The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-06

LlyIXGToH, VA, December 2, 1867.
To-day was our regular county court.
day, and the citizens OF Rockbridse were
out in full force.
1t was represented to the court that the
Jail had been for months past full of crlml-
nails charged with petty larceny, and that
as the winter is coming on the number Is
being increased by those who arc glad to
secure comfortable winter quarters, SO that
the community who have the taxes to pay
is worse punished than the criminal. The
court adopted q memorial to General
Schofield for permission 10 employ these
convicts to work on the public roads, and
thus pay for their board at the county
hotel.
At II o'clock q conservative meeting
was organized by calling General S. Nc
Dowell Moore to the chair, and appointing
Mr.. William Anderson secretary. Genera
Moore stated the object of the meeting II
be to organize white mans party for the
county of Rockbridge; to join the great
Conservative party in the struggle which
is to decide whether We shall have a voice
in the affairs OF the Stat, or be ruled by
our former slaves, led 10y the worst set OF
men that ever lived. He would vote down
the Constitution Of the moEgrel Conven-
veution at all hazards, and We need tho
rough organization to effect this.
General Moore, it will be remembered,
was one of the leaders of the Union party
in the Virginia Convention of 1861, and
never did, l believe, vote for the ordinance
of secession.
A committee, consisting of Colonel Mas
sey, Frank T. Anderson, Esq, Judge
Brockenborough Hugh Barclay, Esq, and
Major j. B. Durman, was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions for the adoption
Of the meeting.
During the absence of the committee
the meeting was entertained by addresses
from Major Dorman and Major Coleman
Yellott, who both endorsed tie remarks of
General Moore, and urged the people to
throw off their apathy and come up in
solid phalanx against negro supremacy.
Colonel Massey, FROM the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following, which,
after remarks from Colonel Blair, jacob
Fuller, ESD, Colonel +. T. Anderson
Colonel Massey, DR.. j. d. Davidson, and
Judge Brockeuborough and few verbal
alterations, were unanimously adopted:
"Thc social, moral, aud political ruin
which threatens the old Commonwealth
of Virginia from the selfish policy of an
uuscrupuous party imperati~ly demands
that the white men of the State should
throw off the lethargy which enshroudS
them and again, as OF old, feel lively in
terest aud take an active part in the GO
vernment of their State. 70 this end the
white men of Rockbrdge, in mass meet
ing assembled, appealing 10 their brethren
IN other PORTIONS Of the State for hearty
cooperation, deem it proper to proclaim
certain fundamental principles upon which
all may unite; therefore
a. ReSOlved, That in order to prevent
misconstruction of our motives by parti-
san demagogues, We deem it proper TO de-
clare that in our opinion negro slavery has
hitherto impeded the material prosperity
Of Virginia, and will never be restored"
2. This resolution declares that Yir-
GINA was not responsible for the introduce
tion of slavery, and cites various hiStori-
Cal facts to prove II.
SO. That while citizenship confcrs the
unqualified right to protection of person
and property, the right 10 vote does not
naturally aud incidentally inhere in it,"
=. declares tue negro morally and in
tellec.ually incompetent, to exercise tLa
elective franchise
.. declares that the true interests Of
the negro forblds the ,hrusting of suffrage
upon him. as it will ultimately lead to his
determination. y '-''
The 9th and 7th resolutions denonnce
inc Radical party for shamelessiy disre.
sn'u'ns ankle tho above Fundamental
o'uS, INC civilization of the ,t;n.t.antb
century, aud the terms an which nn,
armies surrendered. WV" 0a'
,,, me oth resolution calls FOR the organi
eaton OF White mans .,ar,r , VIC VI gam.
Single principle that tho Whit. ,"an "a 'iie
has the right to vote. man alone
- R@'olvsd, That i: is the duty or s. >,
party, casting aside all prejudces and
overlooking the minor party differences
9 cooperate cordially with any exis,iu,