Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-18
TO VOTERS OF TAzEWELL COUNTY, VA.

On Thursday oath instant apSelecon will held in the
State of Virginia determine convention shall
be called to adopt constitution "A brief history of the
present constitution will show many why should
annued and a constitution adopted
The present constitution framed by DELEGATES acting
under authority of called General Assembly which conve
ned In the city of Alexandria the 2s day December in
the year 1863 and under subsequent of the Congress
the United States. See Code Virginia 1887 page 80
This Assembly held during the war between the
States, and held within the Federal lines Held at time
every true brave and patriotic citizen of Virginia was at the
'front.' hghng Tor Country liberty home wife and children
No true representative Vrgnian in that Assembly
The convention that assembled the authority afore
said compose delegates representing the people of
Virginia. but majority the delegates negos and carpet
bages There about 40 negro delegates that
ton.
The framed the present constitution and in ad
dltion thereto adopted clause that every citizen Virginia
that had held executava judicial ministerial office
and afterwards took sides with the South the Civil War
should forever be debared from voting holding sitting
on uries.
Ihls proposed clause the submitted by
separate vote from the constitution r ninety thousand
negroes carpet bagger and scawaps tor the proposed
clause, the people voted down clause been adoped
about fifty per cent of the most intelligent citizens Virginia
would have been deprived of ali civil political rights
What the Of Virginia want and. need is a con-
stitution framed by Vrgnans representing the views
Wishes wants and necessities of free people who and
entitled to frame constitution according their
without the aid of negroes and carpet-baggers.
For many the present constitution has been in force
and 1t is time that it should exist
should have constitution of own.
The Democratic party of Virginia by its representatives
the General Assembly of 1899 declared in favor of
constitutional convention and their sugges mocrac
convention met in the city of Norfolk 2nd ant an
declared in favor of constitutional convention,
Whether not such convention should held the vo-
ters of Virginia at the election be held 24h instant
must determine new constitution properly framed will
greatly lessen the States expense, dpenses with many un
necessary officials improve the usal aud her branches of the
Government and increase the revenues of the State
The annual expenses of Virginia under the present
ton than the combn d expenses of the States
lof North Carolina and Georgia
If constitutional convention is called it will frame c. n
stituon which will be submitted to the of Virginia and
majority of the voters approve will suppant the present
diapideted and worn constitution
1t has been charged and circulated that the object of the
proposed constitution deprive the poor white
the right to vote, this charge false No
State OF Virginia is favor OF such proposition, the
contrary the chef object of the protect
the white to them the right only voe
but the benefit of their votes and permit their be
overwhelmed and destroyed by the of those their
who today utterly unfit the right suffrage
The Democratic convention that assembled Norfolk
the End, instant adopted the following resolutions:
'Resolved, That it the of this convention that in
framing constitution effort should be disran
se citizen Of Virginia who had right vote prior to 1861
nor the decendan of any such and when any
tuition shall have been framed shall be submitted to vote Of
the people for ratification rejection.
This is clear and pied yetha tn rights Of al
the white men of Virginia will duly cared fol
and protected by the provisions of the constitution
VOTERS OF TAzEwELL! Now!s the time and opportunt,
toput the people Virginia constitutional Home to get rid
the Underwood gang and their work. and every Virgnan with
lood in his veins ought for constitutional
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