The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-07
for legislation which relieved those who had
disabled themselves. unaer that ACT.
MAYOR KEILEy sPBAKs.


disabled themselves unaer that act.
/ MAYOR KEILEy sPRAKs.
! Mayer Kelley, Of Richmond. was next
called upon, and responded briefly in bis
pleasing style. tHeaceeEtsd the gage throws
down at Lynchburg for fight between the
whites aud the blackss the responsibility and
The ignorance and rascality Of the State. Ia
the nominee of the Republicans he saw foe.
man worthy Of our steel, but one to be easily
and surely beaten. He also complimented the
Convention as probably the best of its kind
in numbers aud material that had ever as
sembled in Virginia. In i,sflne appearance,
harmony, aud unity of purpose he recog.
nized an augury of success which should
thrill the heart OF every Nirginian.
SPEECH OF L1gur.-dov. R. L. AoNrA6rE. ~,
Governor r. L. Montague was the third
speaker. His denunciation Of the Radicals
and comparison of them to the traitors IN
the Modoc camp was received with great
applause. Shack Nasty Jim, said he, Is the
name for Robert ". Hughes and every one
of them. If 1t had not been for Shack Nasty
Jim the brave little band Of Modocs under
Captain Jack might have been fighting theil
oppressors even now. He had sold his tribe
Jus. as the Radical party were trying to sell
out the State Of Virginia. His nominee fol
t4cyernor and the nominee Of this Conven
tion must stand upon the white mans plat
form. He Governor Montague) proposed
to give the negro every civil right guaran
seed to him by the law Of the land; but, &c
help him God, the black man should never
rule Virgiuis. The next Governor Of Wiz
ginia must be O Virginian, and the Sbach
Nasty party rnast be crushed.
/ Stirring speeches were also made by Colo
nei James W. Hinton, Of Norfolk, and Hon
Alexander r. Holiday, of Henrico.
COMPLIMENT TO GOVERNOR WALKER.
On motion Of Major John VI. Daniel, 0
ILynchburg, committee was ordered Il
wait upon Governor Gilbert c. Walker ant
invite him to seat on the floor Of the Con
vention.
The Chair appointed Major Daniel. Hon
John T. Harris, and Bolivar Christian.
HosoRs TO CONFEDERATE HERO.
General JubalA. Early informed the Con
yei,tion that distinguished son OF tht
Soath, an able leader of the Confederate
Army, whom all Virginians delighted tc
honor, had arrived In Richmond this morn
Ing. He moved that General Joseph E
Johnston be invited to an honorary seat OF
the floor of the Convention. [Great ap
plause.1 .-s .... .....t ts#.t
The motion of General Early was carried
by unanimous and enthusiastic vote, anC
amid rene wed applause. -.- .-..
Colonel J. n. French, Of Bland, moved
the appointment of q committee to wait or
General Johnston and inform him Of the
action of the Convention; which being car
ried, the following COMMITTEES was desig
mated: Colonel j. M. French, General Juba
4. Early, Hon. Raleigh T. Daniel, Genera
Fitzhugh Lee, and Judge A. B. Cochran.
Mir. Reilly, of Frederick, at this point in
formed the Convention that the Committee
on Credentials would not be ready to report
for two hours.
On his motion q recess was then taken
until 4 O'Clock z. II.
Afternoon Session.
On the resssembling of the Convention
hr. Gunther. Of Accomac, presented the re
port of the Committee on
CREDENTIALS.
Pending its consideration the proceeding
were animated and at times disorderIy, but
never ill-tempered. The debates were
brought on by motions to admit gentlemen
as delegates from certain counties notwith
standing the unfavorable report Of the com.
mittee in their respective cases. The qIes
tons raised were generally asto the manner
of the appointment and whether county
should be allowed number of delegates in
excess of the apportionment Of the State
Committee. In the cases last named the
Convention generally decided that if regu'
hrly appointed (although under wrong
impression) the delegates in excess of the
regular number should be admitted without
affecting the weight of the vote Of such
county.
The case of Mr.. Burwell, Of Patrick
| about which there was most discussion, was
finally referred 10 specla! committee com
posed of General Early, General George +
HundIey, E. W. Wallace, and General f. il
Bagwell.
The report of the Committee on Creden'
tials was then adopted as whole, as follows
Accomac.-B. W. Gunter, Abel Johnson,
| E. R.. Bagwell, M. Oldham, Jr,, O. A.
Browne. .-l-
1l5emar,e.-s. ". southall, ). C. Hill, r
T. w. Duke, 6. 3. Stevens, b. Fl. Magru
der, J. R. Woods, j. p. Scott, W. d. Hart
j. NJ. Smith.
I .Alerandria.-Hugh Latham, Edgar Snow
den, Basil Brswner, j. B. Smoot, j. r. John
son, E. Snowden. Jr., S. c. Neale, q. r
Shriyer, N. D. Ball. s..s .sls-l, :.-'
| Alleqhany.-H. FL. Robertson, Lee Per
singer, F. L. Karnes, William Skeen.
| Amelia.--F. r. Farrar, W. j. Chatham
John A. Gills, T. Berry.
| Anaherst.-R. NJ. Taliaferro, j. T. Ed
| wards, R. A. Cogbill, Al. Richardson.
| Appomattor--J. W. Flood, T. 8. Bocock.
| Auqusta.--A. B. Lightner, G. A. Bruce, j
iD. Craig, J. A. Cochran.
Bedford.--J. c. Featherston, T. J. Brown
j. o. Hensley, l.. A. Sale, james L. Arthur
j. S. Slicer, W. w. Berry, W. ". Meade, Il
| G. Towers.
Bland.-T.J j. Munsey, S. w. Munsey, E
F. Graseclose, j. M. French.
Botetourt.-T. D. Houston, W. A. Glas
gov. w. N. Johnston, r. Z. Allen.
Bruus,oick.--D. S. Hicks, T. j. Taylor, E
Dromgoole, j. S. Miller:
Buchanan.-S. S. Dinwiddie, S. w. VIII
liams.
BucI1aqham.-G.J j. Hundley, G. D. San
ders, j. Y. Crute, W. NJ. Cabell. }. b. FLICK
| len. II. Harris. ..
Campbeu.-J. Risque Hunter, A. j. Clark
Abner Early, 6. W. Morgan, j. w. Daniel
T.. NJ. StIatton.
Caroline.-W. T. Chandler, c. Wright, G
r. Dorsey, w. d. Quesenberry, r. G. Hoiio
| way.
CarroH.-A. w. C. Eowlin, j. Early, A
Cox, j. l.. Mitchell.
Charles Gty.-R. Douthat, A. II. Drewry.
G. w. Walden.
Charlotte.-C. Bruce, W. G. Friend, j
G. Barnes, V. Gaines.
Chesterfeld.--J. r. Werth, S: Brooks
John Murphy, w. r. Rufin, K. L. Jones
L. r. Cbiles. W. I. Copton.
,Clarke.--S. }. C. Moore, j. j. Riley, Da