The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-12

condition OF the national treasury.
8. That well conducted and faithfully ad
ministered system Of free schools, in pursuance
| of the State constitution, whereby the children
of the people shall be universally educated, is a
| necessary to the well being of society; and as
| one means of securing an efficient management
of the free schools of Virginia, favor the cleo
| ton of sch DOL trustees by the people in such
manner that the minority as well as the major
| ity may be represented in the school boards.
s. That it is due to the Superintendent of Pub
| lie Instruction of Virginia. that this Convention
should express their approval of his late able re-
| port, as giving earnest of his competency and
| fidelity of intention in the discharge of his I'M
portant duties.
7. That the So-cafled Conservative party of
this State, by its unjust laws and proscriptiys
spirit, by its attempts to hold the mass OF the
people in ignorance, by its pernicious financial
legiilation and its oppressive taxation, has for
feited all claim to the support OF the people Of
| Virginia and has shown that party is unfit TO
exist which, like it, is organized on the princ-
pie of political and social prescription, and held
| together by no common bond but that of hatred
| towards the national government and Its sup
| porters.
| s. That the wise provisions of the homestead
| clause In our State constitution have been ig-
nored by the judiciary or ruled upon in such a
manner as to deny to our people its intended
benefits.
| Suffering debtors find no adequate relief upon
| appeal to the State courts or Legislature, but
compelled to see the little wreck of property
left them by the war sacrificed under the sheriff
hummer ~ SAFE ana themselves ana 1d1nl-
| lies left homeless beggars.
In view of these facts, the Republican party Of
virginia, as the author of the hoNestead clause
and its advocate to the present time, believes the
extension of the exemptions under the general
bankrupt act so to include the homestead
| emptions under our State constitution to be the
| only means of relief now offered to our people,
and they therefore ask Congress to pass the
amendment to that effect offered in the Senate
| by the Hon. J. F. Lewis, and hereby pledge
| themselves to the support OF this measure.
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| grafton and capital from abroad, and advocate
| the development in every possible manner Of the
magnificent resources of forest, soil, water
power and mineral wealth in which Virginia
abounds s.-. ..4r' 49,
10. That the national currency given the ma
ton by the Republican party, has proved a
national blessing; that a protective tariff is the
true policy for the South, tending as it does to
produce that variety of empoyments which we
| So much need and that State and nationul taxa
| ton should be reduced as rapdlyas possible,
consistently with due regard to the public faith.
II. That this Convention, as n mark of their
respect for the Hon, John +. Lewis and as a ties,
timonia to his valuable public services. and his
integrity of character, respectfully offer his
name to the Republican party of the United
States, for nomination along with Gen. Grant,
AS candidate for the ice-Presidency.
mend n. the he renomination, General Grant for
the Presidency, due, not only to his great
public services in the field and in the Cabinet.
and to his fidelity and honesty, but as measure
OF justice to q great and good man who has been
made the object OF iniquitous assault not only
from his political enemies but from Y Be Tho
should have been his political friends.
supplemental Resolutions.
Resoloed, That in the opinion of this Conven
ton Congress should provide for such an exten-
sion of the powers of the Federal courts, as to
protect all rights and secure prompt remedies for
all wrongs in the States lately in rebellion where
the partisan character of the local courts, the
inadequacy of their power, fails to SECURE pro-
lection to any portion OF the people.
Resolved, That we are in favor of an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
providing for the election of President, Vice.
President, and Senators, directly by the people.
and, SO far possible, for such direct election OF
all other public officers t'i
Resoioed, That the National domain is the
common heritage of all the people, and should
be sacredly guarded from speculation and mono
poly; sold only for homesteads to actual settlers
in small quantities, and the proceeds applied to
Resolced, That this Convention earnestly re
commends the establishment of a free National
University in the city OF Washington, to utilize
the immense educational material now collected
there; such University to be supported from the
proceeds of sales of the public lands. +sl
RESOLVED, That cheap communication by mail
is one of the most precious interests of the peo-
pie, and we call upon Congress to perfect our
present excellent system by adding there to the
Postal Telegraph, thus securing the vast benefits
of telegraphic communication to all.
WHEREAS it is of immense commercial impor-
lance to the people Of the United States that
public highway be established for cheap trans
portation of freights between the people of
the West and the Atlantic seaboard therefore,
be it aUF
Resolved, That the Congress of the United
States be memorialized to complete the James
River and Kanawha canal, and that our Senators
and representatives in Congress be requested to
use all honorable means to secure the completion
of this national highway (already half compile