Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1867-07-18
Negro Representatives.

Sumner all Stevens are busy in sowing a
crop Of mischief for the colorcd race. They
ore awakening hopes and stimulating antago-
Gisns which must eventually bring on a war
Of races
In thadebate ID the Senate on Thursday las,
on the reconstruction bin, Mr.. Sumner advo-
Gated the exclusion Of rebels from participation
in the work Of forming the new governments.
lie could not doubt that colored Senators and
Representatives would soon be welcomed in the
Capitol. He advocated the requirement Of
universal education as a condition Of readmis-
sion of tie rebel States, and moved an amend
rusnt requiring the establishment Of system
Of public schools in The rebel States free 70 al!
without relation 70 race or color. Ruled ont
bvs vote Of II TO q. He then made on inei-
fsctual effort to provide for the appointment Of
,olorsd registers. saving that complaints came
from, VIRGINIA that not a single c0lOred register
had been appointed in that Wholesale but his
amendment vas subsequently adopted, in the
form that no person shall be disqualified from
serving oa the boards Of registration on account
ofracc or color. Mr.. Sumner repeated his re-
mark that it would be the duty Of the Senate
ina few months to welcome c0lored Senators
"a iis door.
The bill was passed by a vote o. 80 % G, as
q substitute for the House bill; and in the
House the two bills were referred to the Recon-
struction Committee.
In thereport Of q conversation lately between
Mr.. Stevens and a correspondent Of the New
York Herald, Mr.. s. ayowed his intention 20
press a coufscation bill at the next session, and
said. among other things
81 would also give every adult freedman who
was the head Of a family a small holding, say
Of forty or fifty acres, ont Of tls'lands Of their
former masters. III could not find enough IN
the old plantations upon which they were own
ID. I would make il up out Of the adjoining
land So that every freedman might remain on
the spot where he was raised, and, if he could
not find other labor, he could occupy himself
and support bis family By working his own
farm 40 home
And, after enlarging on this point he said -
This, sir, is what I would Ike 20 do if l
live and have the power to do it. But. at the
present moment, considering the demoralizsd
condition Of the Republican party-for it Is
badly demoralized-I NAV content myself with
The payment OF the losses CT loyal citizens by
the war. aud tho provision Of homesteads for
the freedmen, and with such mild conhscations
as may be necessary 70 accomplish these OBJ
iscts. I shall not under any circumstances
feel satisfied with less than this
ora Thal bears in, bitter remembrance the
loss Of his furnace b. Lees raid into Pennsyl-
yaaia, and pay he must have. no matter who
else fails in getting Just compensation for pro
peT;y wan,ouly destroyed by Federal troops
Sowe have two high bids for the Presidency
This confsostion sohsmo- from Stevens, and
Wads's agTaTica doctrine Of dividing the pro
perry Of the rich among the poor. Chase's
National Banks viii scarcely be able to keep
L,m on the track In competition with the dash
ing schemes Of the old pirates whose program
mes are before the people.