The weekly loyal Georgian., 1867-08-10


take place. In its stead number of
the members of to days Convention
appeared and organized the meeting in
The hall of the House Of Delegates,
with Fields Crook (colored) in the
chair.
Several made speeches complaining
ofthc action OF the Convention to day
as hurried and unfair.
Mr.. Crenshaw (whiteJ, Of IIenrico,
complained that Franklin Stearns, who
had been appointed by that county a
delegate to represent ii on The cons
mittee on organization, had been re-
jected.
X. ID. Berkeley, colored Radical, of
Alexandria, denounced the way in
/ which the Convention was conducted.
and stated that the country delegation
was crowded out by the Richmond
crowd. II was, he said, Il premeditated
affair, as the State Central Committee
stole in the back door and arranged
matters, while rightful delegates from
other parts Of the State were kent
/ locked out until all was ready. lie
protested against the meeting to day,
that it was no Convention, and should
not be called 50. He wanted all
classes and everybody represented at
Convention, and hoped the colored
men would see that such one was
held. lie wanted to hear what Mr.
Bolts had to say; he did not intend
nor did the cOlored people intend, to
be led by Mr.. Hunnicutt, or Mr.. Bolts,
or any one else who wanted to use
them for the purpose Of getting Office.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Mr. Bolts and see if he would address
the meeting TO night. On invitation
Mr.. Bolts declined, though it is under
stood he will address the meeting to
morrow morning.
1t is understood by influential
Republicans here that the meeting
called for to night does not take place,
because negotiations are in progress
which will avert 4 split in the party.
Caucusses are being held to night to
arrange for TO morrow.
The platform drawn up by Mr.. Bolts.
and which was unanimously approved
by the conservative wing Of the party
last night, asserts that secession is
treason, and treason is q crime. 1t
advocates free speech without licentious.
ness the payment Of the public debt
and reputation of the Confederate
debt, and liberal system of internal
improvement.
The following is the last para gra ph
General amnesty and restoration to al /
civil and political rights to the rank and
file of the army, and to thc great body
Of the people who were misled and |
seduced into the war by more artfnl |
and wicked men, or who were forced BIZ
conscription or otherwise but exclusion
from all political power hereafter to
those who were instrumental, either by
speaking, writing or preaching, in (
b1 i"= inG On tiao- -~~r. b. which tnIS STATE +
was reduced TO division, humiliation,
penury and ruin, as unfit cuStodians of
the public honor and general prosperity /
of the State, This is nothing more and
nothing less than they would do with alI .
opposed to them who have committed /
no crime, ii they had the power"
RICHNoND, August 2.-Thc Conyen-
ton met at ten o'clock, on Capitol .
Square. Present, about two thousand
colored and two hundred white persons.
DR.. Bayne, colored, OF Norfolk,
moved an adjournment sine dte, as the
Convention had accomplished its work,
which proposition was hailed with
cheers.
The motion was opposed by Mr..
Hunnicutt, who wanted an opportunity
to he given to Mr. Bolts and others,
who wished to speak.
Amid some confusion, vote was
finally taken, and the Convention ad-
iourned sine die, with great cheering.
\ mass meeting was then organized,
and Mr.. Bolts made a speech, entering
upon personal explanations. endorsing
the platform adopted by the Republican
party, and read an address, which, he
said, had met the approval of Judge
Underwood and Mr.. Hunnicutt. The
address recitcs events since the close Of
the war; and comments upon the con-
duct of a portion of the Southern
people, actuated by President john
sons policy, which had delayed recon-
5truction.
Governor Pierpoint made brief
speech, followed by Attorney Chandler,
Rev. Mr.. Givcns, Lewis Scott, and
,thers.
The following preamble and resolu
ions were introduced and adopted:
WHEREAS. The loyal American citi- !
.ens will soon be required to select Il
representative man as the candidate for
he Office now held by the chance I
President Of the United States, and as
he late war has placed the Republican
,arty a. well as the nation under
obligations to many distinguished Gene
ais for the service rendered in the
desperate struggle for liberty and
reatness, and as the names of Gems. /
irant, Sheridan, Thomas, Butler,
'ickles, Logan, and Schofeld, and the
Ions. Schuyler Colfax, Thaddeus Ste
ems, and Henry Wilson, are promi- \