Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-07
s!e Segro acknowledgement OF John
e sypjkaS

4 COMMITTEES appointed By the Leg!o c.cy3a.
Use Tec:0:lg held in Petersburg. c,i!.d 8: the
Es=cI,i7s Msosioa yts:eld:y aoi had 40 u sr,
V!,g slth President GsiG,d. They VT, 10
tr0iuc,l 10 Ia, Pftsiieat by ty Senator John
/. L:sia, si.cu }. 8. S7ph:x Of Alexandra
c:u1jy, cba;Enaa Of thu c1G ni!tsc, alirts1:d
ihe President as fo!loTs:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: We a5o appointed by lhe
cc!oTcd people 0! Virginia, G Convention 80.
semb.e3 in the city CT Petersburg, committee
0: one from each congressional distr;ci in the
Siate. and charged with the duty of prosecuting to
yCu the result OF their deliberations and to AJAX
SUCH aid ard sympathy title hands of Your EX.
cc!ieDcg 50 your luds II mt and exalted station
can tiJ-t. Iley believe and have affirmed inst
T!:t2c, intelligence, and patriotism constitute
The e:seE:ia! conditions 10 the greatness OF t.
State; they also bs!ievo that they Should be De
iiTcTed from all embarrasnents resulting from
wsr or political conquest, sni as free American
ctiZ ms, afforded the opportunity to SCI aS their
lights an Interests may require. Their moral,
religious, educational. aEd political nafety de-
mald such energetic efforts on .hsr part as shall
destroy race nIejad'cea and wipe on. this ques.
ton which still hangs to Virginia like bouy Of
death. They desire to be their oYn coz eiistora,
and they find tina! the N sn who mako political
bargains for them Gu the strength OF conquest
alone MAKO poor hesdwsy in the solution Of
troubles ro6ntIng from slavery. wa, snt cnsn-
cpatior The desire to lit this whole matter
from tie shade in which politicians and schem-
crs have placed 1t 20 the high plan of pr5c:icsl
truth. The Bcrbol democratic party CT Yir.
einis, by e7aeivs laws, and by their oVs:ivo 3D.
ministrstion, strike The colored people in their
weakness end materially cripple the vital force
OF Tres suffrage. 81! this, too. IL tbs very face
OF constitutions sud lsws which promise much
bat ssecl sbsa 20 grant but little. The rcsd-
jnster party IN cur State do not think the great
meas and opportunities Of the Th:ts people W0ud
oa diminished by maintaining and protecting
the co!o!ed people II their rights. l. is conf
IDENTIFY believed that through The fundamentally
OF this organization, oil classes will c:sse 10
crsv9 the blessings Of common freedom. This
l!bSrat spirit is EN- bodied in tho noble snd pa-
irio!ic course Of Senator William hahone ard
| eighty thousand colCred men will sustain and
| encourage I'll: moYsmolt with their votes The
educslloA CT tho people and the rescue Ct our
ctst3 CbHgstons from the control Of mere epecu.
la!0rs is devoutly desired By all true men. Since
Federal appointments are manipulated sud used
Is cusnhois OF pcllicsl power, too often 10 the
| mary OF tho ma:seF, W. are emboldened, in the
L:us Interest OF al, 10 request most respectfully
Icst no eppontneht TO otice be made ia Yir.
gIIls, nor prominence given by Executive sid
| that can coL1.c! With the views here advanced.
! We a:e no. here to complain Of the psst, nor 10
look back, tus to ask your assistance In The work
Of Inc great future. Your public record, ss wall
| Sc your cti:isl declarations, give u, hope III.
sou will No; disregard the sentiments which We
| have exprtsssi. And may tho God Of truth
and Of Justice guide ecu II the discasrga of you,
hisa tEus'i aad may this great Nation. Il der
your manipulation, prove great blessing to
Gil The re1Gle &c they move onward to peace End
glory"
The Pes lcat 10 reply said that he bad paid
nu'a :tt:n'lla 20 stf,its 10 ElfgiGi,, aud that
b. ;toue 1t i! The duty CT the oolored people Ia
'aEa sie1 s:els aud cake srcA allIa:c:s os
"2u!I h@st s,c,re them ia lie their rights SIS
c;t2 Us; lis. ,hcy c.ud do This without sever
u. ;htir Identity 8Iih the national rerub.ic,n
p.tiy. 10 T!lca bc advised them 10 sdaere.
ard tia. rs scuj Willingly giVo his assistance
t, iiie co!tr:d p:ople 10 thus sti7i:g 10 improve
[ hs;f c,uGi;iGn.