Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-12-20

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be presented IN. the SttitNde Of ooAseating to
! her own degfadafion.
Mr.. Daniel, Of Richmond. moved that a
committee of thirteen be appointed to pre-
pare business for the Convention to which
all resolutions and propositions should be
Preferred Several substitutes were offered
and defeated aud the motion Of Mr.. Daniel
was then adopted. and the President named
the following gentleman to constitute the
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS:
Il. T. Daniel, r. NJ r. Hunter, Will
liam Martin, q Turner, Waller II. Staples,
John B. Baldwin, Thomas S. Bocock, Jas.
M. Wilcox. Robert IL. Whitehead. George
W. Boiling John Goodc, Jr., John Ran
dolph Tucker. I'll rv<xv.E rvg4ex
/ Atithe request of Mr.. Whitehead, Mr..
James Barbour was placed upon the COM
mittec III his stead.
| On motion the Convention adjourned I'M
til 7 o'clock P. Nj.
Tie Convention assembled at 7 o'clock
Mr. Daniel stated that the committee of Is
were not ready to report and asked for an
enlargement of the committee and further
time which was agreed to and the following
gentleman added to the Committee
Governor Letchcr, Hon. Fayette McMul.
len, DR.. s. p. Kelso, Il " Massic, q. u.
Finney, Nathaniel Alexander, Moses Wal
ton and ". W. Flemming
On motion the Convention adjourned to
meet at IL A. NJ. !. on Thursday
A number of distinguished gentlemen
were called upon, none Of whom Responded
save Gov. Lctcher, who came forward and
said that he had learned. years ago, max.
i'm. which he deemed very appropriate to
the occasion, which was
cd still tongue makes cease head"
and thanking the assembled multitude, re-
tired, whereupon the throng, satisfied with
the Governors wise silence, quietly with
drew.
At - NJ Thursday. the Convention was
called to order by the President, and was
opened by prayer by the Rev. DR.. Peter
kin. M
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with TX
The business Committee. through their
Chairman. Mr.. Daniel made their report !;
as follows:
The Committee on Business beg leave to
report: 800
That they have prepared series Of roso-
lutions which they suonit for the approval
of the Convention.
They report plan of general organiza-
ton of the Conservative voters Of the State
which they submit, in like manner, the de-
tails of which are numerous and need not
be set forth.
They recommend to the convention that
committee of five be appointed by the
President of the convention. whose duty it
shall be to prepare and publish at such
times as the State Executive Commute (if
one be appointed) may deem advisable, an
address on behalf Of the people of Virginia
to the people Of the United States.
Several other important matters have been
referred to. the committee
An address to the Senate and House of
Represel tatiyes of the United States; another
address to the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives in Congress assembled, from Lol.
Moore, of Kockbridge.
r.
" w. Hancock, Of Chesterfield.
resolution proposing committee to
confer with General Schofeld, upon the
proprinty of disarming the negroes of the
Commonwealth and suppressing military
drills among them; and other matters con-
nected with that subject.
A resolution to the effect that this is a
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mission of the Conservative party, North
and South, to preserve it as such.
A series of resolutions adopted by pub
lie meeting in Hanover.
A resolution that it is expedent for the
convention to memorIalize Congress on tue
subject Of our grievances, and also to address
the people Of the Northern, Western and
Eastern States on the same subject
A resolution by Mr. Turner, Of Richmond
that an address to the people of Virginia be
prepared by the committee and reported to
the convention, and also plan Of organiza-
ton for the State at large
All of which the committee have had nm.
der consideration but from the extent and
magnitude of the topics presented, and the
shortncss Of time which could be emploved
in maturing such measures as they suggest,
farther than they are anbraced in the for
mer part Of this report, the committee rec
commended that these several matters be re-
ferred to the Central Executive Committee.
should one be appointed, to be properly dis
posed of.
All which the committee respectfully sub
nit.
r. I. DANIEL, Chairman. /.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, then read
the resolutions reported by the committee,
of which it was understood he was the au-
thor, which we commend to the careful pc
rusal of our readers, and which are as fol-
lows:
This Convention doth adopt the following
Declaration Of principles.
|. This Convention doth recognize that,
by the result of the late war, slavery has
been abolished, and doth declare that If is
not the purpose or desire of the people of
Virginia to reduce or subject again to slav-
cry the people emancipated by the events Of
the war, ami by the amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States. K
2. This Convention doth declare that Vir-
ginia, of right should be restored to her fed
oral ral.t;onc with tbo Gouo,,,,.,,. e ~;