The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-07
State will be addressed to him at Rich
mond,'Va 't5 = 6"f'i2''i 7i.71 ~ '@,s.'' ~.
"By command of Breyet Major General
Stonen,an. - alae=aa ssee
f5ignedl $50. F. CHALF1N,
"Assistant Adjutant- General"

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following instructions were given to and BY
the Board: .4-,.,ra. ~ 4-r7
i" HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DIsrRIcT,
..rg ...s.,....,.. Estate oP VIRGINIA,
"RIcHxoSD, VA, February 1S 1869.
" Breuet Mdjor- General r. s. Granger
United States Army, President Militars
Board Of appointment, Richmond, Va.
"General,-I desire the Board to visit
Lynchburg, Farmville, Danville, Norfolk
Alexandria, Winchester, Staunton, and
Charlottesville, and in the order named
and to return to Richmond by the 18th o.
March, proximo. a r.4 aE
"The military commissioners at those
| and contiguous points will be Instructed by
the Board to notify the people within theil
jurisdiction Of the time the Board will be
at those several points, with the view o.
enabling them the more easily to confer
with it upon the subject Of appointments Il
Office in the State. pc J" ->F
,aIt is my desire that every inducemen,
be held out and every appointment given
to loyal and competent men to present
themselves in order that there may be nc
excuse hereafter if the Offices are not filled
and filled by proper persons.
'~''. >'' ''@" every respectfully,
Signed "GEoRGE STONEMEE,
!" Brevet Major General United States army,
commanding.' issasrn'
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT
"RooMs OF THE MILITARY BOARD .I /
.~..... "oP APPOINTMENT, Z
'"' ~'@". " "R1cHMoED, VA, 1859.
To -, Military Commissioner - Di-
visio7, of Virginia, -, Virginia:
"The persons named below have been
recommended for appointment to the Offices
set opposite their respective names. You
will at the earliest possible date send re-
port to the Board, giving information in
each case upon the following points
"1st. Is the: person recommended fit
and proper person for the position End.
Is he resident Of the county or corpora
ton 7 Sd. Can he furnish the bonds re-
quired by the laws Of this State. 4th. Can
he take the oath Of Office prescribed by the
act of Congress of July 2, 1862, or has he
had his disabilities removed by Congress
"To enable you to procure this informa-
ton you areiauthorized to perform such
journeys as may be necessary. .ra.aa
"By command Of Brevet. Msjor-General
St0neTlGn. q 3. ss4<rsssu -s#t4 xs!-4
[Signedl aF. M. Stone,
ss First Lieutenant Twenty-frst United
States infantry, Brevet Lieutenant-C Colo
mel United States army, Acting Assistant
Adjutant-General and Recorder Of the
Board" sz@'#3
g HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT, |
1@ Rooms OF THE MILITARY BoARD - q I
..... - sc OF FAPPoIETMEET,sr., {
RICHMOND, VA, February Is, 1859.
"To -, Military Commissioner - Di-
vision Virginia, VTginia :
"By direction Of The Major General COM
manding, the Board will hold session al
- on the
"I transmit herewith all applications on
file for positions in your division, except,
ing such as have been forwarded by you.
You will investigate and be prepared to re-
port to the Board on its arrival at -,
You will retain all papers in your posses
eion referring to appointments until the ar
rival of the Board. You will notify the
citizens of your division, in order that they
may be present and confer with them il
they 30 desire, and thereby assist in filling
tho various offices with loyal, honest, and
competent persons.
"Very respectfully,
"Your obedient servant,
ESignedl "E. W. SToNE,
d" First Lieutenant Twenty-frst infantry,
Brevet Lieutenant-C Colonel United States
Army, Recorder of Board.'
Recourse was had previous to ordering
the Board to the Republican counties, with
what results is shown by the following
exhibit: s..... ... .-- .-... .,r,.
OF the thirty-nine Commonwealth at
torneys recommended two declined, nine
were previous appointments by District
Commander, fourteen could not take the
oath of office, and eleven accepted and were
appointed. In regard to the clerks OF
county and circuit courts recommended
from the came source, the results were about
the same.
1t will be seen from the foregoing what
means have been used to fill the offices IN
the State of Virginia made vacant by joint
resolutions of Congress passed February s,
1869, and the following are the results as
shown by the records:
Number of Offices in the State, 5,446
number filled by General Schofeld, 532
number filled by General stoneman, 1877
number able to take the oath, 329 num-
ber of vacancies yet to be filled, 2,6l3.
How many of those recently appointed
will not accept, cannot qualify, or will be
unable to furnish the requisite bonds, re.
mains to be seen, and this number should
be added to the vacancies yet to be filled
In accounting for the very small number
Of persons in the State who can take the test
oath of Office it must be taken into conside
ration that Virginia was one great battle
field during the war; that there was small
chance for escape from the rigors of the
conscript laws that nearly every man was
directly under the eye and control Of the
Confederate Government, and that at some
time or other nearly every one gave aid
countenance, counsel, or encouragement tt
persons engaged in armed hostility" to the
Government Of the United States; and be-
sides, once having engaged in the war
probably no portion Of the southern peo
pie, old and young, male and female, were
more earnest in its prosecution.
The conclusion will force itself upon
every intelligent mind that if, with all the
efforts that have been made and the lati
tude that has been allowed, the Offices in
the State have not been filled by competent
persons, they certainly cannot be filled
when the restrictions Of any one party are
to be observed and complied with, as vii
be the case upon the adoption of the pro:
posed constitution, under which it is de
sired by some that the people Of Virgins