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POLITICAL.

ASTORIA, L. lat the charter election held
in this Village on Tuesday the entire opposition tIcks
for Btd O: Trustees and village officers elected by
large majority the present board The following
are the successful candidates: Trustees, W. r. Taylor
Andrew jackson, Josiah IL. Whitney John Conner, and
VIM c. Wilson; Village Clerk. Edwin Mills; Village
Treasurer, james Tisdale Village Collector, John j.
Whitehead
The annual charter election Tor the village OF
Jamaica L. 7 held Tuesday last, with the follow
ing reN.: President. John NJ Crane; Trustees, samue!
S. Ayay B. Hendrickson Creed, Isaac c. Hendrickson
The Washington Republican pertinently says
that the President has solved the yexed question, Can
negro hold Office In Georgai in very practical manner
by appointing Edward Becher an intelligent mulatto,
to the Office of Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the @
District Of that state Unrepentant Rebels may pont
their code and constitution denying this right hS
much as they please, so long as there Is pracea
taon OF their argument under ther noses IN ne the
question the right side than all the speeches that have
been made in Georgia or In Congress for twevemonth
VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION.
The Virginia Conservative State Convention
met at Richmond, Va. yesterday. Two hundred dele
gates, representing 80 counties, were present X l.
Daniel was chosen President The Conservative candi'
dates nominated in 1867 have all sent in their resgna
TONS After recess tho Convention again assembled
majority report signed by nine OF the Committee on
business read, off which the foowingi an abstract
First Accepting tho resignation OF the conservative
candidates and complimentng them for the zeal they
displayed in the cause; second urging the conservative
voters consolidate defeat the obnoxious provisions
of the Constitution and 10 elect proper persons TO he
State LEGISLATURE while expressing hosy 10 the oteo
tionabe features OF the Constitution tins convention
still declines make any recommendation 10 the voters
regarding their suffrage the Constitution expurgateu
of such Objectionable features and feeling that the rulers
will act for the best interests OF the State
The report is signed by Messrs. Oud, Bald"in' Ia
nunds, Fayette, McMullen, Cameron, Moserlery and
others.
Mr. Ould made speech in its favor, explaining that 1t
was compromise OF different opinions, and left the con-
seryatye voters vote for against negro suffrage
against the Constitution whole, or for 1t rs eIpur
gated IL was course OF action to meet the necessities
and circumstances OF tho times. minority report
signed by three OF the committee was read IL advo
Gates the control OF the State by the white race reaib
the principles announced by the last Conservative
Convention. asserts that this Convention has no
right to abandon the same, and ought 10 foi
low the leadership OF candidates then nominated
IL expresses doubt II expurgated Constitution
was adopted aud Conservative Republican elected GOV
ernor whether Congress would not still impose additional
terms on the people OF the State The law which requires
Virginia TO adopt the Fifteenth Amendment before
coming INTO tho Union affirmed 10 BIO unconstitutional
They prefer the military rule OF n white man 10 an
irresponsible government by negroes, and call on tno
white people Of tho State 10 vote down the
in n speech chiefly directed against the abomnations OF
the Constitution A motion TO lay both reports on inc
table was defeated and the Convention adjourned un
tomorrow. At the morning session, resolution was
adopted 20 admit only the representatives OF the toh
servative press OF the State.