Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-13

demptlon ot;the promises thus made to US :
Looking to events which have happened In
other Southern States, the people OF Virginia
have been led to fear that policy is to be IN
augurated here which tends, if it be not de-
signed, to subvert our whole social fabric and
to bring the4and of Washington, Henry, IF
ersop,, Madison, and Marshall, under the do
minion of an alien and inferior race, We
should be false to all the instincts of humanity
I false to the blood which courses through our
veins-false to every obligation of duty to our
selves, our kindred, and our 2country, it weidid
not earnestly protest against,an seek to arrest
so fearful a calamirv..aa 2aaisfl 40 2@s ~. !j
~ We hope our fears may be 'unfounded. We
hope we may be spared this attempted degra,,
dation. But it is the part Of prudence to guard
against all contingencies 1t ls tor this pat
pose that we have met atot take counsel togeth-
or to-day 9 We wish with one united volcesto
appeal to the patriotic people or the North TO
come to our relief and stay the hands of those
who would oppre<s and degrade us.
| We desire further to perfect our lorgalpza-
ton, so that all who de~ire that this shalt cen
tinue to be white mans government may be
able to act in concert, and BY one vigorous and
united effort save ourselves from ruin and dis
grace. We prefer military rule to the despot
| ism of an ignorant rabble And we wish to
| declare, with earnestness and emphasis, that
come, what may we and those we represent
can lrever agree, that this shall be any other
tbaIiGa white mans government Our rights
may be- wrested from US ;by) violence, but: we
will never; agree that our,proud, old mother
shall be presented In the attitude lot ,consenrng
gto herIoRn degradation . s'a2 = :, s.,.',,@
- Mr. Stuart, who was warmly applauded DUR !
ing, his address, having concluded, the VICE
Presidents we're invited to seats and, having
tax en- them, presented an array of talent dig /
nifty of character and imposing yer onal ores
ence that has been rarely equalled anywhere
The r.ll of the ConVention was caled:
Mr.JDuiel offered the following resolution ),
which, after some cursory debate aud the yot !
| ing down of several ilnnlatera propositions to-
amend, VAS adopted ..s.g y l.aa.
| -" Eesolued, That committee OF thirteen be
appointed to prepare business for the Conven-
ton, to whom shall be referred all propositions
and motions relating to the objects Tor which it
has assembled
The following gentlemen were appointed the
committee in accordance with this resolution:
hessrs. r. I. Daniei, q. Turner, r. M. I.
Hunter VIM, Martin, W! R.. Staples, Jno. B,
Baldwin, Thos,, s. Bocock, Jas NJ. Wilcox,
E. NJ Campbell, Jas. Barbour George ".
Boiling, Jno Goode, and Jno. ; X: Tucker.
TO give time for the committee to prepare
report, the Convention adjourned un-
til O'Clock at night, and upon assembling at
that hour, and the committee not being ready
with the report, another adjournment took
place until yesterday morning. -. ,.>.g-r
The Convention re-assembed yesterday
morning, and considered series of resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted. They are
as follows m.l
LIST. Recognizes that by the result Of the war
slavery has been abolished, and it is not the
desire of the people of Virginia to reduce to
slavery again people -emancipated by the
events OF the war; ana by an c amendment to
I'd. Asserts the right OF Virginia to be restored
to the Union, and declares her intention in good
faith to perfo m her duties to. the Union:
Sd. Protests against the governing of Virginia
in any way not defined in the Federal Constitu
ton. ..s.. ~
4th. Adopts the language Of the resolution
adopted at the Cooper Institute, New ! ork,
that 9 military government Is subverslVe of the
fundamental ideas of our Govern m emit, and its
object, which is to subject the people of the
Southern States to the rule of race just emerg
ed from slavery, is abhOrrent to tho civilization
of mankind, and to the Northern people, IN sur
rendering, as it does. third of the Senate and a
quarter of the House of Representatives, which
are to legislate US over to the dominion OF an
organized class of emancipated slaves, who are
without any of the training or tradition Of self
government. EE.....
5tb. Disclaims all hostility to the black popu
lation, and asserts that the people of Virginia
sincerely desire to see their advancement IN
intelligence, and are willing to extend to them
Hbera protection; but while any constitution
adopted by the State should make all equat b.
fore the law, yet this convention distinctly do
clares that the governments of the States and
Union were formed by white men, to be sub.
ject to their control and suffrage, and should
still be regulated so IS to continue both under
the control and direction Of the white race.
9th. That the people of Virgins will cooper
ate with sll mer throughout, the Union, OF
whatever name or party, who will labor to res
tore the constitutional Union of the States, and
continue its Government under control OF the
white race. "
Resolutions were adopted authorizing the
Central Committee t. take steps towards test
ing the constitutionaiity of the reconstruction
acts in the q. s. Supreme Court. 80 -
/ In the discussion OF this resolution, Gen.
Imboden, who has sued out a writ of manda-
mus against Gen. Scbo6eId, stated that his
case, with similar ones relative 10 suffrage In
Alabama and Mississippi, would be carried to
the Supreme Court y 90 -.
A resolution, that the object of the Couvtn-
ton was to organize white man s party, and no
subject foreign to this should be discussed,
was laid on the table The president was su-
thorized to appoint committee, tor. the pur-
pose of issuing an address to The: people of
Virginia and the United States, and the Chair:
man appointed VIM. C. Ri1es, r. NJ t. Hun
ter, John Janney, James Marshall, and J. r.
Tucker as the committee. The Convention
then adjourned sit.e die q ,.s1.r-. ;.
After the adjou ,nment, Hon. r. NJ. I. Hun
ter made shot address, 10 answer to calls.
He said betwee0 the slave and military rule,
he preferred the latter, for the men who
welded the latter were Of his own race He
cited Hsyti and Jamaica as results Of negro
lule, and believed the Rad lea majority in Con
gress, if they expected to control be, blacks
and prevent their excuses would find them:
selves wofully mistaken. To give the blacks
the power ofgovernment in the Southern States:
would be the highest crime against nature; and
he believed when the North saw the results,
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