The New York herald., 1870-10-21

mcmUcTS
Congress without the slightest reereRce TO federal
politics. 80 far a. the great national parties are con-
red that the present Legislature has refused to
REDIsTKlCr THE STATE
prior 10 the fail election when by that they might
al least have secured the election OF majority OF the
Congressional delegation. Under the existing ap-
portionnent made BY the Constitutional Convention
four Of the districts are considered hopclessy rad
CAL az the gerryInander was made expressly
e slime me vote q the whites by q
large large negro majorlties Many G'' aro sarpr,ssa @
at this action OF tne Legislature. IL has retarded
a IN us Was e cause Of q pos
ponng nominating conventions, ~ IL was cOnn-
IDENTIFY expected the State would have been redls-
trcted before thls and indeed 1t was the OsieDs,be
reason for the present session OF the Legislature
But IN this too the conservatives nave been guided
by the advice Of the National Democratic Executive
Uomnittee. who thought II prudent 10 postpone the
proposed changes to some futyre ulnc, as reap
elections might be madc pretext by tne radical
majority In Congress ~ refuse admission 70 the
ev1nced the canvass the republicans have adopted
decidedly moderate policy, winch en- Is IN striking
advocated by theln few years ago. rn sp
GENERAL AMNESTY
is now the burden OF ther speeches at party
tions, political meetings, Oh ihe slump And IN their
two organs In the state. They have pecn thorough
ly aro ised 70 the dangers by which they are sur
rounded, and hence more liberal course. But TINS
viii scarcely save them. In the last campaign the
conservatives, in their eagcrness 10 carry State
conceded everything In q national point OF View to
portion OF the Congressional delegation and United
states Senator. Now the case IS dlnerent-the night
chances are IN favor Of the conservatives. Having
lost the state beyond oil hope OF redemption, the
grip TO the federal Oflces which only be secured
through the Representatives III Congress, and by u
the modified platform which tney have put forward
10 the remnant OF the party tnat s left and the
devices tney resort TO are not only ingenious. but
sometimes amusing. In making nominations they
are restricted to an exceedingly limited class, from
which IL Is scarcely possible to select men VINO can
WELD any considerable influence among The c0nser-
vatives, anu their opposluon TO negroes as Con
gressmen mas well nigh produced a
SPLIT IN THE PARTY
in the First and Second DISTRICTS where the blacks
pOl vote which, united aud cast solid. renders
them invincibe. A convention held at West Point
sometime since TO nominate a republican candidate
for Congress in the First district gave majority OF
TWO for Mr.. Daniel N. Norton, colored, when me
candidate for the nomination. boete Both claimed
the candidacy as the convention broke up in row;
but they afterwards agreed 10 submit the question
for arbitration TO the Executive Republican Commit
tee of the State which decided that there should be
another convention held the 18th INST. anu that both
the opponents should agree 10 support It's noiDi-
nee. Norton Is the strongest man OF Lie two In MS
district and there Is little doubt that lie Will be the
successful candidate. Congressman Platte, who
has been renominated III the Second district has u
powerful adversary besides the conservative canos-
date. In the person OF the rfeprcssible DIR. Bayue
tnegroh OF constitutional convention nOtoriety VINO
has called a convention OF his own 10 nominate him.
Tie Doctor wieds a powerful influence among tile
negroes in the entire Norfolk district ana II he runs
he has expressed his inLentIon Platte win be de-
Iealed and the conservative candidate the Ii on.
Robert 7. boiling, will be elected Here. in The
Third district both parties have been ia u dilemma
from winch they found II almost Impossible 70 exui-
carc themselves. Porter, the present radical Repre-
sentative, Of ball and chain record and more recently
the victim Of Pat Woods,
sADDLED HIMSELF ON THE REPUBLICANS
effectuay that they found IL impossible 10 shake
him OF. Every effort to nominate republican can.
dldaJe with some pretcnSions TO respectabliity was
crushed by Porters friends, Tor as demagoguc he
has superior among the negroes. Next. and as
fororn hope, the leading republicans or Lhe dis-
frict endeayored TO eject a compromise with the
conservatives by inducing them to nominate mod
erae repuncah VINO "omu b cahy AZ d ,ai :"
vote. would defeat POrter but this also failed The
conservatives would not a2reepreierring rather 70
be represented By the '.man OF infamous record
than any republican who. as 4 respectable member
OF society, would command the esteem OF his fell
low members IN Congress. On the other hand, tho
conservatives we're trammened III making their NOM
nations by considerations OF obtaining share
mate some Northern man. sucn General John r.
Muliord or Colonel Albert Ordway, both Of whom are
do sna they Adhered to the policy Of I the party by
nominating Virglnian but III the selection they
CLEAR FIELD FOR PORTER
Judge James II, Cox. whom they nominated, Is
the most unpopular man IN his district with the
darkies. He is one OF the few Judges IN the Stale
who still has latent regard for the virtues OF the
whipping post, and he invariably sentences all
criminals, whether black or WHITE convicted VI
petty larceny to stripes. In district where there
between 1900 and 5000 negro majority alone 10 be
II
policy unworthy. such shrewd politicians as Viz
glnians are noted to be. Judge Cox is however, An
aple stump speaker ana VII, emsa upon an active
lutions were adopted by the Convention that noni-
mated him.
The snperin,endenss ami assistant snperntcndens and
Congressional district. assembled convention at the
That we feel The great importance o. slectng TO the
s nsd n 5 S,es n o. ss az, ~
and political asy to represent their interests
that charles IL Porter the member such
wsS sesd n who are to the rule ,nd
condemn the parslsan ma!isn,yy which which alone
poe citizen By The House Represents.
ives effected by his his injuries in street
proves him 10 70 be ns.n.Se % the rights aas a.
men ali parties. support late Congress
ITO amend ". n.tr.l.aiion law. and 70 punish crime.
and before unhcari Of offences created and
The friends who shall the presumption tha,
this class are set Of nsuraborn perurer and snbo1nsrs
viudcve legislation; while the terms Of the law are SO
fear 70 assert ihe rights or 10 assist
friends m doing lest they be snrappd as victims Of per
assumption the au'hor'' of the pro-
contempt Neither character, influence political ability
he to be the representa- i've Of this district Congress
| people, wlhou, distinction OF party.
That present candidate for Congress in this dis.
trict James Coz recommending him for his virtues
and citizen his and bearing gentleman
and his ability in Congress they should be
epresented the whole people Of the district and we pledge
Judge Cox has been member OF both breaches
OF the State Legislature and prior to the convention
of ls5Ow was president Of the Senate He was mem
| ber Of that convention and also member Of the
convention OF 1861 and has spent the entire portion
oil his life since manhood IN some public position
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