The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-15
From Richmond.

RICHMOND October 1.-THE Republican Con-
yention met al Capitol Square st ~ o'clock, and
was organized by the election Of JAMES HAYES,
white. for President. The names OF the candidates
nominated at the meeting on Saturday night are
]. W. Hunnicutt, Judge joan c. UNDERWOOD anu
JAMEs MoRg1ssEy, whites; Lewis Lindsey and Joel
Cox, blacks. They were then separately announc-
ed and voted upon the result vas their unanimous
nomination as delegates to the constitutional Con-
vention. The meeting was one Of the largest ever
held on the Square and the greater portion OF the
colored population we're present. The tobacco fac
tories and other establishments where large
number Of negroes are employed, had to close Tor
the dav TO give them an opportunity to attend
There we're fewer white people than usual pres
ent. 1t is said that the greater portion OF the
white people and moderate colored men intend
making other nominations, and that they Will not
support the HUNNIcUTT ticket. The ex-Ohcers
and Soldiers party did not take part In the Con"
ysntion and will not vote the ticket nominated, put
will form one of their own thus splitting the party
After ihe nominations were made, each candidate
was called ahd signifed his acceptance, except
UNDERWOOD who was absent from the city. The
speeches were of the proscrptive order MoRRIssEY,
an Irishman, declaring that he would vote IN Con
yention to disfranchise every foreigner who AIDED
in the rebellion, while HUNNIcUIT fayors disrran-
chising, not only those disfranchsed by Congress,
but all Ministers of the Gospel and editors who
even favored rebellion. 1t has been gala day
with the blacks and their wives.
The Dispatch learns by special kilograms that
DR.. CHAs. IRWIN, an old resident, and late Major
in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, has been nominated
h,-4 4ho.( m Amelia
County, and JOIN C. WoopsoN and JACOB n.
LIGHT, prominent members OF the bar, as Con-
servatives in Rockingham County.
General ScHoFIEID returned yesterday. HIS
visit to the Capital will not change the plan OF re-
construction in this State.
A card will be published i'll the morning oy
moderate Republicans, cautioning parties against
pledging themselves TO the ticket nominated to-
day as intelligent and respectable candidates Will
be announced at once.
The Conservatives intend holding meeting to
organize and nominate ricket for the city and
county during the week
The mass meeting of Republicans at Chester
confirm the nominations Of ChAs. H. PORTER, J, b
MADDOX, JAS B. CARTER, for Powhattan and Ches-
terheld. Speeches we're made by the candidates
and much enthusiasm prevailed.
Insolvency OF Cotton Houses in Liverpool
New YoRk October 1.-THE Commercial OF this
morning says that the failure OF s. j. KoLLI Co,
cotton brokers of London and Liverpool, with
branch here, following that OF COLIN, CAMPBELL
4 Co., creStes much uneasiness among ioreign
bankers. There is an utter want OF confidence IN
Liverpool firms. 1t appears that many, to obviafe
the effects of their insolvency, have made private
settlements with their bankers on favorable terms
with the understanding that the banks should con-
tinue to support them. In this way the price OF
cotton has besu supported. A further slight de-
cline Will bring down the whole cotton trade OF
Liverpool, and ruin the bankers connected with
them. An association OF capitalists have recently
appropriated s1,OOO,OOO as margin in the pur-
chase of cotton. The whole of this margin. 1t ID
said, has been worked ont by recent declines