The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-08
More Reports from Virginia.

More Reports from Virginia
General TERRY has forwarded to Gene
raj How ARD In Washington batch of forty
.'fre reports OF superintendent Of districts
in this State-"Hicial agents Of the Freed
mems Bureau. The purrcyor for the New
York Tribune At Washington has commn-
nicated 10 that paper the purnort OF 'heS'
forty-1ve papers, and that communicate"
purport is published In orr paper TINS
morning for the information OF the acc"Se"
people Of Virginia.
1t is sufficiently humiliating TO the peo-
pie of Virginia tina. there should DC "i>-
tribuicd over their State rrejudIced agents
and spies to report upon their acts anu
even their opinions, 10 the heao-.eh''eo u
tho Bureau At Washington. 1t Is quite
sufficiently NORTH! ing 10 a proud people
who furnished the FATHER or HIS y
:, the nation, and who haze contributed 1"
the national councils the menwho governed
and guided the ship of State in its most
prosperous and happy days, to he sub
,iec,ed TO a system Of espionage by which
they are TO bc accused and condemned
without u hearing. This might be sutli-
cicnt 10 satisfy any ordinary desire for re-
vcnge, any amount Of malice not unprccc-
dcntcd. But this, it seems, is not enough.
These agents are not satisfied with dis
charging the mere duties Of u position
which j. so offensive to an intelligent, con-
~servatiyc, and just community. Their ma
lignitics, or the malignitics of their supc-
riors, require something more. If the
facts be not sufficient to convict this CON-
munity Of cruelty and injustice to the
blacks, then the testimony must make up
for the deficiency of the facts. The con-
viction must hc had.
We are unable to speak oi the facts Al
ludcd to In more than olc Of the iorty-iivc
Indictments thus deposited in the "iion'S
month" nj Washington against the people
If Virginia. Bat SC can say that, II they
arc like that one against the community Of
Richmond, and the diSpcnsa1ion Of justice
here. then they are all talumnious-slan-
dcrs, calculated 10 cmhittcr sectional pre-
iudiccs and to advance the purposes of that
cxecrahle conspiracy 10 keep Tie South
out Of the Union, Ia retain the powers and
~rmo!nmcniS of the Government in the
hands Of the Radicals, aud 10 continue the
existence Of tho Irtcdmcu'S Bureau, with
itS thousand Sinccurr> 10 a. many spies
through the South, whose offices and pay
can only lie maintained hy misrcprcScnta-
ton Of he people amongst whom they
live
We do hot infer that General TERRY has
ANYTHING mere 10 do with these agents OF
the Bureau than /" transmit their papers.
We understand General TERRY very well.
He j q decided man, and his prciudicc>
are strong hut 81 have 40 idea that he
would mi,rtIrc>cnt Il fact that occurred
before his eyes. He has given recent
proof that IL i not deaf 10 the demands
81 Justice and i.ir-lcaling. We regret
that he is even compelled 10 be the chan
mel through which these reports are trans
mittcd.
But Their, must lr an end of all this
this wrctchcd >y>tcm-violativc of the
PLANES, and simplest principles Of liberty
and rcpuhlicaniSm. Every Constitution
and Bill of Rights Of every State sccures
to accused persons the opportunity OF con-
fronting their accuscr and Il fair hearing.
Here ", have aIroplc famous in all their
history Tor their high SENSE of honor, their
Justice, and their humanity-a people who
have given To the nation its greatest name
and fame-iudgci and condemned hy 4
number of persons, many of whom are
men not only Of very limited education
and poor intcllcct>, but extremely prcju-
diced. Their testimony, rs it is called, is
y,laccd in the archives Of the Bureau, and
becomes Il part of the history of n people
=. we'll rs accusation and impeachment OF
their character for fairness, humanity, and
even ordinary civilization. Can this sort
of Injustice continue? Can ii exist in the
lace Of the intelligence and fairness of the
aye in which We live? We shall see
4 word more as to these accusations. II
the people Of Virginia could, by demand
ing them, get their rights in this matter,
there would be instantly 4 commission of
impartial men to examine the circum-
stances cited by our irresponsible and nm.
lair accuscrs. The investigation of such q
commission would result in the complete
yindication Of our citizens. 1t would be
found tina every case of injustice was
merely cxccptional-n"t at all involving
the character Of the people. 1t would be
further found, that In the matter Of fair
ness, Justice, morality, and humanity, the
people of this State deserve to stand faircr
and better before the world than the pco-
pic from whom are sent these spies and
witnesses to blackcn the public character.
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