Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-12-03
CONVENTIONSl

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if not popular, are at least fashionable, and
are attracting no little attention from the
press OF the country, North and South. In
Alabama convention is in session which is
expected to report constitution for tho re.
admission of that State to the Union under
the mlseaiied reconstruction measures adopt
ed by the Rump Congress last winter. Vir-
gInIa and other States of the South will soon
have similar curses inflicted upon them, as
punishment, we suppose, for their rebelIious
conduct and for their contumacy in rejecting
the constitutional amendment proposed bv n
& benefcent" Congress, to aid in the resto-
ration OF the Union on the basis of radical
Justice. The evils which are to ensue from
these mongrel gatherings, are to have their
development III the future, but it requires no
remarkable sagacity to foresee that none but
rulnous consequences will follow the success
full inauguration of the policy but too dis
tlnctly foreshadowcd. No good is to be ac.
compllshed however, by indulging in gloomy
1oreoodIngs The only course left is to over
throw the party that would, for the perpetu-
alton OF It's own power, entail the unmitiga-
ted evil OF negro supremacy upon the country.
This the people of the North now seem to
understand and appreciate, and in their late
elections, they signally rcbuked the mad
spirit OF tanaticism which was crushing be-
meath the chariot of its own lusts the very
liberties of the people.
Encouraged by this noble stand Of the
freemen of the North, and in response to the
unmistakable expression of their detestation
oil the monstrosities Of radicaIism, the white
men of the South, the real sovereicus. arc
gathering their strength and girding their
IONS for last, and We trust successful stand
In defence OF constitutional government and
regulated iberty-frec from RIGHTEOUSNESS
and unPoiluted by the uuholy and repulsiye
contamination Of negro equality.
1T Is perhaps fortunate for the country.
that this attempt to degrade the white peo.
pie of the South was made last winter 7,
afforded an opportunity for the discussion Of
tue enorm'ty Of radical policy, and gave time
Tor reflection upon it by the people and if
the party will but have the courage to adhere
to 1t, as tie leaders seem disposed TO do, for
the Presidential contest next year, radicalism
Will receive burial beneath the INDIGNATION
OF an outraged people which will know no
resurrection except in the hell in which its
lnEquities have been conceived.
organized opposition to the proposed abom-
nation, Is already begun in the South, The
conservatives Of old Virginia-in every town
anu county are moving. and on the lIth of
the present month they design holdipn , rom
VentIon in the city of Richmond, in which
some plan will be matured for rescuino the
"'a'e from the unhallowed embrace of radi,
caIlsm and defeating the Vaccinations of
those twin seoundrels of negro equality, I'm
dcrWood and llunnicutt. The success of tbis
prospective plan will depend upon the en-
'husasm with which it is received, and the
cordial unanimity of all the elements of on
position to the negro party. There ought to
be no divided counsels, us there were in the
late election for delegates to the mongrel con-
Vention' but the efforts Of the people and the
press should be directed to the great work of
massInS and solidifyiug the conservative par
". II this Is done, there need be no fears
for the Old Dominion.
In West Virginia, too, a conservative con-
ventIon is proposed, and the Sth of January
selected as the day for holding it at Wheel
ing. lhe executive committee of the con-
serVa''ve party Of the State invite the several
counties OF the State to appoint delegates. and
VIC trust that this invitation will everywhere
meet with cordial response Althourh We
have no negro domination to contend with
here, we have more unprincipIed foe to
meet, in the persons of the uotoriously cor.
rupt men who are sporting with the destinies
of the mountain State. Who is there that
would not risk his political salvation to re-
deem this State from the vassalage to which
she IS reduced by these vampires? Then
let the Sth of January convention be 4 suc>
cess, and let the loathsome paupers who have
made West Virginia crib from which to
tatten their dcspised earcasses. learn the les
son that the seeptre is soon to depart from
their grasp, and that the places of position
which they have disgraced, are to be filed bv
those who are honest aud worthy.
We believe it is the determination of the
conservative party of Jefferson to hold a
county convention. which we trust will be
dOue at an early day, for the purpose of APP
pointing delegates to Wheeling. We hope
to announce next week the time and place
tor holding this county gathering.
HIT AT ENGLAND.-Mr Chandler moved
in the United States Senate, on Friday,
resolution declaring the neutrality of the
United States in the war between Great