The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-12

gtnia herselE they desired to rlace Edward
Everett on the ticket with John Bell
Mr.. Finneli, Of KY, desired to place the
name OF washington Hunt, OF New York, on
the ticket with John Bell.
MT Hunt said his own sense Of propriety
could not permit him to accept OF any nomi-
nation from this Convention whatever It
was was necessary ior him to occupy In the can
was honor enough for him to occupy the DO.
sltion he did as presiding officer Of the Con.
ventlon. He could not permit his name to
Everett.
DR.: Gano, of Ky, withdrew the name O.
washington Hunt and nominated Edward
Everett. (Cheers)
Judge Sharkey, Of Miss also placed in
nomination the name of Edward Everett
Coi. watson, OF Miss, said he was firm
believer in divine providence; and looking.
PACK on the history of the United States, he
had frequently seen the hand OF Providence
lnterposed in the darkest hour of the Revolu-
ton, and up to this time. He believed they
were as much indebted to John Bell and Ed
ward Everett for this upheaving of the people
US 'hey were TO any one else. John Bell had
been his model Of a patriot, and Edward Eve
rett mad been nursing and kindling mp the fires
OF patriotism throughout the country for
years past. They had had before them host
OF candidates, either of whom would have
done honor to the position Of President Of
these United States. He enc orsed every sen-
1Iment uttered euiogistic of John Bell, of
n
of large experience. He fully endorsed Ed
ward Everett-a man better known through
ont the land than any living person; his pa :
tfiousm was unstained, his virtue spotlcss,
aud mis- character more moulded after that of
washington than any man who ever lived.
MI wheeler, Of Vermont said they must no I.
forget the little one Of the tribe of Judah. She
gave her five votes for Edward Everett.
Mr. Joshua Hill, of Georgia, arose to say
tor me Union men of his State, that they have
not been unobservant of the charac ter of Ed
ward Everett, and stood ready to unite with
Massachusetts to give the vote OF their State
10 John Bell and Edward Everett.
The Hon. Mr.. Thompson, of Indiana, said
the vote of his State would be unanimous for
the nomination of Edward Everett. He hoped
that it would go out that the North and Sou tn
Inc nomination OF Mr.. Everett would now be
unanimously ratified.
The President put the vote, and Edward
Everett was declared unanimously nomi na ted
as the candidate of the Constitutional Union
party for Vice President.
A member from Georgia moved that the
next National Conven ton be held in that city
which shall give the largest majority for John
Bell and Edward Everett; which was adopted
with applause.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
MASS MEETING
Last evening mass meeting Of the Con-
sututonal Union party was held in Monu-
ment Square, to hear speeches from several
seut1elucH, tNu give an expression OF their
approval Of the nominees tor the Presidency
and Vice Presidency put forth by the Con-
vention.
A grand stand, one hundred feet long, with
towers thirty-s feet high, was erected for
the occasion, and spanned by an arch thirty
six feet high. Around the circle OF the arch
on muslin, was painted the motto. "The
Union, the Constitution, and the Enforcement
OF the Laws" On the south side, in the CEN
tre of the tower was the full life size portrait
OF George Washington, and on the north side
the portrait OF Henry Clay, of the same size
and character. Around the face of the arch
was the coat Of-armS of all the States. Flags
loated from the two towers, and the whole
stand was beautifully draped and festooned
and lighted by number Of gas jets.
Shortly before O'Clock the Independent
Blues Band, Capt. Holland, occupied a posi-
ton in the north tower, and played a number
of patriotic airs. Rockets were sent aloft from
the court house yard. BY this time between
e,oo0 and 10000 persons were collected in the
square. AT "a O'Clock, Hon. Anthony kenne-
dy advanced beneath the arch, and after Il te w
remarks, introduced to the mass Hon. Henry
Fuller, OF Pennsylvania, who made a short
speech in support of the nominees Hon. John
Bell, Of Tennessee, and Hon. Edward Everett,
OF Massachusetts. He was followed by Hon.
Richard w. Thompson, of Indiana, who was
introduced by Hon. J. Morrison Harris, and
made a brief and pointed speech. Both gen
tlemen were loudly applauded Throughout t
their remarks. Addresses were also made by
Hon. J. Scott Harrison, of Ohio; Hon. Bail .
Peyton, OF Tennessee; Hon. Mr.. Bance, OF
North Carolina, and several others.
Owing TO the breaking OF the derrick the
arch could not be raised into its position yes
terday, but it will be to-day. in lime for the
grand ratification meetiag tonight. A large
meeting also assembled in the old shy terian
Church. and was addressed by Hon. Andrew
}. Donaldson, and others.
WRECK OF THE ROGER STEW THE
Barque Western Sea, Tay lor, arrived at Will
mington. N. g., on w ednesday from Boston,
reports that on the 1st inst in lat, 81 10, long
II Is, near the Cult Stream, took from a raft
six men (four cOlOred) belonging to the ship
Roger Stewart, (of Brunswick. Me- Captain
Robert Turner, which vessel had sunk on the
previous day. Capt Taylor states tha. when
| the raft left the sunken vessel there were
eleven men on it, but that during the night of
the 30th ult, five Of them We're washed over
board and drowned. Capt. Taylor also states
that on the lst instant he spoke the Brig Rock
ingham of Salem, which had picked up one
man, believed to be the mate. The Roger
Stewart had in all twenty three persons on
board, the balance of whom are supposed to
have been drowned she was laden with B. loo
bales cotton, bound from Mobile to Liver.
pool.
Schr. Arcade, Carstar, of and for this port,
was at Point Petre, Quad, 18th ult.
Fatal ACClDENT.-On Sunday last, as