Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-17

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,',.I w. sae .Auu se' ~ oshAnce. desire
sSu ssNhN ine repetition "f such
49,, uevs'A Auu lehnessee nave trck-
-. NsPuo"San P.a P~i, apu ,oe uu- On'on
y, 'no i-n". am determined 70
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n iss, a y "'nc' o'A'e'
az ~. y.NN.-' ~" '"ou ios" memOtHi
r, ns'u'e WI sAuou nAl prepar'
-, Ts ss'ou ~ o'ne h9consn uction Oom-
- ~ e. o "ieno'is', 10 or'ei, states thst
u W suS .a"' pursuant 10 tie
49,. N"ns'ess Hru we proclamation CT
'So sS,S s'uene, tns citiz1ns OF virginia
T.. 80 - e'us.'u'on '"or"us1 republican
- - a"u p"' u" P"n'hg' amor
..hoo,s LINZ, W .u'"Cus. system oi lr'e
SIuoo'S' S'c 'na. thls OonStitut'ol was TWO
I,us's ucIeA,eu were voted uP"n separate
Pmiss'ol VI OoperesS nd the order
o .ne rresl1ohl, aud tfat Virginia had
S"mp 5eu Win al the rs' o iStfaciIon laws.
rue IIesoen, has sresY declared tne
Cousutu't nu"ptSn ot Frg'hia acecptss
70 "in 'na. sno g'sis,ore elected
o.iceIsi nau rsuneu we iourieenth sno
uheeutn snenhmen,s. ana erected Two gen
uemeh ~ onhtd o'a'ts s'nAt'rs .galnst
nnom no o'Jec'iOn cou,a pe urged. The
meh sho conposed the Leg iatnre seemed
seeep'ao'o 70 ~ tns. throughout the
osa.o, rep'csantsuves 10 C'ngrrsS had been
80 as.ns' .uou. ~ one tn'ns o'j'c'io'
aer.,S - hn. isl as eo's nu''oh., rsu's was COZ
"au "eon ,ue'o 'hst hor people
@ eo,oa uovernot whose ioysity,
nu'p, sI Anu mono. none douoted, aud VII"
eePeu ~ we fresioent as
io.Ai sIu lI"per ONO ', AMI VINO at once
gave even state anthe::ty 10 MIN a. som
ss pe was isansursseo: Tue memorial clio 81
uy '".Iuet 1ne mus complied with ali
sre 'erms requIeo oy either branch
" me Uenersl HO'eInhen'' We respectful
AK 'ns. virgins DC AZ once admitted ss
o1.,e o. .ne reosrA onlon, and that the
S""seo aou inc repres"n-
ta'ives wnom tne people have e.ected be at
once Ao'nnlea 10 their respective seats In
tn,s prcsen, O'pgress.
uener : pu'ie'' ~ me conciusi"n OF the
resding OF Tue memorial resumed his re-
MARKS; ne sah 1rhtiemen, 1 am de-
ngh,ro WIN your memorisi as lar as Il goe-;
out you VII Ah'" me 10 suggest, l would
say that an addit'on OF three or fourlines will
settle the matter, and virginia will be ad-
mitted within an hour after the committee
r ri the Dill Tor that purpose, which ] am
sure viii be done.
At 'nce several OF the gentlemen said
together, wv hat are The lihes ? What Is II
you drsir.
General Butler answered 81 think II
better for yOu to pledge yourselves rs the
Legislature, and for your Constituents, that
you will see that the provisions Of the Con-
stitution as IL now stands will be faithfully
carried out, sod that no trickery will he
done, as In the case Of Georgia and Tea nes-
sec. IL you do this, assure you that Vir.
ginia will be State In the Union before the
expiration OF the present week. will say,
further, that such pledge made by you as
q legislative body and as gentlemen will
perfectly satisfy me, as IL doubtless will all
the members of the committee, am slwsrs
ready to accept the pledge OF Virginia gen.
tlemeD."
Speaker Turner then assured Gen. Butler
that these lines, with the pledge. would be
added, and said that they supposed that
their beirg sworn officers would be sniff
cient. or the pledge wonld have been given
In the present paper. ii, said the commit
tee ouid hold meeting as soon as they
retired TO their hotel and make the neces-
ssr7 addition.
Gen. Batter then said Wei. gentle
men, that settles the matter, aud the Recon-
struction Committee will be prepared to
receive You and your memorial at 10 o'clock
Tomorrow morning" He further said al
Hike tho Constitution adopted by your
pe'pie, Ieahy, in many OF us features
much better than the Constitution Of Mas
sachusetts, and vastly better than many Of
the Constitutions OF other States now 10
vogue. have no hesitation in saying that
] do not believe the senators and rePresen-
tAtives Of your state will be day behind
IHo VI Olhtc. hu very