The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-15

Amriean Meetiug.-A large meeting Of the
American party. of this city was held at Goddin's
Hall last Thursday night, DR.. JOHN DOVE occu-
pying the chair and Mr.. g. A. MiIlspaugh acting
Secretary
After the meeting was called to order, the chair.
man explained the object TO be- to take the initia-
tory steps towards nominating candidates for the
various munlcipai ohices, to be voted for by the
supporters of Fillmore and Donelson In the eIec-
tions to be held next month
MI John Ii. Gmer then obtained the floor and
after alludiug to letter from Gov. Wise. and
commenting upon the same, offered q preamble
and series of resolutions which were adopted and
which we subjoin:
WHEREAs, Henry A. Wise, Governor Of virsinis.
In his letter recently published in the Union used the
following language -
I'm the next presidential canvass there will be
new issues presented by three parties the white
mans party-the democratic the black mans psrty
the the piaci republicans; the mulatto party-the
eloss OF northern and southern know nothings-the
scket OF Messrs Fillmore ana Donelson. All nature
sohors sacuums and mongrels; and 20 do conscien-
WraipiS sTbsve Tb and constitution loving wings Of
Hnau tnsy can put up better with pure AFRICANS
nas moose, odor, ebon-shin, gizzard foot and
eassn sr 1nan they bear thst of the Cau
ask you to publish this letter in the Union in or.
SV[.ect the report of the speech of Mr. Stuart
i0af' truly and hastily,
ana whereas his obvious design, in its n.s ,rs..o
Ms..p and Willy the friends and supporters Of
w huk
notes published in the Richmond Enan;rer ns oy nis
day and to-day, he, after reflection rsnas,a
III. Us ,ne ABOVE language thus showing wilfui
ness Oh purpose as reckless it is indecent sa III
bred; and whereas, the official position of Hnr
WISE may, in the opinion of sone add a weight .nd
influence to his childish taunts and vapid n.nSa. u
which, otherwise, would fall still-born from hi;
venomed pen be it, therefore, resolved W.
lst That the new ISSUE" presented in the abov.
lndecorous classification, is dsingenuous as If i 20
fensve to every feeling OF personal propriey and 60
ca decency and 10 as unworthy the Chief Executive
OF Virginia as it is CHARACTERISTIC of its author.
I'd. That 1t ill becomes who, ON former orcs
hons has been alike the willing atterer and insidi-
Gus foe OF each OF the two great parties which diy
ded the people of the United States-now to seeL
from his official station to cast imputaons on ths
motives of those of his fellow with whom hs
mas heSn heretofore proud to stand.
sd Ihat when ths official robes of the Governor of
Virginia are SO far desecrated to be made to nam
der to the mischev0us propensties and personal di
'gacaeies OF tneir wearer 1t well becomes free and
other. -1AN "e
ished. 'e pun
A; JuDsoN CRANE, Esq, offered the following
resolutions, which. after being discus sed by Col
Blair, DR.. Cabell Mr. Crane, Mr. T. g. Morriss
and others, were adopted:
Resolved, That in view of the slarns aad notorious
fact that the socaed Democratic party of this state
has prescribed and excluded from eyery ,fce within
their power, whether State federal ty or
ration, from the Chief Executive down to The loyast
once IN our land from the banks, railroads. and liter
himself an American, az contra-distingrshed from
their party, we, the American party of Richmond.
hold 1t to be our Just right and bounden duty to con-
fer the offices within gift upon such and upou
such only as concur with in views and objects
Thatn our opinion, Tin order to secure this result
and not to be distracted by men who profess To bod
that the joyity should govern and vet are alwav.
ready to avail themselves of the occasion of a mum.
Der of candidates to elect their candidates by minor
ny vote all candidates processing to be of the Aner-
can party should submit their claims to nomination
to meeting of their political friends and abide bv
the result of their decision.
g. That in accordance with these views we recom-
mend full meeting of the American party of this
city at the African church ON THURSDAY NIGHT
next, to which all candidates requested to submit
their names to be voted for by ballot; in each case
the candidate for any office who shall receive tina
majority of all tho ballots to be declared the can
ddate of the party each ballot to be subscribed by
the person casting it and each nOmnator of a can
didae to pledge his nominee to abide by the decision
of the meeting.
Mr.. Edwin Robinson offered the following rssou.
tien, which was adopted
Resolved, That instead of making such nominations
the Combined Councils will rstify any nominations
which may be made on the part of the American
party resident in the several Wards, of members Of
the Court and Council for such wards.
The meeting then adjourned to meet again
next Thursday night at the African church.
THE Dock is literally packed with vessels of all
Sorts and some of them are of a superior Glass;
Persons from the country, by paying it visit at
this time, may witness sight worth seeing. At
the foot of 18th street stands vessel loading with
the mammoth steam boilers manufactured at the
Tredegar Works for the U. s. steamer now being
fitted out by JOS. r. Anderson g. Co. These mas
ter pieces of mechanism speak well for the enter
prise of our manufacturers, and will add much to
the reputation of the works from which they come
Each of these boilers weigh about twenty-five tons,
and have to be hauled from the Tredegar Works
on wagons, and in detachments.
Mr. Eyeretts Address.-We regret that Wednes-
day night has been selected as the time at which
Edward Everett, Esq, will deliver his Grafton on
Washington, before the Ladies' Mount Vernon AS
sociation of this city, because large majority of
the religious denominations have divine service
that night and hundreds of the members viii fore
go the pleasure of hearing him rather than neglect
their church meetings. AS one of the objects in
view is to make money to aid in purchasing the
Mount Vernon estate, II seems to US that it would
be wise policy in the committee of arrangements to
fix upon some other night say Friday, as TO al
low all who may wish for it, the privilege OF hear
ing the oration and, at the same time, contributing
to noble cause. Supposing that the fact to which
we have alluded had escaped she attention of the
committee we have taken tAe liberty of calling 1t
to their minds in order that they may have ample
time to change the night if they deem it advisable
SO to do.
Last Caaace-Miss and Mr.. Richings make their
last appearance at the theatre this evening" and.
the bill is an unusually rich one, every friend
and patron of the drama should see them. we
have already said that Miss r. was at the top of
the ladder in her rolethat she sings sweetly az
a nightingale. OF Mr.. R. it Is only necessary to
say, that he is one of the best 'old men" on the
stage, and that he not only looks, but acts his char
acters up to life. Indeed the two Of themselves
form a combination the stage that cannot fail to
win the admiration of their audiences. See fhem
to night for the last time
Police 4fairs.-On Thursday night the watch
men failed to make single arrest, and the conse-
quence was that the Mayor had criminal busi-
ness to dispose of yesterday morning
The Hastings Court was engaged in civil bus-
ness the greater portion of yesterday
FAILURE OF AN INSURANCE CoMPAsY-The
failure of the Atlas Insurance Company of New
York is announced in the Express of that city
The late annual report showed the assets to the
amount of 100000, which has since been swallow.