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The national Republican., 1869-01-05

CHANGE or BAss.-Ths Virginia papers
sre changing their opinions with regard TO
negro suffrage, and all approve Of tho action
OF the convention recently held. Many Dem.
oorstic papers that most bitterly denounced
the extension OF suffrage are now Its sup.
porters. The Richmond Di,pateh says
NEGRO suffrage 10 plainly inevitable, and
longer opposition would be vain"
The Danyille Timss says;
"From all we can gather, our people, while
they have not changed their opinion, have
| come to the deliberate conclusion that II 10
| perfectly useless to contend any longer against
negro suffrage. The policy now 10 to do the
| best we can with Il and under It."
| The Abingdon Pirginian says;
"While we agree with the writer that uni.
| vtrsAl suffrage. O., negro sunrage-is hxed
| fact, we want no better reason for not rushing
| after II In a supplioating spirit, but We cAnnoi
| deny that there 10 = Widespread sentiment in
| favor of II, coupled with universal amnesty. !.
The Richmond Journal tRepublicsn) Of Sat
| urday, referring to the conference alluded to
| and It's action, says:
This meeting, II is stated, 10 in the intere.
Of third party, and will favor universal sui
ffage and other new ideas. Great dissatisfae
tion 10 manifested in soma quarters at thll
nAnk movement, which Indicates a split II
| the ranks, -
The national Republican., 1869-01-05

ONE PRICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS ~
Believing that We can show appreciation Of those
who buy from US. In better way than bJ e?nees;
sions OF q few cents to those Who would beat
down" In price, and yet ehaTGing full nEures 10
those who eonhde In our marked" ratesi and de-
string to assist in furnishing useful to
the respective trades which sustain our business.
We offer the following additional
INDUCEMENTS.
To customers who bhnG syidspss Of having pr;
chased from US TwBNTY-FlyE DOLLARS
worth Of goods, FOR CASH, within one month,
We will furnish either Of the following. free oi
siosn's Architectural tMonthly) Journal, fol
Builders aud ArehiteetH
Coach Makers Journal.
BilcksmIth's and fArrier's Assistant.
Turner's Manual.
HATpers' Magazine.
Or any other monthly journal which the business
dect JOHN X. kLNANb CO.
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l. on COLUMBIA.

THE SOrRtHFE6N 3F E6NoI1aBlI THE DISTRICT
u..r p.,,', AN. t::.,. + D..'. :, Ees'', Do'.o'
The trustees In this cause having reported that
they had sold the property In said proceedings de-
Dyer. for tSl per acre. amounting to the sum Of
tS6, and that the said purchaser has complied with
the terms OF salet
II Is, this 2ith day OF December, A, D. 1865, or
dered BY the court that the said shall be, and the
| same Is hereby, ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to tho contrary be shown on or before the
18th day Of January, A. D. 1906 provided copy Of
oAs once week for three successive weeks before
said day. A. d. oLIN, Justice.
| r. ]. MEIos, Clerk dee2s- -w9y
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Darsanal.

Hoh. y. W. dooch, of Massachusetts,, Hon,
J. NJ. Ashley, of ohioj Hon. L. H. Chandler, Of
Virginia; and Judge n. D. INrnham, Of the
Hastings COURT OF Riohmond, Virginia, are At
the Ebbitt House. Hoo. J. Churohhiil, Of New
Yc'r 10 al wiilards'. Tbs New York Esprsn
ssys "A prominsnt Brosd street broker is re-
ported engaged to pretty young girl employed
In the Treasury Departmsnt At Washington.
Mrs. O, udy says 1t is genuine case OF love
at hrst sight.n Hon. William II. Koont1, OF
Pennsylvanis, has returned from his home,
whore hc has been spending the holidays. Mrs,
soott-siddons and company arrived, and are n
the metropolitan Hotel. Hon. J. Lawrence
Gef1, Of Pennsylvanis, 10 at willards'. Hon,
B. +. whittemore, Of South Carolina, 10 Al the
Seaton House. A large number OF Congress.
mon from the Eastern and the Middle States
artiyed here last night 10 tho ten O'Clock
train,
The national Republican., 1869-01-05
New Advertisements.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
AsTsrAsI MEDICAL PrHvEToR's OFFICE
wAsHISgToN, ID. G. Jan. o, l6p
Proposals for furnishing this Department viii
stAtionsIy for the ensning half year will be 70
Tlars furnished upon applleA ton,
Jas. .sod9t Asst Medical Purveyor u, g. A.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

wAsHireros, January I, lses.-Jsy Cooke
b 90. furnish the following quotations OF Gov.
The national Republican., 1869-01-05
Washington and Its Railroad Con
naetlana

Washington seems all at once to have ex.
cited the fears OF the managers Of all the rail
roads running within a hundred miles Of the
capital, and they have formed grand comb.
nation, and issued a high-sounIlng circular,
intended to teach Congress what its powers
are In relation to railroad projects generally.
This circular letter is as follows
The national Republican., 1869-01-05

LIMITED STATES PATBNT OFE!OE.
" WAsHIN0TOE, Dec. 2s, 1858.
On the peI.tlJu Il THOMAS J. HALL, Of Bryan,
granted him The 81 day Of April, 1855, for an in-
proVement for puughs;
Ofhcs On The 22d day Of March next. Any person
may oppose this extension; Objections, deposl'
ONCE twenty days before the day ot hearing,
ELIBHA FOOTR,
Ial-S3w Commissioner VI Palents.
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Undertakers.
Legal Notices.

6eA &sSsASSs'
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE SUB;
toai, Ws.hiss,Cs sSasey. H% the s' D.ist q
coiansia, letter. tsstamsn.aIJ or The Isr.Vpai Is:
s IL; a.,y sas psS s q h,Sas ltRssS. ssS
.gsinst aid deceased hereby warned % exhibit
i .ss.l On -A 81 ss sSs ssg &c & ifS
Hiy Sssss ssy q x. ..a e S Be excluded
be-. i;a under my hand RobiR4f hi III Se s Bs:'H
decso.wst. Executor.
ORPHANS COURT. n
District Of Columbia. WashiaofOa coIniv 10 0it:
In the case of CLEMENT W. BEsSErI, Ad
Ia. %s x: hs
SSS S ws'eSss@sS sSs 81 Ssg SSSg1t s sPBoi%Rs 49,
sona estate of said deceased apd Of the assets In
hand, as far as the same have been collected a.d
s0rs and SsTs ~ d asesa fs nSasS % a.
tend. with their claims properly youchsd, OF they
PIssas "a ssPZ q an
| the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, previous 10 the said
Tcst; JAS, R. o,BEIRNE,
| dey.Th3w ReElsteI OF WIFE.
Dtstrfct Of COLUMBIA. RashfnStoa coaaiv. " 70 isif
nini:trstor sisres.id hss, with iSs appreciation Of
.sd .psois.sS tRs "a SdHHa dSy ssas sS
aIy. A: b. 1892. for the hnal settlemsnt and dis.
and ~ he assets Iand sr =. he .s%s SsS;
been collected and turned into money when and
Ss's n ss ss .RS heir S.a. Il a
youshsd. or they may otherwise BY law be ex-
aI's s a. dIa:i IL s.S s.
''r rs.l: Sss'l'a' to the said AZ SHs R. o,BErRrE.
de3l -ThSw. REGISTER OF Wills.
The national Republican., 1869-01-05

0RPHANs' COURT.
" DECEMBER q. 1858
District Of Columbia, WdshinQton cOunfv, 10 ioit.
la the case Of CLEMENT ", BENNETT, admins
traitor Of CoRsELIys CURTIs, deceased, the admin
lstrator Aforesaid has with the appreciation Of the
Orphans, Court Of Washington county Aforesaid,
appointed SATURDAY, the sd day Of January, "A.
D. 1853. for the nnAl settlement and dist butlon
Of the personal estate Of said deceased and OF the
assets In hand, as far as the same have been col.
leeted and turned into money; when and where all
the and heirs OF said deceased notified
to attend, with their claims properly Nouehed, or
they may OtheTwiae by law be excluded from all
benefit In said deceased q estate! provided copy
Of this order b. published once a week for three
weeks in the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, previous TO
the aid day. -
Test: JAS. r. o,BBIRNE,
decSl -Th3w' Register Of Wills.
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THR SUB
hcriber has obtained from the Orphans Court
Of WAshlngton County, In the District OF Columbia
letter. Of fAdministTaton on the personal estate oil
VIZ. II. fRswIcK, late Of Washing gton county D. G. /,
deceased, All persons having claims against the
same. lth the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber
on or before the lelh day Of December next; they
may Otherwise BY law be excluded from all ben
shts Of the said estate.
1858 X. II. BURR,
de22.WSts AdmInistTatoT
TaIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE SUB
seriber has obtained from the Orphans Court
q fWashiPgi9n eouaty In the pistriet Of Columbia,
THosAs. OATES, late OF Washington county, d. @ q,
deceased. AL persons having claims against
the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof to the sub
they may otherwise by law be excluded from ali
benefits Of the said estate.
1855. -' A-AN 'A'' $50 NN' "
ELIZABETH H. OATES, her I mark.
AdministrAtTix,
Attest:
JAAEa q. EDWARDS,
Deputy Register Of Wills. dec2s-hN
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27


To-Day AND To-MoRRow.-To-day
we gather bright and beautiful flowers
tomorrow they are faded and dead.
To-day wealth of leaves shades U.S.
tomorrow, sere and fallen, they crumble
beneath our tread.
To-day the earth is covered with car
pet of green-to-morrow it is brown with
the withered grass.
To-day the vigorous stalk only bends
before the gale-to-morrow leaAess aud
sapless, child may break the brittle
stem. go
To-day the ripening fruit and waving
grain-to-morrow "the land is taking its
rest after the toll"
To-day we have sweet songsters of
meadows and forest, the buzz and hum
of myriad insects-to-morrow-
softly all nature is hushed and silent.
To-day stately edi6c, complete in
finish and surrounding, attracts the pas
ser-by-to-morrow a heap of ruins mark
the site.
To-day there are cattle upon thous-
and hills-to-morrow they fall in slaugh-
ter. 346s es
The fashion of the world passeth away.
But let Christ dwell within us, and
though we may pass away like the faded
leaf and sapless stalk, shall ssarise to
newness of life,"
''Where everlasting spring abides.
And never withering flowers" W 3, Tbf
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

SANTA CLARA INcENDIARIEs-Itw will
be remembered that the telegraph gave
notice not not long since, that band of
Ku-Kluxes, controlled by the same spirit
working in the breasts of the Oregon
City disturbers, burned church in
Santa Clara, California because it was
used as a school room for Chinese pupils.
The incendiary who applied the torch,
now writes that he was one of band of
6S, 900 in California who were with him
in such villainy. The Marysville Ap-
peal remarking upon the declaration,
thinks the fellow means there are 68, 900
Democratic voters in the State.- Lnsom-
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27
"Where everlasting spring abides.
And never withering flowers"
DEPARTMENT OF AaR1cuLruREE >

DEPARTMENT OF AdRICULTURE.-
The report Of the Department of Agri-
culture for last month, shows that the
number Of horses has slightly increased
in most of the Western and Southern
States, but very little in the Eastern and
Middle States: In the principal States
west of the Mississippi river and in the
Pacific States the number is not equal to
the demand, as is shown by the general
advance in price. There is d positive
decrease in cattle in many States, amount
ing to five per cent. in Illinois. A re-
duction in the number of mich cows ia
reported in Texas, Ohio and Illinois, and
an increase in prices is reported. A
general reduction in sheep is shown. ex-
cept in Tennessee, Missouri, Minnesota.
Kansas and the Pacific States, The loss
is not much less than ten per cent.
There is large reduction in swine, rep
resenting fifteen per cent. in some sec
tions, and a marked advance in prices.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

a
Oysters are sold ten for cent in Pen
sacola, Florida.
There is a baby in Hartford three
months old, which weighs only two
pounds.
Indiana has eight hundred and thirty
one aboriginal log school houses still In
use. s4,s+@s -ff.sts
Chinamen have commenced to work
the mines on More's creek, Idaho City.
Sacramento is to have grand veloci-
pede tournament on the 10th. There
will also be match race for 5000.
The town of Elko is beautifully located
in the center of a nice valley, and on the
banks of the Humboldt river.
Georgia has something like one hun
dred and thirty counties, more than al
most any other State in the Union,
though not the largest iii territory
There is proposition before the legisla-
ture to create number of new counties.
The Buffalo Courier has been sent to
the Young Mems Christian Association,
Geneva, New York, for some time; as
last the postmaster returns the paper say
ing 1t is uncalled for, and adds, by way
OF explanation "Reason-all the young
men dead-defunct-gone up-repudi-
neutrality-suspicious. out by the consta-
| ble."
Meadow Lake, mushroom town,
which sprung up on the Central Pacific
| railroad, two years ago, and at one time
boasted city government, two theatres,
thirteen hotels, ETC., has now popu-
lation of thirty-fve, aud building that
cost $4,000 was sold the other day for
SIS.
The Los Angeles News says that a
bearing orange tree In that county would
be considered worthless that would not
produce more than than 100 oranges,
and would be dug up and thrown away.
1t is not an uncommon thing there to
gather annually three or four, and even
five thousand oranges from one tree.
The Washington correspondent of the
San Francisco Times says: "I hear it
rumored ON the streets of Washington
that movement is on foot to investigate
the particulars of the will of the late
David C. Broderick. Wilkes, Of the
New York Spirit Of the Times, it will be
remembered, was the devisee and sold
the entire estate to G. X. Garrison for
$500, 900. 1t is now worth many mil
lions, and there are several heirs dis
covered. The whole subject has been
an enigma since the will was first admit
ted to probate"
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Che Albang Re9ister,
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1869.
Trip Lightly.

Trip lightly over trouble,
Trip lightly over wrong,
We only make grief double
By dwelling on it long.
Why clasp Woes hand SO fishtly?
Why sigh DER blossoms dead?
Why cling to forms<pgghtly
Why not seek joy instead?
Trip lightly over sorrow
Though all the day he dark;
The sun may shine tomorrow,
And gaily sing the lark.
Fair hopes have not departed,
Though roses may have fed;
Then never be down-hearted,
But look for joy instead
Trip lightly over sadness,
Stand not to rail at doom;
We've pearls to string of gladness,
On this side of the tomb.
Whilst stars are nightly shining,
And the heaven is overhead.
Encourage not repining.
But look for joy instead.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

PYRAMID LAKE.-A gentleman who
has lately explored the islands of Pyra-
mid Lake, in Utah, which are avoided
from some superstition by the Indians,
says that it is impossible, during the in
cubating season, 20 walk on the islands
without stepping on the eggs of gulls,
ducks, pelicans, and other aquatic fowl
Two small rocky islands are alive with
rattlesnakes, which bask in the shade of
almost every stone; SO that an intruder is
often treated to serenade Of a dozen
or more rattles of various degrees of
power and shades of tone.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

Armies don't like to be hard-pressed
We can't say how it would be with an
army of women. s.es ,a..9IT :
Nevada owes $500, ,12s 04, and4hss al
annual revenue of Sill ,595 90.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27


THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE-AMUs-
ING LETTER FROM A CONGRESSMAN
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Comm ercial says:
A lady received letter from Con-
gresham, that puzzled her beyond ex-
PLANTATION, and she handed it over to me
for clearance. / understood it at once.
My fair friend had the same name made
famous by an authoress here, and the
letter had been missent. 1t seems tie
fair quill-driver had been using the NJ.
C.'s frank to forward her manuscripts
and proofs. | ought not to publish, but
can't resist. The little epistolary effort
read /:
DEAR FRIEND am sorry to refuse
the use of my fac stnaile, as heretofore.
There has been such devil of a row
kicked up in the newspapers about the
use of the thing, that have been forced
to lock mine up. 1t is we'll [ did.
found it had been used to frank over the
country a circular setting forth the ex-
cellence of certain patent ointment to
cure scald heads, letter, ringworm and
chlcken-pox in children. [ have the
confunded thing under double-lock and
key, and have had night sweats ever
since, for fear some Internal paper would
get hold of the thing and force me to
rise to question of privilege, on the
subject of franking scald-heads. IF you
will send me your manuscripts and sheets
l will frank them, with pleasure, provid-
ed none are to go to that screechy old
heathen, Horace Greeley. I am, mad
am, yours, etc.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

An insane man became unmanageable
in New York Central railroad car, and
it was ascertained that out Of thirty-two
gentlemen in the car, twenty-nine carried
revolvers.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

England has coined 10000, 900 gold
sovereigns, and $4,000, 900 half sover-
eigns, during the past ten years--about
$225, 100000
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

London is growing SO rapidly that it
will soon contain a population of 4,OOO,-
900. The Metropolitan police of 1900
members have to control and patrol a
district Of thirty miles in diameter.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27

The Sacramento and Vallejo Railroad
is repaired and in operation again.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27
Diamond cut Diamond.

In the village of - lived man who
had once been judge of the county,
and we'll known all over it by the name
of judge r. He kept a store and saw
mill, and was always sure to have the
best bargain on his side, by which he had
gained an ample fortune; and some did
not hesitate to call him the biggest rascal
i'll the world. He was very conceited
withal, and used to brag of his business
capacity whenever anyone was near to
listen. One rainy day, as quite a num-
Der was seated round the stove, he began
as usual to tell of his great bargains
and at last wound up with the expires
sion
sNobody has ever cheated me, nor
they can't neither"
Judge" said an old man of the COM
pany, Il have cheated you more than
you ever did me-"
GLOW so?" said the Judge.
eff you'll promise you wont go to law
about it, nor do anything, I'll tell you or
else | won't: you are to much of a law
character for me-"
s.Let's hear" cried half dozen voices
at once.
'sIll PROMISE, said the judge, Hand
treat in the bargain if you have"
''Well do you remember the wagon
you robbed me of"
II never robbed you of any wagon:
only got the best of the bargain said
the judge.
"Well, [ made up my mind to have it
back, and"
:sYou never did, interrupted the cute
judge.
Yes, | did, and interest too"
GLOW so?" thundered the enraged
judge.
well. you see, judge I sold you one
day very nice pine log, and bargained
with you for lot more. Well, that log
l stole off your pile down at the mill the
night before, and the next day I sold it
to you. The next night l drew it back
home and sold it to you the next day,
and SO kept on until you had bought your
own log of me twenty-seven times"
ssThat's llep' exclaimed the infuri-
ated judge, running to his book and ex-
amining his log account; you never sold
me twenty-seven logs of the same meas
urement.'
81 know it," said the vender in logs,
''by drawing it back and forth the end
wore off, and as it wore kept cutting
the end off until it was ten feet long
just fourteen feet shorter than it was
the first time l brought it-and when it
got SO short [ drew it home and worked
it up into shingles, and [ concluded [
had got the worth of my wagon back,
and slowed away in my pocket book
The exclamation of the judge was
drowned by the shout of the by ISLANDERS,
and the log vender found the door with
out the promised treat.
, 1869-01-05
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURES,

The General Assembly ei Illinois net
nj Springfield yesterday. Tne House
was organised by the election Of II N.
Frs1 Kiln Corwin Speaker, who received
fl'ty-tErcc votes against twcn'y-:hsee
fer ". X. Casey The Democratic nom;ree,
The Scrate WAS c5l!ed to order by the
Litutcnaut Governor. The Governors
messaGs' Vas r1ad in beth houses, after
whlrl. ttey adjourned until 10 o'clock
I -2.y.
ihr principal! measures Of public
:-':sarc to come bef7re The Legislature
arc ske'ehed in Governor Oglc.by's mes-
sage, whlrh is an exceedingly able doc,l-
mint. Tie mest iuluor'2nt thing to be
dlEc lsln bx lie .itze ard rTovi1e for The
cccs'nn Of delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. We trust that care may be
tsktn, in tie preliminary arrar reem:n's
for the convention, TO give it as little OF
partisar chsrac:er md bins as may be.
i: is desirable t!ls. the constitution which
may be aaop'ed shall be sc',:cquentIy
ratified by the people. Experience. has
shown That il is exceedingly diff .ult to
stcurc ratification if the instrument i,
made to sueseryc any partisan ends. 1.
will not be practicable 10 keep il wholly
removtd tom politics. Tacre will be,
nevertheless, an opportunity to secure
tolcrably Independent Glect;on Of die
gsic. by cio- sing Tine when the usual
political issues a1c not rife, and when The
usual candidates fnr public Office arc 1ot
s!irrfnr themselves
, 1869-01-05
ENGLlSH-SPEAKING PEOPLES.

Mr. Charles W.n,v, r,b n IL, c,,,-
,iva,,a rouor Enc1;shmen who w.. ,ho
comnanion in travel In ,h:s c,nn.ro ~
ucnwor,h Dixor. has carried o,,t in
nc. Mt pub1jca,ion. The hannv ;,,sa If =
CONNECTED account of tho ncontss 1-bo
have rome on, from R4;ta,n md c.,rir5
The E7r1ish toncuc ~ al1 nor,e - ,ha
cl.,,c start;nr 1r,m v'rain;s 1rh~.a 80
1br csr1;est s.tt1ement ~ Enn1;en As 49,
made At .famessour ort1 jool,nr tho"as
over ttc sor,b h1ss,oa ~, s1.,-as1 a.a ~
var hc nrocrfds ~ Eow En1,aaa ~, ~
uav ~ thc Emn;ra s,s,a s}snaa,
c,n,,,a. on hia wav ~ tho Hnr,hros, ~
vh:ch bo ;ns,lv raoo,,;,.5 49, w. ;.,S.
rial sec,ion NJ 1,a con,;,sr+ ,tan 49,.
,ha psc;f;c I,s;1-os5 ,,~o,,rs ~ 49, as ss
inst oncn;nr rsr;nns nf nrr na..as, s,
America ara ends his ~, errro. s"Is m;,h
a view ~ ,hc . co1:,o,, n,os, oc r',;5,a 49,
Ttc sccona s,sos ~ h;s ;o,, uon 49, ~ Maa = -.
Z.a,and wb;ch ho f,nnd "o'aa,,,. ~ -" ~
semb1;rg Cre,t R-;,e;, ~ e,.nn,;o. -.
a, 4 c,,r,o.o. o,,ar s,,,,c5 ~. ,s 80
r,s,s .Tha p.;,a;s - % 49, So. u ~ eo'o,
crnea-ntne -rt;ah ~ a,ann ~ 49, u"aal. a' auu
,;<ra, 49,, f." @ e'....a ~ :" :3.,,:e. eus ~ W
,.s;,,;.., =. :. 49, .. - ~ y. %
ae.n,..,, .rs.1s p.ss' luo.nes
:, a.ns..o aase.,as ~" 1Ia'anueis'
anat 49, ~ 1920 p,.e,: = n:t Va se':e ~ nels'
~ Nar ~ gao,.ra "u "1ne' ~ WHICH
4se" A.a'aho'' % W A'iSteg ana
tesanas. s e'us' ,ra n:, 10 W p1aY 'ne
, 1869-01-05
" VIRGINIA BETRAYED

The Democracy Ct virginia ate excited.
The party IS threatened with d:sin.egr4-
lion. The ancient customs, principles.
ap1 The policy Ct Virginia are impe1i.led,
ard, monrriul tn relate, the dsstsrd limp
vatczs are "recrean1" sons of the vcncra-
bic Commonwealth. The prcsctiptiye
right Ct all native Virginians is 10 "do
nothing" ard the people Of that S:atc
have been in the vigorous enjoyment Of
that privilege ever since the war closed.
They have been resting on their sacred
honor" ever since, waiting until, by some
miracle, slavery shall be restored, and the
people Of the North aInlhilated. The
result has been tbs. Virginia has no civil
govcTpmcnt-her people refusing to max.
one themselves, and vehemensly protest.
Ing sgainst anyone else performing that
labor.
Last week some "nstivc Virein;ans,"
torty,six in number, met In Richmond,
AID behind closed doors, barred and
bolttd, discussed the expediency Of sban-
donirg the immemorial policy Of doing
no'h:rg, and tskiug up the Ysrkee sYs-
~. y. .o.ss . so1o A,Ds' :. Vas sueu q
centuries age, when few learned men,
uos a'.. s'.ns - ~ Law PUBIC opinion, ois'
.ne' -. :. .e-.n as ~ p."ss VI sanitl,ng
~. Jig 49, .ss:n .osa ~ '.s AXIS. ana o1
.a.-;aa a ,en,.', w;,s :. Sso m.a " uelaG
a'.es -. - ~ ", " - aosa1ceo
ssan a'ee ~ t.e soa'
,aos. A 10 ~. 49,. I .,s.,,,s, 4e. .;,,a eu 11 les
, 1869-01-05

have become converts to the theory thst
II is better to work than to strive will
flee the S'ase, or remain and live IS
"outcssts from all respectable socic ="
Is question which the prcss and the de-
batting clubs of the Old Dominion are
earnestly discussing.