Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-11

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John Seaton responded and said that II any
black man from the county came into the CITY
on election day, and voted contrary 10 'he
black men here. they would recoDstruct, II nun
| in short order ~ He compared the colored had
ica!s to coons which never changed their ia
turc.
Il. s. laws interruptefhim by rising to
point of order, which was that the convention
was not called TO fool away its time about
C )ons, hut to tran, act It's legitimate business
John Scaton continued and said thai tic
Republicans had made up their minds to re-
construct the u. s., aud that the cOlortd pee
plc bad made up their minds to reconstruct
their race aud they must all vote alike
Il. :. Laws interrupted him again by stating
that the business Of the convention was neither
coon nor social equality, nor negroes, nor edu
cation, nor any OF that rlgmarole, and hopcd
the regular business would be proceeded with.
The Pre- itlcnt sustained the point OF order
and said that the speaker must conlpc himself
TO the subject Q! debate. ,,
+. f.. COrbct; moved TO proceed with the
nomination Of two candidates for the Leslsla'
ture.
Josiah Mi.rd moved that the haotiag bc
continued wi,hou; further debate, and both
motions we've carried.
II was then moved that in order 10 sec whcth,
er all the delegates were still present the rol!
of those entitled to seats be called. This mo-
ton was carried and Al! the delegates declared
TO he present.
II. il. Arnold moved that .he two lat names
be dropped at each ballot, and his motion was
carried.
A ballot was then taken with the following
r,sut:-L.v>andcr Hill. Q; w. A, Rowe, 9; j.
C. Clark, Il; Il. l.. Scaton, -; Il. {. Arm
stroGg, TO-
The President stated that more ballots had
been east than there were delegates, and con
scqucnlly the ballot could hot be considered.
y motion was then made that the delegates
walk up 70 tie tclerS and deposit their ballots
as their names were called-carrled.
The ballots having been deposited, were
again counted with the following result
q. l.. Seatou, II; j. {. Clark, Is; Il. {.
Armstrong, 9; IIysander Hill, s, w. A. Rowe,
John Scaton then moved that 6. l.. Scaton
be declared nominated, and the motion was
carried.
lie then hoped that the contest having been
narrowed to MessrS. Clark and Armstrong, the
latter would be nominated, and stated that be
cause that gentleman was 4 Nireinan MIR.
Miarl was opposed to him.
J. T. Burnett also favored The nomination
of Il. &. Armstrong, as MIR. Clark already had
five offices.
Another ballot was then taken and the re
suit announced as follows j. T.. Clark, %;
Armstrong, 10; and the former declared nomi-
mated.
W, l.. Penn moved that q. il. Scaton and
j. &. Clark be declared the unanimous choice
OF the convention. Carried.
John SCaton moved that the convention pro-
coed to appoint delegates to a Senatorial convcn-
ton, but withdrew ii to allow Josiah Willard to
move hat the convention deems 1t necessary
TO hold another Senatorial convention: which
was carried.
Il. II. Iyes moved that the convention pro-
cecd to nominate seven delegates 10 the con
vcntion, and Josiah MilIarl moved that the
vote be 10y ballot, and that the delegation consist
Of one from each magistcrial district and two at
large, and both motions we're carried
The President appointed George {. llrwcs
and - johnson Is tcllerS
t. t.. Coraell moved TO reconsider the mo-
ton to vote by ballot. aud to take the sense Of
the convention by rising vote.
The following named delegate were then
elected d. II. Bourbon, from the LIST District;
J. G. Burnett, from the Second H. y. Beck
lev, from the Third; IL. III. lylcS, from the
Fourth; W A. Rowe, from the Fifth, and +.
Il. Corbctt aud Il. :. laws, tnr the county at
ir"r.
Josiah Millari tncn movcl that the Prcsi-
dent he authorized tn fill any vacancies that
might exist IN the delegation just elected to
attend the Senatorial Convention to meet at
Vienna, in Fairfax county, on Saturday next.
l.. u. Harmon moved that the President ap-
p6iut Il county committee 0 Tour from each
district, with power to appoint from their own
member an executive committee, aud that the
President oi the convention be appolatcl anad
ditional member OF the county committee. -
This resolution was clrr!cd aud under 1T the
President made the following appointments :
First Wand Geo. &. llcwc>, j. NJ. Thack-
cr, Amos Thompson, d, II. Bourbon.
Second Wari-Jas, T. Burnett, Edward
Duvall, VIM Morgan, Jacob Harris.
Third Ward 7. }. Elclin, ". l.. Penn,
Geo. +. Douglas, Il. ID. Bcckley.
Fourth Ward W. \. Berkeley, j. Willard,
Lvsandcr Hill, John a. Seaton.
Filth District p. E.COrbctt, Richard Miles,
L. l.. Laws, Austin Syphax.
Mcmbsr al Largc-E. II. White.
u. T. Douglass moved that Tho two noml
nccs for the House Of Delegates be required t(
pay the expense u! thcoonvcntion,$j, T. J aac
his motion being carried the convention at
iournoi AHA the affair terminated.