The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20
THE SOUTH.
Reports Of the Special Correspond
enis Of The Herald.
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The Recent Political Fusion
III Virginia.
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Rebel Soldiers in Favor Of
Confiscation.
Politics and Crops In Tennessee and
Georgia.
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TIE RADICAL PARTY ALABAMA.
TIE RADICAL PARTY IN ALABAMA.
ylR GIN IA.
sptual CORRESPONDENCE OF THE AsaalD.

The Try Tor EeGistratiOn-hOw " In Ne
gnrded-isank and File Of the Rebel sol
<iers i'm Favor Of Coniscation-How They
Feel Towards the Stay-nt-Home Secesii-
Discovery OF the Alleged Perpetrator Of a
Very Mysterious Murder.
RICHMOND, Va, June 10, 1867
The grealcry beginning ascend from all the papers
On the State, and intended orcblc though monosy
lahic sdmonon Register register The Of
enc Sherman bill the impeachment OF the President tho
rghtabou'face movement OF General Longstrcet all
forgotten IN The momentous importance of registration
Before tho question OF registering assumed s present
iaugibe shape quite number here accustomed TO
a, the whole thing aud laugh at the thought or
beng troubled by such bore registration But within
abe past fcw weeks since the General scho-
Acids order and since the awakened attention Of the
press has been directed to the matter the nderen,sts
becoming nervous and the Generals order is beng
booked carefully than it when first issued
Tho conservatives, when talked to short time since
the possibility of the radicals carrying
tbe State invariably scented the notion, since The
agglomeration Of the republican factions ominous
uneasiness is manesting itself among them, and when
ever they reluctantly admit that the radicals may
tbe race is only with the understanding that largo
number OF conservatives may refuse register Tha,
eli OF those not dsfranchsed will 70 and
names Is no, by any means likely. Men In this
muDiiy whom know have been so punished in the loss
Of everything priced most dear by the disastrous rebel.
hon not 10 care, in their words, continental
damn what becomes Of the government am not so
ssngvine good many hero that all the whites with
Abe exception Of the few that follow Hunnicut will
their votes way-conservative, OF course. On
contrary, am Of opinion that number Of Con-
federate soldiers viii vote with the radicals 1t may
ssre Northern readers 10 hear that the theory OF
oonhscaton finds favor with nconsidcrable portion
OF The rank and Gle OF the late reoei armies little
scnecton will, however, induce the conclusion
Shat nothing unnatural exists in the poor fellows
VINO were ured into the rebellion and fought
holding arsocracy, feeling incensed finding self
Nab nsgasors enjoying fortune while they themselves
struggle bard with poverty. broken down excap,ain
Of artillery IN Lees army who staked and lost his
sune IN the rebellion, remarked 70 pointed
several large newly burt tobacco warehouses In this city,
owned by men who made fortunes during tho rebellion
but never handled a musket therein :--"If Thad
nen-and they are the who urged the rebellion on
thas they might profit from 1.-THE could get loo 600
soldier for such men he win raise his hat
IN reverence and admiration for those who were his
somb-proof arstocra the stay. money
wbiie-you-can set Of fellows are looked upon
colder Of she SOUTH II Is this same ieering which
promises In fts expression NJ the polls 10 upset
The ex-rebe soldiers wiz vote for any Respectable
radical rather than for resurrected politician or the
efco or a newspaper while the fight proceeding.
few months longer and The great question TO wha,
In latter end February the body OF an I'M.
known female was discovered lying in piece OF wood
farm Her dress was neat and her appearance youthful
and attractive On examination II found from
marks her person. that she had been the victim OF
. cruel murder. The remains taken In charge by
Abe authorities and an Investigation commenced. The
event created great sensation at the time by Of
ssch one OF four persons who were missing in different
localities One Of those for whom she was mistaken |
snrned up IN Norfolk, though every acquaintance |
Of bers, including her mother, identified her as |
me deceased, even 20 the ribbons and earrings |
ultimately discharged, and remains, which |
bad been disinierred three times finally consigned
70 the grave Justice Wade, however, determined 10 |
unrave the mystery al any OF trouble lie
wrote TO every township the State and inquired any
the deceased After some delay he received
nom Caroline county that James Peter Phillips mar
red Miss Anne Pitts, the year 1895, county
sbat they lived together ttne, when Philips
left 70 60 to Richmond thai his wife Quenty fol-
lowed nm that she never heard rom personally
since, though the husband frequently TO say sho
was doing WELL Tho description Of the deceased cor
nis information tue authorities proceeded 10 Drinkers
fArm saw Phillips, and inquired OF him where his lie
Of the woman above mentioned He was taken, how
ever, into custody on Thursday last and awaits
s1 :, Mssnsa, al se county eouI. nIi Tuesday
abe most delicate and ingenious web OF crcum.
.s.nia testimony that was ever presented 70 jury bat
ton Phillips 10 Of the former sheriff OF Henrico
county respectfully connected and Of mild, unassumns
Turner when the body found In the vicinity and 10
Vas Afterwards remarked be absened himself for two
1soed with tho deceased puncture in the temple
Che only sign Of bullet having entered head but no
marks Of exit; yet nothing else could be detected on
sAe head or body as capable OF producing desih-no
shs eround gave evidence, and In OF the leiess
hands bunch OF withered leaves was found tightly
khs nyesiigaton promises 70 be Of much interest
Political Demon aIization Of the Pesple-Pro.-
poets for the Repabiicsns-Rsssis OF she
Harmonic Fuslen-Hnnnlcutps Present POSI-
slon with the Blacks-The whites, the
Press and General schoaeld-lsraus the
Hope OF the Southern Peeple-Terribie De.
fecfs In the Military BilI-Congress Duped-
The Franchiscd and Disfranchiscd-tsrand
Republican Mass MeetinG-DissinsuI shed
Orators TO b Present.
Rioanosp Va, June II. 1907
Viewing the political situation Virginia from an i'm
partial ouiside standpoint becomes apparent
Thai attempt anayzaon Of parties or to form
any conclusion 70 the future destiny OF tho State In
consideration Of the present dcmorAzsd condition Of
society, would be labor In The old party denoml.
nations whig democrat &c, which existed previous to
shs war, are obsolete Virginia. and tho factions once
% powerful no longer exist In political sense The |
Struggle with OH W. passions preudiccs and impulses
ssoyed me Antasonsms and snmostics between these
organizations and merged them into one forgetting past
snssences and having bu, and one end 10 accom-
pskh. -. -.
eisss The close Of the rebellion there has been no o.
sss ~ reorganization the pan Of the remnants Of
shsss almost dsfancs political bodies nor have the peo
pc bssn Jet In condition 70 adopt any principles or
platforms suitable 70 their IDEAS Even 1t this day
thsrs can scarcely b said 10 Be political party In the
etats-sxosptiss the nucleus Of . republican sne-for n
% by no means orsanized industrious a have bean The
agents and smsarss Of the Northern radicals 70 eject
equalization and unanimiy Of action, their work By
- means complete though they have The citiss and
towns succeeded y gaining 70 their ereeds majority Of
NE blces win slishs spvnklIns q whites conact-
ne istsss end Ne changing political horizon may
b any time undo shs radical work In virnssi shs /