Year: 1860

TO nav the first year the onerous tax of 500 and after
that an enormous per centage on his sales. And even
the white laboring man, though he may own no capital
all be he mechanic, day aoorer, or only casual
hard in harvest field, Is made, By this falsely called
Democratic legislation to pay per centage upon his
hard earned wages in order that the privileged property
of our Eastern taskmaers may not be compelled to con-
tribute its Just share to the public expenses.


And, wherever we turn our eyes up and down the
course Of legislation at Richmond we see this unequal
and unjust exemption following the line of slave property
WHY bull or steer of one four Western Virginia farm
es becomes vicious so be public nuisance he is order


the law 10 be killed. and his loss falls upon his OWL
er and upon him alone but If it happen that slave of
one of our Eastern Virginia capitalists becomes vicious
and commits crime he hanged transported and it
provided by the law that bis owner shall be paid bis
ssssed value out of the State treasury And still again.


Dw-citizens look the fact and ask yourselves how
it comes that we have cluse in our State Constitution
by which ten thousand white men in Eastern Virginia.
Sinply BIZ reason of their Stare capital enabled to
have as great representation in one branch Of Leg
sa re as forty thousand reemen in Western Virginia
These and other aggrcssions of the slave capitalists
upon the capal and labor of the nOnsavehOding white
men of our State, committed under the banner of
Democracy require that another party organization,
more powerful than any that has heretofore existed with
in our borders should be nauguraed in order that the
personal rights of the aboring white citizens Of Western
Vrrp NAV be prot6 cted against the unjust and oppres
Sive encroachmens and yrannies o black cspta Such
an organization, believe 10 be the now great Nation
al Republican party conservative IN It's principles sub
missye TO the laws attached TO the Constitution of
country constituting it did the early founders of the
government aud as more especially did George Washing.
ton Thomas Jefferson James Madison and other illus-
trious Virginia statesmen, and loving the Union and
cnpng to it as the anchor of safety for political liberty
in the world In common with the Republican party ev
eryNhere hold that slavery is local an dnot national
that each State of this conederacy is sovereign and
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limits that all the territories and should be free long
as hey remain territories that is the duty OF Ongrcss
to admit territory a State whenever she has the
quise population be her Institutions free or slave, pro
vdeC only that her form of government Is republican,
In re yard 10 slavery in our state acknowledge
the right of every owner to hold his slave as property
right which he acquires under the local law OF the
State and while citizens of Virginia, and as Republ-
cans we believe that the public morals and general pros
pert, of State which 1t the province OF govern
ment great extent to protect and CHERISH are dcplo
raby injured by slavery from the iact AS so graphically
stated bv the Augusta County Memoralists the con
vention of 1922, that the possession aud manage
ment OF slaves form source OF endless veNaton and
misery in the house, and waste and ruin on the
farm, aud that the youth OF many parts OF the
State, growing up with contempt OF steady in
dustry AS low, servle thing, which contempt
induces idleness, and all ia attendant efeminacy
vice and worthlesness while We further believe that
Virginia in consequence OF the Institution OF slavery,
has steadily hpsed at each decade behind some OF her
free State rival- not possessing her natural capabilities
and that until make provision for the gradual
radiance of this consuming evil We never will regain our
natura position State in the coniederacy yet never
theless affirm that good citizens we Will always
feel ourselves bound to uphold and yindoatc every law
and every constitutional enactment 80 long as It shall
remain upon our statute books. But, we contend that
under our laws all white are equal-that they are
entitled to the rights Of free opinion and free discussion
and thtt all determinations in favor OF privileged prop
ery b3 which il is exempted from is just share OF taxes
are unjust and degrading, and as such we make war
against them.


And, finally, believing as we DO, that this aggressive
slave capital parry which seeks everywhere in The Gene
raj Coz ernmeu aud in the States 10 load down the willie
industry of the country with burdens greyOus TO be
borne in alliance with and has secOnazed completely
what vas years ago the National Democratic party aud
that the tendency OF things wherever 1t has sway IS more
and more to the dsuniOn aud nullGcauOn doctrines C
the South Carolina and Calhoun school Of politics, We
deprecne its success subyerve OF the rights OF the
white men of our country ndubitably tending TO make
the rich richer and the poor poorer aud to build up
government whose exclusive protection anu whose non
ors and emOlumens shall be awarded to slave owning
oligarchy And on the other hand believing, as we do,
that the principles set forth the call for the National
Republican Convention at Chicago, are national IN their
character and aggressive upon neither the rights OF labor
or capital but in their spirit and practice conducive 70
the best interests OF the whole country, Therefore,



of Virginia cordially approve Of the doctrines contained
in the said call and hereby pledge themselves to hearty
support of the nominations made in pursuance thereof


Resoired 3D. That are in favor Of such tariff as
will afford adequate protection and encouragement 10 the
product, of the white abong men of our own country
against those of foreign countries


Resolved 3D. That n favor OF equality OF rights
among al citizens aud opposed to prescribing any one Oh
account OF his opinions his place of birth.


RssOi0ed an That III view OF the recent events on the
continent Of Europe and condemning the positions taken
by the present Democratic Administration we hold it TO
be the DUTY of the American government to maintain the
principles that its nauraZed citizens who visit the coun-
tries of their BIRTH are equally entitled to immunity from
impress men into foreign armies as il they were Amer-
can born.


Resolved 5h, That we are cordially attached TO the
provisions of the Homestead Bill originated and pass
ed by the Republican party in the House of Representa-
tives holding do that our unsettled domain should
be reserved for free homes to ireemen who will redeem
il from the wilderness.


Resoiged 9Th That if from any unforeseen cause any
of the delegates appointed by this Convention to the
National Convention at Chicago shall be prevented from
attending the delegates who may be present shall have
power to fill such vacancies from citizens OF the State in
attendance at the Convention.


Resolved z That we favor plan for the colonization
of the free negroes of the United States and those that
may hereafter be enfranchsedb by States individuals
into the American tropics, where they may, in the Ian
guage Of Mr. Jefferson become an independent people,
under he patronage and protection OF this government,
and relieve the fee white labOrer from the competition
of this class aud thus beneftng both races, extending
and increasing BY reciprocal interchange
of the products and manufactures Of the Temperate Zone,
for the tropical productions ofa great and strong colony
of free blacks in that region.


Res5lrcd s. That our next National State Convention
be held in the City of Richmond upon such day OF the
year, 1904 as the State Executive Committee appointed
by this Convention shall determine.


0n motion of Mr.. Caldwell


ResOired, That the Executive Committee, which has
been appointed by this meeting be directed at their
venieuce to appoint electoral ticket for the State Of
Virginia.


On motion Of Mr. Pumphrey


Resolred That ten thousand copies of the addresses
and resolutions be printed for circulation in this State.


On motion of Mr. Underwood, adjourned until 7. N.


AFTERNOON SESSION.


At two o'clock the Convention re-assembled. The
spacious dress circle filed TO overlooking with spec
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