The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-28
rREhsON's gATuRNALIA.

The election in Richmond was the
triumph of treason. Every successful
candidate was bitter secessionist, and
is an enemy to the Government-a as
much opposed to the Union to-day as he
was on the LIST of April, and as warm {
supporter of the Confederacy, which
they believe is not dead, but only sleep
eth. They did not even attempt to con
ceal this, and remorselessly glory in
their treason. All that the leading men
desire isto save their precious property
to have the $4,000 disability removed
and, in order to gain this end, those who
come within the liabilities of that Sec
ton Of the amnesty, are willing to
crawl upon their knees to Washington,
and, with smiles upon their lips and
treason in their hearts, humbly beg for
mercy but those who have already Sc
cured amnesty and pardon, laugh at the
authorities, and glory in declaring that
they are still good Confederates. They
voted for no man who had not been in
the Confederate army, and who was not
known for his bitterness against the
Union and againstevery honest support
er of the Union. This is simply dis
graceful and ought not to be tolerated.
There were men up for Office, who were
not 80 obnoxious to the Government or
ito friends; but that very fact secured
their defeat. To be known a. staunch
supporter Of the Union, was an unpar-
donable sin with the paroled soldiers OF
Lees army; andit was piece Of i'm
pertinence on the part of any such u
offer themselves for the votes of tht
chivalry Of Virginia. Richmond is a,
much in the hands of the rebels to-day
as it was when Lee held 1t with his.
army. TWAS then held by theirbayonets,
It Is now ruled by their votes. Will tht
Government tolerate this? Will til,
military authorities of the department
permit such 1agrantdisplays of disloyal
tyr Do these Richmond men think til,
people of the United States will thus
tamely surrender hefruits Of four Ions
years of bitter war and the lavish ex-
penditures of their blood and treasure.
If they do they are mistaken. If they
will not be loyal of their own accord
they will be forced to loyalty. That we
do not exaggerate the facts Is apparent.
when their organ, the Bulletin, uses
such language as the following:
"Here, at the termination of a warun
paralleled in its violence and magnitude
at a period when the relations of tbs
State to the general government car
scarcely be called re-established, the
people, in their sovereign and untram..
melled power, give expression to hei1
rieVs and .feeltngs in q manner s0hich
leaves no doubt, or roonaJor doubt. The
election of yesterday simply means that
the people Of Virginia, so far at least as
Richmond can be taken as represen.
tative of that people, turn not a0ith the
spirit of the cruUen and the renegade
iron, opinions aDhich their kith and ktn
have died for. Whilst no open pl2form
Of political creed was placed before the
people, 1t is clear that the protestations
of q pseudo Untonisna on the one hand,
met by a poHttcaI reticence on the other,
gave the voters the true issue upon which
they were called upon to decide; and all
whose pride and love of State cling to
the Old Dominion will rejoice to-day
that the decision has been made in IA
vor of good men and true.o