Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-08-03
The Virginia Radicals Want Offices.

Gazette, to see brethren dwell together in unity,
but it is difficult in these times to tell who are
brothers Here is a certain jenkins, claiming
to be Virginian, and yet Chairman Of the
Wells Radical Committee, who writes letter
to the Chairman Of the Walker Republican
Committee, asking fraternal kindness at the
hands of those he SO lately repudiated. The
impudence of the race of jenkins is notorious,
but this one is little beyond the rest of the
tribe when he says:
1 assure you that am actuated by no selfish
motives. As Virginan, my highest ambition
is to see Virginia prosper; and acting upon
these grave considerations of public policy take
this early opportunity to communicate with you
upon the propriety of uniting the two wings OF
the Republican party and establishing liberal
Republican organization. in whose ranks all who
really love the Union may join, whether they
may have been buttoned in the gray or the blue,
and thus create permanent powerful and last
ing party, which shall secure the permanent
prosperity Of the State. [ have, within few
days past, been honored by my party with the
position of chairman OF the Republican State
Committee and representing as do oyer one
hundred thousand voters, it is with confidence
that now make the proposition for consolida-
ton with that wing of the party which you have
the honor to represent: and should the PROPOSE
ton which now make be met on your part
with spirit Of Cancellation and reunion and be
approved by those with whom you are associat-
ed, it will be my pleasure to name committee
of prominent gentlemen OF my party to confer
with such gentlemen as you may be pleased to
name as to the plan Of consolidation and ar
engagements OF future committee tor the party
10 the State.
The Petersburg Inden asks, why can We
not have peace Why stand the test-oath, and
the schemes of greedy ofices-eekers, and the
malice of disappointed candidates, and the par
tizan influence of extremists" between Vir-
ginia and the Union.
Has she not done all that has been asked p
Compiled with the strictest better Of the Law?
Confirmed to the negro his right of suffrage !?
Accepted an exaggerated construction of the
Reconstruction Acts? Elected Northern man,
and known loyalist, to the Executive chair Of
the State? Chosen Legislature not one of
whom is open to objection under the Federal or
the State Constitution
What more can be asked? If anything else
is needed why not have specified it before the
election? We have done all, and more than
was required. Now we appeal to the President,
| to the Congress, to the People-for the sake of
justice, of honesty, of humanity, of common
| prosperity-for Gods sake, LET Us HAVE
| PEACE
| 1t has been announced that the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Postmaster General have
each written letters expressing a desire that
Stokes the Radical candidate may be elected
Governor of Tennessee, and intimating that
such also is the wish of the President. In
France it has been the custom of the imperial
government at every election to indicate its
preference for particular candidates, By letters
addressed to the mayors of communes and 9TH
er local functionaries, and it is just such Off
cious and intrusive action as has been ascribed
to Mr. Boutwell, and Mr.. Creswel which is the
entering wedge for similar system with all its
corruptions and abuses in this country. 1t is
an evil which should be met and fought at the
threshold, and every such attempt should meet
with deserved rebuke
The New York Herald is of the opinion that
while ''Mr. Boutwell, is becoming strong in the
administration and the dominant party on the
money question, he is at the same time, in a
fair way to make much mischief on the recon-
struction question - and that ''the worst of it
is that while General Grant remains silent on
this question, his outspoken Secretary is con-
strued as speaking by authority" 1t therefore
| c1,,io hot ba cIoa nHar.
standing soon, or there will be trouble in the
| Cabinet on this subject with the return Of Con-
gress.
Secretary Boutwell,. in reply to an inquiry of
| the Collector of Customs at New Orleans, de-
cides that the coole trade is illegal and contra
| ry to the treaty between this country and China,
which is now awaiting the approval Of the En-
peror. The laws passed in 1867 relative to
this "new modification of slavery, as the Sec
rotary calls it, have not been abrogated, as some
seem to suppose, but are in full force, and un-
der them ministers, consuls, collectors and 9TH
er officers of the government are directed to
use every effort to suppress the trade.
Alderman named Carl Sche married young
| girl just from the Faderland at Omaha some
| three weeks ago, in most peculiar manner
He purchased pair of ear bobs, put them in
her ears, and informed the young lady that
this little ceremony constitutes marriage in
America" After week had passed he took
them out, and informed her Of another piece of
news-viz 'Tkis little ceremony constitutes a
divorce in America" He is now in Jail for
stealing trunk.
INTEREST ON THE STATE DEBT. second
auditor of Virginia, Major S. A. Porter will
proceed on the 10th day of August to pay one
per cent. on account of interest on the old reg
istered stock, which was payable lst of January
last, and as soon as the old coupons can be pre-
pared, about the Goth of August, the like a.
mount will be paid On January, 1869, coupons
of old l. sue.
The question now is mooted, in some OF the
Northern papers, Twill Virginia be admitted =
1t is rather a curious thing that such question
should be asked at all. Certainly it will, if
right, justice, and law are to prevail. The ques-
ton, however, really is, are right, justice, and