Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-12-13
THE STATE C0NVENTI0y,

THE STATE CONVENTION.
WEpNEsDAYDcc. 4ih-Mr Porter moved
that the Conversion proceed with the cleo
[tionsdf permanent ofkcers. "a. 81
The election for the several .ef6cos rtsalt-
ed in tbe-electioa .ofshc following ofRcers:
President Of the Oonuentson, Judge John
C. Underwood. &
Secretary, George Rye, Of Woodstock
Sergcusa- at-cfns, w. r. Tall, sof Rich
mond
Doerkeeper, VIM. Davis (negro) Eliza
beth City
First Asssssu,ss DoorAeeper, 4sdmuud
johnson. (negro) of Prince Edward county.
Second Assisss~st Doosheeper, W. Put
nam, Of Petersburg,
VIM. H. sSamueis was elected stenograph-
er to report the Convention.
COMMUNICATION FROM GENERAL ScHorlELD.
10 the President Of the .3rs
State Conrention, Richmond, Virginia. ::
SrR.-I have the honor Of submitting
herewith for the information and action of
the Convention, the following papers ;-a
Official copies, as Published in General
Order from the War Department, Of the
act Of Congress, passed March 3D.. 1867,
entitled can not TO provide for the more
| efficient government of the rebel States:
| Letters from Frederick S. Tukey, can
didate for delegate TO the Convention from
the eleventh district composed Of the coun-
ties Of augusta, Albemarlc and Louisa,
protesting against counting the ballots cast
/ for James G. Soutball in the sixth magis-
terial district Of Augusta county, claiming
seat as delegate to the Convention, to-
| gether with the report Of Mr., Thomas p.
| Jackson, President of the Board of Regis
tration Of Augusta county, on this subject.
! lC) ~ rs. IS. ..
A letter from Messrs. N. A Siurdivant,
Marmaduke johnson, Thomas, J Evans,
Alex. II. Sands and VIM. Taylor, protest
!, ing against counting the ballots cast in the
first. second and third wards Of the. manner
in which the election was. conducted in those
wards, and asking that they be awarded
seats in the Convention in place of James
w. Hunnicutt, John G. Underwood, James
Morrisey and Joseph Cox. with my reply
thereto Cd Is.
/ shall be pleased to furnish the Conven-
ton with all information and copies of all
papers and documents IN my possession and
which may be required by you in your deli
bcrations i N 8@1
| ri. NJ. ScHoF1RLp, Major General.
The President said it afforded him much
pleasure to announce that the convention
would be honored by he presence Of some
distinguished visitors-two. Governors and
their ladies. He proposed that the conyen-
ton should receive them standing. and should
also rise when they took their departure.
After short delay the party made their
appearance at the door of the hall, and were
announced By the Sergeant-at-A rms-Gov-
ernor Smith, Of New Hampshire, and Gov
ernor Peirpoint, Of Virginia, accompanied
by ladies' The convention generally rose.
The party advanced towards the Presidents
seat and we're saluted by that ,functionary,
who expressed his qualification at their pres
cnce, and alluded to the services rendered
by Governor Smith in the promotion of ag-
! riculture and the mechanic arts, and the es-
i tablishmcrt of institutions Of charity. He
said the convention would be pleased to
have word Of encouragement from the yisi-
tors.
Governor Peirpoint said the call was I'M
expected. r He. had invited the friends who
accompanied him to visit the convention and
witness their deliberations. As to himself,
it was not the first time that he had been
present, and it was hardly to be expected
! that be should address them. He would say
though, that it gave him much pleasure to
know that they were engaged in the lauda-
BILE work Of framing constitution for VIM
ginia He hoped they would make a good
and wise constitution, one that would give
satisfaction to the people, and that would
protect and promote all the interests Of the
State. This was the sincere wish of his heart
He thanked the convention for the courtesy
with which he and the friends who were with
him had been received. -
| Governor Smith said it was an uncxpec.
ted honor to him to be received as he had
been, and to have the privilege Of appearing
before THANH He had come to Virginia as
a private individual. that he might have an
opportunity Of looking over her SOIL exam.
lining her improvements and judging Of he,
resources. He had the honor Of meeting
many of her citizens as well those compos
ing the convention as others not connected
with it, and had derived much pleasure from
associating with them, He hoped that the
work in which the convention was engaged
would redown to the welfare Of the State
to the best good of all her people. New
Hampshire delights, in the prosperity o
every State She loves Virginia, and would
rejoice IL her prosperity. The only rivalry
she is disposed to engage in with any State
! is rivalry in Improvement aud develop.
4 nient. He was. surprised. at what he had
seen III Virginia, the facilities for production
and the elements of wealth. In New Hanip
|shire there was constant contest with ma.
Iture, with rocks and SHOWS. Here every.
thing needful for the comfort OF man is spread
| with bountifur hand. All that We need il
| labor and TO have that labor respected. He
was not here to instruct. or even to suggest
to them what they should do, but he could
not forbear to say that with labor put upon
! its proper footing Virginia will soon blossom
as the rose. The State should be'one of the
most populous in the Union, and the city q
Richmond, by its water poWer and other at