The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-17
Pan, ,psIrHIA, August Is, 1866.

-, day very little TO communicate
"'' ,xnccial interest. All ] have to
.,nnut the great Convention Is pre-
VIZ, -, the same tenor Of my former ict-
CO. .r, continued flow of harmony ana
lrrI;re. aud one uninterrupted uac
.,.r>s. This is glorious. Ii gives
,...r, promise for the future, and an as
..%,r.I Of a speedy triumph OF the pc"-
-. over the selfish and corrupt men VINO
..!.. ri>goycrncd the country, and con,
.Iss,d tlc war Of sections with increased
~ NNs...S after the war of blood in the
T',t}r. field had been ended.
The Convention has permanently organ
.lrl today by the appointment OF the
llun. James X. Doolittlc, Senator from
Wisconsin, aS president, with one vlcc-prc>l-
d.. and one secretary from cach STATE
ga Territory. For Virginia, Judge John
r. Brockcnhrough was appointed vice
-,>idcnt, and Edgar Snowdcn, OF Alex
.,.l. secretary.
\nt one of the gentlemen whose names
u.yr al first mentioned in connection
,,sr. the presidency of the Convention
wa. prr>cnt save General Dix. Mr.. Ash
,r-,. Of Massachusetts, who presided over
60. Chicago Convention that nominated
.-t1.m Lincoln for President Of the
I,trd States, is heartily with the Con
y,tiun in lis objects and purposes, and Is
,..,rvallr man. He is 4 man of leisure,
I,,,ycr. and Just before his appointment
Irlrgatc had gone to some mountain
,,.,,y near the Canada border TO spend
,l,. summer and angle for trout and it is
.u,.n.>p,l that he was not informed Of his
g,,,ntmcrt until too late. Mr.. Win
,..ylas spoken by letter, and Governor
Lal., &c Ohio, was for some unknown
r.a>ou prevented from coming. SO the
Convention fell back upon Senator Doc
m,1r, whose appointment is as universally
,.,e'lr as any possibly could have been.
H. "a very strong man. His power Of
ar.rmcnt great, and his voice and manner
c..~, unaffected, and impressive. He is
sg,xtelent presiding officer. When his
Dl,ar was announced the Convention
,hrrrci With all their strength, and con-
tinted their shouts for long time. He
Wa, gracefully introduced 10y General
p,y. and made a very appropriate address.
Tn, | send vou mainly for the purpose Of
r.nNir. Your southern readers. As the
,.frr,>jou of a leading man in the great
,urrncut-iudccd, the originator OF it
,trroIur>. like General DiX's, a strong
...E,llur Of the temper and disposition Of
....,. al; the North who are enlisted III the
.t,.4t cause of the restoration Of the
Iru. Mr.. Doolttlc spoke as follows
Gr,,lr.ncn Of the Convention and fell
.~-,r.l.u> of the United States lap
!a.~r,-For the distinguished honor of
tr.,. called upon 10 preside over the de-
l.r4tiol> II this Convention ! sincerely
Thank Won. could have wished that its
RESPONSIBILITIES had fallen upon another, but
RELYING upon that courtesy and generous
r~stiI"ncr which have called me to the
a.Ug. | will enter upon its duties with an
reau>, desire for the success Of that great
,.g.r il. which We are now engaged.
Among the great events of our day, this
Convention, in my opinion, will prove 10 be
uar ot tie greatest: for
.. Prar. hath her victories
~ .rsa renowned tAan war
[Appause.l
Aud this Convention is one OF her viCtO-
gi.,-May | not say a GROWING victory I
FIR tie first time in six years, national
convention, representing all the States,
ayN assemblies. Loud and long continued
arn1U>c.I Six long, weary years.
y We look back, Oh what an interval of
tears, and agony, and blood. During that
lnl.pd we have been engaged i'll the most
g.sartic civil war the world has ever seen,
w4>,ii<g our resources, drcnching thou
sad battle fields in fTatCrnal blood, and
Carrying to premature graves our fathers,
our sous, and our brothers, by hundreds of
tioa,aud>. But, thanks be to Almighty
God, the war is over. ApplauSc.l Peace,
blessed peace, has come [chcerSl and the
assurances which We here witness tell us
tia, peace has come, and "comc TO stay"
IAppiau>c Oh my fellow citizens, If
Tie whole people Of the United States
could at this moment look in upon this
Convention, if they could see what We now
wltnrs>--the North and the South, the
Ea>, and the West, joining together in fra
trrlal association Us friends and fellow
citizens, our work would bc already done.
iIrcat applause.l If they could have
seen, As We saw, Massachusetts and South
Carolina chccr>l, by their full dele
cations, coming arm and arm into this
great Convention if they could have
seen this body, greater in numbers, in
weight of character and brains, than ever
Yet assembled on this continent, under
one root lapplausel, melting to tears
"l JOY and gratitude to witness this
eomm!nEling, there would be no strug-
- at the polls in the coming election.
loud applausc.l When ! remember that
Il Was Massachusetts, and South Carolina
'"at, IN tie Convention that framed the
Constitution, voted against the aboll-
'"n Of the slave trade; that it was MaSSa-
IaU>etts that in 1872, through some of her
rl,Lca>, taught the doctrines OF nulhfica-
ton which South Carolina re;sscrted in
1893, and in the form of secession again re-
asserted in 1860: when | call to mind that
South Carolina fired the first gun Ill this
contest, and that the veins OF Massachu-
sets rourcd ont the first blood in the
struggle lapplauSel; when l call to
iHind all these memories, and at the same
,'H'r ask the people Of the country TO look
IA on tins Convention and see those two
t'a"lnS STATE, OF the Union coming here
!" ""'rfnaI embrace, approaching the
common aitar oi Il common country, ready
!" MAKE common sacrifices for the good OF
'..' whole say, could the whole people
4" 'hc United States witness all this, there
"o"'d remain no further work for us in the
'|'1 election. tApplauSc.l If the people
vi massachusetts, could have witnessed it,
I'' single member would be returned to
,'oS'r,S from that State until he had
even me most sacred pledge that he would
W. IL" III ms power in Congress to recognize
,n' equality aud dignity Of all the States
@"4rF The Constitution, including the
s1c,'d inalicnable right of every State
."aeF The Constitution to representation
!" uo'h Houses Of Congress. Loud and