The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-28
VIRGINIA POLITICS.

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when once the South, from whatever
cause, came squarely to the terms pre-
scribed by the Victorious Union that IL
was time to declare peace. Whipping
the South ard abusing her for the sake
of doing it after we had whipped her,
was the lying charge which the Cop
perheads (who, like that sutler in JEFF
Thompson's army "an't whipped yet
have all along brought against the
Republican party. The Reconstruction
measures of Congress are the terms
which the victors have, rightfully, land
mercifully) prescribed. After much
protesting and much foolish threaten.
ing, the South has for will have, soon,
By the voice Of Mississippi and Texas)
some Northern States and these two
Southern States to ratify the Fifteenth
Amendment and when that is done we
must take the chances which will come of
the adoption by our late enemy, of our
bubble if We would have the honesty
of the country longer at our backs.
frage is the only practical course to
follow when the war is once over, as i,
ha ;s
once formally guaranteed. Now when
we read the following Geographic repor,
OF something which has been done by
the Republicans Of Virginia we are
not pleased. II may be that We believe
eminent of the State will do injustice to
the negroes. Wessy "repentant rebels, 7"
for We must take them a: their word,
doubt as we will; for when they sub
scribed their allegiance to the Recon
struction Acts, they so declared them
selves to be. In Virginia then, the war
il over. We must take our self made
peace as we find it. In so far as South
eIn prosperity is concerned it cannot
come until tie full measure of justice
is done the Slave. "Confederate" leg.
islation will damn itself and destroy
itself, as it always has, if i; is not
based upon the principles of right. The
Reconstruction of the country was not
performed in order to perpetuate any
party. It was done to rindicate and |
give perpetui,y 10 principle; and while
we regre, that Cur Republican friends
ia Virginia were not successful, we also
regret the performance of acts upon
their part which may, by any possibility
of construction, be made to appear as
coming from motives less elevated than
those of pure, unselfsh patriotism.
Says the telegraph
RICHMOND. November 18th.
The Republican State Convention adopted
N address to Congress setting forth that
the election in Virginia was Confederate
triumph achieved BY intimidation and fraud.
and that the true secret of the Republican
defeat was the submission to 4 separate vote
of the test oath and the DISTINGUISHING
clauses; that the Convention has confidence
in the Republicanism Of the President and
"a majority of Congress. but that they have
been deceived in regard to the true state of
affairs in Virginia; that the present Legis-
isture is disloyal and illegal body, and
even if it rati6es the Fifteenth Amendment
il will enact such educational and property
as to entirely destroy the in
flence of colo.ed suffrage and prevent the
colored voters holding Office or serving as
Jurors; asks Congress to order a new cleo
tion with the Constitution submitted
whole; to send military force sufficient TO
protect the Republicans in their rights, or
require test cata of members Of the Legs
lature, and vaca.e seats of members unable
to take the oath, in favor of eligible oppo-
nents who received the next highest vote.
This report is signed by six out of eight
members Of the Committee appointed to
prepare it. The other two supported sub
stitute asking Congress for admission as
State, but q: the same time exacting guar
antees that every citizen shall enjoy every
7 light under the Federal and State Constitu-
tions. The substitute was defeated, and
some thirty of It's supporters, including the
Chairman Of the Central Committee, Gov
ernor Morgan, and Clements, late Republic
can candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
withdrew from the Convention. The Gem
n;,tee signed it and will forward it to Con-
stess.
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