The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-08-07

qualities of the party which hates and spurns
it
The Republicans Of Virginia will prove by
their firm support Of national principles, un.
der malignant abuse and vlndictive assault
that they are worthy opponents Of that ma
! tiona cause which is peace, aud worthy Gus.
todiaus of that national flag, which is emble.
matte of the amenities and glories Of this grea,
| Union of sections, States and races 10 one
people. M
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The platform of our party is as sound as it,
flag is sacred. 1t embodies great principles
which are the guaranty at once of local peace
and thrift, and of national harmony and elo
ry. | ehank God that he has put it into tn,
hearts of the American people to adopt the
three amendments of the national constitution
which enlbodies the principles of our party
One ofthese amendments gives liberty to al
men in the land. Another gives citizenship
The third ensures equality of civil rights to
all citizens in every State of the Union
These neasares-slmpe, comprehensive, tho.
rough-were intended to settle the angry con,
troversy of thirty years duration, concerning
the relations Of the white and black races
THE QUESTION OF RACE WISELY SETTLED
They do settle these relations on the end
ring basis Of equal rights under the law fos
all N evil to the material interest of the
country has attended their adoption. But the
nooie fact is developed that the colored labor
ers of the South produce as large crops Of the
great staples Of cotton aud tobacco in a state
/ |, ~ i i T. I
This fact settles the whole question Of recon
struetion. When rye look back upon the pre-
judces of blood, oflocality and of institutions
which surrounded the subject dozen years
. ago, and realize that its difficulties have been
courageously met, etfectually overcome, and
permanently removed we cannot fail to recog-
niz in the fact another miraculous interven
ton of that good Genius ofthe republic who
controls all the events of our history for the
national good.
But there is class in the land who robe
against this settlement. and have inaugurated
in this State political arnpaign on the basis
Of hostility to it. Their efforts are vain
The settlement cannot be disturbed /; for it il
the miraculous work ola higher power thar
man. Nor will the people ALLOW it to be up
turned; tor they see the benignity and wis
dom which inspired it !; they reverence it az
the work Of Providence ; and they cherish il
as, uoder God, opening to our great, prosper
Gus and happy country destiny such as nev
er before Was vouchsafad to any nation.
THE CONSERVATIVE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN,
Is that OF antagonlzing the two races which
have lived so long in peace together on thu
same soil, and which have greater reason nov
for mutual respect, kindlinnss and trust thar
ever before Our adversaries have set out il
this campaign occurs at time wher
all classes and Interests Of the State shouc
concert together for the common good-on thu
line OF hatred intolerance and prescription
! towards the negro citizen, and those who IL
mite with hm in supp orting the noble princ
pies of the Republican party
WE ARE NOT TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS OF
STATE POLICY.
We are.not to consider which party ha
given relief TO the people, and which Other
has heaped oppression upon the suffering elias
ses We are not to enquire whether help car
be obtained from Congress for our school sys
sem, and what party is most likely to secure
hat help. We are not to ask whether the
compile ion of the canal will be undertaken
| by the National Government. aud what party
has control OF that government Weare nc,
to enquire which party is for cheating the
children of the people, and which opposed
it.; which party is for elevating the labor inc
mau, and which for degrading him which
party is for teaching him the duties Of citi-
zenship, giving him a. home which nothing
can turn him out Of and by these and other
means attaching the laboring class to cur
State and preventing it, by moving off, from
reducing us to that worst of al conditions OF
helpless decline, the absence of labor
| We are to consider none of the practica!
questions, but our opponents have opened the
campaign with the lmbeciIe pretense that the
| State is in dagger of falling under negro COZ
troll, and With the unworthy cry Virginia
for waHe tiryinians y
! HYPOCRISY OF THE CoNsERvA TI~E PRETENcE
/. The preteaee is grossly hypocritical -
Those who make it have no fear of negro as
cendancy. AS rational men it is impossible
bar they can entertain such an apprehe nsion
The whites 10 the State are 712 900 in num-
Der, aud coored people only 512, 900 The
whites have according to the full registration
Of 1869 $50 600 voters; while the blacks
have only $4,000 The whites have prac:
Cal mqj1ri,ie, in 60 counties Of The State the
blacks III only 40 coun les The Conserva
tlves have cheated the colored people out of
even their rightlul strength by an outrageous
sorrymander. To Is couaties having I'LL
l4l people, chiefly white are given 25 dele
gates to the General Assembly. while 10 %
other counties having BOT 1854 people, chiefly
black, are given only 25 delegates. The con-
servatives have SO contrived as to require an
average voting population of 35 500 in the
Republican Senatorial Districts, while vo.
thug population Of only 21035 is required in
the Conservative Senatorial Districts These
disgraeeful contrlvanees and palpab]e facts
explode the prstense that Virginia is 10 dan
ger of falling under negro rule, and expose
the hypocrisy Of those who make it, 1t is NJ
torious hat at least 40, 900 colored voters are
kept from the polls chiefly by fraud aud .du-
ress and that the Republican party could not
90 into CANVASS with any hope of success,
without an assurance Of at least one.t third Of
the white vote
1T rs CNCHRIsTIAN
This appeal to tire prejudiccs of race is
unchristian. The spirit Of christianity teach
es that all mankind are Of Que brotherhood.
Under the Influence of this sublime truth
slavery persisted 10 the old world, wherever