The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-27
National Commercial Convention.

called to order by Mr.. John W. Garrett,
president of the last Convention. In doing
80 he made brief address, In which oc.
CURED the following passage of very gen.
cral interest IN allusion to the temper OF
the last National Convention held at Gin.
cnnati
"The last meeting of the Southern Com
mcrcal Convention marked an epoch in the
progress Of the reconciliation of the North
and South. Twenty-Five States were repre-
sentcd In that Convention, aud among
those States were Illiuois, Indiana, Ohio,
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Massachusetts,
New York, Nevada. and Wisconsin,. In
; that Convention, meeting on the soil OF
Ohio, were distinguished and able repre-
sentatives from the North and the South :;
men who, acting upon honest conviction
and stern principle, fought valorou>ly In
the Federal and Confederate armies. Unit
form kindness, cordiality, and appreciation
of southern men and southern Interests,
characterized the action Of the men OF the
North during the slttings oil that Convcn-
ton. All representatives OF that section
cordially united In recommending liberal
appropriations for southern harbOrS, rivers,
and internal improvements, ana warmly
advocated all measures for the restoration
of the power and prosperity of the desola-
ted South and southern delegates mani-
tested a patriotism which prompted them
to heartily endorse all plans for tho ad-
vancement of the interests of every section
of our common country. applause
There men Of all political parties, throw
, ing aside partisan trammelS, showed that the
people OF all those States desired reStora-
| tion of cordial relations and brothcrh God,
and were prepared again TO recognize that
| the southern states should he restored to
their rights. their dignity and equality I'M
der The Constitution that the hearts of the
ueople of the West and of the North again
| beat warmly and kindly for the people ot
| the South. Such generous intercourse,
and respect and friendship which resulted
| from that Intercourse, and the better
knowledge each Of the other of the citi-
| zcns Of those sections, led to thSadoptiUn
! of the resolution by which the delegates OF
! that convention requested CONGRESS to
; pass law granting general amnesty to the
people of the South, and the repeal OF all
laws requiring tcSt-oaths, so as to remove
all political disabilities wherever they cX-
iSt." Great applause.]
The address of Mr.. Garrett was followed
by prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Sliecr; after
which the slyor Of Baltimore delivered IN
address welcoming the delegates to Balti-
more. in the course Of Hhich he produced
the following sentimensA touch
"In this hall we see before Us minia-
tture Of our great country. Here, beneath
her proud motto and coat Of arms. sit the
lmen of Maine there the citizens of Texas,
and, proudly, i'll the midst of them, we be-
hold their friends aud our friends from the
sister States OF Kentucky, Ohio, and others,
and from the old mother of states. Virgil
MAJ [Cheers.]
Then there was another address. called
in the Baltimore papers "thc formal aG-
dress of welcome to the members of the
Convention" And this address was deliv-
cred by the Hon. W. Pinkney White, styled
:" orator Of the day" I'm the course Of his
oration he thus warmed u1 old Virginia
"And you, sous prthc Old Dominion, TO
whose inrDmparahle Washington we owe
the most for the successful termination OF
1.-The revolutionary war; to whose jefferson
we are Indebted for that eloquent recital OF
our wrongs, the Declaration of lndepcn-
dcncc to whose Madison and Marshall we
arc under heavy obligations for the Con>ti-
tuition and its clearcst eyDositionS, we wei
come YOU to Commonwealth on whose
rclt OF honor are the names Of Charles Ger
lroll, John Eager Howard, Otho lFoIland
Williams, Samuel Chase, and Roger Brooke
fancy" [Applalse.]
An exceedingly ingenious specimen OF
mutual admiration We mean no irrcvc-
renee, however, to what wc doubt was a
heartfelt sentiment.
Next Mr.. Par. president Of the Bali.
imorc Board of Trade, read 4 programme of
entertainments for the members Of the Con.
vention during their stay in Baltimore
Then the same gentleman read list o sub
llects TO be brought before the Convention.
Inlo bnn unl, in
the name Of its chairman. For the Fir-
ginia delegation appears the name of W.
| ". Walker.
On the Committee of Permanent Organ
tiza,ion was Judge Ould; on that on the
order of business, Colonel Ii. +. Withers
on that on credentials, Gen. L. D. Lilly, OF
Virginia.
the Convention adjourned until the AFTER
noon, when the list Of delegates was re-
Iroited. We lind the following names Of
Virginia delegates:
L. u. CrenShaW, A. G. BabcOck, j. IL. Car
Iriuuton, w. C.. Tanner, and L. {. War
wick. Robert Ould, from the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce.
Norfolk and P0rtsmouth.-G. w. Grice,
Boaru Of Trade.
Petersbaug.-Major b. B. Vaughan.
Lynchbury. -Thos. l.. Bocock aud Chas.
w. Button.
Frede7cksDury.-W. p. Conway and w.
Roy Mason.
FarmutNe.-W. B. Berkeley. -...
/ .A6iagdon.-Colonel K. w. Hughes.
| Washington and Lee UmUersity.-Gen.
Il. ID. Lilly.
WuYTenton.-A. J. Marshall.
! For Virginia. w. W. Walker, Il. w.
| Withers, G. G.. Wedderburn, and :. H..
Moftrtt. ....
Inuted.-Marshall Parks, of Norfolk,
and Henry Wilson, of Alexandria.
The chairman of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization reported the follow
President, K. Al. Bishop, Esq, of Cincin-
natl, Ohio; Vice-presidents, W. S. Cor
don, of Alabama: James G. Maccabe, of
Arkansas &; j. S. Adams, Of Florida z. B.
NJ. Young, of Georgia; John e. Wright, Of
Indiana j. NJ. Munroe, OF Iowa; K. n.
Spaulding, Of Kentucky !; W. l.. Jewell, of
Louisiana Edwin Fiye, of Maine John
w. Garrett, of Maryland W. Wilmot, Of
Michigan; George Balm, of Missouri; T..
A. Allen, OF Nebraska; J. w. Yates, Of
New Jersey William r. Kirkland, of New
York; John L. Moorehead, of North Caro-
lima Charles S. Rhodes, OF Ohio; George
II, Thurston, of Pennsylvania Richard
| Lather, Of South Carolina; N. II. Snyder,
| of Tennessee Thomas S. Bocock, OF Viz
einia; Charles j. Faulkner of West Vr-
Sinia for Secretaries, DR.. W. H. Cole and
j. w. Clayton, Of Baltimore; heading
Clerk, Thomas II. Moore Of Baltimore
county. -.<
The report was accepted, and the gentle
men named unanimously elected.
The President being conducted to the
chair, made very appropriate address.
After adopting rules of order, the session
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