| Show biro fiRO BROWNLOW WINLOW ON 01 vie THE VIRINIA VIRGINIA democratic convention mr bir brownlow int iry the knoxville whig of the thus gives his report of the late virginia democratic state convention in richmond I 1 am styled by mr ritchie lutchie of the enquirer inthe the grand high priest of the know nothings s of tennessee and therefore authority to the brethren in virginia s now I 1 did report and I 1 nov repeat the report leport that I 1 called in at the bitting sitting of the democratic state convention in the african church in richmond where I 1 remained until a late hour I 1 report that auf the six hundred delegates present not less lees than one third of the number were either drunk or under the influence of ardent spirits I 1 report that it was the most ruffian like and andy disorderly assembly I 1 ever was in that the editor edito of the lynchburg democratic paper put in nomination hunter for the presidency and swore ly by G d in a public speech that he was ready for the contest something like one third of the delegation hissed hunt huni whereupon he d d theira and said if they were lvere accustomed to wear broad cloth coats and clean shirts and had never been convicted of penitentiary offen of fences c es and abd would give him their names he would woul d settle with them on the coming lay day by the rules governing honorable benl governor floyd who made the only sensible and sober remarks I 1 heard heardy stated that gentlemen enc ent need not make light of the know nothing nominations at philadelphia that party had hail nominated a man both popular ani ant conservative who thousands would delight to ho honor norand and to beat him even in the old dominion tiie tite the old dominion would have to work RL like beavers I 1 further farther report that nir sir ritchie was in tha convent convention ign ibn and can testify that I 1 report correctly erectly y I 1 hopewe will copy this my ray last and official report IV G brownlow grand high priest sec |
