The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-03-04

He was one of the "loyaH men sent up by
General Banks to represent Louisiana. How
he gave "aid aud comfort to the enemies of
the Constitution, and SO came to need par
don, we cannot say unless, indeed, it was by
voting for the Radical measures Aforesaid
But this, the Radical party has not, we fear,
the honesty to admit.
So sli ght an inkling of this infamous job
berry reaches the public through the abridged
report daily published of the proceedings in
Congress, that We are sometimes surprised,
on reading the full record, to see how gross
ly, how unblushingly the foul pardon trade is
carried on. To-day, we can give our readers
but a small sample Of it. II any man Of in
teligence fails to see the gross villainy with
which the thing is redolent, let him fol
low it as we do, with infinite disgust, in the
pages Of the Congressional Globe.
. The Newest "New Movement"
When Henry A. Wise acted with the
Wing party his motto was 'the union Of the
Wings for the sake of the Union" Now
under existing circumstances would 1t not be
we'll for the people of Virginia to rally under
banner bearing the motto, ''the union of
Virginians for the sake Of Virginia :?'' 3.
The recent action Of Congress ID removing
all the officers in tie State who could not
take the test oath was intended for the benft
of set of Carpet-baggers, and no sooner was
the resolution passed in the House than thous-
gands of them rushed to Richmond. ready, to
enjoy the feast prepared for them. And
what has been the result so far? In nearly
every instance all the Offices that were sup.
posed to be worth anything in the way Of
pickings has been given to Carpet-baggers.-
The native Union men and the Scalawags
have been left out or put in such little and
inferior Offices as no Carpet Dagger would have
or none could be found to fill. This is the
case generally all over the State SO far as I
have been able to learn. And SUCH will con-
tinue to be the case as long as the State re-
mains under the present Carpet-5ag dynasty
Our native Union men, and even the
Scalawags must see this, and feel it too, 50 far
as their hopes and aspirations for Office are
concerned and submit this question to them !:
Is it not better to unite with your friends
and ncighbors-those whom you have known
long and well-and who have respect for you
ohAo Jun AoACoC opluiOios W 1OHSCA d.
fliate with set of yultures who have come
down here from everywhere to prey upon the
very vitals Of your State and to eat up the
substance of yourselves and neighbors s :
These Carpet basgers care not whit fer
you or the fate of your State and people
Their whole object is plumber and they
care not from whom SO they get it.
They own no property to be taxed or suffer in
depreciation by the bad government they
put upon US. Plundcr is all they arc here
for and plumber they will have as long as they
can get it. "a --t' 7ta AE 50 i.
The present seems to me the proper time
for reconciliation among those who have
differed as to the proper course to purse in
regard to the reconstruction Of the Site
A large portion Of the conservative party
has been forced to the conviction that negro
suffrage is bound to be the basis upon which
any reconstruction we C n get must rest, and
our entire people will soon come to the same
conviction. What is the use then of any
portion of our people uniting themselves with
the Radical party, and playing into the hands
Of the arpet-baggcrs 1t is like scutting
off your nose to spite your face" Cores
pondence of the FtncastIc Herald. sa5us-a y