The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-10

| tenn 10 eacn o'her tue right hand OF fellowship
t.feneri Coon,be turning to Mr.. Sutherland
| give me YOUR" Thi. example was followed by
others, and there were accompanments of ap.
p'ause, and cries OF good "-"eood." Three cheers
were proposed, but not given. There was much
General Coombs continued the reading And
ond ourselves by every sacred Obligation to stand
| by each other while we live In defence oil our
rights at home and abroad. Applause
| Resolved That Congress ought to extend to the
soldiers Of the late war, their widows, the same
pension system adopted for those OF the Revolu.
ton and the thanks of the Convention are hereby
rendered to such just and generous members Of
Congress who have nerve already to move in this
mater.
Resolved, That the principle of justice requires
that invalid pensions should commence at the time
the wounds were received or the disabilities incur.
re ia the service OF the United States Applause
Resolved, That our grateful acknowl Judgments
are hereby rendered TO the Hon. Mr.. Brodhead, of
Pennsylvania. and other senators and representa-.
tives who have CO operated with him In endeavor-
ing 10 have justice done to u.s. and to the editors Of
the public press who have so ably and efficiently
sustained our cause. We hope they will mot be
weary in well doing" but spread our proceedings
In their columns from end of the country to the
other.
Resolved, Thatin order to obtain justice for
selves, and the widows and orphans OF our deceas
ed brother soldiers it is important to have COM
plete organization in each State OF the soldiers OF
the war Of 1912
Resolved. That each State delegation now pre-
sent be appointed apecial committee to wait on
their respective Senators aud representatives in
| Congress. to aid Us in oh aiming justice
Resolved, That when we look back on the past
history Of country, and the great results of the
war OF 1872, in securing the respect of foreign ma
lions in consolidating free institutions, in in.
crrasing love and veueraton for the heroes and
saceS who established our invaluable form OF gov
! ernmcnt proving the Union, the priceless Union,
now and forever one and nSeparable, we can but
| express gratitude TO James Madison, who re-
HpIf hp zplf th,at pxUhp for
II led on by Henry Clay, VIM. Lowndes and John
G Calhoun. Applause
Resolved, That inasmuch as those who perform
Ell military duty in 1872, their children and repre-
senativfs. are scattered vast territories the
Congress OF the United States, in granting our pc
ttlon, viii ente themselves to the grateful pray
ers OF millions OF human beings now looking with
anxious hopes to US 10 act
Resoiyei That the Monument TO Wsshn gton,
now being erected in this city s alike due to his
INDUSTRIOUS services and to the national honor, and
ought to De finished BY Congress with al convenient
! speed.
Resolved That such of the original thirteen States
as have not yet acted with reference the erection
OF the Monument to the signers of this Declaration
OF Independence, in Independence Square, Phila-
delpha, take such steps as may be necessary to
sst in carrying the particular object INTO effect
Resolved, Thats copy OF these proceedings be for
the presIdiag officer of the Senate and to the Speak
er of the House of Representatives with request
that they lay them before their respective bodies
Various animated addresses afterwards made,
speech
from tbs President of ths ConvsntionI
Virginia was represented by the following dele
gates
Geo " Hunter, Col Geo w Gunnell, Col Jas MILAN,
Got Jno Reid, WIN Bail, Lloyd Jones. Thos Tay lor
! sy, Harrison NJ Thomas, VIM Builder, Dabuey Ball,
las Oliver, Ro Hod gkin Lemuel Taylor, w Morti-
mer James Scott and John Crump. Norfolk and
| Portsmouth-Chas ii Shield, Thos q Broughton, II B
! WoOdhouse, Jsmes Jarvis Allen Bernard, VIM w
! Jones. Chas Grce, Ro Archer, Jno Ashton, Jas
| Atkinson Jos Bunkley. ] w Baker, VIM Balance,
/ Jno Bunting, Richard Baugh, VIM Burroughs,
! Clark Chss Clark Edward Carter Jas CroeI, VIM
! w Childs, Chas Ca'ssil, Alex'r Cunnin gham VIM
| DENLY. sr Renj Deans. Amos Edwa ds VIM q Free
man, VIM Face Robt Gordon, J ohm Ghsen, VIM
| lIendren, Ayslop, J Ohm Holiday, Jas HUBBARD
John l. HAYNES, Th9s lngrsin, Chas Johnson, Mi
| Ghael King, J ohm w Keeling, Samuel Lewis John
Luke, VIM Loyal: Myer Myers, Martin, VIM
| Masrg, Merit Moore, J ohm Mackn, John FL Pol
lard, Hlerrit Parsons, Geo Randolph, w Seabu-
~, Wright Sogthgate, John shqiter, B Spratley, W
! sumner, VIM Drew Robeits, III Tabb. nj III Todd,
| a Widgen JamesA Wllisns, William Wood, vii.
! l,em Whitbee, John Watts, John wilkins R H
! Webb ] NJ Willis, Nath Wilson, James Wood. WA
! liam Vaughan Geo Blow, sr, John Walker, VIM G
| SHE ds. Alexsndria-Jemes Butler, Reuben Rsr,y,
Thomas Williams, Geo Jarvis, John Oberman, John
Churchman- Harrison coupty.-CiaTksburg-Co
09l'! hincheloe, Capt Jas Homer; Amherst CT. -
Evans Frederick GOWN Hennng. Hanover CO.
r Taylor. Richmond, va.--W Fl Richardson, j
IL.
ling Lipscom5. Chesterfed-H Hancock Enoch-
land-John Fleming. Henrico-J Keesee-
L2uisa-Dr Anderson. Wheeling Nc
Ferran, WIN Buchanan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
W Gray. Worthwhile, Fsuquier county-James Nc
Lsrin Romney-Cel David Gibson John Ward
Reuben Davis. Jacob Pepper and John Snspp-
Jsrterson couuty-Iohn G Wilson, John Hyatt
Jon B shope, Braxton Davenport, Jno Hamp hreyr,
W lam Chambers James RentzeIl, VIM Crow,
Brooke county-Msjor John Miller, Major VIM Tarr,
Fredench county-Ihos Folter. Botetourt county
Gen Edward Csrrngton LCud0n courty-Gen Geo
Rus, Jas Dorrell, French Simpson, David Carr Col
q Saunders VIM Smith Timothy Taylor, Aaron D-
Vine Charles Taylor. Berkeley countY-Dennis nc
Sherry, Hon CJ Faulkner, J no Gallsher. Roanoke
county-A lteruaiea-Hon Henry Edmondson Hon
Pauli0s Powell, Hon Thos Bocock, Col II II Clap
man. Lafayette w Gray.
Mill BURNr.-The old mill of the Peacedale
Manufacturing Company, near Providence, R l.,
was destroyed by fire on Monday morning. 1t was
valued at $4,000, and insured for $780, 1t was
the first mill in which power looms were introduced
In this country.
FREE BANKING IN INDIANA.-Gov Wright of In
diana ia his message to the Legislature of that State
takes strong ground against free banks ard
the Legislature will be wanting in its duty out
ragged people, if it fail to adopt prompt to
suppress the unjust, disreputabe practices of banks
The circulation CT the free banks has been reduced
y five millions of dolsrs and the State banks one
million within the past year, the contraction hsv-
ing chiefly taken place within the past six months
This than half the paper circulation OF the
State.
A GIRAFFE DROWNED On the 3Oth ult. NOR
ster giraffe, belonging to the mensgere 0! Mr.. Van
Amburg, while being removed from the steamship
Phil .delphia, at New Orleans. fell overheard and wa
drowned. 1t is said to have cost SIS 0(0.