American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-02
Treatment of Virginia.

Holly Strings Reporter
Treatment of Virginia.
Virginia was one Of the old Thir
teen States. She gave birth to the
greatest Statesmen that have lived +
in our country. She was regarded,
but brief time ago, as the proudest
State of the Union, and as having
solid foundation for her pride. She
looked upon each of her SONS as hay
ing Il legacy in the simple name of
Virginian. Now she humbly asks
Gen. Candy whether she can vote for
United States Senators to represent |
her in the Congressinw which she in her |
eloquence once Numbered and light |
tened. Gen. Candy is not prepared |
to answer her question, but gracious !
~ tells her that he will make inquiry
of the Secretary of War The Sec
retarr of War sees doubts and diff
culties in the way, but condescend-
ingly promises to refer the subject
to the Attorney General. The At
torney General can't exactly say just
now, but, after due investigation, he
will tell Candy what he thinks,
and Candy can tell Virginia, and
Virginia will then know what she
can do or can't do until further or
dered. Look at the whole treatment
of Virginia by the Administration
Her Governor takes the oath of office
by permission. of Gen. Candy. Her
! Legislature aODvenes 10y the consent
of Gen. Candy. That Legislature
can do nothing except with the leave
of the President aud his Cabinet,
made known through Gen. Candy.
Are such things to last always? If
not, where are they to end, and how 7
Is the will of the people, Constitu-
tionally express, never to lie again
the supreme law of the Federal and
State Governments?
The late speech OF Senator Sumner
seems to foresliadow Injustice and
oppression i'll new forms to Virginia.
Mississippi and Texas. The New
York Express tells rs that Radical
colporteurs have been sent to Nir-
ginia for the purpose of organizing
committees Of the infamous Union
Leagues in various sections of the
State to get up evidence of frauds in
, the recent elections, and to intimi
date and cOerce or bride the freed
men to give affidavits that they were
forced to vote the Conservative ticket
or not TO vote at all The inStruc-
lions are that the Leagues, which
t everybody knows are ready for any
political or moral lepravity, shall at
all hazards secure the desired aft
davitS, and these are to accompany
petition which is to be presented
to Congress by Sumner and others
= and referred to the Reconstruction
Committee, where, under the auspices
Of Butler and Bingham, it is TO sleep,
if circumstances shall seem TO render
; a protractcd sleep desirable, until
the end of the session.
r This arrangement is of course ex-
pected to keep Virginia unreeon-
structed until at least the first Mon
day in December, 1870. The same
arrangement is to apply to Missis-
sippi and Texas, if the people of
e those States vote, i'll the coming elec.
I tons, for the Conservative candi-
p dates The petition is not to he pre-
scented in Virginia until she shall,
through her Legislature, have rati-
1 fed the fifteenth amendment. She
0 is first to he swindled out OF the rati-
H,.n ,f
false pretexts. and then cheated out
of her political life upon other false
preteXts.
i We take the above from the Louis
vile Courier journal. 1t is full OF
! truth and the surmises expressed
IN it are founded on indications OF
q foul play by the Radical leaders, that
are, alas, too clear to every person
/, at all posted in the political
s affairs of the times. That Boutwell,
c with his use of the National TreaSu
7 FISHERMAN with his command OF
f the National army-Hoar with his
V influence OH the National Judiciary
If and Crcsswcll Nth his control of the
+ mails of the nation, will succeed il
. their design Of keeping Virginia un
r der military rule, until she shall be
t taken into the Union under the leat
" of the Radical Republicans no one
: who knows the political sentiment!
of the men just named, will douh
@ for a moment. Yet, thOuglt this j.
= know to be. the case, the quondan
l. Democratic (now Dent Republican
'. journals of this State, with the factt
n before them, are calling on Mississip
pi to follow the example OF Virginia
h and vote the Republican ticket, anC
L are den0uncing those papers tina
= adhere to their principles, which ar
" immutable, as in!ITacticable ant
ar uhpatriOtic" Let them show Il;
$ what is to he gained by their course
y aad co Ivincc us that we will gain it
II and then wealso advise ourrcadar
'r t. . follow the example Of Virginia.
n. For the present, we desire to know
e, what Virginia has gained by her hu
1t initiation and ESTABLISHMENT. W,
u await the information. VIII tn
il Republican date Drmocratic) organ
d *he Cia,or, OF some Of IT'S cchoCa, ell
Tighten as!