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

SrAUNToN, Aug. Is. 1862
The Convention rs-assembled this morning,
pursuant to adjournment, and was called to
order at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. M. &. Harman presented the following
report from the Committee on Conference:
THE committee appointed to confer with the
committee of the Charlottesville Convention hay
ing failed to receive any response to their last dis
patches, which were telegraphed to the Charlottes-
vile committee on last evening, ask to be DIS
and neglect on the part of the Char arlottesvie com
mIttee to return even reply to our dispatch, that
of compromise to submit The dispatches are as
follows: These dispatches are published In the
prossesdnss 10 OF Il ne e seggna aay IRVING,
WIN BRENT. J. N. LIGGs sTT."
Mr.. Wilson, of Isle of Wight, presented a
minority report, viz;
81 beg respectfully to differ with the majority of
the committee, and am opposed to discharging
the committee until we have exhausted every
honorable means of adjusting the difficulties ex
lsttng between the different wings of the Virginia
democracy, and until we have acted upon some
official proposition which shall be the nAiaat"m
OF the Charlottesville Committee OF Conference,
discharged. the charotte'vlIle c9nysntion shall
The President stated that Mr.. Cox having
resigned as member Of the Conference Com
niittee, being compelled to leave for home, Mr..
Brent had been appointed in his place.
Mr.. Irving hoped that the minority report
would not be adopted. II there ever was q
Convention that had almost come down upon
Its knees in an effort at conciliation, this Con-
vention had become that suppliant. How, he
asked, can we correspond with those who will
not correspond with ust Sslf-respect Ie-
quires this Convention to adopt the majority
report; and If it is not adopted, he, Tor one,
would decline to act any longer upon the COM
mittee.
Mr. Harman said that he had sent nine dis
patches to Charlottesville, and received but
two responses. He was satisfied that the
Charlottesville Convention had never intend
cd to makeany fair or equitable arrangement,
and he was now done with it. (Applause.)
Mr. Wilson replied that no official PROPOSE
ton had vet been received from the Char
louisville committee, and until 1t could be
ascertained whether one would be sent or not
he thought the committee here should not be
discharged.
Mr.. Liggett said that he came here to effect
fee his self-respect. This Convention hav-
Ing waited from O'Clock last night until III
O'Clock to-day for message from Chariottes-
vile, and none having been received, ne was
unwilling 10 consume further time Dy walt
ing Tor message which may never come.
Mr. Chancellor said that the whole object OF
tne movement for compromise, on the part
ot the Charlottesville Convention, has been
trickery. Some Of the greatest tricksters OF
the day are connected with Ii. They have
purposeiy refused TO reply, SO that this Con-
portunity OF saying that they intended TO do
50 and SO. We know what we are about, he
said, although, thank God, we have neither
Hunter or Mason with rs and We don't want
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