, 1865-08-08
Especial Dispatch to the Chieszo Tribune.1
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| Previous 10 the adjournment Of the colosed
mems Convention 1t Alexandra. on Saturday
evepinz, the following spirited preamble andres
| c:utiuns, which the weather bus prevented send
| 1ne tooner. were uuansm eu.ly adopted:
We, the American citizens OF African descent
ct the State Of Virgins. In Convention assem-
bled, in the city Of Alexandra. this fourth dsy oil
August l56o. DO adopt the following preamble
wMsEAs, n the darkest hours Of American
history. when tseascn and rebellion swept oye1
Of he United ststes; and when tie Cor.
foEth 10 a5ht he bat,ies and protect
WHsarAs, A. peace is restored to the lind, and
the toand OF the dr1t, or the tramp oEtbe tEoops.
| q the boom Of the caEEon IL heard no uore, and
the States 20 Late tn rebelf1on abopt being fe
STORED to their reatsonlblp in the Federal Union,
under pretended loysly; therefore,,
,b ststfs 70 i,,e open r e.
General Government without giving to American
e1sizeEs Of Atlis.1 descent al H. f,Rh1s .nd In
open arms sd ho,ttity scsin.t the GoTsrnmen: ~ mn y
done 70 the :oya, black. who comp 3so tie
Etsoirfd. Thst ! petition oe tent to cooeress stss;
in the name ol the Convention. respectfully, ret
Knoet earnestly, requesting tnem not 70 receive
tie Slate Of Vitgl1ia to seats IN the Congress Of
The Tn ed St It's, and 10 keep Tho 6taie 1oder
military co: Eol unh( all the EIghta acd imupnl-
t'ta orsed to white citizens shall be accorded
WuInEAs. Good rnlers mike good aud true
enhjects, which fs eslenhsl IN he caee of Queen
v'c'oria On the one hand, and Louis Napo'esn On
WHraxis, This 1ole held good With reference
to rules from 2 rent to king; md
ard e'pccjtliy these in the Sou hesn sts'e. hlts
been 60 tto1ouPh1y detesttd ~ colored men, Is
htctuse theJ hare invariably haied rs, AID have
Joined hands with our opptessor., and IN uauy
ard
wHEaE4s,. In the process Of construction aud
Provisional Governor Of The sta,e Of virgin!a,
OF ~ my peFfou holding osdce, either By th ~
poin'meot Of Gov Fsl!po,nt q as t1s result of
svtsy esse have they songhtto degrade rs; thers-
ktso!red, Tha. re, members Of This convtntlon
Of eolortd citizens Of Virginia, A=eembled, do
moet respectfully but earnestly call upon Gov.
Pe1lp lot to define bis poeuon IN reference to the
repeal Of ~ The b.ack lxNs ct V.r9inia which
oppIete and degraee us; ato in reference 10 the
fIsnch'se Of the co'ored citizens Of Virginia.
r Etso'ttd, That nntess hc doe, this form.l1y n.
ca1not confioaE him a. our friend.
Rtso&red. Th1r tbs very dpbons couree Of the
Governor hiss left both u and e1l true friends
1ty to the principles upon which he was e1slted
Re.oteed, Tint We thspk nj ali true friends Of
l4ee, at all sehcolt hnt cut ecialfy Hon Cnas.
Sumner, BeL1- F. Wade, Henry Wilson, Generals
prs.aed the ectnu Ct our encutes: bat uone
bAse g1ektef ehs1e OF ont lore and respect 1hxn
Gen. d F. Butler, who trst decided the fate Of
avery.
The reading Of the last re*oIutIon produced the
widest enthusiasm, eliminating in shree hearty
cheers AID tiger for Gen. Butler.
AEo,her resolution WAS also adopted for pro-
v1tf1v for tie sppo!ntme Mt Of committee to con-
fsr mfb the Frecdmsn's Bureau at Richmond for
'he purpofe Ct establisaing common schools
throughput :he State, oE In eueh sections -
might be found euit1b]e.
Heretofore troops 1ha. hsre been mustered out
bare been sent to the1r respective st,te capitals
for trAl p1sment ard discharge. Tne order Of
the Var Department te1eRrphed to Gen. Shesi-
dan, however, which Authorizes him to muster
out In Te1as such troops ~ be thilts can be c1.-
perscd With, coutasrs the following significant
clause:
*The muster-out, dEtehaFRes and payments
vii be made under the rezulttions proma gatcd
IN general orders. except ofacers sad men who
mttted to do ko.H
The meaning Of thls Will be readily IN ae1ztood
when 1t IL remembered ttat such OF there men as
might desire to aid the Liberals IN Mexico are
thus placed 1t l:ber, to do 50, With the privilege
nlthed free transportation 10 the very spot where
&he Mex'cans my need their services. Tha De-
psrtmtnt su ges'a ttat probably msny Of these
zen mBy at any rats sgleh to setle along the Tax
an frontier.
Chss. v, Cheshlre, Commissioner Of the B3asd
Of Enrolment for the Second District Of New
Yosk, tiled BY Court Martial On the charge Of &C.
cepting brIbes, has been found guilty and SEN
t4neea to be d1suissed from tersfee, to fosfat all
psy and allowances due hin BY ths Government,
to rsy ire Of {a coo to the United States, and to
be Imprisoned IN the Albany Peuttent ssJ six
ucnlhs, and until The due is paid, the who1e t:tm
Of imprisonment not T. e1cccd one yer.
Brrv. hsj. Gen. &. J. Hunt, for two years past
Chief Of ARTILLERY, s.nY Of the Potomsc, Bug.
Gems. D, i. De Ru.tey md h. L. HAsktns, have
bctn relieved from duty tn this Department t. aud
ordered 10 their respective homes, from t1eaca
10 report to the Adju'ant 9-uest1. by ]ettsf-
Bric. Gen. J. 4. Hnektn his been ssstGred to The
camuard OF III the troops serving IN the Wash
irg'on forti&catlons-
Twenty eight more hospital chsnlaizs we're
mustered out Of te1rice TO-DAY. Fifty three on
era Of the Medical Corps, have Just received bra-
ret promotions. Tweuty.seTen Of them Ia The
regular army, and txentys:x tn the vofnneet
strvice. Among the number are the following
Surgeons: Thpver PerrIp., Ohio: 4. r. Wirtz
nd Anthony HeiRer Penn, Brevet Ieutsnant
cclone.s OF United States Army. Assistant Sur.
eeop, c. 4. Grsenleaf snd y r. Hubbard, Ohio;
B Z. Fry, H s. Sehel1. C.. 4. Wlunte.
c. 4. Mccall, n. B. RsmseJ and John Brooke.
Peun.ylvsnia, Bre.et Majors q. s. A.; Ass:.
Surgeon 7. Norris, Pennsylvanis, Bsevet Capt.
9. s. A; James H. Boucher, Iowa, and 4. Z.
Goodman, Pernsylvania, Bsevet Lieutenant Co
onels Of vonntsert; z. Lloyd and Nj. c. Daulels.
Ke1tncky, Bseret Msjors CT Voiunteerz; J. & Nc
tstcr, Tennessee, md F. Glube, 1udiAna, Rrevet
MAjott Of Volunteers.
Sewn thousand md ntty acres OF had were
iocaed last month 1t lhe Lind of1es II Marquette,