Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-16
fF.om the Chicago Tribune Radical

tha! in- recent r,cliOn III that state WAS d.
fairly ami peacciuiiy conducted as any election
ever held IA th....untIy.. The Richmond pa.
ncrs. which lave supported Gov. Wells, do
not take the ,l5f,at very gracefully. and already
there is 4 disposition TO appeal to Congress to
nuhiy the election, BY rejection OF thei con-
stitution. Somebody has taken the pains to
telegraph the fact that one OF these Richmond
papers asserts that in the demonstration over
Walker election some rebel flags were DIS
PLAYED. This may or may not be true, but 1t
has nothing whatever to do. With the question,
whether the election was lair expression OF
nropcr one. Walker is a man of Northern
birth and education II he took any active
mart ia the war while ia Virgins, il was not
on the rebel side. The convention which NOM
mated him took plain and distinct grounds IN
favor Of political equality, ana expressed I'M
questionable Union sentiments. Walker
speeches during the election, and since, nave
taan openly ana distinctly in favor OF every
principle that an illinois Republican eonVen-
tion wOud assert. The constitution as orlgi
naly framed was so odious thai Gen. Schoheld,
and alter him Gen. Candy and Congress, re-
fused 10 submit it TO the people a. a whole
Ar Gen. Grants suggestion Congress granted
the power to the President TO submit It IN such
separate parts as he might choose, and he did
SO With excellent discrimination he separated
such sections a5 he thought ought NOT to be
adopted and permitted separate votes thereon,
and the people OF Virginia, while ratfylng the
main body OF the constitution, have confirmed
the President discrimination bg rejecting oil
the separate clauses. The constitution, as
adopIeI, is Just such Constitution as Zee
people, tit to participate III the polltirai ausiIs
r,hf In, adj an
local government.
II these rebel States are ever to be re organ
;zed. and the Union restored To IFS political
harmony, it must be done with the popular
consent Ia insist that no State shall be re-
copnizad wuh does not elect the EXTREMIST
Radicals who NAY be candidates, wonld be as
un;us,iI,able al IT, refuse recognition to any
Slate who might elect such Radicals. An
election !. 4 mocke,y unless the popular choice
fairly expressed, oil eligible candidates be re-
| spectel and enforced. Mr.. Walker was elect
| ed bya mixed vote of Republican whites,
Democratic whites, and rolorel Republicans.
| If Wells had been able 10 obtain the support
| Of all the Republicans III the State, lie would
have been elected, and his defeat is no more q
lust reason 70: setting aside the election than
| his election would have been. While We think
| the Interests Of the whole country, and each
State thereof, would be better promoted and
protected by the a,cendancy everywhere OF the
Republican party, we do not think inc deleat
| Of the candidate d that party, who are Cd
| ectinnah!c to portion OF 1t, and the success
| OF other candidates pledged TO the same gener'
| oil policy, afford any reason Tor keeping virgin
| ia any longer unTeprcSented IN Congress, OF
| any longer without L civil State government.
Wo trust that the rule-or-ruin policy so
| 4, L..
snppori in Congress, and that that body will,
| by It's action, give an ctfectual quietus to the
| threat which comes from Richmond,, that
| ..Virginia shall BE- Republican or Cossack -
| The men who make this threat have no clear
convention of the principles Of tho Republican
uartv' That party demands that the popular
vote shal! be respected, and when that popular
vote, rcpudatcs Wells, and selects Walker,
the Republican party has no choice but to sus-
tain IT, What 4 farce would elections be II they
were TO be decided one way or rejected
The President and the country will sustain
the election IN Virginia AZ an expression oil the
popular will, and We trus. that Congress Will
| listen to no appeals, come from what quarter
| thew may, for any arbitrary action to defeat
| that election and remand Virginia to chaotic
| disorder, or military rule.
INTIMIDATION IN CAROLINE C0.-So lar
| was intimidation carried that colored men were
refused baptism and admission into the Church
| unless they would vote the Radical ticket. The
pulpit was prostituted into political rostrum,
| from which sable divines launched forth the
threats Of eternal damnau0n against all Con-
servalive colorcd men, and advised their wives
and children to disown them. And, since the
election, many colorcd men, and one preach
er, have been turned out Of the Church tor vot-
ing the Walker ticket And yet Tukey and his
vile crew talk about whites "intimidatlng the
negroes" and pretend to threaten to contest
the election Fred. Ne'os e., .a .s
liz TRouBLE.-A meeting at the colored
baptist church was held last night at the call
of George Dixon, coIored preacher He
said he voted against the two clauses, although
he had advocated voting tor them until day
before the election and hsd urged all to vote
the whole ticket VIM. Scott and James II.
,johnson replied to him and complained that
he had no, sooner given his views TO he col
ored people who would no doubt have al then
gone against the two clauses. After this the
people rose up and adjourned IN confusion.
Another meeting will be held. FIRED. Macs.
AHEcDorE. The New York Tribune is re.
minded BY the criticisms Oh Tie pies5 vi pup,'
men of a theatrical anecdote. Andrew Jack
qon Allen, coatumer made suit OF patent
leather Tor Mr. Forests Richard the Third,
bnt the tragedian in Mr.. Aliens presence,
spoke contemptuously OF patent leather, VI
should like to know, Mr.. Forrest, quietly re:
Joined Allen, what your Richard the Third
| would h. without it
LEGAL NOTICES
| VylkHISIA AT rules held in the Clerk 8