The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-09-14
Meeting ia Richmond.

Try the loyalty of this community to the
Constitution and Laws of the United
States" took place on Tuesday after
noon on the Capitol Square. Judge VIM:
IL. Lyons presided, assisted by several
Vice Presidents and Secretaries. Speech
es were made by Judge Lyons, Mr.Wm
A. Mcfarland, Mr.. e. II. Daniel and
Mr.. James Lyons, the two latter COM
planning of the action of the Govern
ment in setting aside the recent election
In Richmond, contending that General
Marmaduke johnson and Mr.. Sturdi-
Want were elected by legal and loyal
voters, and that their having. served in
the Rebel army should not be considered
as any disqualification. All the speak
ers denied that the people of Virginia
who had taken the oath of allegiance
were disloyal to the Federal Govern
ment, and had accepted the result of the
WAL as against them.
They took the oath in good faith and
intend to support it. The policy of
PSesident johnson and Governor Pier
|p0nt was commended, and the press.
aM politicians who doubt the submission
Of Virginia were denounced, and all
Expressed desire for the establishment
Ofsclvil law, the restoration of the writ
or hd6eds corpus, &c. Messrs. VIM. I'll.
Macfarland, Charles Palmer ond Robert
Ridgaway were appointed a committee
lent .Iohnson an invitation fo s-isit Rich
|mond and at the same time nrosent tbe
adontad Inv. tha ,noatino,
(which arc &C follows - ~ ,
ResoheG That we have Witnessed
with just Indignation the persistent and
wicked efforts of u portion of the press
Rnd people of the Northern States to
brand the Daonle of Tho South with ner-
Eidv,and insincerity in the honest al
{empts thev have made, and are maxine,
Eo resume their former relations with the
Union. bv duestionino =fb9fr fidelity aud
ErlIfb in fhe oaths Of alfeoianca which
[hev have taken and Nv Zone AMI m
s11uborted CHARGES. ti1af fbev desire, If
Ehev do not confemniafel further resist
amos to its authority S,ich ih3n,1tatio,fs
bra@ not only false Inf aaisdl,inx,o,1o
.heifso calbuIafad * r9tard s;ffboIr hanof
|lesionrd tn dofea4 fbaf S2orfeo+ ~ i .cy,7
stitISfional rest6Tafion af ,.!a. q. !. IN.
vhich HE war was ,,,of9ss,,eiv a. fse+
6painst the seeding Gfafas #o eif5.rt. .f.id
WfIich Good men and natriofs, in. . Il s sej.-
lions az fbe country oaTnast1v .,lesire 10
7cc0n,nlish And # Tai5m 81 fba Iaet
Emnortance +hat the minds of tbe u-lolet
'beople No disahused Of these errors and
barticuIarIy that the snlj'orities' al at
|Washina be truly informed of the
+enlps.r and disposition Of ti1e southern
peoble. we do solemnly pronounce these
hnd ali other imputajians upon them of
d Kindred character, no matter from
whit source they come. to be utterly I'M
Founded and false. Applause. 'A.-
& IeesoLred, That the general temper
and tlisposition of the Southern people,
.lnchding our own, are to accept and ac-
.dui6sce in the results of the late san
aufnarv STRUGGLE. and to resume the
3nt3es of cifiZenshin in the JTnion. That
he2men. of character and ahilitv who
have hitherto influenced m1blic senti-
neiit. neitheradyise nor intend anvthino
7iHbrent from the discharge of their
]uffes as citizens of the tinted States
Eld are SETTING an eyamnle eff full and
eady submission to the authority of it's
4Overnment. and counsel a FIJI recor-
ition of the facts of the actual situation,
ncluding the accepted and irreversible
b0lition of slavery.
& Reso!ued, That we, the people of
tiG hmond fully and thoroughly COM
n lending and accepting the results of
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