The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
UNION MEETING at RICHMOND.
The solniuns Adopted.

UNlWN Mnb INV Al klCnMONDs
The Rasdlntiuns ,Adoptsd. !
RIoHMosD, Va, Aug. as-S p. M.-An hour I
since witnessed the opening of that bng-an- |
nounced anoma.J ~ the city of Richmond |
mass meeting. The meeting is being held |
in the public square. The fiaos of tie United |
States and Virginia float over the main sneaIS |
eris stand, and an immense crowd are Gathered |
together TO behold the strange scent. The re- |
solutions have been already adopted, with
some little apparent enthusiasm They were
written by Judge Meredith. of Ehe court of
Cancellation, and win. under the lsinsnlsr cir.
cumstances in which they are given to the
world, attract vide degree of attention and
perusal. 49,
Judge VIM. II. Lyons presiaes, also Of the
conciliation court, assisted by I'VE Vice Presi-
dents from among the PROMINENT citizens of
The speakers are Raleigh II. Daniels. James
Lyons, w. 81. Macfarland aud Thos. P. August.
all eminent rebels six months ago, willing and
desirous, but wanting the ability, to mince
meat the Union armies bdeaguering them in
this capital. 80.
The following are the resolutions adopted
by the meeting Their significant character
will at once be apparent to the attentive
reader: l1sl 80 5As cf ri
We, the people of the city Of Richmond, in
mass meeting assembled to express our opin-
ion in the present EFFICIENCY of public affairs,
do
9 Resogve, That we have witnessed with just
indignation the persistent and wicked efforts of
q portion of the press and the people of the
South with perfidy and insincerity in the hon.
est attempts they have made and are making,
to resume their former relations with the
Union, by questioning their fidelity and truth
in the oaths of allegiance which they have TAX
en-, and by vague and unsupported charges,
that they desire, If they do not contemplate,
further resistance to its authority. Such inn
putations are not only false, but miscellaneous,
being calculated TO retard, IL they be not de-
signed to defeat, that perfect and constitution
al rest0ration' Of the Union which the war was
professedly waged against the seeding States
to effect and which good men and patriots in
all sections of the country earnestly desire to
accomplish. And it being of the last import
ance that the minds Of the whole people be
disabused Of these errors, and particularly that
the authorities at Washington be truly in
formed Of the temper and disposition Of the
Southern people, we do solemnly pronounce
these and al other imputations upon them, Of
kindred character, no matter from what
source they come, to be utterly ungrounded
and false 57e
Rssoloed, That the general temper and dis
position of the Southern people, including
our own, are to accept and acquiesce in the
resume the duties Of citizenship in the Union.
That the men of character and ability who
have hitherto influenced public sentiment,
neither advise nor intend anything different
from the discharge of their duties as citizens
OF the United States, and are setting an exam
pie of full and ready submission to the author
ity of its government, and counsel full recog-
milton of the facts of the actual situation, in.
Guiding the accepted and irreversib1e abolition
Resolved, That we, the people of Richmond,
fully and thoroughly comprehendiug and &C.
cepting the results Of mat struggle in all their
force and significance, and as one of the most
important, the abolition of slavery already
effected by the restored constitution of the
support, do pledge ourselves to support the re-
construction policy of the President, which pur-
poses restored equality of rights and privi-
1eges to all the States, including the power in
each to regulate the right Of suffrage for itself
as distinguished from the reckless and, perni-
cious theories of the so-called radical party,
which proposes to the Southern States the al
clusion from the benefits CT common and
equal Union; and that we win support the ma
ti0nal authority and the supreme rule of law
and order everywhere, as the only sure guaran-
tee for the re-establishment of the rights and
privileges of our own and theOther Southern
States, under the Constitution in the Union.
Res0loed, That we earnestly recommend to
our fellow-citizens throughout the State to
hold meetings as soon as practicable In their
respective counties and towns, and adopt suita-
BILE resolutions expressive Gas we do not doubt
they will be) of their entire sympathy with
the motives, purposes, and objections herein
declared; that no cloud of doubt, no shadow
of suspicion, may rest on the integrity, honor,
and good faith of their expressed desire and
honest attempts to resume the duties of allie
glance to the United States. ese 81
Resolved, That it Is no less Q pleasure than q
duty on our part to give public expression to
the esteem and respect which we ieel for the
present chief magistrate of our State, whose
conciliatory bearing, frank and manly manners
and firm and well considered craftsmanship,
have enabled him 10 grapple successfully with
the unusual difficulties OF his position. With
the opportunity to see rs face to faceas we are,
he has the wisdom to appreciate the true char
acter OF our people. He has thrown himself
without reserve on their candor, trulhfulneS5
and conscientiousness, and they have met, and
will continue TO meet him, in like spirit of
cordial confidence. tfsH-
The question of naval apprenticeship is
now attracting considerable attention, and
we therefore publish for general inforrna-
ton the following communication on the
subject from Lieutenant Commander Roe,
OF the Michigan: 70
SO q. 8. STEAMER MICHGAN,t
DETROIT, Aug. %, 1866. E
Persons wishing to put their sons into the
navy as naval apprentices, may enlist them on
board the q. 8. s. Michigan, Lieutenant Com
mander F. A. Roe, commanding.
Applicants for apprenticeship must pro-
duce undoubted and satisfactory evidence of
good moral character; they must present
themselves on board the Michigan, accompa-
MED by their parents or lawful guardians, at
their own expense; they must pass physical
examination by the surgeon on board !;
they must be able to read fuently, and
write legibly !; they must be able to
pass examination in enumeration, add.
ton, subtraction, multiplication and division,
and also In vulgar and decimal fractions. No
apprentice is received without the sworn con-
sent of the guardian or the parent, and no trans