Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-30
THE RADICAL SPLIT. I'M VIR-
CHINA.
!. The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette writes, Nov. 26, as


follows:
The political situation in Virginia is
Tar from satisfactory. Gov. Walker con-
tinues to act in sympathy with the gen
eFals policy he advanced during his can
Yass, but the old rebel spirit is gradually,
IN the estimation of Gen. Candy, getting
control of things in many parts of the
State. The Republican Convention split,
and about half of the delegates have
taken ground against the admission of
tine State under the present Constitution.
The seceders, however, represent the
more sensible of the Republican poliG-
clans, and WI have the sympathy of the
General commanding. Gov. Walker Is
here today, apparently looking over the
ground to see how the administration re-
CARDS the situation. Gen. Candy was
here yesterday, and left to-day for Rich
mond. 3 Public men generally regret the.
division among Republicans down there,
but find some satisfaction in the fact that
efforts are making to put the party on a
more liberal basis. -
"The political situation in Virginia" is,
no doubt, STAR from satisfactory" to ex-
IRENE Radicals, as indeed, is the politi-
cal situation in the entire South. The
spirit in the Radical party of Virginia
appears to be pretty definite and clear, as
indicated by the proceedings of their late
State Convention at Richmond. The do
minant element in it seems to have been
truly malignant one, and very blind to
It's own inconsistencies. While the ma
iority, in the report which was adopted,
refers all the troubles of the party in
Virginia to the allowing of certain clauses
of the constitution to be voted on separate
" by the people, and designates the
Walker victory of July as Confederate
triumph, they yet pass resolutions pre-
tending to approve Gen. Grants admins
tration, Notwithstanding it was by his re-
commentator that Congress passed the
act permitting thesubmission separately of
the offensive and defeated clauses of the
Constitution in question. They are desper-
ate, indeed, and call upon Congress
either to order a new election or to require
the test oath of members of the Legisla-
ture, giving the seats to the eligible can
didates receiving the highest number OF
votes. This is an open and undisguised
disclosure, says the Baltimore San, OF
what has been the rather obscure and
shuffling Wells policy from the first, and
which he and his adherents Intellectually
endeayored to have the President adopt
before the new Legislature met; and yet
they have the effrontery to claim that they
support the administration and It's policy.
The minority of the Convention, some
so in number, show consistency at least.
They supported a report asking tha5 the
State be admitted to Congress, and thu:
indicate that they have some regarC
for the best interests of the com
monwealth and people. This re
port was signed by only two
Of the committee. Charles A. Porter
the presiding officer of the convention, i
the Congressman from the Richmond dis
trict, and his election as chairman, in th'
first place, was a triumph over such mel
as Mr.. jenkins, the chairman of the Statt
Executive Committee, on whose call thu
body was convened, and who expressed
temperate and liberal sentiments in hi
| opening remarks. And now Porter ha
been elected also to succeed him as chair
man of that committee. When the mi
nority send up their address to Congress
as they design TO do, we will have the con
test there over again. The Republican
organ at Richmond, the State Journal
is decidedly on the side of the minority
which would seem a strong point Tha
paper says of the minority report:
'The report proposed by the minorit.
of the committee is a manly and states
manlike presentation of the views of tn
| Republicans of Virginia. 1t has thi
merit, that it deserves to be adopted.
is a document that preserves for our part
in Virginia its relations with the Repuh
ican party of the Union. Those VIII
endorse it do not intend by extreme lOce
views to put themselves in conflict wit
the administration or with the grea
majority of Republicans in the Union.
The minority, sixty in number, held
meeting in Richmond on the oath inst
and pointedly repealed the imputatiOns {
the majority upon the people of Virgins
and took steps to call another State Coz
ventiOn