The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-09-26

too< Frcetuea's 6ureao. 4eRross kni
isrsiIled irto then hatred sad opposits.s
to the only true friends the, had In Che
ses'h then, and have to-day. CAppisase. }
They we're expected TO ePtssc every inca
sure. no matter hos hsneseisi Or wor ,hy
no matter how high. ais.'~gaishcd or
patriotic the man who proposed IL.
Further than thar. Mr.. Chairman. they
we're made ,rieing: they we're taken on
the farms and taken asay from agticul-
ture. They gathered 10 the town. aud
cities for the purpose of becoming sene-
seiasies Of ehssisy ~hich ~sv sensible
person would have isswn could NO, las,
They we're appointed to eaie-
Aye. M. Chairman. sell recollert
when Hesro policemen marched up aud
down The streets Of Kichmond. aud we're
the watehmen Of the nigh, Ia thls city. I
well reeoiloet that FOR DAYS. aye, for weeks.
the brave White men Of this city ~ere
compelled to keep nightly guard ard we're
armed, expecting at any time to have 20
defend their loved ones
Such was ihc state Of Affairs under these
reconstruciion acts. aud such vas the
state = anair, that induced those patriotic
gentlemen TO Try hy some means 10 restore
the civil government and change this
condition.
The Constitution was submitted. rccol-
leci. as my friend from the city Of Peters
burg Mr. Cameron has said, that hot
July day, and throughout this land there
we're women on their knees PRAYING that
the result Of that vote would save old
Virginia from negro domination. There
was that suppressed excitement which one
witnesses rarely twice in lifetime. There
vas determination written upon the face
Of every white man 20 DO or die.
The gentleman from Henry tNr. Ped
igol would say that there was no trouble
about the adoption Of ihe Constitution.
That 70 was so good that only g.000 and
some votes we're cast against &c. AsIsaid
before, The Conservative party of The
people, uniting with the Liberal Rcpuhii-
can party. had determined 90 accent The
Instrument with an its shortcomings. ca
ccpt these provisions. and upon these
provisions, tbe very vital questions. there
vas the hardest, the most stubborn 6rht
shat ever took place in the stsie Of
Virginia.
The hsh. was won through che influence.
Mr Chairman, Of the non-,oiors very
largely. because upon th,t question. uader
these registration sets. iho aouer and
chivalry of Virginia were lisfsancbise8
Bot they were at The polls and tb,v Dad
the influence and by etcrHor chat insa-
'ncci although tbey could not vote at the
pole. Ties did carry the election every.
" here and defeated these measures
nut was the vote such o., ttc gentleman
from Henry would have ihi. Committee
believes Tho vote tor thc Constitution
outside of these two ohnariou. provisions.
$50. 30 ist ruc, aiu.s~1. and aesiu.i 30 oni,
l,ia6. hut ~hcn Be- camc Co o. vote an fhe
fourth clause of Section One. thc iisquaii-
acaiion clause. there we're sf4ln ca.t for
i' ani foe thc other clause There wen,
So f'- votes cast GHhcri e. Walker rr-
,circd ii9,535 VOTES fog Governor. ana
Henry % Wells received 200 .a0t
Taking ihc vote asa hasi. f,ra csiroIs.
.ior, iho Ncruhlioan vote rr,n..t n.,
,lauses was only ffsgl. whereas if- Gone
sentative ,oic against Che clause. v..
.nl.sG6.
lac solid nhann, of ihc ncrroes. OBJ.
.caiaeag Republicans. thp bu.hohartrr.
hc lsthaukcr.. Doe dcsorier.. ihc repe.
,ade- Boo bad conducted ODE rsri-fr,.
lons. sought With au thc power and force
u ihcm Co secure thc adoption of the.,
Uc PROVISIONS of ihe Constitution. Ther
billed Virginia VAS redeemed
There has mower boon another such ol.,.-
JON held in Virginia. Iteo- most near.
81 io compare to 70 is 'ae election fhat
vas hold m ls,3 whom temporarily fhe