Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-21
Virginia Conservative Convention

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Virginia Conservative Convention
RICHMOND, Dec. 12.-Thc Conservative
Convention met this morning. The Commit.
1ee reported series of resolutions, Which
were adopted unanimously as follows Tbc
hrst recognizes that by the result of the war
slavery has been abolished and it is NOT tho
desire OF the people Of Virginia to ,ducc +,
slavery again people emancipated bv tho
events OF the war, and by amendments to tbo
Constitution OF the United States, The sec
ond asserts the right Of Virginia to be rc-
s'orod to the Union, and declares her ;nton
ton IN good faith to perform her duties to thc
Union. The .nird protests against the GOV
orh'ns OF Virginia in any way not defined in
the Federal Constitutions The fourth adonts
'ac language Of the resolution adopted at the
cooper institute, Now York, that Military
governments are subycrsiyc Of the fundanon.
tai IDEAS OF our Government, and ito ob;oct
which is to subject tho people of the soushern
oeates TO the rule OF race Just emerged from,
slavery, is abhorrcnt to the civilization Of man
k'nd' and the Northern people, in surrender
lng as 1t does, onc.third of the Senate. and
one-quartcr OF the House of Representatives, :
who arc without any Of the training, lraDltss. =
Or traditions Of sclf-goycrnmcnt. Fifth dis
claims all hostility to the black population,
and asserts that tho people of Virginia sin.
cerely desire to sec their advance in intclli-
gcnce, and arc willing to extend to them lib
eraI protection; but while any Constitution
adopted by the State, should make all men
equal before tho law, yot this Convention dis
tinctly declares that Governments of the States
and Union were formed by white men, to b.,
subject TO their control, and suffrage shoull
still be regulated SO as to continue both under
control Of the white race.
\ resolution was adopted, authorizing tho
Central Committee to take steps for testing
the oonstitutionality Of the Reconstruction
Acts in the United States Supreme Court
In discussing this resolution, Gen Imboden,
who had sued ont mandamus against Gen.
Schofod, stated that his case, with similar
onos relative to suffrage in Alabama aud Mis-
sissippi, would be carried to the Supreme
Court.
The President was authorized to appoint a
committee to prepare an address to the people
OF Virginia and Of tho United States, and tho
Convention adjourned sine die.
After the Adjournment, Hon. r. M. r.
Hunter made q short address, in answer to
calls, in Which he said that between slavery
and military rule, he preferred the latter-for
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own race. TIC cited Hayti and Jamaica as
results OF negro rule, and believed that the
radical majority in Congress, if they expected
to control the blacks and prevent their exooss-
es, would find themselves woefully mistaken.
10 givo the blacks the power of governments
IN the Southern States would be tho highest
crlmo against nature, and he believed >whcn
tn" North saw thu rno"lta, thn-n .-e~'.u pu u
reaction which would sweep sur..n govern
mcnts from tho face Of Amcrica This oen.
Grafton has suffered, and my suffer moro :
but the State will live and look back at this
period as only dark episode. The sconoa
now passing may make men trucr to tho State
which gave them birth
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ATLANTA, Dec .mbcr l2.--Tho Recon
struction convcr;tion passed rcliof ordinanc,
TINS morn'pg, introduced by r. r. Bullock, o
achmo''d, which reads as follows:
" 10 ii enacted, &C., That from and aftc
} the passing of this ordinance, all levies whicl
, haze been or may be mado under exccu
e'on, issncd from any court Of this State, shall
: bo suspended unt& this Convention shall hay
: taken, or refused to take, final action upo1
t the matter Of relief; aud tl,ut all sales undo
$ executions in violation Of this ordinance
J. shall &c nuliana void, and Of no effcot."
! The Georgia Supreme Court hariug dcoi
i ded that the stay laws of tho LOST tLogislatur
nro snoonstltatlona !,, this ordinance, Which
, commanding this. Military District, viii ,oppe
n rate as n barrior TO- oil legal actions upon psi
l. vatc debts, until tho Convention oan act ful