New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-05

o1Fbs . be resisted whole Of the state" M
This remuneration Of the right of so supera
tive in its provisions that might suspect 1t OF satire
had il not been framed Convention the majority OF
whose members were Northern men and negroes
Third Perhaps the most cherished result OF tne War
On the part Of The masses of the %-ppDloan party as
constituted from It's foundation would be declared 10 10
The eirli gld political eranchiseent OF ne BtGoES;
as adopted on the 9th inst requires q Sniies Of
before entering upon the discharge OF the GpN'S u
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state Of Virginia that Isi s and II that viii faithfully perform the
duties Of" &c. &c IL H. 5ooonjoi ,eonyre.
th of their fair political strength in the state anu
Conpress NAL eeCOnthe local governments anu az ,o
details of the administration SO Iat as o that the
can define or pre- crDe then venture 10 am ~, haIf az
CONSTITUTION Of Massachusetts Is no' as iDef. ~
the % n affirm that e who people Of Virginia assent
to the wisdom justice OF all these w ne pS6t Of
affirm for example, that the extension ~ nomination
Suffrage Unfortunately TO the entire BEsk % nIi
of Virginia, irrespective evenof the hmllatO IN 20 Who
tax, is wise; and doubt not there gre ~ tbe
are confident that time will prove the unWsdo III W tbe
experiment Thousands OF her people thinK sna ~ The
late election should convince honest Repnbncans VL VIZ
danger OF this result-an election III "ISn @ yo,a
cent of the Blacks voted to exclude from Of Viz
The juybor nearly the entire Wmte the results
ginia! But have accepted THIS as one VI 'o GA mo
Of the War, and accepted with no @ tr we're cast
considerable diversity OF opinion; zVo%5S and
in Virginia the 9th OF July for that Cohs''u'O'
Nor is that ali Which should commend these elections
to the favorable consideration Of such ~ Sf
9r foHr vesrs Republican Northernborn, ana raised
citizen, IN avOwed supporter OF Cen ,ra tho law.
and finally in the distribution OF legislative aSi is
have been than liberal to Repu0canT: ~ ST. least
frct where the Conservative party proper CTS az IL
ten votes to cast by the moderate ~ h Infer fo,
united us, the former Goneedeu 10 va The General
| names out of the eleren members CHOSEN u 'no '
Ne have done all this that might have pescemtnat
we might arrest the decay which is sappng our d @
that we might have some semDlance OF ID t > ~" "
And vet there are some who not yet apeaseu,mno
want the reprOach Of the past four years
Who descry it would appear, poetic justice m M
that the State which most tardly ana reiuc'ntP ~
Union should remain longest without ~ virinia forever
haps UNSUITABLE II IL is proposed 10 nO'u m IT. view
as province; but otherwise ana simply III P"i! Wow"
There Is nothing more apparent than that the phe
nOmenOn which has already three dlstihsIshc!, ',o
fourth tme-the recastng OF party policy ana prh'pes
perhaps even OF names Inc DeiioCIa,y' iii iniiss
those things which dead or Determined wiz, iOns
before hc FAN OF is7q have reconstructed their platform
Upon n fGr the conduct OF the Govern
meut an that is appears 10 be harsh OF piostpu1o
ohvcnsIy 70 the whole word-will be attributed
10 the whole Republican party and that party being IN
power cannot avoid the odiuln Dy changing us maine. IN
NV Judgment land think in yours that party has already
most unwisey thrown away golden oppor,unes III inc
South. and yet may throw others away IN inc
the last Presidential campaign, out OF ~ ota h
carried for Grant, 10 were carried Oy less unan
l0GO0 votes apiece, ana several vi us w. sord
Southern States. In which the negroes voted ~ su
phaldnX the Republican ucket LUIS VIII ~, 80 ,.tcn
case again and the that II was once the case mn
anaIyzed, is altogether complimentary loIh9 h,ki4
| suffry,gaus IL your party, by pronounced lnu
irrational hostility the whites OF the SOuth weld h
fogeher as one man. s not strength enough IN INC
Government to the Blacks rs unit Already IN
tins state the decent men the White Republicans are
with us YoH cannot strike us without wOundlng thch
Are you strong enough TO force them also INTO the arms
OF your opponcnsi Already many Blacks have voted
with u.s. thousands anxious 10 nave chance 10
vote with us Pelsecute u.s. and you MAINTAIN our
unity aud. at the same time, intensity our hostility Is
this wise or hOnestf
Ii seems TO me not In the great campaigns that are
coming upon the Currency, the Tariff te Banking sys'
tem aud especially the unsettled relations OF the Gen
era Government to the States, your party aofd To
pursue course which VIII crystalline INTO sofia mass
the governing power the wealth. the Intelligence the ca
pacity of ten COnmouWcalths And IN those other hud
not impossible complications OF foreign nature when
the restlessuess OF own people or tho jealousy OF
others may induce, can you afford 10 have tld oI inc
Union disCOntcutcd, II not hustilcf
These questions 10 be answered not by passion anu
bravado, but by experience ana statesmarsn
Richmond, July 70, 1899. ~ d. SEILLi'