The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-04
THE SOUTH.
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Reports Of the Special correspond
ents Of the Herald.
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General Schofield's Recent
Order in Virginia.
POVERTY AND POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
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AFFAIRS In LOUISIANA.
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vIR GINA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

General Schoheld and tho Civil Authorities
Tho Cause of Order No. 3l-Apprehcnsions
OF Vtolence-Re gistrRtiOn to Cost Half MIL.
Hon in virRinia-Another Heavy Item for the
-Disioynity In Smythc Countryside
vOtiOn Of Rebel Ladies' TO the AIcmOry Of
JEFF Davis Child.
RICHMOND Va. June l. 1867.
The recent order Of General SohoGeld No 81 placing
all the civil authorities whether judges magistrates,
municipal officers police sheris. cons,ables &C, in
allegiance to the military by tho appointment OF Military
Commissioners, has created a good deal OF comment
both by the press and in private among tho citizens
The heretofore mild and concatory pursued by
the military commander and his expressed wish that he
should not be called upon to interfere with the civil
thorty, renders the late decree still pcabe
the unreconsiruced here Tho action is, however, wise
and proper in every essential particular Warned by the
examples OF New Orleans and Mobile, having in this
State turbulent clement OF a radical Stripe and
that politicians Of that order might any time ncite
violence and rot, General Schohold OPPORTUNITY
provided against the necessity for the use OF
such power exercised the cities above alluded
TO- Leaving even this necessity for such order out OF
the question it is well known that under the teachings
OF political ncendaries large portion people here
disposed recognize the authority the pre-
sent civil officials, who designated by the blacks
rebels vino ought to DO turned out OF Office In short
time an active political campaign, in which all the bad
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be inaugurated in Virginia, when nothing short OF ths
bayone aud military edct preserve order and main
tain the supremacy of the law which certainly the
present civil Authorities cannot 1t will therefore be
seen that General schofeld has exercised q dis
crction in placing the civil au.hory subscrvent the
military until such time oc als elected by the whole
body polite can properly and efficiently perform the
functions OF their respective Offices l can. however
say that the commander has the present pleased
with tho jurisdiction OF the civil authorities
an instance the most trivial he has had
plain OF.
Tho estimate Of 81 900 600 dcfray the expenses II
registration, previously forwarded to the HERALD will
then stated fall immeasurably short OF the amount
qurcd for that expensive job officers OF the Quarter
masters Department with whom I have conversed,
aud who best form estimate Of the real expense
that may be incurred, state half million will scarcely
cover the amount required for Virginia alone. At
this i've mlionsns ead of Ave hundred thousand
as appropriated by Congress-wi be hardly sufficient
70 complete the COB Officers OF the army, OF
whom viii be on each registration board have 70 be
paid only their pay. but allowances tor fuel light
quarters and transportation not counting orderlles
horses, and other Incidental expenses The civilians
who are all poor must be allowed, as well as u respect
able salary, contingent expenses to support their fam
lies while absent, besides little privileges always at
tached to government offices. In this reconsruc-
zion VIII be much dearer than the country has been
inclined to suppose.
scene Of disturbances between radicals and rebels BOTH
however, being deserving OF censure The latest intel
lgence from Marion, the capital OF tho county comes
in the shape OF ofncial report from Lieutenant
Mckay, who has recently been appointed Chief OF the
forms the conmandg general that disIoyaty is rampant
there as the oil the government bad
been frequently Dsnlied He further stated the feeling
existing between parties thcre warranted the apprehen
sion OF an outbreak at any moment TO this very sx-
plicit communication General Schoheld despatched In
reply company T. Twenty ninth United States infantry,
then stationed at Lynchburg which may have the effect
OF quoting the partisans OF both factions there
Tho leading feature and the most attractive Of the
memorial observances ut Holy wood Cemetery Friday,
the grave OF little Joe Davis OF the recently re-
leased exPresident OF the late rebel confederacy In
comparison with this the graves OF Stuart Archer stark
Pcgram, Wise and others sank into insigndcance.
Swarms Of ladies' during the entire day tronging
grrgatd there while the graves OF generals passed
with merely look beautiful and supremacy artistic
artor interviewer with lilies essamines japoncas
and in fact every lovely botanical favone that
such proiuson beneath the skies OF tn South had
been built the grave. which Inscriptions 70
the nory OF the departed Nothing that female taste
or ingenuity could suggest had been omitted in the
decoration Of this grave by whose intermen here the
people believe the soil " rginia 10 be honored Night
came and still crowds lowered about this spot nor was
The interest abaled until darkness cast It's shadows over
The cemetery.