Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-10-31
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.

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thirst glance, the result of the recent
elections for members Of a Convention in
Virginia will ELL the minds Of all true low
ers of the State with dependency and APP
prehension, but on reflection, they cannot
fail to perceive that there really is cause
for rejoicing. We congratulate our read
ers on, great triumph Of the WHwE
MANS PARTY. True it is that a Conven-
ton has been Gated, that the negro party
has a majority of members elect, and
that twenty or more Of these members are
negroes. Such are, the inaisputable facts.
On the otherhand, it has been demonstra-
ted to an absolute certainty that there. is
more unanimity among the whites of Vir-
ginia than ever before. THERE ARE ONLY
TWO PARTIES IN VIRGINIA Now--one THE
WHITE MANS PARTY, composed ofpthe bulk
of the white men of the State, EN- braeihg
the Wings. Democrats, Scoessionists and,
Union men,, natives and foreigners, the
poor, heirich, the educated and uneduea-.
ted to sum up, all uho are arhite. The
other TIE NEGRO PARTY, embracing all the
negroes and a few mongrels The line
between these two parties contending for
supremacy on the soil Of Virginia is dis.
tinctly drawn. It has been shown be-
You'd contradiction or cavil that. there is no
middle ground to be occupied. : The .pzttte
man 'cho goes nth the aegfos pa'tgfis an
open and, aooarea emenay Of It's race. I'VE
call upon every candid man Ito examine
the election returns and draw his own con-
illusions. It viii be seen that in the coun-
ties east of the Ridge the whites with
but few exceptions voted the white mans
ticket. 80 There are more than enough POI
litical Adventures from, New England
harpics who have fitted South, TO- suck the
life blood of Virginia-in these, counties
to make up the whole number of votes
cast in favor Of negro supremacy. The
white people Of Virginia east Of the Ridge
can be set down as a AMT against negro
mobocracy: All other issues with them
have been swallowed up in the one great
question, SHALL NEGROES RULE VIRGINIA?
and their emphatic reply is, Nerer, arih
Our consent or concurrence, :, In the Valley
the negro party has exhibited more
strength among the whites. * This can be
accounted for on the ground that the ne
gro element here is comparatively small,
and the. people ofthe Valley are not fami,
liar with the monstrous system pf1rascality
practiced by place hunters and adyenta-,
rers to secure the negro vote The radi-
cal leaders in the Valley profess to be op-
posed to negro equality, and have rallied
around them some of the men who were
opposed to secession. We believe that the
recent election cannot fail to open the eyes
of all honest men of this class throughout
the State, and that they too will be found
in future battling beneath the standard of
of the white man. Trio hundred and ff-
ty aohite men Of Shenandoah arho votcd
the mongiez ticket, phqt ,cH you do p
Many of you are honest men and good cit
zens. You have been deceived and blind
ed by prejudice. We earnestly request
you to examine the facts carefully and dis.
passionately and draw your ewn eonclu-
sions. Your party in tlfecornty numbers
only two hundred and fifty white nlen.-
You do not number one-tentliP of the 'Wlite
voters in the~county You arc well aware
that you exhibited your full strength at
the recent election, for you were thorough
ly organized and almost every man Of you
voted. Instead of having increased in
numbers. you have decreased tItirtgtone.
votes since the election for members of
the legislature in 1865, when George Rye
received two hundred and. eighty oac
votes. In the State your party compare.
lively does not number cerporars guard
among the whites What, then, are you,
expecting? What end have you in viewf
Are you in favor of negro supremacy -
You belong to a party achtch IS cnal,hati-
caely A NEGRO PARTY, the object of which
is to place the State Government under
the control of the negroes Misrepresen-
tations may be made to you by designing
men who are leading you to certain de-.
struction; but facts are facts and viii not
lie. Rdd6 tie 5Jfacts and think for your.
selves. You are colleagued with the ne
groes against the whites. You are the