Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-01

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cy of II, being successfully carried,
10 vote at the same time for tho
election OF delegates 10 the COnven'
ton on the busi, of creating II Con-
slitution without negro suffrage,
and asking Congress 10 accept the
same, believing that we should only
be recognized rs in the Union on n
footing of equality with tho other
States, and that the Northern peo.
pie will dcmanl no more,
Rcs0lred, That the resolutions of
the Mass Meeting of Loyal Union
Citizens. assembled in this city on
the Goth instant, submitted to US for
consideration; meet the approval of
this Convention in their general
spirit and desire 10 defeat the Aiii'
canization Of this State, and to Sc
cure its restoration to civil govern
mcnt in the Union.
RcSolcc3, That representing as
we believe and know we do, the
true feeling and sentiment Of the
masses Of this State, especially the
soldicry of the late Confederate ar
my-that in thcirnamc and on their
behalf, we return our profound ac' !,
, acknowledgements to the large major
tiles of the Conservative people of
the Northern States, for the late
manifestations of tlcir devotion to
constitutional liberty-thcir sym
pathy for our threatened political
misiortunes their assurances ofour
ultimate relief, and our restoration
to equal political rights with them
selves and in the name and on be-
halt of all Texas, we do hereby eX-
tend to all white emigrants from
those States, desiring homes in the
South west, the assurance Of II cor
dial welcome and THAT full freedom
of speech and sentiment, and pro-
lection of person and property. arc
and will be as securely guaranteed
to all such, of whatsoever opinion,
as we claim and desire for ourselves.
And we further acknowledge to our
Northern Conservative friends, that
as people we have manfully ac-
cepted all the results Of the war,
with the exception of African dom
ination; and from that dire nation
al calamity, we appeal to the men OF
our race and kindred in the North,
in whose hands rests this issue, to
save us and themselves and our
common pc stcrity.
RsSOIced, That while VIC arc unal
terably opposed to negro supremacy,
we are in favor of securing to them
the full protection Of all their rights
of person and of property, under
Just laws bearing equally on all.
Resolved, That this Convention
do proceed to appoint State Exec
tive Committee, to consist Of FIVE
delegates, who shall continue in the
discharge of their duties until after
the elections in relation to recon
struction shall have been held, or
until State Convention shall 9th
erwisc order, with power to fill va
cances, and if necessary, to appoint
another or other Chairman; and
that we recommend to the citizens
of each county in this State, to form
county Conservative Committees,
and to organize precinct committees
in each election prccint, such conn
tv and precinct organizations to
continue in operation until after the
elections relating to reconstruction
shall have been concluded, with
power to supply vacancies in their
several organizations, And we APP
peal to all citizens who sympathise
with the objects of this Convention
to co operate actively and earnestly
with these organizations
ReSolued That u Committee of
five be appointed TO prepare an ad
dress to the people Of Texas, in be-
half Of the principles set ferth in
these resolutions.
After the adoption of the resolu-
tions, Col. George w. Carter moved
a reconsideration of the second res
This motion was declared
out of order by the chair, on the
ground that reconsideration can
only be moved by member voting
with the majority, AND as Col. Car.
ter had not voted at all, he was not
to make the motion. Af-
ter this decision of the chair, a. Z.
Thompson of Harris, renewed the
which, meeting with q Sc
cond, was now duly before the Con
vention.
At this juncture, Governor J. W.
Henderson of Harris, moved to lay
the m otion on the table, which, af-
ter cross fire of some moments,
which the chair repeatedly declared
out of order, was lost.
The original question being cali
cd, the motion to reconsider was
carried.
Col. C. c. Gillespie took the floor
and opposed the adoption of the
re solution, on the ground that it
was not sufficiently straightforward.
He regarded it a "two-iaced con
Germ" a,
He was followed by Col Geo. W.
Carter, in an able and eloquent
speech of an hours duration, who
objected TO the resolution in every
particular His main point was
that the resolution made no dis
between the. Radical party
and Congress that Congress was
the government, the law-making
power, and must be respected ac-
and its laws and enact
ments obeyed, no matterhow odious
and tyrannical they might be. lie
to the fact that the Presl-