Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-28
To CONSERVATIVES Voters Of the State
STATE CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE


Sept. p 1870.
|. Circular No. directs that the &C unity
ard city conventions shat! appoint or elect del
cgates lone for every 100 registered voters) 10
conventions 10 each congressional distric: to
nominate Conservative candidates tor Con-
gr,ss The voters here referred to are Con-
Serrutire voters No others are designed to
be represented IN these congcnuons. Ihe reg
stratioD lists may be referred to tor the mum
bcrs and character OF voters Entire accuracy
clnnoE be expected in this matter.
2. Strict attention should be paid to political
qualifications in making nominations for Con
gress. Persons whose disabilities under tn
provisions Of the l4th amendment have been
removed by act OF Congress will, If elected, be
required 10 take only the special oath provided
in such case by law ; but persons whose dl,a-
blltlus under that amendment haVo not be-
50 removed, acto haze nerer iacurre such dtSa-
GiLticS, will be required TO take The test oath
(uon-clatl), which is suit )ined. 1t is earnestly
ebiolned that DO risks be run IN this m ttter.-
Uuder the present law the clerk Is empowered
to make UP the roll of the House OF Represen-
tatives. Only the members elect whose Dames
appear Oh the clerk 8 roll will be permitted 10
participate 10 the organization OF the House. -
The actual r, n,oval of bis disabilities, or his
ability TO take the iron-clsd oath. it may be
cohf ientIy asserted will be q prerequisite in
the case of every member elect to having his
usme enrolled. Do not put it 10 the power Of
our sdversaricS to overthrow or disregard your
elections, and vigorously d!scountenance the
faaclous expectation lit any entertain it) that
a person elected can atter,Cards get bis disa,
bitics removed and be admitted to his scat.
r. T. DANIEL, Chairman.
d. Il. Fisher. Secretary.
OATH OF OFFICE.
Il, A. B., d. solemnIy swear Tor afirm) that
| have never voluntarily borne arms agalust
the Uoltrd States since | have been citizen
thereof; that have voluntarily given no aid,
countensnce, counsel, or encouragement to
persons engaged in armed hostility tn ere o
that L have neither sought nor accepted, nor
attempted to exercise the functions OF any OIL
flee whatever under any authority, or pretend
d authority, 10 hostility TO the United States;
that | have not yielded a voluntary support to
any pretend ID government. au hority, power,
or constitution within the Unlted States nos
tile or iuimical thcr, to. And | do further
swear Tor affirm that,to the bsst of my KNOW
edge and ability, will SUI port and defend the
Constitution Of the United States against all
enemies, foreign and domestic that | will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same that |
take this obligation freely, without any men
tai reservation or purpose of evasion. and that
| will well and faithfully discharge the duties
OF the Office on which | am about to enter
So help me God.
president GRANTS RADIcALIsM I'VE re-
ferred few days since to the fact that Presi
dent Grant had allied himself thoroughly with
the Radicals. The New York World takes
the same view OF his course that We presented,
touching his interference 10 Missouri politics,
and shows that his Influence is rather small.
Says the World: "PresdeDt Grant. who is
always trotted out on the most venomous side
OF any Radical party quarrel, aligns himself 10
the matter Of the Missouri split on the Drake
dlstranchlse platform, aud gives notice
that the Schurz anti prescription wing is not
recognized by hum as the regular thing. Mr..
Grants views being of the smallest possible &C.
count, the Missouri anti proscriptonsls will
not SUI r from his hostility. and on that score
1t Is not worth while to waste wods but for
t be sake OF accuracy it NAV Le as Well to repro
ducc the vote in the Missouri convention.
For Drake and dlsfrancni>ment there were
542 votes; Tor the Schurz anti-proscripuoo
platform 435-a ear N rjorly OF 81. Disre. |
rardlng this, the Pres dent backs the male. (
nant minority"