The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-20
Letter from Petersburg.
PETERSBURG, May 20, 1871.
% the Editor Of the State Journal:

TO the Editor Of the State Journal:
| Ku.KLUx.--We learn that some ten DAYS
| ago MIR. koderick Vaughan, very inoffensive
and harmless man, residing about three miles
| from this city, in Dinwiddie county, was taken
from his house by party of colored men, in
the neighborhood, and carried to the woods
where be was very severely whipped, from the
effects of which he was taken sick and died
few days ago.
The above is from the local column of
the Courier of this morning. am aston.
ished to find such a glaring falsehood in
that paper. The Courier has been inn
posed upon, and should take his Nun
chausen informant to task for his gross mis-
representation.
Mr.. Vaughan was poor white man,
"inoffensive and harmless" and withall
general favorite with the colored people.
He was the last man they would harm,
and they are the last people to commit an
outrage on anybody. Mr.. Vaughan was
taken sick few days since 10 his own
house, and died calmly aud quietly, sur
rounded by his friends.
So you see it is not Republicans, who
"manufacture outrages for political effect"
The Lader is getting desperate. He is
afraid Of the independents" and is trying
to drive them into the Radical" party.
And then he says:
Ignorance, imcompetency and knavery are
the three dimensions of the Radical party of
the South. Is the city of Petersburg, are its
citizens ready to hand over to the carpet bag.
gers and adventurers who lead the league, the
control of their finances, their property, their
future.
do not think the citizens of Petersburg,
who are any way familiar with the man.
agement of the Finances" and the "pro-
perty,' etc. of this city, by the several
city councils since the war, will be very
much frightened at the idea of putting the
control of the city into the hands of these
'carpet-baggers and adventures who lead
the league"
The Republican party had the city gov
srnment for two years. During that time
they put the streets in better condition
than they have been at any time since the
war; repaired the public property and put
it in good order; built two handsome and
durable iron bridges across the Appomat-
tox river; provided for the poor kept an
efficient police; lighted the streets better
auu at uiuCu leSS COst putlt u HauuSOtue
fire engine house; purchased one good school
house and built another; and last, and
by no means least, provided grand sys-
tenn of public schools, by means of which
over two thousand children could be thor
oughly educated. The Republican Coun-
Gil accomplished all this, and much more
that | have not the time to enumerats,
and yet they managed the Enhances" of
the city so as not TO increase The burden Of
the tag payers one cent.
Here is what the Republican city gov
ernment have to show as 40 account of
their stewardship. The voters are now
asking what the Democratic council have
to show as the result of the Increased bur-
den they have laid upon the people.
was little too fast in my letter of tho
18th when stated that the Republicans
had made nominations in all the wards. /
had forgotten the Third ward. Nomina-
tions were made in that ward last night,
as follows Councilmen-C. Baker Raine,
Col. VIM. Lewis, j. M. Booth, James ii.
Bailey. Justices--C. w. Rosenfeld, M.
B. Tapley. OCCASIONALLY.