The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-15

road marching in military array, lnquneIa
where they were going. They intorneu
him that they were going to Trices; Ils a
he had some negro hands there tnas nc
would never let attend the political lnso y
Iings, and they were going after tne i ~. w.
make them come to the meetings, anu pu.
things to rights at T'rice's. This gen!le-
man hurried on, and Informed MT n ! i; ;.s
Mr.. Trice was thrashing wheat. he nt
mediately stopped the machine, anu s sa,t
the hands to get their dinner, anu n uims
and two of his neigbbors, Messrs. Tnomas'
who were present, repaired to the mouse.
"In few minutes the body OF negroes
arrived, and proceeded first to the caolns'
and made the hands fall into the ranks,
and thew then came to Trice's house, anu
halted in line just in front of Trice's ooor or,
and demanded gun which had oeen i 10
there by some other negro. Trice got. the
gun and delivered it to them. The spokses-
man, or captain, John Chew dtaoS ritl,
hugh, then said he wanted money; 40 hau
some money to raise, and he wanted nftee1 :
dollars from Mr.. Trice. Mr.. Trice asked
| what he wanted with it, and by wnat rlgn,
he demanded it. The reply was, ne "an ,ee
| it, and must have it ID quickly. h. :.
! Thomas asked Trice, in their presence, u
he owed them anything. Trlce sa,o'
l'No.' Thomas then told Trice to give
them nothing. The command was tnen
given to load their guns, and 60 IN thar
house if they had no ammunition and gel
| it. The party then went through the act
of loading, and bursted several caps
Trice then said to them that he had nc
| money; and one Of the party then de-
| manded an order to store for fifteen dol
| lars. Trice said he could give no order
for he owed the merchant, and bis order
would not be honored. They then de-
| manded due-bill, which he very reluct'
antly gave, and they left. The next Gay
the due-bill was passed by John Che" 1o
Mr.. Dyson for corn.
"The grand jury of the Circuit Court, in
September, presented FIVE of the party VINO
| could be identified. They were arrested
examined, and sent on for trial for rob-
berry by presentation of firearms before the
| County Court. Four were (by the County
| Court tried, convicted, and sentenced to
the penitentiary-one for fifteen years,
two for twelve years, and one Tor TEL
wears. The remaining one demanded
trial before the Circuit Court, and at oul
last term was tried and acquitted. The
evidence was not as strong against MIN
He was present, but took no active part IL
the affair. The evidence showed that
| Trice owed them nothing, and endeaVorec
to get from them the cause oftheir demand
upon him, but could not. The testimony
of Trice, the two Messrs. Thomas, and
colored man, corroborates the foregoing
statement. There was no evidence tna'
Trice owed them anything.
| "The foregoing is a true statement o
the facts in the premises. l prosecuted
| them, prepared all the papers, and notice
the testimony in the case.
| uI have seen an allusion by Mr.. Bott
in his speech to the verdict against these
negroes, and he makes direct misstate
ment of facts. If it could be gotten,
would like for you to refer to Captain JohI
O'Dwyer's report Of the trial made to the
| Freedmen's Bureau at Fredericksburg.
saw the report before it was sent up, ant
it was substantially in accordance with N.
statement.
"The negroes were ably defended b.
able counsel.
"Truly your friend, &C.,
"E. C. MoNcuRE,
" Commonwealth Attorney for Caroline
county, Va"
| Mr.. GRAvATT, in conclusion, character
| lied the report as a base falsehood, and de
fed any one to refute his charge.
! FUTURE CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION.
The majority and minority reports OF
| future changes in the Constitution Wer'
taken up.
After some discussion, the following wa
adopted:
| "Any amendment or amendments Il
the Constitution may be proposed in thu
Senate and House of Delegates; and /
the same shall be agreed to by maJorlt.
of the members elected to each of TIT
two Houses, such proposed amendment o
amendments shall be entered on thel
Journals, with the ayes and noes takel
thereon, and referred to the General AS
sembly to be chosen at the next genera
election of Senators and members of tn
House of Delegates, and shall be published
for three months previous to the time
making such choice andif in the Genera
Assembly so next chosen as aforesaid sucl
proposed amendment or amendments shall
be agreed to by a majority of all the mem
bers elected to each House, then it shal
be the duty of the General Assembly t
submit such proposed amendment o
amendments to the people, in such man
ner and at such times as the General AS
sembly shall prescribe and if the peopl
shall approve and ratify such amendmen
or amendments by majority of the cleo
tors qualified to vote for members of tn
General Assembly voting thereon, sue
amendment or amendments shall becom
part of the Constitution.
cat the general election to be held i
the year 1883, and in each twentieth yea
thereafter, and also at such time as th
General Assembly may by law provide
the question shall there be conventio
to revise the Constitution and amend til
same p shall be decided by the elector
qualified to vote for members of the Gene
raj Assembly and in case a majority {
the electors so qualified voting at sue
election shall decide in favor of CONVEX
: ton for such purpose, the General Assem-
bly, at its next session shall provide by la
for the election of delegates to such cor
vention: Provided, That no amendmer
or revision shall be made which shall den
or in any way impair the right of suffrag
or any civil or political right as conferre
by this Constitution, except for cause
which apply equally to all persons an
classes without Distinction
The Convention then took recess.
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Convention met at o'clock.
Mr.. HAwxHURsT, from the Committee {
! the Basis of Representation and Apo
tiopment. in accordance with a resolutio