Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-03
Parties Of the Future in Virginia

A Richmond, Virginia, correspond
ent of the New York Times gives
some interesting statements and pre-
dictions in regard to the political fu-
ture of Virginia. He says:
"No thoughtful man in Virginia ex-
poets the Walker party, as we may
call it until it gets another name, to-
hold together after the State is recon
structed 1t contains nearly all the
white men, and per consequence, near
ly all the wealth and Intelligence of
the State. 1t is not in the nature of
things that such a party should re-
main intact; nor is it desirable that
it should. The presence of great dan
ger kept it together, and, peace hav-
ing come, it will fall to pieces. There
are two distinct parties in 1.-THE old
Democratic and the Wing. The lat
ter has been without much to say in
the government of Virginia for two
generations, and would like a cnange.
The former has been used to sole pow
er and will not willingly divide. Mel
ther party will reappear under their
old names, which, the old principles
having gone, are regarded in this
State as matters of little consequence ;
but when they dc appear, and under
whatever names, they will be seen in
hot pursuit of the black vote. The
man who thinks the ruling party in
Virginia is to be that which most rig
idly keeps the black man down to his
rights has proftted little by the ex-
perience of the past four years, and
especially the past four months 1t
is to be that party which gives him,
outside of social equality (which the
intelligent blacks don't ask the most
ample liberty and security in what the
law accord8 HIN.
1t is undeniable that Republicanism
has leavened very large portion Of
the Walker party-not the bogus Re-
publicanism of test oaths and disfran-
chisement, but the Republicanism and
progress which has carried the North
ern States. All see how much ad
RANGED they are, and if it is Republi
canism that has aided in this they
want at least to give it trial. You
will see that whether under Liberal
Republicans, or Conservative Repub
licans, or National Republicans, OIL
any one of the twenty names by which
the advanced and controlling men of
the Walker party call themselves, you
will find republican principles. AL
ready the politicians nave commenced
talking over reputation and taxing
bonds, &C., and begun to take differ
ent sides, which is a healthy sign. l
is good when a sick child commence.
to look around him and take notice
especially when the child has been 81
! very sick and taken such villianou
doses as Virginia has had administer
! ed, often by nurses who had not tn
: kindest hearts nor the gentlest hands
= If one may look to 1872 he may SCI
= a republican party in Virginia head
ed by Baldwin, Stuart, Rives, Wick
. ham, FIournoy, Edmunds, Chandle
and others, with the Richmond Whi9
paper which has proved itself thu
: most far-sighted end powerful polite
: al journal in the South, for its organ
= and a democratic or opposition paI
! ty, with Wise, Hunter, Ould, and 9th
! ers, represented by the Inquirer, tn
able8t exponent Of those old idea
which none who wish Virginia wei
!, can ever desire to see obtain the as
! cendancy again. There are two les
y sons in this election that may be STUD
! led with profit by the men of Missis
= sippi and Texas. First, the rights O
. the white men cannot be gained with
out those of the negroes are granted
and, second, that the State Govern
% ments and State politics of the recon
y structed States are hereafter to b
run by new men and the old ones lai
aside"