The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-01
The Reasiustcrs' conveuison.

The adjourned caucus Of readjuSters met
iR the hall OF the House OF Delegates on
Thursday night, January 1Gth, and, after
much debate, resolved 10 persist In its pre-
vious determination to assemble a conyen-
9iou in the city Of Richmond on the 25th
OF February. The vote on the proposition
10 call that convention was recorded; let
us reproduce the entire list OF the names
OF those who voted 3on the question OF re-
considering the call for o convention: 4.
hsasssyal Moss- d
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .srs. Adams, Bernard,
Dance, Fowler. Fry. Fulton, Goode r. n. Harrison,
6an,, Wright, and Mr; spcaker-1e: Noesa,MessIs.
Akers, Barbour, j. II. Carter, Chase. Coleman,
Fickiii, Frazier, Fukerson. Hamilton, #. ii. Harri-
Hrs Wi Il he may MS
Wf'ten, and Y0une-32. = 80 -" - r
-.ToTALr-Ayes..l7: noes. 40.. Several pairs were
annUunced. A number OF readjusters didn't vote.
1t is well that the people OF Amherst
county and of the State should know who
are the men, and what their antecedents,
vatiye party In Virginia, and appeal to them
the General Assembly was present in that
caucus. and all except Peter j. Carter par
ttcipated in its proceedings; and their
names are to be found in the recorded
vote. They are Norton and Powell, OF the
Senate -Stcyens having left the hall just
before the vote was taken, but having an
severed to his name, and thus become a
srember; Evans, Hamilton, and Lee, of
The House; and OF white Radicals, Messrs.
Bliss, Walker, Dickerson OF Russell. and
Haryie are also recorded. Every Indepcnd.
ent who was present also voted upon the
question, and united in the call for con-
Ventson, rs we'll as every man who in the
recent congressional elections, or-.hercto-.
fore. was or bias been opposed to the regu-
sar nominees, aud who is a member OF the
General Assembly; there. being; in the caJi-
Gus 10 Independents, 8 negroes and white
Radicals, making 2l-the whole number
voting Tor the. call being 40, and IL against
it. So that We have the remarkable fact
that this convention is called by d In
dependents, white Radicals. and negroes,
constituting a'maiority OF the 10 who voted
for II; and only irregular Conservatives
voted for il 81 and d those men in cen-
junction with o portion OF those y ho voted
against the Gull are counted, and il Inde,
pendents are included supporting, there
were only thirty-siN regular Conservatives.
And vet they have The audacitY to call upon
the white people Of Virginia to unite with
this motley and mongrel body in an organl-
xasion Ito be composed OF whites and ne
syrt,es, Radicals and Independents, and dis
organizers In all the conflicts through which
we hare passed, and a small knot Of men
who have heretofore been true to the Con-
scrvative party, but who. blinded by their
preiudices on The public debt, are willing
20 enter into this mad attempt to destroy the
Conservative organization. So Gt.
The times are sadly out OF joint when
members OF the General Assembly, elected
as regular candidates OF the Conservative
yrarty, can thus conSoTt with the enemies.
black and white, or that party, for the pur-
pose OF composing lis destruction; and
eve confidently believe that 40 considera-
bile portion OF the people will give couhte,
nance aud aid to the movement. The debg
question can and will be settled by The
srhite people OF Virginia, the Conservatives
ol the State, without the assistance or the
agency of othe negroes certainly without
shaking them the controlling element In
Its settlement-and ii can be settled with
honor to the State and satisfaction to her
creditors without Invoking such an Gle
Ment, and leastioi oil when their assistance
IS not Tor The purpose OF honest adjustment,
but for the purpose OF dishonest repudia.
zion. BeWaresof the 6recian horse, and do
not let us. by y coailtion with the negroes
ON the debt question, lntro dgce them into
BODY OF white men, when united with
them, teI dominate the State 4Anlksrst I'm
Deas KearDey the other day took Ills
4, n ~ ri Sy.f} tp 1Y the strapf IN, frors al