The New York herald., 1869-07-07
Election of the Conservative Ticket by
Fifteen Thousand Majority.
A Large Colored Vote Cast
Against the Radicals.
How the Carpet-Baggers Voted the
Niggers i'm Richmond.
Old Virginia i'm the Union
Again.

The Election Progressing Quietly in Rich-
mona-rhc Whites Ahead-Kadicais Manu-
featuring veters-Itiot at LawreucevilIe.
WASHINGTON, July 8-f O'Clock L. NJ.
have received the following from RchmOnd:--
SO lar the election has progressed quietly in every
section OF the state. No returns have yet been
ceived upon which any calculation OF the vote could
be based, except in the city, where the whites have
poiied 400 majority. The radicals are manufactur-
ting votes by requiring negroes from the country to
swear they have not voted at any other precinct,
the city.
A serious riot occurred in Lawrcnceville Bruins
wick county, on saturday last at a political meet
ing IN which three or four negroes were shot ana,
perhaps mortaIly wounded and the Sheriff and
other white men beaten and severely injured. The
riot was brought about by the negroes, over 500
OF whom were present, and not more than twenty
whites.
The registration in Petersburg shows 1869 negro
majority.
How the Radicals Increase Their v0te-They
Probably Carry Richmond-Some Tall
Swearing by Nisgers-Order from General
Canby-The Voting Throughout the state.
WASHINGTON, July $3.50 p. NJ.
The following additional intelligence has been re-
'ceived from Richmond
Under the provisions OF General Canby's order,
allowing voters to make oath that they have not
voted at any other precinct and are registered. the
greatest fraud continues be pracced here by the
radicals. Numbers OF negroes, who voted this
morning in Chesterfield and Henric0 counties, came
to the city, made the necessary affdayit al the
United states Custom House, the Collector of which.
j. N. Humphres, heads the radical ticket for
the Legislature and then voted lagain. On this
subect General Canby this afternoon issued the fol
lowing order:-
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DIsTRIGT,t
RICHMOND Va July d, 1859.
In order to enable the person to vote who regis
sMesr IN in aadon no' o ae @ oss e
that he has not registered since that date;
that he has not voted at this election
at any other precinct and will not attempt so to do
and fact that he 80 voted under his registration
OF 1867 will be noted on the poll lists and In the
registration books. This applies to the city OF Rich
BY order Of Brevet Major General Candy.
LOUIS V. CAZlARC A. ID. o., A. A. A. G..
1t is now believed that the negroes have majority
in the CITY, but they have far the registra
ton. SO nagrant were some of the cases brought to
the notice OF the Military Commissioner, that he
ordered Humphres and others engaged in 1t to
desist, Humphries denying that be had anything to
do with 1t.
In Halifax and otner counties in the south side,
large numbers of negroes voting the Walker con-
servative ticket.
Large Negro Vote for Waiier--Probabie Eiec-
ton Of the Conservative Ticket by Hand
some Majority.
RICHMOND. July 6--s p. NJ.
The election here closed quietly. Both parties
claim the State, but the returns show that large
coIored vote has been given for Walker, aud ii is
thought he has carried the State by q handsome
majority.