The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-19
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Change Of Sentiment Among vnginia Re.
Dublicans-Ennntics and Extre.ntsfs 10 be,
ifPossible, Ruled Out-Pierroins's Party Of
Conservative Radicals ard Radical Con-
seryatives TO Bring the Stuto Back 10 the
Cnion-Charge Of Judge Underwood n
Jury-tluaint Nature ofyHss Ailusions.
RIcHS dNp. Va, August 49, 1887.
Judging from the u,tcrAnces of leading men here
belonging to what might be termed the rational re-
publican party in conr distinction class Of negro
caterers who manpu <ied the late convention there is
no doubt that vigorous effort will be made to re-
press radical fana fcsm and elevate The name ef
publi'anism above the groveng level to which it has
been reduced in his state by its pseuao representatives
To effect this snd obstacles Of ordinary character
have to be sur mounted Pierpointss followers and here
may say nIat Piepoint represents tho sentiment of
all honest reconsiructonsts in Virginia. will have
10 conenl aganss powerful negro organization tho
one side aud thetorpd indifference of large Of
whites on the other. BetweeD the two the radical
blacks. the passive white conservatives that party
will hsVd which aims to fulfil honorabH the or
the Sherman shellabager b and hasten the suspicious
crstof restored Union But IL will be said If the blacks
as>ws hear ~ often tcrated represent the loyal ele
pRn of Virginia. Il is pandoxica TO say they lees
'Mxous for INSTRUMENTATION than the rebel whites
Yet TO the disnterested Observer wao may attend the
numercu gro meetiess ted here thing strk-
Jag thar helporvading ignorance hch enshrouds
l
The nossa OF the black population are poor unthink.
ing ard htcrate and cannot tase me reasoning atand-
point of the intelligent whites whose material interests
beRs M nch more largely identified with the welfare
the s'sae; see at glance the calamity Of military
rIs, ind ieei what Virginia is deprived OF
vsfop 3crcumscrilcd by tho limits Of white ma.
gegu ambition If they elect Mr Ffawxhur 1t o.
nicutt each Of whom BY the way, ir actively can
vas hng for the nomnaun Of the highest office the
Ieit, Of the commonwealth, to the gukornatoria seat
jiheir ideas q restored Uron amply d. SO
neither o. these aspiring leaders pccet
to less il successfully elected fulfil the osycx
pectaons Of thousand and anxious mulatt los tht
genuine Eihops will have to do the voting for Awhe)
distribute Offices Ard other good things amor X them
To hinder election Of either of these men, and kce,
he political control Of the Old Dominion In fe hand
white men, s the Of Pierpont and his ihoyen
Fmt TO accomplish said object, the nucleus spublcan,
hat cluster around erpoin and find able newspaper
SpoIept in The kichmond Wing WI have TO be rein
eariuy determined on eectng none but pure radical
representatives. the most palpaoio Q sdenoe Of
HAS become more common here Of iase thar for col
red man TO designate another who has dr. bpped word
hvorng coalition with reconstructed rebes copper
ead and in the case OF Cornelius Harris. eolored grand
pror VINO was dismissed by an aimee. Unanimous vote
rom bis position OF se erotary TO political aid society
be sentirentof the ttsck population unnnIstaka
hay expressed Harris al ts very popular will
handy Of Belts end fe sthwith he politically dscap
ated: Such are the straws which chow Significantly
| veuon which win sOon Dc held, ia destined to hav,
i
The tolerant and crvatve spirit they exhibited
bothi the meotnGs they held augurs we'll for possib
fusn between them and tho senfihs soldiers Of the
\ Conf ederacy.
1 Ju, ige Underwood ps . remarkable Judge in com
respe, sts Ho made charge yesterday TO the jury
the 1ited States Circuit Court which Coz grave simplicity
ofcxp ression and earnest sympathy for ured nnoce
could rirdly fail TO asst attention 1e thai
OF Colo uel James collector Of revenue, having
receive brbo of thousand doiam; the defence
Iabeng bat the money was subscribed by several dis
filters ia for tho OF the dsiondant's wine
separation The Judge took up the line OF the defence
and after coptenng for the collectors right charge
for his paraors stated that he himself been fire.
qIcnty OF Tered compensation by his friends while occu
py ing pu bile Office but he invariably rcfo1ed accept
any and i'm this he considered Collector James had
aninquestk enable right to sell the product OF his
BRAN. The inventors of patents he looked upon the
most useful class Of society. He respected them
highly than Any class not excepting cerg and
| lawyers. He had known Elias Howe, the sewing
| machine man, and several others aud they wore as
4 simple minded as ohildren-in unsysrvirg purity OF
purpose they seemed 20 carry the idea forth
Scriptrretat 10 DO true Christians we m become
4 children. There was little IL the .yafoe strain
but the brass hnisher aud clerk who testified
Tho invention was worthless must have 1mied ile
the Judges charge.