The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-07-17
Virginia Not Democratic.

vA6tuAse ASOO DSfSiUCIaNlCe
We clip the following from the Rich
mond Dipatch, once a red-hot Demo
cratic and f6fe-eating paper. We would
cautiou the writer of the srticle. He is
certainly petbagging, q scalawagiug,
sf hunbaeging: = =
There are two classes ofNpersons who
J. sss eudeayoring, to force Virginia into
Y The Democratic party, whether she will
) prsno, One il the party Of carpet-bag-
sfyersiand scahwsgs in this State, who are
Eof opinion that they may do us damage
with tho President and Congress by call
ing our victorious party Democratic.
The, ether is the, northern Democrats,
who are, very, anxious to muster us into
their ranks ,o,-..soasr> ID.
4sss First. The victory here was won by an
alliance of good men generally of all
9political shades Of opinion in other days,
who, s;ss::ssks all personal opinions, and join
ed "A the common cause Of rescuing the
State from the dominion of ignorance
and, dishonesty. They acted as patriots,
national. and domestic. They ignored
the Iold party names, and associated as
seomrades sdcyoutiy struggling for the
nnhlie, salyatinn Sc It Is the greatest
iabsurdityr 1t is an insult to the grand
motives which governed thcm-to call
them by-any of the old party names.
Second. The fight here was upon re-
,cnnstruction, and the victorious party
which has set Virginia free stood upon
General Grants platform; and that par
tysis now absorbed in more imre-.e"'
matters than hunting, tersacl arcomrl,ta thn
ahey are esaSh has been SO propitiuusly
and they desire to so on with it
IN entire harmony with the Federal Ad-
ninistration until lit is consu,umated.
Their party relations depend upon the
events that are to follow. Those events
are toibe controlled at Washington. AT
prseent, we repent, they stand on the
Grant platform, desiring, in proof of
their sense-of~ favor extended to
thens by General Grant, to go on in har-
inony with the Federal Executive.
1an6--lss,, -.
Third, 1t is plain that parties must be
reformed. The old issu and the par
ties that were formed upon them must
give place to new issues and new parties
We do not believe there will ever be
Democratic party in Virginia or if
there should be, it will be so altered in
every respect that it will resemble the
old one in name alone. The revolution
In the theory of our government has
taken away the main pillar of the old
Democracy, Nor do we think that a
party Bearing the name Wing will any
more resemble that which existed before
the war.
The old parties must all pass away
The new Congratulations out of the
debris Of the old, and their combinations
with the new issues that must grow out
of Ssns Sns !: :sI ~ esaer Of our political system,
are now steadily going on, aud Virginia
will not be ready to take sides a,..il they
take shape and have the breath of life
blown into them. AS yet, she is in the
chaysalis state, endcavoring to expend
har limbs and recover her strength in the
genial sunshine which has been intro
diced through loop-holc kindly made
for as by General Grant. She is now
drawn TO that light, and is inclined to
continue in it. Thus for only can we
sesnow. But to join any of the old
parties, she is not at all inclined, and it is
ndta probably that she will. They are
dead i S4a7g