New-York tribune., 1867-07-24
TIE SOUTHERN STATES.
.rl VIRGINIA
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS IN RICHMOND-A
I. CARD.


REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS IN RTCHMoND-A
CARD.
To a. Editor orTze Trlbtm<
SIR: The writer of letter in q recent issue
Of THE TRIBUNE, stating that the Germans and the
colored people had held Joint meeting at The Sew
Nation Office in this city and nominated candidates for
meeting OF Germans held In this city at tho Rcpub
can Headquarters referred to IN common With tho col
ored people, at any me for the purpose Of making nom
Tie Germans or the colOred people separately made any
such nominations at any meeting held at "a these head
President Of the German Republican Club, and sOc
retary OF the Republican Club OF Richmond.
Rep,a6ean Headquartcrs Richmond Va Jaly lS, 1867.
THE POLITICAL AsPECT-AETIcIPATED TROUBLE
.AHEAD-sENTIhENr OF THE DI5LoYALISTs-
DESIRE TO CONTINUE UNDER MILITARY
RULE
From Special Correspondent
RICHMOND. Va, July Fl, 1867.
Everywhere throughout this State the colOred
people avow their determination to vote the Republican
ticket AS the lat OF August approaches, the political
caudron from family dscernble simmer, advances TO
perfect boil and tho heat which u Is now presumed
will be reached may cause an SeT om rn @
pearances the Radical wing OF the Repnbican party he
believed will maintain that ascendancy and carry the
State The effort at coalition OF the Republicans whose
leaders are John Minor Bolts and Gov PeirpOht WIN
the party represented by Hmnicut, which was partly
consmmated last month"; with the hcpof Senator Stevens
az tho sVorcs Of indyidua and tho thirst for Office
which has now become palPably visible. ..,,,ou
The eadng citizens OF Aibemarle Louisa Buckingham
Henry Chesterfeld other counties have, IN open
meetings common with their colorcd fellow-ctzehs
appointed delegates to the approaching Senie.ion
which is adopt Constitution on which virginia " e1
he dire and fearfI explosion will take place Already
the low muterngsof factiQis extremists ana pohucN
Rebels that knock at the doors Of the Republican party
asking admittancerepentant for the Past ana run on
future Fully calculating the success Of the colored
vote any other that can be narshaled against -
sable forces aoof from oil others that might possibly
have deporazing effect upon them and thus defeat defeat
the objects they In Wow In the distribution OF Offices
among themselves. This sordd and selfish policy VIII
undoubtedly cause split In the Republican ranks az the
Of all orders and sec seets s EepSGs9 DaG Pay the O
Gt son and % suSS SS 0 division will be nght with
the State not the most cheerful to anticipate
tuition thai viii represent the VIII of tho people, both
will become demoralized antaROnisn OF the races VIII
ensue and political chaos will reign in Virginia where
now firm and thorough Republican party eoaid he es
tsblished. Rid the State OF petty potcai sceers ana
Republican prineiples the whites rapidly becoming
So with the exception OF some that are 1oPelessy as
loyal sisters in Congress and lead tho way for all of the
excluded others The dsloya portion OF the popuiauOn
aaioTs aver ana the females ali of whom like the
latter held bombpsoof positions under the keDe Govern
sIsents Of The opposiOn here now by carnorng about
henor cbiwary &o until t has become matter ef i'm
possibility to reconstruct such foolish people as they have
bees able to set under their control control The s,. pal
pit, the neNsPaEtps the doctOrs s tho channsI.
tbrosS3 wbs disognity Is perpetuated the women par
cnisTy not only dsmSraring the present generation
Sp. Sa sq Ihe ebeon G Sad for tho National
is nssnnd tlo The f oYs TsI, syse efa r
anything Of tho Yankee race or for anything bei9ngng
to them but their money which Win be 6egsed &
abused when he turns MS back or certainly us
the recipient OF the funds reaches MS home;
have doctrine OF their own, that tn citizen thoroughly
M.h "nd TnwdThy native American This
s no more less than wish for the petretuaon OF
promnent Rebel general who might he supposed 70 have
more sensible views Leave ns under military rule they
lie contrary conflscaton ent aud proscrp
In the face Our essi ana nootes oltLois
made our snperios our lands viii De parceed out TO
them BY renorscless and tyranhcai party whose occt
TO Goa esee with Radicals and roes would be not
only dhonorabe but degrading; and were We 10 do SO
framed by them would dsfranehse esses or us not yet
thought OF By the Radical Congress our now meager
rights would be stil further curtacd while the negro
would be advanced. aud his Radical coherens woud ruiz
In courts, oonte In all our public offices control
blunder and iustos farce. Th il the prevailing sen
ss Of that largo S EeS are opposed 10 t
ele nent of the Republican party The existing state
bug entire cyil fabric incumbrance, entnine
useless expenditure. which people. impoverished as
they are. would willingly Abolished and acting mill
taTy officials appointed In their stead
The military commander. urge the croakers. orders
everything as 10 best suits his parpose removes Govern.
ors Judges and Shers. annu decrees OF courts. re-
leases criminals RENTS fines imposed for infraeon of the
civil laws and treats the State Executive ns nOnontiy.
why then continue the dLslOyRlis should We IN our
destitat0 be taxed with the support Of State Gov
ernment that Is only name when the places OF the
officials be easily supplied by the military, whioh
Is the supreme power among us nnd wlh whose ad-
InlnistTaton Of Justice we must be cOntentt
Here the sentiment OF the class that cannot be recon
structed; they would wish Slavery retstabshed
an arsOeracy power the poor kept In Ignorance and
the barbares practced previous To the war maintained
as permanent Institutions. Such people, am happy to
say, are hOpelsssly in the minority.