The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-26
constantly denounced It's liberal provs,on.

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guarantees that every citizen Of Yiryini,
| ,hall enjoy every privilege to which he il
entitled by the Constitution Of the United
| states aud by the Constitution Of Virginia
We should be unfaithful TO the trust 70.
posed in us did we not affirm that the .JudI.
| ciary of the state elected by the majority If
the General Assembly recently convened
will be largely composed Of men who do
not recognize the newly-cTantcd rights Of
colored men az indbendJte, and thus dan.
| ,er is incurred that even if the letter of the
tte,c Constitution be conformcd 10, il viii
be in the spirit Of the old, and strife aud irrl
! tation thus prolonged.
But while we ask attention to probable
| hangers OF readmission without "security
Tor the future" we recognize as q fact of
perhaps graver import, that prolonged ex.
| clusiop will certainly entail loss and suffer.
| ing to party and individuals, and we desire
| to remove rather than place obstacles In
| the way Of early rcadmission OF the State 10
| her full Federal relations.
Pause in internal improvement, public
| md private; condition q the people as to
| .nte-war Indebtedness p0stponenent Of
| the operation of homestead and school pro.
visions OF the Constitution imperfect civil
| machinery for prompt administration OF JUS
| .ice; and rapid emigration from the State Of
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| do whatever lies in our power to meet the
needs of the people fully and speedily.
| In view Of the election OF the state and
county officers to be held shortly after the
| readmiSSion Of the state, We affirm as our
| .latform Of principles i: In national politics,
| he Union, the Constitution, and the ell.
| 0rcement of the laws; in state pol tic-.
aithtul compliance with the letter and spirit
II the Constitution Of Virginia rs adopted
July 6, 1869.
RELYING upon the business Of our cause,
md repo>iag implicit confidence in the Wis
| lon Of Congress: Be it therefore
| "ResOlccd, That we do hereby respect
| FULLY ask that the State of Virginia he al.
| nittcd to representation III the Congress Of
| he United States such admission to be In
,trict accordance with the requirements Of
the reconstruction acts"
Mr.. Plat moved the adoption Of this as q
substitute TO the address, and called the
| ayes and noes upon thls.
NJ. Brady moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Lewis Lindsey moved to return The in.
| stru-n,ent to the owner.
Considerable discussion enSucd.
Dir. Taylor moved an adjournment until
| o'clock i. VI.
Fayerman moved an adjournment sine
| de.
some confusion cnsucd. when Faycrman
| arose and said that members We're intcIli.
gent enough 10 vote without being dictated
| to.
Lester arose to 4 point Of order. The
members who had intelligence enough to
vote without being dictated to had not
| shown il.
4 motion to lay the motion to adjourn on
the table was made.
4 point of order that this was not in
order was made, and decided not well put
| by the Chair.
Bland appealed from this. Considerable
confusion ensucd. Fayerman withdrew his
| motion.
| Mr.. Jenkins moved an adjournment sine
| die. Decided out Of order
The motion to adjourn until o'clock was
| then carried.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Convention was called 10 order by
| General y. &. White, First Nicc.Plc,idcnt.
| Mr. Previous Question Carr. of C0nstitu-
sional Convention notorioty, called on the
| members OF the Convention 20 treat all
! communications with prOpr!ciy and on
heir merits, and not disgrace themselves,
! - had been done.
Dir. Porter arrived and made satisfactory
| nxOl NATION Of the causes winch hAG de-
aimed bin.
| Colonel Jenkins called for the report OF
! he Committee or Credentials before any
| business was transacted, and moved tho
suspension Of the consideration ct the Feud-
! ING question.
Or. Baync strongly opposed the suspcn-
sion.
On the vote division was called, and it
was declared lost bv the President; 50 the
Convention refused TO allow other delegates
20 be enrolled.
The question then REQUIRED en- the adop-
ton Of the substitute.
Bayue said that the minority paper, or
report, OF whatever you might call 1t, was
a GOOD thing; but however good it might
oc, it had created Il great deal OF trouble.
1t WAS not Il very ciat crate report, rs had
Been said, but it was good, and he was
ready to vote against ii. lie had been Ac'
used Of calling In" previous question:. lie
never called "thcr previous question On
4 good thing; but 1T the same sine, IL there
was time and Place FOR al thing, he would
aow call Their previous question:
The previous question was ordered, and
the vote was then taken on the substitute
by yeas ani nays.
Very much confusion cnsued upon the
| calling Of the roll, arising from the
Question rs to whether the vote should
je taken by individuals or by coun-
ties. \ number Of motions Wc!e made,
| points OF order raised. and questions
Of privilege, &C., put, which was ut last
, ended by the Chairman deciding thtt Inc
| delegates present from any county or city
| should cast thcir own votes, and majority
| Of them should vote TOR the absentces.
| Az appeal was taken from this decision,
| and the decision was reversed.
The roll was then called, tie delegates
voting cirq UOce, with the following result /:
| Ayes, % noes, los. SO the substitute was
lost.
Amongst those voting Oh either side We
note the following:
Yeas. III. Z. Worthngton. \. T. MaupIn. J. u.
Sogie D. &. Carr D. ;, VINE; W., {; E I,,aaS r.
| Clements, James Wood Dr. JorgcnSou. ). '" D.
Bland, Wills 4. Hodges. WtIliam /. Underwood
Peter 5ior4an. and andrew y ash5uro. ~
Nays. Thomas Garland, J.. =. HccSlry; J9 ,ln
Robinson, 4. {. Curtis, Frank Moss ). r. htLsT,
HIM 7. Mo5eley, r. Ann"hic' !',in r =, ,,T
ncy. u. McCrachen T. :. Sorton II. VI. b"% usI
~ Baync G. II! r@rter. Jane, NO. i!iSe!, i %ts
! William lodges anu K. ". Hughes.
The question was then taken on the ina,
lOlitv report, and the ayes and noes calico
for with the following result; Ayes, III
noes, %.
While the voting was going on many dele
gates gave their reasons for voting either
aye or no.
Mr.. L. VI. sbumakcr, Of Pittsylyania,
while the roll was being called, said that he
would have liked 10 lave stated his view
upon this question, but was cut OF by tA'
previous question. lie would say, however
: that before his constituents, in their puDh'
meetings, when they meet face 10 FACE, III
tongue could not be tied, nor could the!
,tay his hand when he desired to appeal L
, hi,constituents. He was decidedly oppose
! to this report thought the adoption of !
rro,,ld L. henth-hlnw u the marty, an(