The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-02


(Froa tbs Rio mond Dispatch, Jan 81.
THIS booy met ~ the African church yesterday
th." na%osr q pen Se'ng mI 40 aons
increased to-day by the arrival Of the cars
1he church had been neatly arranged to suit the
for the President Vice Presidents and Seer oiariss
the body of the church laid OF for the various dell
tions, vngsia, South Carolina and Georra being asst
ed the west wing Of the church; Arkansas L0uMs
Mississippi and he District Columbia the central ais
anc North Carolina Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee,
A. half pat IL O'Clock, Mr.. Richard G. Morriss O.
the meeting ord-r and, n the request of the Comm
lee o. A1r ,s nominated Jos Mayo Esq,
The question being put, Mr., Mayo was unaniuou
elected and taking the chair, thus addressed the
Gsptiewen-In taking thus place for . short time
the purpose Of efecting an organisation, am not
pscrec TO ssy anything relative TO the objects of this
ven,er. weuld bele ssy 10 the NONRESIDENT deieea
in sttspcsncs, thai, tae behalf Of the city Of RI
mopd, ssder them . most cordial welcome. e
ho..vsr TIA. the ioelsuensy Of the wssthsr, yhish
Other Wise have been nere win render their visits
ssreeA ole than We dss'gnsd hem 10 be- now take
s. sna sm r.ady 70 receive any propositions for bu
On behalf OF the Coanit tee of Arrangements Mr. N
risf nominsted Asssrs. Wm R. Isascs and James A. Co
aIdin a. Secretaries pro TEN; and the question being
hey unanimously elected.
Mr. NORRIS then offered the following resolution viii
r, solved, That Committee of fifteen be appointed
nominate permanent officers for the Convention.
The qcestiop was put, sud carried 10 the armative
Fencing the sPpoiu ment IF the committee, the read
Of be hsI ct delegates was called for and read ~ n
lows:-
North Carolina-Messrs Edward G. Haywood, Walt
Gw,En J. Fl, Iiobcn add NJ r. Taylor.
Ma'y'amd--sessr,.. ". R Barker, Thos Fawcett, A.
Hsenef an II ench Tighmsn.
Louisiana M. J D. B. De Bow.
9e1ds--Messis. Thomas j. Green and W. L. Cazneau.
htauri- NJ. Thos D. Bay.
Distrtt OF C0tunJia-M essrs Robert Ould and J.
Perry, II Gecee,owu; Messrs. John T. Towers. Richa
Wsiisch siss u Hill, John A. sinton and Thomas Bal
~, DIVA hug on
Ttratnio-atssrs. Henry G. Ward, D. Hume, Fonda
rant ". W. For ss N. D. Norris " W. Perkins Geora
ixs j. I'm +. Wall J. Morton Il A. Wood, l. ysusaal
G. W Richaicsor, austin Vote, N: A. Thompson, A.
smrh, r A. Rooi, ron, ". + Chandler, E. P. White,
". c. HUI e, VIM. kinney, J. Brandeburs. N Kinney Wn
os aoy oo fS1mss
W. Aoebs erwin Mcsae, Fendall griffin, E @: Clay,
Spots It. n Henry Cox, R. W styi Wn- N; G.l!sspis
Yates, W. J. Hawks John G. Page, Henry R. johnson,
r. Palmer, JDo. h. De Jarnette, Horace l. Kent, E.
Cnsposss Gsrr Na wn Tonnes !! G. soSs
Jr, 1bona G. Thacks on, Thos. Flood, w. J. Hawks
Ihos. X Price JOS. r. Anderson, Isaac Davenport 5r
suson, Jr., VIM. Is.scs, L. ". GisssSrOok, VIM. +
Eu,ler, w. NJ. Elliott, H. ". Fry VIM. H. Mcfarland
WyDoham Robertson. P. Y. Daniel and G. Fontaine.
lUCkkh CAHhINGION moved tnat lbs cOuV0utlOo &c
journ until to ut II O'Clock, to enable ger
uenen on their way 70 arrive and take part IN the orgs
pz.op. The present attendance is small to transae
Any business, snc II otner delegates did not arrive
should look On the q sembisge Is failure.
M. Fl. GIBBoS If North Carolina thought the
OF the sim astene snce attributable in part to rumo
In circulation In the South of prevalence Of smallpox
Richmond and partly account Of the extreme severit
the weatber, which rendered travel very difficult.
did believe that 1t for Of interest In the
jecs Of the convention that prevented the South from
ing fully represen ed.
NJ. WIN. h. MCFARLAND suggested that in taking tn
vote IL the resolution for adjournment Of the VII
agreed to,
The President put the question: and 1t was carried
the afhIma i've by the FLOWING vote-Ayss H. 8.
So the convention adjourned until tocay at IL O'CLOCK