The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-18
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TON AT Observation-Disclosures VktANI.
RESOLUTIONS HON. GEORGE g.
CABELB YAccLANATIoN, &c;
tcorrespondenee or the Richmond D'spatct.1
nHnrsYrrnE, YA..,s September 16, 1873:
Pursuant to call OF the Conservative Elk
ecutive Committee OF the Fifth congress
sional district, convention Of delegates
from the several counties Of the district as
semb1ed at HifIsviIle, Va, on the 18th day
OF September, 1873.
THE Convention was called to order by
General 81. FL. Hurt, OF Halifax, when Cox
opel A, M. Dickinson, OF Grayson, was
elected temporary chairman, and N. =. Car
per, OF Franklin, secretary.
A Committee on Credentials was appoint
ed, who, after retirement, reported quo
rum Of delegates entitled to. seats In the
Convention.
PERMANEST ORGANIZATION.
The Chair then proceeded to appoint q
committee on permanent organization, COM
posed of one delegate from each county and
city in the district, as follows: w. A. Car
son, John T.. Condif, &C. Carpers George
Clanton, I. C. Adams, j. A. Palmer, John
Early, T. j. Talbot, II. E. COLEMAN, who
reported the following permanent officers
OF the Convention:
Chairman-Paul c. Edmunds, OF Hall
fax. 49,
Vice-Presidents- C. Robson, w. NJ.
Treadwav, Jr., &. E. Dennis, j. L. Temp
kins, J. P. Critz. Peter Hairston,, Il. NJ.
Brown, w. A. Carson, J. D. Blackwell.
Sccretaries-N. c. Carper, OF the Frank
lin Gazette John Sewer, OF the EDyd re-
porter; and D. B. Brown, OF the Hlllsville
ViTgtnidn.
Sereeat-at- Arms-W. T. Lawson.
REMARKS OF MR.. EDMUNDs-CoMMITTEE ON
| RESOLUTIONS. .s
JJpon the adoption of the foregoing re-
port a committee of three was appointed TO
conduct the presiding officer to the chair.
Upon assuming the presidency OF the Con-
vention, Mr.. Edmunds INDUCED few hap
py remarks, invoking the assistance and In
dulnence of the Convention, and counsel
ling the utmost harmony in their proceed
| ings.
On motion of J. P. Critz. OF Patrick, the
rules OF the House of Delegates were
adopted as the rules Of the Convention.
On motion the following were appointed
committee on resolutions j. D. Black
well, Henry Edmunds, Norman Hale, S. b.
Willis, j. l.. Tompkins. 2. HairSton, W. 4.
Lawson, Garland Anderson, j. Is. Ander-
son.
The Convention then took recess OF one
hour in order to rartake of a snmptuous
dinner prepared by the ladies OF HlllsVllle.
AFTER RECEss-REsoLuTIoNs ADOPTED.
The Convention was called to order at 2
O'Clock by the Chairman. and the follow
ing report of the Committee on Hesolll-
tions adopted, and vote OF thanks unanl-
mouslv rendered the committee for the able
and efficient manner in which it had dis
charged its duty:
| Whereas in the opinion OF this ConVen-
ton there is destructive depression in the
financial condition Of the country and a
decrease in the value Of property and the
| productions OF LABOR which should be as
speedily relieved as practicable by iudcous
and wholesome legislation, and that such
depression and decrease in value is largely
| due to that unwiSe and illiberal national
legislation in the past which has unduly
contracted the currency OF the country;
therefore be it ..#.
Resolued, as The sense of this Convention,
| That the present system OF distributing
currency through the establishment OF ma
tional banks is contrary to our views OF re-
publican government, and is an institution
tending to concentrate capital in manner
| injurious to the great laborlng andlndus-
trial interests OF the people, and that in
stead OF retiring the Treasury-note cur
rency. commonly known as Srcenbacks, the
same should be substituted as speedily as
practicable for the natonal-baDk currency,
which should be retired; that the charters
of said banks should be revoked anu The
whole system repealed.
fesoLued, That sufficient amount OF
currency is absolutely necessary for the en-
joyment OF property, its Just interchange,
and for the trade and business uses oil the
people, and that when Government I'M
dertakes to control that currency and the
manner of IFS issuance it should provide
for full and sufficient amount thereof, and
in manner least discriminating to its citi-
Zens; and, in our opinion, our Govern
merit has failed to discharge this high trust.
And it is further our opinion that its Trea-
sury notes should he made receivable for
all its dues of every description and with
out distinction, and that they should be is
sued in such volume, and us speedily as
may be, to meet the wants OF trade and the
| increased business transactions and popula-
ton OF the country. ....
RESOLVED, That we are not prepared fer
the resumption Of specie-payment, and that
the law known as the resumption &C"
should be at once repealed.
Resolyed, That we heartily endorse the
legislation by which the currency OF the
country has been increased by the remonetl-
cation of silver.
Resoived, That the dollar known as the
I" trade-dollar" should be made by law a
legal tender, and the value OF foreign coins
be fixed by statute.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor OF legls-
latiou repeating the specia! tax OF ten per
cent. on the circulation OF State banks,
holding that such legislation Is right, and
that The. existing law is wrong, restricting
as it does the powers OF the several States IN
this matter.
RESOLVED, That we earnestly oppose any
legislation tending to enlarge the lurlsdlc-
ton Of the courts OF the United States 1ef
| any purpose or on any preteXt whatever.
Resolved, That we cordially endorse the
course in Congress OF our present repre-
sentative, Hon. George &. Cabell, and espe-
cially bis earnest and efficient efforts to Sc
cure the reduction OF the tax on tobacco ana
liquors, and we further express our opin-
ion that these taxes are discriminating, oner-
Gus, and extremely oppressive to our peo-
ple. and that the whole internal-revenue
system should be at once and forever abol-
ished. And if this be not practicable, that
| the same be modified so as to afford the
greatest relief possible.
COLONEL CABELL NOMINATED BY ACCLAIM
| The Chair then announced that nomlna-
lions were in order for candidate to repre-
sent the Conservative party OF the Fifth
congressional district in the Forty-slXth
Congress OF the United States.
Captain G. e. Dennis moved that Hon:
George e. Cabell. OF Danvile, be declared