Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-06-11
FRIDAY MORNING JUNE11, 1869.
We have endeavored to impress upon al

FRIDAY MORNING JUNE ii, 1869.
We have endeavored to impress upon al
who have failed to register heretofore tc
come forward and register when the lists are
opened, which will be on Monday next
This is an imperative duty, and on this sub
ject we have little more to add previous to
the re-opening of the registration lists. This
we propose to do through means of figures
collated by our contemporary of the Page
IaHey Courier.
From the Registration report of 1867 he
gets the following figures:
Whites registered, ................. 12O, 1O1
Negroes &c s................. 105, 1882
1otal..............". ................. ZZo, 800
White majority, Observation-Disclosures. l4,269.
The White votes for the Convention
were IA 1885, Among those we're some Con-
servatives who were anxious for restoration
and thought the Convention the best means
of securing this. There is no doubt that the
white Radicals all voted for the Convention.
Since that time the number of those in the
State who affiliate with the Radical party
has increased, as we all know, Assuming then
that this IA, S35 represents the white Radi-
cal strength at the first registration, the fol-
lowing is the strength of the Radical party ::
White radical. Observation-Disclosures. 1885
Negro radical. Observation-Disclosures. lob, S32
Deducting the assumed white radical
strength from the registered whites, and we
have the following result: @
Registered whites ................... l2O, l01
White radical strength. ............. IA, $50
White conservative strength. 1O5,266
Comparing the respective strength OF the
two parties, as above estimated, we get the
following result:
Full radical strength. 100, 667
Full conservative strength. ........ 100, 266
Radical majority. ..............." l3,4o1
Many whites failed to register and Gen.
Schofcld said. Judging from the tax list
and other data the number Of whites who
failed to register in Virginia is 16,34S."
Assuming this correct and supposing they
were all Conservatives. by adding this to
the Conservative strength above, we get the
total Conservative strength as follows:
Whites failed TO register ......... 10, 343
Full conservative strength. ......... l05 100
Total conservative strength...... 121 ,609
Then comparing the total Conservative
and Radical strength we get the following
result:
Total conservative Strength. l2l ,6O9
Total Radical strength. ............. 120, 667
Conservative majority 942
It will thus be seen that the registration
of every man who has heretofore failed to
register is essential to this calculation, the
consideration of which must stimulate every
man who values the future welfare Of this
State and people to see that all, who can,
come forward and register. It plainly shows
to every man who has hitherto failed to reg
lister that the onus Of turning over the con-
troll of this state to an ignorant and irrespon-
sible multitude will lie at his door, if he con-
tinues to fail to register. 1t virtually ex-
hausts the argument on the subject Of regis
tratou and deaf indeed to the appeals Of
duty must be the man who could fail longer
to place himself in the position of a voter,
by coming forward and registering. Callous
indeed must be those who are registered, if
they exert not themselves to secure full
registration. The times are threatening and
every man must do his duty.
The Summary given above does not in
clude those whites who have arrived at ma
jority and those conservatives who have set
tied among us since 1867, which, deduc.ing
the blacks, who have reached the age of 81
since 1867, (Which must be lcss,) would
increase to some extent. the conservative
majority.
From this exhibit it will be seen that it
Is absolutely necessary for those who have
registered to vote, and at the same time see
that their neighbors are all registered and
that they vote also. The entire conservative
strength must be brought out, if we would
rid the state of the denominations sought
to be imposed upon her. Every man must
do his whole duty False indeed, to his
people and to tosterity, is he who falters in
this the hour of Virginia's direst neel.
A Radical plot for burning the town Of
Lexington, Georgia. has been discovered,
and one Of the conspirators, negro, was shot
whilst resisting an officer.
In the reconstructed State of Georgia, the
sherifs, with soldiers as posse, arrest citi-
zens for political reasons. Late dispatches
say, the editor of the Warrentou Clipper and
other citizens have been thus arrested and
are in Jail surrounded by a strong force of
Militia. We had rather live in an unrecon-
structed State We have vastly moro peeca