The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-24
AFT AIRS IN THE SOUTH.

AFT AIRS IN THE SOUTH.
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vIR GINIA.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TIVE MRAlD.
RIoaAoSn, Va. Dec. II, 1850.
no RxPumAnoH m vRGnuA
Tho following resolution introduced in the House
to-day and engrosed for third reading BY vste Of 10
yeas 70 II Nays
Whereas The pubic credit Of the state Of Virginia and
the credit Of her citizens has been injured by The appre
nsnsion ihat this General Assembly win repadiaie the
debt Of the State and authorize the population OF their
debts BY the citizens and in order 70 prevent any farther
injury 70 our credit, therefore,
Rssolyed Ina. this General Assembly win pass no
Resolved, That such legslasion would b NO less
attractive s our future prosperity Than q %,
was adopted instrucfing the Committee Finance 70
report bin modifying the present usuy lava 80 as 70
allow higher rate Of interest than ak per cont the pres
ent rate, which is grievousy complained Of and II 10
believed win BE- repealed concurrent resolution was
70 meet again on the Sd Of January 1857 The bill in.
cooperating the Virginia Express Company passed the
Senate, which renders the charter complete.
COMPLEXION Poln7cAL AyyAna.
Tho complexion Of political Affairs grows darker with
every going down Of the sun Busness Of every kind
10 affected The country people have nothing bring
pay their rents and many have been forced TO close up
their busness Our legialaton spend two hours day
In discussing an express bill oyster tan ball,
ssmudfu Of the susrings and the wants Of The people
Under the pressns usuTy laws which allow only SIX per
cont interest," capital has been shut out and exchange
brokers have increased and grown exceedingly fat BY
lcaning money 10 the people a three per month
All this is accomplished ssb and violation Of the
laws Of the Slate; and bot the legitimate result
Of the policy Of legislation which lawmakers have
pursued in their surprising mbecity for have only
little capital in our midst and that used BY those who
can afford to pay for it TO GEL capital win require
the repeal Of usury laws In the rst instance and
then the adoption Of liberal policy In tho management
o. our internal improvements No people on earth have
raaions the vrglnAns To convince any one Of The
truth Of this assertion win state that land any Of
% os S % s'1 n s1o % q 'n az
acre. In what other State such the casee The
Of just this that the railroads are disadvantage
70 any community through which they pass,
under the msmanasement Of the o1icsrs cho-
sen by and with the consent Of the Board
hero appalled, the enormous rates charged BY
railroads and the want Of accommodations which y
found But seems impossible to overcome the great
ture and In the Board Of Public Works. tho present
Legislature reject ihe constitutional amendment land
they willy and the state be reduced the condition Of
territory Of the happiess results that can from
such course will be The eternal overthrow Of the iardy
their railway management For the most psrt they arc
men Of ordinary intellect and no beralN. Governor
perpcnt fully appreciates the rum broughs upon BY
these men, but because no proposes 70 throw them
aside he u forthwith abused ss an ipnovator and
Yankee. In regard 70 The amendment proposed
young men favor means Of settlement and II the
question 30 mot decided BY higher power q the next
psspss TSey slS heartily Tired Of he mSs,seis po
clans who have been the ruin OF tho State Laying ASIDE
the constitution atogsthsrand It has been done pretty
ofEa llr hvo
question, and the people win ask only short time 70
decide between Lesser evi and greater evil
RCnosD, Va, Dec. 10, $780,
since ~ organization hore the Internal Revenue De-
pa.tnsns has bssn bone Of contention between two
parties 0ne those now in once; the other. those nos
in o1acs bat whose wish 70 be in once occasised the
strife Tho existence Of the outside CLIQUE who We WIN
designate outs u mot known gensly Indeed except
the Secretary Of the Treasury, thsrs very few who
could the individuals composing this Clique; bat
though their proceedings have bssn managed with great
care and considerable mystery, they have not been
psnetrabs to your correspondent nor are the principals
altogether unknown 70 him.
Tm mom on FEE ynuD
was brought about by the receipt u Warrington Of
anonymous and other communications and reports char
acssvsc Of once seekers who cut but were unds-
guissd IN iheir efforts 70 get In, which, smanatisg from
al haxards met with cassfua consideration and attention
the part Of The SECRETARY a the Treasury who ordered
street and sssschng Investigation under corps Of
and even local dessctive vers dspaAchsd 70 ferret ont
ton occupied period Of nearly three nonshs during
which time every available EFFORT and astHcs known q
matter Of great risk % have plug Of tobacco or besss
OF ardent uid not bearing the inspectors stamp, and
sssssh ne outs wsrs ss:duoSs Y rsndsrns ~ the
fraudulent transactions the part Of the present ncun-
bsnh in Office, which signal defeat Tor the INFORM
was appointed in the detective capacity Or revenue
agent whose privilege y was 70 supervise the duty Of
the Collector and his subordinatsa
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now became necessary, a. matters were kept In stats
mot q all agreeable 70 the osts who. taking me BY
the forelock,n placed themselves Oh footing with
the radical platform their basis and the Northern
elections progressed they stimulated renew the
wss nov aaoptsd ana, instead Of Mr. NcCuloch, Con.
gress was selected ~ the recipient Of their favo
the .h.ps q comIuncs,iens sc and even special
thsir grievances 10 the radical leaders, who deeply sym
pathissd consosd them with promises OF aid In the
snsd and shsy have openly underworld 70 control ap
pointmenta By working IN a many q Their own Clique
. possible 70 she szeusion Of all osssEa
met this new move Win defiance an6 having zone into
once Johnson men, were not slov 70 perceive that
continue IN this party would only BE- mpolitic but
suicidal, and though they did declare themselves
radicals they carefully ASHAMED from any oppression
that would tend to show they were IN favor Of the
policy 81 ~ President svidently the wAne
that his former sisadfast suppors bsan 70 abandon
him They rather awaited the developments Of the
strength Of both parties In the future hs signs Of which
ere % portentous
In this department 10 considerable and has in the main
been imparaly bestowed by the preesns Collector and
Assessor the oncss being niIed win Northern soldiers
who came wen recommended and commanded cone il.
nuepcs, and BY SUCH ex-rsbels Who eoud, or rather
would, Jake the oath prescribed The latsr caD have
been more numerous ana Of more respectable order
than would have been supposed could b found among
the chIvaly 70 take the hated OATH or the wns.
hey and tobacco inspectorshps IN This city, some
twenty-five % thirty IN number, oaehalf hlisd By
En- -rebelA
70 aid BY the outside clique b. freely prncticed By
The class OF ocials ana though some ground one
time given to ouch imputatiens b. The discovery Of
fraud involving some e30Ooo yet whsa the delinquent
Inspector discovered, he turned - Be- Ncnnen