The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-18

! al Union Convention met to-day. y. ID.
Wardwcll, of Richmond, was appointed
chairman. John Minor Bolts was present.
The Convention was addressed by Horace
Maynard. The attendance is very small.
SECOND DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-the Union State
Convention of Virginia met in the room of
the United States Court at Alexandria this
morning. There was large attendance OF
delegates; among them John f. Lewis and
II. A. Gray of Rockingham, John Z. Mock,
S. Trcnary, W. Andrews, c. NJ. Gibbons,
and 4. NJ. Crane of the Winchester NelcS,
X. w. II. Brcck, W. r. Smith, William
Brown, Jonathan jenkins, and Joseph Bean
Of Frederick, John Bcaucr of Clarke, 7.
, W. Robinson of Frederick, John NJ. Bolts,
J. II. Clements of Portsmouth, formerly of
Washington, and G.. r. Gilmcr Of the IIar-
risonburg Union. The Hon. Horace May
nard was also present.
The Convention was called to order by
Mr.. G. +. Tucker, of Alexandria, upon
whose motion Mr.. Burnham Wardwcll, of
/ Richmond, was called to the chair.
Mr.. Wardwell, on taking the chair, SIM
ply expressed his qualification, after re-
turning his thanks, that he had met con-
gregation whose Unionism is not odious.
Mr.. W. J. Gowing was appointed Sccre
tary temporarily, Mr.. George +. Brown
reading secretary, and Mr.. Gilmer, OF the
! IIarrisonburg Union, and Mr.. Crane, Of the
Winchester Ne,cS, assistants.
. Motions were made for the appointment
of committees on permanent organization,
credentials, and rules, which were adopted,
and Mcssrs. Lewis Mckenzie, of AleXan-
dria J. A. IIawxhurSt, of Fairfax; George
p. Williams, of SpotSylvania; {. NJ. Glib
bons, of Winchester, and j. Ill. Clements,
were appointed the Committee on Crcdcn-
tials. T. Dudley, Of Richmond; j. M.
/ Wood, of Lynchburg; Jonathan Roberts,
of Fairfax; William Arnold, Of AlcXan-
dria &. 2. King, of Spotsylvania, and
John +. Lewis, of Rockingham, on Pcrma-
ncnt Organization. Jacob TrOth, Of Fair
fax: G.. II. Gilmcr, of Rockingham; W.
II. Smith, of Winchester; W. Willoughby,
OF Alexandria, and r. 4. Gray, Of Rock
ingham, on Rules.
While the committees were absent, Hon.
/ Horace MAYNARD was called for, and adj
dressed the Convention, thanking them,
who represented the Union men of Nir-
ginia, for the compliment they had paid the
Union men of Tennessee in calling upon
him. and for the manner in which his name
had been received. He had come in for
the purpose Of knowing what they were
going to do. He always believed that the
Union men in the south were more hume
rous than they were supposed to be, and
more than they thought themselves. The
Union element, he believed, was still the
same as when the war came on, and he
was extremely anxious to see the scattered
fragments gathered together, and thus once
more strengthen the Union cause. 1t was
. a great mistake to think that treason and
rebellion had triumphed or ever will sue
coed. Treason will be made odiouS, and
men who looked to the triumph OF the re-
bellion will 60 down to their graves with
the incubus hanging to them. Treason can
never be made respectable. He alluded to
the service of Henry Lee i'll the Revolution,
in which he fought for the principle, "All
men are created free and equal" and spoke
of his son, General Lee, who fought to de-
stroy that Government the father sought to
establish. The people might do as they
pleased, but his name will go down to pos
terity with the milestone, as it were, hang
ing to it. He did not come, however, to
give advice, for they had wise heads i'll the
Convention.
Mr.. Mckenzie here came i'll and stated
that the committee had credentials from
Alexandria, Frederick, Portsmouth, Abe
marie, Clarke, Spotsylvania, Rockingham,
Fairfax, and Richmond city, and desired to
know if any other counties were repre-
scented.
Hon. J. NJ. Bolts said he did not know
. whether nc WAS IL llCubSl VI h'', "ii'' - ~
was one he was self constituted, for he came
from Culpeper, where there were Union
men hut they had held no meeting. lie
did not know it to be a fact, but he believed
that he was the only man in the county
who was not ashamed of being seen at
Union meeting. He had come in, however
to make their number one more, and would
leave il to the Convention TO say whether
he should be considered a member or not
The Chair (Mr. Wardwell) stated that it
was necessary for some one to vouch for
Mr.. Bolts, and as he knew that he had
faithfully served in McDanieps negro Jail
he would endorse him, especially as he had
understood that he had performed his duty
faithfully.
Mr.. Mckenzie said there was no trouble
in regard to Mr.. Bolts, but it was other
persons he was inquiring after.
A delegate from Frederick county stated
that the Union voters there numbered
about six hundred and fifty, and that re.
Gently about one hundred and fifty north
ern men had settled in the county.
Mr.. Clements, of Portsmouth, spoke o
the late election in that city, when the dis
loyal persons forced the judges of election