The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-27

House q Delegatestne Saturday might last f. II =
variety % fesolutiu4 we're adopted, eud number
sketches Of which Va regret our inability to give
owing TO the crowded state OF our columns
DAsrEL H. LoNDuS, Esq, the President of the
Association called the needing 10 order when n b
PRYOR, Esq one OF tue editors OF the Enquirer,
WIS elected Gccrcfary and Treasurer
President LONDON then delivered an able and In.
teresting address, In which he reviewed the labors
OF The Association, fits main object lie en,barrassz
ments IN its infancy Its effect upon the Southern
States ts increasing popularity with the people Of
Virginia and the South, and the good that VA to
result from faithfully carrying out lie recouamen1a.
tons. The address was most happily received and
s leading features heartily responded to by the In
teiligent auditory before whom it was delivered
Secretary PRYOR then read the Constitution of
the Association = i. q
Col. MORGAN offered a series of resolutions. pre-
facing them with few welltimed remarks, which
were adopted. a9a
These resolutions were-requesting Gov. JOHN.
SON to designate at least two delegates from each
Congressional District in the State to represent the
Commonwealth of Virginia in the ensuing CONNER
ciai Convention at Charleston, on the second Mon
day in April
Requesting the Secretary of the Association to
lay before the Governor of the State copy of the
proceedings
Appointing members of the Association as Dele
gates to the Charleston Convention. ksss s54
And requesting the Delegates to lay before the
Charleston Convention the published addresses and
proceedings OF the Association, and also the petit
ton and accompanying documents, submitted to
the Legislature by this Association.
variety OF other resolutions were submitted
and acted upon, the substance of which we give
below: n
THAT committee of five be appointed by the
Association, whose duty it shall be to take into
consideration the propriety of sending a memorial
to the Congress of the United States, asking the
adoption OF a uniform rate of duty upon all impor-
tations instead of the discriminating one that now
exists"
THAT we will petition our Legislature, at the
earliest day. to grant bonus of one dollar per tom
to be paid out of the treasury of the State upon all
goods, which from the date of the passage of the
act shall be imported from any port of Europe di.
rect into the waters OF the State of Virginia by such
vessel or vessels, upon the oath OF their owners
shall appear to be exclusively owned by citizens of
our State until such shipping amount to fifty thou
sand TONS" s
'That in the present aspect of national affairs,
the people of the Southern States should patronise
the schools and colleges OF the South In preference
to those of like character the Northern States"
"That in the judgment of this Association, the
Missouri restriction an unconstitutional and
unjust enactment and that its unconditional repeal
is essential well to the rights of the Sout to
the harmony and stability of the Union
"That we regard the opposition made by the
North to the passage the Nebraska BILL another
indication of abolition hostility to the rights of the
South, and an additional proof of the necessity of
the commercial independence of the slaveholding
States" t.
Mr.. Pryor offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That this Association has received the
intelligence of the death of late Secretary and
Treasurer, r. B. SHELTON, with profound regret
We cherish with lively emotions the recollection of
his jealous cooperation with us, in the high OBJ
jects of this Association.
RESOLVED, That the sympathies of this Association
be rendered to his widow, and these resolutions be
entered on the minutes of the Association. Is.
Capt DIMMocK offered the following resolution,
which passed, after some discussion:
Resolced, That this Association respectfully sug-
gests to the railroad companies generally, to offer
free tickets to the members of the Commercial
Convention, coon to be held at Charleston, s. c.,
when passing to and from said Convention
resolution was then passed, "That the newspa-
pers of Virginia, and the Charleston Courier and
Mercury be requested to publish the proceedings
and such other papers throughout the South be re-
quested to publish Them as are friendly to the Di-
rect Trade and independence of the South"
FIRE.-Last Saturday, short time before
noon, the roof of small building the east side
of 9th street, near Arch, belonging to Hall Nelson.
and occupied by John Conner. took fire from stove
pipe, and would have destroyed the building, but
for the timely arrival of Superintendent Doda-
mead, with the hose and men employed at the Rich.
mond and Petersburg Railroad depot who secured
fire plug near the Railroad Bridge aud soon ex.
tingushed the flames. The fremen were at the
scene in shorttime utfound nothing left for them
to do
Mr.. Richard Warrington, in the employ of Isaac
Watkins, Esq., at his planning establishment was
about the first discover the fire and give the
alarm. He very generously took the men under
his control and saved Corners furniture and bed
ding from the flames Conner being absent from
the city, Mr.. T. then secured two rooms in the
ne1ghborhood, and had his property moved into it,
SO that Mrs. c. i,ht have shelter from the weather
IN the absence of her husband. ~
The house was an old one and worth but little
The loss is therefore not over 800.
CoMPLAINT.-A man calling himself Mi
chael Condlen appeared before the Mayor last Sat-
urday, and made complaint against Edward ]. Bur-
net. for handling him without gloves, the day be-
fore. Mike stated that Mr.. B. and himself had
misunderstanding about money, and that he called
B. a id liar, whereupon B. seized a pitch FORK
and gave him the benefit of it over the head and
shoulders, in summary manner. As the law does
not justify a blow for words, the Mayor issued his
warrant Tor the arrest of B., and the case will be
examined this morning but what the complainant
could have expected other than that which he re.
celved, we do not know. The id lie is as hard
to swallow as pine bur, and not more digestible
than grind stone Those who apply it should pre-
pare for ground and lofty tumbng.
FINE SERMoN-The Rev. Thos. B. Sar-
gent Of the Baltimore Conference preached ser.
mon at Centenary Church, last SATURDAY. morning
which was listened to with marked attention by
large ana intelligent auditory His text was taken
from the lst and I'd verses 6lst chapter Of Isaiah
and was an eloquent and touching appeal to the
heart OF the christian to aid i'm disseminating the
word of God among those who had not been en-
hghtened by its divine truths series of meetings
are now being held in this city preparatory TO the
sending of missionaries to China by the Southern
Methodists. Yesterday strange ministers preached
in most of the Methodist pulpts, some of whom are
said to be divines of great ability
MICHAEL SLATTERLY, stone cutter, who
mas considerable talent in sculpture and who like
many men of genius has weakness for good fell
owship and good liquor. was arraigned before the
Mayor Saturday on the charge of being drunk and
breaking lamp. Mike, it appeared, was be.
seiged by the boys, and throwing stone at them
with that sort of skill peculiar to men in his condi.
ion, struck the lamp! The Mayor fined him S.
Tor breaking the lamp, and informing him that it
was his second appearance, warned him against
he third, and let him off
PoETIcAL READNGs.-Many of our citi- /
zens will no doubt be gratifed to learn that Miss
WHrrE, whose debut at the Athen#um was crowned
with the greatest success, will give Poetcal Read.
lngs from Shakespeare and other authors, at Odd
Fellows Hall, to. morrow evening. One of the
pieces selected for the occasion Is q Midsummer
jOnf nraor ~ a n ng. W.