The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-04
THE CHEW MOVEMENT" IN VIR-
GINA.
difference OF Opinion:

difference OF OplntOH'
at Staunton, Virginia, on the 24th
ultimo, Hon, A. II. n. Stuart and Hon.
John B. Balwin, two of the COMMITTEE
of Nine" recently at Washington to ar
range with Congress for the reconstruc-
ton of Virginia on such terms as would
be acceptable to themselves and others
OF the leaders OF the Secession move
ment, addressed the citizens ofAugusta
county upon the "New Movement"
From report of the proceedings in the
Richmond Examiner, we take the fol-
lowing extracts of the speeches for and
against the "new plan: -
MIR. Balwin who was Speaker of the
Confederate Congress during the rebel
lion, first took the stand. He said uni
Versal suffrage was a fixed fact. lie
had been to Washington, had talked
with the powers that be; the authori-
ties received him courteously, listened
attentively, and seemed to be favorably
impressed: The Democrats applauded.
and thought that the ''new movement
in the right spirit, and capable of pro-
ducing the good hoped for.
Here Colonel Tate wished to know
what the committee had proposed and
what had been accomplished?
The committee had proposed univer-
sal suffrage and universal amnesty,
with the understanding that some OF
the most OdiOus features of the OdiOus
Underwood Constitution be stricken
out, viz: the homestead clause, county
organization and the iron clad features.
1t was to be said there was no possible
way, not even the shadow of a chance,
to escape negro suffrage, for the Con-
gress of the United States was settled
Hatprn1inn1 I1nOn il. that fbn load
ing Democratic members of Congress
thought il was inevitable, and TO hope
to escape it WAS hoping against hope.
At this stage OF The meeting some gen.
tleman offered resolution endorsing
This was tie match to the magazine;
without it all would have passed of
quietly and without discussion, but af
soon as the resolution was read, loud
and animated call was made for Chris.
| tian! Christian!
Col. Christian responded to the call,
| and charged Mcssrs. Baldwin and stu.
art with deserving their party and
| friends. They cannot, he stated, say
that to advise negro equality before the
| law, under any prCteSt, IS not for them
| and us IL clear surrender of princi pie;
tleY arc COlnulllle(l 10 luO ldCL luaG II Is
| the sum of all evil-that come what may
they will never submit themselves
their children aud this proud old Com,
monwealth to the humiliation and deg
relation OF negro equality, and yet, my
| fellow citizens, they are here to-day
advising you to ask for universal sui
| trage! Strange inconsistency ! Surren.
der ourselves willing sacrifice TO the
| despOiler because he IS strong and we
are weak Shall we, my 1ellOw-2itiZans
teach our wives. daughters and sisters
| to yield themselves willing sacrifice
to the ravisher simply because he is
J strong and they are weak The heart
sickens at the thought, and yet in my
Judgment this is the effect of the lesson
| No, my cOUntrymen. l advise you tC
submit to no such degradation; on the
contrary. ask for and demand your
rights. Nothing more, nothing less
All history enjOins such course, ant
| il justice does not come to you, it may
| come to your children, and should i
never come, you Will have the PROUD
consciousness OF knowing that you have
done your duty to the living and thu
dead; a satisfaction which the sneer!
and jeers of time serving politicians
nor the violence of the despoiler cannot
wrest from you.
Colonel Skinner was the next speak
er. He expressed his unqualified dis
|
thought it would have been proper fol
the Committee OF Nine to have ascer
| tanned the views and feelings of thu
people before going to Washington. As
it now stood there was great danger o
dividing the white mans party in Vir
ginia. lie hoped the resolution en-
dorsing their action would be with
drawn.
After some consultation the resolu
ton was Withdrawn, and the action 0
Messrs. Stuart aud Baldwin, and .hei
associates, was thus refused the sane
ton Of their own county, refused TIL
appreciation of the people they partic
u1arly claimed to represent.
General Echols spoke last, aiming Il
pour oil on the troubled waters. IL
told the people how much they wer
indebted TO Messrs. Stuart and Baldwin
for this last great movement; most sin
cerely hoped they would not be un
grAlelul; had no doubt but that err
| long they would be willing to exclnim
"Well done. thou good and faithful ser
wants, enter thou into the Offices pre-
pared for us from the foundation of tn
| Government"
The meeting then adjourned.
Washington GCTVS NMd Gossip.