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A Fair Pronositinn.

g s6sa RsEE Were light SERf SEEMS to Be
needed, and which thus has on advantage
over the editors Of the Richmond papers,
who can find no enemies to contend with,
makes the following fair proposition
We advocate the plan of get ing at the
real sentiments and wishes of Virginia as it
shall be indicated by her citizens in primary
meetings assembled. If there be any more
sure, speedy, and effectual method than this
for obtaining the authentic voice of the people
we will gladly adopt it. Yielding for a mo-
ment 10 the amusing delusion of the stand
still. DO nothing party, that majority of the
people OF Virginia are with them, it will still
be necessary TO test the fact in order that
ninority-satisfied that they are in the mi
nor1ty-may abandon minority movement
and unanimously acquiesce in standing by the
old .do-nothiDg' policy.
We, for one, are willing to make the deci-
sion OF the majority unanimouS; and the re-
sponsibility of advocating course calculated
10 divide, demoraliZe, or weaken, the Conser-
vatfye party must rest with those who refuse
TO ADOPT the proper means to heal it-a result
which can never be brought about by mere
newspaper discussion or the untested and I'M
supported claims of the advocates of either.
wishes OF majority of conservative people.
Happily the questions which now divide us
are not questions Of morals, but Of policy
and hence 1t happens that the minority can
yield with clear and untroubled conscience
their view TO those of the majority 1cheneper
the rieos Of the majority Clearly ascertained."
Surely no one can say nay" to this
mode of settling disputed point.
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EyactlN so

The Legislature of one Of the northern
States has granted to the new Atlantic
cable company whose TRANSATLANTIC ter
minus is to be in France the exclusive
privilege of landing the American end of
the cable on the shore in that State. Mr..
REvERDY JOHNSON, who is certainly one of
the ablest lawyers belonging to the Ameri-
can bar, and who was never suspected of
DeIug Ulher tnau uPPuu0ar.
known as the States-rights doctrines Of the
southern statesmen, has .eaid, in reply to
inquiries addressed to him, that as each
State is sovereign las to such matters], and
is left in the undisturbed possession of its
own territory, there could be no doubt
about the right of any one State p grant
exclusive privileges to q foreign company.
Considering that each State cedes p the
Federal Government the land upon which
forts, arsenals, &c., are located, and along
with it exclusive jurisdiction over such
land, and that from the foundation Of the
government up to the year 1861 no one ever
deemed such cession unnecessary * super
erogatory one you'd think that Mr.. J ,HNsoN
had committed no objectionable sin IN giving
the opinion in question. But not 80 thinks
Mr.. GREELEY; the champion of the doctrine
that minorities have no rights which ma
jorities are bound to respect. He declares
that Mr.. JOHNSON, 10 making such de-
claration, &" sounded lower depth than he
had hitherto reached" and that the doc
trine of State sovereignty "was finally set
tied at Appomattox Courthouse"
Let our northern sisters take warning
"The fruit they eat may be Of the tree
they planted but they will yet find it
bitter, even though it come of the famous
apple tree at App .mattcx Courthouse afore-
said. They have no right to grant charters
to cable companies; that is the business of
Congress, under the new dispensation.
Your States are but as counties; and of
consequence your legislatures are but coun-
ty courts. Have done with your nonsense
about State rights. Call your pretended
legislative bodies common councils or some
such appropriate title, and leave the bust
ness of legislation to your masters at Wash
ington. 1. is the old, old story of the fool
ish man that tried to injure his neighbor
but found that he had burned down his own
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;J8mgs FISK, Jr., the Erie specuiasor VINO
played this rough trick upon BoWLEs' Is
denounced by nearly every journal with !aa
which we exchange. We do not see shas
gowLEs has aught to complain Of. DE y
an independent editor, considering that ne
is q Republican, and has written many ar
t;cles that pleased US Of the South com
mentinc rson the meanness, littleness' ol.-
ternoss, and bigotry, of his party as mani
tested in certain of it's acts and by certain
Of it's members. Yet if he is guilty OF
having ,ibelled Mr.. FISK, and was caught
in New York, and could not give that secu-
rity which the Law requires that he would
abide the judgment of the court, he was no
more outraged in being sent to jail than
hundreds of innocent persons have from
time immemorial been outraged IN oeing
imprisoned because they could not give Sc
curity for their, appearance as witnesses.
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DIED,

IN the 2sh ms taut, of consump ton at the resi-
dence Of his bro,her-in-lsw hs1sr vi Wio W R@T-
sham Notoway county, va; 2 Ms Of his are e.
,savn1 wife seven children, and large circle
of relatives and friends, to mourn mis- unsimeiy
loss. Peace be to hi 9 ashes.
abingdon and ClarSesville papers please copy. =
T, This CITY, Sunday 81. 1861, at I've minutes to
so'cinck P. NJ, ELLA W. FINKs, daughter OF
Henry and V. B. F1nks aged seven years ana hree
Her funeral took place yesterday the 18th.
MNone knew her but to love her. !" +" She is noE
dead but sleepeth.', ri 4 FRIEND.
On the soth instant, at half.past O'Clock 4. M,
WILLIAM GREANOR, in the seVenEY-sl2tn year
Of his age. .,.u =, p,I,,rnoro
and WAS one OF Its defenders In the war OF 1917 he
has been resident OF this city for more than fifty
years. Nv frbr-sdoc\
at o. clock from Trinity church, corner I"enlleth
baltimore papers will please copy.
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The Lynchburg Press on The Situa-
af,.ss fion,

The Lynchburgs Neaus re-publishes the
views Of the National Intelligence, and COM
ments upon them in excellent spirit, though
evidently averse to the adoption of the
nlau suggested by I" sENEx." The Rep'o,
iican says nothing. The Virginian has a
long article giving in its adhesion to the
idea, but suggesting a compromise pian'
We quote few. sentences
without knowing. and not BENG ao. ,,,; ~
divine. what suggestions the fneentae'a Viii
make for the guidance of our people, we VIII
tass occasion to say that, in our numoie
INDICTMENT; II is not wise to let matters dri1t ON
as thew are now going. We should not leave
oy,r ,,eopie SUBJECT to the haZard OF dle Inat
NAV terminals tbeif future for years TO come
nnder n coustitr ton the most odious tnat men
or devils ever invented 10 degrade, harass'
and affiict, n free people.
a. From the outgivings we have nan IL 10
ohv;ons that Il this constitution be voted upon,
and a shall he rejected las we think II would
he, nv ANYTHING less than an Overwhelming
majority. the vote wonld be so manipulated
and the majority so reduced that 1t Wouid oe
declared adopted, ana accordingly wonid De
forced ut3on MS The Alabama CONSTITUTION
was defeated according to the pfafnest 'lnter.
nretation of the reconstruction act; ana YET
Congress went back on her people, ana,
yyithont framing even an er post tdcfo law 20
instify their eetion, admitted the State, with
its cafbet- bag Organization, contrary TO the
letter and Spirit Of their orn existing III"
Gan we expect ANYTHING better. even though
we might vote down the odionS 1nstrnment
contrived by Underwood and Hunnicutt 1cr
our degradation -
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CORNELIUS O'D6wD (Mr. LEVER says in
the last No. of Blach;,oood that your pro-
fessed philanthropists are almost invariably
i'll natured, sour, morose people, who, una
BILE to make friends Of persons Immediately
around them, endeavor to console them
selves by pretending to be the friends of all
mankind. Such, at any rate, is very good
description of the Radical C friends of hu-
mainly and of civil liberty" who now rule
this country. They are in favor of popu-
lar government in Spain, in Crete, in Ire
land, and everywhere else in the world than
the United States. Here they give us laws
made outside Of the Constitution, military
rulers, the bayonet for breakfast and q
drum-head court-martial for supper, jails,
Tortugas islands, Fort Warrens, &c., SC.
Also, oonstables, States' attorneys, justices
Of the peace, judges, clerks, and whatever
other officials we need, appointed by mill
tary governor whoi is himself appointed by
our benefcent President or head General !
How deeply We sympathize-we who
enjoy the blessings Of so benignant a
Government-with the oppressed people
say of France
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Our Candidates.

In speaking of the movements now on foot
to prevent the saddling of the people of Vir-
ginia with the BAYNE-UNDERwoo Constitu-
ton, the Norfolk Josvnal incidentally says
"At the Conservative Convention, Withers,
Walker, and Marye, were nominated when it
was known that if elected they could not
serve because of the iron-clad oath.
cat that time this would have been Of little
practical importance. We were willing to
remain under military government; for from
what we then knew we thought 1t was posi-
bic TO do so. Now we know that it is impos-
sible We are certain that we shall be forced
in, whether we wish 1t or not
If we elect men that can't take the oath
the Radicals will declare them Ineligible and
pnt In those candidates who caR-who VIII of
course be those receiving the next highest
number of notes.-the defeated Radicals.
The destructives will thus get themselves
Installed in office all over the State, which is
just what they want, and the conservative
politicians viii in this instance give another
proof OF the efficient aid rendered TO the RIA.
ideals in addition to the many past favors re-
ceiyed ut their hands.
- In the face of these facts, which we pre-
sumo no one can deny, does 1t not seem that
those men, sensible in other respects, are act
Ing under blindness inflicted from ON high,
VINO Will not make the best of the means now
In their hands by running men who can ac-
cept Inc othces to which they may be chosen. y
TO the opponents of the restoration of
Virginia to the Union under constitution
not proscriptive in its features the jour
nal hands over powerful weapon of of
fence and defence when it assumes or con-
cedes, as it appears to do, that the move
ment now on foot involves the declination
or setting aside of our candidates. The
reverse is the fact, as we understand it. 1t
is q clear case that if we can secure the
privilege Of voting upon q constitution
which prescribes no test oath for officers
we shall have no occasion to nominate new
candidates; whereas if we are to vote only
upon the negro constitution, which does
prescribe an odious iron-clad ath of Of
hce' 1t may become our duty to do 80. We
make no predictions in this matter. We
oniy state the case as it is. The candidates
ALREADY before us are just the men we need
ana desire II NC can have them run and
elected under constitution which vii, -.
NIT them to take Office. We wish FIR ; !
better or truer men. We, therefore, are
their best friends; and those who insist
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The Radical organ in this city is alarm
ed. It assumes that the EnqutTer is OPP
posed to the proposition Of " sENEX" and
others, and thus unbottles it's wrath:

"The ENQUIRER is altogether right in the po-
sition II has taken There is no use in resort
ing to the shifts and subterfuges. and decep-
tions recommended by tSenex, the Wing, ana
the Dispatch. which are entirely too tranepa.
rent. You csnnot change the nature OF things
by altering their names !; and as the course oi
the Engnirer is more open, manly, ana ouc-
sr5olteu so is it the more worthy OF respect:
We trtist it will continue in that pain until
1t makes these cunning wire-workeTs-Wno ae-
ceive nobody bit themselves-declare under
which king they will fight. There can be no
third party in this State: but there Will ne
two parties-one the Republican, with the
new constitution for its platform; the other,
all who oppose the adoption OF that instrn :.
ment as it stands. We tell 'Senex that, old
and fox-like as he is, he will not sncceed In
pnlling the wool over the eyes OF Congress
They have heard that voice before"
Thus does the Journal uncover its sore
spot. The arrow rankles in the wound.
"SENEx," a" old and fox like as he is" has
shown the cunning of fox in his efforts
to flank the carpet-baggers and scalawags.
We know that the Radicals are afraid OF
this movement; that they can discover no.
thing but "manliness and "openness "
in the conduct of those who are willing to
90 down with the opposition to negro suf-
frage, and nothing but "shifts, subter-
fuges, and deceptions," in the plan recon-
mended by the Dispatch and the Wing.
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The Petersburg Times has an ar'i' Die
,,,on what It costs to be Rept . h0an IN
she South" If its party had to pay me
arnenaes Of these carpet-baggsrs and scala
w.,a as the real people do, the times
n;eht be able to write more feeiingly on
the subject. a a5y b
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rg FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING!
PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR CHRISTMAS!
The public will hnd 1t to their advantage to call
early
JULIUS SYCLE, as Broad street,
and procure their
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
before buying elsewhere at
VERY UNPRECEDENTED PRICES
! have constantly on hand
CALICOES,
MUSLINS and DELAINES,
EMPRESS CLOTHS,
MERINCS,
BROCHE SHAWLS .
CLOAKS,
BALMORALS,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
GLOVES ......a...
HOODS
BREAKFAST sHAWLs,
GENTS UNDERWEAR, in great variety, at very
low prices.
lam more determined than ever to close out my
entire stock Of desirable DRESS GOODS st prices
to suit the times aud public.
Come one, cone all, and buy your goods at
JULIUS SYCLE'S, ais Broad street,
de 10 next to Keiningham's bookstore.
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,,pon running them along 9TH 9 consslsa !,
ton which itself provides that they shall
not be inaugurated, or whore rejection
would have the Same effect SO far as the
nominees are concerned, can hardly set
themselves up with any degree of plausi.
bility or fairness as the champions Oh
&c WIrIens, WALxEe, and MARYE.
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, .n.o;e ,,avmenis. he handA : the pniioso-
1 nhsr # she white cont wa hoas Gloves
pointing ont gross inconsisssm ss , Ds.ms.a
different parts Of DIR. dHEEhE; - i''''f ~
him on the some subject.
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DEFY SsssODs.
BUYERS, LOOK OUT /,
THE TI.E Is DRAWING no A CLOSE.

- Z .
In order to save you the unpleasant sensation o
seeing your friends and neighbors In the happy
possession Of handsome and cheap property
within yorr own reach asweIl as theirs. bat which
You failed to procure when the opportunity pre-.
senied itse1f TO yon-I would connGenttalyteIl yor
that there are
a GREAT MANY. BARGAINS LEFT YET
DIRK eOOD8s TRIMMINGS, AND FANCY
GOODS, At
julius MEYER's,
No. SGT BROAD STREET., NEAR SIXTH,
who IS selling the game ut and below cost for the
PURPOSE OF entering (neSt monta) ,hio new estab-
liu,meut Coz BROAD STREET, with an entirely
ew stock Of goods. Fou viii stu Andthere very
extensive assortment Of 10
PRINTS and CoTTOFs, fshyf
UOMEST1CS OF every description, al
+t~ HOSIERY for all ages. .s
SILKS and VELVETEENS, !t 80
,CAssIMEREs, CLOTHS, BEAVERS,
SAT1NETS, DOESKINS.s etc; u
CLOkKs, SHAWLS, and SCARF5;
WORSTED GOODS OF all kinds,
TRIMMINGS. RIBBONS, etc. r,.t
In fact, anything generally kept In frst-class
dry goods house can be hsd extremely low st 7tt9
JULIUS MEYERS
dea SIT Broad street, near Sixth.
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
IEEcKIESRnRe LAND AGENCY.

HH ECkIENDUfsl = LdIsU AuLAS = : -,
lyE The subscriber Offers his services iss " ~
"a e and PURCHASE ftf' hEAt. ESTATE ~
THE COUNTY or MICK tiESBUR6, Sa.,.Mo.
DE VIII paske investments on join; account, , ia
farther particulars sdd.S So Il. &. SlSSh
: YoYproS VA. December 10 tSsS. p
Refers 10 aenersl J. d. Imbstisn, General =. n ~
Anderson Messrs Rscen & Rasseryit gSsSv :,
Lancaster & Co., Richmond; colonel n 49,
ToTns CAPTAIN r. Garringsop, Mr. 4. a. has-
inns, judge e. Il. Chambers. MecklsnosIg go
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A HERo.-Mr. BowLEs, of the Spring
field Republican, has been elevated into q
hero by the northern newspaper press be-
cause he was lately arrested for libel and
confined one night in q New York jail.
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MARRIED.,

December 90 1865 by Rev. A. peterso fsr ns,
tn.:,iLdit EnfscopsI Church South, ara NH q
MARY F. RUTH. Daughter Of Samuel fa' >
Teo of Richmond city.
Petersburg papers please copy
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1t is really wonderful to contemplate the prices &c
JOSEPH sTBAUsE'S
. Nc. 1888 MAIN STREET.
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DIsTINGUIsHED ARRIVAL OF -
~ NEW MILLINERY AND FANCY &&4M
aOODS, embracing. all tine novelties of the Nv
s pI s3Sf,E sssh % 8oMNETs HATS. VELVET
DEESS TRIMMINGS OF all kinds, FURs
FEATHERS FLOWERS, sATNA SILKS, and
= eaoice selection OF beautiful RSTED
SOODS. at Mrs. b. L. CAHEE'a formerly Mrs.
d. Demelman, No. 4oa Broad Street
N. B.-Ladies wishing to make their own bon-
nets can be furnished with materials of all kinds
and all necessary Information given. Her flowers
and feathers are Of the most exquisite quality. A
call from the ladies' is most respectfully solicited
80 that they can judge for themselves.
Country and city orders promptly executed.
f'Insed every SATURDAY. NOS
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Senator MORTON is out in the Washington
Chronicle in q long letter, addressed to
HoRAcE GREELEY, upon tho resumption of
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r EVY BROTHERS. ~ !.
OLD SOUTHERN DRY GOODS STORE,
1918 AND 1915 MAIN STREET,
is the place to purchase your
DRY GOODS. = -.
Having the largest store In the city, buying and
selling goods in larger quantities than any other
house, enables them to do all that they promise In
their advertisements. ala
Great inducements to country merchants pur-
chasing for cash. LEVY BROTHERS,
de 30 Nos. 1913 and 1915 Main street.
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nrcr.fpnp a. lass

= ~ - q UECEMRER u 1868, II ggl !, -
Received on The Goth instant per steamer Aibe-
marie, and again to-day per steamer Isaac Bell
bought by Mr.. Reuas at the closing-out salas of
the great auction-housesof New York, embracing
In part Broche ShawIs from aes IN $50. Woollen
sets from Soc to ga; Overcoats, We Is and Pants
Cavalry Boots ; ladiest and misses Shoes; mems
and boys Shoes and Boots; flannel aud ner,no
shirts and Drawers. de 70
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10 the CrID1-I ,aI. .----','a'' '7r'v-.-'' '---
from auction:
8, 900 yards of the handsomest and finest FRENCH
MERINOES at the low price Of 81, cheal
sl.75;
KENTUCKY JEANS,
EERsEYs, HEAVY TWEEDs,
sATINETs, CASSIMEREs,
DoEsKIEs and BEAVER CLOTH. aston
inglylow;
LADIES', MISSES, and CHILDREN's
SHAWLs,
BREAKFAST SHhWLS,
CHILpREN,s and MISSES HOODS;
STOCKINGS, LINEN DAMAsK,
LINEN TABLE CLOTHS;
Thousands of yards Of the BEST CALICO,
of every quality and manufacture, at only
12ic.;
BROWN aud BLEACHED SHIFTING at
10 and FAC;
100 dozen LINEN TOWELS at half their value.
JOSEPH STRAUSE'S,
No 1893 Main street. near the Old Market,
and you can buy for IS as much as you can get at
other places for $3.50.
Be careful Of coming to the right place.
r. 8. SNITuER and J. z. HAYNES win be pleased
to see their friends and the public at large.
JOSEPH sTRAUsE,
del6 No. 1888 Main street.
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FOR SALE.

EOR SALE, a STEAM SAW-MILL
ID situatea on Underwater In CHARLES City county,
ttirty.horse power. complete In all ARRANGEMENTS,
WIN HATHE and 9EfST MILLS attached. VIII
be SOLD low. For particulars, apply 70
ALLISOE IL kDDIsOE, u
oe H-2u 1870 Gary street.
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sarNEw EATING SALOON.

EeTNEw BATTING SALOON.
ANDREW ANTONI
opens this morning his
EATING SALOON,
which he has fitted up in handsome STYLE and he
invites the ladies and gentlemen to give him CALL
where they will find
EVERYTHING SERVED UP IN THE BEET
14 STYLE.
Remember the place, -
de aim two doors below T. r. Price & Co.'S.
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TO TAXPAYERS.

>
NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS.-In com.
nIIance with an ordinance OF the city Of
Richmond we win attend st the Office OF the C,y
Collector, at the City hall from A. d. 70 T. ?, ~
receive the remaining half OF the CITY FA}AssS 49,,
deducting ten per cent. thereon Eom Ih9se VIZ
paid one-haf In June.
- EDaUND WINNIE. q. O, IA
by JULIUS A. HoBSoS, ID. Z. =. q.
N. B.-Tkose persons w&o have NOT 2s.a $50, s M
portion OF their bills viii please call diflns ass
lsme time and pay the amount OF their taxes -
we viii have no opportunity OF calling on LS hSEE
before advertising their property Tor ss;f, .So
viii add twenty per cenH-tf not soldl. aieose
expect to have their goods levied On As sooa 80 n
get out Of the oca are required 70 set.ie o@'
entire account ia February. ,.,.
We would cali particular sttent!0n Of tho n ~.
payers or the newly territory - ".
property Is so mperfectly described AaL u u ~
possible that the Collector can andn
EDMUND WINNIE. Collector
de Aim BY JULIuS A. HoBsos' ID Y.
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7'. No Time to Lose.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore San says: so

s.The recent movement Of leading Conssrya-
lives of Virginia Ia favor Of universal suffrage
"a regarded far from favor3hly among kadicai
circles here. 1t is not doGbted for an instant
that. should the Conservatives in Virginia OF
tbeotber southern States give In their FRANK
adhesion 10 negro suffrage, in the nataras
course Of events they would in short time oe
abba 10 control a large portion, At least, OF the
coored vote, and the Radicals would periouIsS,s,
be left out In the cold. When the house oin
to submit the reconstruction constitution 70
the people OF Virgins was passed, the Atm o.
MAY was fixed as the time, because AL tne
labor contracts for the year will then nave
been made; aud 1t was held that the freedmen
would not be comparatively free from the In
finence Of the whites. Thia new flank moye''
rnent Of Virginia Conservatives will, however,
induct. A Radical counter flank movement. and
the House bill win be Immediately taken up
nv the Senate. and amended by fixing MS early
a day as possible-most probably Febraary'
4th--for the vote on the mongrei constitution.
The Conservatives cannot possibly perfect,
their plans By February, and 1t is thus hoped
that the Radical constitution, with its pro.
scriptive features, may be adopted accepted
by Congress, and it and Radical rule fastened
upon the people Of Virginia for years to come.
The Ga-ette's Washington correspondent