The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-09
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RESULTS OF THE CONSERVATIVE ooNv ENTIoN--
b PROTEST AGAINST NEGRO SUFFRAGE AND TIL
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
MACON Ga, Dec 6.
The Conservative Convention having CON
cluded its labors, adjourned at IL o'clock this
morning, after adopting a spirited PLATFORM
The preamble acknowledges the obligation to
adhere to the Union and support Gen. Grant
in all legal and proper measures, and claims
from the Government due performance of its
reciprocal obligation to extend to them in COM
mon with the people OF the whole country the
protection guaranteed by the Constitution of
their fathers 1t further declares that manly
protest against bad public policy is the duty as
well as the right of every American citizen,
but this without factious opposition to the
Government or interruption of public harmo
ny, and that silence under wrong may be con-
strued as endorsement.
The first resolution recognizes the duty to
sustain law and order and support cheerfully
all constitutional measures of the United
States Government, and maintain the rights
of all classes under enlightened and liberal
llws.
The second declares that the people of Geor-
gia accept in good faith the legitimate results
of the late war, and renew the expressions OF
their allegiance to the United States, and reit-
crates their determination to maintain invio-
late the Constitution framed by our fathers.
The third declares that we protest dispas-
sionately yet firmly against the so-called Re
dictive partisan administration of those acts
as wrong in principle, oppressive in action and
ruinOus to the States of the South, as well as
hurtful to the true welfare of eveyy portion of
the common country, leading directly if not in
tentloDally to the permanent supremacy of the
negro races in all the States where these laws
are enforced.
The fourth protests in like spirit and manner
against the policy of the dominant party in
Congress, which seems to inflict upon the
Southern States "a Government NOT OnlU had
for both races in the South and for the people
of all parts OF the country, but crime against
civilization and humanity, whichis a duty all
right-minded men everywhere disconntenance
and condemn. sss as4
The fifth declares that we enter on record in
the name and in behalf of the people of this
State our solemn protest against the assem-
bling of the convention, which we affirm, with
the evidence before us, has been ordered under
pretense of votes illegally authorized to be
forcibly procured, fraudulently received and
falsely counted, as we believe. In view of our
solemn responsibilities and the issues involved,
we do hereby declare that we will forever hold
the work of framing constitution by such au-
thority with intent to be forced by military
power on the free people of this Common
wealth as crime against our people, against
the continuance of free government, against
peace and security, against the purity OF the
ballot box, and against the dignity and char
aeter OF representative institutions.
The sixth and seventh resolutions provide
TOR the appointment of Central Executive
Committee by the President, to call conyen-
lions OF the conservative party when necessary
and Indicate at proper times the policy best
adapted TO promote the public good.
The eighth recommends the conservatives to
organize in every county forthwith, and report
their organization to the Executive Commit
t,e.
The ninth appoints Herschel v johnson, A.
II. Chapel, b. H. Hill and Warren Aiken
Query, a committee to prepare and publish
an address to the people of Georgia and the
United States, setting forth the true sediment
of the white race in this State, the deplarable
condition of the people and the ruin which the
enforcement of the reconstruction acts will
bring on all classes in the South.
The preamble and resolutions were unani
mously adopted.
A resolution was also adopted thanking the
North for its yindicatiOn of the principle of a
free Government at the late elections, and the
people of that section for the timely aid and
provisions rendered the suffering people OF this
State during the past year.
The Convention was very harmonious.