The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
,,r.>uoIican National Convention.

,<urHGToH, December 2S.---It seems to
T.. ..t,}rj that the National Republican Con-
,....ian will he held in philadelphia. The
.....,....ucnt III favor Of Philadelphia has
... made in advance Of the meeting Of the
So. .l.iyc Committen by correspondence
.,.a1aaior;tv Of lis members. Had itnot
49,, .a: the fire the Convention would no
-, have met at Chicago. 1t Ii urged
.,.a-t the claims Of St. Louis and Cincin-
.... lR they lave not sufficient hotel &c
. aD@iaii9ns.
Tiic New AfioTucy-Gcnera!.
.f-|.r Williams. Mr.. Akcrmau's successor,
..,,- that the fuli power Of the Govern.
~Aa}Iid be put forth TO punish the law
f.. auds that mtcst portions of the southern
tr>. He will himself devote special atten-
~ his branch Of the Law Department,
... ha aaunlinccs his intention to go as fa1'
..s. lw will let him in bringing the perpc-
.....-, o.. outFaGcS 70 Justice. In this he will
rG'}y sustained hy the Prcsident.--Neac
+ l-yIupc.
s'iyiI Service Rifles.
4 Is HE Intention Of the President to re-
.., tat all The rules Of the civil service
.,..g.i>sion relating to appointments shall be
.r..sA after Tuesday next, and continue in
..." III Congress shall enact legislation
..HiH~. modifying, or ignoring them. 1t Is
..,at iAa; they arc not retroactive. and
,.t,rH 90 not supply to the large clerical
...e ia he departments, except in tho clse
o.. y-ogAo!ioH from the present grades.
r..n;ucv'a Dark Ways ana SniIa Tricks
10 Sccare Negro Equality.
Tie Washington correspondent Of the New
=. World SAYS that Senator Sumner is
-Ij-a, n>-rfiouS secure the
;,.,.a:>;c action o. the Senate after the recess
...u ji> ncyra-cgCal;ty amendment to the
.r>:y bill. Among other things, it is ur-
.~: G1d he has addressed letters to the lead
-rn"s in tho several States, urging them
49,. IA delegations hers to lobby the amend
-. through The Senate. lie also proposes
:. ti.c negroes go 10 Grant and make him
lbs iutiHcncc with his friends in the
III favor Of the hill under pain Of for
..-....- ;.c;rNot" II the next presidential elcc-
go. y Uraut will depend almost entirely
.. 81. the !Ir,lu vote for wiGtcvcr support he
.... ave il iuc South. Sumner thinks he will
- abb, - resist the temptation to
., Ter l.e.,ro equality, though he does not
...s,lf beiieTo III il. George I. Down
tic oystcr:!ian, Is to head the raid
....a Grant, rs well ,as the negro-eqnlity
.v. lie has already had several inter
Is al ~tt44li.tl, at otAiNi
.. .'',r- were present. Frederick Douglass,
+. ), >L.tvd. refuses 10 take any part in the new
.>rs.r and lie is consequently the subject
VI much yitup"fation on the part of summer
80 lis associates. Douglass publishes a
weekly paper here. which is the organ of the
y. Ks ;.ud An effort will he made to break
.l,v.n 49, subscription list and its influence.
n. ,.,.e everything else fails Sumner has q
i.i.n >-,rr.c which he thinks will work. All
sic Democrats. with number oil iloerai hs-
a.,s like SchulZ, favor universal am
sumner proposes that if the Demo
... VII vote for his ncgro-eqaty a!neid,
.... f.pani his friends will vote for universal
~. J'n!:, Of course, will be last re.
.or Sumner has hitherto been against
= Of every description. Bnt fa}nel
81 l,sc his pct measure lie vii! Yield q
lie ,aorc readily rs he understands
. ....s: Is opposed to universal amnesty.