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Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-04
THE NEGRO's POSITION.

There is no vote to be taken on the
Constitution as 1t now stands, and this
fact every colored voter in the State
should remember. The design Of ar
ranging this vote in this shape is to
make every colored voter show his hand,
so that if he is for DISTINGUISHING the
white man his vote will be so recorded
and he will not be able to deny it
thereafter. At any rates, if this is not
the design of it it will surely be the eff
feet. Now, let every colored voter
ponder this fact we'll. By it he has got
to go up to the polls along side of his
W bite friend or employer and delibera-
tely vote to disfranchise that white
friend or employer, while the latter may
DO casting vote to confirm his 1.-THE ne
gro's) enfranchisement. 1t will re-
quire great moral courage for the negro
to do this, and it has been so arranged
by the authorities in order that the
moral courage or impudent assurance
shall be displayed by the blacks, and
mot by the authorities thems> Ives.
Bear it in mind, colored voters, that you
are required to disfranchise the very
man who gives you employment and
bread for your family, if you vote &C
cording to the directions Of the Wells
platform. ,.f. ~.. +... -....
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.

We copy from the Little Rock (Ark.)
Liberal, an editorial article on the South
ern Railroad route to the Pacific, in Or
der to bring it to the view and consid-
GRAFTON of our delegates to the Memphis
Convention and our citizens generally.
They will find the article on our first
page. The comments of the editor are
to the effect that the adoption of the
32d parallel as the route for this road
will not enure to the benefit of Norfolk,
as the debouching seaport, but to that
of Charleston and Savannah. How this
may be we should like to be informed.
The 35th parallel was generally believed
to be the route selected for this road,
which would render connection with
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, and
Memphis convenient and easy; while
the vicinity of Shreveport would be too
far South. We trust that some one
better posted than we are at present,
will examine this matter, and inform
us as to its bearings. The resolution
adopting the 32d parallel is said to have
passed the Convention unanimously
This could not be without the knowl-
edge of our Norfolk delegates.
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IT WON'T DO.

1t is whispered that certain white
people in Virginia, who would like to
retain the respect of their fellow citizens,
are seeking a pretext in the rivalry Of
lines of Railroads in the State for assum-
ing a position in the great death strug-
gle now going on, which, when disrobed
of its f1imsy covering, amounts to moth
ing more nor less than support Of Wells
and his cormorant carpet bag crew.
They had as we'll understand now as
hereafter when it is too late, that the
white people of Virginia recognize but
one ROAD in this contest. and that is the
broad road over which 1t is sought to
drag this poor, bleeding old mother of
States to degradation, disgrace and ruin.
Wells is its president, and Bond. Chand-
Ter, Humphreys, Burgess & Co. Its iniqi-
tous directory.
The real people Of Virginia demand
that Malone, Barbour. Daniel, Harmon,
Ellis and Buford and their friends shall
consolidate their strength and strive in
open manly rivalry for ltd complete
Observation-Disclosures News.
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CUBAN NEWS.

The correspondent of the Tribune and
New York Sunday News from the bay
of Nipe, May 16, give interesting details
of the arrival and landing of the filibus-
tering expedition, and of the military
operations which had resulted at the
date of the letters in the defeat of a Spa
nish force which had attacked the ex-
petition. The filibusters, many of them
said to be ex-soldiers of the North and
South, were under the leadership of
Gen. Thomas Jordan, chief of staff to
Gen. Beauregard in the late war, and
now second in command to the formor
general in chief, now President Cespe-
DIES. The latest accounts from the ex-
petition by cable from Havana, May 81,
was not favorable, though allowan ce
must be made for the Spanish medium
through which 1t comes. The Spanish
troops were reported in pursuit of the
filibusters, and as having captured three
of their cannon. 1t is undoubtedly much
easier to land filibustering expedition
in Cuba than to bring it off safely.
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From the Richmond Wing I

1t has been our error in Virginia since
the war, when called upon to act, we
have only done what we have had to do
by halves, and so it has all been counted
as nothing. Let it not be SO in the ap-
preaching election. We are allowed to
register; let us do SO. We are allowed
to vote for the expurgated Constitution
for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
and an Attorney General, known to be
safe, sound and patriotic gentlemen and
for members of the two houses of the
Legislature, to whom the destinies of
Virginia may be safely entrusted. Let
us, like sensible men, cast these votes.
1t is no time to draw nice distinctions
to split hairs, and to say we will do this
but we won't do that, and thus let the
only opportunity we will probably be
allowed Of redeeming the State pass off
without doing all that we can-some-
thing satisfactory and final. Half work
will amount to no work at all. Such
work will count against your friends
and for your enemies. 1t will defeat
Walker and elect Wells.
Remember that in politics, as in all
other things, you must be practical and
reasonable. If you cannot get what you
prefer, you must take what you can
get. You can get the expurgated Con-
stltution, Walker and a good Legisla-
ture. Will you refuse these, and thus
allow your State to be saddled with
Wells, Harris, the unmsdifed Under
wood Constitution and hostile Legis-
islature? If so, Wells is waiting to
embrace you.
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SHALL TEE WHITES RULE

SHALL THE WHITES RULE?
The Norfolk Virginian which is do
ing more effective work for Wells than
1t could possibly do if openly arrayed
under the standard of that individual,
keeps standing at its mast bead a state
ment Of the relative strength of the
white and black vote in 1857. This is
evidently done to deceive the people.
1t cannot be done to give them infor-
nation, even as neutral, or that paper
would have copied and kept standing
the tabular statement furnished by the
Enquirer and Examiner several days
ago, in which it was clearly manifest
the white people had chance by regis
tering and voting their strength to not
only overcome the former negro major
ity but to foot up such white MAORI
ty as would enable the whites to be in
dependent of the black votes in the
Legislature, and this in addition to the
fact that the election of Governor with
the veto power would place it beyond
the power of the negro vote to infict
any harm on the State. @t
In Justice to the people should not the
Norfolk Virginian publish the Enquirer's
statement along with their present ia
BILE? And in justice to the people,
should it not also attach to the foot of
their present tabular statement the fact
that the Norfolk Virginian helped to
produce the damaging result it now
parades forth, by its persistent calls
upon the people to vote against the Con-
vention, by which means it persuaded
many to vote against the Convention
apda 1 tbe1E5ahhyye dei5h. ~" "A""""" Il" 1900
The Virginian justifes its conduct, in
the weak assertion that it designs "to
arouse the people to sense of the per-
lis by which they are environed." We
presume SO; by its repeated calls on
them to "vote against the expurgated
Constitution" as it did to vote formerly
"against the Convention" that fastened
the infamy on US in its infamous shape.
Whenever the Day Book is guilty of
thus trifing with the dearest interests
of an afflicted people We hope its con-
duct will be branded in the manner
which it would deserve.
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delegates and three senators. If this
district can be carried, it would give
the whites 1.-THE other districts remain
ing unchanged) a majority of one on
Joint ballot. Bnt as the whites are ex-
pected to add some $1,000 to their reg
istered strength, they ought to gain (say)
six members from this source, which
would have to be added to their list and
taken from that of the blacks. If we
secure the metropolitan district, we
would then have majority of thirteen.
If we lose it, tho negroes will have a
majority of nine. 1t is thus very plain
that the Legislature may be carried.
We have majority against us of about
nine to overcome. A change of five
members will do the work. Since 1867
there has been an addition to the white
population by natural increase and i'm
migration-and probably no increase
of the black population. This also will
exercise slight influence.
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From Richmond Enquirer.1
WHO WILL HAVE THE LEGIS-
LATIIRE

By the Article of the Underwood
Constitution on apportioning the coun-
ties OF the State for the Legislature, and
fixing the representation in the House of
Delegates and the Senate, which was
based on the registration of 1867, the
negroes have majority of twenty-one
in the Legislature on joint ballot. That
is, giving the whites all the districts
where there is white majority, and the
blacks all the districts where there is
black majority. Richmond city and the
county of Henrico are entitled to eight
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FRIDAY MonNlNa, June 4, 1869.

Remember that there is to be a new
registration. Remember that if you don't
register you can't vote. Remember that
your vote will be matter Of vital i'm
portance to your mother State, Register
then, in order that you may vote.
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R@ With fifteen thousand white ma
jority on the old registration, we can, if
we choose, increase that majority to
thirty-five thousand under the new reg
istration. This vote registered and cast
will give us supreme control, and ena-
BILE us to carry everything before us.
Nothing can defeat us but criminal neg
lect, pharisaical purism and wilful inf
deity to our own race, to our own in
terests, and to our suffering Common
wealth.
1t is not in the power of the negroes
and the white Wellsites to defeat us. If
defeated, it will be by those of our own
household. Think for moment what
will and must be the feeling of the Vir-
ginia people towards all such, and let
that thought be warning to you'll
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DESTINY OF VIRGINIA.

The greatness of State derives its
significance from the position it assumes.
And it is now high time that those who
are its we'll wishers, should be exerting
themselves for the good of their State.
The dominant power which her sons
will WELD in this coming contest, will,
we doubt not, place this old Common
wealth again in the high position from
which she has gradually degenerated
since the close of the war. Imprudent-
ly we rejected the Howard Amendment,
which, if accepted, we would have never
been so humbled by having at the head
of our old State such men as have gui-
ded the ship of State to fields of waste,
instead of harvests of plenty.
But we will not recall the past. 1t
is our duty to look to the future, and
use every endeavor to regain what we
have lost by not conforming to the How
ard Amendment and now an opportu-
nifty will soon be offered to Virginians
to build up their State by voting for
Walker and the expurgated Consttu-
ton, thereby getting rid OF two obnox-
ious clauses, the test-oath and disfran-
chisement. Even now men of capital
are anxiously waiting to move to Vir-
ginia, to build factories, and commence
ship building, and in other ways help
to improve and build up our State. But
on the other hand, if Wells is elected,
and the Constitution adopted, as he
favors it, our State will go backward,
and the interests manifested by capital
lists from abroad will cease, and in all
probability the internal interest of our
State will be sacrificed by those whose
wealth. Elect Walker and the Consti.
tuition he favors, and Virginia will in a
short time regain what she has lost.
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DIED.

BAILY Suddenly, in Wilmington, Delaware, on
the BlsI utimo. SA n UEL BAILY aged 70 years.
N atepS Ibe snsrai serviceS "a AZ Nc Andgew Cnurco
Wilmington, at o'clock on Saturday, April 3.
CoLLlER.-On Tuesday evening, March 80, At his
Ii Err Eso. In the 74th year OF his age
The relatives and fiendB of the family are respect
fully invited 70 attend his funeral on saturday morn
ing, April 3. Funeral services at the West Spruce
street Church a. IL O'Clock, punctuay lnterment ~
woodlands Cemetery.
HAsS.-on the 3lst ultimo: Mrs. MARY. reltct of
the Charles H ass, the 3st year of her age.
The relatives and friencs respectfully invited 70
attend the funeral from the residence OF her son. MI
afternoon al O'Clock. To proceed to odd Fellows
Cemetery.
ISRAEL Suddenly on the sOth ultlmo HANNAH
The relatives and frienda OF the family respect
fully inv ted TO attend the funeral from the
street, Bristol on seventhday. Sd of Fourth Inth,
at O'Clock p. M. Cars leave Kenslngton Depot at
10 Is A. M
PARKER R-On April the 1st, LEAH JANE wife of
H. r. Parker, in the 4sth year Of her age.
The relatives and friends are invited 20 attend her
Watkins street, on Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
without further notice.
REICBLF.-This morning. April /, MARY, wife of
and the late Morris Pearson, In the 27th year OF her
he relatives and friends OF the tanny invited
to attend the funeral from the residence OF her
mother, No 9n9 N. Seventh street, on Saturday the
90 instant, at o'clock.
SNELL-Suddenly, on the 30th ultimO, FREDE-
The relatves and flenos Of the family respect
of bis son in-law, John Lewis. near six mile stone.
Roxborough Saturday, the 30 OF April ~ O'Clock.
without further notice. Interment AZ Roxborough.
wooD.-April l. RICHARD d. WOOD. aged ~
His friends and those OF the family invited,
ista yesdence NO JIs Arch street. at 10 O'clock on
the morning of the 5th instant. ~.
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oishippinR every other sire et running north and
south, but now they are all being occupied, aud
II seems not impossible that before many years
all OF the original city of william Penn, from
Vine to South streets and from the d slaware to
the schuylkill, will be given up to business
purposes. Recently many of our most proml-
nent mercantile houses have moved their
quarters and established themselves In elegant
stores upon Chestnut street. These structures are
architectural ornaments TO the city. and ara
gratifying evidences of business enterprise.
The latest move OF this kind Is that made by
Mr.. Wanamaker, who will in few days open
branch house at Nos. SI8 and $40 Chestnut
street, In the large browns stone building lately
occupied by Homer, Colladay & Co. This mea-
sure will largely increase Mr.. Wana-
makers business facilities, 1t will be
an accommodation to customers. and is a
commendable evidence OF mercantile
enterprise. In New York the system OF
branch houses is quite common, some of the
largest establshme ts having Sc veral in various
quarters of the city. Philadelphia covers q
much greater area than New York, and the
same system might very advantageously be
introduced here. Market street is usually
looked upon as the stronghold of wholesale
dealers, and those who purchase large quauti,
ties of goods naturally go there, while retail
purchasers are more likely to drop In at Ches-
nut street store. The advantages of at least two
places of business for an establishment like
that OF Mr.. Wanamakeri Is therefore apparent.
Business is extending itself north and south as
well as east and west, and the probabilities are
that before another ten years pass by still
greater changes and improvements will have
taken place; and we should not be surprised IL,
before that time, Mr.. Wanamaker had at least
half-a-dozen branch houses, whore he would
supply ready-mede clothing at the lowest
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