Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-09-03
Who Favor Radical Reconstruction.

w uo Favor haulcaI Re-c0nSCructlOn.
Every Radical in the North and South de-
sires to secure the permanent domination of the
Radical party and every one of them desires
the reconstruction of the Southern States on
the basis of the Sherman-S hellabarger bill Is
it at all probable that all the Radicals are de-
ceved as to the effect reconstruction upon that
basis would have upon their party? IF not,
those who urge the people of the South to re-
construct upon that basis are aiding the Radi-
Gals to secure the permanent domination Of their
party 1t matters not what their professions
may be- they are either deceived themselves, or
else they are the willing allies of the Radical
party Some may be honest-and we have no
doubt that many are-but the majority of those
in the South who favor reconstruction upon the
terms prescribed by the Radicals with the view
and for the purpose of preserving their party
ascendancy are, in truth, Radicals at heart, or
are willing to surrender principle and abandon
right through motives which never control the
purely honest and patriotic. They have some
selfish, some mercenary interest to promote by
so doing. In many cases, it is by no means diff
6cult to see the object they expect to accom-
plish-their motives are palpable; their pur-
poses, apparent. 1t does not require the vision
of the Lynx to discover beneath the sleeps
clothing the form of the ferocious Radical wolf
The Democratic Party.
like that sound, patriotic and conservative
journal, the Alexandria Gazette, which is gov
erned by potriotism and not prejudice, ''we
share In, and unite in, none Of the harsh re-
marks we sometimes see in reference to the
Democratic party, made by some of those, who,
in former days, were politically opposed to that
party-and we are entitled to speak, from a
uniform and consistent course while the two
great parties, Wing and Democratic, were in
antagonism. We contended fairly against most
of the measures and principles of the Demo
cratic party, up to the time when War came,
and closed the 'books of party in the South
and our convictions were honest, and acted on
in that spirit from first to last. Since the war,
there has been, fortunately and happily, in the
South, no such parties known as formerly divi-
ded the people: bye cones have been bye
cones the issues once prominent are all dead
and buried and our citizens fraternize with a
hearty and generous oblivion of all past party
differences, on the same platform the pre-
eerVation of all the rights and liberties that We
can SECURE for the whole country, and for the
Southern people, and a manly, legal opposition
to the plans, purposes, and designs Of the Ultra
Radicals in so far as they GO to the oppression,
injury, and utter prostration and ultimate ruin
of the Southern States And on this ''plat-
form we still stand We have no denuncia-
tions to make against the Democratic party at
the North and in the West. Why should we
have? Granting as many errors as you please
admitting that it has fallen into mistakes, du
ring and since the war-who else as a party for
six years past have made even show Of re-
sistance to unconstitutional legislation, who else
have contended for right and justice in public
matters, who else have striven to maintain the
principles Of the old constitution, who else have
sought to protect the rights and interests Of the
Southern people, and to preserve them from
oppression, but the Democrats Of the North
and West? To their honor be it said that
they have been aided by many of the old line
Wings, who, without party organization, or
party leaders, have yet noby united with their
former political opponents in endeavoring to
stay the progress of Radical and destructive
measures, and to prevent the continued ascen-
dency of ultra men and partzan demagogues
We see in all this, nothing that can or ought
to revive old party feelings-but everything to
induce future concord, and firm friendship be-
tween Conservatives, Wings and Democrats.
The National Intelligencer says of the Chron-
icle st stands before the world convicted of
falsehood and completely with crime. Itstands
forth sef-convicted of having lied willingly, lied
Intentionally lied knowingly, and with premed-
station and malice aforethought; lied to save
itself, lied to screen criminals, lied to accom-
modate perjurers, lied simply to serve itsinexor-
able task master, lied plainly, openly, and une-
quivocally, because the truth would have con-
demned it and all its clan. ="
THE North Carolina and Virginia Agricultu-
raj Society will meet in Danville, on the 18th of
October, on which occasion all the farmers and
mechanics of Virginia are invited to attend,
with such articles as they may have for exhi-
bition.
THE FALL elections which viii be held in the
several States are California and Maine on the
first and second Monday in September; Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Iowa on the second Tuesday
in October; and Massachusetts,, Minnesota and
Wisconsin on the first Tuesday in November
FROM April first to August first, ffty-eight
sovereigns and princes royal paid their respects
in person to the master Of the Tueries. Eff
teen years ago he was snob and paruenu in
royal eyes. Nothing succeeds like success.
SHERIDAN's magnificent turn out at New
Orleans has been much discussed. But his
most magnificent turnout is the one Just
furnished him by the President
Mrs. JEFFERSON DAVIS spent Wednesday
in Norfolk with her friends, and left in the at.
ternoon on the Hatteras for New York, to re-
Join her husband in Canada.
The Boston Gazette says that miscegenation
is going On at fearful rate at the west end of
Boston, as no less than a dozen black men have
recently taken white wives.
GoLD-While some men were engaged in
digging well in Richmond, they struck vein