The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-18

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE usaAln

General schOneld Decides Who che Rich.
mosd Delegates Are-iIunnicntt q Go.
Trisnphnnt-A PrOscriptivs ResoIutivu
Laid Over-The Executive Departments
Curious Debates and Personalities-Thr
Twelfth Section Adopted.
RICHMOND. Feb. 7, 1868.
To-day the long disputed question of who are
che Richmond delegates was decided by COM
munication from General Schofeld and Messrs.
Hunnicutt. Underwood and Morrissey (white)
ana Lewis Lindsay and Joe Cox (black), retain
their seats in the Convention. Thus the feud exist
Ing In the body since the opening Of the session
Is set at rest, the conservatives unwillingy yield
ing to the decree of the military. and the radio ais
are ubiant that their party out of the forced
Issue by their opponents triumphant. The Gene
raj however, In his communication. gives the reg
sistration and vote in the particular ward upon
which the issue was made, andGthe subsequent
census Of the same, and deducts therefrom that,
though frauds did exist they were not 80 consid.
cradle a. to cause reasonable belief in his mind
that the elections were illegal. The communities.
zion was ordered to be printed and inserted in the
Journal.
An eccentric member-Mr. Parr (white), from
tho Eastern Shore, representing an oyster con-
stituency- ohered resolution, which, under the
rules, lies over. The preamble sets forth that the
framing Of constitution for the people Of vir-
Einia in accordance with the Reconstruction acts
has been retarded considerably by the election
eerng OF certain persons for Offices which will be
PROBABLY created by the Convention, and provides
that no member of this Convention shall be eligi-
bic - any office OF trust, profit, honor or emolu-
ment for the next FIVE years within the State.
This was quite bombshel in the radical ranks,
OF which Mr.. Parr Is an honest member, and &C.
casOned good many heads to come together,
and deal OF whispering that plainly indicated
there was evidently some fire where much
smoke was visible The conservatives enjoyed
tho resolution and laughed immoderately at the
The hour for the order of the day having ar.
rived, the report Of the Committee on the Execu-
tive Department was taken up. the twelth section
being under consideration, for which the following
: substitute was offered by Mr.. Woodson =
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer
and Auditor of Public Accounts shall be elected by
dout vote OF the two houses or the General Assembly,
and continue in Office for the term OF two years,
sooner removed The salary Of zach shall be deter
mined By law
Tho discussion that ensued upon this article
Of contention that SO often disturbs the equa.
himity of the dy-slavery-was brought up.
a Conservative-"Fifteen years ago, perhaps"
referring to the reverend's pro-savery editorials
In the Christian Banner.
ME-. Hunncutt Tin rage)-I'll give you gentle
than you care for.
Mr.. Allan (radicaD wished to offer substitute
'wnfon the Chair declared out of order. He then
asked leave to read it, with an intention
to oner 1t at proper time, to which Mr.. Platte
lradican objected. Allan then wanted to embody
II In his remarks, Platte still Directing when the
Chair decided for Allan.
Mr. Platte. using phrase that had its origin on
che "other side," said, IL hurl back the gentle.
mans insinuations"-a belligcrent expression
which occasioned laughter.
Voice from conservative sde-"Shut the door,"
Naughtor.l
A democratic member followed, but some con.
Iusion ensued-banging of the door and cries of
Louder
The Chair Shut the door," occasioning more
laughter, and conservative "Oh, no no danger"
Some further debate pertinent to the subject
'cnsued, and the previous question being called
of ayes "a. noes L.