Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-12-02

The Republican State Conyenti0n-An
Address 10 CoHsresS-lhe Recent
Election Declared Frauduient-An-
other isenla ntted-Mteting of ; tGcA-
hooters ofthe chesapeake and ohio
Railroad Company
RICHMOND, November 25.-The Repub-
lican State Convention to-day adopted an
address to Con Sress. 1t sets fourth that
tie election III Virginia was Caniederae
triumph, achieved by intlmidatim and
tfaud, Republican meetings being, in some
instances, b oxen up by MODS that the
true secret of the Republican defeat was
the submission to u separate vote of the
test oath and DISTINGUISHING clauses which
had been inserted il the Constitution, i'll
The spirit OF TIL. Reconstruction acts that
the Convention have the greatest con
lidence in the Republicanism and states
nanship of the President and majority
OF Congress, but that they were deceived
as to the true state OF affairs III Virginia.
The present Legislature is disloyal ana
illegal, aud even If it ratities the Fifteenth
Amendment will enact such educational
and property qualification as TO entirely
destroy the Influence Of colored sutf
rage, and prevent colored voters from
either holding Office or sitting in the jury
box The address asks Congress to or
der new election, with the Consultation
submitted as whole, and send military
force sufficient to protect Republicans in
their rights. or to require the test oath
of members of the Legislature, and award
the seats of members unable to take it
to those eligible opponents who received
the next highest vote. ] be address was
signed by six ont ofe!g!lt of the committee
appointed to prepare it. The other two
supported substitute, asking Congress
for the immediate admission of the State,
and at the some time to exact guarantees
that every citizen shall enjoy every right
under the Federal and Stale CONSTITUTIONS.
The substitute was defeated, and the
original address adopted 10y l13 to 81
A series Of resolutions were adopted
endorsing President Grants Admins
iration, and pledgng support to it; re-
guessing the President to make Federal
appointments in Virginia only on the
recommendation of the Republican mem-
bers of Congress from the State, or the
State Central Committee +; rejoicing in the
reduction of the National debt and ap,
preaching resumption Of specie payments !:
deprecating the appointments of Conserva-
tIves to office over Republicans. aud en-
dorsing the Republican members Of the
Legislature
lie Convention went into an election
of a Chairman OF the State Central Com
mittee. The supporters of the defeated
substitute nominated Charles II Porter.
Tie friends of the substitute copceiving
that they did not get fair play, withlrew
from the Convention. The Withdrawing
members were about thirty in number, in
Guiding j. H. Plat and r. s. Ayre,
Repu olican members elect to Congress !;
john ". Jenkins, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee {:
Carr and Haskell, State Senators; j. Ii
Clements, late Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor Morgan and Jack
eon, of the Legislature :; Q. A. Iiine. the
f.ther of the proscrp'ive clauses in the
Constitution. and others These with
drawing members signe tie substitute.
and will forward it 10 Congress-
Richmond November % After the
Withdrawal to night, the Convention went
on and elected Porter Chairman of the
State Central Committee, aud resolution
was adopted asking tie Government to
extend aid to the colored men during the
present severe winter, and the Convention
adjourned sine die
The Withdrawing members held meet
ing aud issued call for the National
Union Republicans"f Virginia, who are
in favor OF free thought and speech, to
meet here tomorrow and perfect the
organization Of the party.
The call is signed by the white and col
ored seccders.
TIE stockholders of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad met yesterday. Re
ceipis for he fiscal year were SG61 ,267.
ann expenses SIT ,5Sl. An offer was
received from parties in England to t axe
$4,000, 900 of the Companys bonds, but
no action was taken on it,