The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-28
Spirit of the New York Press.

the New York ITt0une says
We have frequently and cheerfully testi-
fed to the general quiet maintained in
Virginia. Yet one-armed Union soldier,
who settled in that State just after the re-
turn of peace and was appointed post
master at county-seat, assures us that no
woman has visited his family or exchanged
any kind of courtesy with his wife, and
that no man has made him friendly call
Int the clergyman whose services bis family
attends and he only when the evening is
very dark, SO that no one outside can see
him.
We appeal to Southern gentlemen and
landholders to decide whether this state OF
things shall continue Can they afford to
have it? There is much plausibly COM
plant of the ignorance and incapacity OF
the blacks; but how is this to be amended
If to teach them be punished as crime
That there are Southrons who wish the
blacks instructed, we fully believe but
they are generally of like spirit with the
Southern Unionists of 1901, who let
their States drift into secession at the beck
of a violent, domineering minority. we
cannot doubt that the better class OF South
ern ex-rebels realize that the Ku-Klux out
RACES are doing great harm to their sec
ton but why do they rest content with
feeling this without acting upon it +?
AS to the Northern Democratic organs,
their treatment of this subject is one OF
the most fragrant infamies of journalism.
They know what is the truth; they can
not help knowing it.; yet they systematic
cally conceal and deny it. They might
stop these outrages by concerted and
earnest remonstrance but they choose to
let murder and torture go on, in the base
hope that their party may p rofit by them.
The blood of innocent men and women
rests heavily on their souls.
The Times has an article upon female
suffrage in England:
Whether the agitation Of the subject is
destined to bring about practical results or
not it would be premature to say, but the
advocates of female suffrage are moving in
England with great. activity, and names
are now associated with that cause which
certainly give it an appearance OF strength.
At recent meeting in favor of female suf-
frage held at st. James Hall, in London,
under the presidency Of Sir Robert An
struther, M. p, large number of influen-
tlal persons were present, and many 9TH
ers sent letters Of sympathy. Among
these we observe the names of Lord
Houghton, Mr.. Thomas Hughes, DR.. Lyon
Playfair, Lord Amberly, Mr.. Stansfeld,
Mr.. Jacob Bright, Prof. Cliffe Leslie,
Mr.. McClaren and others. At least ten
members of the House of Commons gave
their names and influence to the meeting,
and its proceedings have been dwelt upon
by the press in a manner indicative of I'M
usual public interest.
1t is a fact worthy Of note that the adj
vocacy of female franchise in England is
not confined to the radical elements OF po-
litical classification. Several persons con-
spicuous in the movement are, in truth, OF
decidedly opposite convictions and associa-
lions. The notion of women voting is
not. therefore, to be accounted as necessa-
rily or exclusively growing out of the
iconoclastic political philosophy of the
day, since leading conservative thinkers
are willing, at least, to entertain it. Thus
Mr.. Disraeli lately said "In country
where ladies hold manoria courts, and
where they act as church wardens, he did
not see why the suffrage should be with
held from them"
The first resolution of the meeting re.
ferred to was moved by Mr.. Jacob Bright
member of the House of Commons, who
with Mr.. Mill, has been battling so hare
to get that body to pass Woman's En-
REIMBURSEMENT bill. The division on tina
bill was modified, prejudicially to its pas
sage, by the conceded fact that certain
Liberal constituencies would be affected
unfavorably by it; an obvious proof o
our statement as regards the political asso
Citations and tendencies of some of the ad
vocates Of female suffrage.
The World has set up its old DOGGY c
Decentralization" again. This time, it
decked out with intent to brighten gu
German -citizens, who are gravel
Informed that the political programme 0
the Republican party consists in endeay
oring to make Washington bear the sam
relation to the United States as Paris doc
to France. They are moreover reminde
that as the affairs OF Bavaria and Wurten
burg could not be wisely administered {
Berlin, SO this country is too large
have its affairs administered by OF
government. If the writer meant
say that the local affairs of the Sou
German States could not be wise
controlled by the Federal Parliament
Germany, he uttered very stale truisr
IF he intended to convey the informati'
that matters of vital import to the Stat
were not, in fact, being adjusted at Berli
he either displayed his own ignorance
presumed on that Of his readers. L
Germans know good deal better than
wiseacre of the World how much thu
country has lost from blind attachme
to separatist theories. The party
which the World speaks is the exact an
thesis of the men who have cherish
through long years the dream of an unit
Germany, and utilization with the Demo
racy is a logical inconsistency in those W
now rejoice over the realization OF tn
unity.
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