The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-07-09
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.

1t is well known that both OF the can
didates for the Governorship of Virgin
ia, Walker and Wells, and both of those
for the Governorship of Tennessee,
Senter and Stokes, arc Republicans Oh
Radicals. Walker and Senter, howev
or, although decided in their Republi-
canism, arc much more moderate than
Wells and Stokes. They are for estab-
fishing political harmony, for lifting the
weight Of oppression from the nccks Of
conquered people. They are for re-
storing to the DISTINGUISHED the right OF
suffrage. Their competitors, on the
contrary, whilst not bold but rather
cowardly in the expression of their
opinions, arc known or understood to be
in favor of extreme Radical measures.
As u natural consequence, the Domo-
Gratis Of Virginia and Tennessee prefer
Walker and Sontor to Wells and Stokes,
and, not having any candidates Of their
own, intend generally to vote for Walk
er and Scntcr, though good many of
them, wisely or unwiscly, seem resolved
not to vote at all. Tho Republicans
arc said to be much divided, the most
liberal supporting Walker and Sentcr,
the extreme partisans going Cor Wells
and Stok cs, and others hcsitatinS in
their choice.
In this condition of things, some of
the leading politicians in Virginia and
Tennessee have for some time been
anxious to obtain an expression of opin-
ion from the President and his Cabinet.
The Conservatives have supposed that
Grants feelings were in favor of Walker
and Scntcr, from the fact, that, in times
past, he has declared, like them, in ia
vor of the enfranchisement of the eX-
Confederatcs of the South and the re-
moval of all their political disabilities
lie has certainly expressed liberal views
upon this subject, expressed them fire.
qucnty and unequivocally, and we pre-
sumo, that, when he expressed them, he
entertained them or thought he did, but
all this is changed now. Intelligence
comes from Washington that political
matters in Virginia and Tennessee have
been talked over in Cabinet councils ;
that Mr.. Boutwell, declared that there
could not be two Republican parties in
this country and that only the most rad
cal of the parties claiming to be Republi-
can could be tolerated.; and that Grant has
backed this up by announcing that he
endorses Wells in Virginia and Stokes in
Tennessee, and that the Federal patron
age shall go to their friends. OF course
his action in this case will scarcely sur
prise anybody. He broke promise
several weeks ago to the Virginia Com
mittec of Nine" in regard to the sub
mission of a certain provision Of the
Virginia constitution to q separate vote
of the people, and pleaded as an apollo
gy for his bad faith that he had been
overruled by his Cabinet, and now, UNI
der the control of his Cabinet or some
other malign power, he not only aban-
dons an important policy he has pretend
ed to support but excludes from Execu-
tive patronage all who adhere to thai
policy. Ifmeh in Virginia and Ten
nessee go, as he has professed to do, for
the Acknowledgement of the disfranchis-
ed, he threatens to prescribe them to the
full extent of his official power.
Contemplate as the course of tho
President in relation to Virginia anC
Tennessee certainly is in its character, il
may not be unimportant in its results
He has lost in a great measure his par.
ty's respect, but thousands have re-
spect for his patronage who have mono
| for him. His enlistment in the suppor
of Wells and Stokes cannot fail to secure
to them a considerable accession O
strength. In both Virginia and Tonnes
see the conflict is earnest and violent anC
will continue SO to its close, and the tive
States, if the extreme Radicals shall sue
coed in them, viii be, 30 even a grcateI
extent than they now are, plague-spot
upon the face of the land.-L0uiSriH
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CHINESE WORKMEN.