The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-02

/, and after some further discussion .asnitelv
for waa on motion Of BLAND, ihuoI
nostnoned by vote of ayes oo' ho'' =
rAYsEIN THE CHAIR.
n. G. GIBSON in the chair mere re-
a.tea "The CHA1R is called OUT. ne
l La ask the gentleman from NorIolh
m R.YNE) to take the chair. lLaugh!er
80, the Conservatives and negroes; IN
dionation visible among the white haol-
Gals. ;.h 90 r,ncb
assurance as possible.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
motion was made to reconsider Inc
vote bv which the 10th section OF the re-
port on the Legislative Department was
adopted. .or
yea all opposed, say Nay"
The House voted to reconsider.
BAYSE: "!Tisa vote. We'llreconsider."
The consideration of the section was
then passed over until the report on the
| basis of representation should have been
| disposed of. ...
The Convention then took recess, so lnat
BAYNE's reign was short. ..
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock.
A motion was made to take up the report
| on the basis of representation.
Mr.. HAwXHURsT asked leave to correct
some discrepancies in his personal expla-
nation of this morning.
| After some discussion this was granted
him.
He said he desired to reaffirm what he
had published in his card, distinctly and
positively. His visit to Judge Under
woods office was made after dark and out
of Office hours, and by invitation. He had
never besought Underwood "to lobby " at
Washington. He (H.) had been accused
by him of being desperate office-seeker,
and Underwood had denied ever having
sought Office. When he GU received the
| appointment of judge OF this district,
| he had ON file in Washington an applica-
ton for the position Of marshal Of this
S.lto.
UNDERWOOD said that this was John In
derwood and not himself.
HAwxuURsT said the name was that of
John C. Underwood, and John Under
wood, of Ocoouan, had not then made
| MS dDDDCEduCCs ONDbhNocb Loo pOho
him out of his own mouth that he
wanted to come to this Convention, and
asked him not to get in his way in Alex
andria. He (H.) had never bought office
nor given fifty dollars to the poor on the
election, as he learned had been done in
Richmond.
X. X. ks.
Mr.. ALLAN arose to a privileged ques-
ton; he said:
On Monday last, l was so indiscreet as
to make an allusion to the approaching
scene of blood and thunder threatened by
the Grand Conclave Of the Kuklux Khan.
Nv indiscretion was further manifest in
the unfortunate allusion I'made to the par
ticular member of the Khan who made a
nocturnal visit to my abode some nights
back. The question to which l rise is this ::
| received by mail this morning, a-death-
warrant, illustrated with cuts more pointed
than pleasant. The coat of arms on the
paper is-a gallows; and swinging from
its beam is an individual who could not
possibly be mistaken for any other person
than myself. The features Of my depart
ing mortality forms by far the more intel
ligiblc portion of the communication to
which refer, except that the handwriting
bears striking resemblance to that of the
mysterious stranger of whom I unfortu-
nately complained day or two back. The
signs are very similar and the signature
purports to be that of the Great Centaur,
and is composed Of the letters J. WI. S.
Y. P, which one of the Khan informs me
means, "Jimminnee Wimminnee Jimmin-
nee, Say your Prayers"
DIR. President, gentlemen may laugh,
but this is more serious matter than they
seem willing to acknowledge it to be. |
am credibly informed that there are mem
beers of this bloody band in daily attend
ance at this hall, and in near proximity to
NV desk-some on the right of me, some
on the left Of me, and some all around me.
Now, sir, | do not mean to be personal in
my remarks, nor to apply them TO any gen.
tleman upon this floor; but while am
usually no Coacard-in such cases as this,
nor does the bad French in which the let
ter speaks of the BO1oie which is to prove
our BQy11e alarm me much, but consider
ing it il connection with the Bland ap-
pearance of my midnight visitor, gentle
men can scarcely wonder that | should
Bo,c-down in alarm and Dodge even my
own shadow or vote.
The letter was GiJbon- me by a Bro,on
member Of this body, and appears to have
come from Canada. / am DESTROYS of cor
recting the impression which the Khan
seem to entertain-viz., that l am dis
posed to meet them with fire and sword,
and to state that l am ready to tell any
man who says so that it is a Ly.dtck. |
am Queen no member of the Klan any par
ticuar grudge. am Poor, unofending
individual, and cannot Seay why should
be elevated SO high above Parr, as am in
the Toy forming the fgure-head on the
warrant in my hands. Such threats as
these are enough to make even the most
stoical turn White and Nash their teeth
with rage and fear as they Read of them.
| am no Painter, but wish to give a Hint
on this matter, so that gentlemen may pre-
pare Tor the bad time coming, and take
the first Carr for S0uth-aN at once.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The reports on basis of representation
were taken up. The minority report was
laid on the table-ayes, A; noes, SO. 1t
was decided to take it up by sections.
The Convention then adjourned.