Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-12-20
STATE CONVENTION.

4uo"0oy oM.-lhe pay OF members OF
the convention was fixed at So per day and
mileage as allowed mcmbars Of the General
Assembly; Secretary SIS per diem and S.
per diem for each assistant. not to exceed
two; Sergeant at Arms So per diem and
same npensatlul for making arrests and
keeping in custody as allowed BY General
Assembly and mileage for himself and mes
seng4r; and tc each door keeper S. per day.
A resolution appontinga committee to in
aulre into injustice done by civil courts
since June LIST 1865 and report best me MS
OF reducing the evils existing in the civil
)vernment, was unanimously voted down
MIR. Hunnicutt offered reolution that
the convention take steps to alleviate the
condition Of those lahoring men who have
been deprived Of employment for voting the
Republican ticket Several amendments to
this motion were offered, one of which pro
posed to make it nisdemyanor. punishable
by law, to discharge employees for political
opinions, all of which, together with the
original resolution were tabled by a decisive
vote
Tuesday 1914. The motion Of Mr.. White
to refer the petition Of Mr. Turkey on con-
tested seattle committee On Privileges and
Elections. caused motion to refer all eases
of contested seats to that committee which
was adopted
On motion of Mr.. Woodson the Convention
adjourned till Thursday at II NJ.
Thursday 2A--The standing commit
tees were announced by the President.
Mr. Hodges, (colored) from Princess An
ne, offered the following resolution
Whe1ros. There hevc been many loyal
Union laboring men in this STATE who are
not landholders who have been distressed
and intimidated on account of their roting
and supporting the Union Republican ticket
at the late election by disloyal and disunion
lanuholders therefore ta3
| e. solceel. That this Convention appoint a
committee Of five to take the subject into
| consideration and report what necessary
steps in their Judgment should be taken to
put.a stop to late distressing and mtlmlda-
ting of loyal Union laboring men, by disloy-
al landholders i'll this State. saas
Mr. Hodges made speech IN the revi-
val order in favor of his resolution. He
said that these men were met after the close
Of the war by these disloyal men who told
! them they owned the lands and they must
leave it, These men had fought for this
glorious flag, and he hoped they would sus-
tain his resolution. Their constituents were
looking to them for the support Of them =
His grandfather fit in the army OF Gen.
Washington, and helped to frame the Con-
stitution of liberty ia h1
DR.. Bayne (colored) made speech in a
similar strain.
Mr.. Williams of Amherst moved the fol-
lowing amendment which was accepted
..I,esNeea, That the committee take also
into consideration the case Ut men discharged
from work on account of voting The Rerub-
lican ticket. and be empowered and lnslruc-
ted to enquire az the same time into the case
# those who have been inundated by their
brethren from voting at all, or Outraged Tor
voting with those whom they conscientously
believed their friends, of conservative poltl-
cal principles, that the remedy devised by
the constitutional enactment may be'compre-
hensive, aud not discriminating in its pro-
visions; so that voters Of all opinions may
be duly protected in the exercise Of the cleo
tive franchise.
Mr.. Hunnicutt delivered a partizan har-
rangue on this srliect which was repliedto by
Messrs Marye and Gibson, of Giles, IN which
Mr.. Hnnnicutt was handled with gloves of,
Mr.. Gibson introducing some of Mr.. Hunni-
CUTS editorial articles prior to the war which
were particularly severe on the colored pco-
pie. ss
FklpAY. 18th. MIR. Marye moved that
the Committee on printing be required to
report any contract proposed to be made to
the Convention for Publications which was
carried. ..as.ye M 44
Mr. Norton fcolcred) presented petition