The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-03-27

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The Explicit the weak receive strength
The end has been nearly reached. The
Radicals have played bold game! In
the words of the prime Minister Of France
in the time of Louis Kill, let them have
a care that they play their cards so that
they lose not trick, lest terrible retrl-
button follow *. IN Baltimore Gazette
JUDGEH w SHEFFEY's CuARGE.--The
charge of Judge Sheaey to the Grand
Jury Of Amherst, on Saturday, has been
furnished us, and we shall take an early
opportunity to lay it before our readers.
We are sure that all who peruse it will
agree with US in saying that it is as APP
proprate and eloquent an address as was
ever delivered by Judge on a similar
occasion.-LyncAburg Neacs.
A Scene IN THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
sENTATIvEs- BRUSHES "A
Washington letter in the Baltimore Ga.
zette says that when the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, in reading
Thad. Stevens confscation speech, came
to the following lines. sHe commanded
the men and the women to borrow from
their confding neighJors jewels Of silver
and jewels of gold" and that they did SO,
land spoiled the Egyptians and acent forth
full handed" every eye was turned upon
Butler, whose ordinarily chalky face as
sumed by turns all the colors Of the rain
bow. The profanity of Stevens cannot.
of course, be justified on any ground +; but
if, as is supposed, the allusion was intend
ed merely as sly fling at the hero of
Bethel and of New Orleans CHS rival for
the next presidency, it must certainly be
regarded as less atrociously malignant.
VINO ARE YOUR TRIENDs?-Ohio re
fused to strike the world "white" out Of
its Constitution so as to give colored peo-
pie equal rights. Kansas refused to let
eolored people vote unless they could read
and write. New York showed and un-
willingness to let colorcd people vote for
members Of convention to frame new
Constitution, and only allows those who
have property qualification to vote at
ALL
And the telegram Informs us that New
Jersey, where the Radicals are in majori-
ty-has just rejected the report Of a CON-
mittee in favor Of amending the State Con
stitution so as to allow colorcd people to
vote.
In these States the colored people num-
Der about one in hundred Of the popula-
ton.
Colorcd people, these are your pretend
ed friends. - Charlottesville Chronicle.
MEETING OF CoLoRED MEN IN CoIUat-
BIA.-One of the most remarkable color
ed meetings ever held in South Carolina,
was held in Columbia, S. G., on the 18th
inst, the occasion being the celebration
by the negroes ofthe passage Of the bill
enfranchising their race. By invitation,
General Wade Hampton, ExUnited States
Senators W. F. Desaussure and Edward
Arthur. Hon. W. f. Talley and James
w. Gibbs, addressed the meeting also the
Rev David Pickett and Beverly Nash,
both colored. The sentiments expressed
were honorable to both Sides The ne
gro es were gratifed with the spirit of
political utilization with which they have
been met, and the citizens are equally
pleased to find the colored man identi-
fed with the true interests of the State
Should convention be held the latter
will probably nominate and support the
best men in the country, and, as declared
by Nash, will urge Congress to repeal the
DISTINGUISHING clanse, which deprives them
of the services of those in whom they have
the greatest confidence.
sALAs FOR THE RARITY or CERIer
IAN CHARITY. The philanthropists Of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin pro-
pose that the suffering poor of the South
be left to starve to death, on account OF
their political opinions. It says:
Loyal Philadelphia cannot forget
that Alabama not long since elected
the pirate Semmes judge of court there"
and adds: $50 long as the Southern peo-
pie insist upon honoring such scoundrels
as Semmes, they cannot expect such loyal
communities as that Of Philadelphia to
forget the horrors Of Andersonville and
Belle Isle, and bestow aims where the only
return is an exhibition of vindictive
spite"
Eighteen hundred years ago, He who
preached charity to all men, told the fate
Of those who wickedly refused to practice
it:
II was an hungered, and ye gave me
no meat; | was thirsty and ye gave me
no drink was a stranger, and ye took
me not in naked, and ye clothed me not !;
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him saying
Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, Or
athirst, or stranger, or naked, or sick,
or in prison, and did not minister unto
thee? Then shall He answer them, say
ing: Verify, I say unto you, hasmuch
as ye did 1t not unto one of the least Of
these, ye did 1t not unto me. And these
shall goaway into everlasting punishment"
Constitution Against the Growth of Ma.
The New York Times contends that
constitution, s'froms," regulations" ETC.,
are unfavorable to the growth Of nation;
and that in order to develope this. greatest
nation in creation in the highest manner
it was necessary that these clogs to pro-
gress should be thrown off. The Times
says:
The Constitution of 1889, with the
amendment of 1865 abolishing slavery is