The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-13
THE vIReLNIA ELECTIoNs.
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Responsibility for VirEiniA's Disgrace
WARRINGTON, November l2.-virgini
Republicans arriving here are subjeCte,
to severe cross.examination as to the con
duct Of the Republicans in the late elec
ton in that State, The more the fact
come out the more Justly are the Repub
llcans held responsible for the triumph o
the Repudiationists in Virginia. 1t isnov
known that fully three.iourths OF the Re
Fu6licans voted with the Regulators
and thus carried the day.
Among the late arrivals here Is DR.. Jor
gensen, the only Republican member o.
Congress from Virginia. Being asked aboul
the conduct Of the blicans, white and
black, in the late election, he replied:
Most OF the Republicans in the State
are colored people. They were appealed
10 by the readjusters with arguments
which was calculated 10 make them be.
lleve that It were best for them TO vote as
they did. The principal argument used
was TO tell the negroes that the debt was
contracted before the war, when every.
body but themselves wefe rich and they
were slaves; that they had no hand in
contracting the debt, and were not in any
way, benefited BY 1t, and that they should
not be called upon now 10 undergo heavy
taxation to pay 1t od. Such was the lead.
ing argument advanced by the Readjust.
erS. This had great effect upon them
The changes were rung on this, promi.
nence being given TO references 10 the
time when they were slaves"
"But did the white Republicans vote
with the Readjusters?n
"The most Of them did. It is not true,
however, that they made any sort OF q
bargain with the Readiusters. They were
opposed to the heavy taxes that would
follow victory for the Debt.payers."
DR.. Jorgenson makes no attempt to
screen the Republicans from, the conse.
quences Of their conduct, but says the re-
sponsibility Is with them and 1t Is useless
to deny it.
Reports from Richmond received here
indicate that the Republicans will con-
inue to act with the Readjusters, and thus
break up the Democratic party. The Re.
adjusters and Republicans together have
q large majority in both branches OF the
Legislature, and will undoubtedly send
General Malone to the United States
Senate. A dispatch from Richmond saws
the organs Of the Debt Payers are abusing
the negroes, and accusing them Of having
brought the disaster OF defeat upon their
party, and the disgrace Of reputation on
the State. The organs OF the Readiusters
are complimenting them upon their cour-
age and independence, and strongly ad-
vocating their rights. The object Of the
negroes was to break up the old Demo-
cratic party, and they have succeeded.
In view oi the gravity Of the situation
the leaders Of the Debt-yayers have been
called together, and council OF war will
be held with view to saving the party
from impending destruction.
At the National Capital the Republicans
are very much mortified by the conduct
Of the Virginia Republicans, as it is the
first time the party has been dishonored
by such conduct. The Virginia Republi-
cans excuse themselves by saying that the
poor old State can not stand higher than
five mill tar, and, besides, ii was the
only way to break up the proscrlptiye and
tyrannical Democratic party: The effect
OF the election has been disastrous upon
the credit Of the State. All classes OF Vir-
ginia securities have fallen, even to county
bonds. Norfolk, Richmond and Peters.
burg municipal bonds have tumbled with
the rest The very foundations OF credit
are shaken.