Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-13
The Virginia Convention.


count which ought not to be lost to future re-
cords, and forcibly illustrates the character OF
the body now exercising the functions OF Soy
ereignty' over the people OF Virginia Inns
record we publish that the people OF the
North may see the responsiveness of the odious
tyranny which hangs upon US. A proposition
to give this body existence M PepeMo was
made by one of their number IN the ''ConVen'
ton two days ago, but we trust the military
authorities will not permit SO monstrous
thing. Their only purpose is TO continue
drawing the extravagant per eltem Of eaght d9t
hrs n dan from our depleted treasury, and the
sooner they are driven from their prey, the
nearer will be the day Of our delivcrance, and
the return of prosperity to the South and to
the whole country.
The following is the "roll'':-
Alexandria John Hawxhurst, from New
York.
Brunswick-William Leahy, from New
Charles City and New Keut-Lemucl E.
Babcock, Canadian.
Elizabeth City and Warwick-David s.
White parson, major ola negro regiment IN
the Federal army, sutler, driven from his dis
trict by Beast Butler, elder in the Metho-
dist Church, etc., etc., from New York,
Fairlax-E. 0. Hine from New York
Gloucester and Mathews-John w. Dixon,
from Connecticut.
Hanoyer-William r. James, Englishman,
late collector and inventor of separators.
Henrico-G George Swami, Engishman, (gen-
'' BcdfordSG. G. Curtiss, from New York
Mecklenburg-SanfordM NJ. Dodge, from New
York.
Pittsvlvania-H. A. Wicker, from Pennsy-
vania: Levi G. Thayer, from Massachusetts,.
Richmond city-James W. Hunnicutt, from
South Carolina; J. G. Underwood, from New
York; James Morrissey, from ireland.
Norfolk and Observation-Disclosures Clements,
from Washington, d. c.; Luther Lee, Jr.,
from New York.
Petersburg-John Fl. Platte, from Vermont
Chesterfield and Powhatan-C. ii. Porter,
from New York; S. T. Maddox, from Penn
sylvania.
Accomac and Northarnp ton-James G. Toy,
| from Maryland. !,
Northumberland Lancaster, Richmond and
Nash, New York.
Prince Edward and Appomattox-Edgar
Allan, born in Eng gland; living in the North
since boyhood. ,
Prince George and Dinwiddie-David g..
| Carr, from New York; and William Reed, from
| Scotland.
Alexandra ard Fairfax (hoater)-L NJ.
Nickerson, from New York.
Campbell and Pitsylvania (hoater)-L. II.
Lydick, from Massachusetts.
'Orange-F. w. Poor, said TO be from New
York.
! H. COLORED.
Princess Anne--Willis a. Hodges, (Radical)
halls from New York, though born IN Vr-
ginia. ... .... ~ IN
Norfo TX and Portsmouth-"Dr "Bayne (den-
fist, J native of North Carolina, but ran away
some years since and graduated in his pecu liar
tiles in Boston.
The States from which these people. hail,
and the number from each, are as follows:
New York, ID; Pennsylvania, 3; Maine, !;
Massachusetts, 3; South Carolina, !; Vermont,
l. New Jersey, l; Maryland, |; Washington,
| d. c., l, England, g. Ireland, l; Scotland, |;
Canada, |; Connecticut l. Total, 33.
The number of native whites is only thirteen
The carpet baggers number thirty three as
show above, viz: thirty whites and three ne
croes. There are twenty-five Virginia negroes
in the body, and these added to the scallawags
make the s'Radical members" of the "Conven-
ton, numbering 6S. The entire 'body'
consists, for rather should consist, for there are
three vacancics) of 1O5. So that the white
people Of Virginia had only 81 representatives
cut of 1O5, aud one of these, Mr., Mauzy, OF
Culpcpcr) who was elected over John NJ. Bolts,
in that county, was turned out on the protcxt
of ineligibiity; another Mr. Liggett, Of Rock
ingham, was expelled for expressing is con-
tempt OF the body, and the third { MIR; Beazley,
ofMadison, resigned without taking his seat.
Richmond Enquirer.