The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-20

siVn uO iHsuuehcu 10 rSOTRantze the EtatA Gen.
trai COMMITTEES, and to enlarge the same by the
aoaitj9n 81 ten nsw members.
ticket Of the State be modified and con.tTnetsd 40
G. 10 sonio5m to ias h ratified this
spectve Electoral districts re oors to tbs anys1 ans
tom such changes in the stltc, Senatorial, and
County Electors, as may be necessary for that
Resoired, That the Dem ocracy of each county
OF the state he requested to organize at the earliest
IT tees, and the adoption OF such Other means % "A
may tend to secure the access of the principles
II Hon; James NJ Mason Hon asnr, 4. Wise. afien' Hen'
he1eby and Es ns sed
to O. nvass T the sat- at large in advocacy Of the
eiecton oil Ionn u 3reckinridge and Josep ph Lane.
Mr o. j. Wise, Mr.. Seldom, and Mr. Leake
spoke respecting, the omission of resolution
relative to the Pacific Railroad Mr.. Leake
stated that To @ committee were unanimous
againss iaa By any resolution approving of the Pa
clnc Raiirof d policy he believed il unconsti.
tutiohai 10 Congress to make appropriations
Tor II; W ith the explanation OF Mr.. Leake.
ana tne understanding that this Convention
@ was en- phatically against the Pacific Railroad
not press the subject further.
"a motion to adjourn till 3H O'Clock prevail
60 and the chair declared the Convent tion ad-
Jurned to that hour.
, EVENING SESSION
The Chair called the Convention to order
at 3A O'Clock. The report of the Committee on
Resolutions was taken up and adopted.
The resolutions of MIR. Cooke were then taken
up. MIR. Cooke agreed to strike out the 3D. Sd
aEd 4th OF his series, and accept the su te
OF Ex-Gov. Smith, for his 9th resolution
the lst and 5th resolutions of his series
were then adopted
Gen. r. A. Banks presented the following As
an amendment to the substitute of Governor
Smiths resolution.
Resolrsd, That as the rights of the South under
the Constitution ls the paramount issue in the
penang canvass, we cordially invite all persons
opposed to the election of Lincoln and Hamiin to
Of Kentuoby for the Presidency, and nd poseph ane.
OF Oregon, for the Vice Presidency of the United
After much discussion. a scale vote was
called for by more than fifty members The
roll was called, and during the counting up OF
the result the Convention took recess. Upon
resuming the chair, the President said any
member had the right to have his vote record
ed previous TO the announcement Of the vote
to the Convention. Several delegates did so
record their votes, and some changed their
votes. The Secretaries then announced the
result as follows: For Gen. Banks substitute
81, 2,e57; against it, 3i,604. And the Chair pro-
claimed that the substitute had been lost.
a vote was then taken on Ex-Gov. SIN ith's
uendment to Mr.. Cookies 9th resolution
TIE result was declared by tellers to be Ill
ayes. los noes.
A reconsideration was called for, and a. scale
vote de manded on the resolution
The G. invention took a recess to b ear the
address OF the Hon. R. NJ. T. Hunter, in the
Armory. After which, the Conventi, IN again
assembled in the Hall, and the roll w as called
The Secretaries had not counted the 'Sote when
the Convention adjourned to meet tomorrow
morning, at O'Clock.
Al the time am writing, learn the opinion
is that the amendment of Ex-G ~. Smith has
been carried by about five thous and majority
This has been laborious de y to all In the
Convention, and although ut times somewhat
boisterons, yet good feeling Ed courtesy ha %
prevailed.
During the course of th a afternoon session
Ex-GoV. snltn ihlormf d the Convention tha
ne had : received rec on1e' al Information, by teIe
by the Staunton c t, .ens ol 0on.ni stee Oh nvs
appointed yes,err .ay by this Convention, and
reau sevesai .s 'ete 1rams. The committees were
Waitihg Tue ae' 4on of this Convention on the
resolutions VI Messrs. Cooke and Smith, be.
lore ptepaf' .ng distinct compromise; but as i
was II &c lock at night before Ex-Gov. Smiths
tesolal' Jn passed, l fear no compromise will
oe er -ected. Both Conventions will make
stra 4ght-out tickets