The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-29

Is willing 10 accord themn Such counsel Is opporune
and wise, Virginia needs all the labor she commands
and folly by OF biased lcsislaton ana
III treatment to turn away what itself could be made
bulwafk OF the commonwealth
The Movement for Coalition Between Rnd'i.
Gals and Conservatives-Fcciing OF the q on
federatc soIdiers-Iiow the Radicals Re gard
Rebeis-Prospect of the Republican Party
Breaking Up-iiunnicmft and the NJ groes-
RICHMOND, Va, July "a, 1861
As the time the Republican Convent IN draws near
considerable activity begins to manifest self ,hrou
the State among the so called conserv a,ves and meet
ngs are already announced in lumber of counties
with view Of adopting measure TO form an alliance
with the projectors Of the Conv ,nton In Albemsre,
Charlotte Buckingham Amehs Louisa and other coun.
ties decided endorsement o. tho radical platform has
already been expressed with an effect Of ind ucng many
to follow their example In ,oms or these ulaccs
1t is true, other meetings have been called and counter
resolutions adopted DE- nouncing a UNION on any terms
win Inc radicai par ty and insnuating that the pro-
moefs Vi sucn movement little eiso than hypo-
o"'o' and Tune serverA 30 that A. may, tho move
NUM- asum'ns larger and moro significant proportions
day ane attracting to Its aid prominent and
Pu'aoie ctz@ Those who invegh against it cannot
oess tne elves Of tho impression that tho advocates
o' coai''op of the unnatural wedock. the Times
was wont designate the alliance Of democrat with rad
t0OSo same men Formed
secesh during the war; and who coined fortunes
ou' the mneres of the coniederacy. This impression
nv ist admit, has some show Of color in II have the
n~ OF thirty In this city, advocates Of the
wv idea, VINO, II all am told about them true were
the most rapacous set Of cormorans tho remorse-
less Shylocks that ever afflicted the community Of
beeaguered city. Confederate soldiers relate with an
transferable acrimony Of expression, how when the
report reached Richmond that Averl had destroyed the
saltworks that furnished Lees army with Its simple
saline luxury these spectators bought up every pound
Of salt in the city and raised its price TIVE
hundred per cent Other stories are told Of the
practices which prevailed among the commercial
class during the war--how poor Confederate
widows turned heartlessly away il unable to
sum demanded, and Of the crippled soldiers who
for bread and received stone In fact il all that
not alone the community Of spectators high and
low officials OF the Confederate government be but
re % the s Of bs.1v o %
commssariat department only written would
veal ing amount Of the grossest fraud and
ness Millions Of pounds Of bacon, biscuit other
military stores filed the commssary buildings while
piercing cries came up from Lees furnishing army for
food This may appear Incredible; hut the spectators
and their official friends could explain why 1t So
The Confederate soldiers aware Of all this They
believe but men Of the class mentioned are
ing any anxiety to join the radical ranks and foresta
possible conlscation Sac1 men, they say,
in every county among those Shareholders who
time so generously passed law exempting from military
duty any one who owned nfseen slaves Tho mon who
formed the.rank and file Of the Confederate army
now poor. 1t is true they still call Northern men
Yankees, not, certainly, as term OF opprobrium but
take them in the bulk from the Potomac Texas and
they form as truly loyal body 10 the United States
government as any equal number Of radicals But the
term loyalty is so twisted and tortured by the radicals
here that he who desires return to his allegiance is
bewildered to ind "loyaln platform TO stand upon
in the United States dag and passed resolutions that
should have placated the hostility OF the most uncom
Fhey Knocked for spd told sey
were intrigue rebels STILL and that rebels they should
still remain Loyalty in this State would seem to
Hunnlcutt and cheering Justify for Bolts Thus is
the path 70 reconstruction is beset with the oss Of
which the m..ador snrasss BY The f Suiter Of qua
at the sight Of anything rebel will listen to
nothing from rebel his virtuous loyalty is
ago, with party Of loyals,s from Washington, we
passed schoolhouse, in front Of which four
s To
rods. An indignant loyast in the company proposed
a prominent radical Senator remonstraed with him
upon the cowardy and ungentemanly nature u such
Jus. then pun o. wind blew the little
the other sde This appeased the wrath OF the oyalst
and as on inquiry me ladies turned out to be YANKEE
to be hoped the respectable republicans of Virginia will
that the honest efforts of cIrcbes become recon.
OF ignorant demagogues whose sole aim control for
themselves the element Of electors the State and
70 exclude all who by talent and ability might endangcr
Their se.consti;uted authority Tho impression prevails
that, notwithstanding the assurances of Pierpolnt
the delegates from Aloemare will DO denied ad.
mission TO the Convention on the LIST of August
Should this occur II will do more towards breaking up
the republican party in this State than any other piece
OF folly they could commit The extreme radicals may
advocate this course OF excluding all who are not
Sa an the but @
scornfuy rejected will use his utmost efforts in another
direction to break down the power Of party that treats
Hunnicutt and the negroes are very active OF late
meetings are held at Republican Hall almost nightly
and anybody and everybody who comes along from the
North Is urgently importuued 10 make speech the
sable assemblies. Mr.. Ward, OF Western New York
held forth last evening in atmosphere of the most
trying beat and flavor. HIS speech may DO dismissed
by saying IL in character with the place, the
audience and the atmosphere But the blacks are sur
ingrcd ents and II any more Northern orators con-
template visit here and they desire place IN the
humanity and behavior, and come boldly out for conas
caton- forty acres per eapta to every adult negro
house TO live In, and some odds and ends OF furniture
thrown in.
Reg s,raiion will be over In few days-.ha. is the
mere recording of names but thro weeks will be
afterwards consumed recfying errors, posting books
&c. Then General Sehoaeld will have thirty days
that the great eventthe predicted Of at the
po,s-s postponed TIL about October That war; how.
flaming The negro mind unduly The whites desire no
lcaGt OF all With the blacks and in fact think In
the present temper they exhibit they prepared to
endure more provocaton than human nature elsewhere
would be willing TO tolerate
II will not 10 long before the rreedmens Bureau
ceases 10 be an institution in Virginia. Negro pauperism
has dmnshcd 10 mere fraction OF what Il was, aud
after the great benefits the Bureau has already done for
the colored II well afford 10 retire with hon.
orable and untarnished reputation.
The justices OF the Hnssinss Court In Reply
TO General SchOHcId-Black Orators Stump.
Ing virginin-AssauIf ON One OF the stump.
ers-lIurder Of n Negro Woman-Judge I'm
derwood's Court.
RicHEoxp, July Is, 1867.
The justices Of the Hastings Court called upon
one day last week by General scho1ed 10 explain the
extraordinary way they had OF holding the scales Of
justice, as Illustrated in the OF a Northern school
teacher, who, Tor giving vol deserved thrashing 10