Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-07-06
ton ''off it's feet" so to speak. Here is
the language:

ton "on It's feet, 80 TO speak. Here is
the language:
MIR. President, l am not a self vaunt-
er, but some years ago, was one of the
thousands OF men who, rather than sur
render one iota claimed by their mother
state, Virginia, faced for four years, all
the armed power the United States
government could bring upon us. TAp-
plause. And 1 am here to-day. though
Appomatox has passed into history, of
the same mind and of the same resolve. -
This is said, too, in the face of the
transcendent concessions made by Presi-
dent MCKINLEY, who has favored the
south as much as any Democratic Presi-
dent could have done.
This is said as an insult to the north.
erner, whose millions of capital are in
vested in every state in the Southland
and whose beneficent gifts to the educa-
tional institutions of the South, both
white and colored have been both a mar
vel and wonder.
To show the further drift, we quote
from the Richmond, Va, DISPATCH of
the 3rd inst:
"It appears that the Constitutional
Convention has a peculiar aptitude for
turning up questions upon which people
generally have done nothinking, and in
which there at first appears but little of
interest or Importance. 1t was not ex-
pected that there would be the slightest
opposition TO having the convention de-
clare the Constitution of the United
States the supreme law of the land.
Everybody recognizes the Federal Con-
stltutlon as supreme to the Constitution
of the State, and it went without saving
that it was so.
But it is more than likely that the
committee on the Preamble and Bill of
Rights of the Constitution will recon-
mend that the sections reciting this fact
Will report in favor of striking out the
sections which recite this fact. The
committee some time ago decided that
the sections referred TO should be strick-
en- out. An attempt was made at the
session of the committee yesterday af-
ternoon TO have the COMMITTEES rescind
Its action. 1t failed, but there is a
chance that 1T may do so before report
ing TO the convention. The sections re-
ferred to read as follows:
That this State shall ever remain n
member of the United States of Ameri-
ca, and that the people thereof are part
OF the American nation, and that ali at
tempts, from whatever source, or upon
whatever pretext, to dissolve said Union
or to sever said nation, are unauthoriz-
cd, and ought to be resisted with the
whole power of the State.
SO. That the Constitution of the
United States and the laws of CODcyraso
passed in pursuance thereof, constitute
the supreme law of the land, TO which
paramount allegiance and obedience due
nom every citizen, anything in the or
dinances or laws of any State TO the
contrary Notwithstanding.
"Mr. A. p. Thorn, the member from
Norfolk, and Mr.. r. Lindsay Gordon,
member from Louisa, appeared before
the committee yesterday afternoon, and
made speeches in favor of having the
committee report the sections referred
to. Mr.. Hatton, of the committee, also
spoke in favor of retaining the sections.
But the committee refused to recede
from its former action, although it is
understood that its action is not final"
Are not these irresponsible white men
hurrying us TO another revolution? Are
not they about TO hand down TO their
children legacy of blood? Was not
Gov. ]. HoGE TYLER right-did he not
have prophetic eye when, in signing
the bill authorizing the calling of a con.
stitutional convention, he exclaimed,
God save the Commonwealth