The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-23
LOCAL MATTERS.

| GENERAL. STONEMAN DENOUNCED BY THF
CARPET T-BAGGERs-REsoLUTIo OF THE Re-
PUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE. - While
Hunnicutt was haraDguing handful o
his followers at New Nation Hall on Fri.
day night the representative body of the
other wing of the party was in session
around the corner. The annual report ot
General Stoneman called forth the follow.
ing document: rr 1881 ....,s. ..s--. .,
"Whereas the Commander of the First
Military District, Virginia, in report re-
Gently submitted by him to General Grant
portion of which is published in the New
York Tribune of the 10Th instant; and
"Whereas said report is calculated tc
make impressions not sustained by the facts
| existing, and known to us and to all loyal
men, SO far as the city Of Richmond is con-
cerned, and we believe it applicable to the
whole State therefore be it
d" RESOLVED, That the City Central Repub-
lican Committee of Richmond declares, in
behalf of the loyal people of the city, tina,
| no attempt On the part of the military com
mander has been made to find competent
| loyal men to fill the different Offices now
| filed by men clearly and expressly dis
qualified but, to the contrary, where loya
qualified men have been presented to the
commander he has constantly and inra
ridbly refused to appoint unless endorsed
| by leading prominent rebels. Such recon.
mendations will not be sought, nor can they
he obtained except for quasi-rebels, who
claim to be able to take the oath.
RESOLVED, That so far as Richmond is
concerned, this committee denies emphati
cally that the policy of General Schofeld
has been carried out but assert, upo1
facts, that competent, qualified men ap
pointed by General Schotield have been re-
moved by the present commander, and il
some cases men less qualified (unless rebe
sympathy be counted as qualification,
than those removed have been appointed
and this at the desire of rebels and agains
the earnest protest and wish of the loya
people.
q" ReSolUed, That this committee, deeEinf
his report untrue and unjust to the loya
people of the State, alike with those o
Richmond, earnestly ask the attention O.
the Republican State Central Committee tt
it, and call on them to refute it as ii de
serves, and to declare tho fact that hun
dreds of applications of loyal, competen
men for place have been filed at his office
and their claims urged, but that rebellion
and disloyalty we're more potent than 10y
atty and qualification.
" RESOLVED, That the order and peace
boasted by him as existing in Virginia arr
due to the extraordinary forbearance ant
desire on the part of the loyalists to submit
to oppression from those claiming autho
rity of the United States, knowing the utte
hopelessness Of justice for any loyal maj
before any Of the courts of the State unde
rebel control, regardless of the business o
their cause, and knowing that the military
power is used to sustain illegal rebel courts
in their persecution of loyalty, they 'suffe,
long, looking to Congress and our Presi
dent elect for their remedy"
1t may be we'll to add that Mr.. Hum
phreys, who was removed by General Stone
man from the Council, was chairman Of th'
meeting.