The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-23
NEWS FROM RICHMOND,
Initiation OF n Series OF Removals -
Speech OF Governor PierpOnt at HOs-
ton BtatiOn-MOntgOmery Blair on the
Stump for General Grant.

Speech OF &OveEnOr Pterpome at H0a-
ton BtatiOn-MOntgOmery Blair on the
stump for General Grant.
Richmond, July 22.-It was ordered to-day, by
General SchUheid, that Mr.. Charles Bigger,
Superintendent of the Poor House, be removed
from his position, and that Mr.. John H. Pierce
be insi allied in hls place: Inc latter was lncum'
bent previous TO Biggers election, about twelve
months ago. Bigger fought valiantly in the
Rebel army, held the rank of captain, and got
wounded IN the service. His removal Is much
regretted. It Is considered that this Is out the
initiation OF q series OF removals under the
amendatory act OF reconstruction. General
Scho6eld, IN this instance, 1t Is generally ad-
mitted, has acted with considerable judgment
in his choice OF a successor TO Bigger.
Governor PierponL spoke at Bo ton Station,
Halifax county, to-day, to an audience OF three
thousand white and colored persons. The Gov
ernor's speech was well received, and much
Montgomery Blair spoke at Rockbridge Alum
Springs on Saturday, to large and Intelligent
assembly. From very long report OF his
speech received at the Whag Othce to-nlgot,
make the following interesting extracts;-
It was not patriotism which sought, not
merely to punish the actual perpetrators OF the
cTueliies OF the war, but employed drag-net
process to procure testimony, and held out
every inducement TO the Witnesses TO magnify
their ssufftrings, and to connect General Lee
and the Confederate Government and the whole
Southern people with the enormitles imputed 10
WmZ, Or the same character, and with the
same objects, the proceedings were taken to
connect the Confederate authorities and the
people with the assassination of Lincoln. and
they banged Mrs. Surratt now admitted to be
innocent because her acQuittal was inconss-
tent with their theory duplicating the Con-
federate authorities; and all Chis was done to
kindle and keep alive the hatred upon which
the radical party depends for It's existence. This s
IFS whole STOCK in trade. No other party ever
existed in this country that did not at heart
profess to act in Difference to the Constitution.
The radical party alone, of all parties heretofore
existing in the country, discards all constiJu-
tlonal theories, and legslates with no other re
stralnt than expedency, and with no other
object than TO maintain itself in power. If
General Grant had been put in charge of the
War Department, and thus associated with the
Administration, and admitted TO its councils,
rauicalism would have per shed, and reinte-
grafton would have long since been accom-
pllshed. His magnanlmous course at
the surrender, his report on the condition
suffrage and the military bull. his good
sense aud good heart and high courage,
would have given strength to the Administra-
tion. For nearly two years Senator Doolittle
this upon him, but Seward sat by his ear, busy
with his satehtes, making mischief between the
President and the one man upon whom the
President might rely in this emergency. Grant
took the liberty, in little speech he made in
New York-his only speech to order Louis Ma
poleon out of Mexico, where Seward had helped
him to 90, ii he had not invited him, and was
was notice to Seward that Grant would not
support HIM for the Presidency. still have
hope that the President will take the counsel
OF his real friends and obey the voice of the ma
ton. The radicals, comprebending the intrigues
at which have glanced, have sought by their
reconstruction measures to antagonize him to
the President, giving him the power over the
military commanders at the South which belongs
by the Constitution to the President. He would
flank them completely If he would dismiss the
intriguers by whom he is surrouL ded, and give
Grant as Secretary the authority of law. He could
then defy the impeachers, aud turn the pOpu-
larity OF Grant, which the radicals are seeking
to use to sustain them in overthrowing the Gov
ernmert, to its support. The programme of the
radical party is plain. They hope to command
the Government by military power and cor
ruption. They will set up BroWnlow and
Fletcher GoveTnmentin ten States now excluded
from Congress- These, with the BroWnlow and
Fletcher Governments, will give them twelve
States in the Electoral College in virtue OF
their military power. They count upon the
tariff and the public money aud party machi-
merry to secure a sufficient number of the North
ern States, which, added to the votes cast by
Bro willow, Fletcher, Sickles, Pope, Sheridan,
and other military satraps, Will give them the
control OF the Government. The flmsy veil OF
negro suffrage protecting the ballot from che,
traitors. under which they cover the naked
sword with which the twelve States are to be
ruled, is too transparent to be stripped off.