The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-03
WASHINGTON, August !, 1866.

N~AsHINGToN, August ], 1865.
Although tie National Democratic As.
s2claiion met last night and elected dele.
gates 10 the approaching Philadelphia
Convention, il is very probable that NJ.
othc~ meeting will hc held under the i'm
mediate auspices Of the National Union
Executive Committee for the name pur.
ir>c, though the good standing and siaunch
patriotism Of the citizens named rs
delegates by the Democrats will, il is
Thought, insure the sending of them
"a represent the District of Columbia in
tie approaching convention. There is one
unfortunate aud unwise characteristic in
The operations of this National Democratic
Committee, and that is the strenuous en-
dcav"rs " It's managers 10 act entirely in
tucir party. They seem TO imagine that
:h"rr j. no need Of aid from the thousands
u con>crvatiye~ Republicans in the country
who endorse the President and his policy
nj through, and are with him lighting the
Radicals in order 10 save the Union. The
Democratic Association here in this city
viii not affiliate with conservative Rcpub-
lcaus, as was evidenced 10y their proceed
iug> last night and in this respect they arc
very much 10 blame, as any action they
may dictate cannot have great effect viii
The Executive Committee under whose
immediate call the Convention at Ph!la.
dclphia will assemble. TheSe.e videnccs q
~adispo$i,iou To wrangle-yiSiblc more here
than cl,cwhcrc-arc not the proper ones
10 appear before the country. II would be
well il these loud-mouthcd a>pivants fol
party safety would take n lesson from Suct
patriotic cuunscllors rs Alexander II. Ste.
uhcn> and others whose views as to party
matters are not considered by them Of such
paramount value.
The irrcprcSsiblc George Francis Train
had an Interview with the President TO-
daS. aud is 10 have another Tomorrow,
when lie will ~cxpound his views III his pc
cullar way about the Philadelphia Convrn-
tiun ard other topics on which Tram Is 1t
present more than ordinarily enthusiastic.
His EXPRESSED determination 10 break ~
the Philadelphia Convention may possibly
result in Il similar manner To- that OF M
connection with the last Chicago Convex
ton, which he attended for the same lau,Ia-
Ill. ~ object as characteriZeS his interest
IN tie PhiIadrll,iia Convention. Train Is
w,;huu, doubt a much greater man IN lbs
own estimation than any one else conccdeS
hlm t. he.
There was quite a large a>>cmhlaSe To-
nj-hlal the EDb!t House, where Lieutenant
General Sherman was serrrIacd, t1e m
preston being very gcnc'alti&t the newly
promoted Officer would diiate considerably
u,on the pending political i>>ueS ct the
day hu; they were doomed to b. di,ap-
pointed, as the object oi their compliment
confined liz response 10 formal thanks for
lie >~crcuaic in q speech less than tive
y%Iiurte> in length.
Tie political aspect OF Maryland is very
caguura-ia- - tie trie1d, OF the Pres
,ivaI, aud tie Conservatives are hopeiul Of
carving the State in the ben elections by
q. last seven thousand majority.
TIE Radical, admit that their buDg'"d
,,gf>Il,Iuu on :hc miscellaneous ~oppropria-
ttu tl.l il tire last moment OF the session
~ which they voted themselves 4 large
!a..cl>e 81 salary, and appended a dcicc-
;s>v 5onary LI,i 10 the measure under con-
~saI.rlrioa) VIII operate against them in
tie coming elections. If the people can
l. made t. understand i; right, i, certainly
t4u 10 them no good. lMoN.