Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-09-29
controlled by his own brother-in-law, with can

controlled by his own brother-in-law, with can
non and nsstrdilleuses
Military movements in force support the
raids Of revenue officers against unlicensed dis
tllers, without the slightest warrant to be found
for it in their power to resist the execution of
the law. But when, in the past year, certain
negroes in unlawful possession under the ac-
ton of the Freedmen's Bureau) of lands in
Virginia. resisted Judgment in ejectment Of
one of the State courts with force too strong
for the sheriff to subdue, and the Governor OF
the State, under joint resolutio of the Leg
islature, had obtained from the commander of
the district small detachment of soldiers to
assist him, the President, being informed of
their presence, ordered them to be Withdrawn.
and treated a civil request for an explanation
with silence or contempt; showing clearly that
it is not in behalf of law and order, bu, E:.aly!
at the behest of party that even the cunstir-
tional powers Of that functionafy can cali'sff
into action. Popular tiiscnnteus, provoked by
insolence and outrage sirl:Il human arleuce
cannot bear, Is seized ii,,'i secs sfof 10; th.
sweeping exercises II rae d, ,sn .lrr a-s<e
witness in North Gaze ina II hi 10 Y u
OF all classes and c'nh'i Is N II. part Of
Of that State, even ~ 4. "a II t:nSrsl
the sick, the ,.ed. i'ry ar sgd %
warrants under he Ar KinH au. S,gLe,l an
with the marks instead 1T the raves of those
who issue them, and buried off suddenly, .'uu-
der strong escorts Of unite5 Sts'es- troops"
their families unprovlasi fo,, and their crops
left exposed; and in default Of heavy bail are
crowded into noisome and filthy jails, where
they have to endure the pangs of thirst and
hunger, or are bailed to appear for trial at a
distant court. where the Judge informs the
They are intended neither to disturb nor affect
any person who is not an enemy to the peace
and quiet of the State, and who is not himself
lawless. - + '5
Turning to the internal condition of our own
beloved State, We see much to excite our graf
itude and inspire us with hope. The laws Of
our own making are purely administered and
faithfully executed her public revenues are
honestly applied, and quiet and order reign
throughout her borders. Yet it cannot be de.
MED that taxation presses with heavy weight
thus entailed is apt to engender popular dis
content. and no arts will be omitted by false
and INSCRIPTIONS adversary to foment and in
crease it. The funding bill is made point of
attack. BY public resolution, these Radicals
Sincerely deplore the unjust and oppressive
legislation enacted by our late Legislature, and
earnestly enjoin upon all good citizens the me-
cesslty OF supporting such men for. the next
Legislature as will labor for the welfare of the
"AtsS PooS'iIs II lCSptCllVc VI GLASS. DuL II
censure be due for this mode of attempting to
resuscitate the public credit on whose shoulders
should it fall Z? The Journal Of the House of
Delegates shows that of the 100 votes east on
the passage of the bill, only tAsytstseven Con-
sentative members voted for ii, while foYta-taco
voted against it, and that Of the forty t,oo Rad
zeal votes cast every vote was for the bill, and
not one against it. The Senate Journal shows
siDteen Conservative votes for the bill and nsne
against il, and pine Radical votes for it and
one against it; or. to take another view of it.
while 10 the two Houses .ftta-one Conservative
votes out of q total of ninety.tiue voted against
it, every Radical vote. to wit, Jyty-one, was
cast in its favor, except that Of the colored
Senator from Cumberland, who stood out from
his party and voted against it. It is thus clear
that the Radical party in the Legislature had
it in their power to pass or reject the bill, and
that they chose to pass it. Again, one-fifth of
the net revenue of the State, including the
whole capitation tax, amounting, in the aggre-
gate, to nearly $500 600, ia, by the act of the
last session, set aside for free school purposes.
1t is the black Radical population whose condi-
tion is supposed to necessitate this expenditure,
to defray which they contribute almost nothing.
Add to this the local taxes for public free
schools, and school officers and teachers, school
houses and school books, made free will Of
fering, in time Of great public distress, to
elevate and educate not only white, but black
children who would else be destitute of the
necessary means, and it will be apparent how
much this complaint of class legislation be-
comes the source from which it proceeds. But
another pressure upon our resources is too SEN
slbly felt to be omitted in this connection,
Township treasurers, supervisors, clerks, asses
sors, collectors. commissioners of roads, and
others, lin addition to the county officers for
merly held to be all-suficient,) accumulate
load of local expense which a Radical Consti-
tuition renders necessary, to say nothing of the
expense and intolerable annoyance of electing
them ALL We have no general statistics on
this subject, but simple sum in arithmetic ap-
piled to single county or city, and then ex-
tended to all the counties and cities of the
State, would farther demonstrate the weight
under which the State is staggering. ~
But no matter what there may be that is
painful and burdensome in our situation, would
it not be intensified a thousand-fold should we
suffer our State to sink under carpet-bag and
negro rule? Look at the States subjected to
that most unbearable evil that ever was forced
on refined and civilized people. The soul is
sick with every days report of fraud and
wrong which comes to us from their unhappy
borders. Even in the matter of State taxa
ton by no means the most grinding oppres-
sion they suffer- the following statement, com
piled from reliable sources, will show that the
carpet-bag and negro governments who rule
them, have in three years. piled up debt Of
ability to pay taxes has been diminished over
half by the war: .i-I Dolby q tlGlH .s9
j .e'a2 il PSF fsss. f5 Gsbf Increase. il
S. Carolina SO, O00, 600 ST., 100000 $11, $50 900
Georgia" e5s4 $50 2o,7s7,45o 142ss,0oo