The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-04
The Virginia Election.

~, No.
4. 6. '" "' '' ,l.
CUhPEPER q. H., Va, Oct Il, 1867.
To the Editor ofthe Press: ss.' - '1li 20
The election for delegates to the Constitul
there is at least a majority of 10000 for a con-
vention in the State. q The vote in this county
by the colored people was unanimous for a
convention, while the whites voted almost to a
man against it. Only 10 whites in the
whole county voted for "a convention, and
oh'y elght WINES voted Tor Hon, y Nj. Bolts
~ aelegate. Inc conservatives elected their
man IN TINS county Dy 6O majority; put 1t IS
we'll known that he IS ineligible. General
Sc;hoheld has already gwen his opinion to that
effect; 1t IS therefore certain that he viii not
take seat IN the convention. The fact OF his
not being able to take the voters oath W ould
seem to preclude the possibility OF his taking
a seat in the convention, 1t ia expected that
as the candidate elected is inelipible another
election will be held. .u
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On" sa'isneu 'la' tle iarse Vo'e against
convention IN 'his ota.e is 10 De soieiy at
.s' ' W 'ne feoene Deuoera'ic gains IN
he""SS Nalii' anu ohio' EAceps Ior tnat ana
.no en'ouiase reoeiseu iroin 'ne la'e Am-
nes.S p'o'ia'na'ion' am certain 'ne Vote
's"'' oh'en'oh wouiu noI nave peeh
Aea.y ~ ,aise Du' 'ue convention VIII -oe
oapeo' anu CONSTITUTION ioyal 10 the govern
men. w'n DC iormeo. Inns tne people OF the
'ou'n Ano~ i',i "p, 81 .nes na.e gwen up
now waiting eagerly to see what will be the
next move of the President They confidently
expect that A. =. will do great things for them
soon, and would be heartily glad to assist him
in putting to rout the great Radical party of
the North. They hate Yankee now worse
tnan ever, and the negroes they
in open hostility against them since they
would not vote the rebel ticket. The rebel
press is even urging the discharge of the poor
colored man from the employ ment Of his for
mer master because he dared to vote the I'M
Ion ticket $50 taa .
have seen enough to convince me that the
superficial loyalty OF these rebels is nought
but shallow pretence after ALL aud they hate
the Union now worse than when Gen, Grant
'oioeu 'nen W SURRENDER al Apponlat,ox TWO
years anu nan ago. Inc oopperhead party,
wnon every true soidier Oh the North knows
oio All IL como 10 defeat the soldiers III arms,
a9aihsS treason, Is what has AMUSED new lite
into the deieated rebels OF the South, and every
soioier VINO loves nus country must arrive at
Tue conclusion thas the democratic party IS at
.ns Time, as wei as at other times prior to
= TINS period, Trying 70 make loyalty odions and
'reason anu repe'i'oh respec'apie. fb Aat iss
was talking to-day with q poor white man
here who voted against convention. He
stated that he could not get Justice in the
courts of his county, and that be was going to
appear 10 capt. McNuity, the Military Com
h'ahaahS hefe' 10 stay the order OF the court
III ms particular case..a iiT1iab -.i $500.
sa.d ''flhou voted against convention,
"hleh was undoubtedly against your interests,
anu YET you appea from the decision of those
Sou so'eu WIN. no" is mat 40
ny r,'" oiu po' seem 70 comprehend how
~ - as" "a. ms own interests, and sad,
IS u at 50, sir? .HoiibuiI00n
repned' Yes, sir, 1t Is true" ia9in9qeia
"hy' dld not know It, Tell me how L
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a y 'ooeeueu 10 explain 10 MN the present
~ - ' ' o'er n'in ny lhe arlsooera1ic
p po.o, - ,.e peop'e Vi MS community, as III
s,r HE ot;,ann III. e"n''ses .. sehooling
...S -" "o "a" fequired 70 pay
-. "a '"o ii'n niAh ol "
- 49, t, W 'ne many discrinln ID
o'ons 'nrousnoue the south against the labor
ing CLASS generally, both black and white, and
toid MN that the Convention to be called
would take steps to form 2 constitution which
would open the school house door to his chill
dren, and look to the interests of the poor
man. whlte OF black, who had been SO long
opposed oy the aristocracy OF the South
He seemed amazed and said, 81 never knew
i-,' Is ' nave oeeh too that the fadi-
oa'1 ""n'eo " se' ooherol Vi tne south ana es-
."Don s.a,efy Asa,n' anu TAX an wnlte men
p 800 '" ."o iu' ''iei saiu 'tic
- '"'"'o VIM ".ro "o'"''y ues''tute
VI .he hecessaries OF Lie whose husbands,
asont,,orn r;nh,s y al - - -
n;oser in tbeir lives 10 so;d ~ ~ w.
tbat ho wished ho had ,,o+o1 -. L.'.
80 Ill, go, /. H. "'
- - -" w egg
Aue oo''ot oo@ got lts snare OF damning by
,ne repe's, lhey o'd NOT hke tne ldea OF not
~; o"ng now man voeed. one ola rebel