The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-02

Mr.: Glenn. of mississippi, delivered in be
half OF the delegation Of that State a power
fui and exciting address, telling them that i
less than sixty days they will see a unite
South acting in concert. [DeafeniDg applause
the galleries joiningl The time will com
giving notice that all who sympathized viii
| the retiring States should meet them at :,
| Andrews Hall tonight.
| FLORIDA wITHDRAws
Mr. Hilton, of Florida, on behalf Of tina
| delegation, presented their protest and with
| drawal, telling the North and Northwest tha
as they had hardened their hearts and stiff
| tened their necks they parted with them will
out little regret. He read a long protes,
signed by the whole delegation, and refusin.
State.
| TEXAS wITHDRAwS.
| Mr.. Bryan, of Texas, said he had lon,
looked 10 this result, and after a few further
remarks. he presented the protest of the Texa
delegation, declaring that a persistence in tn,
principles maintained by majority of thi,
Convention will ultimately dissolve tn,
Union.
ARKANSAS wITHDRAws.
Mr.. Burrows, of Arkansas on hebalf of tn,
ueiegaton of that State, entered a protest
settihg forth that they cannot consent tc
pace sound man on an unsound platform
Smu.,.dp .Apresslng the opinion that the chief o.
oquatter sovereignty should receive the nom.
,nat,on. INA The protest was signed by three o
the delegation, who protest that NO one else
snail cast the vote of the State.
GEORGIA RETIRRs TO CONSULT.
Inc Georgia delegation asked leave to re.
them. ~ ~
Mr. Cuttings. of Maryland, again kicked up
ano'heI excitement on the floor, to make a
peasonal explanation, but was ordered by the
PRESIDENT TO take his seat
MT Merrick, of Illinois. addressed the Con
sehtion, asserting that the or airmen Of SOME
oi M these delegations were withdrawing their
suites witnout consulting some Of their dele
gates, ana he proposed an adjournment To on
able them to properly consult.
n, nv uue request OF Mr.. Russell, of Virginia,
Ny Merrlck, temporarily Withdrew the mo.
'ioh 10 enable him to say few words.
VIRGINIA sfMPATHIsEs WITH THE sECEDERs
Mr: Russellthen spoke for Virginia, express
& a,.k nis ueep sympathy for the Southern States
and asking that an adjournment NAV be made
10 allow OF consultation.
SENATOR BAYARD wITHDRAws.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware. then. in behalf of
himself ana one other colleague, withdrew
from the convention. He came here to Join in
convention OF thirty three States, five of
which have now withdrawn and he refuses
to fetfer his State by participating in the ac.
tion of those that remain.
Mr salisbury, of Delaware said that him :
a,i se,i ana the maIority of the Democratic dele
CATION are not now prepared to act. and asked
leave to retire to consult.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Merrick moved to adiourn til, 6 o,c,oct
tonight.
Mr. Cochrane, of New York. moved to ad j.
lourn until Tomorrow merning. which was
adopted, and at O'Clock the Convention ad- :
!ouiheu, aIter a continuous session eight
hours.
BURNING OF STEAMER-Twelre Lires
LoS'-lhe burning Of the steamer a. T. Lacey
near CAIRO, on Thursday night last, has been
mentioned. The Memphis Argus has the fol-
lowing particulars of the disaster:
among other freight were ninety bales of
nay, "hich became ignited from the sparks of
Ia .he en.inneys. Inc flames spread with great
faP'oity, ana IN q few moments half the boat
WAS enveloped in sheet of flame. On the dis.
coVerY OF the fire the utmost CONSERVATION
prevailed on board. The boat WAS at once
headed for the Tennessee shore, which was
number Of lives
Among the victims Of this terrible calamity
was an interesting daughter of CAPTAIN All.
ireu L. Lacey, one of the owners of the boat
WHO was on board at the time with his family
She was dragged from the shoulders of Mr. /
NJ. Worley, second clerk of the boat. while
tnat gentleman was swimming ashore from
the burning wreck, by the limb of a tree and
was drowned before further assistance could
be rendered. The others known to have haan
iosL were three or four deck hands two cabin
servants, three young children belonging to
deck passengers, ana three negroes-making
twelve in all. Mrs. Hutchson, who had
taken passage for this city, was in the water
ior considerable length of time and narrow
~ escaped drowning She was finally rescued.
however through the intrepid exer,ions OF a
son OF the clerk, Mr.. Cunningham, and reached
her destination yesterday
Snortly after the disaster the steamer Mag.
nolia arrived alongside and by the exertions
OF Captain Thomasson and the crew MANY
lives, which otherwise would have been sacri-
nceo; were saved The Lacey had on board
nearly thirteen hundred tons of freight con-
sisting principally of flour, pork, corn, oa Is.
nay, bacon, lard, whiskey, and two hundred
heao OF fcattie-aitoSether worth about SI35,.
QUO. '