The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-15

ino pRtS comments upon the recspt custom
Which mas obtained with Democratic presses to
leud to the skies and cover up with fulsome sdula
tion those Wings who united with them In the last
election. It says these professions are withou,
sincerity, and are made to keep Wbigs Ia the bad
company into which they have incautjouslv fallen
Inc assertion made by those presses that the
Wings have seen their principles fairly tested and
as often reppdfated by the people, Is ua founded -
me Iour leading measures to which the Wbig par.
y OF the country wss pledged were the National
Bank, Tariff with incidental protection to Amer.
lean interests, system of Internal Improvement.
by the General Government, end the distribution
OF the public lands, or their proceeds, among the
several states. With the exception of the frs
named, all OF the others have been to some extent
adopted by the Democratic party, and John Tyler
prevented the first from ever being tested.
THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL CONVENTION.
lengthy account of the proceedings of the Anne
ricsn Convention, In Philadelphia, on Tuesday, il
published In the New York Herald OF Wed nesdsv
Ot The President of the Convention Bartlett oi
Kentucky-the Hsrald's correspondent saws he il
an old jackson Democrat, forty eight years OF age
lawyer by profession, and now Clerk of the
henton County Chancery Court. In religious
faith he is Baptist. committee was appointed
In the Convention Monday to ascertain low tn 9
reports OF its proceedings got out.
Writing under date of Tuesday, the reporter
says: In my telegraphic despatch of Yesterday |
committed an error as to the vote on the platform
IN the committee, which now rectify The facts
oy New York, as substitute TO a plan proposed
by New Jersey, ard, a substitute, was adopted
by ayes II, nays IA; snd on the final vote in the
committee, was adopted by ayes l6, nays 49,
The course pursued in the committee, If am
rightly informed-and of that fact there is but liz.
tie doubt, Notwithstanding the great difficulty OF
obtaining particulars since the institution OF the
committee to ferret out the leaky members-was
to call In aiphabetical'order each State, and to
cord Its utmatum upon the momentous issues
before it. The several States responded or at
least that portion of them who had specific and die.
tinctive dogmas tor the manifold ills OF the nation
and 10 that response, gave the most papable indi-
cations OF the views by which they were seyeraliy
Influenced. The maj Gritty presented national, the
minority sectional and the gosbetweene a sort OF
hsh chowder schedule of principles and para,
doxes.
The report was submitted yesterday afternoon,
as you are already vsed, and ELECTED most ex-
citing debate up to the hour of adjournment, at 5
+. Nj, when the members in a body, and by specia!
Invitation, visited the old Colonial Hall. Daring
the afternoons debate, led on by Governor Gard
ner, whose sectional affiliations are, it's feared
more pspabie and apparent than his nstional OBJ
legations, Mallory, OF New York, par tcipated, and
in speech OF gre at power vindcsted the nationsii.
ty OF the Order, and rebuked, In wthering terms,
the efforts now being Instituted to denationaze it,
by making it the instrument of fanatico additional
designs and purposes. He was followed by Bar.
ker, OF New York, who, In speech of thrilling
power and effect carried the war into Africa "
chusets faction, which had sought to subsidize the
Order, and 10 dethrone its nationality and erect
upon its ruins Northern sectional party and fac
ton. variety OF opinions were ably expressed,
and the most intense excitement pervaded the de-
bate. The national sentiment is, however, in the
ascendant, and when angry passions shall have
subsidized, and more sober patriotism, In its calm-
or deliberations, shall have exerted its wonted
sway, will be vindicated by most decisive ma.
jority.
nc
tion incline TO the opinion that not less than tep
perhaps eleves, will Withdraw upon sectional is
sues. The great body, headed by New York, Penn
sylvenia, (perhaps New Jersey,) ard the whole
Southern Statee, including Kentucky, and perhaps
one or two Western States will constitute the na-
tiona party and possessing as it will, the nume-
ric al strength Of the country, with the prestige o
moral power consequent upon such issue, will
battle successfully for the supremacy OF the con.
iution Its compromises and requirements.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
On the morning of Tuesdey, the naturalization
question, by common consent, was passed by in-
formally, and the subject of slavery formally in
troduced for discussion.
Judge Hopkinson, of Alabama, the first speaker,
presented the Southern view OF the question In q
speech of marked ability He was followed sue.
cessively Joy Conbach, of Indiana, who was in la
vor of the restoration Of the Missouri compromise
that being the issue involved In the late contest In
his State; Foster, of Massachusetts, who was IL
the New York delegation, alleging that IL did mol
represent the popular sentiment OF that State
Sauires of New York, Ia defence of the delegation
and It's conservative the party In that State
outnunbering the whole party ia New England
Cary OF Massachusetts,, for the restoration assert
ing that the party In his State could not stand on
the slavery platform; Wilson, OF Massachusetts, In
behalf the alion, the abolition OF slavery 10
the District of Columbia, and in favor OF "neero'
dom" generally Moss, OF Alabama, tor non-inter-
yeption and Southern doctrines generally aIc
| Barker, OF New York, in defence OF New York
couser va.ive doctrines, &C., and In opposition es
| pecisliy to Massachusetts, tsnatieem and negro.
| dom The speeches Were generally good aud ei'
| fective.
10 the afternoon, Fletcher OF Vermont, contin
| ued the debate. The views presented by him wer'
ultra abolition In the extreme. He was followed
/ bv Cunningham, OF South Carolina, who was upoi
| the other extreme, being perfect fire eater ant
| .ecessionist Richmond, oil Massachusetts, Wit
| succeeded next, was the apeogist OF Senator VII
| sou, and. although hitherto his opponent, Now en-
| dorsed his doctrines ss being those OF Massachu
s,,,ts, Pcrd, OF Ohio, followed Richmond. ID
was Missouri line restorstionist Originally iron
Virginia he had seen the evils Of slavery, and de
| plored It's further extension. During his speech
| which was nearly an hour long, he brought seve
| raj of the Southern gentlemen 10 the "contsssion
Al ~ among them Rsynor, OF North Carolina. Gun
uingham, Of South Csrolins, Brown, OF Tennessee
and Pitcher, OF Kentucky The three former &C
kpowiedssd themselves opposed 10 the hlotting 0,
of II line but not now Ia favor OF It's restoration
and the latter was not only opposed to the expuns
Ing proets S. but la favor Of its tmmedat1 restor'
tIop which be designed to move at tue proper tim
Hsuehion, Of North Carolina, concluded the se
81 ~ish . strong and ssnsible speech, ASSERTS