, 1880-09-17
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WASHINGTON. u. T., Sept. f0.-I'he lion.
tU run against Representative Nenl IN tile
Portsmouth, {O.) District, Ilas very litter
estlng Congressional record iAr 1}nEnn sol.
,!tcrs and their friends to read. Ifis scryfcu
tn the Tlirty-eIgttl Congress consisted
chiefly IN voting, ulul, In the 1nals1, In voting
III tlIe wronE side Of nnny War issucs. Ills
t0tal record On the t'oor for tho two stssEn,s
consisted II, introducing Il resoluttnn l0okinE
tn establishing n nayy-yard In hls district; !;
eSplnlnng that the journal Incorrectly re-
ported him rs voting fur the Coascript!on
uct, when ho yntcd In u decided
tone against It; ami lastly explaining why he
was absetlt M il call of the IlO,,se. Hui his
yDtes are 1lnrc cltH,uent tlnn his speeches
Here nrt 4 few 0[ them:
,,Innet,, ISL, hc waited aEalnst q bill PRO-
Feb. Ii, 1871, lie was present, hit dotgt,l n
yite On ii resolution tleclnritg tint The Cni,-
s!ituslun shouid be 50 aunnttt.l ns To- abolish
ltatk ytted against the Col,srr'ptfon art.
JUNE !. tb4. he vU.ed against thu repeal Of
the fugitive SLAVE law.
jung 10 iln yntgd to strikc out \ Scnate pra-
ylso all9wing colored people t" rl'lc II, street
soltflurs.
Jul. 10 tIu voted against paying colore,l
soldiers.
resolution, drclarlMg the rights .'f the Siltes
ut lhhttfly IN regulate tile question 1T slavery:
iict".std. .fnat tho maintenance insiotatc IT
the Flights uf tho Ssatcs and especially tho right
OF each 6tnr IT, order uad col,trnl ita uw,i tt''-
1nestlr Institutions according tN lts s,yn j'tlE.
n,ent, exclusively ~ t'a4eIIt!al ln ttt lMln,ca Of
ia'wcr ~ which ftlc perfection and ciltlsiancB or
our political future dcnetsu.
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VIRGINIA.
1trcI1MoSp, Va., Sept. 1sE-1t IL generally
known tint the plum Of cttin promise submit
ted lust night by Lie rcglllnr Conservative
Committee to tlsat Of the MnIjustcrs pgts-
yltlcs for llle formation 0f inixrtl Elector III
ticket to bu nlatto up Of five of The
Conservative Electors five Of tho Ecauj ulster
Electors, md tho eleventh Eectur To l0
s,alsed by tho NatIonal Democratic caM.uls-
sl0n ur chosen by lot Tie Iandjnstcrs IT.
,,,aisset IL session all night, mil ti,,A!!y
agreed upo! tho following rcpIy: They IT.
1ect tho ptall proposed by the Conservative
c0Mn.lttee. ltot nut Ut nity, indlspusttim to
lnlte tllo supporters Ge llanenek md En:
plan IL not culcufntel IL accomplish t'le ot,-
]cct souallt: yet, IN cs'0ss.lcFatlun Ut .l's nl.
pn:]MnsEOns which exist Outs[au tint the
t!tviS'h'' III tile rty 1'lny result III tho ltiss tn
tic Democracy III tisa Electoral vnte Of Vir-
ginla, wnlcl, apprel,ens'ons ar,, not sl,urttt III
hE tic 1leatljitsters. they proposu t!at thu
Efec.oral-tfcket Guestlnn by settled by the
pc0ple ut y primary election to b. iIfltl OIL
illu 10Th of Ocfol1er, ut which nlt iWrso!!s
shall be allowed to VOTE who pledge tllpnl.
selves to vote far l1uncs.ek mid English,
The reply will be- submitted to tic Cu'scry,l-
tiyn Committee tl.!* eyeml.,g.
fNIiMOSN. Ha.. Senl. iH.-'flle CullHerya-
tiso Committee las been in alnost, cOn!tn1-
0lls secret sesslDtl. considering thu ftentl.
1usters' nru,H,sltlon pravl'lng fiji the primary
el:ctlon loht;tle tllu l:ftcnrsll Ticket qacst1o'
tha icailjHsiers' Cnun,nltire in wllisii tiley
agrco II, tito pr1ulary, elee.lo' plan, hut 1ro-
M'ss nn.1lIil.nions Of 'lctal!s 81 rs to nros;lo
allowed 10 yntt IN thu primary. This prup,-,
sIt'nn, nftcr hrEet consideration, WAS r!Ieeir1
by the liea.li,stess, WIN ,tccltle! 10 adhere IL
tlieir nrisItinl prolM4isl0a, which provides
tint NIL registered voters, whether tlny llave
patil tho cApltAttoh tax ur not, wiln, nuly
pledge. themselves 10 support lfalcnck a'Al
English, shall role ut the primary election.