The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-01-08
CONFERENCE OF LEADING POLITICIANS
Important Political Action-ResoIttidhs and
Addresses.

CONFERENCE OF LEADING POLITICIANS
Important Political Action-RcsoIhtiSn and
Addresses.
Richmond, January 2.-For some
uays past a conference OF some of the
leading men in the State has been in
session, attended by Hon. A. Ii. H.
stuart, OF Staunton Hon. Thomas s.
Elournoy, formerly whig candidate for
Governor John Ia Marye; Jr, pres
ent conservative candidate for Attorney
General Wyndham Robertson, for
merly wing acting Governor of the
State George w. Boiling and James
f. Johnson, the former a wing Senator;
Frank u. Ruffin, Gen. John Echols,
w. T. Sutherlin, and others.
Last night they agreed on pream-
Die and resolution, which sets forth
that while the white people of Virgin
Ia do not believe that the negroes in
their uneducated condition are as ret
tit for suffrage, yet, in view of the en-
preston of public opinion in the recent
national election, and in the hope of re-
storing harmony and UEion, that they
are willing to except universal suffrage
coupled with universal amnesty.
following proceedings occurred 1t
was resolved that the Hon. A. II. II.
Stuart be requested to serve as chair
man of the committee of nine persons
appointed to visit Washington for the
purpose indicated in another part of the
proceedings, that the chair be request
ed to appoint committee of three to
recommend for the consideration of
mo- in ha Of ri.
tlemen, who, with the chairman shall
constitute the committee referred to-
In accOi dance with the foregoing reso-
luton, the chairman named Messfs. j.
Echols, +. e.. Ruffin and James d.
Johnston as the committee, who, after
a short retirement,r reported, recommen-
the Hon. A. Ii. Ii. Stuart, Messrs. j.
L. Marye, Jr., of Fredericksburg; j.
F. johnson, of Bedford. w. Il. Suther-
lin of Danville; Wyndham Robertson
OF Washington county; w. E. Owen,
of Halifax; John Is. Baldwin of Angus
ia; James Neeson, of Richmond; j. F.
Slaughter ofLynchburg. The question
being put on the recommendation of
the committee, the same was unani-
mously approved. 1t was ordered that
the Richmond press be required 20 pub
fish these proceedings, and thereupon
the meeting adjourned.
The undersigned, residents of differ
ent parts OF Virginia, having, upon in
of some of their own number.
assembled in Richmond for the purpose
of holding conference in regard to the
present impcrilled condition OF the
Commonwealth, after full interchange
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which they respectfully
submit to the calm and patriotic judy
ment of their countrymen.
/. While the convictions of the I'M
dersigned, and as they believe of the
people OF Virginia, generally remain
unchanged, that the freedmen of the
Southern States, in their present un-
educated condition, are not prepared
Tor the intelligent exercise of the cleo
i've franchise and the performance of
other duties connected with the public
affairs, and, are, therefore at this time
II safe repositories of political power;
yet in view OF the public opinion in ia
for of their being allowed to exercise
he right of suffrage as expressed in the
recent elections, the undersigned are
and they believe the ma
GRITTY OF the people of Virginia are pre-
pared, to surrender their opposition to
is Incorporation into their fundamen-
al law. as an Offering on the altar of |
,eace, and in the hope that union and |
harmony may be restored OH the basis |
Il universal suffrage and universal am
lesty.
2. 10 give ettact to tins purpose, and |
20 spare no effort to effect a speedy and |
to,,
relations between the por-
ions OF our country, which have been
oe some years past alienated, the un-
lersigned will appoint committee of
line members from different parts of |
lie State, and rejecting as far as may
De practicable, the public sentiment of |
he State, whose duty it should be, at |
IN early day, TO proceed to Washington
md be authorized to make known the
news and purposes hereby declared to
he Congress of the United States, and
o take such measures as they may
hink proper to aid in obtaining from
hat body such legislation concerning
he organic law ofVirginia as Congress
n its wisdom may deem expedient and
'est under all the circumstances. The
delegation so to be constituted may fill
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heir number at their discretion.
8. The undersigned recommend to
he people Of Virginia, by primary
meetings. to appoint delegates to
opular convention. to be held in Rich
1ond on the 10th, day of February lS-
3, to receive the report of the commit
ee appointed by the foregoing resolu-
ions, aud adopt such other measures
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tote the objects herein advocated.
Alex. III. III. Stuart, Augusta co.,
'homas Branch, Richmond; ID. e.
Halifax; Wyndham Robertson, Wash
ne; b. II. Migruder, Albemarle; G..
Y. Boiling, Petersburg; Asa b. Dick
lson, Prince Edward: John l.. Marye
Il, Fredericksburg; w. G. Knight,
edmond; Ro. Whitehead, Nelson co.
. F.. Slaughter, Lynchburg; A. &.
endleton. Giles; James ID. Johnston,
lies; N. X. Trout, Stanton; II. NJ.
Tell, Staunton, John Echols, Stanton
Iatthew Harrison, Loudoun; Frank G.
.uffin, Chesterfield; G. G. McRae,
X. l.. Walker, Chester
ED; W. L. Sutherlin, DaEvilie; j. L.
arlington, Richmond; w. e. Came
Dn. Petersburg: James f. Johnson,
liberty; Thomas J. Niche, Stanton;
ames Neeson, Richmond.
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An extraordinary matrimonial con- :
etemps TRANSFERRED in Williamson co.,
4 Christmas night. A double marriage
,curred in the same house, and the
edding festivities were celebrated in
a old IN shionpI stvle and in That low