Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-14
WEDNESDAY MoRNlNa, April IA, 1876
"THE NEW MOVEMENT"

"THE NEW MOVEMENT"
The perfect success which has crowned
the labors of the Committee of Nine,
eliminating in the late message of the
President and the passage Of the cleo
ton bill for Virginia, has fallen upon
the Radical press and the Bourbon press
alike, with the suddenness Of burst
ing bonn bshell. All sorts Of lodges are
now resorted to, to strip all merit from
the action of that Committee, the mem
bers of which by both these wings of
the Radical press were SO much berated,
abused, and denounced. Perhaps this
course Was naturally to be expected.
They do not want the State reconstructed
in any mode which deprives them Of the
offices; While the Bourbons, seeing that
they are incapacitatcd from ruling, de-
sire to ruin, by havl-s no reconstruc-
ton at al. The Radicals are now en-
deavoring to give to Gov. Wells and
his clique all the credit of the recent
measures, in the face Of the palpab!e
fact that they opposed the Con- mittee
of Nine to the bitter end, and did their
utmost to procure the submission of the
Constitution without change-while the
Bourbons are willing that Col. Walker
should have the credit, but only that
they may strip the laurel from the brows
of the hated Committee Of Nine.
s'Alas! what tangled webs we weave,
When first we stady to deceive"
the truth is, that whatever influence
Col Walker had with the Admini,tra-
ton admitted on all nands to be great,)
be cast in aid of the Committee of
Nine. He was with them on two or
three occasions il Washington, identi-
fed with their views and purposes, and
assisting them in their interviews and
explanations to the President and the
members Of Congress. But it was while
working afterwards with the Committee
Of True Republican," that his labors
were crowned with success. AS the Rad
ical and the Bourbon press were in low
ing accord in opposing all measures OF
Cancellation and compromise, there can
be no surprise at the identity of their
views and feelings now.
We trust the people OF Virginia will
at length seriously consider their true
interest, and no longer be bewildered by
the Radical presses Of the State--the
Wells faction and the Withers faction.
Great stress is laid by morning CO.
temporary upon the probable action of
the Conservative State Committee, as if
that can have any effect upon tho pos
ture of our affairs. AS well attempt to
resurrect Col. Withers, who has vanished
from the candidacy for Governor as
noiselessly as the last snow melted from
the earth. That Committee abdicated
their powers when they refused to sane
ton the new movement, and since then
have forfeited all claim to the confidence
of the people, and now "theres none SO
poor as do them reverence They can
GALL, but who is there to answer? Can
Col. Withers? Alas! he opposed the
"new movement" and now opposes re-
construction, and we regard his abdica-
ton as complete as that of the Commit
tee. He and his supporters must learn
to keep up with the progress Of events
which have now shot long way ahead
of them and left them behind. Col.
Walkers nomination, upon the Admin
istration platform took the wind out OF
their sails, split up the old inactive and
effete Conservative organization as COM
pletely as it did the Radicals, and left
the fragments of both to wall ard la
ment over lost opportunities. 1t bodies
well for good Virginians to have these
Two remnants left in loving minorities
Of accord and disccrd--it is happy
meeting of extremes, if the people of
Virginia shall rise superior to their ia
tai counsels, and achieve their salvation
BY triumph over both.