National Republican., 1873-11-07
, FEW FACTS ABOUr THE VIRGINIA
ELECTION.

Information from Virginia regarding the
election has been received Of q character
which prompts every lover Of good order and
honest friend Of the statc to cry, In tho Ian.
guagc Of the immortal bard, Bring me no
more reports" The election of the kemPer
ticket IA sad enough, Int the manner In
which tho railroad jobocrs accomplished
their victory was not only disgraceful, but
actually criminal. When they began the
campaign with appeals to the prejudice of
the whites against the blacks for the ayowed
object Of making the contest war OF race
against race, II was to be expected that they
would descend still further In their degrada-
tlon, and that expectation has been fully
realized. From every section OF the State
We hear OF outrage and intimidation, OF
which either white or black Republicans were
the victims. Unfortunately this result has
bccn so frequent in the South, and the Re.
publicans of tha, section have been so often
subjected to similar crueltlcs, that the
story Of their wrongs has become thread
bare. II Il nevertheless true, and II Ia time
that some action should be taken to prevent
future repetition Of these occurrences. No
one who has any knowledge OF the facts can
honestly deny tho necessity which exists for
such action. But the difficulty Is TO reach
the case. While we are compelled to admit
that the rights OF Republicans to the ballot
are violated, and that elections conducted un-
der Conservative management are the mcrest
farccs so far as tho voting OF Republicans
is concerned, VIC are powerless to Interfere,
In palmer terms, we are forced to witness the
actual Acknowledgement Of thousands OF oui
fellow citizens, and are unable to give them
any redress. For instance, In Norfolk, while
more than thousand white votes were re
ceivcd by Democratic judges for Kempcr and
his fellow Conservatives at one precinct, th'
number Of votes Of blacks received at another
during tho same period OF time was less thai
six hundred, and at the close Of the poll
three hundred men stood In line with Rcpub
lean tickets in their hands, unable to vote
At the first poll referred to white repeater
voted for Kcmper three or four times through
the connivance of the judges. The manncI
In which this was done was so unblushinl
and boldly defiant Of au law and justice as Il
provoke unpleasant comment even among
the Conservatives themselves. The judge
furnished lists of names from the registration
Of citizens who had not voted, and tho re
peaters were allowed to vote in their places
At Madison Court-housc black men wer,
forced, under threats OF violence, to deposit
Democratic tickets, and at other points wore
driven away from the polls. Al other place
Republicans who stood near the polls for th'
purpose Of aiding their friends were forces
to leave their posts Of duty, and In sev
cral Enthusiastically in Norfolk-mnrder
Gus assaults were made upon leading Republi
cans. The result was to give the entire contrc
of the day into the hand. Of the riotous ant
blood-thirsty rutiians, and the election Of tn
Kemper ticket. As 1t was a State election
and as there were no supervisors present a
on the occasion Of Congressional elections
no punishment OF these crimes can be cx
pccted. The State courts, composed OF whit
men, who pretend to DC gentlemen and chival
rous gentlemen at that, will refuse to tax
cognizance of them. so much for tn
war Of races In old Virginia.