The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-10

Worse still, because IL Is unnecessary Lney nave
compelled the people of Virginia to raise money,
either by sacrificing their property, or products,
or by paying an enormous rate OF interest TO pay
these onorous taxes by the LIST day of Septembers
1871, or forfeit five per cent, while we arc now
officially informed by the Treasurer of the State
thatthe money so couected is not needed until jan
nary and July, 1872, and is lying in the banks OF
the city of Richmond drawing only four per cent
interest presenting the astonishing spectacle of
State forcing its citizens to loan wealthy corpora
tons more than a million dollars at the low rate
of four per cent. per aIinum, while at the Same
tune, under this extraordinary combination OF
circumstances, our citizens are thus compelled to
borrow their own money at the rate OF twelve
per cent. per annlmi l. +, -
The passage of such acts In Virginia by a
Democratic Legislature is only in keeping with
Democratic legislation wherever That party OBJ
tains power, as exemplifed by that great leading
Democratic organization of the United States
the Tammany ring of New York. This Legis-
lature has passed laws neutralizing and render
ing void and of no effect the homestead provisions
OF the constitution placing the execution of the
laws establishing common schools in partisan
and unfriendly hands, and have violated almost
every pledge made by their authorized rppresen-
tatiyes when pleading for the admission of the
State to Federal representation.
They have created o partizan Judiciary, and
given the county Judges created by caucus nom-
nations, unprecedented and unheard of power
They have reestablished that relic of a barbar-
Gus past, the whipping-post, and by giving the
Judges power to select the jures in all cases.
have enabled them to do, as they have done in q
vast majority of instances, exclude the colored
man from the jury-box, and deprive him OF the
right dear to ALL of defence before jury OF his
peers The Republican party invite the cooper
alton of all good citizens in correcting these
abuses, and do hereby
"Resolrs That we are opposed TO levymg
sary to q strictly economical administration OF
the State government, and demand that our
representatives in the Legislature shall DO all
| in their power to alleviate to the greatest ex-
tent possible, the burdens of the people, and to
decrease the expenses of the State
"ResoIre That We demand the honest and
scrupulous enforcement of the constitution OF
the State in all its parts, and such legislation
as will secure the equal rights to all, guar
anteed by that instrument, equitable taxation,
| the benefits of the homestead act II thorough
system of common school education, and an i'm
| partial and non-partisan Judiciary
| Resolutions.
| RESOLVED, That the battle of universal freedom
| and universal suffrage having been fought and
| won, and those amendments to the Constitution
of the United States designed TO secure in perpe-
tuity the rights Of man, accepted by large part
| of the Democratic party, and they pledged to
| abide forever thereby, and these issues having
been thus solemnly and finally determined, there
| remains no excuse for our natural and sympa-
| thetic friends the Wings of Virginia, to continue
| in any degree their cooperation with the Demo-
| cratic party. saah stfi 'fit -4fN 'Nt. Z
Resolued, That the Wings of Virginia, in stand
| ing by the faith of their fathers, and agreeing
| with us in all that relates to our governmental
| organization-the, protection of American indus
| try and manufactures, the system of national
| banking the right of Congress to appropriate
money for the improvement of our rivers and
harbors, and the construction of our great water
| line and commercial highway--dre Republicans
ia, all Saye the name, and this Convention, I'M
pressed with these truths, and anxious that the
| Republican party of Virginia should avail itself
| of the capacity, character, and love of country
of this large element, is gratified in extending to
| them an earnest invitation to join once more in
patriotic battle against their old foe-the Demo
cratic party.
Resoleed, That whether these gallant allies
shall at once become the foremost of Republicans,
standing within the strictest circle of our party
organization, or but yield to rs their cordial CO.
| operation against the common enemy, we pledge
| them in either case, the warm welcome of u Re-
publican President, the sncerest gratitude and
fellowship of the Republican party, and full
participation in all the benefits to be derived
from common victory over their old enemy, the
Democratic party.