Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-18

from Shakespeare, and stanza from an unnamed
i poet
A gentleman, whose name we could no: learn,
but who said he was Union man, and cti-
zen Of the city, here attempted to defend the
character of Stephen A. Douglas, whict, he
asserted, had been assailed, but as in his re-
marks, he stated that he vas not delegate,
the President forbade the continuance of his
speech.
Mr.. Penn moved the gentleman be allowed
to continue his speech.
Obj ection was made however, and before a
vote upon Mr.. PolIock's resolution that the
gentleman, who, though not delegate, was a
good Union man, be allowed to finish bis speech,
could be taken, that gentleman waived the
privilege, which would have been accorded to
him.
Mr. Hill moved division of the question.
| Mr. Gibbons urged the adoption of the sim
pie term Union.
Mr.. Lpscomb thought the issue may as we'll
come now as hereafter, and, as far as he was
concerned, he was in favor of 'fat-footed Mig
ger suffrage - in favor of Congress as opposed
| to the President
Mr. Williams, of Fredericksburg, was oppo-
scd to anything having Democratic and Union
attached to it; the Union men Of his county
had turned out to be the vest traitors in the
land, and those who had come there from the
North came to benefit themselves, and not to
benefit the loyal people Of this State. He de-
nounced that class of persons called the chival'
ry-those who participate 10 tournaments
When be left Lis home, some years ago, he had
made up his mind to accept Republicanlsm,
Unionism, Emancipation, Negro Suffrage, and
everything else, in order to whip the rebels.
Mr. Bolts and Mr.. Mckenzie had not, at that
time come as far the sctrach as he had-they
wanted pinching
Mr.. Mckenzie said that as the party had al
ready obtained some obloquy it could stand some
more, and so he favored the adoption of the
name Republican Union party
Mr.. Mason, of Fairfax, also supported the
retention of the word Republican.
Mr. Gibbons was opposed to negro suffrage,
and proposed the substitution Of Radical Union
Party equestion was then called, and vote
being taken upon the motion to strike out the
word National, it was carried.
The question then recurring upon the molten
to strike out the word Republican it was re-
jected, and so the name Of the party is the
Union Republican party.
o;pbt
o'clock p. m.
Mr.. Mason moved to adjourn till nine Q, clock
this morning Mr.. Mason's motion was car
RED .~.
In the debate upon the name of the party
the President was severely handled by several
of the speakers.
To-DAY's PEoCEEDINGs.
The convention was called to order at half
past nine clock by the President.
On motion of Lewis Mckenzie the Rev.
Joseph Wheeler, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. opened the session with prayer.
Mr.. Lysander Hill moved that while waiting
for the report of the committees, the series Of
resolutions offered by him yesterday, and at his
suggestion laid on the table, be taken up for con-
sideration. The resolutions were then read as
follows
Resolved, That accepting as the settled policy
| of this Convention the resolutions and reports
| agreed upon, we organize ourselves into polIt-
| ical organization, to be known hereafter as the
Union Republican party OF Virginia:
Resolved, That a State Central Committee,
| consisting of nine members be appointed BY
IL; (lo,, 70 ri II r.,
next annual convention of this party.
| Resolved That the State Central Committee
| be authorized to proceed as soon as IN their
| iudpmentit may be deemed advisable, to organ
| lie County Central Committees in each county
of the state the members ofsuch County Com
mittces to be appointed for the first year by the
| State Central Committee, and afterwards by the
| County Conventions.
| Resolved That the State Central Committee
be invested exclusively with the power to call
State Conventions of the party, and that the
| County Central Committees be invested eXclu-
| sively with the power to call County Con7en-
tons ofthe party.
Mr.. Lewis. of Rocking ham, then moved that
the rules adopted yesterday be abandoned so
far as to allow scaled vote.
Mr.. Danl W. Lewis desired to offer a reso-
luton, if Mr.. Hill would withdraw his motion
for moment
Mr.. Hill declined to withdraw his motion.
The first of the series of Mr.. Hills resolu-
tons then being read Mr.. Clements moved it
be laid on the table; not agreed to- and resolu-
ton adopted H
The End resolution was then read and adopt
ed.
The 3rd was then read, and MI Gibbons
moved to strike out that section as he was OPP
posed to the Capitalization Of power, and OPP
posed to granting the power to the State Cen
trail Committee to call State Conventions. \
debate sprung up upon this motion, which was
participated in by Messrs. CoVing and Hill,
who favored the motion, and Messrs. Pollock
and Crane, who opposed it.
Mr. Clements offered an amendment
which, however, he Withdrew, and the original
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