The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-08

our Union the blessings or peace, goou or
der, ana fraternal affection.
Mr.. Seymour closed amid great cheering.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, submitted
a series of resolutions; which were referred
without reading. -,.
The resolutions of the State Conventions
of Pennsylvania and Michigan were referred
with reading. --.
Mr.. Nelson, of Tennessee, moved the ad-
mission of delegates from the Democratic
Convention of that State who were appointed
to mcmorialize this body in reference to the
grievances of the people there under the
Radical rule. The motion was adopted.
Other resolutions were introduced and
referred.
CREDENTIALS.
The Committee on Credentials reported
that full delegations appeared from every
State in the Union, and recommended that
three delegates be admitted from each Ter
ritory and the District of Columbia without
the privilege of voting. Agreed to. ~~
Various matters arose, and were disposed
of as already reported by telegraph.
UNIVERSAL AMNESTY.
A delegate from Kentucky moved reso-
luton requesting the President OF the UNI
ted States to issue proclamation OF uni
versal amnesty. :.
Mr.. Dawson (Pa.) asked an Immediate
vote on this resolution, and it was adopted,
with few dissenting votes.
NATIONAL LABOR CONVENTION.
Resolutions from the National Labor
Convention were sent upland read, tavorlng
the payment of the public and private debt
in greenbacks. They were received with
great cheering. AS also one against fur
ther grants of public lands to private cor
porations, and faporing their reservation
for distribution to actual settlers.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wright, of Delaware, offered reso-
luton providing for committee of one
from each State to constitute National
Executive Committee. Adopted.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Perrin then rose to say that he had
lust received communication from the
{" Women's League" 3" in this city, addressed
to the Convention by Mrs. Susan B. An
thouy, and accompanying q series of reso-
lutions, which that lady respectfully re-
ouestcd might be read to the Convention.
He proceeded to give few extracts from
this communication, and then laid it down,
when cries of "Read read Go on go
on. " &C., arose from every part OF the hall.
Mr.. Perrin resumed the reading of the
manuscript amid great laughter and ap-
plause. The sentiments were, many of
them, warmly applauded, especially where
hot mt
unintelligent negroes of the country were
to be invested with the privilege of the
ballot, she did not see why the cultivated
women of our land should not be also en-
franchised. Her communication and its
accompanying documents were then refer
red to the Committee on Resolutions.
No business of especial interest not tele-
graphed took place. The proposition not to
make nomination until a platform had
been adopted elected much discussion !;
which was renewed in the afternoon ses-
sion. The only matter of general interest
during the evening was the reception Of the
President of the Soldiers and Sailors Con-
vention-General Franklin, of Connecti-
cut-who presented the address of that
body. The following is sketch OF this
proceeding:
PRESENTATION AND ADDRESS OF SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS.
4 committee from the Democratic Sol
diers' and Sailors Convention, headed by
the flag borne by Sergeant Bates, WIS re-
ccived with loud cheers, the delegates rising.
Mr.. Woodward, Of Pennsylvania, pre-
sentcd the committee from the convention
of the soldiers and sailors, and they were
requested to take position upon the plat
form.
The President The Chair has the honor
to present to the Convention General
Franklin, as one who represents here now
the Conservative soldiers and sailors of our
country who desire peace, union, and fra
tcrnal regard.
General Franklin I have been dcputed
by the Conservative Soldiers and Sailors
Convention, sitting in this place, to present
to you the committee. This committee has
for its chairman General IL. W. Slocum, OF
this State, and it has prepared an address
which it desires to make known to the
members of this Convention.
Colonel O'Beirne then read Tic address.
The address set forth that the Soldiers
and Sailors Convention is composed of dele
gates from every section of the Union, and
proceeded to arraign the Republican party
for destroying the equality of the States,
for endeavoring to establish negro suffrage,
for its efforts to secure impeachment, for
its alleged injustice to the loyal men OF the
South who have always been true to the
Union, and its unjust favor to ex-rebels
who have seen fit to aid them politically,
for its illegal deprivation of the President
of his constitutional power over the army,
and for it's illegal course in enabling Gene
raj Grant to control the southern elections
through force and fraud. The address
hoped that no devotion to men or adherence
to past issues will be permitted to endanger
the success of the great party to which the
country looks for relief. Applause.
In conclusion, the address hoped that both
bodies will be enabled to work together for
the common good.
The reading of the names of Franklin,
Mcclellan, and Of W, F, Smith and other
well-known Union soldiers which were at
tached to the address, elected further en-
thusiasm. ...........- -...~
The Chair then introduced General
Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Ohio, who proceeded
to address the Convention.
SPEECH OF GENERAL EWING.
= Mr.. Ewing said If it were appropriate
for me it would be impossible for lack of
voice to express to this Convention the
thankfulness which and the members OF
the Convention and Of the committee feel
for the cordial and enthusiastic manner Of
this reception. We feel that the memhers
of the two conventions, however widely
separated their paths may have been IN