The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-30
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ON M MeMullin ssid thas werehs -con@I
.sni.. h;anvn feelings he would not arise DO.
ssas .ba Convention, BE would not say
ian, v mo Int FOR tie remarks Of the gentle
- ~ tom Fauouier. he thought that ne
Nd Nd ;,rrnTTonerIy lugged into this discussion
.%s nuestion OF consolidation. What had
thia 70 do With the questions before the
hnnaep He continued his remarks protest
inc apainst the introduction Of party names
into debate.
Goyernor Smith rejoinedto the remsrks
of Colonel Baldwin in regard 70 DIS sur
render after the war. he narrated .1e
faeta in the case, and spoke with grest pride
of the fact that although within seven maies
Of two posts Of the enemy, ana iaas re
ward of s25, 900 was offered for his arrest,
there could not be found man, as poor as
tho people we're, who would take hls
6 thirty pieces" for his arrest. He con-
timed his remarks for few moments, ap-
pealing for deliberation aud discretion i''ef IN
A Mr.. McMullin resumed his remarks, and
occupied four minutes, which he, claimed,
in showing what good the committee mi Of :
nine did. ,
Mr. John r. Edmunds said that when
the Convention Of 1867 met, the oPre5lden-
tial canvass had not passed, and anairs
wore different hue. Since that time
President had been elected, upon whose
nlatform had been inscribed negro suffrage
For the South. This had been the Wer-cry
of the campaign. Upon it q Senate and q
House of REPRESENTATIVES had been elected.
What were We to do now? We're we 10 re-
main in apathy and be lost by our own IN
aotion3 As to negro suffrage, ne, VINO
lived in district where there was larger
negro population than in any other portion
Of the State, would say that he had no ap-
prehension whatever from negro suffrage.
!, He had been panied to hear 1t SAID that
there was no difference between walker
and Wells. Nineseen-twentieths Of the votes
to be cast for Wells would be negro votes.
and in shaping his administration ne 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 incoming northern population whose
Immigration we 80 much wished to encou-
rage. Wewanted On administration around
which the white element could be rallied
Take the two candidates and consider their
merits and position,z and then could 4 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 ne
groes in the Gubernatorial chair II 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 PEG.
nile 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 8 breach OF
etiquette for the only servant near by to
have saved himS r., FL =
Mr.. Edmunds portrayed very forcibly the
advantages to accrue to Virginia from the
election of Walker. Her people could get
the Legislature and the Judiciary in their
hands, and state of affairs such es used
to exist would once more come over the
State. He paid handsome tribute to
Colonel Withers for his patriotic conduct,
and intimated that his self-sacrihcing pa
triotism would be rewarded by the people
at some future day. s.a@EHEaLU -g.1
The time for discussion being st an end,
Mr.. Edmunds had to cut his remarks short.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Edmunds's re-
marks, Mr. Shackelford asked for time to
make o few remarks. The Convention al
lowed him, this being necessary in conse-
ouence Of the resolution of Mr.. Marshall.
Mr.. Shackelford wished to transfer his
time to Mr.. Barbour. This was not allow
ed. Mr.. Sbackelford 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
AYES Consulting Meubers.-Messrs.
Beale, sowell, Goode, Hayden, and Shack
elford.
Counties. -Botetourt, Clarke, Culpeper,
Dinwiddie, Fauquier, Isle Of Wight, King
George, Lunenburg, Madison, Princess
Anne, Richmond, Smyth, Southampton,
Stafford, spotsylvsnia, Westmoreland, city
of Alexandra, and Fredericksburg-24.
misunderstanding Members -Messrs.
Daniel, Ellyson, Coleman, Guild, Evans,
Shields, Fisher, Branch, Boiling, Marye,
Lane, Cox, Martin, Eimunds, Tsyloe,
Baldwin, and McMullin. Da1A,
Counties. Albemsrle, Amelia, Amherst,
Augusta, Bedford, Brunswick, BuckiDg-
ham, Caroline, Charlotte, Chesterfield,
Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna, Frederick,
Goochland, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico,
Henry, King William, Louisa, mecklen-
burg, Nansemond, Norfolk, Nottowsy, Pitt
sylYania, Prince Edward, Rappahannock,
Roanoke, Wythe, Danville, Norfolk city,
Lynchburg, Petersburg, Richmond, and
Charles City-54.
Divided-Wa Washington.
The report of the majority was then
adopted by reclamation. IL
MIR. Baldw from the Committee on
Business, reported the following resolu-
tons: I
Resolved, That the Resident Executive
Committee be increased to fifteen, and that
said committee have the power of selecting
the additions which will bring said COM
mittee to that number. as.a-.-rss.a
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 Common
wealth, and that the members Of this Con-
vention do hereby pledge themselves to sus-
tain and aid said committee in said work"
Adopted.
Governor Smith moved to appoint q COM
mittee to visit Washington and consult with
the President.
Mr.. Flournoy moved to amend by ap-
pointing committee Of one from each con-