Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-04

ed by the powerful CONSERVATIVE organization
spoken of by the gentleman from Fauquier 2
They would vote it down and the. then wait Tor tor
grand result to be effected They could, as an
old college mate used to say, Float upon the
surface Of the occasion and trust to the suprem
acy of luck.
ever might have been said of him, whatever he
| might have said, and it was all down in black
| and white--or whatever mistakes he might
have made, he had always borne himself as be-
came Virginia gentleman. Applause and
cries of go on
Mr.. McMullin said that were he to consult
| his own feelings he would not arise before the
| Convention. He would not say anything but
| for the remarks of the gentleman from Fauquier
He thought that he had improperly logged in
to this discussion the question of consolidation
! What had this to do with the questisn before
the house? He continued his remarks protest
| ing against the introduction OF party names In
to debate. 20 IJt. t3, =
| Governor Smith rejoined to the remarks Of
Colonel Baldwin in regard to his surrender at
ter the war; He narrated the facts In the case,
and spoke with great pride Of the fact that al
though within seven miles OF two posts OF the
enemy, and that reward Of $25, 900 was offer
ed for his arrest, there could not be found a
man, as poor as the people, were who would take
his thirty pieces for his arrest. tie contlnu-
| ed his remarks for few moments, appealing
for deliberation and discretion in action.
| MIR. McMullin resumed his remarks, and oc-
cupied four minutes, which he claimed in show
ing what good the committee of nine did.
| Mr. John r. Edmunds said that when the
Convention of 1867 met, the Presidential can
vass had not passed, and affairs wore different
| hue. Since that time a President had been
| cd NH ,,lo hoo h
ed negro suffrage for the South. This had
been the war-cry of the campaign Upon it a
Senate and a House Of Representatives had
| been elected. What were we to do now? Were
| we TO remain in apathy and be lost by our own
| inaction? As to negro suffrage, he, who lived
in district where there was larger negro
population than in any other portion of the
State, would say that he had no apprehension
whatever from negro suffrage.
! He had been panied to hear it said that there
| was no difference between Walker and Wells
Nineteen-twentieths of the votes to be cast for
| Wells would be negro votes, and in shaping his
administration he would have to consult his
constituents.
Walker, on the other hand, would receive the
majority of the white votes OF the State, and
he could rally around his flag that large incom-
ing northern population whose immigration we
SO much wished to encourage. We wanted an
administration around which the white element
could be rallied. Take the two candidates and
consider their merits and position, and then
could it be said that there could be no choice
If it was humiliation to shake northern men
by the hand, to put them In positions of trust,
and thus encourage them to come among us
with their capital and energy, what would it be
to see the Michigander surrounded by negroes
in the Gubernatorial chair? If the Virginians
joined in the fight against the encouragement
of northern men Of capital, he was not with
them. They were told that they had no right
to commit the people to such movement. No
right? And should they let the State suffer
like the Spanish monarch who was burned to
death because it would have involved breach
Of etiquette for the only servant near by to have
saved him?
Mr. Edmunds portrayed very forcibly the
advantages to accrue to Virginia from the cleo
ton of Walker. Her people could get the Leg
islature and the Judiciary in their hands, and
state of affairs such as used to exist would once
more come over the State. He paid hand
some tribute to Colonel Withers for his patriot
ic conduct, and intimated that his self sacrificing
patriotism would be rewarded by the people al
some future day.
The time for discussion being at an end, Mr..
/ Edmunds had to cut his remarks short.
At the conclusion of Mr. Edmunds' s remarks,
MI. OudCkcllOIu dSkcU iUI tlulC W uidkc icN
remarks. The Convention allowed him, this
being necessary in consequence of the resolution
of Mr. Marshall
Mr.. Shackelford wished to transfer his time
to Mr.. Barbour. This was not allowed. Mr..
Shackelford spoke during his five minutes with
great earnestness in favor of his proposition
The time having arrived for VOTE it was
taken, with the following result, upon Mr..
Shackelford's substitute: 3
AYES Consulting Members Beae,
Sowell, Goode, Hayden, and Shackelford.
Counties -Botetourt, Clarke, Culpeper, Din
widdie, Fauquier, Isle Of Wight, King George,
mond, Smyth, Southampton, Stafford, Spot
sylvania, Westmoreland, city Of Alexandria,
and Fredericksburg-24 Us. Cstt4UNN y
NOES Consulting Members -Messrs. Daniel
Ellysoo, Coleman, Ould, Evans, Shields, Fisher
Branch, Boiling, Marye, Lane, Cox, Martin
Edmunds, Tayloe, Baldwin, and McMullin
Counties Amelia, Amherst,
Augusta, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham
Caroline, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland
Essex, Fluvanna, Frederick, Goochland, Hall
fax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, King William
Louisa, Mecklenburg, Nansemond, Norfolk
Nottoway, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward. Rap
folk city, Lynchburg, Petersburg, Richmond
and Charles City-54
Diyided-W ashington.
The report of the majority was then adopted
by reclamation.
Mr.. Baldwin, from the Committee on Bust
ness, reported the following resolutions:
Resotued, That the Resident Executive
Committee be increased to fifteen, and that said
committee have the power of selecting the ad-
ditions which will bring said committee to that
number.
"Resolued, That the Resident Committee be
charged with the duty of experimenting the
organization of the Conservative party In the
cities and counties of the Commonwealth, and
that the members Of this Convention do hereby
pledge themselves to sustain and aid said COM
mittee in said work.
Adopted.
Governor Smith moved to appoint commit
tee to visit Washington and consult with the
| President.
Mr.. Tourney moved to amend by appointing
committee of one from each congressional
district and one from the State at large, to
visit and consult with General Candy. He mad
understood that General Candy had received
instructions from Washington to orderthe cleo
ton, and to decide as to the manner in which
the Constitution should be submitted in such
manner as would suit his discretion. The mo-
ton was carried
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
State Council Friends of Temperance.