New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-07
VIRGINIA And THE TEST OATH.

RECEIVED IN VIRGINIA
From the papers reaching US Yesterday W.
gather items about the reception OF the Attorney
Generals opinion on the Test oath.
The Richmond STATE Journal wells RADICAL sayy<
"The opinion holds somewhat differently from vhss
We had thought to be tho law In single respect but In
the MAN, 1t accords with the views which ws have over
and again expressed In these columns THE opinion
is hore summaredl In holding that this preliminary
session OF the Legislature will be constitutional and
PROVISIONAL the Attorney General expresses opinion
different from the one which we have maintained in
those columns While indsposed to accede to the sound
ness Of this view. we willingly accord to the merit Of
honesty and sincerity and glad that the ingenuity OF
the Attorney General has dsc6v6bd an escape from the
Test oath which had not disclosed itself TO our
ventiOn and perception" In another column 7neyoo,o
says:
As all these things to be legal and regular thcro
will be no complaint on the part Of any Republican
but VIII, a"cry We shall not coS e q
opponents. In railing at the expOuDders and execa-
sinister bonignant hight upon the Common eaIh
the fortunes OF s political parties We sustain the law
revereny to the behess Of both Let the Legislstnre
assemble Lot elect It's officers Let it ratify the FIJI
the authorities may see 1T order And ctits action
and Its temper be the standard 6y which Congress saS
Republican Constitution which the people OF virgins
have ratified, and with the political destines OF virginia
The Enquirer and Era,niner walker Democrat makes
the folio wing comments:
concise sensible, persplcuous paper. and reaches
the conclusion which nine hundred and nn,y nine law
yers ~ thousand would reach We never could eco
The Attorney also. very properly IL our opn.
ion, says that under the acts Of Congress the Legss
tur when convened cannot act upon any other matter
than the Fifteenth Amendment Congress ordered " 70
IN mt OF ths S AID meets
only by virtue OF this order and It's functions are htoa
to those specified In the act OF Congress
Attorney
ture Is not entitled to transact any business pass
any act resolve. undertake TO assume any other
function OF a Legislature except to pass upon the
Amendment Let us now go TO work ana carr ont n tae
Grant that he stood by and protected against
what would have been OF the most infamous onrags
tSenk Horace Greeley lie has stretched forth his
erfu to arrest this attempted perfdy We thank hun
over repeat what said before 1t was over: that
good policy the part Of the Republican party required
this II they had pracced this reachery Ia VIZ
gnia how could they have had the eronery to pretend
TO any character decency hereafter We shall ratify
lure viii then disperse as believe the order Requires
them to do-whether before after electing United
States Senators we could not ASCERTAIN
The NORFOLK Herald CDem) has this to say. prefscus
the significant title Saved"
We look upon the action OF the Government in not re-
curing the tesOah OF tho members OF the Legislature
elect as the very salvation of Virginia Those who nov
constitute majority OF that body identified with her
interests and alive to them. They know her Wants
and they will them for her. They VII be ludi
cious in taxing her people. in expanding her finances
and in enactng laws to carry the provisions OF
provisions such as entirely alter the timehonored
institutions Of their fathers the Legislature VII naso
haste slowly" yrgnias noble institutions OF learning
will be saved from the manipulat0ns OF radcalism:
which have destroyed the University OF the 5tste Oh
sacrifced to reward hungry political comorsnts and
thousand other blessings will flow from the performances
OF plain duty and the rejection OF an odous. damna-
bile requirement. which could subserve purpose but 70
destroy the vital interests OF ono million OF people W
fill the rapaci3us Jaws OF a few hungry politicians
The Norfolk Journal Democratic remarks
We hope. then, to see the commencement OF an era
OF good feeling" in Virginia For ourselves, we will
gladly seek respite from the bitterness OF political con-
troversy and trust shall be joined by one brethren
Of the press every shade Of political faith and By tho
whole people OF Virginia common effort to allay the
irritation OF the past conflict and to give hearty ana
generous support the administration OF Gov Walker
The Petersburg Inder CDemOcratie) observes
We trust that an OF good feeling and prosperity Is
thus nauursted IN which all people may take part
that bitterness OF past contest may die away the
recollection OF settled differences be botted out-spd that
dating her forward march from the einauguaon OF her
civil government Virginia may know future IN which
all who her parents or protection may rejoice
The Ly,,ehbwg Virgimian (extremo Democrat hasthe
following remarks:
Tho recent question about which much has been said
pro and settled. presume. beyond the pos
sibty of doubt Tie Law ofcer.of the Government has
shall Forney and sam Kelso were nj. clearly wrong
their Interpretation OF the law, The result Nl be to
bring Candy to the conclusion that In government or
laws the pen is mighter than the sword while The
and Fogney must acknowledge mat their
little trick devised for tue purpose OF dcpfHihg the
people of Virginia Of the legitimate fruits OF their hu
victory, too shallow 10 win. THIS VIII u II
dreadful blow the Radical party virginia aud their
disappointment aud chagrn will be quite as great rs that
they experienced the morning Of the eth of July
The Richmond Wig moderate Conservative speaks in
this way:
We take pleasure in repeating that, from all we can
hear President Grant has acted most handsomely IN tue
whole matter He disguised his own coRvictiohs
the subject and, while he submitted the question 10
also firmly resolved that nothing but the exact ght
thing should done. We feel that to him are We mainly
indebted the happy settlement OF the dculty and
we are people OF Virginia Will bear his generous
only 10 act the Fifteenth Amendment the sooner "
meets the better. At extra meeting OF that klnd 10
need go into the election OF officers, but appoint -
temporary Speaker and Clerk from ITS own BODY, pass
the Fifteenth Amendment, and adjourn within the hour
From The Dispatch democratic, We clip this para.
graph:
We still allure the people possession and modera
ton We have great deal TO DO ana are really less con
cerned with politics and parties at this time than al
most anything else can think or Let US restore our
practical and domestic interestS-let US put virginia
rght-let concentrate our attention ana our enorta
upon individual as well as State Interests ana er'
ready rapidly possibly pay debts ana ache
thus independence. Nhen have done that we uAsy
begin TO the politics OF the country and even Tue
question of the Presidency. .... ..
THE SAN FRANCISCO ELECTION.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors al
San Francisco yesterday Mayor McCoppn and the ohe
defeated Democratic candidates demanded recount o