Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-06-01
The Votes to be Cast

In the coming election each voter will have a
number of votes to cast Besides voting for
Governor, Lieut-G overnor, Attorney General
Congressman at large, Congressman for the
District, State Senator. and members of the
House of Delegates, he will have three votes
upon the constitution. The constitution will
not be voted upon as whole, but in parcels
There will be a vote upon Clause 18th, Section
l, Article lila vote upon Section i, Article
III-and vote upon the remaining portion of
the constitution.
The frst-clause 4th, Section |, Article ILL.,
denies suffrage to large portion Of the white
citizens, including all whoever held any Office,
civil or military, Federal or State, and is called
in BRIEF the DISTINGUISHING clause
The second-Secton Z, Article III-embra-
ces the iron-clad test-oath which would exclude
from the right of being elected to any Office
ninety out CT every hundred white citizens and
is commonly called the test-oath or ineligibility
section against both, all should cote
As the ]. ynchburg ViUginian says, ''the
whites largely outnumber the blacks in this
State; they possess the power which wealth
gives, and they have superior intelligence to
enable them to WELD it for their own protec-
ton Now, we ask any black man having the
least perception, what hope there can be for
his race in provoking contest against such
odds2 No; the true policy for the black man
is to court the friendship Of the whites-not
that Of scalawags and carpet baggers, like those
who now seek to use him, with the view Of
promoting their own selfish ends-but Of the
old slave-owners and property holders Of the
country; for, after all, those who once owned
the negroes, having grown up with them, are
still their best friends"
The order of General Candy published on
first page does not call for an entirely new re-
gistration, but for revision Of the registration
lists to be added or struck off according as the
case may be. All who have not registered, and
who have the right to do so, will have the op-
portunity to be placed on the list Of voters I'm
der this order. 1t is matter calling for the
immediate attention Of the county superintend-
ents and their sub officers. And persons should
be appointed to look into the lists, and ascer
tain what names ought to be stricken from
them. We hope that all these matters will be
looked into at once in every county and every
city-at once. Time is passing rapidly. The can
vassers ought to be on the stump. It is time
the column was in motion.
Rockingham county is prolific of candidates
for Office. Judge Jno. L. Harris and Robert
A. Gray are candidates for Congressman to
mention Mr. Berry, the candidate Of the Rad
ical party of this District for Congress Jacob
N. Liggett and Jno. 6. Walker are candidates
for the Senate in the District composed Of the
counties of Rockingham, Page and Warren.
Sam'l A. Coffman, Jno. G. Woodson and
Henry B. Harnsberger as candidates to repre-
sent Rockingham in the House Of Delegates
Let it be remembered that none should be
candidates for ofEee except such as are eligible
under the 18th amendment Of the Constitution
of the United States. Those who have regis
tered, or can register, are eligible. None 9TH
ers should be candidates, or, if candidates,
should not be voted for Such candidates, if
voted for, may cause the election Of Radical
candidates. This shonld be guarded against
Let every vote be cast Ehere it will count, and
not be thrown away.
Father A. j. Ryan was invited to deliver
poem at the commencement exercises of W ash
ingto2 College. In his reply he states that ap-
polntments already made prevent him from &C
cepting the invitation, and hopes that SONS enc
ADLER than he shall have the honor which cir
cumstanees prevent him from accepting.
To WoRK!-Wc beg every man in Virginia
who reads this paper to go to work at once to
save the State from threatened desolation. Let
him do all be can himself, urge his neighbors
to do likewise and relax not till the election is
over