Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-27
TIE ADMINISTRATION AND TIE
TEST OATH IN VIRGINIA.

The Virginia journals in view off
the prohabic action Of the Govern
meat il vNactinS he test oath Of the
mv:nh"rs ni' tlH newly elected l.cmis-
iaturr, in lrii:,Ilcv aS we'll Of the pop.
:u'a will, rs in violation OF p!igiitcd
faith, arc "::tSpo!<cn in their dcnunc.
a,ions OF the injustice and imroiicy
,uf such Il course.
The Lynchburg Ncws says:
eve l.ah the liberty, ly act OF Con
.src&s, to Tot. cut tho test cath; we
did it by moro than 5G,G00 and set the
test cath stands. Very we'll. ltmav
be ell ria@2yt according to the moral
atmosphere Of Washington. Whr:h-
CT right or WRONG, the Government OF
Che United States haze The power TO
enforce IL. Bat we are yet to learn
the, lesson that p@r!;'ly like this can
hrl"% good to The cauSr to which that
rc:Ghy Is devoted. The land OF
Washington, OF jefferson, OF Henry
aha d Monroe; t!!c lard which gave
her ''G>t blood :'ud Ecr best s!l.cm!:n
>Eip to the Union Of ;hcsa States
ii" "iI Comuorw rallh, whose sons
have won !:i!;:c'::'al!o honor upon
almost every battlefield Of .tmvr;va.
HAY '.e compelled 10 additional cut
RACES and wrongs. Lr: her opr:,:
sprs continue ut u.";r work. Thcy
know that 'ir"inil is prostratc and
Eo"e'lrss; but Tic day may not be
nitalst when justice and reason will
TAX" the place w:lir!, prcjudi;c and
passion nave Hsarpcd We must sub
r'it TO Tic will Of Congress, but ~
r'&t the last step las been taken l,y
E!rGi"ia:ia III tic path of voluntary
s"bn!iss!on to the drinads of arro
&ancc ~? dc:p"i:,n
9hc ErneJlicun says:
l: t'cn. Canhy Succeeds, in iu1ia,ins
Ia!poh Virginia the test oath scorr~c.
and throwing tho Legislature i:to
the hands OF thc Wells party, salts
factory asst may bc TO an officer
vho*c whole minl scene TO be occu-
plc;t IL contri7ing TO make his militia
rJ' rule OF Virginia as severe IS rossi-
bic, as backed, as llp is sad to he, by
thc Administration, the Nirginians
Will have every reason TO feel rc:-
suadcd that the Republican Admins
:ration is not sincere in the proirs.
: Oh Of a desire for Il restoration OF
peace and prosperity to the Southern
people; provided That return to peace
an! prosperity in any way intcrirr.
with ;l:c political success and power
Io' the Republican, party. We deeply
regret the action of the AUmiuistra
ton. We regret it because we know
that there was = wide spread deter
mination on the part Of the Virgin
ians TO submit in good faith to the
election Of General Grant, and, to
heartily support his Administration,
If lac would make it in any way sup
portable ;or them. lie promised to
do so; kc has not kept his word, if
the rumors iiich come to US from
a>i.inGton ana the assertion made
l'y the Radical party are to be bclcv
cd. |irgi!':ans have got, therefore,
to be l:sticm. a!.l wa;l. Deceived.
dc!"de'! and outraged by those who
!rrolt.;scI 10 be their friends, they
have not Tic power to resist; they
must loThcar and wait until their hour
ci redemption comes. That hour
viii surely come, and then Virgin:uns
will rccoi!cct those who in their lour
of advcrSty, traduccd, villificd and
prosecuted thcm. In tic meantime
nothing VIII be gained by display
OF opposition it will only bo rcror
ted rs another lick from the still
"rampant rebels" Do not give the
Radicals, whether the rank aid file Of
that party, our military ruler at Rich
mond, or the partisan administration
at " ashinSton, any chance to justify
what they have done. They have
rsu:rcd the power; tl.ey have the
might to keep it; let them shoulder
the responsibility
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