Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-04-16
From the bill published elsewhere it vii

From the bill published elsewhere it will
be seen that an early election in Virginia is
probable. .- ;Gi Is ssi4 a. s..7is,
The bill provides that the President may
order an election, at such time as he may
deem best, on the ratification or rejection OF
the Underwood Constitution and may submit
to a separate vote such provisions as he may
deem best. It also provides that theconsti-
tuition, and separate clauses, shall be submit
ted to the registered voters of the State,
registered at the time Of said submission.
and empowers the commanding General to
reopen the registered lists to- be revised
enlarged and corrected, prior to such cleo
ton, according to law. ~ ~ - h.
What clauses President Grant may deem
hest to submit to separate vote-is yet un-
known and it were useless at present to dis
cuss the merits. or rather dement's, OF these
c,anses or the result Of the adoption OF the
remainder on the future welfare and pros
perity of the State and its citizens: There
i ono noint. however. which can be and
sbon1d be mentioned at this time. There il
but little doubt that the disqualification pro-
visions will be submitted to separate VOTE
No man. be he white or black, canplead IN
ability to vote against such clauses because
Of desire to vote for the adoption Of the the
constitution. Then, any one, for purposes
Of self aoorandizcment, or 6endishness, who
votes for disqualification, writes hl'n fs
down as an enemy to the mass Of our people
He can not, having thrown the first stone'
expect to be tolerated by proper thinking
neonle and he will not be- Such indivldu~
ais had as we'll calculate upon ENGRAVING
for thew can expect no. support Or employ
ment from those they have attempted to stab
in vital part. We have no idea that such
individuals would be driven away or be IN
jeopardy of their lives if they renamed 2, put
# in business would be forced, By sheer me-
ee,s;tu, to shut up shop, or ifemployed could
only expect to End their places supplied oy
those less inimicai to employers, and would
fail to find employment from others. Inns
is hut natural and TO be expected and we
therefore warn all inclined that way OF the
dangers Of that course. ~. -. 5l,a,
Tackled on to this bill is provlso Tor inc ne
ratification of the fifteenth amendment, az az q
necessary precedent to restoration: mere -
is great fear among Radicals thatthls amend
ment will fail to be ratified and hence the
psosiiss eoereing its ratification BY Virginia
Texas and Mississippi. If enough States
ratify it, not counting Virginia, Texas and
Mississippi, Congress will take its time aoou' '
admitting these, no matter what we DO put
if the ratification by these States Stat IS neeaeo
to engYaft the 18th amendment on the Con
stitution then they will admit them W.
know not what others may think or desire
but for ourselves, we never liked to play tn
part Of caes~paw to pull hot chestnuts ou
of the fire for any enc, and ia this instance
we would leave them to pull them out a
best they may. We have no very strong r
nredilections for restoration, on the term
proposed from time to time, and with thl
last proviso we would have none OF IT. wv
would prefer military governor for all tim
to come, rather than take hand in SOWING
the seed of an irrcyocable monggrelism in thl
country We are rot Of those who believe
that the mongrelism forced on the South nov
is irreyoeabIe and hence, in regard to re-
storataoa, with the ratification OF the LOTT
amendment as an act precedent, we woule
advise all, in the classic language Of Beas,
Butler, ''to let it slide .l ..7-,..