The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-13
VIRGINIA.
SPECIAL KILOGRAMS 70 The HERALD.

Tae Conservative Convention-Res oiutiens In
Favor ar n White Mans Govern mcnt-The
Rights Of the Coiored People Guaranteed.
RICHMOND. Dec. IL. 1857.
O'clock p. N.
The Virginia Conservative Convention resumed its
session at twelve O'Clock to-day. The committee OF
twenty reported through their chairman that they
had prepared Of resolutions for the consdera
ton OF the Convention embracing plan OF general or
ganizaon Of tho conservatives others OF the State
They also recommend that committee OF i've be APP
pointed by the President OF the Convention to prepare
and publish address on behalf OF the people OF vir
gipa 10 the people Of the United States Sundry other
resolutions presented to the committed which met
with appropriate consideration
The following resolutions, presented by the commit
tee were received with loud applause and unanimously
Fr-his Convention doth recognize that BY the results
Of the late slavery has been ABOLISHED and
Virginia TO reduce subject slavery the people
emanepa,ed ~ the events q he war and By the amend
Scondfhs Convention doth assert That the people OF
guarantees herefor provided h. the eonsttuton Of liz
United stats and they in.s, on he unqnes,ion
support, does not justify the governing Virginia by any
Ttia-This Convention doth soemnlv declare that vir-
gina q right should be restored g her edsr,i relations
ia the contemplation OF the people Of yrgnia violate
impair her ob goas to the federal union, butts perform
foaThis Convention doth declare, in the language OF
nsn,uc IN lie City New York that The poas Which con-
Irresponsible governments carried on BY military power is
neoas tent wh the express provisions Of the tuition
IDEAS government ev Liberty and the Object for
d 10 he people Of this COUNTRY and = to be Whole
world 70 wto subject the white people of these States
ia her IN ihe senate and oaas os Repre-
q ns nsos i he ns
involves Us and the people Of the Northern States n the
quarter House Representatves which are %
Slaves who ape ws Z, IN he o.
habits or traditians Of self-gcvernment.
declare they dsclaim ali hostility 70 the black popaa
Hen na 70 ss hm e hsm
liberal ana generous protecon; but that while in the
al S @ a
c hs ss a e M o se s
and or the Union were formed BY white to be subject
lated BY the states continue the federal and State
qas me e N INV sa tho peope
of Virginia viii sincerely cooperate with all through
restore The consatona Union The
is and those OF the States under the control Of
plan OF organization OF the conservative party OF the
State embracing every city, town. county and mags,era
resolution adopted that the Executive Committee be
instructed to inquire into the expediency OF adopting
measures BY which this Convention may test the validity
of the acts OF Congress called the Reconstruction by
the adjudication Of the supreme Court Of the United
States.
General Imboden said the question OF the constitution.
atty OF the Reconstruction acts far the right or
suffrage concerned had been tested by him in APP
plying for writ OF mandamus which had been granted
by the Circuit Court Of tho United States this dis
trict, that 1t had been served General Schoheld
who said was matter OF great Importance, and
quested that month might be allowed him In which
to form his opinion the subject This, General
lmboden, through his counsel refused, and the mat
ter now stands stated. General lmboden said he
had no idea that suoh decision would be rendered
BY the Supreme Court a. would declare the law
constitutional
Inc business Of the Convention being now disposed
Of, Il adjourned sine die
The RecOnstructiOn Conve
.SLnndhoIders aud Radical Laborers-Huuni.
cults slavery Record.
RICHMOND, Dec. IL, 1857,
10 O'Clock r. A. (
The Constitutional Convention in session to-day
Very little business transacted The standing
mit.ees were appointed and few resolutions on unim-
portant subjects referred.
negro named Hodges introduced resolution
thorizng tho appointment OF committee to inquire
into and report what should be done with dsloyal land
holders who refused employ radical negroes and who
attempted to intlmidate them in voting. II dis
cussed and referred In the OF the discussion
Mr. Gibson conservative, handled Mr. Hunnicutts ante
record the subject OF slavery and negroes gene
rally very roughly