The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-18
Very Modest.

The amiable gentlemen who are attempt
ing to force themselves upon the appoint
ing power in this State in order that they
may "run" (ratin y the State, are quite
indignant that Congress should presume to
consider the propriety of relieving any
body not recommended by themselves.
They have committee called executive"
in this city, which is taking high ground
in its relations to Congress. The words
"ohiect" and "demand" are as familiar
in their correspondence as though they had
power to make good all their "demands !"
and /" objections" We have had much in
formation concerning their interviews with
the Reconstruction Committee, and their
formal communications to that body and to
Congress itself. These gentlemen "ride q
high horse" and seem to imagine that Con-
gress is under the most solemn obligation
to believe oil they say and do all they de-
sire or command.
Mr.. L. EDWIN DUDLEY, who figures in
print as "Chairman Republican State Cen
trail Committee of Virginia" clearly ex-
presses the high notions of this committee.
In letter to the Washington Republican
this Mr.. DUDLEY arraigns Congress for GO
ing beyond the recommendations of his
committee by adding the names of Judges
sHEFFEy, HARRIS, and THOMAS, and in
structing that bill should be reported
removing their disabilities. DUDLEY "pro-
tests" on behalf Of 100000 voters ~
"against extending this relief to the three
gentlemen named" This Mr.. DUDLEY is
very great man, who, having recently i'm
migrated to this State from the North,
already has q larger constituency than any
man in the United States save General
GRANT. DUDLEY goes on to say that his
committee has a right to ask Congress to
relieve none but such as it may recommend,
since that committee is able "to discrimi-
"nate between individuals much better
than any committee of Congress possibly
"can."
All this is very modest of Mr.. DUDLEY
and his committee. 1t Is a very little mat
ter to ask Congress to become mere re-
gister Of the edicts Of this committee
with its grand chairman whom nobody
knows! See what mistake you have
made, says he lin effect) to Congress, by
going outside of our list of recommends.
tions. You have sent in the names Of
three judges who are still as bitter a:
ever''; i. being " still impossible for them
to do justice between parties when one is o
Rebel and the other Union mani"
The committee has taken a more direct
mode Of reaching Congress. A Washing
ton corr espondent of the Alexandria Ga.
zette says:
"This morning paper was filed with the
Committee on Reconstruction by these Radi.
cal leaders asking that no application for re-
lief from the fourteenth amendment should
be considered unless it came through the regu-
lar channel-i. e., sanctioned by the Richmond
Radical committee, and endorsed by Dudley,
Its chairman
The same writer enumerates the Virginia
Radical force now Fostering" Congress
among LQOSe mere Ut present, anu VINO are
most active and proscriptve, are George Rye,
Treasurer of the State; w. b. Downey, Com.
monwealths attorney of Loudoun county,
who is violent in his opposition 10 the removal
OF the disabilities from Judge Thomas and
General Asa Rogers, aud who wishes q fence
quilt SO high that nobody can jump over it
until all the offices are filled 1T Ia supposed
by others than Virginians; Charles Whittle-
sey, candidate for Congress from the seventh
oistrict-nomtnated at the time the Freed
mems Bureau was In full operation, but who
Is opposed 10 another convention 49, Hmm
phreys, collector of the port of Richmond:
Morrissey, of Richmond; - James. for.
merly OF Shenandoah; Lysander Hill sind
W. Willoughby, of Alexandria; Josiah Mil.
lard, doorkeeper in the Senate gallery. ard
- Inatcher, an examiner in the pa1ant
once: l.. ID. Chandler, former United Sra Les
District Attorney; r. H. Davis and e. LEV.
ellen nave recently reached here to join this
committee, ~ Jo1n 'niS
Every little matter, irrespective of date mr.
circumstance, is brought up to influence the
committee adversely 10 the restoration 70
tneir rights OF the best citizens of the STATE
b ana 70 keep up II possible, strife and conten.
Lewis Lindsay (colored) is also here
dancing attendance on the committee. - !.
One would think that from some rebukes
administered to these obtrusive and pre-
sumptive persons in the Reconstruction
Comm ittee OF Congress they would have