Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-22

100000. A few towns the negroes might
carry, but the adoption of con6scation resolu-
tions would drive away the best and most in
teligent portion Of the co!ored population, for
they advocated no such scheme. Many of his
hearers professei religion Many of them
sung
---"Oh Lord forgive;
Let repentant rebel live"
Ii they desired success they must not go ahead
OF Congress. lie wanted no mans blood, no
| conhScatlon, only equal rights, and that all
men should do to him as they wished to be
done by
The resolutions were almost unanimously
referred, amid scene of the widest confusion.
The following resolution was offered by DR..
-. and unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Convention hereby ey-
presses its undisguised contempt for the unfair,
false and malignant representations of the pro
ceedings of this convention, published as re-
ports thereof by the daily papers of this city
that we recognize in this cowardly method Of
falsifcaton the true spirit in which the stua-
tion is accepted by the class represented by
these journals, and further that we are enabled
therby to understand the true feeling .of the
rcbel-conservative Influence towards the newly
entranchlSed citizens. now with their friends in
convention assembled.
The above is false. 1t would be impossible
to describe the disgraceful scenes of disorder
which were constantly occurring g.-REP.
Resolutions were offered authorizing the
President to appoint a Central State Commit
tee Of nine members
A member moved that the committee be
appointed by a committee composed Of one
member from each county.
e. w. BUftZ OnDnSnu the resolution Strpn-
u0usty, but was interrupted by White, OF
Portsmouth, who said Buttz Was making un
founded charges against the chairman.
Buitz said he had expressly excepted the
chairman from any charges he might make,
and that ne placed more confidence in the
chairman than in the party who interrupted
him, and wiltully misconstrued his position
An old darkey--"No man kin tell Whar de
shoe pinches sept him what wears it,
The house finally decided that delegation
OF one member from each county and town
should be appointed, who should select cen
trail business committee OF nine persons. The
Executive Committee was appointed, and re-
tired, but up to the adjournment Of the meet
Ing, made no report of their action.
The cool, icy man offered resolution en-
dorsing the New Nation as the organ of the
Virginia faithful.
Buttz said there were other loyal papers in
Virginia, and asked W. to withdraw the reso-
luton.
Wardwell rose ior i harangue; the ice
melted around his heart and brow, and exuded
in big drops from his bald pate and wrinkled
forehead. He drew pathetic picture of Hun
nicutt dining on bread and pork, and pro-
claimed himself Hs. right bower"
jenkins, Of Winchester, urged the claims Of
the Winchester Journal.
Bu.tz said the New Nation ard Alexandra
State Journal, under acts OF Congress. would
receive from 5000 to $4,000 per annum
from the government
There were other papers owned by poor 10y
asts whom this resolution did injustice to
He didn't come here to electioneer for the
benefit OF few men in Richmond, but for the
good Of the State. He rasped WardWell, and
moved to table the resolution.
l.. Mckenzie glorifed the New Nation and
praised Hunnicutt. for whom he had done as
much as any other twenty men in Virginia.
Hunnicutt was always short, and could hardly
get bread and cheese. The government adver-
Using was not worth more than $1,000.
Buttz said the bankrupt law was worth &c.
900, alone.
Watson said "the Mr.. Rev. Hunnicutt and
bis paper zerved more credit dan all de odder
papers in dc State, and he wanted him TO hab
what was due him, a petition which ought to
have made the Mr.. Rev. Hunnicutt tremble in
his boots. ..
Jenkins moved that the Alexandria State
Journal, Marion Record, Winchester Journal,
Norfolk Republican, and Rockingham Amer
can Union be included. Adopted.
Mr. Hinton, The New York Tribune CORES
respondent, made flaming speech, and in
ool hat lr ,f Sp,1Io
had been subscribed to aid them in carrying on
the war, or if not subscribed General Schenck
had canvasscd for it. Any Republican docu-
ments they wanted could be obtained Of Mr..
T-u-l Loo k (TuIlock.) ....
jenkins said q resolution complimentary to
General Schofed was on the table, and be
hoped it would be taken up All would un
derstand the object oft.
All saw the object Of it, and the resolution
which expressed full confidence in the patriot
ism, fidelity, integrity, honor and other good
qualities OF General Schofeld, was adopted,
with but few dissenting votes.
a resolution endorsing all acts Of Congress
was adopted
Resolutions were offered by E. L. Houff, of
Augusta, asserting that the Southern States
lost all rights by secession, and that this Con-
vention was held to bring back our 'deelopi-
dated" country to the Union, opposing conis-
cation and exhorting to harmony.
The resolution regarding confscation was
received with groans.
A hundred voices moved that the resolutions
be laid under the table.
The resolutions took the proposed course
DR.. Bayne wanted to make an expression,
and denied that he had been used as a tool by
rebels, who endeavored to make him President
Williams, (colorcd, y from Norfolk, delivered
long, rambling harangue, very incendlary
and inHammatory and abusive in its nature,
but having no connection with the business OF
the Convention.
His speech was strongly in favor Of social
equality, but opposed amalgamation. He
claimed that the colored men were more polite
than the whites, and consequently more CON-
potent to vote. This convention was a "pep-