National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-11
VOICES FROM ALsEMARLE.
Republican Senator Goes Over to,the
Northumberland

Conventions of the Republicans and
Readjusters of Aibemarle were held separately on
April 9, and full ticket, composed of an equal
number of members of both parties, was nominated
for the several county Offices and ratified by the
respective conventions. The Republicans of Abe
marie have heretofore been Debt Payers, and the
significance of their action Is shown by the tenor
of the resolutions offered by Senator Early, Re-
publican Debt-Payer and supporter of Wickham
against Malone, and adopted by the convention:
Resolved, Ffrst-The Republicans Of Albemarle, in
delegated convention assembled consider free suf-
frage TO be the right preservave of all rights, and
declare the repeal of the constitutional amendment
requiring the prepayment of the captaton tax before
voting to be the supreme and paramount issue before
the people of Virginia. and assert unalterable
determination TO support candidate for any office
who is not in favor of free and priceless vote and
fair count.
second-we declare that it is impossible for the
Republicans of Albemarle, heretofore very largely
DebtPayers cooperate further with the DebtPay-
ing Democracy, because the representatives OF mat
party in the last General Assembly voted to man
against the repeal of the prepay OF the capita
ton tax condition precedent to suffrage, ana the
Readjusters save four, supported such repeal; be-
cause, further the General Assembly elected in the
coming fall will decide finally the question OF repeal
the DebtPayers opposing such action, the Readusters
advocating it, because further the regular Democratic
party through its leading organs offered TO the Read
almost any terms the readustment of the state
debt, provided they would return to the Democratic
ranks, thus virtually abandoning every principle as
to the payment of the debt for which they mad con-
ended because, further, the recent address OF the
Democratic State Committee openly seeks TO estao-
lsh white line party, with all its hatreds, sectional
isms, and injurious results TO the material IN
terests of the State; because finally. the re-
assessment of property proves that the revenue
of the State, after defraying the expenses OF
an wi
enough to comply with the terms of the Fddleberger
BILL and will be little to carry out the conditions
ofthe existing settlements without a heavy annual
deficiency an increase of taxation. which measure
no organized party in Virginia aivocates.
Third-We affirm that the right of suffrage guaran-
teed to the people of Virginia. regardless of race or
previous condition, by the Fifteenth Amendment is
practically annulled the conditions precedent under
which the State was readmtted into the Union
agrantly violated, and an annual average of 70Oc0
voters dstranchised by the requirement of prepay
ment of captation thus rendering Virginia liable
to reduction from eleven TO nine of her representa-
ton in Congress and vote in the electoral college.
Fourth-We consider the prepayment of capitation
tax before voting to be partisan in its conception,
fraudulent and unfair in its execution, not uniform
i'll its application to all taxes due and leading to
bribery and corruption in its practical results We
assert that in order to reach the balobox the voter
has to the gauntlet of assessors who fail to assess
ofcOlectors who neglect collect of election officers
who demand tickets probably lost and of judicial
injunctions by contending wings of the Democracy
denying the authority of officers of the law to issue
tax tickets.
Fifth-We repel with contempt the imputation that
the colored Republicans desire to escape the payment
Ofthe capitaon tax, and demand that when the pre-
payment of the same is repealed, tax equivalent TO
the captatiOn shall be levied each voter for the
support of the public schools
Sixth-We recognize the fact that under the admin
isration of the Readjusters the number of free schools
of teachers of pupils of money expended in support
of the same, has been almost doubled, and we know
them by practical results TO be true friends of the sys
tenn an advocates of liberal anti Bourbon measures,
which, if carried out by legislation, will greatly i'm
prove the condition of ofour party beralize
public sentiment, and largely tend TO the develop
ment of the vast mineral and manufacturing interests
of eur Sta re.
Seventh-That will unitedly support the candi-
dates nominated by theserarate conventions of Repub
lcans and Readjusters, and ratified by both.
EiShth-We believe that N the approaching guber
natoral campaign the Republicans should nominate
ticket for Governor, acknowledgement, and at
torney general but support the Readusters, and act
with view not to obtaining Offices but TO
rights and privileges vital TO them citizens.
Ninth-ReSoIred That THE NATIONAL REPUBLI-
CAN, Richmond Wig and V0lIey FGDiRidR be
queSted to publish these resolutions.