The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-02

was never equalled except by that of JEFF
Davis and his Congress when the tidings
| first came to Richmond that Mcclellan 5
armywss before Y Yorktown. In that dark
hour all seemed lost, and they we're about
J to abandon the field in despair when, at
/ the suggestion of some of the holder
| spirits twas finally resolved to go into
the CONVENTION, and fight manfully as pos.
siblc, and If defeated they could then
raise the cry Of fraud and trickery =
/ that the convention was packed with
/ Lincoln hirelings" from Randolph, DC,
/ &c. and thus perhaps their discontinue
would be concealed, and some capital
made for their leader.
After the convention was organized,
resolution was unanimously adopted, ap
pointing a committee of one from each
township to ,chom all resolutions offered in
order to crafty the friends Of Mr.. Julian,
who had a majority Of the delegates from
three or four of the smaller townships,
it was resolved that this committee should
instead Of by the chair. A committee
was also appointed to select delegates to
the State Convention.
In the afternoon the committees re
ported, the reports were unanimously
adopted and the convention seemed to be
drawing tremendously to close, bat
such q consummation was not in accor-
dance with the programme adopted by
those friends Of peace and order Well
knowing that three fourths of the peo-
pie present were opposed to the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Julian, and that the introduc-
ton Of any such measure would be pro-
ductive of dscord and i'll feeling. the
friends of that gentleman, nevertheless
insisted on bringing forward a resolution
endorsing him; which if passed, they
would claim rs an expression of Wayne
county in favor of his rec ection, and if
voted down, would denounce as an act of
received with no outcry or disturbance as
stated by the Julian organs, but on the |
contrary Mr.. {. Ii. Burchenal respectfully |
moved that inasmnch as the convention |
had previously resolv ed to refer all resoiu |
tons to the committee; that therefore this |
resolution be referred accordingly The |
motion was seconded and the chairman
arose to put the question, when Mr.. J. b.
j Julian, who was mounted upon a chair
in front of the president, commenced de-
g. Al.
usuages should be aban-
doned, and that the question upon the
adoption of the resolution should be put,
before the one that was properly before
the house had been determined. In this
he was joined by several, while others
called for the question on the motion, and
thus some confusion arose. We assert
most positively that up to this point
there had been no disorder or confu
soin, and all that subsequently ensued
was caused entirely by the injudicious
and parliamentary conduct Of MIR.
Julian and his friends.
1t is asserted by the Republican and
Broad Axe that Gen. Meredith made a
disturbance for the purpose Of defeating
their resolution, whereas every man who
was present knows that the Gen. said
nothing until after the disturbance COM
and then only daclared that he
was candidate for congress as well as
Mr. Julian. and was rs well entitled to
an endorsement at the hands of the con-
vention as he; and that he believed the
Convention to be in his favor--which re-
mark was received with tremendous
cheers by the crowd. Mr.. Hubbard the
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tons finally got the floor, and stated
t lat resolutions endorsing both Julian
a i'd Meredith had been brought before the
but they, conceiving tho
had not been called for any
such purpose, had determined to report
in favor of neither-this statement was
received with manifest satisfaction and
by the convention, and Mr..
Payne who had offered the resolution
that he withdrew it. Here
again the convention might have tcrmi-
mated peaceably-but the indiscreet zeal
Of Mr.. Hosier, who was acting as one of
the Vice Presidents led him to arise and
commence a speech in favor of the pas
sage of the resolution. He had not pro-
ceeded far when a personal alteration
arose between him and gentleman in the
crowd, growing out of private quarrel
existing between them. Some high
words ensued-the excitement spread
among the crowd. The president in
vain attempted to enforce order-when at
length motion to adjourn was made and
crowd dispersed, and soon
order and good humor was restored.
" agree with our brethren of the Axe
and Republican that the close of the con-
rention was not particularly creditable to