The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-13

say that he should, give 70 ano'noi
legitimately belonged 70 Nm :. .bo ,ouse Ind
been referred toas rebels, and as con1Ioi,ihs
ths eta To- Hoyernpieng. According 70 the
stim,Iations between Generals Lee ana S[ah,
at Apponattox Courthouse our PeoPis9. h ha
laid down their arrns-han Ie.ass Stn a,,d
aileeiance as ctizenso Of the United Stales, ,,o any
o o aIIsrjance rs such They gave this aile.
glance in true faith, and now Ihsy Sa.i e, "
ssls that the Convention would adop! sucn ~
Constitution as would be approfeugpy VIC
people. .,ot no used the
.o,,,, - az rebels, - and not "rebels," as the
gentleman had intimated. 49,, rav;ons
MT WooDsoS here called for the previous
question, which was sustained but she So -
Vention refused to put the question ooyiu f0stt
MT THOMAS hoped that the resolution wonia
no referred 10 the COMMITTEES. He claimec
that all men who were aggrieyed had q risul
to claim the redress which the law granted.
He wished thasrthe mater h ne reieiteu' "'
Mr.. HuyS1cuTT had not intended TO say any
thing. but he had heard intimations that ne
had Influenced the minds OF the cotolsI peU
pie evilly. He admitted the rign on M n.e On
m nroperty. He was not for confiscatlohi nor
had he ever adyoca ted 1t. 1t had not oeeh tns
dectrine of the Republican party. he mao
siso heen charged with attempting TO orine
on a war of races. He would repel tnis en t
were it made by an angel OF hgnt loa,.
Haven. None of his colleagues had ever
triad to bring on n war. They had acted on
What they considered to be right, ana VIVA.
thew knew, they knew as we'll IS any SET OF
m en- on Gods earth. -, - ,,. -;
tieman. ..,o,a xor. mo.
mont tt had been actually charged against
him that he had advised the blacks 10 resorl
to piece of diabolical meanness beyond tne
conception of fend-the burning GOWN u
peoples barns and houses. -.
Mr. GIBSON, of Giles, called the gentleman
TO order No such charge had oeen maze
against the gentleman on the floor OF inc
house. He hoped that the gentleman woulo
wait until he appeared before the court OF
instice by which he was charged with incen-
diary language to defend himself.
Mr. HUSSICUTT did not coneede that the
point was well put, and would have continued
but that the CHAIR interrupted MIN with the
| decision that the gentleman from Giles mao
| made a good point, and requested that he
would not extend the discussion to matters to
be decided elsewhere. ~
Mr.. HUNSIcUTT said that gentlemen on the
other side had declared that the people OF vlr,
ginia had accepted the situation. They had
| accepted the situation only as the memb Der
| from Norfolk had expressed it, upon the prin-
| cple of the law Of necessity. Like the dying
/ man who accepted death because he couldn, [
help himself, the Conservatives of Virginia
| members on the other side If every editorial
| in the papers of the opposition purity had not
| been disloyil to the core, and had not insisted
\ upon the carrying out of disloyal principles.
| Accent what situation :? Had they accepted
| the iron clad oath? Had they accepted the
| civil rights bill? Had they accepted the
cons titutonal amendments Had they &C.
cepted the Sherman Shellabarger reconstruc-
| ton bill? If so, why did the opposition Con
| vention, being held, for all we know, At that
4 he, rf rDt
should never submit to negro votes, and
declare beforehand that they should vote
down whatever constitution this Convention
should propose Suppose the opposition
party were in the ascendancy, ana tnat tnls
Convention were composed of an oyerwhelm-
ing majority of Conservative members, ana
that Republican convention were 10 De
called in advance of any action, and say v we
won't submit to any constitution thlS conNen-
ton may frame,'' and begin in advance OF the
submission of constitution to devise ways
and means to defeat that constitution. And
yet there were gentlemen in that hall engaged
in making constitution when they hHe"
their constituents would never accept, and
their brethren were getting mp all the preJu-
dice they could to vote down the constitution
Nothing offensive had ever been said from his
side of the house. All they asked for was
Justice and this was I'll they would ever ASK
for His history from boyhood up would show
that there was no man more opposed TO pro.
dressing them. He had always been tole-
rant torgivng, and forbearing. Before the
war there had been two parties, the wing
and the Democratic Was it ever known that
the Democratic party had ever advised the
people to Il proscriptlye course? Did Mr.
Richie the editor of the Enquirer, the Demo
cratic organ, advise Democrats to drive out,
starve, and perish Wing voters Such in.
tolerance rs was now displayed in the spirit OF
the opposition press and in the action Oh the
,lp bp va n before known.
He then went on 10 speak OF the violation OF
contracts by white people, and the general
spirit of bitter prejudice which, he alleged,
existed among the whites towards the blacks
Mr.. Gibson again called the gentleman to
order He said that he had given the discus.
sion range that was entirely too wide, and II
he were allowed to go any further he would
demand for his side of the House the right to
reply in manner equally extensive
MIR MARYE said that justice would demand
that his side Of the house should have the
right 10 reply. -4r-s-
The CHAIR assured the gentlemen that as
the discussion had taken such wide range.
which il regretted not to have checked in
time-it could not deny the gentlemen on the
other side the opportunity of 4 corresponding
field for reply. [Cries from Conservative
members: 'Let him 20 on
Mr.. HUSSICUTr continued with remarks
about the fearful state OF affairs brought
about by this wholesale prescription on the
part of Conservatives. Men, women, and
children had been thrown out into the cold TO
starve and to die; and he did not intend to sit
still and look calmly on such q scene. He
would appeal to Congress, and If 1T would not
hear him. he would send men all over the
world for assistance.
Mr.. MARYE desired to say in entire candor
that as he was able TO comprehend the objec-
tons raised by the gentlemen OH his side OF
the house, they were raised in the con-
viction that this and kindred questions
could not lead to practical good either
to the object for which it was offered or
the objects for which the Convention was
assembled. So wide function as the body
wished to take had not been dreamed OF
when the body had been convened under
chart as distinct as the English language
could describe. a Convention, called TO lay
the foundation of the political structure Oh
the Commonwealth, would thus, in its earlier
stages be turned into Il tribunal TO hear
grievances brought about by general dis.
tressed condition Of society. 1t were as well
to take up the relations OF employer ana en-
ployee to interfere with the marriage rela-
ton in fine, to take into consideration all the
evil influences 1T work TO MARI the we'll being
of society. A reason why an objection 10 the
proposition was raised from this side OF the
house was that the topic was one that would
engage all the talent and time that could
be spent upon it. He understood the rea
son urged for its Introduction was that there
had been certain failures of certain tribunals
clothed with the dignity of the law TO do
Justice. The members on his side OF the house
were no sponsors or apologists for General
Schofield. But, with 4 chart Of power as
ilimit table as the English language can lay
it down, was it that he had been derelict in his
duty2 Was this the assertion? Had General
Schofeld's ear Waxed cold TO the appeals of
the wronged and oppressed? Had he turned
away his eyes from the picture Of q rebel
judge using privileges of hissotlice for the per
petration of injustice? II justice were denied
here, would he, who was clothed with the
highest power, deny redress TO the injured
ones2 He had buta slight acquaintance with
General Schofeld, but he had understood him
always ready TO redress grievances alike of
white and black.
The speaker next spoke of the expression he
had heardifrom the other side which insinua-
ted that those on his side had dissimulated,