, 1881-04-27

section rs unquestloned rs It is elsewhere in |
Tho country.
SENATOR NAH0NEtS POSITION.
Senator 1fahone, In recent Interview
with representative of the New York Her
aid, defined his position with moro ctrcunl-
stantn1ity and with more ccarliess and nbilE-
ty than lie has done In the Senate debates.
As Its course sounds tho keynote of the fall
In Virginia, md, II tliat campaign
goes In Ills favor, In renllty sounds thu key
note OF future campaigns In tho whole South,
It is we'll that II should be clearly Under
stood, md this lleceesity excuses tho Senator
in n,ak!nx what uay appear to bc repetition
of Ills views.
From the Senator's statement 1t Is evident
that Ills Independent position, so far from
being tho result of issues In the late caln-
palgn, was takcn twelve years ago, aud
taken, then rs now, III tho face Of hour
bon opposition Iii 1860 lie urged tho
"Virgtnia movenlont's rs It WINS called,
which elected Walker Governor, and
relieved Virginia from military rule and
gave her local sclt-Rovernment In Its
stead. The candidates Of TINT movement
supported Gen. Grant to SECURE these results,
...A ..,t,i thot. ,rrn,l,n+t,r, Tim ronsnry.
m." cai4eu 41o.a o1e"A'ea1.o., '.o"., s ''a,..,.,
unbrokcn until a year ago, When lle was
elected to Congress by tho Liberal Rcad-
tusters' wing Of It. It was during these
years of Bourbon oppoaltton that Senator
Alat,one became convinced that there was no
hope for the South in any permanent alll-
onoa with tho nnnrhons, nnd TINT the only
ahce Will ING bo"too"s' "na Inv u.o o,..y 49,.
,,,aro ~ tha roo, ,rtorcs,s ,,f TIM Smith ,yas
"e.o ~. tlio 'e"' ~ i" .,4..t,...r
to Identity themselves WITH tle rolns s,1, se.l'-
ulons y, ,na .u.'a,, 49," =" hsS .,aa,p,,,t.,,oJ
since NIL tlat Doutbonism had accomplished
for tho South was constant and l, overwhelming n
aolealt Al1u tio ~ u4et "Ae+~t'o'' W s41'tS
tion from the North
heferflflG 10 his course as sFRlal" oali1e
tor. Mr. Mahono lays down tne oroao issue
that "indepentlcnce OF pafues' ana 'naclonu'
ence especially OIL inc BOURBON De'aocsat1p
party, Is the hfst necessary LOT o"1 progress
and prosperity" III THIS no'a ntteianca nlaS
be found the Aii'nus OF tne Aatfea ana Vlli'
dlctlyeness with wh'ch LII, La'nas, hIo"i''
Vance. and others OF tho fock.footea oout-
bons l'avo pursued him. illat tie present
ttme Is an oppottnhe one 1or tak!ng tnls M
| dependent position, Senator Maaoho illus
shows;
Atth's time there arg NO questions q sent,, 1;.
9i shna,Id m i1nnsi IN ma II oithar nrty Questions d.
xldluY parties are all praGtc3t. md md It such =
o sroo ~ ~ ~ nntiwc svm,tv fr stt MOO.
| plo oi Virginia from those wiu blye tho n,snns
aa re 19 ~ n,r nann ~ ts
n,nsn ,aS nr H. WIZ 4ntI notioians fur sosh
cnso =. ~ ~ - ti,ap "ii;'ra'nGnt. ~ tniif
cnGa, na.a w ,1Is % ,,",1nn Vii, lsrsr
,9 t,,,nnr;y2 a,ucns wIt tho a of to
'.trI, nn ~ yannr, H. nSarnmci,t nm
Loct I happen to Kn0w, was especially gr'oyud
by tho Thought Of tho nossl9ll'ly 81 tnat eohtii.
s9rowth nj i spill Of broasi Xmoricunisn aiming
our people. as to 9nly nMd nu1 OF tho trotpISs ,a
iham s into hs'@'o"' p'"'''' ~ ''' p"''
From th,s mint sonotor Nahone br,ea,
,,escrhcd the nrcscnt condItlon of PARTIES /,
VIro,rIa. ,rl,ero oro two I,onrbon PARTIES II,
that state. first. Tho Rourhon Domocrnts
win ora bent on kecu,nr nliye seetional,su,