The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-09

cept less than we owe them, reputation
will come as sure as night follows day; and
when reputation comes State pride and
public honor yanish-those priceless jewels
which our heroes preserved when they
folded their banners and laid down their
arms with the immortal Lee at AppomattoX.
But il an appeal to honor is no longer suffi-
cient to save us from reputation, self-in-
terest demands lis to stay the hand that
would forever destroy the credit Of the
State. l. I
Mr.. Hinton, of Petersburg, rose to a
noint of order, and inqulred Whether II
was competent for the temporary chairman
OF the Convention to discuss questions that
will come up before it for consideration
, Colonel Lamb am not aware that the
honor of Virginia will come up before the
Convention for discussion.
Let the dark shadow OF reputation rest
upon our State, and who would trust us :
(Applause.] Our own capitalists Woula senu
their surplus means abroad, ana all nope Vi
foreign aid would be deIusion and snare.
No interest would suffer so severely from
this want Of credit as that interest which has
to wait from seed-time to harvest for the re-
turns of its labor. The farmer, unable to
sell his land. but obliged to plod on to keep
soul and body together, would feel with re-
doubled force the curse Of reputation.
Here the speaker was SO Interrupted he
was obliged to stop. He was accused OF
taking advantage OF his position to discuss
a question at issue before the Convention.
Tn reply, he said that he did not seek the
position, and be could not make speech
unless it sustained the credit OF his native
State. He then proceeded amid much con-
fusion. ......
Let us take courage then, and let our
watchwords be: 1.-THE public credit OF Vlr-
ginia: it must and shall be maintained"
Discard this noble sentiment, take one step
down the devious path OF broken falth, ana
it can never be retraccd, and then the pro-
phetic warning OF one of Virginia's gifted
sons, made quarter OF century ago, Will
come to pass. .'that dread hour when hope
deferred shall at length make the heart
sick, when IN overburdened people sbal'
forget the clear renown it used to wear.
When multiplied disasters shall at length
suggest diShonor, with faith broken and
credit gone, reputation shall come at last
with her black brush to finish the picture,
come to add shame to grief and infamy to
ruin! {" From such fate God save the
Commonwealth!
Gentlemen, the Convention is ready for
business.
Mr.. Riddlebarger, from his seat in the Sc
cond tier, moved that the Seventh congress
sional district be shown seats in some more
convenient place.
Agreed to amid much laughter.
COMMENCEMENT OF BUsINEss-AoRE DISORDER.
DR.. R. A. Wise, OF Williamsburg, offered
three resolutions, providing Tor the appoint
ment OF committees OF three members each
from each congressional district, to report
upon permanent organization, credentials,
and resolutions. The resolution in refer
ence to the appointment OF committee on
resolutions produced storm OF opposition
on the ground that it would enable the
temporary organization to control tue per-
manent organization.
Mr.. Glennan, OF Norfolk, raised this OBJ
lection after the resolution had been passed
in the midst OF confusion and noisy dc
monstrations by the mob-like assembly.
The Chairman ruled him out OF order,
and General Pridemore appealed from his
decision. ...,
MIR. Hinton satisfied the directors that
their objection did not apply to the propo-
sition to appoint committees on orsaniza-
ton Aid credentials, but only as to the third
resolution.
DR.. Wise offered to withdraw the third
resolution-to appoint committee on reso-
lutions-but as all the resolutions had been
adopted by the meeting the Objectionable
resolution could only be gotten rid OF by
reconsideration.
General Pridemore refused to withdraw
his appeal, and everything came to stand
still, when Colonel McCaull, OF Roanoke,
suggested that the Chair withdraw its
ruling. This was done, and the appeal fell,
and a reconsideration and rejection OF the
third resolution followed, and the Conyen-
ton was again ready to go on with business.
TROUBLE IN THE THIRD DISTRICT DELEGATION
The Chair announced that the Convention
was now ready to receive the names OF the
Committees on Permanent Organization
and Credentials.
Mr.. John S. Wise stated that he believed
an effort was being made to thrust upon the
Convention names from the Third congress
sional district for the committees, when no
selection had really been made. He denied
emphatically that any committeeman had
been suggested, and that the delegations
had held formal meetings.
General Peyton Wise stated that meet
ing had been held, and that the gentleman
who had Just spoken had been notified OF
the meeting.
By permission of the Convention the
Third distl let delegation WINS permitted to
retire for consultation.
Mr.. OConnor. of Chesterfield, moved to
adjourn untilS 2. NJ. Lost.
A motion to adjourn until 19 O'Clock
Thursday to- day. was also put and lost.
Mr.. Bohannon, of Matthews, demanded a
call OF the roll of delegates by districts.
The Chair directed the secretary to call
the roll but points of order were raised,
and, some Of the delegations having with
drawn by permission, the call was dispensed
with.
COMMITTEES ON ORGANIZATION AND CREDES-
--.- TIALs.
The different delegations now sent up the
names of the committeeman on permanent
organization and credentials, which were
read as follows:
On Permanent Organization.-First Dis
trict E. 3. Montague, Severn Ayre, George
Walker. Second District: Arthur Segar,
John II. Wright, r. B. Wilcox. Third
District George D. Pleasants, r. F. Moss,
A. G.. Babcoek. Fourth District: r. FL.
Jones, F. R. Farrar, John Jackson. Fifth
District: G. w. B. Hale, Colonel A. NJ.
Davis, .Horatio Davis. Sixth District: r.
L. Parrish, j.. C.. Featherstone, Taylor
Berry. Seventh District: William Branch,
Mann Splitter, Harmon Hiner. Eighth
District: Samuel Moon. M. FL. Wells, r. c.
Macon. Ninth District: A.. c.. Cumming,
J, C. Gent, E. 81. Logan. II.
On Credentials. First District: DR.. A.
N. Wexford, Colonel w. r. .Aylett, G. A.
Bohannon. Second District: G. w. Mur-
daugh, J. j. Duck, ]. M.Wileox. Third Dis
trict I. Il. Darlington, ]. Z. Grubbs, W.
B. Woodbridge. Fourth District: w. +.