Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-01
POLITICAL.
The Viruinia Democratic Convention.

The Virginia Democratic Convention.
RICHMOND, August 31.-The BUsi-
| ness Committee of the Conservative
| Convention report 1 a plan of party
| organization throughout the stat !,
which Yves 2 iopt- !. The { lmmitF ;
not being prepared to report a plat
form, were allowed - sit drving the
se~siOn of the Convention.
A resolution inviting Governor
| Walker to a seat on the platform,
which ws3 F1blei yesterday, Wa
! taken up, aud after q spirited discus -
sion was adopted WITH only thrC DIS
senting vOte3.
Two Radicals Snariing.
Hartford, August 81. - General
Hawley publishCJ the following
card:
'General Butler, in his Wore ter
/ sCe 1ch, fix upon my chanTe f.Om
| the army Of the Jsmt ID thief of
Staff under c sneral TeItv, in North
Carolina, q the time When he 0.J-
pl8cs / me for inefnciency and iDcom-
petsney. He wRs relieved from COM
msnd and sent to Lowell January nth,
l1S54. 1 did not make that change till
more than two weeks afterward,
when General Ord wsl in command
of that army and Butler had nothing
. do with it.
" JOSEPH R; HAwLEY."
The Chicago Cheney Spe1ks Out
CHICAGO, August 31.-Rev. DR..
Cheney, OF this city, has prepared a
card in reply to one sentence in Bish-
1fsaaf fOr.
which appeared in the papers this
morning,
He quotes the following sentence
from the communication: "Dr. Kel-.
ley, during the week preceding, came
to ask my consent to his officiating
at Christ Church on the Sunday fol-
lowing. DR.. Kelley laid before ne
for my guidance substantially the f.
lowing facts, that Mr.. Cheney h,
been to see him, and bore a note fro
the Wardens, in which they said they
would be pleased to have him (Dr.
Kelley officiate in Christ Church on
the next Sunday, if he could do so.
DR.. Kelley replied in substance to
Mr. Cheney that be (Dr. Kelley)
could not cOmprOmi sc himself by any
services recognizing Mr.. Cheney. To
that Mr.. Cheney reiOined by declaring
that he did not wish any clergyman
TO be compromised through him with
the Bishop; that DIR. Kelley would
observe that the invitation was from
the Wardens alone, and that he we9
only the bearer of it.; that he (Mr.
Cheney expected to be absent, but is
by any chance he should be IN
church he would not appear or inter
fere, but would take his seat in a pew
among the congregation. To this
statement Mr.. Cheney replied to 2
man who knows me that he could not
believe that l could take 50 alb
surdly an inconsistent a position as
that indicated by the closing sentence
Of the above"
Had any contingency occurred
to have enabled me - spend Sun
day in the city. l should certainly
have informed DIR. Kelley that such
was the case, and that l should not
need the services he so kindly con-
sented to give. Upon calling upon
that gentleman this morning he in
formed me that he never repre- sentt 4
me as making such statement, but
only told the Bishop that he (Dr.
Kelley supposed that in the event of
my being in the church l would alb
sent myself from the chancel. How
far the statements OF the whole letter
are reliable, can be judge by this
specimen.
The Chicago and Southwestern Rail-
road has been complet /. The road
viii soon be formally opened for busi-
ness, under lease held by the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
way.
Hon. Francis COrWin announces
that he is not, nor will he be, a caDdi-
date for Congress in the Sixth Dis.
trict to fll Hon. Benton G. Cooks va