Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-07-21

vention called and held before there
had been split in the party-met
on the 10th of March, 1880, 10 pre-.
pare a call for State Convention,
which was to send delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, to
appoint electors to cast the vote of
the State for its nominees, and to
take such other action as would re-
store harmony and strength to the
party, and enable it to triumph in
November next over that party
which made instantaneous by de-
frauding the American people in
1876 Of the President and Vice
President whom they had called by
their suffrages TO the conduct of
their affairs.
AS showing the spirit in which
that committee met the following
extract from its call for the Conyen-
ton is quoted;
"All Conservative, Democratic,
or other citizens of Virginia, ire
spective OF past political associations
or differences. who are willing to
unite in the effort for a pure, eco
nomical, and constitutional govern
ment, and intend to support the
nominees OF the Cincinnati Conven-
ton and to oppose the nominees OF
the Republican party, are entitled to
participate in meetings to send dele
gates to the State Conservative
Convention"
Not resting with this declaration
they adopted the following rcsolu
tons
"Whereas, realizing the fact that
Conservatives OF Virginia, though
divided upon the local and transient
issue of the State debt, are in COM
munion and sympathy upon the
great issues in no wise affect the
relations Of constituents or repre-
scntatives with the great national
parties that are about to compete
for the suhrages Of the pcoplc-rec-
ognizing that we are upon the eve
of a critical conflict. i'll which the
liberties of thcpeople and the per
manence of a tree Constitution are
t. be antagonized by powerful mo-
nopolics and political combinations,
which seek TO subyert the couits
into servilc instruments Of Federal
oppression. to degrade the States
in dependent provinces, and to de-
stroy the fundamental principles OF
popular right upon which our Gov
eminent was founded. We hOldlt
to be the plain duty Of all Consery-
atives and Democrats to lay aside
all considerations which might im-
pair their usefulness, and to come
together in cordial union to support
these fundamental principles, and
uphold them as paramount and
vital; therefore.
"Res0Lced, That the chairman
appoint a committee OF three to COM
municate the action ofthis COM
mittec to the State Central Com
mittce Of the Readjuster party, and
request them to cooperate with US,
and to urge upon all the Consery-
alive voters OF the State to partici-
pate in the primary meetings held
to send delegates to the State Con-
vention.'
These resolutions were commu-
nicatcd by committee appointed
for that purpose to the chairman OF
the State Central Committee OF the
Rcadlusters, who replied to them
as follows;
READJUsrERs STATE CoML,)
RICHMOND, March 80, so
To Nessrs. j. b, Richmond. J.R. Snoh-
CT. ant John w. Wright:
Gentlemen,-Your communica-
ton of the 18th instant enclosing
certain resolutions adopted by the
committee of which Hon. John I.
Lowell is chairman has beer re-
ceived.
The estate Executive Committee
of the Rcadjuster party has no
authority to deal with the PROPOSE
tons there i'll contained. This
committee is charged with eXecu-
tive functions only. 1t cannot en-
terrain, if it were disposed, a prop
osition to merge that organization
into OF subordinate it to another; so
to do would be at once to exceed
and 10 surrender tic trust imposed
upon this committee by a party rep
rcsenting the majority OF the pco
pie OF Virginia. And, indeed, all
discussion OF the subject is preclu
ded by the fact that the " State
Committee Of the ReadjusterS' par
ty' some weeks ago authorized and
instructed the Executive Committee
to call State Convention Of the
ReadjuSters Wednesday the 9TH
day Of July, and the city of Rich
mond has been fixed for our Con-
vention,
make no doubt that the people,
by their own chosen representatives,
will on that occasion take such steps
in behalf of sound political princi-
pies and OF policies of government
as will be promotive of their rights
and interests and the welfare Of
Virginia. Respectfully, &C.,
rS;onod1 WILLIAM NJ NIONE.