Name: The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction — Chapter 6
Author: Hamilton James Eckenrode

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Hamilton James Eckenrode, The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction… (1904)

“ For this reason and on account of the bitter political feeling of the time, the session of the convention was exceedingly inharmonious. The membership of the body indicates the great political revolution that had taken place in Virginia with the extension of the ballot to the colored race. The old, long-dominant planter class, which had governed the State through its previous history, was now without power; the organic law was to be framed by negroes and the white representatives of negroes and of the whites who supported the Republican party in defiance of their race. ”

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Hamilton James Eckenrode, The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction… (1904)

“ That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights of which when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and obtaining happiness and safety. ”

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Hamilton James Eckenrode, The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction… (1904)

“ The convention of 1868 was remarkable in that none of the well-known politicians of Virginia took part in it, their places being filled by young men, who now for the first time came into public notice. ”

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Hamilton James Eckenrode, The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction… (1904)

“ The constitutional convention assembled in the capitol in Richmond on December 3, 1867.1 It was composed of 105 members. The radicals had elected 72 delegates and the conservatives 33, but several members elected by the Republicans identified themselves with the conservatives, thus making them about one-half the number of their opponents.
This convention was the most remarkable political assembly that ever met in Virginia. It was the first legislative body in the history of the State in which negroes sat as members. ”

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Hamilton James Eckenrode, The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction… (1904)

“ The conservatives, in view of the great impoverishment of the State, did not wish to expend much money upon the convention. The radicals, on the other hand, realized its importance and favored a more liberal expenditure, especially as some of them were adventurers from outside the State. ”

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Hamilton James Eckenrode, The Political History of Virginia during the Reconstruction… (1904)

“ These humanitarian and democratic theories made no allowance for the great differences of condition existing between the two races. Consequently it was evident that there would be difficulty in finding such a ground of compromise between the radicals and the conservatives as would allow both parties to take part in forming the new constitution. ”

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