Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-04
Virginia Conservative Oonvonuon,

This WAS not n convention Of
pnriy, bur Of Virginians. At the
close Of tho war we were assured
that upon The repeal Of tho ordi.
nance of secession, tho reputation
Of tho Confederate debt, and the
emancipation Of our slaves, We
would be restored to our rights in
the Union. Instead Of these prom
Uses being fulfilled, n poliry had
hecn inauguratod to place tho
Southern States under the control
of an inferior race. We meet to
appeal to the North not to permit
the infection Of this disgrace upon
us. Our rights may be wrcstcd
from us, but we will never agree to
the rule of an alien and inferior
race. We prefer tho rule Of the
bayonet.
Among the Vice Presidents are
r.. NJ. II. Hunter, Thos. $. Bocock
and ex- Gov Lctchcr.
On the 18th, n series Of rcSolu'
tions reported and unanimously n
doptcd arc, in substance, as follows:
The first recognizes that Ivy the
result of the war slavery has been
abolished, and it is not the desire OF
the people of Virginia to reduce to
slavery again the people cmancipa-
ted by the events of the war and
by amendments to the constitution
of the United States.
The sccC nd asserts the right OF
Virginia TO be restored to the I'm.
ion, and declares her intention, in
good faith, to perform her duties to
tho Union.
The third protests against the
governing of Virginia in any way
not defined in the federal cons,itn-
ton.
The fourth adopts the langua~r
of the resolution adopted at the
Cooper Institute, in New York, that
military government is subvcrsiv,
of the fundamental ideas of oul
Government, and its object, whicl
is to subject tho people the South
,crn States to the rule Of race just
emerged from slavery, is abhorrcn
ITO the civilization Of mankind anc
ITO the Northern people, surrender
ing, as it does, one third of the Sen
ate and one quarter of the House
of Representatives, which arc t.
leSislate over us, to the dominion o
an organized class of emancipatct
slaves who are without any Of tn,
training, habits or traditions o
self government.
The fifth disclaims all hostility
to tho black population, and assures
ahc people Of Virginia to be sincere
ly DESTROYS of their advance in in
iclligcnce and willing to extcnt
ahem liberal protection; but while
any constitution ad 1p,ed by thu
State should mako all men equal be
fore the law, yet this Convention
distinctly declares that the govern
ments Of the States and Of the I'm
ion were formed by white men, t
be subject to their control. and suf
tragc should still be regulated so a.
to continue both under the contro
and direction of the white race.
The sixth says that oil tho people
of Virginia will CO. operate with al
men throughout the Union, o
whatever name or party, who viii
labor to restore tho constitutions
Union of the States and continue
its Government under the contol
the white race,
A resolution was adopted author
izing the Central Committee to tax
steps to test the constitutionality o
tho rnnonotruotion acts, In TN
United States Supreme Court. II
the discussion of this resolution
Gen. Imbodon, who had sued out
mandamus against Gen. Schofield
stating that his case, together will
similar ones relative to suffrage, il
Alabama and Mississippi, would b
carried to the Supreme Court.
A resolution that the object .
the Convention was to organize
white mans party, and no subject
foreign to this should be discussed
was laid on the table.
The President was authorized t.
appoint q committee to prepare al
address to the people Of Virgins
,snd the United States, and the Con
vention adjourned sine die.
After adjournment, Hon. r. Nj. I
Hunter made a short address in an
swcr to calls. He said that bctwccl
the slave and military rule, he pre-.
ferred the latter, for the men VIII
welded the latter were of his ow,
race. He 'cited Hayti and Jamaic
as results of negro rule, and bcicv
cd the Radical majority in Congress
j: they expected to control tn
BLACKS, and prevent their excuses
would find themselves wofully mis-
taken. To give the blacks the pow
err of tho Government in this coun
try would be tho highest erim
against nature, and he believe
when the North saw the result, Their
would be reaction which woul'
sweep such governments from tn
face of America. This gencratlo
has suffered, and may suffer more
huA the State will live, and loo,
back to this period as only dar
episode. Tho scenes now passIn
only make men truer to the Stat
which gave them birth.
Gen. Pope's late reckless acts i
removing judicial officers, in Ala
.bama, will probably end in his ow
decapitation. The President, som
months since, contemplated that &C
,tion, but for satisfactory reason
Yostponed it. If he is removed,
az q Moolo will ha his Ru(