Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-27

-. IHE COLORED OTE.-TIYCn as W COlSicSs
what is its disposition? It conferred suffrage
upon the coored man, with the declaration
that he was unreasonable responsible suffragan,
entitled to the franchise and competent to ex
ercse it rightly. But no sooner do the gcolorec
people of Mississippi use this right to reject q
government which is distasteful to them, and
vote for men of their choice, than this Radical
Congress practically reverses its grant, and de-
priyes the colored people of Mississippi OF al
voice in the Presidential Election, and OF al
participation in the control of their own State.
. Is this all? No! The Radical Legislators,
Carpet baggers and scaawags, elected by the
blacks in those States Of the South where it
is feared that the colored man will exercise his
right by voting for Seymour and Blair, evlnce
their confidence in, and fidelity to, the colorct
man by taking the election out. OF bis hands
and leaving the choice of electors TO these Leg
.islators themselves. Il ta'@5a& -. ~
These are only few Of the straws which
show how the current goes. They prove that
the Radical party is not TO be depended upon
as the champion of colored suffrage, except
where that suffrage is to be the champion OF
the Radical party. La other words the blacks
are not voters by right, but by sufferance, and
their votes will not be taken unless cast as
directed. by their new masters. - FsteISGurQ
.Mde1. E5.@Ga. u.s ~ ; T.. 3u. -.r.,. :
LEGALITY 4 OF / VIRGINIA Courts. The
Richmond correspondent of the Petersburg In
deX says: yv. E:freC v,;...r Il cot. 3.
.a.'SalIy Anderson, &colored, lately convicted in
the Henrico County Courtlot arson, and SEN
fenced to death, is about to have her caae
brought up before Judge Underwood upon Il
writ OF habeas corpus. eThe plea her counsel
will file in the case will rest upon the fact that
two or more magistrates sitting upon the bench
when she was convicted aud condemned we're
Fdisiranchlsedb by the fourteenth amendment, and
we're therefore legally incapable of holding office
or exercising the judicial functions. We hope
this will be made Attest case and decide this
much agitateds question once. for ALL II it
holds good in The Gaze Of this negro woman,
and is deemed sufficient ground Tor granting
her new trialbeforesa thoroughly reconstruct
court, then it must hold good IN the deter
Phillips case, and every prisoner ln the Peni-
Tertiary will be entitled to a new trial before
courts, nc member Of which must be ,disfran-
ehised by, the fourteenth amendment. 80 -:
For FARMERS AND LABoRINa MEN. : If q
farmer during the course OF q year has bought
$500 Of goods and groceries, he has paid, in
making the purchase, at least $500 in taxes.
The banker gets his income tax from his depos
itors. They get theirs from the men with
whom they deal. Labor pays it ALL The crime
of Jacobin financial policies is that the people
are taxed for the benefit Of classes. Bondhold-
ers have $4,000, 000,O00,on which they receive
an income of 6 per cent, ip. gold. They paw no
tax. The national banks are unnecessarily
paid by the Government SIS, 900, 900 yearly
Most manufacturers are exempted from taxa.
ton, and the country is taxed-for their benefit
$lG3, OO0, 600 in gold-t heamount derived from
customs in the year ending on the lat of June
Gold.