The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-07
vlR Il I N A.
short Session Ofthe Convention-Addres
OfJOhn Minor BOtts-A stormy Time
Series Of Resolutions Adopted.

RICHMOND, August 2.-The Con-
vention re-assembled on the Square at
ten o'clock. About two thousand
persons were present. Doctor Payne,
of Norfolk, moved that as the work
of the Convention was finished, it now
adjourn sine die.
Mr.. Hunnicutt opposed this motion,
but it was carried. The Convention
then resolved itself into mass meet
ing, and was addressed by John M.
Bolts, who also read the address and a
platform, which, being submitted to
the meeting for its Endorsement, was
withdrawn, the opposition being vio-
lent.
Mr.. Hunnicutt opposed adjourn
ment, and said the reason for adjourn
ing yesterday till to-day was to give
Mr.. Bolts and others, who had not
participated in the proceedings, an op-
portunity to be heard, and hoped the
Convention was not afraid to hear
what they had to say. If there was
any political tomahawk between Mr..
Bolts and the Republican party, it was
now buried, and the party will now
carry the State by thirty thousand
majority, and that the ship was large
enough to carry all shades of party
differences. Cries of "yes."
The speaker favored disfianchising
only those rebels who would talk
against Congress and the Republican
party, and would not, like Longstreet,
work in any harness for reconstruc-
ton.
At this point there were loud cries
for Mr.. Bolts, who received three
cheers by portion of the crowd, and
then followed scene of confusion. A
colored speaker attempted to address
them, but was cried down with shouts
Of "vote the resolution down." "vote it
up" "vote Bolts down."
Mr.. Baync said he believed the wing
of the party represented by Mr.. Bolts
wanted without mingling in the con-
vcntion to speak under its auspices,
A vote was taken and the Convcn-
ton adjourned sine die with great
cheering. A mass meeting was than
organized, and Mr.. Bolts, who has
maintained his stand, addressed them.
He said he was no intruder, but came
as member Of the Republican party.
1t had been circulated that he had
written letters dcnouncing Northern
men in Virginia as squatters. The
charge was unfounded. For thirty
years he had stood by them so much
as to render him odious with his own
party. With reference to having been
at one time since the war to
give black suffrage, he said he had only
been so because he knew if the negro
was given suffrage before he had pro-
lection, bis vote would strengthen the
Democratic party, or be shot down in
the streets for attempting to vote with
He had not attended
the Convention of April because he
thought he could do more good out of
it. He indorsed its platform, so did
his friends who had come to the city to
attend the present Convention, but had
been crowded out,-whcthcr by acci-
dent or design he could not say. They
would have redoubled the platform.
He warned the meeting not to be de-
ccived by demagogucs into the belief
that they held al the power. The
Democrats Of Virginia will not resist
Republicans now, and wait till they
ret back into the Union. We will
need every man to fight them. We
must not drive any man away from
us. Cries of "no, we WON'T
He then read an address to the peo-
pie, anda platform, which, he said, had
not the approval of Judge Underwood
and Mr.. Hunnicutt.
Geo. Rye, of Shenandoah, moved to
indorse the address and platform, but
the motion met such violent opposition
that it was withdrawn.
Here a loud voice announced that
the speaker who was opposing the in
aorsement Of the meeting had stolen a
horse from a one-armed negro. This
created great confusion. The speaker
came up the Capitol steps to confront
his accuser, and crowd of blacks
surged up after him. Everything
looked like riot for some minutes,
but the matter was settled by the ac-
cuser explaining that he had only heard
and could not vouch for the charge.
Governor Pcirpoint made a very
brief speech, and was followed by l..
II. Chandler, District Attorney; Rev.
Mr., Givens, colored Louis Scott,
colored, and others.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The loyal American
citizens viii be soon required to select
representatives as their candidate for
the office now held by the chance
President of the United States, and as
the late war has placed the Republican
party as well as the Union under obli-
cations to many distinguished Generals
for the services they render in the des-
perate struggle for liberty and great
ness, and as the names of Generals
Grant, Sheridan, Thomas, Butler, Sick
les, Logan, and Schofeld, and Hon.
Schuyler Colfax, Thaddeus Stevens
and Henry Wilson, are prominently
held up as amongst the most deserving
in connection with said Office; there
fore