The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-14
TIE SOUTHERN CoNvHNTIos

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Our correspondent keeps US wen posted up in
'ne Incidents Of the Convention. The importance
ol the subject however justiGes NJ IN copying ,ev.
efai matters Of interess from the CharIeson M.
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ane'nis represented In the Convention bv the
following delegates.
al, 1 m, Sf1owdsr. Thos Cormick. Jas Mcnrx-
I, In aall. Grice, Holt Wilson S.r,i MDeNs
Wallace a ~ pasa, a Cunningham, VIM Ward .Thos
., Branch, w Bragg Saml Stevars uae,d; . ss ihomas
none,ts' robert Leslie Hugh Ne,so, n'uiy; ~ 1no
Mn, MI, 1onn Dormap, r nj Balls Cha near,
Wood;.s " ~ ~ p Frerguson George RrambIe Hyn,..
Lemoine. Denter Otey, VIM r - aInton. Jno
W;nssa :, Dunnington, 1t Gov II Ia.sL ~ N
wh.ns, whI..1w, w Fry, John Tate VIM paa. Jas
ColIins = r geo REQ w Grice, w H Hojees Wss0
Murdoasb Als.s Ales y hi,s1ss Myers " T.ppsy "
McIl,.a cooper D Potts. John Ror,es,s is.u We'll
n.vis Geo w Peete, Thomas RrooIs lanes
Rowiand vWW9rgrn, vW saml Adden, Ed RUIN. The.
ris. White. Jno moHie; VIM Gouldin, Rich G Nor
- - ho1er.s, Jr, VIM H Maranbu, CO. u1 11son, 1 wm
Latnam Chas A Rose. j andss ~ rerklns.
ID nranct' ~ ,nos kirkpatrick McIlwaire IN m
Lyons, P H Aylett Bran6am Jas = y Spo., James
Cochran, Preston White, G r Fr;agga FLs,ga 'oan
Iailey, John Tanner, Henry C Cahsm 1, n a
Exall, Geo w Chulter P Claiborne GoocSs LEVY MY
P Stewart. oene' Wm
The Nominating Committee reported the follow
ing officers for the Convention:
For President-Hon w G Dawson. of Ga
Unanimously
Leake, VIRGINIA; Gen. J Winslow, North Carolina
hon Woodward, South Carolina Judge E A
Nesbef Georgia; Hon C Clay, Sr. Alabama: w
oakley, louisiana; N Coleman, Mississippi; DR.
sonn shelby, Tennessee; Gen Leslie Combs. Ken
Florida - No'e'e9
Sscretaries-W G Desaussure; C A Rose, Virgin
Ia; Ihomas Loring, North Caroline: p AIdrich
south Carolina; James Hamilton, Georgia: George
tnsa 1ones Alabama; Leefe, Louisiana; - Ma.
PiHutchins, Md; C A Price, Florida.
After the address of the President several resol,.
lions were submitted by various members.
In conformity with recommendation from the
Nominating Committee, the following delegates
were appointed General Committee on Business
and Resolutions
Marytand-Wm. Creighton, Geo. Bartlett, Joshua
Jones. - - 40
=, plrsinia-James Lyons, Myer Myers, oden G.
North Caro1ina-Dr. J. H. Gbbon, P. K. Dicken.
son, A. ]. DeRosset, Jr.
soath narohna.Jas. 9 Chestnut, Jr, C. G. Meta.
II.
Georgia-Nelson Tiff, E. A. Nisbet. Hiram Ro.
berts.
Florida-Benj. F. Whitner, J. B. Brown, stanis.
laus Grmske N'''''''
Alabama-Daniel Coleman, N. J. Scott, N. Lock
EFT.
- Louisiaaa-saml. W. Oakley, David ]. Hook Jno
Crump. 49,
", Tsansssee-w. H. Polk, j. Knox Walker, Gen
w. c. Ryle. -
Teras-Mr. Ray.
kentueky-Gen. Leslie Combs, Lieut. M. F. Maui
ry.
IN relation to the appointment of Lieut. Maury,
On pehaif oi Kentucky, the Courier makes an ex-
pianation. 1t appears that ne was a delegate from
rredercksburg but Gen. Leslie Combs, being the
only delegate from Ky. present, when the Commit
tee OF organization was to select permanent officers
proposed 1t Maury as Vice President on behalf Of
kentucky, but General Combs motion was over.
ruled, and he himself was assigned to that station
he then remarked that the eminent services of 1t,
maury entitled him to high post of honor in the
Convention, and he would nominate him as Ist Vice
president. The proposition was unanimously adopt
ed, amid the plaudits of the meeting SO. after.
wards when it was proposed in Convention, that
three delegates from each State should form acom-
mittee of resolutions for consideration by the Con
venton, Gen. Combs moved that he should have
leave to adopt Lieut. Maury as natice Kentuckian,
and that he be appointed ON the committee of three,
on behalf Kentucky. This motion was also unani-
mously carried.