The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-05
The Epi.eopa,l General convention.

/ The Eptseopaa General Convention.
BUSINESS OF THE SECOND DAY-APPLIcATIoN
TO SET ASIDE WEST VIRGINIA As A SEPARATE
DIOCESE, &C. ,srs
BosToN, October 4.-The second days
session OF the Episcopal Convention was
Rev. Bishops Bedell, OF Ohio, and Greene,
OF Mississippi.
The attendance was much larger than on
the first day, rs great many delegates from
southern and western dioceses have come in
since foil-calI, which show 1873 delegates
present.
The records Of yesterdays session were
read and approved.
Rev. DR.. Austreo, OF New York, was
confirmed as assistant secretary. The bust
ness meeting began at 1890 o'clock-the
President in the chair. After protracted
discussion concerning the election OF vice.
president, the President read the list OF
standing committees. a communication
was read from the House OF Bishops stating
that the House had organized by the cleo
| ton OF Right Rev. Fl. e. Potter secretary.
A resolution providing for the preaching
of the opening sermon was adopted.
The Convention voted to refer the matter
suggested by the House last year to the
proper committee, with instructions to re-
port upon the first one Friday and upon
the others on Monday.
The petition of Bishop White, prayer
book secretary, that the hymn-book might
be bound up with the prayer-book, was re-
ferred.
The following order was referred: That
the subject OF voluntary withdrawal from
the ministry other than for immoral con-
duct be referred to the Committee on Ca
nons."
Several minor memorials, reports, and
petitions were received and referred.
West Virginia asked for division OF her
diocese, which is too large. -" l.
1t was voted to print daily House calen-
dar.
[The clergy Of West Virginia desire that
| that State be set apasss as separate diocese
from Virginia. West Virginia does not
constitute at present separate diocese, as
this dispatch would seem to indicate. EDS
| New York Democratic Convention.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on CONTESTED
SEATS.
ALBANY, October 4.-The committee on
the contested seats made report in favor
OF seating the coming delegation from Al
bany, the Mclaughlin delegation from
Kings, and excluding the anti-Tammany
delegation from New York [great applause],
and in favor OF the delegates from Orleans,
who were yesterday accepted as regular by
the action of the State Committee: also, in
favor OF Murphy, or regular delegates from
RenSallear.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
! ALBANY, October 1.-THE Committee on
| Permanent Organization reported Clarkson
n. Potter for permanent chairman. Dir.
| Potter addressed the Convention.
THE PLATFORM.
ALBANY, October 4.-The platform COM
mences:
The people having in the last presi-
dental contest elected by an overwhelming
| popular and q clear electoral majority the
| Democratic candidates for President and
Vice-President, and the will Of the nation,
| thus constitutonally declared. having been
wickedly and boldly nullifed by means OF
the grossest usurpation and frauds OF re-
turning boards, protected and adopted, II
not instieated, by the party in possession OF
the Government, and rendered practicable
by a threatening array OF military force,
| RESOLVED, That at this the first Conven-
ton OF the Democrats OF this State held
since the consummation OF this great crime,
it is not only Just and fit but it is the plain
duty, in the interest Of constitutional gov
eminent and in the yindication and preser-
walton Of the sacred right Of the majo rity to
choose their rulers, to denounce with the
warmest indignation this stupendous
wrong; and we hereby denounce, con-
denim, and hold it up to universal eXecra-
ton.
Resolved, That this duty Of setting a
mark of infamy upon this transaction, and
preventing any quick forgetfulness or easy
conformation Of it from raising tempting
precedent for future outrages, rests spe-
cially and peculiarly upon the Democratic
party OF this State, one OF whose most Illus
trious leaders was the President actually
chosen by the nation.
RESOLVED, That the present national Adj
ministraton, by It's withdrawal OF the troops
from the South and its cessation from the
mischievous, unconstitutional, and oppres-
siye interference With the internal affairs OF
States, has in that respect rendered the va
rious Drecedents Of the Republican party,
followed the course marked out by the Fed
eral Constitution, and to which the Demo-
Gratis stand pledged, and it is therefore en-
titled, in that particular, to the approval OF
all good citizens.
The financial plank reaffirms gold and
silver as the only legal leIueI, ITO culIeu-
cy inconvertable with coin; steady steps
towards specie-payments.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to the
granting OF subsidies by the Government
to corporations or individuals for the con-
struction OF railroads or other internal inn
proyement as unnecessary beyond the
scope of Federal power, and inevitably pro-
ducing corruption.
The following ticket was nominated:
For Secretary Of State, Allen c. Beach;
Controller, Frederick ?. Alcott; Treasurer,
James Walker; Attorney-Ge General, Angus
tus Schoonmaker; State Engineer and Sur
yeyor, Horatio Seymour, Jr.
| After the appointment OF State Central
Committee the Convention adjourned.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW JERSEY DEMO-
| Gratis.
| ALBANY, October 4.-The Convention
adopted the following:
The Democracy OF New York, in Conven-
ton assembled, send greetings to the De-
! mocracy Of our sister State New Jersey, and
congratulate the voters Of that State on the
nomination of the patriot and soldier, Gen.
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