The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-22
RECONSTRUCTION.
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE us the HERALD.

Tenth Days ceedings-Tho Per Dlem
Question settled-Tnrdiness OF the Proceed.
ings-skesches OF Members.
RICHMOND Va, Dec. IL, 1851
Richmond and her soven hills are euvolopsd in .
hsscy mantle Of snow; but perchcd upon tho summit
Of the centre OF these hills the highest point In the
city, 10 the Capitol the dark hued body known the
Rsoonssruction Convention assembled In solemn
conclave-albeit framing constitution for the people Of
Virginia They met to dsy-the tenth OF The session.
and the proceedings were opened with prayer by
mulatto. who was introduced BY Underwood %
preacher Of the Second Baptist church. Hs was
fcrvsut shat good ''constitootonn should be framed
By the body, and complimsntsd Ia ahappy the
assembled wisdom Of the State spscksd Yves, con.
cludng by invocatoa that whom the body adjourned
they would leave lasting Renaissance OF their great
work.
glance ct tho house showed the galleries packed a.
usual with idle Africans for whom there is 70 much en-
ploynent the country, II they disposed work
few whits members were absent: but every sable
delegate appeared In his ssual place After the reading
OF the journal By the secretary the Chair informed the
constitutional body he had . communication from the
General commanding the Fret Military District, which
your correspondent hoped 1t order desiring the
body 70 disband and 20 home as an imped mont
TO rsconstruction, Ia Pope; but this individual
sadly disappointed for the comm ono 70.
quirng the State Auditor 10 pay the membsrs sable
delegates included. their diem 70 date.
Resolutions innumerabe were introduced, and refer
red 70 appropriate ommittses Captain Platte. delegate
from Petersburg, got the foor and said they
,ns s .ss,os sn's snd Sn % se nd ,hs s'f -
had jet been done, while the whole people Of
the State were look ns anxioosy at their work Ia fact
regretted there much dissatisfaction 1t the slow
manner In whieh they mad proceeded. The speaker
qurcd report upon the different clauses OF the
sttuton rserred 10 them at the earliest day. This
adopted oraes 70 facilitate business ana me prospect
which 10 doubtful, In view or eight dollars per day.
To-day ives thought the debate upon the question
ofimposing punishment ON those andhcldsrs who ats
charged negro employees because Of their radical pro-
clivItiee would be renewed but the absence Of Mr..
The radical leader Porter was 10 b. ssaS Ioosns ,rn
cudsss with which Hunnicutt 20 badly bsIaborsd
Of importance will give for the information Of your
readers brief sketch Of Of tho delegates in this
sanford \ Dodge the white delegate from Eeskisn-
burg county, u about shrtyavs years Of age and M
tive Of Utica, N. r., whore he was raised BY . man
named Morris distiller HIS early life and habits
not generally known, except that he narrsd and
10 Virginia Here he turned Methodist preacher and
that onsrch 10 MsckIsuburg county Morris his former
bsnsfactoS, banker disier, sutler and everything
might ease 70 az Of him. for In gil these avcca-
tons had he figured ~ some time came 70
where be commenced .ths whisKey businsss again un
DER favorable circumstances though unfsvovabs Tor the
DeC6Ius
radical politician, organized leagues In Mscklsnbarg.
and gained the suages Of the negroes upon the forty
and twomue platform He Was accused OF melting
the negroes to instruction against the wbltss
vcstigslioo ordered, and Dodge was considered
safe Tor the Libby but that machine OF inquity, tho
Bureau, hushsd the matter ~.
u W. Aauie, white delega from King william county,
10 native TO the manor born. he first drew breath In
spotsyvans county, about thirty-vc years Of age.
has resided IN the state during bis entire life, and -
exceeding ly fterafs Durnr tho he assist
an, quarermaser in the rebel service and a. It's close
was employed by the Bureau In lucrative position,
getting his hand slightly into Uncie Sans pocket Ne
went King william county few mouths previous
TO ,hs election rnss oy asocanf Win nss'pe' sna
elected delegate HIS most remarkable feat that OF
MEETING negroes to attack Major Butts cEfedera officer
that gentleman barely escaping their fury With hik ue
a. previously reported IN the HEsAiD.
Payment Of the Per Diem-Thc Printing and
Hunnicuft--rhe Holiday Adjo1rnment-Re-
marknble speeches and singular Resosu.
tions--C ommsn Carriers nnd License Of the
Press-skctcb Of DIR. Bnyne.
RlcHxcyp, Doc. II. 1897.
This 10 the twelfth day OF the session OF the Conven.
ton and excepting that ordinance has been passed
By the body providing for payment OF their por dem
which was approved by General schoned nothing has
been dona The sable delegates whom Informed Of their
right 10 receive and receipt for eight dollars per day 10
date crowded into the once OF the State Treasurer.
Here seems epsusd. Some OF tho worthy members
could not make out their bills while others had 10 make
their .'x'' on tho receipt for teas days pay.
making eighty dollars few thore we're. In
GLIDING some whites, who attempted 70 make
The bins out aud sgn but tho s1or, horrible that
clerk had 10 put them 10 intchgIbs form. accepting
however the distinguished autographs OF the nsmbsra
In rscsipt The Africans we're happy in tho possession
Of greater sum Of money for their legislative services
f ten Days than would have been paid them in three
months for any OF manual labor they might b.
qualssd 70 perform Board bills settled sai clear
shirts were visible to-day for the FIRST time during M
uoonnn sho Convention. VIE prfnting queetlon "a