The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
THE RULERS IN VIRGINIA.

coLoRED REPUBLICANS INSISTING UPON FAIR
DIVISION OF oFrIcEs-HoPE FOR BOND
UNDERSTANDINGS PROBABLE COURSE IF
CHOSEN UNITED STATES sESAroB--IHE
SECOND PLACE on A GRANT TICKET.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
RICHMOND. Dec. q. 1879.
The OF the readjusters. which began the
decapitation of the State officers on "Wednesday
last, is temporarily suspended until Tuesday
next. The headsman's work will then be
resumed and steadily continued until not official
representing the debt payers cabal of the late
party is left in power. This brief respite
is mainly due to a Misunderstanding between the
republicans and readjusters to proper division
of the spoils. and time also required to make
judcious selections to ill the responsible offices in
the Capitol.
CLAIMS THE REPUBLICANS.
Several have been held by the political
allies of the liberal" party. at which the pro-
ceedings were not altogether harmonious. Numer-
GUS sates were proposed but of them were sat
isfactory to the colored republican brethren. who
now intend to put the sincerity and friendship of
their friends to the test They refused
to be put of with the doorkeeperships of the
have at least two repr sentatives Second Auditor
and Register of the Land Ohce among the Offices OF
minor offices. An offer made to give the
republicans such number of small Offices that
the incomes derived from them would aggregate
more than those of the responsible positions above
but it rejected. They demanded representation
in the State and especially the Board
of State Canvassers which is composed of the Gov
ernOr and the principal State ofhcers
A PROPOSED COMPROMISE.
1t is understood that compromise has been
proposed by which che Second Authorship will be
given to the republicans. and, perhaps majority
OF the minor offices about the Capitol. such
publicans are capable of filling. These will be
those OF porters. messengers and guards nc
pure readjusters are to be indicted into
all the other offices ut the Capitol including those
Of Secretary Of the Commonwealth: First Auditor.
dents OF Public Printing. Buildings and the Penten
tiary and Commissioner Of Agriculture. The
local claims Of the respective wings of the liberal
party and conference Is now in session ut which
this programme will probably be agreed upon.
SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
Shed Dungee. colored Representative in the House
ter to his constituents at home giving an account
of recent trip to Washington and an interview with
% xgn an% y the OF
national republican platform. pledeing him If he
did so that he would be fully protected. Mr. Mr.;
ever been protected by the United States govern.
ment. the President. the Cabinet or the courts. He
frankly told the President that their grievances were
at home. and at home they could only find relief
they were seeking 1T there On his re-
quent consultations with his fellow members
had attended feadjuster caucuses ut which
ia.a Nc OVERWHELMINGLY Tho Letter. ind;c,tes thar
r n m,nh,,con iaadars froro the pras;dent down
S se IL OH ;nenan .rd cortro over the coIoreS
Mvh,;cars in Virr;n;a rhev are now nolitcallv
wapdaed ~ the reaiinsters or .iiberals.
KICKING THE TRACES"
| .resswon who cams here FROM WASHINGTON n week
&c Ont NJ marc cnrostv ma he said nst to see what
ago onr On has heey orati cd in wav ne hardly
v.I;SSos Ae He fnds that rennbiicans have Kicked
ut ~ tho marty traces and that his district which
~ oiwavs feccted n republican to Congress- and
rsaS snccassivev for two terms il iiiey TO he
-anrasentsd NEXT time bv Colonel William r. Cam