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Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia
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Virginia election results show strong support for the new constitution (210,585 for, 9,136 against), but rejection of disfranchising clause (84,410 for, 124,360 against) and test-oath (83,458 for, 124,715 against). Voter turnout: 125,144 white and 97,205 colored out of registered. Editorial criticizes Radical papers for labeling incidents as 'rebel outrages' after Mr. Walker's election.
Merged-components note: The table (original label 'table') provides the Virginia vote statistics directly referenced in the subsequent domestic_news component on the same topic; merging as they form a single logical unit on election results.
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| White. | Colored. | |
| Registered | 149,781 | 120,103 |
| Number of votes cast | 125,144 | 97,205 |
| Not voting | 24,637 | 22,898 |
| For | Against | |
| Constitution | 210,585 | 9,136 |
| Disfranchising clause | 84,410 | 124,360 |
| Test-oath | 83,458 | 124,715 |
Vote of Virginia.
The Radical papers are at their old tricks, representing every breach of the peace that occurs in Virginia, as the result of the late "rebel triumph," as they affect to call the election of Mr. Walker. If a black man is shot while stealing hogs, it is a "rebel outrage." If two men get to quarreling at a roadside groggery, and one knocks another down, it is another "rebel outrage." If a man falls down in an apoplectic fit, it is a terrible "rebel outrage."--Alex. Gazette.
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constitution approved (210,585 for, 9,136 against); disfranchising clause rejected (84,410 for, 124,360 against); test-oath rejected (83,458 for, 124,715 against). white voters: 125,144 cast out of 149,781 registered. colored voters: 97,205 cast out of 120,103 registered.
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Table of voting statistics by white and colored for registration, votes cast, not voting, and results on constitution, disfranchising clause, test-oath. Commentary on Radical papers exaggerating minor incidents as 'rebel outrages' following election of Mr. Walker, termed 'rebel triumph'. Examples include shooting of hog-stealing black man, roadside quarrel, apoplectic fit.