Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-08-14

Sociio NO'ifCHtlOi OcSiicS. GILL
hold out no longer I must surrender.
Cheers and great applause IF he
would listen to his heart and feelings he
would still refuse to serve, but he was
willing to work anywhere in the ranks
Of the Conservatives to defeat the enc
mics of his party. TApplause.]
THE CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM
The Chair called for the report from
the Committee on Business, and Mr..
Barbour, Of Culpeper, chairman of that
came to the stand and read
the following as the report; which was
unanimously adopted:
We, the representatives Of the Con
seFyatives assembled, do declare:
j. That q contrast of the condition of
Virginia under Conservative govern
ment with the condition Of those SOU
them States which have been under
Radical rule illustrates the wisdom of
the people OF Virginia in the adoption
Of this plan Of State policy, and dem
onstrates the necessity Of continuing
the powers OF the State government in
the control Of the Conservative people
of This Commonwealth.
9 That the chief purpose Of the
Conservative party Of Virginia is 70 Sc
cure to every citizen Of the Common
wealth, whether native or adopted, of
the white or Of the coIored race, exact
and impartial justice, and to promote
by wise and beneGcent legislation the
prosperity Of our whole people.
3. That the Conservative party Of
Virginia, diselaiining all purpose Of
captious hostility to General Grant,
will judge him impartially by bis off
cial acton, and will cordially cooperate
In every measure of his administration
which may be beneticent in its design
and calculated to promote the welfare
OF the people and to cultivate senti-
ments Of good viii between the differ
ent sect" is Of the Union.
4. we recognize as fundamental
political truth that upon the intelligence
and vi.tue Of its people must rest the
prosperity, power, and pe,manence of
a State. We point with pride to the
successful establishment and progress
of the free school system of Virginia,
inaugurated and conducted under cir
Of peculiar difficulty, for
which we are indebted to the wisdom
and zeal of a Conservative State Gov
elnment. Liberal provisions ought to
be continued for the support and e1-
tension of the free schools for the white
and colored races respectively.
S. That the interests Of a large Sec
ton Of this Union no less than those of
Virginia demand the speedy enlarge
menG and completion of the great
James i.iyer and Kanawha water-line
that should connect the waters of the
Ohio with those Of the Chesapeake,
atfording to the teeming population Of
the West cheap transportation of their
products to the points OF shipment and
marts of trade in the East. The COM
pletion by the Government Of this de-
sign Of George Washington would be
an additional bond OF union between
the communities whose products and
commodities would pass over the line
OF this great national work.
On motion of Mr. Riley, the Conven-
ton proceeded to consider the resolu-
tons serjotins
General Early said he could not give
his sanction to the last resolution. He
did not believe the United States Gov
ernment had any power in the matter.
The resolutions We're then agreed to
with but one dissenting vote.
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX.
Mr. P 3. Borst, from the committee
on Organization, submitted report
from that committee SIS follows; which
vas adopted:
/. There shall be State Committee
composed Of three members from each
congressional district. Such members
shall be appointed by the President Of
the Convention on the nomination of
their respective congressional deleca-
tons; provided that such nomination
shall be made by at least majority Of
such districts eoncnrring; otherN Use, and
in deIault of such nomination, the presi-
dent shall make the appointments for
such districts.
Vacancies in any such delegation ST
ter the same shall have beon formed
shall be filed by the committee upon
the nomination of the remaining mem
bers from srch district.
The State Committee thus constitnt-
ed is charged with the affairs of the
party, and shall have power to perfect
its organization and to direct it's con-
duct in obedience to the declaration and
policy Of the party as the same shall
be set forth by this Convention. 1t
may decide all questions at issue which
may arise III election districts ealculat-
ed to effect the harmony and the inter
est fthe party.
The State Committee shall meet at
such times and places as they may
themselves deter mine, but especially at
such time and place as the Executive
Committee may designate
2. There shall be an Executive Com
mittee, resident at Richmond, composed
of three persons to be appointed by the
President of the Convention; and
secretary to be appointed by such COM
m;ttee.
This, the Executive Committee, shall
have no power TO originate any measure
1t shall be their express and single duty
TO execute and cary out the plans of
the State Committee, as the same shall
from time to time, be laid down by that
under whose authority it
shall act, and to whose revision all the
acts Of this Execute Committee shall
be subject.