The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-20
TIONs OF RESPECT, &C.

at the Virginia 0pera-H ouse. There were
upwards Of 100. delegates in attendance.
Staunton, Charlottesville, Danville, Lynch
burg, and Norfolk were ably represented.
The Convention was called to order by
Lieutenant III. l.: SpotsWood, OF Company
IS C,n First Virginia regiment. Sergeant
j. TAYLOR Stratton, OF Company g B, J" was
requested to act as secretary. -. :,
Is Lieutenant Sp0tswood stated That the OBJ
iect of this assemblage was 10 incite q more
general, interest in. the military system of
the. State, and that the principal feature
would be to enroll all able-bodied men be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty-fiYe
years, and to petition the Legislature to enact
such acts as would meet the ends desire ed.
On behalf Of the companies OF the First Vir-
ginia regiment he rendered the delegates
from other parts Of the State a hearty well
come.
PERMANENT 0RNANIzArI0N.
On motion Of Captain Maxwell T. Clarke,
Lieutenant W. B. McChesney, of the West
Augusta Guards, was unani mously elected
permanent president, and Captain n. T..
Clarke, yice-president. -
Lieutenant McC Chesney, upon taking the
chair, thanked the Convention for the honor
conferred upon him, and hoped that, on ac-
count of bis youth and inexperience in par
liamentary rules, he would be excused for
any mistake he might inadvertently make in
his rulings.
. Rev. Or. Hoge, chaplain Of the First
Virginia regiment, opened the deliberations
Of the Convention with prayer; after which
the following additional vice-presidents
were elected: Major John w. Daniel, Of
Lynchburg; Captain Wright, of Peters
burg; Lieutenant A. W. Miller, of Amelia ;
Captain r. F.. Vaughan, Of Norfolk; Lieu
tenant Gerst,, OF Danyille; Lieutenant j.
T.. .Byers, OF Staunton. ,.s-5E s,.4 s.,;,
Captain John S. Wise was chosen one OF
the vice-presidents to represent the Will
liamsbUrg soldiery. { -
ON motion, the vice-presidents were re-
quested to occupy seats on the stage.
Captain Charles F. Taylor, Of Richmond,
nominated for the position OF permanent
secretary Sergeant j. Taylor Stratton, and
ton.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. 49,
Sergeant j. T. Stratton offered series OF
resolutions, the purport Of which has here.
tofore been published. -
The following, composing Sergeant STRAIT.
toms preamble and resolutions and o sub.
stitute offered by Lieutenant John E.
Laughton, of Richmond, was after conside.
rable discussion finally adopted:
Whereas it is indispensably necessary
that the Commonwealth Of Virginia should
have military force upon which in ar
confidently rely; and whereas we unhesita
our State can ]. in this regard be bes
| h1,- facfarinrr nd $ht
volunteer spirit, which now appears to fai
to animate ..as it should our citizens; ant
whereas it is the earnest desire OF this meet
ing to secure result so eminently to be de
sired therefore be it ,,d =, -i,t.:, ..;.,.
Resolved, That committee OF seven b
appointed to memorialize the General As
sembly OF Virginia TO pass an act therso
which shall provide. f7!ia " Gt't'
| l.. For the election Of an Adjutant- ant
Inspector General and to provide sucl
emoluments for the same as shall NOT max
it unworthy Of the acceptance OF the best
| officers which Virginia has produced. ;s2aa
O., That the militia Of the State shall con
sist of volunteer organizations, to be or
ganized into companies, regiments, bri
gades, and divisions.
8. That there shall be a per capita tax OF
each voter Of the State OF twenty cents, whicl
shall constitute a fund for the maintenance
uniforming, and equipping such organiza
| tions, or that the volunteers be:put on th
same footing as those of New York and Afa
ryland.
/ f.. That each company shall be entitled t,
contributing members, who, upon the an
nual payment Of twenty dollars each shal
/ be exempt from all militia and Jury duty
| 5. That such organization shall parade a
such stated times as may be determined b.
the General Assembly. fr:.1 =. s,.4l
The resolutions were discussed and adopt
ed Seriatifn. The preamble was amended
so as to give the delegation from Richmond
the power to act in the absence Of the re
mainder Of the committee. -,
During the animated debate upon Ith,
resolutions speeches. were made by Captain
George D. Wise, Captain Wertenbaker,
Sergeant j. r; Strattdn, Captain John S
wise, Lieutenant Daniel OF Charlottesville
Captain N. T. Clarke, and others.
| MAJOR JOHN W. DANIELS SPEECH.
At one time matters were SO much mixes
that in order to divert the mind, Of thos
!. present and give more time to those special
] II concerned, Major John W. Daniel, b,
eneral.request, made an eloquent speecl
i on the issues OF the past; the present, AM
the future, and was frequently interruptet
I,by loud applause, showing that the speake
/ was favorite of large majority OF tn
i ,llConyention., Major Daniel spoke for forty
:. five minutes. At the conclusion Of his re
marks it was moved and carried that th
/ thanks OF the meeting be rendered to hir
1 for his patriotic speech. a..;: 80
Captain Wertenbaker offered the follow
ing, which vas adopted: