The national Republican., 1869-01-20

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Our Washington Correspondence.
To he Republican!
THE BRADLEY CASE.
The speech or address Of Joseph II. Bradley,
sr., to the Supreme Court Of this District, de-
livered yesterday, is, in view OF the history
OF "the Bradley case" . topic of uniyersal
attention among our fellow.eitizens. To say
the least OF II, II vindioates Mr.. Bradley's
high reputation asa lawyer, gentleman and
man of brains. II imme asurably strengthens
his case before the court, which is believed
10 hold that the supreme Court Of the United
States has no authority Whatever to deter
mine who shall and who shall not practice In
the United States Courts OF the District OF
Columbia. l believe l am correct in stating
that the original ruling OF the Supreme Court
Of this District In the Bradley case was made
under a sense OF duty, over and against the
personal feelings OF every member of the
court, not excepting Judge Fisher, than whom
no other member OF the court was more warm.
ly attached to Mr.. Bradley. His frank per.
sonal statement made yesterday, 1t is sincerely
hoped by all hear speak of II, will pave the
way to q settlement of the dificulty, which
will restore Mr.. Bradley TO the Nat of this
Districti OF which, for third OF a century, he
was pillar and an ornament.
RAILROAD suBsIDI rs.
The economists around me are by no mel ans
content with the action OF the House yester-
day on the subject matter OF railroad subsidies.
The propriety Of voting money grants, In the
shape OF bonds, was voted down only by
twenty majority and the propriety OF land
grants to railroads was sustained with but
thirty-hve votes against II.
That was the upshot Of the days legislation
on the subject. The question arises: does
this mean that Congress design voting subsi-
dies to railroads In the existing condition Of
the treasury There will be a merry nght on
the question so soon as any one subsidy ques.
tion comes before either House. Notwith-
standing the positively Affirmative position
manifest In yesterdays action of the House,
do not think single subsidy will be voted
this winter. / come to this conclusion in
view Of the fact that all the members know
that economy must be the order OF the day to
prevent national bankruptcy. Thus, l judge
that yesterdays legislation on the subject
meant merely an expression of representative
opinion that the policy of granting subsidies
to works OF internal improvement had proved
beneficial to the general public interest, and
will be expedient whenever the national
Treasury may be In condition to authorize Its
continuance.
HEJANEs RIVER AND KASAwHA CANAL.
When that time may arrive, | trust Con.
gress will duly consider the propriety OF aiding
the completion OF the James River and Ka.
nswhs canal, which, at this moment, prom.
ises to do more for the future OF the United
States than any other work OF internal I'M
provement on this continent, except the Pa
eihe railroad. Already two hundred miles of
this canal have been constructed. IsavIas -
much more, prinsipaiiy slackwater improve.
ment, to be executed. When completed, 1t
will form the highway for the transportation
OF ten times as much bulky western freight
to the Atlantic as now reaches the ocean
via the New York Erie canal. Hundreds of
nayigable western rivers will pour their
freight into 1t at all seasons Of the year. The
cost OF transportation over 1t to shipment
direct to Europe will not necessarily be more
than half that charged upon the New York
Erie canal which is not competent to the
transportation Of half the freight that would
traverse its waters II that were possible. The
State and people Of Virginia cannot complete te
the James River and Kanawha canal
They stand ready to give the entire work
half constructed, to any company that will
complete It. The Great West 10 far NOR,
directly interested In Its completion than VII
ginia. with "reconstruotion " completed 1
that State, feel sure this great work will b
duly prosecuted under the auspices Of " &c
ahead" company of Northern and foreig
capitalists, aided by grants Of land from tn
General Government, whenever the Treasury
ma ha In a..
such meritorious public works.
THE LATEST PHASE OF THR VIRGINIA RECON
sTRUcTIos QUESTION.
Below your readers will hnd the memorial
to the Senate's Judiciary Committee, pre-
sented this forenoon by the Virginia Conserya
tive committeej also the changes they ask l.
be made In the Radical constitution about /
be submitted to the people OF their State:
To he Judiciary Committee oCms U. S. Senate:
On behalf OF the delegation OF citizens O
virginia, and In accordance with the reques
oiyour committee, we beg leave respeetfulI
70 submit, IN the form OF Ame ndments 10 Hous
modihoations Of the eonstitution proposed b,
the late convention as, in our opinion, will
under al the oiroumstsncss, lead to its ac
II 70 due 70 oandor to say in this connection
that those who sent US here have expressed
sss SslsTs the real feeling and purposes
while the conviction Of the undersigned, and
as they believe OF the people OF Virginia gen
orally, remains unchanged, that the freed m o
OF the Southern States, in their present III
edue1ted condition, are not prepared for tn
and the performance Of other duties connecte,
with public affairs, and are, therefore, al I'M
time, unsafe depositories OF political power
yet, In view OF the verdict OF public opinior
In favor OF their being allowed to exercise In
right OF suffrage, as expressed In the recen n
elections. the undersigned are prepared, an,
they believe the majority of the people OF Wiz
ginia are prepared, to surrender their oppo
sition to Its Incorporation into their fundA
mental law, as an Offering on the altar O
peace, and In the hope that union and harmon,
may be restored on the basis OF universal sui
frage And universal amnesty"
Taking II, then, to be established as tn
policy OF this Government to require in Vir
giniA a constitutional recOgnitio on and enfo rce
ment Of the civil and political equality OF al
men before the law, we have, in the amend
ments proposed, inserted all the provision
looking to that result, which Congress hereto
fore deemed proper, and we have left undIs
turbed all the provisions OF the proposed con
jeot.
The hrst modification OF the proposed con,
stitution suggested by US 10 to strike from II
all those features Of disfrADO OhiBement and dis
qualification, and all those elements Of bitter.
ness and strife, political, sectional and seotA.
rian which, In our judgment, are wholly In.
compatible with good government and good