, 1866-02-12
BY TELEGRAPH
ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL
INTERVIEW,
Witt Of the Conm]tsee Of the Virginia
A%eexabay-AddsesS OF She Committee
md kepIY of TIM ktAa4deat


A>eexs,bay-Addresso OF She Committee
nnd aeplY OF tho frssldent.
WlsnEN01ox, Feb. 11--Ths AFTERNOON. com
mfftee hpn1 The Senate and Honse OF Delegates OF
'he state of Virginia called upon President John
sen 95 S pm @ as
Virginia
The following named gentlemen constituted the |
Cray and Dale Carrier; rom he House of Dele.
gatee-!ohn B: Baldwin. jas. Marthall 4. R. G1st-
lap, T. @. Pendieton md Wm. r: Joyers. They arc
elaimed folly represent tse stato ssosrapnically
and politically, being ftom North sonth, East
and west Virginia, md Of every shade Of past and
ing eeniemsn, il nephe. oi ,se eesb1atsd is Ehcl
Iutucc Marshal. Mes4rs. Marshall and Grafton,
and Judge Joyezs, arc among the ableat Lawyers
Vt. Baldwin, Speaker Of the Honse Of Delegates,
as Chairman Of tie Committee, presented the reso.
lnaons, and delivered the following address IN be-
hah OF the Committee:
Address OF THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. fREsmEsr-We Are committee Of Senators
aaa delegates sent to preaeut to Jeu IN perton cer
tain resolutions which have received the unanimous
approval Of The General Assembly Of Vissinia7 We
CONG ak Representatives. sent BY one Of the States
q THIS Union. to confer wi:h Our constitutional
President IN regard 10 N tiers affecting the cam.
mon government. and therefore Of interest to al
We come to you, M. President, for the reason
that you recognize our common Interest in the
goveEnment under which We hsc and beeauso thus
far Ee hare been dened the constitutional measures
Of communication by which other States and other
people make known their opinions. purposes and
feelings In tho councils of the nation. In declaring
that the people OF Frtnin and their representatives
accept and ahide BY the results Of the iae contest,
. eatious thereby msured. the Generat Assembly
| have been uniformly Recognized b! cur people tn
regard to which there Is no hesitation Or division.
Ghsf aonE ths resn!ts hns asespsed ,s L .nf nn,,
established and IN enduring fact and that hs
nase Of our ptogs I, It. !. nasssi1n,! bGand
States. VIC .sooenizs The Government a
Cur tloreKnusnt, " Constitution Is ou.
which il promises q our hghfs. lnother ereai r.
throw Of the institution Of slasey. This haa been
oi1dinc fotca Of whics Ia universally admitted for
although &c wefe not represented tn the Congress-
by which II was proposed, The faluse to be 50 rep
| reAeute1 w1s our oWu choice.
1he condition Of the freedmen among us, and The
policy 10 b adopted with regard to them, will bt
5scogn!xed by yo1 a calling for ths exercise o. tht
OF the Christian phllanthroplst. The General A.
senbly Of Virginia Is engaged earnestly In eonstd
e0n Il Of fl. .he,s .rs 'neee tSe, nd II baes saePs
can only ray TINT whatever policy. may b.
adopted rill b aomin,t.ered in good faith, witt
good feeline, to the improvement Of the physlca
I
fou can nndelsta1d, and will readily believe. tha
the feelings Of our people toward these fteedtne,
are those Of kindness. sympathy and good 7!li
and that TO tttat thcm with har2hness or snJnsucl
Is opposed as much to our feelings ~ 1t ia 10 ou
fnie'esta and our eenAa Of right
The policy .putsued bJ you, At. President
toward T1r1int8 and other States in IKE condition
| has It's strong foundation In broad End campgehe1
slre views OF constitutional rghts, and Of nations
security, and We muat look for Its ultimate anccsa
upon The conservative sense Justice Of the peopl
of all The States. Ii Ia due, however, 10 you, an
our people to afsrre you that phen our Genera
Assembly declares the approval Of thai policy b
the people Of Virginia, they express Whist eac
| one OF this Committee here present knows 10 be
living truth. II happens thAt youf poaitton place
! ron between us and Threatened danger, and h
General Assembly haTa hut given volce 10 the re-
feelings Of our people when they tender 10 you th
, warmest thanks Of Virginia for The h5m stand "
have taken agasnst The facility, whlc
is proposed 10 change The n.
I ever, claim this as the only one. The chief ner
Of The eourea you taking Is that It adoEds to
protection in time Of trouble. II Is an Hposiuo
OF tbe general Constitution that yon comment 70
cppdGcncc and support or the people of tho Unite
St3aes, apd It will be hereafter temtmtetSd a. Jos
, | hirheet claim to the character Of hspuoues
siateFrnap that, under all the trying cfrc1mstanc
/ ! by nhsch you are surrounded You have not on
. procieined the Constitution Ot the Un1Ed States
. Be the rupEeme law Of the Land, but have defended
: alike from r7oataon and from innovation
BEsro1sE OF TIE PnEstpKSF.