Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-21
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The Readjusters of Petersburg had a
procession Oh Monday night. the column
consisting of two divisions white and
colored--the latter being the largest.
There were transparencies aud fireworks.
aud the residences OF Gen. Malone, Mayor
Cameron, and few others were lllumina- |
ted. The procession marched to the mar
ket-house. where Gen. Malone, Col. Cam |
eron and other speakers were introduced
by Capt. J. II. Hill (colored).
The Harrisonburg spirit" tReadjuster)
congratulates itself that ''One grand re-
suit Of the recent election in Virginia was
obliterating, we hope forever, the color line
in Virginia politics." and that ''for this
result we are indebted to the Reacjus-
ters."
IA colored man" writing In the South
ern Intelligencer," says in the coming
Senatorial election the choice Of his race
is "a Senator who believes that tile Thir-
tenth, Fv :rteenth and Fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution should be car
ried out in their spirit 8 well as letter.
Hon. Jos. Jorvensen Of Va. has been
interviewed in Washington ard entertail,s
no hope whatever Of the election Of Re-
publican Senator, but il sucl, thing were
posi- BILE. thinks Judge hughes would b.
the man. Among the Readjusters he
thinks James Barbour stands better
chance than Gen. Malone. Mr.. J,rgensen
is reported as having had no hesitancy in
acknowledging that 1.-THE negro vote Of the
State was cast for the Repudiat0rs."
1.-The result is grand and glorious; and
it is Republican victory, for the Read.
justers are but faction who have joined
the Republicans OF our State to Dust the
Democrats who have worn out the patience
Of tho people by their damaging misrule."
-Nouok DAY Book. (Repu6lican).
Maj. J. g. Hill, is candidate for re-
election for Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
House. Heis an admirable officer and
should be elected ON his merits.
Some of the Readjus.ers are suggesting
Liberals as name for their party. But
the colored Republicans! What will they
say?
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette" says. I'm the pos
sibility that the Democrats of Virginia
may be bereft of their entire senses and
fail to agree upon candidate of their
own party for U. 5. Senator" Gen. Wick
ham stands chance.
An Albemarle Republican addressing
his party through the columns of the
Charlottesville Chronicle and other pa
pers, suggests that the Republican MEM
bers of the legislature support COnserva-
tive or Readjuster candidates for all tho
Offices including U. s. Senator, il either
party will assist them in repeating the pre-
payment of capitati0n tax as requisite
to vote; the repeal OF the registration laws;
the adoption OF viva voce voting; y law al
lowing persons on trial to have jury of
their own color. and the repeal Of the pres
emit DISTINGUISHING petit larceny law. The
bargain aud sale to include county judge
ships, capitol Offices, sc. ''i'
Rev. John E. Massey in a speech at
Charlottesville the Monday before he was
defeated, said he would be elected by ], 500
majority and wouldn't compromise on
1,499. So uncertain is the colored brotheri
Lewis +. Harvey, President OF the Mo
! zart convention, was defeated in Amelia
by colored Republican. ".
| Every county in the eigth congressional
district London, Fauquier, Fairfax, Gull
pepper, Rappahannock and Madison voted
| to sustain the McCulloch bill.
A Washington telegram in the Balti-
more "Sun" says Mahone's friends protest
that they mean no harm to the integrity
of the Democratic organization Of the
State. '"''
Pat II. McCaul, of Roanoke. and Har-
vey Wartman, of Rockingham, are spoken
of as Readjuster candidates for Clerk Of
the House OF Delegates, and Col. Strother,
of Culpeper and Gen. R. Lindsey Walker,
of Richmond, for Superintendent of tho
Penitentiary.
| We are Informed that some of the Re-
adjusters will act with the Conservatives
| on all questions save that Of the McCul-
loeb bill, and that some of them are pledg-
ed to vote for the reelection of Col. With
ers to the Senate. We think it quite pro-
bable therefore that our present worthy
Senator will be his own successor. He
| certainly has the best chance, it any Con-
sentative il to be elected-a better chance
than heretofore in having no opposition in
| the Conservative party, AZ the present con-
dition Of things rules out all other Con-
sentative aspirants, if there are any,
Lynchburg Virginian. .,.,,.,-..
| There is one class of Office-holders which
the Malone party intend to 60 after witt,
| especial vehelnence. aud that is the county
| judges. Their programme is to turn out
every county judge Who is not in sympathy
| with them. In fact they deem the re-
m0val of these judges as very important in
carrying out their programme. The judges
have the appointment of the assessors and
these assessors have to r. assess the land
next year. The object is to appoint judges,
and only judges who are in sympathy with
the Regulators and they will appoint only
| such assessors as will re-assess the land at
half IT'S present assessment. Then the
| statement will be made to the people of
Virginia that the debt cannot be paid I'M
less taxes are raised, and OF course the
| people will not agree to an increase Of
taxes and therefore the debt must be re-
pudiated. This is their game in nut
| shell. Richmond Letter IN Danville Post.
Wonder what the white Readjusters in
| the great southwest and the Valley cOun.
ties will think Of Mahone's negro process
sion in Petersburg last night In honor of
their victory?-Danville Post.
The chance of Gen. Mahone's getting
the senatorship lessons every day, and
| some of bis partizans are beginning to
realize that fact. The General, who spent
nearly the whole of last week in liich-
| m0nd, has not been here since. He and
his followers seem to realize now that Col.
Cameron made bad slip when he an
nOunced their programme so early. En-
deavoring to profit by the sad lesson they
are now working as secretly as possible
Richmond CORRESPONDENCE of OQngiLie Post