, 1869-12-20
VIRGINIA,
"oareAs OF the Republicans state
Convention.


VIRGINIA.
1ddEe CAS- OF the Republicans Stale
Convention.
Fsprs he Washinytou CAronie1k, D.e. II,
The Io'lowlna Is the address Of ths R.puGucan
- utu u /, Ut Euyrmbrr iss: Tr.tvr ~ ~ tno 1n
sf.a,d dti 10 a. seas:e hy ese ioa. Gaar'es H. e.
eckie uftersd 10 lie On the tanlc ana h py,nt+tI
IN HfrIniIcAn iII1 STATE G'svxkr.uSl
To til. {. np.s enaefp ~ ~ n.a.s u a, Hoy = 1867
1te Kepub!fcan pArty OF vIFx{aia. IN fail dt,e.
satcd s!a!e Convention as.emhlet, re.re::fGii,
fsrIssent that tsc Election held ID ths sta.e o
tne 90 Gay OF Ials LAST refnted Ia q Eonlr,Irrse
Triumph: which We unhHsita:ingtT Asaef: va
aenlssed y aftlnee. Intimidation aud frand
d,sur*:on during tne canpsisn: ia
ous meeunCs Fese on,kea up bE noos, tue Iead.
err u! *hlcn hare as ret Robe nrpuntsned. Tue
co!uEed p4np:e, dencnaeut upon ,aeif labor .or
f1rpoH, wera ta1ea,ened with iaes of fshnT. nno
.ar Of determination, erep WA not u.Irt,
Iuet'lf beid out bhfor- the \. IN care thar voted
tuG Separate c!auses and tae Republican ticket
he believe that the s.rtet Of uar ds;eat c m ha
!oupd 1u the unfortunate suen!saion u ! ssoaTste
vote of the tes: ost1 nod di.ratch1ssu< clauses
q sfc Ntsfe Cont ttd'loD, IN direct co1f1tct W7tn
tne action OF or Constitutional Cpnsen1ton. snG
to gppusitlun to the deliberate and unsIimou,
oamifn Ct ane NIX and nle Ut the Republican
WhHe 70 nsyc 'he RreAscat condolences ,u thu
'ta'esnspshtp andIsepahticabitrp1o tue Pre.llcat
saa .. n snsity Of congrev, We trlieve shat they
wfIr ercest ~ 10 the true situation OF ana u ii
OUT sfnte; nnd That 70 one, ho+c7er aupeF,or
n,n.Iw;se ,,, nay BE- ns or;s,stuuis-, can rlshtiy
AID we EnEEh4r be!lere ,hxi In rxprrsstGr he
t:u'h as we Know II, We Euall nor Us eonstdares
.eesi"a* @ %. as no!: CUT natn aud tlup:e duty
Utdtr the sEstem Of lu4m1at;0n resorfcd 10 In
1901, "h.n .ote ras taken fot ahd against o con.
sa.nt!on. leGs' cnloEei vote1t aostaineJ frun
1 SotgR ont ot teg's:ered eo;ored vote Of
ri oi !egstezed cooled vote s OF esS.1os 1s91os
,1ss ~ 4 1s!st' O., 10 yose.a pfooortionate :n,
u ls6s. unt OF the 9a,lt5 cs.urs,l yp;era Hno
we're rot Erttn,'dated IN 1867. all Of them excen.
Sss xosed "ior eon1eoslou," ;" vhlls dl,ssa vhite
Solet we're Gait against conTenLtpur out Of the
~ - votes pnlled at ihst election. These nVare4
@ ehnE Who sle tho friends OF tht recun.nnc,ion
s hone! @ @ssu2udaed rs y coaere.s 10 TIM I'1at ..
LntiUn lo permit the men Who hut yeslerasy werr
@ @nEtt1g to dcstioy our republican institutions 10
an.en!e ceftalnty that thrr viii defeat tie recoo
slrnctuu poalc! Of Con9rrss and the spirit Of lie
Sons'lti,aen si lstcly % una1inous5, adopted.
rent IN 1866.
We a,s That Il pa's iuto the hs:torv Of our nA
Hous MIG DC recorded to 0ur honor, tnnt, dcsoitc
Z aLalthments arc Threats, s].t,G inca ID the Old
HM'nio1 tn. n TT sssE3 H., ,SHst2fp st2fp
- ~ sg aad tzcsu*,oa (rvta p:,s
Vas Ggsi,sa'nn, from Which TAG lest uith aal
,,amed p convention Of ,ac loyal peops of VI
stp,a Iney believed tha. the spirit Of tt,s Reco
IN tSe ennasi,, them 70 intcss those eAuses
nnI iol!nK ing the example Of your hoaoeabls bnds
~ e,ssn ~ ID H. thoss acts nnd tae. Fourteenth
thDuid not have l,ean feuored bef,Tc ia ht Ants
rsa u rs lo5a Gaion men u F!sgiuta had been a..
We suhrtt fnrth., tn,t :,
tanfe parry u pe1TH en, Ia o3pu,,,in, - X
.A"a 81 Cot grefs, TO gam the contfp Of iha s.c
~ Eseisn IT,, Amendment to The CONSTITUTION oi
s7ot'Ih:t., from the Poitticsi coop1e 1tnn ~ ths
LerlslarurH, that It wanfd ever rer.t.1- '" ,st ~
auhsnalnent, and sEcrc ase q, least traye donsss
constituted hni organized Is We beiiesc II tn
=. et) vas Of nn5 l0tce ~hatcvef Ere1 r. 1hS
touaI or n3nnerf. s';oa! b eiuca.
lfHlsiato1e Of Virginia would destroy tha e,tsTs @
laaeenee M ol eoloret s4ntagr, and they EUuid IN.
sstla ssi a. ho1 snss t. an q 1a
ofHs or s1t IN the Iury.box. A''1 4ot'
III, Wnnla most respectfully ask that you1 hnuot-
ment TO yizs1nla, either by ordering neS 1ieu'
non M ahd y submitting the whole constitution to
o tSe o. ,ee psope O. y rslat1ng the test oath
tne seata Of those who cannot tatc il ta 1hnae
ens.ote opponents Who received the noxt h.VnesE
electors must have Known Hal the1 we, sqas ~
thtIr tote8 for intI1e1n}r r.rd1Si,tsJ ESso4X
OF q new election Ea ~nn1.t ~ -. a4 "oe evant
force sulc,erS 10 p,otect NJ IN an 1oa MitsI
c.s.l stehIA - :" VIZ poiiae1 4nd
Tho to-cAlled LeRtsta,utp rh,ch r..cert,, a..
esHbled IN Richmond Na1 NOT pnIy an tJleTsi a.
according TO the laws Of ConrTess. Int sisn ~
corotnR TO the opinion OF ,ht Artnracv 1,cns-.,
Inc United 8'ates, which "a re-: s.Tne reo1s7srn1s
u not entitled and cots!d nj w1thnnt xss tta -
Inv be allowed 10 transsef n,,t, h,sf -. "
net or 9es,ef or nndeYtafe II, a sunnsa 80 11's E IaE
FGnctaon4 ol I.earlatrre If the.tsst n,fn rs
Eet required Of ia inc sntera ~ IN 80. ~
cuula tu uoth11R ercept ia nrpar,ya ana s w. -
Fourteenth md Fifteenth Amend nent. w1tnnni o1s
IallrR the oath "41A'3t
TIC Lepi4lature lid. however mas, p. ,,t,. ,,+..
resolve, hut strangely om!tsed Ia na,s ~ sen.
cns offered coupTatu,atInr the naTso1 ~ ,n% II
publican ytrt0rtes il the Nnrther1 snf ~ r ~ ~,
,lect.ons ard plct1utno .hc msesras - r, a
he New 60: ktttuii0,. Tnc1 ~ s.r.,s. ~ sJ uat
npo.tApt it.tnfat III ele.ifor fwn Wss s9G teJ
,enatoEs MD pcrmi;teti ft.s nff,c.,. 9Atea
aln!e TO tale ihe,r seafs Wi+snrt ,ar t1 ,t 1ests
,ath, contrary 10 taa ontn,o, q; fse s9e sest
,iAl nea'
We arc exceedingly spx1ous .hs, .ha ,n,-,,u
It'd strife iIrident 10 cur present cons,nn ennniI
z taee, Ne de4fFe epeetsf acn,Ix..on fnfo IN
!. .D!on Of Siatet, but ea7tes:,y rruesf thas e.IH
!dE!ss!on he II acE,uEtl4pce Hirh iax. ana IN fnr
yc nave rot the sieb,est co, d,iencs n ~ ~
css!ops ct tue so called t:nnsetys,ea 'LS ", Pr ~
dven 10 the President and r. 11,enhrrs t5.nn
onCrahle BODY. slmplt because thsT hsvo n,,,53s,1
soclaln cd that inc whule lir VIA ,rscr
eceEe Congress and the Presl1cu: aad 10 i,r,nE
re STATE into the Union. " o1e
We would, tberef0re t,sprrt$pttv r,,t ,n.r I