Alexandria Gazette

POLITICAL. --The Radical State Convention in session in Richmond, yesterday, adopted a 'platform' reiterating and reaffirming the resolutions of their State Conventions from 1866 to 1871, as embodied in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Federal Constitution and Reconstruction acts of Congress, and which are in brief, that slavery shall never more exist in the Union; that all citizens are entitled to equal civil, and political rights; that the right of suffrage belongs to all citizens without proscriptive qualifications; that the laws of Congress for the enforcement of these rights should be diligently executed and if insufficient, new ones should be framed; that the Republican party opposes all proscription for opinion sake; that the world is challenged to produce financial results more successful than have been achieved by Grant's administration; the national debt has been diminished, taxation reduced, the credit improved, the perpetrators of fraud vigorously punished; that the revenue rigidly collected and officials held to strict accountability; that a well conducted and faithfully administered system of free schools is a cardinal policy of the Republican party; that the school boards should be elected by the people, and approving the course of the Superintendent of Public Schools of Virginia. One of the resolutions arraigns the Conservative party of Virginia for an unjust and proscriptive policy, for holding the masses in ignorance, for oppressive taxation and for neglecting to carry out the Homestead laws. Another asks Congress to adopt Mr. Lewis' bill for the extension of the Bankrupt law, so as to cover the homestead act. John F. Lewis is suggested as a fit candidate for the Vice President of the United States, and the resolutions concluded with the following: That this Convention unanimously recommend the renomination of Gen. Grant for the Presidency, as due, not only to his great public services in the field and in the Cabinet, and to his fidelity and honesty, but as a measure of justice to a great and good man who has been made the object of iniquitous assault not only from his political enemies but from those who should have been his political friends. A full delegation to the Philadelphia Convention was chosen about half being colored men. A resolution declaring for universal amnesty was introduced, but objection being made went over. John W. Jenkins was chosen Presidential elector for the State at large and a new State Central Committee was elected, with W. H. Stowell as chairman. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were instructed to vote for the renomination of Grant. Among the delegates are the following from the Seventh District: J. B. Sener, and R. H. Lee and C. H. Bramhall, and Geo. L. Seaton, alternates.