The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-24
Washington letter.

r,-,,spondcnce OF the Richmond Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1869.
Tho determination of the people of Vir-
u;n;s to keep the peace to perfect harmo-
s:;" ons relations with ali the people in their
.,;5y,. to insist upon the colored peoplc
,n;nr allowed their rights; and in ali to
,,stS;n the reconstruction policy of Con-
s .noss is the sharpcst thorn Just at present
he Radical side. II they would only
: =, q riot in Richmond, burn down
.boii dozen colorcd churches, and unite in
3onouncinc President Grant, they would
-crr;ve silent thanks from the leading Rad-
,,1s whilst their virtuous indignation, now
.,mrcllcd to remain hidden. would be heard
throughout the length and breadth tt the
land.
i is 50 true that what the Radicals want
san excuse to prevent the admission of
Virginia or ct least TO prevent the Lcgisla-
,orc from assembling, is an outburst of
iccIinc in opposition to the laws under
rl;rh the Conservative element has organ
;,c3 victory, that the most casual observer
,fetra Republican antics in this place can
discern the peryading sentiment of the
The leaders know that, as the matter
stands ut present, there is no hope for pre-
vomiting the restoration of the State TO her
,,ace in the Union and Notwithstanding
their rrotestations that they are anxious
for the admission Of all the States, the evil
Ieucc is MS plain rs the monday sun that
m the slightest and most shallow preteyt
thew viii cndcayor toprcycnt tho admission
Of the Virginia representatives to Congress,
sni the assembling of the State Legisla-
:urc.
One Of the latest movements is an at
tempt to have the President agree that &C.
.cIH. CANDY order new election on account
Il a large proportion of the members of the
legislature being unable to take the IRON
.ai oath. Radicals here assert that
Grant lrW authorize the commanding Gene
RI - 50 do, but the belief among the ma
wity i that he will take no action without
uncrcSsipnal legislation. He will hardly
hermit himself to be driven into anything
Of the Kind.
Ono thing is certain. since the President
,ct. for Long Branch he has been entirely
.f,at FROM urgent politicians. and | venture
snc statement, without fear of contradic-
RON. that there is no Radical politician here
,lority that the President will countenance
anew election in Virginia. Furthermore,
] venture to assert that lie is not disposed
10 acccic 10 the monstrous demands that
tic politicians would like to make in this
yc,,cgt. but which they really hesitate to
10 un account Of their uncertainty as to
tuy their requests would he received. T.
rr VIRGINIA ELECTIoN.-A special dis
match from Washington to the Philadelphia
Past SAYS there seems 10 be no doubt but
that new election will he ordered in Eir-
.lu;a within the next ten days, unless &C.
neral Grant intcrfercs, for 4 close canvass
.1ow, that 4 very small proportion Of the
rewlv elected members Of the Virginia Le-
-,sa;urc can take the iron-clad' oath.
rer,aiuly noQuorum can take it, and all the
trouble and expense of re-holding the cleo
ton will cnsuc in the districts where the
members elect cannot take the iiron-clad."
TtE PUBLIC DEET STATEMENT.--Thep pub
lie debt statement of the 3lst instant, it is
estimated. will show gratifying decrease
in the public debt, in consequence Of the
fact that the customs receipts will foot up
sG>.N))GJ0 or S40,O00,00 The debt will
probably bc iesscncd about 0,0000,00O.
rncrc is prospect for a still further rcduc-
tor by tie time the August statement is
IuniisEcd but ii is presumed that q
slight increase Of the debt will be shown
~ the statement for September, because of
a necessary diminution OF receipts, and
heavy disbursements that will then be re-
CURED for the army and navy.
AN UNANIMOUS OFrEE.-Secrctary Bout
vc}l received Thursday from Baltimore a
- lincoln comfy (WiscaSect, Mainc,) bank
note. which the sender requests to have
invested for one hundred years in tho
Mo@t advantageous manner toward the ex-
taCuishment OF the public debt
\ RE-ASSESSMENT OF INCOMES. Tho
Washington correspondent Of the Philadel-
lhj0 Press SAYS: ~ rcassessment of The
income lists of the citizens of Washington
has been ordered by the Revenue Bureau,
o'casioned hy the numerous complaints O
'ase returns, and numbers of charges thai
wealthy people have made no returns ut all
II is not improbable that similar orders viii
nc issued 20 the assessors Of all the princi
pni cities Of the country.'
The Secretary OF the Treasury is perfect
ing a plan 10y which national banks can, a
stated times during the year, exchange thu
securities on deposit for any other Govern
mcnt securities.
WORLDS FAIR IN Wash,
.tgton, July 22.-Mcasures have been con-
GUIDED having III view the holding of Il
Worlds Exposition of Manufactures, &c.
in Washington Il year hence.
PERUVIAN AND UNITED STATES CLAIM
co>yENTloN.-.l Washington, July 22.-0if-
cial pocamatien is made Of recent con-
yeution between the United States and Peru
for the adjustment Of Ike claims Of citizens
II elmer country against the other-one
commissioner 10 be appointed by each Go
yernmcnt, and the two shall have an arbi-
trr. They are TO sit al Lima.
Returns from the local land office at Salt
Lake city, Utah, show that during the first
1wo weeks Of June last 8S3 declaratory
statements, covering l40. 600 acres, were
lied in that Office under the presumption act
q September, 1871.
Death OF GENERAL STEADaAN.-A cor
RESPONDENT Of the New York Herald,
writing from Santiago dc Cuba OH the Sth
instant. says:
With deep regret / have TO announce
Il.