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4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1860.-TRIPLE SHEET. Win VIRGINIA ON THE CRISIS, | ¥y,souttwo-nius of we whole voto at Cuarisaton. Sir, | tion espressaprefersnce for Wise? The oly arg im xt [ (the hombiest mon inthis Ua: campos give the voice Of Virgiaia, A minority of tw | sdvenced by the geutieman (rom the county of am, Tcame. bere w speek the voico of a& proud @ to one aright cast the vote of Virgwia against the will of @ | MeMulkb), WhO hes come back, ws be polls us, This Convention a Oppouent of tns\vuctions prior to the vote ou tho substit cry bear withers that lam as grew! 'y & aoy Other from Lhe west Or eaot, and ia Choir | of my friend from Monroe i a friend to instructions; from Stafford (Mr. Sedéon) wil vot raise any partie. mentary polnis w defeas that expression, (Apyiaase >» Mr. Henny Suackivorp, of hon pet (4 Wise min)— _—_—_— mejrty of the people How important then is it,if there | hw rem from Wasuingion Terrih jet Hensy A. Wise be the nominee Dit when be proposed to withdrew his resolition, and | desire w kuow what ithe question belure tae Convem- n y expression of preference, that it should be | ihe only argument o° teres advanced by | U ne up from the peoplo, from thus tptrocuce harmony into this meeting, I accepted tho | thon? Proccedings of the State Demo- ma tore” Nowdere else can it be ‘obtained bas here. | cu ehed gexteman from King Wilia, © | & bay shore, from hill top to valley. (Appian Patrice offer, and I never will beleve the geatioman | Tun Cram—T understand the pensing proposition to be Comug up fresh Goi your coustituents, you cam bell ud | Cr one Ww the usege of Virgwia. Way, | where tue voiwe of the free avd umbouglt yoomaary will | from Mouree (utr. Chapman) will be driven from his posi- | thatof the gentleman from King Wiliaa (Mr. Douglas) oy Cows 10 1660, they ay, has deciacca wo | Why? Simply because she bad uo preferrvve | tuathtul Gov (Applause). Ava, servant, you Gave Dosw a | tom by wey remarks made by any getitloman oa this wor Of OLE ;Wo will make you to | Boor. “(Apploure.) Tho geut'eman irom Bedford spoaks ask, vow thal abe | ruler of thirty turee. (Loud applause ) ebout fear. There is but ove taing on earth that I fear, Jerence to declare, is it an argument as A few otbers spoke On both sides; Dat the mail will | @ma that iuvol life, property aud every interest I hold 0 of preference to cay that hithert» | soon start, and I have therefore no time ta transoriba Oar, and that is the defeat of te democracy im the next é seyipg that he is her preference; les tue poople of defer to her sisters of the comfodera: Hy genera) consent it was agreed that tho yous on tho | canvass, (Applause) We are going iato a war, mot as Wise Men. this “bation know that Heury’ A. Wise is bor | going to keto our moral power in Navioual © substitute offyed by Mr. Douglas shoul! be takeu at nino | Wie men, or Honter or Douglas men, but we are going choice; let them kuow tuas bo is ihe mau | aud the distinguished geudeman from King Willa: Wes | o'clock (onight. At that bour tho call of counties was | into a war with South against the North, and I do fear | that be always professed to be; jot thein know, I gay, | eloquent upon this suvject. We are going to lose she | commenced, avd not fuished until about oue o'clock A. | mpything thet splits the yote of the South ant | that be is the chuice ot Virginia, aud he goes tothe | moral power of Virginia! T, for one, siand here (0 8ay, | M. ‘The regult of the vote will not be kaown before to. | that democratic party of Virginia that has never EXCITING SCENES AND DEBATES. Ctaricston convention with « prestige that uy other man if the moral power of Virginia to democrauic onuven: | morrow. The sudadtuto will undoubtedly be vowed dewa, | Known defeat; and if that showed fear 1 would ry ; whaj the preference of Virginia is uy) Unis subject (Ap- cratic Convention, Mr. President, | don’t ‘ond to day w pass any py upon Bepry A. Wise. He is too weil known to Vir- inis to wuko it necessary for me to de so Bs I will say Great Contest Between the Hunter and this, sr: powivale bit, "Let ibe oles of Virgiuis Eo. out to geale the Vole upom his substisute ag it DoW stands, oF ponte all who did not vote Last night whew the roll’ was Mr. SuackeiroRD—For the purpose of getting rid of that difficntty, I will now, wila tho permission of tho gentle man, move to lay thas motion on the table, with « view of moving that the absentees be allowed to vote, (Cries ef “No,” “No,” and great coufurion.) Mr. R. R. Couiuer, of Peteraburg—I rise to a question of privilege. I bad it ta mind, foliow citizens of tale Con: ‘Yeotion, to rise this morning for the purpose of making a | cap command. (Applause.) You know he 1st | tious can only bo preserved by igaoring tae cians of her | aud the resolution of preference adopted, show it now. (Appiause.) No man who witnessed personal e: im, but I rise now for the of oeeeaed | worthy — Metsous tint tne eooskiintiio ant tho | va aro | own tons, then, i bearen’s 8 ca ae) fe ber moral wt dae ciate. the ornn ‘Ber iat Teh cpuld re rene a Tong of rane wy y= “s ‘on parpose , tafe it he be ip the Presidevcy. Go to Charlosion, nomt- | power forever, . Sar, ume come whea for tt a on | @ personal explanation tl motion whieh Who Is Virginia’s Candidate for | ty). ui, unc Til yousust shen unat uoaiuston ie tusdo | Virguia wil usa Rice back upon tine “abs hove Dect Ricutonn, Va, Fob. 18, 1868, | this bead, while Tcan ok any mau in the face and thank | T "saye riecs’ to iaake. ball’ be» earriedt ot Presid 2 ‘Were will come up one loud, long, transporting shout f true to her? Ido not believe it. Then, sir, way oot ex- ‘The spectacle of wild and tumultuous excitement pre. | God I have uo responsibility for creating it. The man | shall then publish m the Enquirer and Examiner the the sidency | the Allantic to the Pacific, which will roll on, uniting, to Peed ager ‘The gentleman trom tho county Of | gootea in the Democratic State Convention today eur. | WO is responsible for it is the man who would iutroduce | personal explanation which I intended to make here, and freedom's remotest echo. (Loud applause) And, gir, yth (Mr. McMullen), Governor of Washington an ipnovation imio the party, aud ask for instructions | which I tei ee Boy molon does not carry, I ‘When upon the 2d day of November the sun shall dip its | Terr (laughter), bas told us that he ia for a Seutucra | parsed anything heretofore witnessed im Virgiia, at least. | from an irresponsible Convention to endorse him, uy }, 1 say, from the depths of my sincerity, pear rif E Te The Old Dominion has no Personal “1 the Facifc, and the report of | Siaws shall coms | man. 1, Wo, raise my voice for a Sothern mau. (4?- | When the Convention avjourmed, at two o'clock last night, | fear proces from this. I have that fear, of “ troubled wave. (Applause.) I would like With hgbtning speed, and the communication shall be aa- plause).’ 1 think the time bas come when the Soatn is cause I would have po conn ) in | | i | ection or Principie | “ rather this morning, a scaic vote was being taken on a I did not rd Preference. et joury A. Wise has received 195 eleo- | entitled, upon every principle of equality and fairness, te | OF 9 common to the ¢emocracy it ea: | and harmony, and with thoir good foolinge towards cask : | ira yt, an the Praca ek fe United States, the nex Premacma a tho Nations! Conve. Fesolution offered by Mr. B. B. Douglas, the Souator from | tertain tbat ng oleae eo T_ have “ other increased, instead of being diminished es - 3 a : » (Appiause.) But I deapair | then you will see the rainbow sign: returning peace, pplause, time has come #! © | King William, to the effect that it was inexpedicnt te ox: tlenan Peas assembled here together. _(; | reflecting the glad indications that the danger is over. | Southerm democracy ought to demand to know of our Chapman), and I am going to stand by wi sald. | seeing harmony reatored here. 1 belivve there would be PRINCIPLES BEFORE MEN. | Gam rads) brethren at tho Nora whether resldense on the southern | PFe88 & preference for any of the rival candidates fer the He offered a proposition, heard by a thousand, and tha | better prospect of concert. of views if wo should retire | — Mr. BB. DovGras, the Senator from King William and | side of Mason and Dixon's line ts alone suflicioat te | Presidency. This was offered as a substitute for a resolu. Peein won eoes by'me, and my @oceptance was rom ia scene and go before the people aud settle thes | King and Queon counties, next obtained the floor, He | exclude them from the highest offices im the gift of the tiom offered by A. A. Chapman, of Monroe, giving it as rd by a men. ie meapeend seenene | matter, as has boon With the democratic party THE COUNTRY FIRST AND THE CANDIDATE BAST | ssi¢—dr. President, I but little to say, and I preface | nation. There aro 203 electoral votes; the North has 183 epieaitiaendinerdae ‘A, Wise was the | 2@ £0ig to stand by, and I know he iss man when they bad a aidioaliy to settle. I de net | that, sir, by preeentizg the foilowing rosolution, as a sub- | Of that number, and the South 120. The North ia hope. | the opinion vent Hoary A. was stand by bis ows words.’ I hope this convention will allay | proposo to indulge in any ‘observations, bat | mutate for that offered by the gentleman from Monroe | lesaly black republican, with the exception of three or | choice of the democracy of Virginia for the next Preai- | this excitement and let us have a vote—(applause from | simply tomake a motion. I believe that we bave dene President pte a, That a it inexpedient at this tims to ted potice tehe ate msines of tho Oharsonson Con? prisead Pudleied ad discarded trots "tie body. oT pay edjoura, pragma bor Tha - | ved, wo deem ent at this tims ve Loi A The Mother of its Sets the Ex. ‘a at eee far say ot tho’ Caung vention; and yet our Northern friends will mect us at | When the vote om the adjourament was takem, at two | "ur Cuarman—I just wish to say, sir, that this resola- | calla scale voto, ample to Younger States, | men who have been named in connection | Char yin the language of Gov. McMulien, they | o’clock this morning, pending the call ef the vote om Mr. | tion cannot be withdrawn without the unanimous conssa Mr. & T. Watxrn, (Wise man) of Rockingham—Yoe | with the Presidential nomination to be made | may tay, ‘ 7 hing for the causo, and notang fF | Housing’ resolution, and deolded by the Prosident in the | % this convention. There has been objection made ¢o its | cannot adjourn until you confirm the action of the dale- &e. &e., &e. | by the approaching Natioual Democratic Convention | men.’ ‘they w ll act upon that moto, and tell you if you wh withdrawal, and that being se, it cannot be withdrawa, | gates who have reported the lists of electors for their re- ” ” . | to be held in Charleston, but we deem it expedient aud | wish to elect your man and beat down the euemiesof the | affirmative, the friends of Hunter called Mr. Garnett, | (4) ‘spective districts and counties. ‘ pre in the name of tho Virginia democracy, and we do | constitution and the country you will take # man from tbe | one of the Vice Presidents, to the chair, on the ground ir. Lewis KE. Harvie (Hunter delegate) said—Wher the ‘Mr. Q1acxgtroxp—It 1s not in order to move an q Our Richmond Correspondence. reby pledge ourselves to uge all honorable efforts tose- | North. Why can’t they vote fora Southorn mau’ We that the motion to adjourn was not carried. The Stcre etenen: rom Seenren threw down the olive branch to | ment pending a call of the roll. (Cries of “Cail the reli, SROOND DAY. cure the vote of this State to the ticket momiuated by the | bave had no csndidate since 1844. Cass was the canci- f Convention, I from my seat and told him { ee hy ,”’ and “Down in front.””) 2 said National Convention, and thereby accomplish the | date in 1848, Pierce in 1852, and James Buchauaa in 1856; | taries left immediately upon the Convention boing de- | would him to excitement, and to unite the . Pave, of should like to knew why a Ricuaonp, Va, Feb. 17, 1860 | overthrow of the enemies of the federal constwtion, and | and ali thes were nominated upon tho idea that, morder | glared adjourned, and took with them the record | democr me inaelnes,., (Aupiaee ead, gzsal similar motion last night was in order (Great confusion, ? > ‘The Convention met at cleven o'clock A. M., pursuant | preserve the biessings of tho Union to ourselves and pos- } to get the Northern vote, you must ignore the men of the of the voto so far as it bad progressed. After confusion.) fom = teriy. South and take a canai: from the North. Thea, I say, not in the power of the opponents of Mr. SHACKELFORD—The | a oerirament yesterday. HP, Watsacr said that be would sooept that rosolution | that if the time has comke, wien ihe nomisce of tho Na’ | the Vice Precident was called to the chair a aay this exchoment. | (Cris of ‘¢ Thavs right,” They Colter) tas moved an adjournment The President announced the following committee te | in lieu of thoae which be designed to oller. onal Democratic Convention can only be elected when be | oommitiee of three was appointed to waiton the Secre- | can’t take a voto,” ‘Go on, Harvie.’’) knew that | is pending the taking: 1 poet Prepare a proper response to the rosolution from the Mr. Dovgias bet prpessae ae pay Croded was not re. bails om = oo it eine toe people Chee tary, who had the roll in charge, aad request him to give ecomen introduced the measure here caz alone quiet | of Sor sn Se ee and motion te " . d to t, either by wi rewol ras amember | should know t, gentlemen, 1 am not cn! orm. adjourn order pending | Demooratic Convention of Conmectiout:—Mossrs. Stovall of | TTsat? boy ‘wadressiag it from ue ros.rum, thas that | Of @ Southern man, but 1 amin favor of «Virginian, | itup. The committee having discharged that duty, re- | “A Voice They can’s come it.” “Keep up the fire.” Vous—We i : f 43 fi Halifax, Kelly of Nanscmond, Garnett of Westmoreland, | feariess tribune of the people to whom go eloqaent a tri- | (Applause.) Old Virginia has been styled the “Mother of reported to the Conveation that the Secretar (Great contusion. fl Jackson of Wood, and Cooke of Wythe. bute of thanks bad been rendered this morning was not | Presidents.” It has been & long time since soe bad a ahi gare Sota Eramderk at Abe pik’ He knows, as well as I know, that, like him, I ts were received from electoral districts, and | the choice of the democracy of Virgiis. But he (Mr. | one. Why is thmt I hear a frieud say sho | bad given Be will stand by my rights, as I’ understand thom. Tee zeports were ” Douglas) would say if he was instruciea in the history of | is growing old.- (Laughter.) But has her stock | vention, General Bauks. This, of course, arrested all fur- | (Cries of “Good, Harvie.”) And he knows that we ordered to be recorded. the proceedings of the democrauc purty oi thia State, that | depreciated? Have herons become degenerated? Is it ther proceeding under the sclf-constituted organization, |, Will wage war to the knie against that resolution if it RESOLUTION OF PKEFERKNCE YOR GOVERNOR WISE. there is bot one instance in which it was attempted to ac- | true that Virginia bas nothing to boast of but the illusiri- the: General A. A. Ciaran, of Monroe, arose, and said:— | SOmplish what was now proposed, and thatjproposition the | ous dead? It is true that he can point with pride and | 80d they were forced to adjourn. , , » x State had in w humiliating manner to back out from. He | satisfaction to the proud memories of the past. Mr. Presi- When the regular adjournment took place, several | piause) Now, if the gentleman bad done what he said Mr. Mx. Pxesipant—I riso for the purpose of olfering te the | did not want to be understood ag iptimating that there 15 | cont, im the language of a celebrated Briush statesman, Western delegates, representing thousands of votes in the | Would ‘have cone, if his friends permitted it—withdr Before ‘Consideration of this Convention @ resolution which I feel | anything like backing out in Heary A. Wise—(applauae)-~ | “to the future ana not the past looks true nobility of nA 4 this firebrand—we would have bccn here as a band of | Imade the assured will meet with the warm approbation of @ majo- | or any of bis friends; but the Virginia dsmoor soul.” (Applause.) And, sir, Virginia now, as in umes | interest of Gov. Wise, had left under the idea thatan ad- | brothers, and would have left bere doiermined to elect rity of those present, At least I trust, sir, that I shall | on the occasion referred to showed the pecu past, if usked where her statesmen were, could, like Cor--| journment would take place before their counties could be | Henry A. Wise, if be was the preference of the Charleston present this resolation in such a form as that it will meet | wisdom which it has always displayed; and, inasi Delia of old, pois with ail the fond pride of » mother’s | Yeached,and tbat they could come in to-day and | Convention. (Applause. “Tuat’s the doctrine.”) Bat I the approbation of each anc every member of this Com- | gy it was the ouly instauce that they committed Bo heart to her roll of living sons. (Loud applause.) Taon, 2 b ever will sabmit to this Convention giving the benefit of Venton, 1 had, sir, it 18 truc, Blated w the gentlemen | ey error, he boped that they woulu be careful, and - | sir, 1] wants Virgibian—I want the man for the crisis—1 | record their votes. But in this they were mis- | aq expression of preference te any one. (Applause.) Who addressed this Convention jast evening, tbat I in- | ful, and cautious, before they repost it. Ho desired to be | Wabt the representative man of this age and country. | taken, as will be soem by to-day’s provecdings. The | How cau you expect unity and harmony when you do an tended w have introduced another proposition for the con- understood, then, not as one who assails the person | (Applause) Sir, why not? Virginia nas such—she has Hunter men came into the Convention determined to de- | &¢+ Of injustice, as 1 believe, to the majority of the demo- fideralion of this Convention, in order that the electoral | who is the choice of the gentiemaa from Munroe (Mr. | Wany such. And here I say that I bave no objection to cratic party. (Laughter and ironical cheers from the Wise Gistricts should be so arranged that the voice of the demo- | Chapman) He (Mr. D) could not express his sonti- | wake to her distinguished Senator, the Hon. R. M. T. | feat any effort to record the abseut votes. By calling for | wen. ) Why does nov the gentleman rely upor his outside in- Gracy could be properly heard in the Charleston Couven- | meuts in the eloquent terms employed by Lim; but ho | Hunter. He is a true specimen of a man and a gentleman. | geale votes upon every motion, every poiat of order, | formation, in reference wo which he seemed disposed to tion. But, sir, aiter farther cousijeration, 1 have thougut | would say that his arm should fall sbrivelied from hia | He is a Worthy representative of the sovereiguty of Vir- every appeal from the decision of the chair, they | MaKe tome statements? Why does he ask us here for a that probably the voice of Virginia could pe betier heard | body before he would pluck one wreath from the crowa | gibia ip the Senate of the United States. Ho is worthy of rt vote? Why don’t he stop at this point, and let'this Con- here than auywhere cise; and { intemd that the yoice of | which Heury A. Wise has won and wears 80 gracefully, | tue highest honors of this republic; but, sir, my constitu- | @taved off any direct action upon the question of the right | vention expresé no preference? Virginia shail be declared io the resolution which T sual | (Loud applause.) fle would mereiy address bimseif to | eble—those who tent me here—bave eaid in’ large demo- of the absentees to record their votes. If this privilege Mr. Cuarman—I must have a vote on this substitute. otter to day. The resolution which T propose to offer will | tbe question of the policy of the resolution which was | cratic county meeting—the most enthusiastic | have ever was extended, Wiae’s majority would prove to be uot less | (Loud spplacee.) answer ali the purposes oi the one that I intended tointro-. | offered by Mr. Chapman. He accorded the warmest | sen in that Pipa f have said that Meary A. Wise, 4 Mr. Harvin—When he has got a vote upon this .substi- duce, as it expresses that prelercuce which iny people, at | tribute to Mr. Wise that his heart could feel for tue vigi- | Of Accomac, is the man for the times, (Loud applauge.) | than eight or ten thousand. If Tinclude the number of | tute, he bas got to bave another vote upon bis resolution. least, in two mecungs, have me to ask of (is | Japt and eilicient manner in which ho discua:ged ali the | Aud luck again, why cau't 1, a8 their reproseutauve, say | his friends, exclusive of those who wore in favor of a | (“That's so; don’t let him have it.’”) You shall not have Convention. It on the part of the | duties of the executive office while he filled it. (Ap- | the amie thing upon this floor? Wuy, the distu- ‘voto of preference, I might fix his majority, as it was what you dou’t give us. Ag to the result of the vote o great and odie sous for Plause.) He (alr D) would uot restrict his praiss vo | guiehed ex Governor of Washington Tersory—(langh- y » upon “the proposiion now before the Convention, I the olllce of the I'residency of the United Staies. | it is that. He (Mr. D.) remembered with pride and gratitude | ter)—told us that he was opposed to squawer | reproeented in the Convention, at twenty thousand | have no fears on that point. (Cries of “Try it, try it; we preference which wey bave expressed for the noble, U his great fight with “Sam” in 1855, and for that he gave | sovereignty. And so am I, and that is one of | in the State. His triumph, however, may be regarded as | dare you to ‘ry it,”’ and great contusion.) great, Lue patriotic, be Uaiou aud constitution loving Hem | hiw the highest meed of praise; aud he trusted that some | We main reasons why my voice is raised for ete one, and, ‘as a result of this, somo of tho Mr. Haxvig—If you insist upon having this fraternal A. Wise. (Ireaicndous muued tor some | triend of Mr. Wise, if that resolution was to be pressed, | Governor Wise. (Applavse.) He bas identiied bimselt | * comple Wyse) o, Sor fight, God knows I'deprecate it. minutes.) Sir, ia t i faked of te | would yet come forward aud show some Ftronger gitim | More than any living siateeman in opposition w that | strongest friends of Hunter heretofore have given in thoir Mr Goops—Let us face the magic, and have the vote. history of the worl, Thuve sewn that men aro bora for | to the Presidency in bis bebalf than the fact of his haviog | Odious and abominable hecesy. (Applause.) Heary A. | adhesion to him. (‘Hurrah for Wise, theytribune of the great and noble occasions, and (hat ihe finger of destiny strung up John Brown aud his confederates. He would | Wise has dove more than apy living man to put down hen the Convention met this mornin; 4 the call of Mr. Lanvir—You cannot take the vote until | appeal to in the hour of darkness aud danger seems to point out tue | say that he (Mr. Wise) laa won by his abilities, displayed | &quatter fovereignty—(ap;lause)—and uphold the equal ‘When the Convent erniing and te, the democracy of the State to stand by and fesist all of- man for the long ef yee Body fief a4 ew in every field; by his personal character, courag: Ss abe of Virgiia 1b tie cg iy eeeallg ee that aot Woy, the absentecs was about being proceeded with, Mr. B. B. | jorts to use this organization Ln one man. Applause). I bopie, indicated in the manner in which it come: feariessness in carrying Out what he believed to be right; | Sir, he fought the battle; he entel ¢ breach without made a point ‘ poten, | am for allaying the storm; but if you sow wind, you ere, rhowid be regarded by this Convention tn the mattor | py his talents; by’ every attribute, moral aad. ittel? | fear, favoror afiecuon, when other diatiuguished staine, | DOUiA# made & point of order that it was not compote, shall reap the ‘whirlwind. A Voice—That’s nothing—woe are all out of order here. (Great confusion.) Col. FaverTs McMULLEN said—Mr. President and gentle- men of this Convention—In the name of the dei of Virginia, which I as the salt of the (laughter), appeal to you to settle this question—I ap. peal to you as demoorats, not as Hunter men—not as Wi men, but as Virginia gentlemen and Virgwia democrate, to desist this course of proceedings. Let us, for the sake of our own self-respect, get out of this question, and leave it to be settlea by the people. (Applause. Mr. W, W. Payne, of Fauquior—I rise to a poiat oferder. ‘The Chair decided that it was notin order to submit a motion ling the call of the roll. I rise, oy rd decision of the Chair before any discussion tal and I say that no other question can be discussed the appeal. (Great confusion, and cries of “Question.?”) Mr. Sxppox—I rise to a question of order. Tnx Cusam—The Chair sustaius the gentleman from Favquier in the point of order made by him. (Ap- lause. & Mr. Sxppon—And my question of order is, that the first business in order is the confirmation of i i Lo, and great disorder. of expressing it3 pre‘erence, for I hold to the old maxim— { jectual, be has won a title to the’ Presidency which | men of the South were As silent as the tombs. (Laughter | fF the absentees to record their votes to-day. ‘A Yorcs—No you consider that an expression of the | “A Vows-—I submit that Mr. Seddon is out of erder. Vor popult, we Det, (Loud applause.) Yes, sir, the | jg pot’ less than that of any other man in the couatry. | and applause.) He came forth and raised his voice for After come discussion on the question, and a great | will of the majority of the people of Virginia, in tueir pri- (Cheers.) name of the inaividual whom T bow present creates an | But be (Mr. D.) would not si Mr, Sspvox—I am discussing a point of order. Latus that he is the ouly man | the equality of Virginia when other men, now contending | geal of noise and confusion, Mr. Chapman ex. | ™ary mectings assembled, is suflicient justification to ex- enthusiasm, at least in the section of the country from | who enjoys that title. He would not say that he is the onty | for this nomination, were as dumb as oysters. Is not press the same preference here? confirm the action of the delegates who have reports. which I come, tn which the old and the young, te | Virginian that can present a record without blot or blom. | Virginia the equal of any Statein this confederacy? Whoro | Pressed his willingness to withdraw his resolation i¢ | PY? wsnviz—f dou’t consider that any such majority . O =i member of the House females and the children, all unite. (Loud applause.) | jeh, and that be and be alone is the choice of tha domo. | did these Territories cume from? How have they been | the vote of the absentecs wats allowed to be taken. bas spcken upon this question. I do think that, for | of Delegates, from Petersburg, said—The metion ‘Yes, sir, the very instinct of nature that anumates the | cracy of Virginia for tho Presidemcy. And in thia he | acquired? and to whom do they beleng? Why, sir, they Mr. Joy Goons, Jr., of Bedford, rove and said—I have | their own peculiar purposes, the politicians areendeavor- | that has beem mado by the gentleman from Pe- lacies in their appreciation of noble natures 18 having 13 | thought he was kinder than his own friends; and when he | have been acquired partiy by cession from the old States, Gften beard ‘of the fisros' democracy, but the ing to create an impression that Virginia speaks, wi tersburg (Mr. Collier, Sr.), that this Convention elect, for we Gua coming up from them ove united voice | was found vpon the hustings, or anywhere else, reviling paruy by contest ana partly by purchase, 2 1e florce > experience Virginia bas refused Me ass “The j— that’ shall acjourn sine die, has ‘been submitted to the in favor of Henry A. Wise for the next Presidency. (Ap- | Henry A. Wise, they may believe that he had lost his alle- A Voicy—Not the existing Territories. of this Convention has shown that this is, perhaps, as | goou.”’ “Go it, Harvie.”) Now you have got your an- | bonorable Chairman of this Convention, and he has ¢e- plause.) But, I know, sir, 1 shall be met atthe threshold | giance to the democratic party and forgotten the services Mr. Goopg—Where are the existing Territories? Vir- | Serve a democracy a3 ever assembled together before. I | swer. (Laughter.) And I tell you, sir, that when this | cided that motion outof order. In that decision the gen- With the statement that it bas not been the customof | which he had rendered. But he would say, if from 1882, | ginia freely gave away the greater part of her territory | have o.ten heard of the gallant sons of Allen, the | Convention, without any poner A bea ctoaeg airy appeal | tleman from Petersburg has acquiesced, for the reason ‘Virginia to expresa any preference for any caudid ie for | the date of the first great gathering of this Union, cown to | Out of which five States bave been formed, and these now | Mountain Boys, who were called the turbulent | to the people of Virginia against ‘unauthorized expres- | that there is unfinisi ‘business defore this Ooa- the Presidency. That is true, for Virginia for more than | the present time, the great democratic family of Virginia | come back in this the hour of her trial, like the unnatural | sows of freedom; but, sir, we are here as | gion. vention of a very important character. Sir, I stand here ag the friend of Henry A. Wise for the next Presidency of the United Staics, but I am likewise tae friend of the democratic party. '(Applause.) I am man’s map; but, sir, 1 acknowledge allegian time-honored principles and usages of my party. (Ap- use) To that party the confederacy of these States 28 the only palladium of their satety. Destroy and disintegrate that party, and the locsin of war is sounded, and there is an end to this great, glorious republic. Buty sir, I was the friend of Wise ata time when there were ‘but few men lisping his praises in this Commonwealth; aud a8 afriend of bim now I protest against this deme- prem eel expressing @ prefercuce for any maa. pplause. Jieut, Gov. Wie. L. Jackson—I rise to a point of order. (Great confusion, aud cries of “Go on, go on,” aud “Ques- tion, question.””)’ My poiot of order {s this: that the gaa- tleman is not discussing the proposition before the Gon- —« veniton. (Cries of ‘Go on, go on,” “ Let the gentleman be heard.’’) The CuarmR—The Chair is forced to decidc that the gea- tleman is not strictly in order; but inasmuch as most of the proceedings bere have not been in order, the gemtle- man ought to be permitted to proceed. (Laughter, ap- aif an age of this great uation bas presented no 1c bave, except in ove fatal instance, stuciously and cau- | and faithless daughter of old King Lear, to piague and | cemocrats in the exercise of privileges which A Vorcy—You had better not go before the people. You Vidual to these United States as a candioate for the Presi- | tiously ded giving an expression of preference which | torment her, and cause her to exclaim, in bitter anguish | belong to democracy, and I for one have never depre- | are dead if you do. (Appiause and great excitement.) dency. Yea, sir, notin the history of National Conven- | would trammel her delegates, why should they now vio- | of spirit,“ How harper than the pe senile it isto | cated, and never will deprecate, free and full and fair Mr. Haxvis—I told you you can do nothing here, and tions, not since the National Convenuous were first | latethat time-hovored rule? What reasons—what over- | have a thankless child.” (Appiause.) . gentlemen, I | discussion. (Applause) And, sir, I come now to sug- | even though you should succeed in getting an ex] ion of culied in this nation, has Virginia had a candidate | riding reasons, arc given here for a departure at this time | say that these Territories have been acquired by the gest, in behalf of the democratic party of Virginia, aud | opinion, it would fall stillborn in the State. You are but for President or Vice-Presideut—I mean the demo- | from this policy, sauctioned not less by the benefit which | common blood and the common treasure of all the States. | in behalf of the democratic party of the whole country, Gamaging the prozpects of your tavorite by these efforts cratic party of Virginia, ‘The first convention, I | it bas brought to the great democratic party ol the Union, | Am immense amount of money has been be- | who are now looking a, to the proceedings of this | to use Unis organization in a manner in which you have believe, sir, that ever made a nomination, was that | than by timeiteelf? It sounded a littie strangely to his | tween Incian titles, Indian ware, in the pu from | Convention, which will be along the telegraph | no right to use it. which nomiated Jackson in 1828, Then, again, he was | carsto hear gentlemen upon this floor, who were yester- | Spain, in the purchase from France, in the annexation of | wires long before the un shall nave set—I come now to Senator Newman, of Mason county (Wiso man), said— Dominated in 1832 by a Virginia delegauion; then Van Bu- | day unwilling to adopt this or that measure, be- | Texus, in ihe war with Mexico, and in the purchase from { sppeal to you, in the name of the Old Dominion—in the | I trust the Convention will bear me, for I sball detain 8 S Se Ten in 1836; Van Buren in 1840; Folk in 1844; Cassia | cause it was not in conformity with the usages | Mexico. Where dia the money come from with which | name of the national detuocracy—I beg of you ali to stop, | them but afew moments. The distinguished gentleman 1648; Fierce in 1852, and Buchanan in 1858. In allthese | of the party, bow advocating a resolution | they bave been paid fort The South furniahed at least \ and if you have not read your Bible to-day (laughter), let | who has just taken his seat has said that thoso who are conventions Virginia preseptea no candidate. But, sir, in | which is in direct conilict with the usage of the party in | two-thirds of it; and she has furnished her biood as freely / us reficct how sweet it is to dwell together as brothers. | seeking Ww have a vote upon this question are disorganis- all these conventions, 1 believe, without exception, Be | Virginia, And, sir, he would like to know by what au- | as hor treasure. (Applause ) She sent the very tower | (applause and great confusion.) But, sir, Iam a friend ers, or, in other words, were throwing firebrands into the gave way Ww the other States, and supported any worthy | thority—for he bad not yet seen the authority—the gen. | of ber youth, and the very pink of her chivairy to bleed | of Goy. Wise. (Appiause.) 1 believe him to be | party. I submit to this Convention whether or not candidate whom they thougtt proper to present. Why, | tiemap from Monroe (Mr. Chapman) says that the vote of | and die in the Mexican war. And every battlefield, from | ‘he choice of the democracy of Virginia. I every gentleman who has spoken with us, and every gir, should Virgmia, after she ;has stood by for furty | Virginia sbouid be cast for Heury A. Wise, and that he | Vera Cruz to the enemy’s capital, will attest how novle | haye come here to express the voice of the | fricud of Gov. Wise, has said be would support Hunter if Jears—for 12 1820 was the last Congressional caucus that | and be alone is to be the man to be presented by tho Vir- | aud bow gallant ber eons performed their duty. (Ap- | aemocratic party of the county of Bedford. (Applause.) | he was the nomivee of the Charleston Convention? And ever nominated & Virginian—forty years has she stovd | ginia deiegation to the consideration of the National Con- | plause ) Sir, side by side with the people of the North, | A majority of the democratic counties of Virgivia which | al that they desire is to ascertain which of these distin- by and setup bo ciaim for any soa of hers. She has | vention at Charieston. He (Mr. D) bad understood that | the citizens of the sunny South encountered the bayonet | have apoken upon this subject have spoken out for Heary | guished men this Convention prefers. (A voice—That’s the given active uid to every democratic nominee for the | there had been a count made of the votes of the State, | Shock and sabre stroke; side by side they entered the | A. Wise; and, sir, I deny tue right of the mover of this re- | word—let Bunter’s frienas come to a ¢ote if they dare.) jast forty years, and now, after that period, she comes up | and that all the counties that had expreesed their prefe- | deadly breach; sice by side they emerged from the smoke | golution to speak for the friends of Governor Wise Mr. McDowx1., a member of the House of Delegates and asks to present to this nation one of tue most nodie | rence for Mr. Wise expresaed merely a preference, wit! of batue—sice by side their mouldering bones uow whitea General A. A, Cuarmas—I am aware, sir, that cannot | from Botetourt, sait—l, for one, and Ican say the same and gallant syiris that lives in the United States. (Ap- | out instructing their celegates to go for him. And they | the common soil of the country. (Appiause.) Sir, the | withdraw this reeolution, unless it be by the general cou thing in behalf of other friends of Governor Wise, am. plause.) had no evidenoe at this period that the delegates upoa | heaps upon heaps of the slaughtered dead of Mississippi | fent of the Convention. ‘T did not intend to withdraw this | willing, if Governor Wise is not the choice here, to go into | plaure, and cries “Question, question.” Mr. MicMuries—I respectfully request my distinguisbed | this floor, except the gentleman from Monroe himseif— | ana of the galiant Palmotio Sute—God bless her! (up- | resolution until 1 made a statement to this Convention of | the Charieston Convention for Hunter. Let the vest be Mr Coun proceeded—Gentiemen of Convea' friend to have his resolution read aud presented two tue | who bad been instructed to go for a vote of prefereaco— | piause)—fhe hus sent her son, her vobleson, with agreet- | the reasons which induced me to do se; and these reasoas mace, therefore, and let the friends of Hunter permit a | I am a member uf the House o! Delegates of Virginia, an: Convention. Were instructed to pursue the policy proposed by the ro- | ing to Virginia, and to say to Virgiuia bow she feels a | would show that @ large majority of the people are for | fair vote to be taken, So that we may know how to act in we do bave rules there to govern us, because we are aa ‘The reeviution was accordingly read as follows:— soludon But his friend would ailow him, in the kind. | sympathy for her im this the hour of her tria The Jead | Governor Wike. (Loud applause, and cries of ‘Nobody | the future. This, I imagine, they will not do, for they | orderiv body. Resoived, That in the opinioa of tai Couvention, Hoary | est epiritin the world, to make @ little reference to his | of south Carolina are there—she did what, atleast, proved | can aizpute that—we dare them to come to a vote.) | tooclearly foresee the results. And T can see already an A. Wise is the choice of the democrauc party of this State | own political history. It was most unfortunate that this | her sons to be no laggards io that strife. Sir, { say, | That fact i can establish, and that fact is to go out to the Organized Geterminasion to prevent auything like a direct tor the Presiaency. resolution should be introduced by @ gentleman wuo in | then, that these Territories bave been acquired by tis | country. (Applanse—<Let the Hunter men come to a | vole. It is competent for any man to do so, with only a The reading of tais was followed with the most enthu- | the last genoral election ran against his own party nomi. | comm A Voica—We have no rules of order here because we are a disorderly bocy—go on. (Applause and laughter.) Mr. Coting—But the confusion that provails here would | on blood and the common treasure of ail the States. | vote; we dare them to do it.’”’) sufficient force at his back to sustain the call | seom to indicate tat the very king of the infernal regions | Slaslic applause. | nee. Itie party drill, aud party ariil is @ very good | They belong as much to Virginia as to auy other Stato. Air. Goopr—I say take the vote; and I stand here to ap. | for a scale vote upon every litte proposition that | was residing bere. repair I looks liko Bolzsbae Mr. W. D Watach—I ask, a8 matter of courtesy, to | thing when you know you have a majority. (Applause ) The doctrine of tne democratic party has | peal to the gentlemen of the opposition, and wrareag: f may be oflered. Thirty members are suiticiont to sustain | in Heaven rebelling against all ‘aw end order. (Laugawe Offer a resolution as a subsliluie for that offered by tuo | Gen, Cuaran here ebipred into etatement of the facts | ever been that the Territories are the common proy to the distinguished gentleman from Amelia (Lewis K. | this call ; and I mistake very much if this parliamentary | and cheers.) But 1 do hope tbat this Couvention, having gentleman from Monroe. | connected with his election. Ho stated that he was | of ail the people of ali the States; that the Vicgmian ead | Harvie) to urge bis friepd to come to a vote. rivilege will not be irequently brought into requisition | a proper regard to the interests of the democratic ‘The resolutions were read, bat— the choice of a large majority of the democrats of his | Whe Southern man who has giaves bas the same right to | Tue Cusin—Do Iunderstand the gentleman from Mon. | betore this Convention adjourns. to this party, hero as elsewhere, will present an unbroken ‘The Citak decided Wat it was not in order to offer them | county ag well as of the opposition, and that be was nomi- | go there with them that a Northern man has to go aad to | roe (Mr. Chapman) as asking leave to witharaw his rego- Newatax—Thore jo uo doubt but that tbe friends of | and updivided front—euch a front us tho Roman legions @t that slage, Mr. Chapman having tue floor. | pated and elected by their joint voles. He was@ent tothe | lake with bim his clock, his nutmeg, or his ass. | lution eae z Governor Wise will willingly support Mr. Hunter in the | of old presented whem the barbarous hordes of the Mr. CHAPMAN, proceeding—Mr President, it may be, | House of Delegates to aid in promoting the success of the | (Laughter.) And, sir, when he goes, be is entitled w the Mr. Cuarman— No, sir. I do not desire to withdraw it, | Charleston Convention if it appears from the result of the North were rushing down to crush the women Bir, that when these resolutions eome to ‘ed upom | Covington and Uhio Raiiroad, and bis cilurte were eucoe: protection of the government in ail its deparuments, ex- , (Applause trom the Wee men ) vote here that Gov. Wise ia not the choice of the Conven- | and children. (Appiause.) It is that feeling tuat separately, 1 would agree with him so faras the tirst reso- | ful, The democratic nominee pat forward in op Ccutive, legislative mad jucicial. (Applause.) That bas | Mr. Goope—Let ua take the vote, I woull appeal for | tion. (Applause.) Last night, when my friend from | 1 appeal to, sir, No man regrets moro “than luuion is cobcerned. 1 expect to be able, beyond dispute, | to him was chosen by a few democrats who were oppo been the aoctrive of Heury A. Wise, aud be has distia- | fair play. (Great coniusion.) T appeal to the friends of | Monroe got up and a:tempied to explain what would | do that this apple of discord should ‘be thrown inte the to vote tor the nomiuice vf the Charlestcn Conventioa, be | to him. He and bis colleague, Mr. Caperton, were elected | guished himself in the advocacy and matutemance of that | Senator Hunter—1 appeal to every democrat | be the eflect of this amendment, my friend from Stafford | Couvention. amd My opinion is that the apple of discord | he whom he may. (Applause.) But, sir, my object 1s to | particularly with reference to the success of the Covington | doctrine. (Applause ) Then I repeat—{or I don't iutead | who values te name of Gemocrat—I appeal to every | (Mr. Seddon) would uot allow him the privilege, I don't get a man who I think 1s a maa for the Umes, as the nomi- | and Ubio Kailroad. to worry the patience of this couventioa—I repeat, that | man jn his Convention, no matter what bis preference pretend to gay what his motives were; bat I will nee of that Convention, (Applauee) Why, sir, | Mr, Dove.as eaid be did not mean to attack the motives | Virginia is the equal of any State in this confederacy in | may be, to let the voice of the Virgina democracy be | say what e effect of that was—that gen- onght we not express an opiuioa at this’ time | of the gentieman, but he thought this was a legitimate | the Territories or auywhere else. Wiy i she not equai? | heard. ’(Applaute ana great confusion ) If any maa left | tiemen voted in confusion, as is proved by the fact tha: a in favor of our choice, if he be our choice? | argument to show that he had not been consisteut with | How can these Northern men arrogate ‘to themselves so | thie Convention lati evening withouthaving had aa oppor- | gentleman comes here this morning and states that he T am awaro that since the meeting of tuis Convea- | his own principles, All he knew was that thero was a | much superiority? How can they roll up} the whites of | touity to vote, let him yote to cay. “(Appiause.) If any | voted upon a misapprehension, and asks $0 be permitted tion there has been a great eflort made to prevent geu. | democratic ticket ruuping against himself and his col. | theireyes in New England and thank God that they are | man bas been deprived, on account ot the extraordinary | te change bis vow. This Eph hes denied him; tlemen having ap opiaion from expressing it. Tam aware | league, which was vowibated by & convention, while, | not like the people oi tue Souihy How can they take this | proceccings had bere inst night, of the privilege of re- | ana by whom? By thefrienus of Mr. Honter, who are re- that the timic—the men who have their opinioas hangiug | according to bis own confersion, he was the nominee of | territory aud exclude a Southern man simply because he | cording bis vote and speaking the voice of bis people, I sorting to every phase of parliamentary tactics to prevent & little loose about them—have been accosted and admo- | whigs and democrats. (Applause.) Hy did not like to | bails trom Virginia? When did Virgmia get to bs | beg you, gentiemen—if fair play 1s jewe', if you valua | an expression oi the voive of the people through their nished of the impropriety of uuitiog in an expression of | have figh for one and flesb for another. He would like, if | less than the equal of soy Staio now in ihe | fair play—to permit the vote to be recorded’ bere to day. | aelegated agents. (Applause, and cries of “They know preference jor aoybody. But think every man who has | they could, to adept rules that shall not be varied to suit | covfederacy? Is she nos the cradie ot the Revy- | (Applause.) If it be sgamst us, then the friends of they are beaten, and tuey dare not take the vote.’ presented to this Convention will turn to ashes on the lips of those who chose to introduce it, (Applause.) Iam for Henry A. Wise first, but for avy man that the Charloa- ton Convention will present. Iam for Wise, but I will take Hunter, Douglas, Dickinson, or any other conserva- live man whom the Charleston Convention may, in its wisdom, nominate. It is im that spirit that I want tuis Convention to act; and if the friends of Governor Wise believe that he is the choice, why, sir, let the dis- trict conventions express that opinion. ’ (Applauss.) Let the people of this Commonwealth, in the majeaty and dignity of their power—the oniy acknowledged ve- formed an opinion, and has the consistency to use aa | this or that aspirant for potitical honors, but rules that | lution! Wag it not her sen, the immortal Patrice | Liuuter may take the bevelit of it; if it be for us, we are | Mr. Seppox—It is not the friends of Mr. Hunter that are veroignty in the land—come to the rescue, aud say whe opinion, will be willing to express it, aod emblazou ittothe | should be as upchangeable as the laws of the Medes and | Henry, that Grst kindled the fire of the Revolution, aud | entied w it, and t emocratic party of Virginia will be | interfering to prevent this expression of preference, but | ghall be the nominee of the Virginia democracy. (Ap- light of day. (Applause.) [tnink'that the man who is | Persians. (Applauee.) That was bis conception of demo. | woke up the slecping energies of the people? Does she | co pt With nothing less. the friends of the democratic party. (Cheers Plause.) But, geutiemen, I am overcome with excite- afraid to express an opinion is not a Os follower of Henry | craty. He went for principles, not men; and in doing 60 | not claim George Mason, whose bill of rights and maxims of A Voice—1hav’s rybt—go on, Goode. Mr. Newaax—I teil you, sir, that the friends of Henry | ment, and do not desire to prolong the remarks that I A Wise. (Applause.) My people, at least, have instructed | he was acting in conformity with the motto asopied by | liberty have been adopted by alinost ali the States? Lows Mr. Goopr—They talked avout the handwriting upon | A. Wise are the friends of the democratic party. I say | have submitted, Thankiag you for your kindness im Hs- me to express an opinion. They have a preforence, and | one of the leading democratic joarnais of this city, and | she uot claim Thomas J wreou, the author of the Decla | the wall. If there areapy Balshazzars here,I am not one | they will go turther—they will\cheerfully yote for i. M. that prefercuce they want this Stato, aud, if possible, tais | that which was peculiarly cherished by the venerable Mr. | ration of Indepencence tening to 80 i nd fichard Henry Lee? Aud | of them. (Boud applau My knees have not yet | T. Hunter henceforth if be turns out to be the choice of | J willttaie mp meee ea pn a yinestion of such interest, I will take my seat, (Applause.) nation, to know. (Applause.) Why, sir, if you haveaa | Ritchie. Mr. Douglas closed with some other remarks, | wes Lot George Washington Virgiuia's son, who led the | emote together (Appiaus augbter and great coufusion.) | this Couvention. ( Applause.) Mr. Pavi—I aek for information—if at the tims the opinion, do you fear to express i” If you have | referring to the want of jurisdiction on the part of the | little band of Virginia patriow’—George Washingtoa, | I contena that the Presideat of this Convention is the only Mr. Jony Branyox, Sevator trom Lewis county—I ask | committees were making their reports of electors, they & preference, why will you not state it here? 1 can s: Convention to express a preference for any man for the | from whore birthplace the gentleman (Mr. Garnett, of | properiy authorized person to say where the Conveation | that gentieman if he recognises the power and proprioty | were not agreed to, unless objection was made no reason why you should not, I am sattstled of the fact | Presidency in behalf of Virginia, Westmoreland), on yesieroay proudly claimed to come— | sioud. “It be mauve a mistake, everybody says it was a | of this Couventiun’s instruction upon the question of @ The Cuaim—One district has not yet reported—the that i! Virginia expects her son to have an opportunity of | Mr. Fayrtre MoMuisen next addreased the Convention | did not Washivgton iead a little band of Revolutionary | mistake of the head, and not of the heart; and the dis- | Southern conference ? (Cheers, aud great confusion ) Fourteenth district. obtaining the nowination at Charleston, she must express | in opposition to an expression of preference for anybody, | patriots, haif clothed and barefooted, througo all tae | unguishea gentleman (Dongias) who rose here this mora- Mr, Newman—I will answer the geutieman’s question— Mr. J. G. Paxton, of Rockbridge—I move to lay the here her preference or him. T kaow, sir, tbat in Virgi. | He mumated his first choice to be Jobu B Floyd, the pre- | Uyiug eecnes of the Revolution? Docs wot Virginia clsin | ing uircimimed auy purpose of imputing bad motives to | _ Mr. Cxorrak. of Norfolk—I rise 19 @ question of order. | pending business on the table, for tho purpose of acting out of Virginia if tant | sent Secretary of War. Maditon as her son, the father of the Americaa consuta | bin And shall ii ever be said that a Convention charac- | What is the question now betere the Convention, Mr. Pre- thet tule expression, My prturance Choad bein ts or- | — Me. Joun Coops, Jr., of Bedford, next obtained the | tion, and Jobu Marshall, the father of the American Ja- | terized by such proceedings as marked it bere iast night | sigeut? der to influence the activa of other States in behalf of ber | floor. He said—Mr. President, if 1 can succeed in getting, | ciciary? And can she not point to a jong lime of tilustri- | hati refuse to record the votes of absent members wno The Cuarr—The question is on permitting absent votes choice. I baye fouus, sir, in the sundry national conyen- | for a short time, tho ear of this vast democratic assem’ | ong sors both in the past aad in the present? Thea, I | came in here this morning to give in their votes, merely | to be recorded. tions that I have attended, that the voice of Virginia told | blage, I propore, as one of the bumblest members of this | Sky agin, that Virginia was in the past, is inthe preseai— | because it is said that the President usurped Mr. Crorrer—I say, then, that the gentleman’s ques. tpon the democracy of the pauon four times more thaa | Convention, to submit afew remarks in support of the | is, bus been, and will be forever, tbe equal of aby Siate in | A power that did not belong to him when he | tion is out of order. (Cheers and cries of “Question, ques- her actoai sirength in that Convention. Why, then, should | resolution offered by the distinguished gentleman from | (his confederacy. And, sir, I waut © maintwin that | declared the Convention adjourned lastinight after taxing | tion.)”” not Henry A Wise, if he bo the cboice of Virginia, be #0 | Mouroe (Mr. Chapman ) And, sir, al was said by him, | equality, I waut to maittaia it though the heavens them- | the vote? Weil, now, we are here today—those who | The Caatn—The Chair decides that the point of order anpounced to the uation? Sir, I tell yoo that whilst poli- | and as bas been raid by others, portnit mo to remark, ia | selves should fall asunder, much ives the Union of the | lastnight, on account ‘of the jateners of the hour, wore | is not sustained, aad that the member is in order. ticians—that winlet the intrigues and management of the | the outset, that we are about to engage ia the mostim- | Staics. (Appisuse.) T waut to maiatsia it everywhere, | cuable to record our votes. We are here this morning— | (Great confusion, and cries of “Go on, Newman.””) ~ politicians way attempt to thwart and defeat tue nomiaa- | portant political battle in our history as a nation. We aro | in the Siaice and im the Territories upon the lan and | we ccme to repregent the wishes and fevlings of our ova Mr. Newmax—As there are diferent points of order tiou of Henry A. Wise as the nan for the times, nominate | upon the eve of great events. Tt might be said, with | ujon tbe sea, in the District of Columbia, and, lastly, in | etitucnws. We are here asking nothing but what is right, | being raised here, for one, I intend to confine myself to Upon the reports of the delegates charged with the duig of reporting electors to the Convention. _ ‘The question on laying the peuding quostion om the ta- ble for this purpose was agreed to; whereupom Mr. Paxtow said—I move tuat this Convention confirms the electors recommended to this Convention by the se- veral delegates. ‘The debate continued for some timo in this strain untd the disorder and confusion became 80 great that it was impossible to proceed with any busiaess. After a partial lull the discussion was continued amid great agitation aad excitement, until at last the question oa the appeal was put viva voce, and decided in favor of the Presideat. Again the call of the roll was proceeded with, amd again bad it to be suspended because of the terrible con- fosion that raged throughout the building. Amid this tumultuous scene, General James L. Kemper, of Madisoa, moved that the Convention take @ recess uatil four o’clock P.M. The motion was agreed to. EVENING SESSION. ‘The Convention reassembled at the appointed heur. ‘The Caain stated the question in order to be the calling Of the roll. Before the Convention took a recess tho call of the roll was being proceeded with, and a response was made by one or two gentlemen. Mr. Harvie appealed from the decision of the Chair ordering the roll to be call- ed, and the Chair was sustained by tho Convention. The Chair eaid he was out of order in entertaining the appeal, olf ete, h a per truth, that the year 1860, upon which we have just ea- | the Ixmocratic National Convention at Cnarleston | and actermined to submit to nothing that is wrong. (Ap- | the questi belore the Coavention. “Wise to buner tase tn had cocies col eaten Gis Go: | Care, big WOT wvekie” Wo MEW AbUas' Go Mguge th ths | I wart tosoall Virgins there. with one of Maroy meee | Pome Mile mom Eee Gate eame tr eke | ‘a Weenie right to answer the question whe. plause.) Go back but fora few years, and we sec that | mcet important battle, not only kuowa ia our his | to compete for the uoaunation. If tuat moral power is | Low wo come forward and to contend that, because certaia | ther the Wee party are in favor of the Southern Confe. When the tide which was sweeping away the rights | tory as @ nation, bat tn the most important po- | worth anything, if the Northern peopic meapt anything | men who, op accovnt of their physical coudition, were un- | rence or not, (Cheers 5 of all our adopted citizens—when the tide that | iitical battle which bas ever been fought in | when they bave been flattering Virgiaia about ber moral | able to remain bere last night and vote, shall sot now Mr. Cuarmax—Will my friend permit me to gay a was sweeping away the principles which gave | the Old World or m the New. Sir, tho action of this | power, that will bring Ubem to the test. (Applagse.) | have the privilege of recording their votes, whea tne | word? *h freedom of contcience was marching up to the | convention wii! be looked to with the most profound iute- | Virgmia will eay—we bave sskea nothing in the past, we | count is not yet wade up. Lnope, then, thatevery man Mr. Nawmax—Certainly, sir. Dorders of Virgivia, that then Henry A. Wise put his | rest from one extremity to the other of this confereracy. | Lever deserteo you im tue past; now we come with the | upon this -floor who values fair play will permit those Mr. Cnarmax—I wanted, Me President, before the gen- Sboulder to the wheel, and with his eloquent voice in tay — We are bere by authority to utter the voice oftis Virginia | bame oi her own gifted son, H A. Wise, inscribed om our | who have come here to represent their constituents | tleman procecded, to make a statement touching the pr highlands and lowlencs, met the cnemy and drove it | dcmocracy—that voice, which, in the language of some of | banner (Applause ) Thea, sir, let him be the nominee | to do eo without avy further tterruption I hope this | position that] bad made, and which proposition, it seat ‘ack to the place whence it came. (Appiause.) Henry | the gentlemen who have precoded mo, has berowfore | of the Charlerion Convention, and he will beat back the | privilege will be granted—indeed, it Is w right—snd the | will not be acceded to by any gentleman on either sid A. Wise siarts in this contest with the whole of tne been potential ia the democratic councils of the couutey | biack cohorts of abolitionism as be did Sam im ’56. (Ap- | Voter being recorded, let the count be made and the re. This, I wish it understood, is the proposition that I made: vote, @ per cent which no otter | itself. 1 trast that our proceedings may be marked | piaute.) He is the man for the times; be ia bold, be is | sult announced, whether for or against us (Applause | if this Convention will permit a full vote to be taken upon individual of the democratic party in this nation can throughout with that dignity and decorum which have | learlese, be is intrepid, be is honest, has am intellect | and oconfurion.) a the substitute, and that vote to be announced, then I start with. But this expression of prefereuce is proper | ever been characteristic of Virginia. I trust that we will | cepable of compretienaing any and every section and the Mr. Jou Seppo J of Stafford (Hunter man)—The gsn- | want, upon terms which I would state, to ask loave to ip another poiut of view. [ stated that destiny aome- | remember that we are all to some extent at least the de- | rigbis and iuterests of ali; aad 1 beueve that he bas a | tleman trom Becford (Mr. Goode), if he had delivered | withdraw my resolation—but not till them. (Applause.) times points out tbe man for the times. But afew moatns —positories and the guardians of the rights, the interests | beart copacious aud big enough to embraoa this whole | his speech yesterday might have appeaied to this Coaven- Mr. Seppor—I have not refused to allow the vote to be ago, when all was quiet—when it seemed, sir, that tais | abd the bonor ot Viggiaia. I trust that nothing may bo | covfeueracy, from North to Souta (Appiause ) Through. | tion on the question of fair play being @ jewel; but yos | taken. The gentieman from Monroe (ir. Chapman) and nation rested iu per‘ect repose, and without suspicion of | dove unworthy of the accient renown of this blessed old | out bis public career—as member of Congress, as | terday, when gentlomen were asked to revord their votes | I are pledged to each other. any attack or invasion from any quarter—thats raid wag | Commonwealth, to which we are all unived by cords | mister to Brazil, as a tember of tho Reform Coaven- | on the same ground, they were refused. Ua the fist night Mr. CHarMAN—If my friend from Mason (Mr. Newmsa) | inasmuch as the call was proceeded with, and no mowon made upon oer institutions at Harper's Ferry by an indi- | tironger than hooks of steel. (Applause.) Sir, why are | tion, and as Governor of Virginia—he has shown himself | that the roll was called upon the reaoiution authoriziag | will permit mo I wish to Say one word more. ‘There was | was in order pending that Proceeding. was only carrying out the priocivies of that | we here? Weare here, as the gentleman has sai, ty | to be a uve man, a stainices gentleman, an incorrupuble | democrate preset from counties that did not bold mvot | a question put to him by a gentleman upon thisjfloor as debate here ran into a confused discussion on poteta be anes jie conilict” prociaimed by Seward. And, | name an electoral ticket. Weare < te make all Bors pe Fe 5 ery man for apy and > by iopargrd the Laem tn ko} Meepringn were Rael he would agree to instruct in regard to a the result? It was mot by Hei A. Wise | tary preliminary arrangements for approscoing Presi- | every crisis. (Loud appisuse.) I heard a gentioman over | calied over, apd the vot clos y the gente yathern Conference. hy met overy thing else, and the iavadlers of yout soil | Genel election, aud how i it? why is xt that the voive | the wa s Sastattiay otoring, ah something about Oid Joho | man from Bedford and his friends. Last night taat vote | Mr. BRannox—I desire the gentleman to answer himecif. were arrested, tried, convicted avdexecuted. (Applause.) | of Virginia cannot be heard as to who her preference is as | Brown's foray, aud he seemed to lotimate Wat somevody | was calicd, and upon the queetion of the absentees | I don’t want the geutieman mi Monroe to aaswer for And, sir, his name goes forth to all tue world ag ho wno | the etandard bearer in that coming coutest. Wehave had | was going to come here aud urge tha: as an argument for | being called, my friend the Presideat, adjourned this Con | him. (Applause. ° ‘was first in Urat whole affair. If, sir, he shall be the no- | @ great deal of deprecation upon this subject We nave | the nomination of Governor Wise. For my part,I wii do | venuon, when ilve to one were against an adjouroment Mr. Newmas.—{ don’t think the question has anything minee, there will not be a vote polled in the ballot box in | been applied to by the memories of Virgivia not to aban. | no such thiog; but I will tell the gentleman, whoever be | That is not my testimony alone. Men who are as warm | to do with the pending question. If tt had [ would readily jot, wb able statesman, aud the of order, mingled with personal explanations, daring bio bw Sige prevailed. cat . Jaurs I. Keurer jamped upon tne platform, after repeated assurances that if he was afforded a hear- ing for three minutes he would settle the whole aiill- culty, he was permitted to go om. (Cries of ‘Down, ta a front,” and “Go on, Kemper; let us hear what you have any of the non-siavebuiding States that atthe time will | dop ber ancient eustom. But how iit, and why isit,inthe | may be, that although he may forget, the people of Vir- | friends of Governor Wise as is the gentleman from Bed | answer it’ ButI will say to that gentleman that I will to-say.””) not be regarded either as @ conservative vote in favor of | name of common fairness and common justice | givia will never forget, his conduct in that tryiogemer- | ford testified to the fact. I would teil the gentleman from tor Henry A. Wise, regardiess what bis views may | Mr. Ksxrzr—I have a proposition which J am authe- the preservation of the Union, or a vote conformiug to | J ask, bow and why it is that the members of this Gonven- | gevcy. (Applaut 2 Sir, they will speak of it, and | Bedford that uo presiding ollicer on Goa’s earth im regard to a Southern Confereuce, and there | rized to make that will restore harmony to the demo- the principles of the John Brown raid agaiast Virgiaia, | tion, in full convention assembled, cannot do wout thei- | Iatbere will recount it to their soos with aglow of fervid | rules this Convention. (Applause.) It is the me-| are many other gentlemen who will do tho racy. {Appiause.) T tell that I love the demo- Applause.) Bet, sir, an expression from Virginia is im- | constituents bave done at home? (Applause) We do | patriotism long after that gentleman and your hum | jority who compose the Usnvention that rules it. | same thing. (Tremendous epplause.) Tonly got up here |’ cracy better than i do the ye blood of Hunter or in anotber Foint of view. How is the voice of not propose to instruct the delegates Charlestaa Coa- | speaker sleep beneath the clods of the valley. The | Ihave that much experience about majorities. Now, gon | to endeavor to show this—that the iriends of Gov. Wise, | Wise. (Applause.) Now, feltow citizens of vom nia to be heard? Wiil gentlemen teli me that that | vestion; we do not propose to send them tranmeiled aud | mothers, who bugged tbeir infants closer to their breasts | tlemen of the Oonvention, I know my friend from Moacoe | since there has been an effort made to get an exprossion on, my proposil I 0 it to afters shall be heard in the district conventions which are | bound hand and foot; but we proposs, ta the laugaage of | when every tainted breeze was filled with whieperiugs of | (Mr. Cbapman,) and I don’t believe that the gentleman's | of opinion as to bow he stands with the democracy of | conference ot Hoary A. Wise, and poor to assembie to send delegates to Charleston? Itcaa- | the resotution, to say that, in the opinion of the Dsmocra- | murder, insurrection, slavgbter and rapine—the mothers, | epecch (Mr. Goode) will drive nim from his honest demo- | Virginia, only want to get fair play, and I want, algo, to | Idare any friend of Hunter to say it ts not liberal ‘be heard there. How are your eloctoral districts | tic Gonvention of the State of Virginia now assembiod, | God bless them, will remember it; and, the lan- | craticimpulse. He got up and proj the withirawai | show that itis the opponents of Gov. Wise that have peon ‘ou took & scale vote last night. The friends ones Who formed them’ Sir, they are arbitrary. | Henry A. Wise is the first choice of Virginia for tho Presi | guage of the gentleman from Monroe (Mr. Chapmen), [ | of bis original resotuuon to give harmony and poacs to | holding a rod of iron over us by saying that we shail not Mr. Hunter were willing to add it up, is no law since 1540 forming an o.sctoral district in | dency. (Loud appiause.) Ani why noi Way not, | say, let ether people stand where they may in this mat- | the democratic party, and the gentleman from Bedford at | get an expression of preference for Henry A. Wise, aad | just as it is now, in the hands of the ‘There is weumnne taee happrued to be fifteen Coa- | when mitew, Indiana Odio are speaking out far | ter, the women—God biess them—are ali for Hoary A. | ouce intimates thatthe mover of the resolution could not | threatening, if we do, to break up the democratic party. secretary. Let them now do 80, and thie friends of Virginia; "tistriows under the census of 1840, that came to | Douglas, and pressing laim upon the Charleston Cou. | Wise. (Applause.) I was about to warn Goveroor ak for ihe friends of Governor Wise—thas obviating A Voiwa—They can’t do it; they havn’s got the strength | Mr. Wise will abide the result, whatever that may be. dae ‘the number of electoral districis for the | vention, in searon and out of seasou? [ asc, why cau’t | McMullen that the women are against bim, but I remem: good result which would follow this ection. to do any such thing. (Appiause and great confusion ) (Applanse.) You have got an execative committee to adopted std, And what isthe resultof it, ir? Way, | Virginia declare for Wiso, when Tennessee is declaring | dered that he hal a joung wils, aud was, therefore, | Mk. CuarMaX—t raid that you, would permit this vote | Mr. Newsax—I wish to vay if they do not express gach ; you have got, all of you, to pay a dollar each for Fw giorboc of democratic voters resite wes of the | for Andrew Johunon, Georgia for Howell Oooo wesipp: | Bomewhat beyond reach of the outside pressure wotch b to be taken, and the absentees to be called, 0 a8 & allow | & purpose in words they do ction, as the scene here damages have done to this hall, and thea you fe anor ty ot cninines the majority of tho waits popala. | for Jefferson Daw, and Keatacky for James Guthrie: would otherwise fool. Iam Bot so fortuuais, Rowerss: | gentlemen to vote who were eutitled to do eo, Twould, | atuste. Ic they havo the sirengih 10 obtain an expres: | have to wlod up like Virginia, gentlemen, before you Blue Ridge mountains; por. rey Ridge mountains; ‘A Voice— That @ a mistake. but imasmuch as I am on the right side, I meod | after stating the terms upon which it was withdrawa, | sion of preference for Hunter, and sucoced in doing #0, 1 | leave ball. (Laughter aad applause.) I am deter- ea yer oat we 2 Blue 4 co Mr. G No, tt tenot a mistake. The State Cone: have no apprebension. I conld stand bere and speak of | here withdraw my resolution, but not until then. (Ap- fay, an & Wise man, toas | will make no effort to break up” mined to have peace here, and that the unten of the de- ee ns tne ‘stestorsl districts east of the Blue Ridge | tion of Kentooky has said that, in the opinion of that C: Henry A. Wise, of Accomac, uatii the cows come home, | piavee. ,, | te democratic party in consequence. I would then ca mocracy shall be effected and be preserved. (Applaase.) Pe hh dae est of the Blue Ridge, so that the | veation, James Guthrie bas all the quaidcations that ea- | but I won't do it There are other gentiomen here #ho are MR s—That is very much like the gentleman's | if wo have the strength hore to offer an expression Don’t you gee, you who are supporting Heary A. Wise, Faajocity of the voters of ihe Stato are to be. represcaled title him to the Presidency. Them why a% this Coaven- 4 entitled to your consideration as well as am. Iam one | action last night, whon be wanted to amend bis resolution | preference for Goveruor Wise, I hope the that you cam have ome hundred sone votes called upem ~~