New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-23

THE TEST OATH IN VIRGINIA - ITS pRODApIn
ENFORCEMENT - FREEDMEN AIDING TuE
REVENUE OFFICERs-THE RETURN OF AID.
MIRAL HOFF.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THR TRIBUsEI
WASHINGTON, Thursday July "a, 1862
The Virginia conservatives" are beginning to fear
the application of the test oath to the legislature
1t will be remembered that previous the cleo
ton Virginia Mr.. Daniels, the Chairman Of the Con-
sentative State Central Committee wrote 70 Gen. Candy,
commanding the Military District asking him his opinion
the law on the subject Of tho application Of tho
test oath to members Of the Legislature. Gen. Candy
replied that thought the Reconstruction laws OF Com
gress would require the test oath to be applied to every
person elected before he could become eligible to Office.
Notwithstanding this, the Conservatives placed men in
nomination for the Legislature majority Of whom cculd
not lawfully take the OATH and they succeeded in
eectng most of them. 1t appears that Gen. Candy
intends to compel every member elect TO the Legislature
to take the test oath before being allowed 70 take his
seat This course, II carried out, will place the
Legislature in the control or the Wells men,
a majority Of the Conservatives being unable
to take the OATH Two United States Senators would
thus be secured. But the Conservatives do not
intend to yield peacefully. The Committee has been
appointed to visit this city and ask the interference Of
the President In the case Of Louisiana and Georgia. the
President then General OF the Armies, ruled that the
officers elected in those States not provisional o
GERS under the Reconstruction laws but were subject
only to the State Constitution and the Fourteenth Amend
ment of the National Constitution Gen. CanDy, now
ever Of the opinion that supplemental Reconstruc
ton act passed by Congress after the ruling OF Gen.
Grant, covers the in Virginia. and makes 1t mpera'
tive his part to apply the OATH The President has IN
tmaed that lie will submit the question to the Attorney
General for decision.
The Revenue officers in the South, in their communities
tons TO the Revenue Bureau here frequently have coca
sion to admit the friendly agencies Of the freedmen
throughout that entire section in enabling them to seize
Illicit dstileres They say that tho blacks, as class
are unanimously in favor of compelling the payment Of
taxes TO the Government, and render efficient aid Dy
giving information regarding the locality OF Illicit manu-
factories Of both whisky and tobacco
Admiral Hof is expected home from Cuba about the
second week In August Admiral Poor who IL to succeed
him in command Of the North Atlantic Squadron, VIII
proceed charge of the squadron at once Admiral
Dahlgren succeeds Poor in command Of the Maynard
here Commodore ii. Scott will succeed Dahgren as
Chief Of the Bureau Of Ordnance. Orders Will sooR DO
issued relieving Admiral Rowan from command Of the
Asiac Squadron and Commodore John Rodgers will be
ordered to succeed him. Admiral Rowan will bring homo
the Pscataqua his present flagship The recent arrival
in New-York OF tho steamers Guerrero and Pawnee
leaves only vessels in the South Atlantic Squadron
| namely, the QuInnebaug, Portsmouth Kansas, and
! Wasp-two third-rates and two fourthrates.