The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-25
The Alabama Call for TroOps-A Pro
test Against 1t.

test Against HI.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, September 24.-The
Legislature will take 10 action relative to an
election until the return of the committee
sent Oh to Washington to ask for troops. A
large number of members are opposed to
an election by the people, and will prevent
it if they can.
The memorial adopted by the Legislature
and taken to Washington by five Republi-
cans alleges that there is really no respect
for the laws in this State, and that the civil
officers are prevented from discharging
their duties by the threats of the people.
A very large meeting was held here last
night, at which the following resolutions
were adopted:
"Whereas neither the Governor nor any
other executive officer of the State Of Ala
bama has ever found it necessary to call
upon posSee of citizens in executing the
laws, and no proclamation has ever been
issued by the Governor declaring that the
due execution of the laws is impeded in
any section of the State and whereas the
Democratic and Conservative State Con-
vention Of Alabama, at its recent session,
resolved unanimously to obey the laws OF
the de facto State Government, and as law
abiding citizens to submit to the same until
lawfully changed therefore be it
"ReSOlved, That the declarations of facts
and apprehensions in the said memorial
are untrue in every particular, and We
the people of Montgomery, do defy an in
vestigation into the said alleged facts, rest
ing satisfied that they are unsubstantiated
by any evidence in the executive office or
in the declarations of the Chief Magistrate
of the State.
90. ReSolved, That we, the people Of
Montgomery, do solemnly declare our con-
viction, from evidence existing around us
and within our knowledge, and from evil
dence received from all sections of the
State from reliable authority, that the peo-
pie of this State were never more peaceably
disposed than at present, and never more
ready to render prompt obedience to the
existing laws.
"3. Resolved, That the said memorial is
prompted by partisan spirit which for the
temporary success of CERTAIN policy or
party would wreck the prosperity of the
State and plunge it into the horrors of civil
war.
"a. RESOLVED, That the people of Ala
bama, although knowing the rectitude OF
their intentions and fearing no molestatlon
from an army of United States troops,
would protest against the introduction
of such an army into our midst as viola
ton of the Constitution Of the United
States, and as an unjust imputatlon upon
our character and conduct.
"5. RESOLVED, That we cordially endorse
the letter of General R. E. Lee and others
to General Rosecrans, and do solemnly de.
clare our belief that the sentiments of the
letter are the sentiments of the people
that we are peaceful and law-abiding, and
will do and countenance nothing IN others
tending to domestic violence.
sc. RESOLVED, That the men composing the
Legislature which has drawn up this mon
strous indictment against whole people
are, for the most part, strangers IN thu
State, and were voted for at an election II
which two-thirds of the adult males of the
State, black and white, did not participate
that the failure of the people to participate
in the said election was due, not to al
approval of the men who were afterward
falsely declared elected, but to the pledg'
of Congress that not voting would b
equivalent to voting against them; tina
the said Legislators do not represent tn
| people, but do grossly misrepresent them
and are robbing them of their money b.
extravaganza appropriations, are squander
ing the public treasure upon the vilest o
the community, are endeavoring to depriv
the people of the privilege of the ballot
and are breaking down their commerce AM
credit by enacting SANDERS which have no
the slightest foundation in truth.
"7. ReSolued, That Legislature Whlcl
would relieve one of its members Of tn
penalties of felony and another OF the pc
nalties of bigamy, and which would attemp
to cheat the people out of an election 70
President, is capable Of perpetrating eve
greater outrages than the adoption of sal
! memorial.
"S. RESOLVED, That copy of these re
solutions be sent TO the President of tn
United States"