The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-15

f''jR II 'NittGt u tUtOHtt " ttt6JS IN 1871.
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THREATENED REvOLUTTON.
The fact that tho county judges have already
been elected is TO be ignored, and eighty new
county judges are to be chosen by the new Radi-
ItICgislature and indicted into office backed by
the authority of the iaW-malling power of the
STATE, at the same that Governor Walker will be
compelled by his sense of duty rs the Executive
OF the state TO call out the military of the slate
to prevent such an outrage.-Dispatch.
What We charged as the intent and pur-
pose Of the Conservative party, at the
tame these "countY court judges' were
elected, or rather at the time the legislative
farce was gone through with Of electing
them, is here openly and unblushingly
ayowcd by The Dispatch as being the
duty, il not the purpose, Of Governor
Walker, in the event Of the Republicans
carrying the state and clecting a majority Of
the next General Assembly. We charged
at the time Of their electing these judges,
that it was the purpose Of the leaders OF
the Conservative party to bring about in
Virginia., another "LouiSiana muddle,"
and that the attempt Of the party to take
snap judgment on the people Of Nir-
gnia, by the, election of these county
court judges in advance Of the time con-
tcmpIatcd by the constitution, ard in
defiance Of the provisions Of that instru-
mint, was thc initial step of a revolution,
TO be inaugurated by the Conservative
party Of the state, and carried out by
Governor Walker, in case the Republican
ticket should be elected in November.
That we were right i'll our guess as to their
revolutionary purpose, the frank and
explicit ayowal OF The Dispatch leaves no
room for doubt.
Bear in mind that the last General AS
sculbIy was not elected for the purpose,
nor with the remotcst expectation, of its
clccting these county court judges. 1t
was conceded that that body had no
r. ,ht to elect them as the constitution and
llw8 Of the state then stood; that the
people Of the state had neither delegated,
nor dreamed Of dclegGtng, to them any such
authority; that the duty OF clecting them
dcyoIVcd solely upon the General Assem-
bly, to be elected on the fourth of Novem-
Der next, and to regularly convene, accord
ING to jmmemorial law and usage. on the
first Wednesday in December, next follow
ing the general election and, at least
one week before the first dav Of
January. evcrv Courth vaor to o,r-
yass and declare tbe vote for oovcrnor
leutcnant-royorpor, and attorney-ocnero]
This dutv was imnoscd unon tbo Coporo,
Assembly in order that the state officers
might be prepared to enter upon the
duties required Of them on the first dav of
January, agrceably to the provisions Of
state constitution.
But the last shamelcssly partisan lccis.
laCuro, in order to give the appearance Of
LEGALITY to their acts. postnoned the meet
ing Of the next General Assembly begou9
Mc time in maich Il coud discAurqe these
couatt',tioaal duties, III order 10 eUableH.
a@j 10 Y2JGlm acis mt yegitiyeR by the
consiamion Jul manifeally ycpuauonh to
It's most cayycSs j,yoyisi0Qa. And after 90
ing through the legislative farce of tvinc
the hands Of the next legislature, and
u3urpins its constitutional functions,
rights, prerogatiycs, privileges, etc.. The
Dispatch has the audacty to tell us that
ii Republican legislature shall dare to
do what the constitution Of the state re-
qures Of it, Governor Walker wW call out
the troops of the state anil inavg,yoie an
oHer cira tcar.