The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02

Tho invitation w "'''"" W"
comes from the friends Of the President,
and if any evil comc OF 1t, we arc not to
>uGsr by il. He did not believe that those
who gave the invitation were insinccrc in
doing 50.
Mr.. TYLER said that he was in favor of
instructing the delegates sent from this
State ta await the action OF the Convcn-
ton on the test oath before they presented
their credentials. They 60 there as repre-
>ru,ativcS of the State of Virginia, and
not ~ representatives OF their individual
wishes. He said it this meeting has In"
power to appoint delegates it has the
power Ia instruct them.
Mr.. DANIEL said that the meeting was
NOT 4 constituent body, but merely n re-
copmcndatory one, and he thought that
the people Of the State would not conccde
to i, the right to instruct.
Nr. GrATrAx moved that Mr.. AuGuSrs
resolution I've indefinitely postponed. Car
ricl.
The chairman then appointed the follow
mo committee 10 nominate delegates to
the National Convention, viz: McSSrS.
DANIEL. MAcrARLANp, NEESoN, JOHNSON,
Gn.urr, BorLplS, GEArrAN, AtGrSr, al"
ElLYSoN.
Mr.. Johnson asked that his name he
Withdrawn from the committee, ana tha'
of Mr.. HlGGINs substituted. 1t was done.
Mr.. NELSON moved that the committee
be instructed to inquire into the expo
dicncy of appointing altcrnatcS to the dele
ea,cs to he nominated. The motion was
adopted.
The meeting then took Il recess till :
O'Clock, L. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting r~c;i>scmblcd at ! o'clock.
Mr.. MAcFAmLANp was called 10 the chan
in the absence Of the president, Mr.. 1T
T~HEREoURD.
Mr.. DANIEL, chairman of the committee,
submitted Il report nominating the follow
ing gentlemen as delegates TO the Philadcl-
phia Convention:
FROM II STATE AT LARGE.
William c. RivcS, Albcmarlc: George
Blow, Jr., Norfolk: John W. Brock
cnbrough, Rockbridgc; and Thomas ).
Flournov, Halifax. AltcrnatcS. Will
liam j. Robertson, Alhcmarlc; Will
loughby Newton, Wcstmorcland Charles
l.. Mosby, Lynchburg George w. Boiling,
Petersburg.
FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT.
X. 4. Claybrook, WcStmoreland: Ro-
bert Saunders, James City. AltcrnateS.-
C.. X. Mallory, Elizabeth City; IL. b.
Tomlin, King William.
FROM THE DISTRICT.
Thomas Wallace, Petersburg; John i.
Kilby, Nanscmoud. Altcrnatcs.-A. NJ.
Kelley. Petersburg; Thomas IL. Daniel,
Prince George.
rom TIE THIRD DISTRICT.
Edmund Fontainc, Hanover John T..
Maryc, Jr., Fredericksburg. Altcrnatcs.
Il. Turner, Rappahannock John ii. Guy,
GoDChlanI.
FROM THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
= F.. W. HUBBARD, Buckingham Charles
Bruce, Charlotte. AltcrnatcS.- James
Ncblctt, L].uncnburg; Robert Whitehead,
Nelson.
FROM THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
W. NJ. Trcdway, Pitt>ylvania; JamcsF.
Johnson, Bedford. MISUNDERSTANDING
Martin, Henry; +. +. Keen, Pitt>ylvania.
FROM THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
Samuel 4. Cotfman, Rockingham \.
II. II. Stuart, Augusta. AltcrnatrS.-
John T. Anderson, Botctourt +. NJ. " Hey,
Craig.
FROM THE SENENTH DISTRICT.
L.. IT,. Parker, Winchester Edgar
Suowdcn, Alexandria. AltcrnatcS.-B.
II. Shackcllord, Faupuicr: ArmiStcad Car
ter, Loudoun.
FROM TIE EIGHTH DISTRICT.
W. X. Staples, Montgomery Wyndlam
Robertson, Washington. AltcrnatcS.-A.
Cummings, Washington Robert Glbbonry,
Wythc.
The report was received and unanl-
mou>ly conculrcd in 10y the meeting.
Mr.. NELSON submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:
" LtSotrCp, mat the appointment vi TVS
trict delegates by this meeting is provi-
s%ional, and subject 10 the action, If any, OF
the people of the several districts dc>isna-
ted before the lith instant"
Mr.. GRATTAN offered the following,
which was adopted:
"Rc>olrol, That the secretary Of the
meeting communicate Ia the delegates
their appointments
Mr.. NELSON moved that the papers OF
the state be requested to publish the pro
cccdings OF this meeting as furnished by
the secretary and president.
The meeting then adjourned.
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