New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-11
port maroen's Notice.
VfRGINIA.

SENTIMENT or THE NORTHUMBERLAND
From Special Correspondent
RICHMOND, July 6, 1867
have taken more than the ordinary pains TO gts
at the views Of intelligent people all through tho State.
and am convinced that large proportion of the white
people Of Virginia anxious To accept and abide by tbs
Reconstruction acts OF Congress from necessity whHe
many, may be half truly loyal aud faithful citizenG
Of the Government. The prevailing sentiment the r1t-
raj districts throughout the State rs far as have been
able to ascertain is that the old Secession leaders and tho
their lot with tlem shall again rule
the State This las become moral certainty by the
great prepOnderance OF the cO0red registration oyes
tho white; were the latter not disposed 10
put them in back seats Tho secession politicians
die hard however, and they are now employed
assiduousy in disseminating prcjudices among
the white aborer and endeayorng 20 get up "a white
mans party"-a conflict OF labor and thus array tho
white and cOlOred people in antagOnstc PARTIES In tins
game regret to say they are ably and powerfully sec
0nded by some Of the extreme Radioalsmen of little
character education or talent. who jealous OF the
original Union OF the State but are cunning ana Ia
Dor earnestly st into the minds Of the c0lOred peo
pie suspicious and diSirust OF leading White mon
Registration is the chief cKetement and so far las
While great many whites, those Of the old school, with
all the prOclives OF rebellion. indifferent and apa-
thetc the cO0red people are enthusiastic loyal ana pa
trotic present themselves tho registration Offices
with tue air OF citizens who love their country, honor
their flag and determined TO obey tho laws and Gov
OF their country The returns up to the pesens
districts three blacks Dtcn
tered wlnte; Others two 10 one, while IN Tow
counties only the whites have attained majority
IL charged by many that registration frauds 10 An inn
extent have been practced by the coored people
in this ctyn that residents OF the counties ana remote
districts have registered here and that numbers VINO
had already gisered in Ward presented themselves
aud were recorded in another voters There Is, how
ever no foundation for this accusation One or two cases
where nsOphstcated freedmen dropped into registering
Offices and found to be non-resdens are quoted as
instances OF these mOstrOus frauds but substantial
proof has yet appeared Application WILL AZ IS sao %
made 90 ScOfcld the grounds OF fraud 10 alni
registrations IL Ia scarcely probable That the ten
era having provided in his order against such frauds by
having both white and black callengors III the Offices.
will require registration upon any such representa-
tons The cOOrcd voters here VIII 80 far exceed the
whites that they carry all municipal elections. and
the Mayor, Council and legislative representatives wan
be returned by them.
There good to believe that should roSpecta
BILE ticket for MAYOR and COunccn be nominated by the
cOOrcd people the Germans, who particularly hoste
to the clique that has heretofore ruled an local ponAcs
will vote with them ia OppOsOnto all others, when win
be a large accession that population here now nua
hers between 5000 and GOOO A communication from q
correspondent OF The Nec York World copied IN somo on
the papers that Judge Ryes VIII PROBABLY Do
removed from the office OF Judge OF the Court oil AP
peas Oh Of his extreme radcas, aud tDat te
Judge was elected by the Legislature Winter before iast
Judge Rives not elected by the Legislature whioh
has only the power TO confirm or reject nominations sue
by the Governor. He was appointed by the Governor 70
nil the vacancy Occasoned by the death OF Judge Thomp-
SON. and his nomination confirmed by the Legislature
last Winter. He has always been Union man, ana 10
cOnseguentiv object of especial dislike 20 the nnrecon
structed Rebels sound jurist bu world doubtless
be turned out Of office IL the secession party should come
into power, OF which there is little probability.