, long enough for ns all to s*and upon, and all who live in this country. We have not come nere, sir, for the purpose of considering anything in reference to that missra rie Gav- ernor of ours in the cily of Richmond, Henry A. Wise. want none, none to consider Henry A. Wise, or any pro- position which he might urged agains; the American psrty. Platforme are useful things when you have mea of steadfast principles to stand upon them. Whea you have men who presen: as many different phases as 151 man Wise does, platiorms are useless things—the © useless when you have such men as Pierce and \W.-., Ss ‘y | whose centiments upon the slavery question are not kn? va to the American people, When you have suca roca as Millard Fillmore, whore sentiments upon thie eu>!act are kaown to the world, and whose career issetd) as a model worthy to be’ imitated by tue greatest. of avy country, we want none. No, gentlemen, le aly upon cureelver; let us go into this fight upon this » » frm— Let us strike for our altars and our fires, God and our native land. (Loud and long continued chyers.) 4 Cc). ANDERSON—As the gentleman from Richmond c'ty (Mr. Maupin,) objests to the withdrawal of my resolit- tion, I withdraw my motion to withdraw it. I hava n2- ver seen any good done im @ committee of the whole in my life. 1 bave always known business of this kind to be better prepared in @ committee room, where they can sit down and deliberate quietly. There will be very little difficulty in revising toeir section. J will make snovher remark, sir, I have been misunderstood in the allusions which Imade to tue Governor. | alluded to him in ¢ nection with a system which he himself had inaugura's —that is, the eysiem of universal prose fption, which bis arty thronghou: the St: re endeavoring to carry out. in the election of county officers, now, for the f an attempt ix being made to epply this eyetem. Now, for the first time, the intention 18 openly avowed, in pur: guance of a recommendation emanating in high place, to carry out this system, with reference to the Amerisan party, in every grade of offices in the gift of the psop'e of Virginia. It ia designed to exclude the American party from all offices ia ths State, Ita quostion like this is not of sufficient importance for the considera tion of this Convention, I cannot imagine what 1s, I hope this Convention will uaite with me in pronouncing gainst sush a system, ‘Tre question on the adoption of the resolution was pu’ and carried, The Pretideat appointed a eovamittes of thirteen, of which the Hon. Alexancer H. H. Stuart was chairman Mr. S1caRt, in obedience to toud calls from ail parts of the ball, ascended the platform, and addres:ei toe Con- vention as follows :—Mr. Presitent and gentlemen vf the Conventicn—I beg you to accept my cordial toou' ‘or the compliment which you have bestowed upon iu \u- vitieg me to addrees you. I wish that! was prepare to deliver an address worthy of this oczation, and of enlightened audience, but I have to ‘acknowieige myself entirely unprepared; end even if I had toe ability, Iehould not have the time, without trespassiog upon the patience of this Convention now, to present the views which I would Irke to submit to them.; The whole fied of discussion, of all the great poli izal issues which divide the country, lies before m3. Tas difficulty would be, notin finding materiel to present, not ia de- termixing the mode in whish that materia! should bs useg, but the difficulty arises out of the very abandance of the causes of complaint which wa have agalast ou: adverraries, and the abundance of arguments by which we could sustain the cause in whish we are now gsged. lwould like, if I bad the time, te addrees you upan the history of parties that existed from the founda- tion of the governmen: down to the present time. I would like to show the principles upon which these par- ties had been orgamized. I would like to show the geomt missions which they have been called upon to fuldi; and to show that when they have stoocewsfally faifilled thot mistione, they died away, ant gave place to others are to carry on the partisan questions of the day, ou give expression to the living sentiments o' country. But, gent'emen, my time would fail me. Atthough it would be tmportant to understand the poliizal issues which divide the country, yet I forego tals opporta nity of giving my views upon them, and eddresa myseil to cne or two topics which lie befora me. | will premice that the compliment which has been bestowed upon ms ie not to myseli—I regard the fa wy balog called upon by this Convention to ress them as en- tirely owirg to the peculiar relations which | have rustained to the distinguished nomines of the Aw? rican party, and ti under those clreumstances, I might be prepared ‘to bear some testimony 10 hie patriotivm and his high, vualides. I spall, then, commence the remake which £ propose to submit to you from the time of my oflicial connection with Mr. Fillmore. It was im the month of Syptembder, 1850, that I was called into the nations! councils; ucex- pectedly to mysel’, I was summened to take a sea: in the Cabinet of Mr. Fillmore. You all recollect the condition of the country at that time; you recollest the great questions which agitated the country: you recollest the important toples which had been discussed in the Con- gress of the United States: the great measures which had then been debated there; you re sollect about that time our indignation at the fact that the great measures of pactf- cation which bad been introduced by Mr. Ciay had beea defeated; you recollect the gloom which overspread the whole country, the deep feeling which agitated the E., ple, as well as the leaders of the people; you recollect tbat when the news of the failure of that great bill went before the country, that even the homblest citizen felt that the institutions of our coan- try were in danger. These measures were renewad, not in such violent forme as they were originally submitted by Mr. Clay, but brought forward as independent, propo- sitions, embraced in different bills; but the whole series of measures constituted one tysterm of abstractions which were urged upon the country by the combined wisdom of Jers of the democratic as we'l as the whig party. jueetion of doubt whether these measures would | *police. call made upon me, tionally “I agreed’ that ‘ ; would go in en interview with the President, and that that would de. termine ther 1 would participate in his Executive Council. Acoordit I went to a little be- fore the middle ot September, 1850. On my way to the city [heard the news that the Fugitive Slave oill bad passed, and the! it was about this time berm, ed to’ the Exeontive for his signature, easiness wae felt among the passengers as to what wo be the result of thet measure in the hands o: the Exec! presant- reas live. On the evening of arrival I had an intecview with the Presideat, w! ch lasted bout two hours, And what was the '? I found, fellow citizens, what lex- pected to find—that there was no faltering, that there was no wavering, that there was no doub: resting upon his mind as to his constitution- al uty, I saw that he bad a» perfectly clear _ percep! ‘of ‘the position in” which be Iced; de that he =e tly apprised pines he put bis signa was fec' a] wi ture to That blll ho signed bis own, potttiont each wecrane, ‘ie excived condi tiom to the succeseion to the ; and yet, I re. peat, that never for one moment did be heeitate as to the courre that he should take. He acted upom the princi ple thet actuated our great ard glorious adopted Lote, Henry Clay— ‘1 wo rather be it than be Presi- ith(atly redeemed dent.” Yes, fellow citizens. and he pai ch ydeamphent ath gare ger tyr foe g a ia. numerable conversations which I had with him, and during the time that I was associated with him. From the time of my first interview with him, uatil the close of ee ing, © >of y 08 ent ever Us a ry duty that rested upon him. va- rious q which ogita! apon the Executive for the exercise of great ) pru- dence, and firmness. It was not the mere question of signing the tive Slave law; but there were questions web which required the states aelatees a ‘ co! and a greater m2, Do you recollect that a civil war was threatened be- ‘tween Texes and Mexico? You recollect that Texas threat- ened to take forcible possession of the terri‘ claimed by New Mexico, What was the course of the President on that occasion? Just what it was throughout. Never hesitating fer moment—never looking whether the measure was popular cr — but looking bn to the constitution amis guide, = only to the welfare of the sountry as the motive of his action, he promptly issued 8 proclamation, giviog those persone to understand that if they dared to violate the territory of New Mexice, the whole power of the govern- meat would be brought to bear to put them down, He is @ man that knew no North, no South, «no East, no West. I tell'you candidly, gentlemen, if! had not known the place of bis nativity, 1 never should have discovered it durirg my official connection with him. In his official action upon every question, there was perfect impertial- ity. He looked only to the interests of the couatry; and ) never raw in apy one measure that there was the slightest preference for the North over the South, or the South over the North. Why, the very organization of his Cabinet is proof of this. When I state to you the reasons which, as 1 have heard from himself, had tofluenced him to organize it asi had been, you will at once see that fairness with which he was disposed to falfil every daty incumbent upon him. You recollest that in the organi- zation of his Cabinet he gave four to the South and three to the North. He s'ated to me, that as he was a North erner, it was proper the Cabinet should be balanced, thus making four Northern men to four Southern men, and preventing the possiblity of the ascendancy of either sec- vion in the Cabinet Council. Gentlemen, the Fagitive Slave bill was passed, and I could not teil all that 1 may know of the influences that were sought to be brought to bear upon him in reference to his action upon that sub- ject. might tell you of the appeals to his ambition —the representations that were made to him that he would be the idol cf the North; that his re-nomination and re-elec ion were inevitabie, it he refused to sign that bill; that he was told, on the other hand, “Ifyou affix your sigaature to that bill, then your political career is ended—tben you may despair of ever again being slectea into any elevated position by the North—then yon may expect the hatred and virulent abuse of what they call the friends of freedom) to be poured out in unnumbered quantities upon your head.” But you might as well ex- pect one of the showers of May to wash away the rook of Gibraltar an that representations like these was to Influ- ence the conduct of Millard Fillmore, He did his duty firmly, fearlessly and faithfully; and, fellow citizsns, it was but a short time after the feeling which had been represented to exist. and which, it was said, would ma- nifest itself in hostility to him, did exhibit iself in the North. You resollect the resistance to the Fugitive Slave jaw which occurred in Massachusetts. You reeollect the resistance to the same law which occurre! in Phila- delphia,when it seemed ax ifthe old Cradle of Liberty had ee sll her ancient bistory, had forgotten the days of Heneock, of Adams, and of ali the illustrious heroes of the Revolution, and had given herstlf up toa wild fa naticism. ‘You recollect that a negro in the custody of the law was forethly rescued from that custody; and, fellow citizens, letane here say, that some fault has been found with Mr. Fillmore tor not removiog the Marshal who had that negro in custody. And, fellow citizens, | will tell you the reason. At the tim? of that cereus the Marshal was not within tnree hun- drec miles of elty of Boston. To my per- sonal knowlecge, he was In my house at Wasnington about the time, and bad probably go’ so far as Bultimore on bisreturn home, when the rescue occurred. But such wae the avxiety of the President todo right, that imme- diately upcn the news of the rescued beicg being brovght tobim, Fe submitted the question to the Attorney ‘ivie- rel, to sey whether the Marsha! was to bla me—whetuer he wes guilty of any feult, either of commission er omis- son, The Attorney General's reply was, that the Ma: shal took every step that prudence would require, and reported to the President tat he ought not be rem7v: The President, therefore, cid not remove him; communicated his jutgment with these remark: tnferm the Marshal that his conduct would not jus.fy hie removal; but I notify him, if another case oceure, be will be removed, whether he fails or not.” It will be enough to know that he was unlucky Another circumstance ocsurred in Boston, which called for further action. The President was iniormed that there were military companies and a large mob preparing to reseue the fugitive Burns from the custody of the Mar- shal. What was the course then of this man—that thse democratic editors now, with a full knowledge of the 1a.:'s before them, care to say is an abolitionist—what was uls course? He put the naval and mitttary power uoier tas sontrol of the Executive, and he gave specific instructions as to the course they were to pursue in the Ca. nies of marines were marched to guard the prison, «2d is instructions were, that there was to be no childls play there, no firing of blank cartridges. The officer of ma tines was orde:¢d to have his park of artillery eharged with grape shot, and he was placed under the contro’ uf the civil authority of the coustry, and if necessary, to sweep the city of Boston. His orders were, that every man who was found in resistance to the laws of the country was to be treated as an enemy to the country; and you hear a grent deal of credit given to General Pierce for issuing orders to place the military at the control of the c.vil I venture the asvertion that he gave no ord-:s to that effect, I venture to say that all the orders given were those of Mr. Fillmore, whith were permanent. Fel- low citizens, you recollect how this thing terminated; }0u recollect that the mob were overawed, and that the result was, {he law was maiotained; virleace was pre- vented, and the supremacy of the constitution and of the law, made in pursuaace of it, was maintained with @ frm ard steady hand, Bat scarcely had that great question been ac jasted when one occurred ia the South Many of the facts connected with the dissatisfaction whic existed in the State of South Carolina are not known to the country. But i tell you about that time there was a dissatisfaction in Sonth Carolina, which threatened to break out in opn rebellicn. The government was well informed upon the condition of things there; and such was the state of pr lic feeling, that not alawyer could be obtained ia Chir« ton to accept the office of District Attorney. It wa: offered first to Mr. Pettigrew, bu: he declined it. not from any fear of the, consequences, but becausé it conflicted with his other duties. 1t was offered to others, and they refused, upon the ground that it might bring them in conflict wits thefr fellow citizens; and it was only after several fruitless efforts to obtain an attornsy who would mainiain the taws of the country that Mr. Pettigrew, vaat noble fellow, whose name | never men.ion except with feelings ot pride, osme forward and soli the appointment, saying that dent in main’ ing the la feeling, that it to take Fort Moultrie. The fortification was completely uoarmed, and it was seid there would be an attach on the fort.’ Troops were poured into it, and staticr-1 in the neighborhood, with a determination that the fi) « o° the United States should not be pulled down frou ort Moultrie. A correspondence took place on that 0: tou between the Governor of South Carolina and the |’:e « dent, which never saw tne light. The Governor took «. casion to ask the President by what authority he haw sent such a force of troops to Fort Moultrie. Mr. Fill- more informed him that he was the Premdent of the United Slates; that as such he was commenier- in-chief of the army and navy of the Cuited States, and that it devolved upon him to playe the troopa wherever, in his discretion, it was thourht necessary. That was the reply he received, I tau ou that Mr. Fillmore would have maiatained the supremacy of the laws in Southern soi\ just as firmly fas he main- tained them on Norihern soil. He never looked to the section where they were combatted; he looxed to his con- stitutional duties, always adhering to the pv! ‘ple that the constitution made it his interest, nay a- bent on bim, to de’end the Jaws of the Unic es wherever they "might be asrailed, There ir ov tnt upon which I have beard « grea! deal of blame + “4 to Mr, Fillmore, and, as I have thought unjostly. I have been written to, to giva a stave ment of the case, but refused to do #0, on the ground that the record evidence being accessible, should be referred to in preference to parole evidence 1 heard it said that Mr. Fillmore exhibited a strong abolition feeling In pardoning some kijnappers who were iraprisoned in Wasnington. 1 will tell you the facta of this case, to the best of my recollection, belie ing that in every substential feature it 8 correct. If no , the record evidence will be submitted, and oy that it will be seen how far my recollection of the affair is at Hatall, Io 1847, when the abolition feeling was run- ning very ftrong, a number of that party im the city of Washington hired some four or five agents to a(d a large number of negroes to eseaps from the District of Coluta- tia, They made their escape, but the alarm was given they were pursued, arrested, brought back, indicted and tried for the offence, under the laws of the District of Co- lumbia, The Jaw of the District, as it then stood, made this offence not a felony, pun‘shable by imprisonment in the Penitentiary, but a simple misdemeaoor, and the punishment was not confinement in the Peni- tentiary, but ® fine; and it further provided farther, that in the event of the non-payment of the fine, impriscament should follow antil the fine shonld be paid. ‘Tne fmprisonment was given, not as the period of punish- ment; in other words, no fixed term of imprison was indicated by the imposition of a fine, but of course, in de- fanit cf {te payment, he was confined, A fine of $12,000 wae imposed upon them. They were all poor, and the conrejtemee was they were unable to pry the fins, and J felony, puaisbable by imprisoament in the penitentiary for tive years, Thus, of both sides of the District, the nt was continement in the pent- tentiary for five years. These persons having suffered a confinemtnt of five years, it was considered by the citi zens ot the District of Columbia, 2nd by many of the owners of the slaves themselves, that had sufficient- ly atoned for this offence, and they accordingly united in e petition to the President for their pard on the ground that they bad already suffered t! uaishmen’ which would have been inflicted upon them if the offense had been committed in: Maryland or Virginie. This be- ing so, they held that it would ve a strange anomaly if im the District of Columbia the term of imprisonment should greater than that imposed by the two acjoining States. They said it was @ reproach upon the national justice, upon humani:y—that if the men hai been rica, never would have gone to jail at ail; because they happen to be . they should be confined until $12,000 was paid—wi wouli be equivalent to ment for lite, And I eay here that advised the President of the United States to pardon these mea, as they had al- ready had sufficient punishment. My o2ject in detaining you in respect to thie matter is, thet when the canvass opens, you will hear all ga brought forward, and J wish you to be informed in reference to the facts of the care, that you may know how te meet slan- derous charges that hare been it against him. Fellow cilizens, I have given you this re- view of the prominent measures of Mr. Fillmore’s administration, conmected with the sectional questions for the bi ny bo shoeing to you thatif there is asy wan upon the face of this earth worthy to be called to the executive chatr, to hold the reins of moment with a firm band, and to do equal justice to all sections of the country; who is ready to matntain thesupremucy of thelaw andthe of the constitution—who 18 disposed to lock at this country as if there was no section in it—snd here let me tellan anecdote of Mr. Webster, which the use of the word ‘‘section’’ reminds me of, On one occasion some gentleman, in making some remark at the Cabinet table, used the word ‘section’ in reference to our country. Mr. Webster, in his peculiar, solemn and im- pressive manner, said:—Mr. ——, will you allow me to correct your language; I trust you never will sgain use that word in connection with our coun- try; “section” is scmething cut off; I thank God there is nothing yet cut off from this glorious country. Mr. GILMER—That’sa fact. There never will Give us more of that. Mr. Srvar7, continuing—I would just as soon rely upon Mr, Fi‘lmore to msintain the rignts of the South as upon John C. Calhoun, if he were now living. I speak this, not ase par but upom my responsibility as = Virginia gentleman. I say it, under all the oblig: tions which an oath could impose, Mr. Fillmore was as much to be relied upon as John C. Calhoun; and I be- Neve that there is no man who would be truer to the North, so fer as she had rights that were gasranteed to her by the constitution, He is emphatically a national man. His only guide was the constitution and the law; his only motive, one of true national pa- wiotism. Just as I had foreseen, when the whig Convention made Sewerd and his mercenaries the chier managers at the sh board, Mr. Fill- more was thrown overboard, and General Ssott was nominated for the succession. Far be it from me to throw any imputation upon General scott. I believe that General Scott would be as true to the constitution as Mr, i re himself. I believe he would have maintain the constitution as faithfully as any man that walks the face of thisearth. But General Scott was not identified with those measures that were so obnoxious to that class, and, therefore, Mr. Fillmore was thrown overboard, and General Scott taken upffor the purpose, I & have no doubt, of cheating the people of Uni- ted States, by holding him out as a Sout man by birth and education, and, therefore, not obnoxious to the charge of being in feeling s Norch- erner. Then came the National Convention of the de- moeratic party; and wbat did they do? The whig party having been demoralized by renouncing the champion of ‘the principles which they declared to be the true and correct principles, and by the nomination of Gan. Ssott, the democratic party followed suit, for the parpose of contending with the whig party for the abolition vote. It threw asice Buchanan and Douglas, and brought forward Pierce. Andwhy? Was there anythivg in his antecedent hist in the National Council or the tented fields, which wor entitle him to this great distinction? Nothing whatever. It was his obscurity—the very fact that he was represented to hold this opinion in s3- cret, and that he happened to be a Northerner, that se- cured for him thenomination, The democrats thus outbid the whigs for the abolition vote. hey got {t, and by the aid of that abolition yote and the forelga vote, together with other scattering votes, they secured the election of Mr. Pierce by an unprecedented majority. Aud what is their condition now? You saw that after Gen. Pierce was elected, the country became perfestly demoralzed. He was represented as @ national man, and held to be such attheXouth. At the North he was represented—and no doubt correctly—as having certain affinities with axti- tlavery men; and you can see that that view is sustained by his course in the Presidency, for you find that he has been the friend of both ‘ies—that he has been ‘out Hero¢ing Herod’’ in a determination to cazry out the policy of the South; and yet if you look the other way, you find that while he sets forth in his message doctrines in reference to Southern interests which Mr. Calhoun would have hardly advanced, he is removing every national man, lite Bronson, in’New York, and put kinson eompletely under ths ban— you ficd that while he puts forward the Nebraska bill, he is telling the Northern men that it is a great measure the North; and we find that his plattorm 1s to be this braska bill and slavery extension for the braska and no more slavery States North. And while he made this measure the test of political orthodoxy, what was his course when the bill paseed ? Why, he sends to Kansas a well knowa abo- liionst, and when an outcry was raised in reference to this act, be was understood to plead ignorance of hie prociivities, and to quell the clamor in the South he substitutes another for him. Mr. Stuart, after * few other remarks of this character relative vo President Pierce, went on to state, certainty, that the electoral votes of the following States would go for Filimore:—Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland. Kentuckv, Tennes- vee, North’ Carolina, Louisiana, Missouri, California, Delaware, Texas ‘iorida. These fitteen States cast 157 elestoral votes, viz.: Massachusetts, 13; New York, 033 Rhode Island, 4; New Jersey, 7; Pennsylvania, 27; Maryland, 8; Kentucky, 12; Tennesses, 12; North Garto- sina, 10; 6; Missouri, 9; California, 4; Dels- ida, 3. This would give Fillmore . gen the Convention a1- journed, to mect again at balt-past eight o’clock P. M., 10 receive the report of the committee of thirteen, ap- pointed under Col, Anderson’s resolution, to report reso- sutions for the consideration of the Convention. NIGHT SESSION. The Convention re-assembled at halt-past eight P. M. Mr. ALEX. H. H. Sivart, from the committee appointed to drattresolutions, reported the following: — 1. Resolved, That this Convention do cordially ratify the no- miration of Millard Y{lmore tor the Presidency of the United sistes, Knowing bim to be a tried stalesman, who has hers- tofore, in the same high and responsible position, fulfilled every cuty incumbest on him, in the true spirit of the consutution; and in the firm be.\ef tat if elected again to the Presidenc:, 2¢ will be true to the constitution and Union—kno wing no North, no Routh, no Kast, no Weat, but looking with the eye of a patriot and a atatesman to the interests of the who @ couviry. p of Vice Ps lent, “eleving him to Irlendof the Union, and a true patriot; aud feeling aavured that w any contingency which may erise he will pe faithful t> the constitution, and inflexibly opposed to ever measure cglcu lated to implair the righta or endanger the safety of any poPtion of the coun. tr 3. That this Convention do most emphatically condemn those features of the Kansas Nebraska bill which recognise tue principle ot squatter sovereigety, and the rights oi foreigners lo vote immediately upon their making declaration of taeir purpore to become, at a future day, citizensof the Territories; believing, as we do, that those features are not only in viola. tion ef the principles of our naturalization laws, but eminently caloulated to create diseension in the ‘Territories, and ensure the ascendancy of the an'i-slavery sentiment in every Tevri- tory which may hereafter be formed out of the pubite domain of the Untiea Ststes 4, ‘That in tue opiaion of this Convention, the ruthless pro: scrip ion, and the harsh inveetives which have been emploved by the democratic party towards the members of the American party, are not only unjustifiable and unpatriotic, but merit the revere condemmmaion of all good citizens of Virginia. 5, That the democratic party are justly reponeible for the embarrased condition of the finances of Virginia, and the onerous burden of taxation under which her citizens grosn. ‘The question on the adoption of these resolu:oas was taken seriatim, When the third was read, Mr. Mcove, of Staunton, arose and opposed it. He argued the necesalty of withholding any opinion upon the subject of that resolution. He said they were not in concition to argue the slavery question, and the bearing the resolution was strongly in that way. The adoption of that resolution he held to be liable toa construction of a purpose to revive the agitation of the slavery question. He admit- ted having objections to this Kansas-Nebraska bill, but said they were not insuperable. In the present issue, all that was involved was fidelity to the constitution and the laws, and he for one would deplore any re- opering of a question which was now seitied, and thereby give an advantage to the enemy. Mr. Prvart said the gentleman misapprehended the purport of the resolution. He denied that it was calca- sated to re-open the agitation of the slavery question. It simply concemned the {rfamous squatter sovereigaty featurer, and that which allowed foreiguers t> vote atter they had declared their intention of becoming ci As at prevent, they can come into the territory in t mornirg, and having declared their intentions, vote ts same day. Mr. McCcx anid that ro one was more opposed to these features of the bill than n objection to any interference at this time with tne Kansas bil: there were such evils as represented, why was not a re. . His opposition was dictate? to unmeaning agitation, this resolution was calculated to bring ‘Thetr complaints at this time, with refar- ence to thore features, were worth nothing. "When they got into power it would be for them then to get rid of hem, The question on the adop'ioa of the resoiution was put and carried, Mr, Mc@ue being the only dissent. ing vouce, ‘The other resolutions were then adopted. Alter a few uninteresting speeches, the Convention ad- journed at a late hour, sine die, Judge McLean defines his Position, and ts Quai/fied for the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Nomination. CONGRESS AND THE TERRITORIES. Hover or REPRESENTATIVES, May 13, 1856. To me EpiTors OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER:: Thanking you for reprodacin, | ‘tne nication from Judge Be of December 2 , 1 now to request that you will give @ place to o 3om- panying brief correspondence between the Judge ani Senator Cass, which has grown out of the allusions of the latrer in his apeech on the 12th instant to that communi- . The purpose of Gene ralCass was to fortify, by the opinion of so able a jurist as Judge Mel.ean, his argument against the power of the Federal government to legislate on the subject of slavery in the Territories, and be very properly new, as he did In 1850, cites th thority of the Judge in denial of the power of Congress to institute that rela @ Territory; and so far he commu- i, Ihave epretta avy doubt; but, on the contrary, el nor hes ofen aseerted it. Ihe object of General Cass, eeit appears by his reply, was not to impute to Judge M # denial of the power to prob'bit, bu way of Speman, toinfer from the absence of the A ye s'itute, as asserted by Judge Mclean, the absence of th: power to prohibit. Ot the force of the argument I have nothing now to sey, for it is not my purpose to raise apy ith Gen, Cass on the subject. as Sleatly deducible ihe ac jetzine of J McLean, lost from his eee is briefly this: has no power to institute slavery in the Territories, and, a fortiort, cannot delegate that power to a Terri‘ory, apd that » Territorial government cannot exercise that pow- er; and hence it results thet slevery cannot lawfully ex- ist in a Territory so long as it remains ine Territorial condition, except im the case of territory in which that relation exists et the time of its acquisition, and in such acace Judge Mol.:an holds that C #8, in the exercise: of a police power may regulate ohibit that rela- tion in ita cretion. * ‘Wasnincton, May 13, 1858. My Draz Sin—A friend stated to me yesterdty that he understood you to say that I did not consider that Con- gress had power, the constitution, to sibit: eg Bias a ferritory. I never doubted that iG had ti wer, and could never have expressed any oubt om the subject. You may recollect that I have, in conversations with Phe often said that Covgress, having the power to estab- ih @ Territorial CAN gmes might, in the ipcerttes OF a police power, prohibit slavery, no Constitutional power to ixetivite ft . Tinformed my friend that { was sure he misapprehend- ed you. 1 drop this note that, in the publicat:on of yoar speech you msy correct avy mistake of the ste ic on this subject. Very phe f yours, JOHN Serta ‘Wasninctoy, 13, 1856. My Dear Sim—I received your note just au I was pre- paring to resume my speech, and therefore could not answer you then. Your informant isin error. All I said was to present precisely the view I took in 1850, Thave just looked it over, and find I have said nothing of your denial of the power. It refers to your opinion ‘that Congress has no right to control the domestic rela- tions, and introduces a quotation from your article of 1847,’ in which you deny the power of Congress to intro- duce slavery into the Territories. If I can get proot copy of that part;of my remarks this aftercoon, I will you; but, I repeat, the views I have ot the question are little more than a repetition of my views In 1850. J am, dear sir, traly yours, Hon. Joun McLEay, LEWis CAS3, The Maryland W! {From the Annapolis, Md., Bepenlionn,] From the information which we have recsived from various parts of the State, within the Jast few weeks, we are satisfied that old Maryland will cast her vote for the nominee of the Democratic Convention. Hundreds of prominent whigs who last fall did not vote, have united with the democratic party, and will use their influeace to overthrow the intolerant and prossriptive party. W@he Mariposas Estate of Calitornin—Colone Fremont and Palmer, Cook & Co. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Within the past 1ew weeks I have occasionally seen, in letters emanating from Washington, statements relative to the Mariposas estate which require some notice; and inasmuch as I had certain relations with thst property, in this country and England, during 1860, °61 and ’62, I should be glad to present, through the medium of your columns, some facts which may be of importance to the public, more particularly, however, to those who may contemplate investments in gold mining operations. It is somewhat surprising that the exaggerated esti- mates of this estate—counted only by millions—which have been circulated so assiduously throughout the Union, should not have received some attention {rem those who may be better acquainted with its resourses: and I can only account for it in this way—that those who really are cognizant of the facts have looked upon them astoo palpably absurd to demand their notice. It 80, they did not know their bearing, and nothing, probably, of the meroenary motives by waich certain interested parties are actusted in keeping such statements con- stantly before the public. It this ‘‘Mariposa”’ estate is so rich in veins of gold bear- ing uartzand in placers, how isis that so many of those who have invested large sama in zaining mechiaery Gale its erection upon this property, have realized ao little? How is it that Commodore Stockton and Mr. Aepinwall, of New York, after incurring great expenditures in sending ont their machinery and a corps of miners from Virginie, abandoned and relinquished the claims which they held by lease from Col. Fremont? simply besause they could not make them pay. To my knowledge they employed some of the mcs: experienced and capable miners from the gold mines in the State of Virgims; likewise, the most efficient stamping and crushing machinery known at that time. Their claims, too, were on the richest lode, and near the town of Mariposa, the same upon which Messrs. Palmer, Cook & Co. had previously erected their stemps and Chilian mill, and I know that I hazard noth:ng in stating tbat these gentlemen did not even get back one-fourth of thetr expenses in Mariposa gold. If this estate is so rich in gold bearing veins of quartz and auriferous deposites, how is it that the mejority of those who were engaged in mining and jing for gold in 1850 and even sizce, have not realized. in most instances, enough to remunerate them for their time, labor and ex- pevditure? Why did not Messrs. Jackson and Walker, of Baltimore ard Washin who embarked largely in machinery, &e., also continue their o,erations on the Mariposas? cause, after expending more thak $25,000 they were a1 fied, like many others too numerous to mentton, tl been deceived. Why did Mi Worth & Co., of Ric mond, Va., who out of miners during the summer of 1850, and located near the ‘Agua Fria” mine, about four miles from the town of bee ¥ abandon their operations? Because they did mot pay. Why did Messrs. Palmer, Cook & Co,, who, having, as was generally conceded, the best ciaim on the rishest vein, ‘abandon {t? Why have not the London Agus Fria Mintog Company, who had an actual capital of $500,000, with hich they bought the mine of the above name, continue their mining operations’ Becaure, after an expenditure of two-thirds of their working capital in sending out me- cbhinery and a superior corps of Cornish miners, they, too, found {t would not pay. If the mineral resources of this wonderful estate are so astounding, why were several thousand dollars given to Col. Plume by one of the pro- sent proprietors, during the spring of 1851, at Philadel phia, for five boxes of rich specimens of goid quarts, which bad been collestedin different parts of California! Were they bought to facilitate the sale of a certain min- ing lenee upon the Mariposas to the ‘Philadelphia and California” Mining Company? Or were they purchased in order to sustain more effectually the representations = the directors cf the London ‘‘Agua Fria Com- ny 1? PrP would ‘be encouraging and quite sgroréble to khbw of a solitary irdtvidual who has made anything by quartz mining on this property. Some money may have been made by sheer speculation in mines and their leases, but little or nothicg by prac'icel miving operations. The accounts published from time to time in ike newspapers, would lead ore who is not familiar with California to {c- fer that the Mariposas is the modern Ophir—that its riches are incalculable and its possestors the nabobs of this hemisphere! Some of the writers at Washington, in therr golden dreams have announced to the world—méra- Vile dictu!—that Col. Fremont, since the confirmation of his title, 1s worth bis millions. This is all very well, and 80 far as tke Colonel is concerned I heartily wish it was #0; but it is @ myth, intended to mislead those who are expected to Invest their money tor the benefit more par- ticularly of bis associates, in their contemp‘ated caval, &o.. for introducing the waters of the Rio Merced upor their property. The Mariposas estate is, ar all may know who are familar with California, situated ia the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, about twe hundred and fifty miles from San Fravcisco and cne hundred in # southerly direction from Steckten. So remote from any importent market, and being a great distance in a direct line from the sea coast, its agricultural resourees, n0 matter how good they may be. are not Jikely for long time to come, to hold out an! very great inducements to the farmer #9 long as the rie = a valle; San Francisco are unoc- cu in our Atlantic States this property, #2 far as its min- eral resources may be concerned, is not eo well knowa as in Exgland. where more thsn a million of dollars were put up in 1851-'62 by English capitalists for legitimate minirg operations; and ide rcim a fair and most thorough triat of four or five years, ail their mines on the Meriposas been abandoned, and the London Calitornia compa- d to exist up to the prevent time, have erected their stamping mills, &:., upon more produc- tive lodes in other parts of the State. Before the abundance of gold im Austra.ia was known In England, this property could have been sold, during the spring of 1852, aa ® mere carrent for probably one nilifon steriing; but now it is fair to presume that whole 45,000 acres would not command more than any other rough, broken aod inhospitable tract of the same extent on the gold belt of North and South Caroline, and perhaps not so much. Ja the northwestern part of Vir fizie, the topograchy <f which ia similer to the foot ils of the Sierra Nevada, there are many tracts of the same ares of ter mi | wealth, whish will afford their proprietors in times greater revenue from coal. iron, &c., than willever be realized in gold mined or washed from the Mariporas. ‘Ther ‘many interesting facts which, with the geo- logical and mining orts carefully and thoroughly made by two engineers, who were sent toexplore the Mariposas and other parts of Caliternia, will appear short- ly in a pamphlet, showing up this properiy, andi some of these identified with it, in no enviable light. THOMAS DENNY SARGENT. Wasmixotox Crry, D.C. N. B.—The statement which appeared in the newspa- ra a few days since, that ‘‘Colozel Fremont bad been of- Teneo, by « Liverpool house, # very large sum of mone, for his unoivided half interest in the Meripossa,” 1: quite prepesterous. No Englishman or Californian in hi: sentes would, I dare sey, think of giving more than 5? cents or $1 per acre for the hill land, and, perhaps, $! or $5 for that which might be susceptible of titiage. To: be eure there is gold upon the property; but Ep, 4 know too well that it costs more to mine it than it is worth, and I should not wonder if some Americans had found it out by this time, Interesting Discovery of Ancient Medals. An interesting numismatical treasure was Jately dis- covered ‘an Cine a near Cee PLA = ~ borg. Some workmen in wproot: an an pas vase. stron bp withonlats, which con- tained from 10.000 to 12,000 small brass medals, many of which, when examined, were found to belong to the third century of the Christian era. The coins are of different jer, end they bear the following inscriptions:—Galenus et Salolina, (hia wife) ; Claadius Gothious, Tetricus, senior; Tetricus, junior. On about one-third of the coins that were examined the inscriptions were found to be very plain, on the others they were nearly effaced. This re € markable treasure was removed and deposited in the Police offiee at Arion.