The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-05


eeed," said New York banker to us 8
few days ago.
"Why not?"
"Becsuse the rings In Wall ST., forbid
it,"
"What are they after?" 81.
"The Virginia railroads. They want
to water the stock as they did in Tea
nessee and North Caroljna-quadrup-
ling the debt of the State without build
Ing an additional mile of road.n Hal
$50 there is no political feeling In
the matter-no love of the negrol"
"Not bit oft. 1t is all for money. u
81 thought they had plenty of mo-
ney."
"Not they. Sometimes v GU may find
an individual who has enough money !;
never set of men. Besides they arc
living at rate which compe.s them to
squeeze the last dollar out OF the South
ern States" aU4tas#
"But they are ripping the goose that
lays the COLDER egg"
"They care nothing for that. Bird
in the hand is their motto. Moreover
their extravaganza forblds their wait
ing"
"Do the Wall ST., rings rule Con-
gress?" isratrIFa feiI qsii 81
"Certainly, they are in partnership"
swell, is it your opinion that GRANT
will be ruled by the rings" 500
''Of course he is just like the rest of
them"
SIS there no hope Ia the Democratic
party?" ..r7s "a
"None whatever. They would fleece
you just the same ifthey had the chance.
Even now, Democrats are only too glad
TO get in with the Reconstruction rings.'
"What are we to do, then ?"sT
"Get rich. The Yankees respect
nothing OH earth or above it but riches.
Money is literally, notfiguratively, their
God" ssaE0
"But how are we to get rich when
they are squeezing money out of us as
fast or faster than we can make it ?n
s"We;l, three or four more crops of
cotton such as you raised last year will
put you on your feet. Already, the
Yankees are beginning to have better
opinion.of you. and their drummers are
swarming in every Cotton State, buy
ing cotton at the planters door, thus
saving commissions, cost of transporta-
tion &c., &c." ~ M
With this gloomy outlook, the con-
versation dropped. Our banking friend
seemed to think that the retention OF
power in the Southern States was a
monetary necessity to the Republican
party. Hence they :prefer to put
rogues in office, because rogues would
do their bidding aad share the proceeds
ofthe general plunder, whichwould con-
tinue as long as dollar could be forced
or wheedled out of the people.
The New York banker spoke quite
calmly, as il any appeal from the decis-
ion of the Wall ST., rings were hope
less and absurd. As we'll resist the law
of gravity, But We were sot wholly
convinced by him. We are not yet
ready to believe that Gen. Grants sold
out bag and baggage to the rings.
Standing on the corner of Baltimore
and Charles streets the other day, we
beheld beautiful but strange spectacle
strange in this, that you had to go
behind the scenes to see the panier anna,
An officer of high grade and impor-
tant position is of opinion that the peaes
of this country will never be restored
until we go to war with a foreign pow
err He aches to get blow at England.
Our finances forbid war with that or
any tirst-raee power, but England will
have to eat deal of humble pie during
the next five or ten years.
Gentlemen of the press will find the
reading rooms of The Ne,o Eclectic, No.
"a Lexington St., delightful resort. =
A cordial reception and list of for
eign periodicals exceeding that of any
club or public library in the country
constitute the attractions.
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CAMERON being in Washington, VEN
ABLE deyotes two editorial columns to
"Mature Sirens" meaning by that vir-
gins or widows of 40. This is an en-
tireiy "new movement" to which HoLT
WILSON might devote dozen or SO OF
damnatory paragraphs.
SANDY LITTLE gets off the following
paternal editorial appeal.
flour delinquent debtors could see us
at this 1870 A. NJ, in our night shirt,
rocking the cradle of the Junior Editor
while tue dear good mother sleeps, they
would not have the heart TO withhold
what they owe MS.
This accounts for SANDY's excessive
sweetness OF late. We hope his debtors
will pay up, and save the State from be-
ing torn to pieces. SSH.
An astronomer fancies that, during
the eclipse of the sun last year, he saw
the smoke from the volcanoes % miles
on the other side of the moon-the side
we never have seen and never can see.
Dent ask us Hwhat next" because we
can't answer yon.
BUTLER seems 10 think that there is
nothing to fear from GRANT, in case the
letters OF the tenure-of-office bill are re-
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