The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-27
Interesting Reading.

for romance in politics. There Is a richness |
in the aulaciolis impmd-hce Of the plot that
is exposed, that is quite refreshing in these
modern lim-s.and perfidy that must chal-
lenge the admiration Of even the Heathen
Chinee in his tra,litinnalexpertness in"~ay-
that are dark aud tricks that are vain -
Shonld the matter exposed. however, elicit
a still more acute and exhaustive probing,
we would not be surprised il All Sin does
not find himself with formidable COM
prtitor in the sublime art OF jngglery.
The contradictory kilograms with the
name Of the Hon. 5 W. Dorsey signed to
them, would leave no doubt that only one OF
The signatures WAS genuine, and that the
one of date Nov. l, plainly indicates Mr..
Dorsey's sentiments. Those which were
given in response to the inquiries and re-
quests from Gen. Wickham, it is unreason-
able to suppose were written by the same
person who penned the one OF Nov. l, and
we think it quite probable the whole scheme
to rob Gen. Garfield Of the electoral vote
of Virginia and give it to Hancock. was
conceived. concocted and engineered inde-
pendently of the cognizance or assistance
If the Republican National Committee -
The interesting part of the plot will be to
ascertain whose prolific braiE Matched
the conspiracy. and whose trait0r0us hands
attempted to put it in execution.
The report. "a it Is published, will have
one pstrnt effect II will inform the cOun
try of the difficulties aud complications
with which the Republicans Of Virginia had
10 contend OF the desperate devices re-
.orteito BY what il assumed to be the Lib
eral Democracy to capture Republican
Votes for the Democratic Presidential ticket
and the unmitgated treachery cOnten-
pl ted in the attempt to prostitute the Re-
publican organization to the purposes Of
Democratic ctiun. 1t is N kind of liberalism
hat is most TOO latltu,iin"lis in is designs ana
methods, the infusion Of which into the Il :
publican patty would not be All improve
ment. 1t i. OF Il pi-ce with the liberalism
# the Mercy Litter forgery and the Care
lon steal in Maine which Ovrrlrap''d all th
restraints If law and morality, and sailed
lntn he II, nor pll-re nf the most unadult'r
1t. d ra,callry. While the 'Iorey inv-ntio,
md the Care, lon inspiration. had wider
moi oret, by reason of the publicity giveh
hem by the newspaper press, yet for deei
aud putrid pc ilical trickery the scheme Il
steal the Republ can vote Of Virginia ana
transient tothe Re-adj ulster Hancock ticker
will measure up to them. and constitute a
lax a page Of party record as has ever
blemi>hed the political history of this coun-
try.
The Republican party OF the Nation will
understand from this expose the methods of
reform" which are to be employed to pu-
rify and liberalize the politics Of Virginia
and will not be slow in reaching a conclu-
sion as to their virtue. The Republicans OF
Virginia may learn to what uses they are to
be appropriated when they consent to sur
render their own organizations and follow in
the wake of Democratic faction, what
ever its disguise, and submit themselves t"
the control and leadership Of those wh..
profess no identity v it'll them, and whose
sensitive natures shrink from the very name
of Republican. They disavow any purpose
to fraternize with Republicans.a and proclaim
from the hOusetOps that it is only to liberal
ize and reform the political agencies and
atmosphere of Virginia. which means the
capture Of the Republicans by any means
toplace them in power and fOrtify them in
the control of the State. To find the pro-
tetype of this liberalizing policy, it is only
necessary to recur to 1869 The methods
and devices then employed will be brought
readily to mind. and the history of the ''rrue
Republican party'' will be revived with II
freshness as though its existence were OF
Yesterday 1t was then heralded to the cOnn-
Try that the purpose was to liberalize thu
politics of the state-that the Bourbons un
Ter Withers and Walker had to retire from
the field, and that the spirit and intent Of
The amendments to the National Constitn
lion We're to be infused into the body polite
n"nized with the progressive legislation Of
the Nation. The trirk succeeded. and it,
success was signalized by the flaming di--
patch to President Grant that his "polic,"
rad triumphed and that every right the
Constitution guaranteed to the newly en-
| franchi.ei cl Us was to be relginn,ly rec"g
,Izr,l AMI protected. How faithfully thes'
pl-dgrs were carried out ii is perline herr
% say. The disguise Of "TTu- Republi-
AN" was swiftly Ihr"wn off-Ihe piebald
| Il -:
vas assumed. and then. havi"g SECURED
power by Republican votes in The State ana
republican all aud sympathy "ntside al
| fne State. and secure " entIenched i'll tn
:,nlrol of the Stale Government, the war
fare commenced upon the very RICH whici.
ade,okel these SOLEMN pl,.dg,.>-on- 10y one
ne -afrgu ri> of cirIzen>hip were currai Il.
| mIil IL new klul of slavery was insti AZ. d
md the c'l'rr'l people OF VI GINA driven
from he guards the Constitution had thrown
,roind them aud made TO feel chow sharper
han IA serpent's tooth il is to have a thank
IS" friend No suggestion that partiZat
necessity could inspire but what was awaited
# to rob the cplnred voter of his citizen's
| EISHtS. cItCtlVc lTdtCfllsc WIS IOdueU
Town with The obstruction of a broken
Constitution aud violated faith the crimi-
| nal law was distorted and perverted in spite
If the recorde'i vows of the State so as to
brand him as an outlaw for the most trivial
| md. in many instances, imaginary offences;
| hetissue ticket device and systematic frauds
were inaugnrated at the ballot-box. and one
wide sweep ofcorTuption. fraud and in fidelit,
pressed down upon the colored voter to strip
MIN OF the mnniments Of a freeman, and
irive him from the liberty and the privileges
with which he mad been clothed by the sll-
preme law of the land. he liberalism of
1869, las exemplited in the political history of
the Commonwealth since then. Is to be
resurrected in 1881. il the Republican par
'yis not aroused to the danger which con-
fronts it. Similar arguments and like
methods are employed now to seduce Re-
publicans from their party allegiance, which
prevailed then. Profuse promises OF modi-
lied laws and fortified rights are sounded
in the ears of the eolOred neonle iust %