The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-10
THE WAVE ON v1RG1NIA's ADMISSION.

THE WAVE ON vIRGINIA's ADMISSION.
] The Tidal Taue of Feb. Sd, in referring tt
|, the admission of Virginia, says:
ldvrginia has been admitted to her former status
In the Union, minus slavery. her Senators ana Rep
sworn In and taken their seats, but moi
without much opposition from the Copperhead nde
Of the house.
Such brazen-faced attempt to falsify facts
could only emanate from vindictive Radical
journal. The proceedings of Congress, ~ re-
ported in the Congressional Globe, instead Of
sustaining such bare-faced assertion on the
part Of the Haze. emphatically contradicts it.
For nearly Ave years perjured set of Radical
conspirators has denied to the State of Vir-
GINA, one Of the original thirteen States that
organized our Government, all the rights to
which che was entitled under the Constitution,
which was the work of one Of her distinguished
sons, and tho adoption of which she was 90 in
stramental in bringing about After waging
war for five years and bringing it to success
full termination for the purpose of preventing
the Southern States from going out of the
Union, it 10 certainly strange position to as
sumo that Virginia occupied condition which
the result of the war practically and conclu-
sively demonstrated that she failed to achieve.
The "Copperhead side of the house" has never
opposed the admission of members from the
State Of Virginia, but on the contrary has held
that members from that State were entitled to
seats as soon as the war closed, and it 10 rather
q reckless assertion Of our contemporary to cay
that the Democratic side OF the house has ever
opposed the admission of representatives to
their seats from any Southern State. One
carpet Dagger, named Porter, who occupied q
seat near Sumner in the Senate during the de-
bate on the joint resolution, and who was stuff.
ing Sumner with batch of lies about Govern
Or Walker aud the people OF Virginia gener.
lilly. dong everything 10 his power to prevent
her admission. did presen, himself at the bar
II the House as q member elect from Virginia, |
shereupon Fernando Wood. we think it was,
objected TO his being sworn in. on the ground |
hat he had been eourtmartialed during the
var for reasonable and seditious language and
sentenced 10 six months imprisonment. The
ecord Of bis trial and conviction had been pro.
lueed aud read 10 the Senate by Senator Trum.
'uIl, but Porter being now n Radical was of
curse sworn In and admitted 10 bis seat. Does
ur Owyhee neighbor think he would have been
Omitted If he was u Democrat He would
ave been kicked out as a rebel and traitor as
as was John Young Brown OF
and many others too numerous to
ieHtion. We would ask our contemporary.
Incc be seems to think the Democracy respon-
bile for the Southern States no; being repre-
enied ir Congress. how The Democrats OF both ,
Iouses voted on that infamous measure re.
ucing Georgia from the condition OF a sover. ,
gn State to that Of q military dependency ,
Ie may as well assert that the Democratic or y
Copperhead side of the house" opposed the q
omission Of members from Georgia, One
oald be about Is near the truth as the other.