The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-08
Prom RIehmond.


From Richmond.
Last nights mails brought US Rich
mond papers OF Saturday. In them we
hnd the following important order
from General Schofield. In the matter
ofthe registration of voters, old Virginia
rebels are not likely hereafter to have
any superfuous sympathy left to ex-
pend upon their " oppressed brethren
in this State. They have been very
melancholy occasionally about the con-
ditiou of affairs here. We congratulate
them upon having their attention fully
occupied ut last.
The following is Gen. SchofieId's
order:
l. A board of officers is hereby APP
pointed to select and recommend to the
commanding general for appointment,
persons to form Boards OF Registrar
ton throughout this district, as re-
quired by the act OF March sd, 1867.
The persons required will be one reg
istering officer for each magisterial
district of county, or ward of a city
and two, four, or six for the county or
city at large, according TO the size ofthe
county or city-sO as TO form with the
registering officers of the several dis
trtcts or wards one, two, or three Boards
of Registration for the county or city.
An officer of the army or Freedmen's
Bureau will, If possible, be selected as
IA member OF each Board; and the other
two will be selected from the following
class of persons, viz: LIST. Officers of
the United States army, or OF volun-
teers who have been honOrably dis
charged after meritorious services dur
ing the late war. I'd. Loyal citizens
OF the county or city for which they are
selected. Sd. Any other loyal citizens
having the proper qualifications.
These Boards must be composed OF
men who not only are now, but always
have been, loyal to the Government OF
the United Statesj men of high charac-
ter, and sound, impartial Judgment,
and, as far as possible, men who have
No registering officer shall be can
didate for any elective Office while
holding the Office of registering officer.
With their recommendations for ap-
pOintment, the Board will report to the
Commanding General brief of the
testimonials and other evidence upon
which their selections are based.
The Board will report from time to
time their selections for particular
counties or cities, without waiting to
complete the list.
The Dispatch which OF late has done
good deal of swallowing with rather
commendRble grace, makes something
of a wry face over the above order. and
remarks that it is at n loss to know
from whence registering candidates are
to come, "seeIng that they are to be re
tired army officers, (of which there
''are none,) and persons who have been
always loyal TO the Government" It
thinks Il ga clear case that the APP
''pointees for most OF the counties will
'hsve to betaken from the third class
namely, loyal citizens who live any
where In the United States" 1t
winds up however by saying that ii
halls with pleasure every new step
taken toward reconstruction"
The Petersburg Hider gives a full re-
port of Senator Wilson's speech there
on Thursday night last, to ga large
concourse OF people, principally col
Ored." We fancy that it was some
thing very unusual for the Petersburg
Virginians TO hear such a speech in
their own midst. 1t was more than
some of them could formerly stand In
Congress at Washington. "By re-
quest" we are told, "the Mayor intro
dueed Mr.. Wilson," \ genteeI way of
saying that the disagreeable duty was
notperformeda as a matter of choice. But
considering the novelty OF the per-
fcrmanee, we perhaps ought not to ex-
pect anything more than the most dis
tant NfOrmality from Virginia funo.
tiOnary under the circumstances.
The Massachusetts Senator gave his
listening audience some very plain
talk. As an initiatory discourse from
the Puritan side of the house, so much
abhorred by all orthodox first and
secoud families OF the Cavalier stock, It
must be considered very plain indeed.
We quote from it the following speci-
men OF regular Plymouth Rock evan
gelism:
Consider the condition of the coun-
try at the close of the war-Lincoln had
been killed; the hearts of the people
We're sad and sore; they had buried
-, 1000 OF their children; vacant chairs
Were to be found in every house, and
lowly mounds. under which thousands
upon thousands of the sons OF the
North, were scattered all over Virginia
and other States. In spite OF all these
tnere WAS NO sentiment OF hostility or
desire to degrade the humblest man of
the South. Our people did not want
your lives, your blood or your lands.
They fought for the liberty OF the lowIy.
and desired to lift men up, and not 10
pull them down.
am sorry to say that n difference
arose between the President and Con-
gress. Under malign cOunsels the
President took a position in opposition
to the great majority OF Congress, and
the people, and your people under the
lead of your prominent men and the
press, looked to the President, and You
believed he would carry his policy; and
in that you made great mistake, and
70 your cost have found It out by this
time. Some of you even now look to
the Supreme Court, and in this you Will
De disappointed, as you We're in your
dependence on the President. Some
DINERS look TO the formation OF poIiti-
cal party at the North, such as prom
1sed you great things before the war
You Will ind them, let me tell Won. as
Po"eriess to help you as was the Pres