The New York herald., 1866-05-19
VIRGINIA UNION CONVENTION.
ADOPTION OF A RADICAL PLATFORM
Negro Suffrage, Disfranchissmsnt
and Exclusion Of Rebels nrom
Once the Principal Rlanks.


rdrudIIy E0QOrSe0s
The Virginia Legislature Denounced as an Ills-
gal and Unconstitutional Body.
&c. &C. sc.
WASHINGTON, May Is, lsoo
The Virginia Union Convention reassembled At ten
o'clock this morning number Of delegates arrived
BY the late train last night that to-day eighteen
ties arc represented The following resolutions after
very little discussion, were adopted
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ourss.es into pocai to bs Known
hereafter - .ss & vniSa ksPabiesp party e vsina
nine member - es appointed By this conysn.on g until
Resolved rha. the Committee be authorized
s.Se 70 organize county central oomm.tee. in each
70 30 appointed for the by the Central Committees
ha as ss SSs0, SoS s
mn M the gowsr e es STATE 70 Of th;
exclusively with the power to cali county conventions Of this
A resolution hero made TO determine tho number
OF votes each county entitled 10 In tho convention.
The mover In this matter thought that the Delegates
should be cquazed
Mr.. LEWIS did not believe in Fairfax county ruling the
chsng ox-rebes and against considering negro suffrage
at this time though In favor OF at the proper time
and was called TO order.
The delegate from Fairfax dIscaimcd any intention OF
controlling the convention. Indeed II properly
convention, but more OF mass meeting Of loyal citi.
zens OF The State There were only few In the
ton who had credentials
gentleman from Richmond said there were
no legally authorized delegates from his place
except himself Six or eight months ago
hundred delegates could have been obtained with
out difficulty; but hc doubted II three could bs
aud three dava
hence perhaps not one for he understood they were
already erecting saows upon which 70 hang him as
right in the convention representative OF the Union
men there and the women who went before Jer Davis
TO the lives Of their husbands who had refused
homes.
1t was finally settled that each Ind common object In
view and that there was necessity for oqualzng the
delegations, central committee Of eleven. ~
resolution was adopted directing the appointment OF
a state Central Committee, TO be composed OF eleven
members, and the following named gentlcmcn ap-
pointed as said committee :Lysander Hi. John Haui-
hurst and Lewis Mckenzie Fairfax county; j. r. Lewis
Richmond; Bolts: cugepper county; Joseph WI
liams, Sp0ttsyvania VIM r. smith, Frederick county;
Judge = <. snsad, Accomae; James H. Clements, PorA.
rhe Committee ON Resolutions submitted tho follow
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.en..!ce IN oonsrssa % take N .hs national soans
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Of ihe requisites o. republican govern
Resolved That the accountability Of both the legislative
snd s,ssass nc Sf .es % state 70 The
partial and anas, a~ and Tie only ssan..
and 70 The ~ 'ueeson % o. \. sws sa
volce In the elections tha. portion Of the people Win
denied such perfect protection a. oagh, exist rights Of
n q sss,,ts; , Of %: ss: q .,sss. =
. safe which does not provide agAlnss ths
Re.oved That while The late rebels Affect 70 accep, the
% openly @aoes.s Sss IL s h sp
me s, q sa. m ss & a"s: ,. =. ws FOR
failed I. .%s.o.%pI'.s % =, n win ssyoas,.
ssevias tia. fSossdss i po"!r and shls q ssss"sa
and ylraoas people can never % sn.l.ved and
psna asss.y dpS he sdnss,ien q he ~ :Ss
Whereby universal education msy Be dsss%,as.sd
Mr. CsxDsrs, Of Portsmouth, said the points pre.
sen'ed 70 the committee wsrs threeone elias. wAnted
Of ncgroes and thought that would the loyal peo
pie their rights He had formerly thought 40 bit upon
of army OF two hundred ,housand men 70 et-
clude rebels from the right Of suffrage and referred
support OF tie statement 70 the Mayoraty election at
Portsmouth June last There was proyision in the
constitution prohibiting rebels voting, and there
Tinted States bayones there. bat they voted
put 20 them and thcy took u, though they had
served in the rebel amy One Of the number had
cepted otce under Mr. Lincoln then went into tho rebel
service and was in that service FOR year He heard
the friends Of this man tell him 10 iake any
franchise ths rebels. Another question rased vas negro
suffrage, which was approached In proper spirit 10
certain the best course 10 pursue The Unoni.ts
under the ban Of large majority OF the State and
the me TO sdopt thai Of action Qualified
suffrage nsreed upon The third propagation befors
johnson and Congress-. He did not endorse the WORK.
ngs Of M Johntcns policy but he endorsed u a. hs
70 back Congress as against tho President Hs
wanted the PRESIDENT however, TO cut himself
from his rebel sympaihlzers prcsdsnt johnson could
not be endorsed because every day who per
secuted and drove families from their homes
endorsing cuIoGizng him. The who introduced
policy subsequently, said pabIiciy thai Lincoln
tyran, and usnrper and met hrs Just DOOM, and ,
The people were restored would be erected 70
his memory In every s,sts OF this Union
Mr. lDnLos Of Abemars objected 70 qualified suffrage,
and asked " they had como there extermnste them.
solves to force upon the people things 50 opposed 70
slsvs' rss,' He Vas - no, there % make
clothed with franchise the door was opened to things
not dreamed o. Are you, be asked, prepared 20 be
capacity and few hogshesds u liquor would decide
election with them.
rsorm o. r'si's m.ssa ssg % .y The s' r''oa-
Ma Gnso~. Of Frederick, offered the following a. an
amendment.--
Resolved rh.. -e sssor.. ,h. action cong... Of
famous 90 gone of this
vention p<rsns capsbls u hold.
onclesssss ssscavs judicial under ne feisssi or
guvsrnnsns who the % twsny
on is,h Of April ii withou, shns The foo~ oath
addition 10 tho oue now required BY lac ~ a. ~, DO
solemny that and have ben enemy
the southern Cosfssrsy % 70 auy fsoelion or pre-
tended government unfAsorAble " he gfeumsnt of the
tinted States.
make treason ooos and they belevea Congress had not
gone far enough. Ne denied having any prrjofcs
agaIns, the colorcd man but the time had no, arrived
We, Tor his enfranc hssmsut me snony would able
70 control them such measure was adopted
Mr. TrcKER waa IN fayor u endefsng Congress The
couv vcn,lon csrtainy AFRAID 20 do that
Mr Jou~ PofIocH q Richmond wns in favor of taking
decided sctou of hind, and be considered All The
rprolutious milk and water
Mr. cLruuy~ OF Porsrnouth, Obtained the foor sgsln
against suffrage and ned nialy stated that the hys
men Of Virginia had no been rrssf fairly ~ The severn
usrt The appointments for Postmaster and collector
did not come quite up 70 hs STANDARD but be believed
,hey never had openly sdcf the ensmy. They bad not
been conhrmee by the Eenats but the nsvs ocer who
had been twelve months In the rebsl army had
A. this Stage of tbe yrooeedngs the wtols snbct of
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