New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-26
HAILi TIRGINIAl

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The Mother of States records her verdict in
favor OF loyal Reconstruction on the basis pre-
scrbed by Congress The struggle has been
arduous and the result doubtful; for the
wealth and social power of the State were
nearly all against us. The Press WAS against
u.s. bitterly. furiOusly. venomOusly. Even me
if it burst, was cOcrced into supporting the
Conservative" ticket at last. Probably not
six journals in all. and they mainly new
ones, stood unfnchingly by the Republican
colors, while sixty or eighty were doing their
utmost to defeat q Convention and to elect
Conservatives" thereto. The leading organ
of the Reaction called Justify on those Whites
who employed Blacks TO discharge every one
who should vote the Radical ticket yet ninety
nine in every hundred Colored voters would
vote no other. and nineteen of every twenty
would not be deferred from voting And thus
every district which had a majority OF Colored
voters on its registry with several others, has
clear majority of at least twenty delegates
and carrying the Convention by over Zen
Thousand-porhaps by Twenty Thousand-Re-
publican majority The White preponderance
over the Blacks in the State exceeds Twenty
Thousand men, of whom not more than six
Thousand are disfranchiscd for conspicuous
a.. aef these.
we trust, will. upon giving evidence OF present
LOYALTY. soon be restored to all the rights of
frcemcn.
1t is instructive to note that the most Rad-
cal counties and districts are those which, IN
the times now happily past. were the strong
holds of Slave-driving Democracy. Halifax,
Brunswick. Mecklcnburg, Louisa Caroline, &c,
&c. were Democratic Gibraltars, when none
but shareholders and their white satellites were
voters but, now that the Laboring Glass also
vote, they are citadcls of Radicalism. Rocking
ham, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, &c. which
were Democratic without being preponderantiy
slayehoding, constitute the only notable cxcep-
tons to the general rule. We may joyfully
expect to see the districts heretofore repre-
scented III Congress 10y Meade, Goodc. Drom-
goole, and other vchemently pro-Slav cry
fanatics, henceforth honorins and blessing the
Republic by sending TO her councils apostles
of Liberty and Equal Rights for All.
And it will he found that the Convention Just
elected il not only Radical, but, in the tuiest
sense, Conservative also. We did hope to see
Gov. Peirpoint's name head the Republican
ticket in Richmond, for we believe it would
have insured the choice of that ticket by
large minority, and would have been \ pledge
to the people generally that Liberty for All
would he asserted aud secured without giving
lust cause of alarm to any. Mr. llunnlcutt has
probably said some of the harsh things about
Rebels that are attributed to him; but we are
confident that, should he seek to iuaugurate
policy of coniiscaton, or anything like 1t, he
would find himself in very small minority.
The Convention will strongly assert the Equal
Rights of Men; but it will he moderate and
cautious IN so using the triumph Oh genuine
democracy rs not to ondanger its perpetuity.
Reconstructed Virginia takes her place among
Republican States, and there she will remain.
Her aristocracy, stimulated by exaggerated re-
ports of the recent achievements of its conied-
crates in California, Ohio, and Pennsy lvania,
did its very utmost to retain It's ancient power
and prestige, but, happily III vain. Hence
forth, Virginia, which embosOms the ashes OF
so many gallant sons of the Republic, con
socrates herself to the maintenance OF that
Liberty and Union which they laid down their
lives TO maintain. Long live the regencrated
Old Dominion!
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE or 1RCHITECTS.