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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

At~.A
me Conservative State oonvensl0a 1,
non Thursday Of next week VII 5l s assem .
= ,b;. city the State Convention Of tne so =
. - , party. twill composed q tae
,ssmhers Of the Executive Central comm l,
-. including the consulting me- oefs, an 2,
w. = aha m,perintendsnts Of counties ans
y S;.,ss The Convention will have weight. !!
.as,,,na;bilisies resting upon i, and sho y
~ 8 sull d one Is possible. y is earnss,vcs act
- ,,,scs upon the gentlemen authorizesn tion
that If they cannot attend the = instance
themselves they should in Viii attend,
appoint alternates who can Bate win pass.
The various railroads in IA back for one
delegates to Richmond Conservative party
fare. The fase ofae action Of this Con-
may be decided Sequently the destiny Of
yentien, an9portant questions will come
the State sfderation and decision; and
up for there should be wise heads and
.heyhearts from every portion Of the
ssmonwealth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

A CONTINGENCY.-WA must continue
to be President pro tenpore of the Senate
after his accession to the Presidency, or
lose the latter Office. He can, under the
rules of the Senate, place amember in the
chair, but this member can occupy it only
during that day.; WADE must therefore
call the Senate to order every day himself.
Now, if WADE should happen to be sick,
or discouraged" latter the manner of
:spRAGUE,) and unable to perform this duty,
what would become of the. SenateP If it
should elect aPresident pro temapore, the
person elected would ipso facto be entitled
to act as President of the United States.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

The Democrats National Convention
The Washington correspondent Of 1hs
New York Herald telegraphs to that journal
that the Congressional Democratic hAecu
tive Committee have unanimously passed
resolutions re9uestingthe Democratic Ma
t;onal Committee to reconsider their pre-
yious action, and issue q call for the ffesi.
dental Nominating Convention TO meet ~
Now York early in June, instead Of ON = ,le
AN ~ July, as now arranged for. rms
nos done because there was genera 1eel-
mo that the day Of meeting previously !.
cd vas too distant, and that the Poilticai
nscessities Of the Democratic party ae-
.sna an earlier declaration of principles
and domination Of candidates for President
ond Vice President. There is no virtue IN
either an early or late nomination. "A
few years ago the theory was that late
nominations had the most chances tor sue
sssaf - Z s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
Ss;s I;,,,ai, ,ancgy,- the soutaera
/ - s paor,le propose 10 Acts

sYacw the Southern
= People propose - g.
NE E,o,srer Of yestersls snas - ee'lso.
I,,a, article which % exas expresses our
own opinions as oths 'sopeR eous 8 osD o
n by the peop Of tis souta N re-
ssranee 10 cand;ds es for the Presidency,
a ,a . trnly. wsbelieve, describes the pub
M 81. srnsn.sf this section, that we repro
| ,,acs aomeI Its best paragraphs for the
AN, d I'D consideration Of our own read.
r. 1e quote:
The southern people will vote for any
/ AN whom the Northern Democracy may
Choose to nominate, whether he be o 80,
called Peace Democrat or q so-called War
Democrat: The only questions we ask
are in regard to his course since the var;
IT ne has supported the Constitution and
the laws Hereunder since the war, and mas
popularity enough in the North to beat tne
Republican candidate, he IS orr M .,n
whether his name is Hancock, OF renu Ig .
ton, or Mcclellan, or anything else. we
are perfectly willing to leave the ail-ao,
sorbing Question of finance and taxatlon
to be regulated by a Democratic admins
tration upon the well-known principles OF
right and justice which have always charae ;,
tsTized that party. And in considering all
these things we desire to take the hint sug-
eested in Mrs. Glass's famous recipe for
Cooking o hare First catch the hare.
we desire to get q Democratic administra-
ton, and everything else can be attended to
after,cards.
tsIn regard to the action of the Demo-
cratic National Convention, our conviction
is that the nomination of that body aoaa oe
BESTOWED upon qrhonasoerer IS the choice Of
the Northern Democracy, for ne believe
that the southern delegates will be wise
and prudent enough to vote en- raasSe 1or
whatever candidate is known to have ma
iority of northern votes, and we shall not
be surprised if the Democratic nominee for
President is nominated by the unanimous
vote of the Convention on the very first
ballot. fa IS r 6
"The southern people, in common with
the whole country, have too much at stake
upon the issue Of the next Presidential
election to permit mere personal feeling
for any man to interfere with the plan of
battle against the revolutionary, proscrip-
tive, conhscating, and general destruction
party ~ f.--ff - r.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

From tlse DIDO state % str1lat, asti. !.
"a bill WAS iatfoduced into she House OF
Repxesentatives yesterday to take from .n ps
Governor and Adjutanf GeneraE the contfol
of the State arsenal and other military pro,
perty; and transfer the same 70 the control
of the chairmen of the House and senate :.
Committees on Military Affairs. AT the inc.
same time, and in the same House, was M
troduced bill to repeal the act which pro-
hibits the CARRYING Of concealed weapons.
We are not On alarmist, but it seems I'M
possible to regard these movements IN any
other light than as the first step toward Tue
Inauguration Of another Democratic reDei.
lion. In view Of the aspect OF ana1rs =, ~
Washington, this attempt to place the mn :
tary power of the State in the hands o. u
couple of Democratic members OF the LIE
gislature is nothing less than an attempt 10
place Ohio in rebellion against the Govern
ment Of the United States in case the s
United States Senate, in the execution OF
its constitutional and rightful authority
should remove Andrew johnson from the
Office which he has disgraced. We should
regard this extraordinary movement as
startling and alarming if it were WITHIN
the constitutional power of the Legislature
to take from the Governor, and commander
in-chief, and other executive officers, the
authority which belongs to them as such
chief executive officers, and by IN ac1
transfer that authority to members of their
own Legislative body. The idea is prepos-
ferrous. But loyal men must be on the alert
Let all friends of good government and
order sound the alarm. This Legislature is
fit for +" treason, stratagems, and spoils."
I'VE at least have warned the Radicals
from the beginning that the Democrats
would certainly follow their example of dis.
regarding constitutions and laws whenever
they got into power. We cannot for oul
lives understand why these Radicals, who
daily and hourly latethe present Consti.
tuition, should be so anxious to have an
amended one. They are fools if they sup
pose that the Democrats win allow their
hands to be thus tied. Violence begets
violence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

#, g MISTRESS FERN. Some one having
taken JOHN mitchell to task for not de-
Tending the Irish against the attacks Of
1 HENRY WARD BEEcHER, MARY K.lDALLAs
FANNY FERN, &c., he replies that he has
never read or seen any Of their produc,
tions that he had never even heard of DIAL.
LAS; that he knew Mr.. BEEcHER was still
living, but was not 30 sure of Mistress
FERN" mistress FERN " will likely give
him piece of her mind next week.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

NORFOLK AND GREAT WESTERN RAIL
RoAD.-The Vnginian reports that, accord
ing to the statement of Colonel JONES, the
superintendent, the subscriptions west Of
Danyille have been sufficient to insure the
construction Of the road from Danrills to
its western terminus. It's also confidently
believed that between Danyille; and Nor
folk the fun quantity Of land allowed by the
charter OF the company viii be subscribed.
II would be strange, indeed, il this railroad:
were completed before the completionof the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. $3.50
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

TaE How. Nh. HusSIourr. BEAsT Bur-
LEa ID entitled to the prefix 81 Hon.,
before his name. So are nnmbe rs Of men
who ought to be in the penitentiary. Ne
believe NE have seen that mssoh-abusea
title prefxed to the name Of some Of the
ignorant negroes who figured in our late
state eonyeatioi. But We hare never aeen
it more basely prossitated than II was in
Yesterdays Nsaos Nation, in which &c was
placed before the nsne of the editor OF TINT
aslsetah y sheetas thus, Hon. j sEs VI.
HusslscsTg.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

A RuMoR.-M was rumored on Monday
that. Major General Schofeld has ordered
theirenoyal Of the memorial window from
the Est, Johns Episcopal church, Ports
mouth. If such is the case, the next thing
our masters will do will be to prevent the
raising Of monuments to the beloved dead
of the South publicly or ipriyatel ~ Nor
3 tfolk; Day Book, ,sg
I'VE don't credit this rannor for a MOI
ment,l ~ II
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

!. DIED.

Ii, the town OF Manchester, on Wednesday, April
Goth at half-past 8 O'Clock T. NJ, JAMES D., son
B of j. w. and Eva Craig, aged one year, eight
months, and five days. . $3.50
This funeral will take place THIS (Friday)
MORNING ut 10 clock, at the residence of Mrs,
Eannie Merritt on Second street between Hull and
DecatIlr Friends and aequaintances of the family
are respectfully invited 70 attend without further
notice. 81 sfrzi
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
THE RIGHT Sp1R1r.-The Petersburg In

TIE RIGHT SPIRIT. The Petersburg In
der-of yesterday says
g The Gouernorship. Several of our
State contemporaries are agitating the ques-
ton as to who should receive the Conserya-
tive nomination for the gubernatorial chair.
We prefer to. keep silent, but as they ex-
press themselves, we, come up on, the nomi-
nation made by the Richmond Dispatch.
We are in favor Of. that man, whoever he
may be, who shall receive the endorsement
of the nominating convention which. meets
in Richmond on the 7th proximo."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
mARlsIED,

On Tuesday evening, 2sth April, at the Second
Baptist church, III this city, by Rev. Cham-
bliss, assisted by Rev. TibeTi9s =. Zones, John Oh!
e. LAUGHTON, tJR., to EMMA W. BAILEY ;
both Of Richmond. 49,
In Richmond, on Tuesday morning. April 2sth,
by Rev. DIR. Burrows, j. ALBERT SLAUGHr
TER. Of Virginia, to MARY EDMONIA, only
daughter of William Ht Rogers Esq. No cards.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
Tar BEAsr sKiNaED. On "Wednesday,
Evasfs to ttac great delight ef his m
disnce, thus exeoriased mi. Manager bn a'

Tar BEAST skiNsED. On Wednesday,
Evasts, 70 the great delight Is his ma AZ
disnce, thus lexeoriased Mr. Manager Bnt '
lerss ssss
aNow, it ha8usuall Is been supposed tias
on an actual trial, involving serious scoIlse-
quences, forensic discussion was the true rug
method of dealing with the subject ana we
LAWYERS appearing for the President peing,
ma Mr.. Manager Butler has been polite
enough to say, attorneys whose practice IN
T tha 1sw has gharpened but not enlarged
+ha;, intellect,' have. confined ourselves to
~ ,,oa,bod Of forensic discussion. Butwe
~ ., 20 learned here that there is another
r ~, Of forensic controversy, which may
10 10. called the method of conclusion. Now,
Tsnnflerstand the method of conclusion to be
n make o demonstration in the vicinity Of
the object Of attack, whereas the method Of
discussion is to penetrate the position, and,
if successful, capture it. The Chinese me-
thod Of warfare is the method of concus-
sion, and consists Of q great braying Of
trumpets, sounding Of gongs, and shouts and
shrieks in the neighborhood of the oppo-
sing force. When all this rolls away, and
the Dir is freer, the effect is to be watched
for, But it has been reserved to US, in our
modern warfare, as illustrated here in the
rebellion, to present more singular and
notable instance of the method of warfare
by conclusion than ever has been known
before. A fort, impregnable by the methods
of discussion (that is, penetrating and cap
turing it,) has been, on o large, scale at
tempted to be captured by the method of
conclusion, and some hundreds of tons Of
gunpowder, placed in vessel near the walls
Of the fort, has been made the means to the
conclusion Of this vast experiment. I'm
satisfied with that trial and its results, the
honorable Manager who opened this case
seems to have repeated the experiment in
the vicinity Of the Senate. laughter
While the air was filed with epithets, the
dome shook with Neutrality-suspicious. ness,
misery, suffering, and blood were made the
means. Of this explosive mixture-and here
we are, surviving the conclusion, and, after
all, reduced to the humble and homely
method of discussion which belongs to at
torneys whose intellects have been sharp
ened hut not enlarged by the practice Of
law" General and continuous laughter
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

Tie Rev. Stephen d. Tying, Jr., whose
congregation Is now worship ping at the Bap-
list church on Fifth avenues New orr, is
20 hare % new. church, now IN course Of
erection, on One Hundred and Twenty-ifth
street between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

snUPoNT,s PONDER 900 kegs
sJJ DUPoNT,S SPORTING and BLASTING
POWDER. Also So 900 feet SAFETY FUSE. For
: my f-eoalw Agents for Ihe manufacturers,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
SUMMER RESORTS.

MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CAPON SPRINGS,
lXI HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VA.-The
MOUNTAIN HOUSE will be regularly opened for
the reception Of visitors on the 1ST DAY OF JUNE
NEXT, but desiring to accommodate any who may
prefer coming at an earlier period, Twill take
BOARDERS my time after the 18th Of MAY. For
particulars Of these health-givtng fountains, sur
roundings &C., send for circular. A tariff Of
rates viii be added In few days.
= Route from, the So,ah.- Via Richmond, Alexan-
dria, and Manassas Gap railroad to Strasburg
then by stagecoach seventeen miles to the Springs
From the Horth.-Via Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, Harper's Ferry, to Winchester, and then by
stage-coach twenty-three miles.
SAMUEL II. MULLIN,
ap el-eod3m Proprietor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

MILLS s. RYANT, TOBACCO Ex-
lXI CHANGE, RICHMOND, VA, BROKERS
and COMMISSION MERCHANTS for the pur-
chase and sale Of LEAF. and MANUFACTURED
TOBACCOS. Orders solicited. Liberal advances
made on consignments. Refer to A. F. HARVEY,
President of National Bank Of Virginia JAMES
THOMAS, DR., Esq, Richmond, Va; Messrs. II.
MESSENGER & CO., New York; Messrs. JOHNSON
& THOMPSON, Boston, Mass. jy24
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01
T1oAIEsTIC INSURANCE.
DIEDMONT LIFE INSURANCE CON

( nIEDMONT LIFE INSURANCE COM
TOW. President; Dr.. G. HENRY PERRoW, d.
D., Medical Adviser; j. ]. HOPklS, secr s,.n,
This company issues policies on all popular pas,,
Including s.return premium plans on SOM ~, y,
these plans after one cash payments on otne@ Java
tteo. Its policies arc n4nrfSrlsiT unpreeedeu.
ed During the first i've months OF It's orEal,hn ,n
ton It has issued larger number OF policies be
any other company IN the United States carinB W.
same period OF It's existence. .rcr.
The PIEDMoSTis q great success. M n.a.sR is
rates low and It's management 5 In the nss sbsI
men OF MS high integrity and as ane husacsisr ~
lily as any In the State Finally, 1t is hoaaL A'
[ siiioi RICHMOND AGENCY, .css
ol'ee iV'' -''A. A ' H. c. DEsiiIELDs Agent:
Dr. r. PAGE, Medical Advises. mi, E.-.M
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CON- IN
Nl iPANY OF NEW YORK:-ASSS!u1AttrS IN
COME, slo. COO ooa-cAsH ASsEIs p ~ ~ o.o CO.,
Ma Nab nEsk ga npSoLici rs SUB Ep BSEiSS
THE YEAR, 10. eao-N UMBER OF PoILibS s i.a.Hu.
TUAL LIFE - Is now by fur the Wsa ~, ,, only
pany In the world i y soasb has proyedo
be uitiiasteiy safe and trustworthy us arsstes
mot Invested In fancy stocks or persona beng
hut IN bontss and mortgages on Ica. ,se,d fbe
first lien ON same, and thus plseeu oe!onu
reach Of any contingency. r,,,,,,t divides Is
a ns e Ds;s ssa nsas paoas assured aas
,,,ts JemJ can be- used In payment OK nsar,
or 20 purshsse additional insurance " 'se 0''s'
q 'ns p0' N LKENEo 3 ,s sos,i a Ass Street.
ri -, - 7, wcrkSv Medical Examiner. nus ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

J. Z. EDW ARDS, President.
WILLIAM b. IsAACs, yice-Presidcnt.
D.J. HARTSooR, Secretary.
CHARLES III. Smith, NJ. D.. Medical Adviser.
- Z JOHN II. CLAIBORNE
21-d3m&wlm General Agent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-01

Number OF policies issued, Loal-insuring e. ssl-
200-one claim, IS, 900. Showing the largest ayeraA
of policies OF any American company, and success
that Is unparalleled In the first fiscal year.
Issues all Kinds of nOn-forfeiting LIFE and En-
DOWMENT POLICIES and also POLICIES
upon RETURN PREMIUM PLANS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
True Dignity.

Lofty ends give dignity to the lowest officer
1t is, for instance, honest, but you would
call it an honorable occupation to pull an oar
yet if that oar dips in yeasty sea to lmpel
the life boat over mountain waves and through
roaring breakers, he who has stripped for the
venture, aud, breaking away from weeping
wife and praying mother aud clingiug chill
dren, has bravely thrown himself into the
boat to pull for yOnder wreck, aud pluck his
drowning brother from the jaws of denth
presents, US from time to time We catch a
glimpse of him on the crest of the toamiug
billow. spectacle of grandeur which would
withdraw our eyes from the presence even oi
n queen, surrounded with all the blaze aud
glittering pomp of royalty.
Take another Illustration, drawn from yei
humber life. Some years ago, on a winter
morning, two children were found frozen -
death. They were sisters. The elder G.. b.
had the younger seated iu her lap, close,
folded within her liieless arms. She hai
stripped her own thinly-clad form TO protect
its feeble life, and, to warm the icy fingers,
had tcnderly placed its little hands in her own
bosom and pitying men aud weeping women
did stand and gaze on the two dead creatures,
as with CLASSY eyes aud stiffeued forms, they
reclined upon the snow wrea;h-the days Of
their wandering and mourning. Gndcd .ad
heavens own pure snow no purer than that
true sisters love. They were orphans; house
less, homeless beggars. But not ON that
account had l been there to gaze ON THAI
touching group, would have shed one tear
the less, or felt the less deeply that it was a
display of true love and Of human nature in
its least fallen aspect. which deserved to la
embalmed in poetry, and scapturel in costly
marble
Yes, and however humble the Christian =
walk, or mean his occupation, it matters not.
He who lives for the glory Of God has an END
in view which lends dignity to the man and
to his life. Live, then, looking unto Jesus
live for nothing less and nothing lower than
Gods glory and these ends will lend graz
deur to your life, and shed a holy. heavenly
lustrc on your station, however humble it may
bc.-Dr. Guthrie.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-29
Judge Black on Radical Rule.

At the great Democratic meeting, over
which he presided, in the public square of
the Borough of York, Pennsylvania, on Mon
day evening, August "a, Hon. Jeremiah S.
Black delivered an eloquent and interesting
speech:
The following were his concluding re-
marks:
Congress must be sadly dcmoralized al
ready OF course you will not believe without
evidence, that they vote on money bills as
they vote on constitutional questions, accord
ing to theirinterests and not according to their
public duty. But if it were proved to your
entire satisfaction that they represent their
own breeches pocket with far greater fidelity
than they defend the rightsof the Taxpayers,
it would not excite your surprise or lower
them in your estimation. They cannot commit
any higher crime than that of betraying the
liberties for which our forefathers suffered
and died. If they have done that you may
say to them what Otbello said to the man who
slandered his wife
Never pray more abandon all remorse,
On horrors head horrors accumulate;
For nothing canst thou to damnation add
Deeper than that."
But look a little further and see the horri-
bic effect of their example,. Congress has
taken control of the Executive branch. The
Senate usurps the power of removal from Office
and forbiGs It's exercise by the President
they are masters of the administration and
command the army of holders Of
course the subordinates are ready to adopt
the code of morality which their masters act
upon. All dishonest officers may say to Sen
ators and Representatives, You are bound
to protect us we are not faithful to the pub
lie, but we are as true as you are to the party
aud ourselves you swore to support the Con-
stitutiou and we swore to perform our duty
with fidelity; our oath is no stronger than
yours if you can swindle the nation out OF
her liberties, what shall hinder US from cheat
ing the Treasury? Aye, the lesson you have
taught us we will learn, and it shall so hard,
but we will better the instructions"
The consequence is, that We have the most
corrupt government on the face of the earth.
l cannot speak with perfect accuracy, but
believe am within reasonable bounds when
l tell YOU that a thousand millions would not
cover the frauds committed since the close of
the war. We have the heaviest debt that
the industry of any people ever struggled un-
der without being totally crushed, and it is
| increasing instead of being diminished. We
| are taxed enough to keep the government
running and to pay off the whole debt in ten
| years, if the money were honestly applied
| But one-half the internal revenue imposed
! by the Federal Government aud collected
from the people, is stolen before it reaches the
Treasury, and the other half is seuandered
by Congress in schemes of the most extrava-
CANT corruption. Before the war our current
expenses we're less than seventy Ave millions
of dollars; noy they are nearly four hundred
millions. besides the interest on the national
! debt and without eoEnting what is stolen an