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ST. LOUIS.
OPIM.oUsAs.

NEW ORLEANS AND oPELoUsAs PACKET
COMPANY,
REdU4AR UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET
Leaves ,eyery ~ EgpAY. at pm.
Ez sas. Port Barre. Simmsport, Church.
-. Vile. and all landings on the coast
AtchafalaYa Hiver and Bayou 0ourtableau-The
new, lt0ht draft steamer
FANCHON,
a. 81. Broad master.
Theo. Jobtn and J, M. Bherrouse clerks.
will leave as above. For freight OF passage ap.
ply on board or to
BRITTON d EPPLER, 1o6 aravier street,
r. W.ADAMR, 81 Commercial Place.
j. b. CABIN. so Magazine street.
p.S.-The Fanchon connects weekly with the
steamer Minnie for bayou dee Giaizes. and
signs through bills lading to Oheyneville and
all points IN Bayou Bfpuf. oea II
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6A4VAsDAA MAIL PACKET.
Leaves every sATggIh4n4A44. 81 nsav ri II BEND
- AuotChau and AM intermediate land
imas-The passenger packet
WMIsPER,
I'm place Of the Natchez). -.
ooB n o. AZ Vicksbure with The Parisot Linz
sor Vaznn Tallah atchie and SunnoWer LlVe "
and With Anchor Line for Memphis oallo sl'o
OF mia boat reserves the right % pass az ana'
ines that the Captain may congl1ehb oara or to
FOE 1relkns JOIN J1NNEY. log Common ct
j. q. DARLIN. 80 Magazine 81 ~
Through bills lading g T;eEs e Shreyepor
and Texas haalIoaa' v" ". 5. BROCKETT.
SO Magazine street.
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0pah priR EeurO AnTull. f0ntt t0r barcelona
sohr Anna u Krana. Pervere. for Bordeaux-
Norton 4 Bell
Arrived.
Steamship Algiers, Hawthorn from New York gath
inst to 9 Whitney &eo-Algiers
Steamship Hudson, eager from New York oath inst,
Mer schr Norma Llado. % days from Ffontera
previously reported Ct Quarantine Stationb to
sohr cr ro. Maenspr.nr day. from Mn
atitlan previously reported at Quarantine Sta.
tion). to oteri 6 Bro--pic Tier
STEAMBOATS,.
Laura Lee, Lee from Shreveport
Martha, Bassett from Lower Coast
Bertha, Bergeron. from Upper Coast
Exports.
LIvERPOOL--Per steamship Inventor---i6ss
bales oOtten SAL sacks Oicake l60 bbs lOap stock
80, 1876 80 so bushels In bulk cases canned milk
BARCELONA-Per brig Pedro Turull-1s.0O0
BORDEAUX Per sohr Anna Kranz-ss. Gas
1000 bushels wheat In bulk
NEW YORK = Per steamship rA1giers =
NEW, YORK Per steamship Hudson e.
RUATAN@Per steamship B ward. Jr-aooo
punches bananas 10000 pantAns 1900 pineapples $50
ooooanuts 1000 oranges bbls lines Dbl mangoes 70
TOBAsto-Per sohr Norma.-ss mahogany loas
8eaeks black beans to Avendano Bros
MINATITLAN-Per schr j L & Cramer-l85
cedar logs 20 mahogany logs to Oteri 4 Bro
Receipts Of Produce.
SHREVEPORT-Per steamer Laura Lee-2O0
bales cotton to order-ll do Jno Chafe Bons-10 do
Jnrey Hillis-s Q r Walmsley &co--4 to March Il
Soh1enker1 @ w Sentell &co-l00 bbls oil 515 sacks
oiieake Jn0 Chsfo & S0ns-74 head stock to AyoOok,
Mitchell &co--22 do 4 NJ Flantt--5l Mehe Zoo
sundries to IA bass Gotten SIS sacks ct
oilcake 100 bblH oil AT head stock
UPPER COAST-Per steamer Bertha-78 bbls DC
tatoes rs sacks potatoes and snndries to order
LOWER COAST-Per steamer MarthA-Sundiiss
to order
Receipts by Railroads.
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further particulars apply to
ED. r. STOCKMEYEk & CO.. Agents.
CHANGE OF SUHGDHBB1k aa, atraet-

INV ORLEANS, SPANISH FORT an; IND
~ nTahe RAILROAD Company. MAY "A. aot tra
1IntI f1rtber notice the trains VIII le s se
nrar ~ Canal and Basin streets as io aiao
aunaavs al 8. 10. 1890 T. u ~ II i 81
40 and every twenty minutes silee 81 ,o as
train from city. at $40. from Lag 70 % and
nnrinn The week at $50 8. 10 u. y, ~ ,t u1 ar
a,arv haif hol1r after. Last train IToM cAsy us
9 IA from the Lake at $50. ..andart
o'1 myas lot Z. Is. WILLIAMS. snperln1enaens:-
N EW ohln eMnooBILE FAST L LIN J, .anrpn
MuE RHORTEoI ROUTG ~ hAoA 01sIs
nA1ry " PAssENaER TRAINS.
On and after SUNDAY. W. sao+ - canal street,
viii arrive and leave oepoI' wv =
as follows: ARRIVE.
| LIE .aa No. Express.
NO. ~, EApi.o % an a. m. daily. IL am
/ - ONLY Noe - No Express
| no. E1pfoeo .oo n m daily OLA I'm
No Coast &C NO Standardization
| commodat1n Ilnniin avnant
daily except Haanddav 9:2s am
Tackets may be obtained ana sle typ, & g Re
Rarths secured In advance on applica.ton az M
o nat &c corner Camp and Common stree's' opDo
site City Hq m ROBINSON, Superintendent.
a,,u ~ COLEMAN. Ticket AGENT
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OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. !,
June 4, 1877. !
Cleared Yesterday.
Brit steamship Inventor. Reynolds, for Liverpool
Ocean &G0
Span brig Pedro Tnru1l. Font. for Barcelona
AvendnnO Bros
schr Anna u Kranz. Pervere, for Bordeaux
Norton Il Bell
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Receipts OF Produce,
Receipts by Railroads.
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD

May 3t-s bales cotton to Stewart Bros &co-6 do
Meyer, Weis &oo-4 March & Schlenker-4 s Cum.
bel-2 Richardson q May Payne Kennedy Coo
Jno Phelps kco-2 Jno L Hardie Aco--1 L Walms
ley doo-t I Airey &co-l Lehman, Abraham eco
-i5s pkgs beer Hollander-l car lumber Has,
sam--47 hbls oil II Armbrubter--l car hogs Aycock,
bales hay Chas Pleasants5u bbls oil insurance Oil
Tank Coz boxes fruit H Schenck--.2s do r Ma.
checa-11 Torre-7 9 Fl schenck--s e M Sivori-4
Berry 6tcO--l4 Cefalu Il SOM bbls cornmeal to
Chas Pleasants-1B3 pkgs beer Fl Redwitz 30 pkgs
tobacco Waekerbarth d Joseph-l2 hhds tobacco to
Hernsheim & Bro-4 cars timber to W Wells-lO
car cattle r Flautt- 50 pkgs tobacco p sarazin-
30 do to q Hernsheim & Bro-6 pkgs wagonstaff to
&co-3 do W q Lyons Aoo--ls pkQs butter to smith
Bros COOL frkins butter Schwabaeher u Hirsch-
pkgs butter FlAshpoller Il Becker car lumber j
McCaff cyl do H d Coleman & Bro-i 4 Pnpp-
cars brick X Kent Coos 90 ,ks WOO q MAJ ee
-sundies TO orderTotal 81 bales cotton ~ hhds Of
tobscCo
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u.nainfa at tlle old DAsln.

p.scacou,a-per schr Bogue Houma-4o'ooo lee' =
lumber 70 schr Star-4oo0o feet lumber 70
order A,aaMcGnigen-35O 600 feet
lumber 70 oiue. schr Deceada55 cords wood 70
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Memoranda.

Memoranda.
comparative statement Of sea.eoms ses' 90
= .ta mort Of New Orleans, made up 70 May 'o'
,a7a shows that there were y steamships sn,p
nary. bries and S schooners. At same oa 20
last year there were steamships = sn'p'' =
harks. briggs and 8 schooners.
20 - AMERICAN PORTS.
New York, May as-sailed for New Orleans
schr j Robinson, Glover.
[By G Ms1 ss IS from New Orleans
M sns s% N'T De ossan' al
skosld h slogne from Nor bars Esr'
Jorg-nsen. 80. ~ Arrived from New Orlean
1tal nars Marinnia Guida Nuguez. e., New Orlesn
Brit iuss steamship & Bolivar Doherty.
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!. ...,,,. nc the new Basin.

receipts mt the New has1n.
pa.r, River Per schr Emler-3a coros "ooe
20 R,asiMPer schr Magnola-l4oo bbs charcoal y
master
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MoRaAN's LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAIL


j Birolet-8 do Rykoski & Manade-4 do II dry
hides pkgs eggs saoks onions II sacks potatoes 70
Terrebonne 3 bales moss pk9s eggs to Labry b
Chassaignac-7 pkgs eggs bales moss 5 half do ~
Sacks potatoes z sevln-a do st Mary's Asylum
1yI do is sacks onions 10 bales moss sacks wool to
J N Walsh-2 do bale wool II half bales moss
dry hides gpkgs eggs Rykoski & Manade-s do is
sacks onions Blbolet-2 hhds gr hides bbls tallow
Jos David-49 pkgs eggs bbls sugar dry hides
sseks WOO Wool gaFs SSs5 ID dp eav
bhls surar Znberbier Behan--sun M
craer Total Ind sugar Dds suRas - WE 80
assee f,,,ntonPer steamship Whitneyassi sac.s
.icaEa a aanrs wool 1866 bales cotton 70 NV
as Gcas 40 Jno Harde Gco-9i6y sscks o "a, ut,
.ssd Cotton Seed Associationsuo - n1oxar 4
seed meal hasa se cst.e Noel Wootenss do t.
Odenn rt+ snndriaa 20 order Total 2O2 bales OF
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILR 3 "a =.
NV Nv, "a sacks wool TO Wang & Gotham, pks,
cotton gins Wolfe dseons eoops pU Ia ssok
vaeton &eol car lnn assd association pkg
esn;tnra W Enders-4 engines ID HolnnRswo, "
iua nar amntv bbIs Page Aeo-2 cks empty D1.s a
AZ Arnv-la bales mdse JEFF TAYLOR Peg M 49,
Lehman aco-1o sacks potatoes nas,a. + Porter
pohes snnastios M Bienvile kco-el boxes tooscoo
gan r1 A. Bro-75 do w vanbentOHyoon,n
. 20 = 1rhv-a5 Marsah 30 5arra xL. e.
J. ra,amon 5000 T Chambers-4o nV vI 10
!. - W Marshall-l4e SACKS a p ersoSars KeIlman
!. noA ~ mu 49, chaasa elBOndio-2t pkgs muse
~ nunna.n3l tierces hams Vose bros-Eo . saoAI "A
n etirnar Aco--l4 sacks wool mas MUGS -
larA ; casks earthenware A ITan,ms o., rnach;
dries M,!lsr Ws, pkes % a. : aiss@l do
nnintaaa5 bales cotton to order 90 JONI nttan
esu S.ao-snndres 10 order-TotAl 50 Daies co'Vol
y | sacks cotton seed
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HREAG 1AOh0SAt 49,
" ar LOUIS AND NEW Oh.
LEANS RAILROAD.
THE QUICKEST ROUTE EAST:
INV IL 100 ord arr,ye at the Calliope
TIaa4p op W on and after April g. 1872 IS fol'
lows: roano Arrive.
Exp. No l. s1t D. NJ Exp h Ho III O. NJ n.
Mi Nos N ana run daily. Nos. and daily e1'
ce ggst sqdaa'A Accommodation for Mccomb City
lessXsss p 81 $50 EXCURSION to nooomb oit'
leagTegss i e & PALACE SLEEPING qA III
munpRnHGH TO LOUISVILLE. 0lNggdMMMHhaInI11
ddnnInnWRi1S. o.. AND Chicago, VIII an,o " a.
MI NOE and for ST. LOUIS SLEEPER y y o. q
taehed 81 Milan mailing pasg,sngeo5nsl y e oN
through WITHOUT 1saXlnVgn TX and EAsTERl
CITIES. ..a,,ah - CHATTANOOGA
snrtfa Virginia Springs. daily. WILLOW 1nr.n
M ynkats for SALE berths secured anu aoroar
a a,ca a3vsn NJ al No. "a Camp street. corner
Common. AD. SHELDON Ticket Agent.
CHANDLER. General PASSENGER A9en..
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-13
The Re-adjuster's Programme as Outlined
BY Col. VIM. e. Cameron.

NEW YORK, November ia Richmond special
in the Herald" giving the views OF Col. VIM. =.
Cameron, says hat it is the purpose OF the Read
justers to put all classes of bonds on an equal
footing, fund them in taxable bonds, running
able coupons.
They claim and the election returns Justify
them in SO doing that the great bulk Of the ne.
port. In fact, political utilization between the ne
groes and the Re-adjusters nay be said to be
firmly established It is now the set purpose of
the .Re-adjusters, who are in position to do
covert 81 Statutes IN force in
la by which the negroes deprived OF their full
and complete rights as citizens OF the State and
constitutional amendment aboiishiDg the pres
ent feature, which makes the payment of q capt.
ment practically DISTINGUISHES half the negroes in
the State, and the amendment abolishing it when
submitted, will be adopted by $4,000 majority.
They will also pass an act requiring that all pam
els for juries shall be summoned from the colored
as well as the white lists OF voters In equal pro-
1t is further their purpose to increase the num-
Der Of public schools to meet the wants OF both
the white and the colored population in the State
and give tie negroes as well the whites the
benefits OF the most improved system OF public
education. In addition to these measures. judges
will be elected who will accord to the negroes
equaliusttce in the courts. Among other reforms
which they propose is the abolition Of chains
gangs gar; and the whipping,post; An these change,
action Of the Re-adIusters virtually forms new
political party in Virginia, and permanently dis.
rupts the old Conservative party. The re-adjust T.
ers will do nothing by halves. They are resolved
on new shuttle and new deal. and having won
the victory, they propose to reap the full benefits
OF it. clean sweep will be made Of the State Of
fcials, from the Secretary of the Commonwealth
down to the county judges; all OF whom will be
succeeded by thorough Re-a djusters. This will
be done Immediately upon the organization Of
the Legislature. and the work of decapitatlon is
to be done rapidly until the position Of every
Debt-payer Is to be filled by Re-adjuster. To
complete their triumph over the Debt-payers, the
Re-adjusters claim that they will elect their can
d1dates to the United States Sena.e.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-13
How the Legislaturs Stands.

The Dispatch furnishes the following
classification Of the members OF the Legisla-
ture elected. Since it was published, Mr..
Griffin, Conservative debt paver, has refused
to accept the certificate Of election as Sena-
tor from Portsmouth, and Mr.. Roush, Re-
publican debt-payer, who was counted out
by the canvassers, because OF informa lily in
spelling his name, will doubtless be declared
elected. This change will make thirteen
Conservative Debt payers in the Senate and
nine Republicans. giving the Republicans
twenty six on joint ballot. The figures Of
the Dispatch may be, and we think are, err
roneous In several caaes, bit we give them
as they are published:
HOUSE,.
Conservative Debt Payers .................... AZ
Conservative Re busters. 40
AopuDilCauS' II
Portsmouth tie between Conservative Debt
Payer and Conservative Readjuster ........ l
loo
SENATE.
Conservative eht-Payers. IA
Conservative Readjusters Observation-Disclosures. II
Independent Debt-Payer..
hepu DIlcanS. o
40
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The Secret of It.

The efforts of the Richmond Dispatch,
LynchbuTg Virgimian and several other
leading Conservative papers Of Virginia, to
create the impression that colored Republic
cans are responsible for the result of the
election as TO the debt question is contemp-
tible. They cannot shift the responsibility
from the shoulders of their own party.
Whatever of sin there is in that result at
taehes to the Conservative party, and there
it will stick and ought to stick. The fact
is, the result of the election is more protest
against machine politics, aud the despotism
of the Conservative caucus system, than
against the payment Of the debt, or the
McCulloch bill. The settlement presented
in that legislation, and the objections to
immaterial features of it, were availed of
as the excuse to break up the caucus tyran-
ny in Virginia. This is evident from the
fact that Gen. Malone, DIR. Moffett, Senator
Paul, Mr.. Fulkers0n, and others of the
leading readjusters, have at one time or an
other supported substantially all the pro-
visions of the McCulloch bill; and there fore
their fight against the Justice of tine settle
ment was not sincere. The people had
gotten tired of the iron rule of the caucus, aad
were ready for revolt upon any pretext
whatever. These gentlemen know they
cannot disturb the settlement-that their
legislative term will not expire before the
whole operation Of funding will have been
completed. and that they cannot resume the
fight in another canvass. They may, posi-.
bly,, appropriate some of the offices, with the
consent Of the Republicans, if that can be
go.ten-re-oIganize the party machinery,
and that is all they can do, or we believe
will attempt to do. The result, therefore, is
not SO much protest against the McCulloch
bill, as against the CAUCUS tyranny of the Con.
servative party which many Of the members Of
that organization were anxious to throw off,
and availed themselves of the first reasOna-
BILE pretext to accomplish it. That mum.
Der of colored voters assisted in the work
there is no question. but certainly the bulk
of the votes agaiost the debt bill were cast by
former members OF the Conservative party
The creditors of Virginia need have nc
fear of any serious effects of the result. Let
them hasten their funding, and accept at
once the terms of the McCulloch bill, and
that will be the last of the debt contention
and controversy, and we hope will be the
last of what has been falsely called the
Conservative party.
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Some Of our northern exchanges are ma
king great ado about the election in Vir-
GINA aud the result in favor Of the faction
known by the name of re-adiusters. 1t is
assumed that it means reputation. There
is nothing in that result, when properly un-
derstood, to indicate any such purpose.
The people have no idea of repudiating the
debt, and il they had they could not do it.
The creditors OF the State may 60 on and
fund under the McCulloch bill, with the pos
tive assurance that there will be no further
serious efforts to agitate the subject. Behind
all the clatJer and furror about re-adjust-
ment. the real motive lay. 1t was to get
control OF the offices to be filled by the Leg
islature, and to break the force and power Of
the caucus despotism heretofore prevailing.
Virginia does not intend to be dishonest in
dealing with her creditors, and no apprehen-
sion need be entertained that the debt as ar
ranged in the McCulloch Bill will not be
paid.
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tions, or attempt to locate responsibility
where responsibility least exists. Let us
rather encourage the belief that those who
have been delegated by the people to rep
resent them in the next Legislature will
enter upon the discharge OF their duties
with full sense of the grave responsibility
that rests upon them, remembering that
they are virginians, the guardians of the
honor and credit of the Commonwealth,
and that they will address themselves to
the vital work before them, impressed with
the mighty import Of whatever action they
may take, and that they hold in their hands
the destiny of the State for veal or woe.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-13
For the VIRGINIAN.
How it Works.

ONE OF THE EVILS oFaTHE BROKERS' BILL
NOT BEFORE NOTICED.
Since the Syndicate has taken charge Of
the State, under the McCulloch bill auspices.
they have arranged to put it out OF the pow
er OF the small taxpayer to save anything
by purchasing coupons for the purpose OF
paying bis taxes. Try it and see The $16
and the So coupons which the poor men have
to use are held at 923 cents, whilst the $50
coupons, which the rich taxpayer uses, are
only "a cents
Mark the discrimination against small tax
payers and hold the friends of these Brokers
responsible.
But thank God their days are numbered
situation, and these wrongs will all be right
ed. TAXPAYER.
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Stand Firm. }

Under this caption. the State has aneryo,ls
appeal tosthe Disconnected and demoraljzed
constituents OF what was once the .spreat
conservative party" TO s.stand firm. It
feels that the props are fAlling from under
the organization-that its sins have found it
out, and the weight OF them is about to sink
it into utter ruin. The judgment of condem-
nation has not come moment to soon. It.
has been standing obstruction to the pro-
gress of the State-a protest to all liherality
of thought and sentiment, and richly de-
serves the fate which now impends over it.
1t has never formulated any policy designed
for the good Ut the State, or proposed any
principle upon which administrative reform
could be based. Its whole aim and purpose
have been to control the offices OF the State,
that the emoluments thereof might be at its
disposal. Tho very burden which has bro
ken it to pieces, was of its own creation. To
preserve its organization it allowed the debt
to go on increasing, fearful that an exposure
of the true condition of the State under its
administration, by fair discussion, would
arouse the distrust of the people and precip-
itate its doom. Finally brought to face the
facts. and deprived OF the chronic appeals 10
the prejudices Of the masses against the
''scalawags, carpet-baggers and negroes" it
had to sink under the weight of its own
mismanagement and deception. 1t is useless
for the State to waste words about its
strength and the unity OF its purpose. It is
OILY plea to deceive the easily deluded.
The conservative party of Virginia is a
thing of the past. and can never again as
sert authority in this Commonwealth. The
better elements Of it have it in their power
to reorganize under a different name, ma
king common cause with the Republicans,
challenge the strength OF the re adjusters,
and thus save the credit of Virginia, and
fashion wise and truly conservat i've party
that will invite the sympathy of the intelli-
gence and wealth of the country in the de-
velopment of our State. her progress and
prosperity. The conservative party has out
lived its usefulness, and the sooner this fact
is recognized the better, for so long as it as
pires to supremacy it will repel every infu-
ence that can contribute to the material ad-
vancement of the Commonwealth. Let the
State look the situation sqnarely in the face,
and deal with it practically, and with ref
erence to the good Of Virginia, and not the
fragments Of what once was the conservative
party of Virginia.
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voters of the State, including those created
under it, while the restrictive Constitution
of 1880 was still in operation. The franchise
under the Constitution of 1880 was restrict
ed to property qualification. The Consti-
tuition OF 1850 provided for manhood stuff
rage. OF course the old Constitution was
still the supreme law of the land until the
Constitution proposed in 1850 had been rat
flied by the people. In the vote upon this
ratification those who were DISTINGUISHED
under the old Constitution, still then in
force, were permitted to vote on the new
Constitution. This is analogous to the sug-
gestion above made as to the constitutional
provision proposed to be rescinded-a pro-
vision we believe would be pronounced I'M
constitutionalifpassedup upon by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
The public schools should also be so
hedged around by legislation that the con-
stitutional appropriation to them would be
sacredly dedicated to their support.
We mention these two important inter-
ests which the Republicans should carefully
look after, and to do this they should or
| ganize Immediately on assembling in Rich
mond.
There are other interests of less direct
bearing upon the immediate rights and
interests of the colored people, such as the
election of the various State officers this
Legislature will be called upon to dispose
of, and the choice of United States Sena-
tor. Acting as a unit, the Republican
members may prove the really conservative
power in that body, and so direct their in
| fuence as to rebound to the efficiency of the
public service and the dignity and charac-
ter of the Commonwealth in the represen-
| tative in the national council that may be
chosen. We have no mans interest here to
present, nor is it our purpose to allow any
personal prediction to enter into what we
| have to say. want to see the power the
Republicans will possess exercised in behalf
of law, the Constitution and the best inter-
ests of the Common wealth, and not to
crafty petty partizan spites or the ambition
Of trading politicians. Theirinfluence may
be directed in such conservative and pre-
sentative channel as not only to maintain
the credit of virginia, but So crystalize
forces that party of national sentiment
and liberal thoughts and methods will receive
its birth, and new dispensation, full Of
hope and promise, dawn upon our sorely
tried and partizan ridden State.
Let the Republicans prove true to them
selves, to the Commonwealth and the
principles and history of their party and
great good may flow from the warning fac
tions of the Democrtic party and the polit-
ical confusion that now prevails.
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The State claims that Richmond is the
banner city, because not single vote Of its
$4,000 votes was cast against the McCulloch
Bill. But it fails to tell how many were cast
for it-not 500! That looks very bad fol
Richmond, so strictly honest, as it is claimed
to be. A full vote ought to have been cast
to swell the aggregate and indicate public
sentiment.