Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-31

Here's the way, says the Alexandria
Gazette, Mr.. John G. Baldwin, of Hall
fax county, an original and never fail
ing readjuster, talks of the effort the
Mahoneites are making to defeat the
democrats and to republicanize, with all
that word implies, the once proud old
State of Virginia, for to suppose that
eighty thousand republicans are going
to allow themselves to be dominated by
ten thousand Northumberland this is a
liberal allowance for the latter-would
be to exhibit an ignorance of Southern
republicanism Incompatible with the
possession of ordinary understanding.
IT have been strongly in favor of re-
adjusting the old ante bellum State debt.
I think it equitable and honest to scale
and readjust the said State debt in &C
cordance to our losses in the late war,
putting it in such shape that we can
pay it without depressing our impover-
ished people. It has become obvious to
me that large majority of the conser-
vative party have at last arrived at the
conclusion that it is matter of impos-
sibility for Virginia to pay her entire
debt from her present rate of taxation !;
consequently nearly every conservative
| meet with is in favor of readjustment.
If such be the case, what is the use of
our affilisting SO affectionately with the
radical party? Our great leader Ma
hone, wearing radical curb. with the
skin pulled over his eyes, dancing to the
music of Cameron's and Cor kings
band. l for one must pause and think
if had not better 60 back to my peo>
pie, my companions, my associates, my
comrades. The prerequisite of pCll
tax before voting have always consid-
cred one of the best laws enacted by any
Legislature since reconstruction days,
and feel like that alone has been the
salvation of Halifax and other counties
from humiliation and degradation
Any man that is not willing to pay the
small sum of one dollar to the support
of his State government not only de-
serves no vote, but he deserves q head
lower than human-I should say the
head of dumb brute, from which no
taxes and no vote are expected"
THE RADICAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST
SELF IN VIRGINIA.-It
has been charged, but until now denied,
ub0U IAC OOJCCU Vi UA0 1OCRuOAACnA party
was to break down self government in
Virginia and the other States of the
South. and force them Into the Radical
Republican ranks. It has been charged,
too. that President Garfield and the ma
jority of the two houses of Congress
would use their power and influence as
an auxiliary force to effect this object
But until now IL has not been broadly
and unmistakably avowed by any re-
sponsible member or organ of that cor
rupt and arbitrary faction. We now
lay before the reader the explicit decla-
ration, or rather proclamation, of this
lawless purpose. In the debate in the
Senate Chamber at Washington on the
9Th of April, Mr.. Hswley used this Ian.
guage-(we quote from the report of the
Washington POST: 1.-THE Democrats
need feel no embarrassment as to what
the Republicans mean. The object has
been treated lightly, but all the Demo
cratic Senators know perfectly we'll
that the Republicans have a great pur-
pose behind them, purpose that tends
not only to the reorganization of Vir-
glnia. but of every State that needs it.
The Bourbon Democracy is to be broken
and the action of the other side recog-
nizes that q great step is to be taken.
This movement is not for Virginia
alone, but for the whole South"
This purpose to revolutionize, or, as
Mr.. Hawley calls it, to re-organize par
ties in Virginia, thus loudly proclaimed,
ought to put the Conservatives of Vir.
ginia on their guard, and teach them to
heal all differences which would inter-
fere with united party action. The
open arms With which they have re.
ceived the apostate Malone, with repu-
diation on his lips and the Riddleber- !
ger bill in his hand, shows that Garfield.
and his party in Congress and out of it.
mean to use this State debt question to
divide and conquer the Conservative
party and place Virginia under the de-
tested rule of the negro Wdrrenton
Znder.
We have never believed that Massey, |
Malone, and the other leaders of that
party, really desired the settlement of
the debt question. but wished to keep it |
az stock in trade for political agitation. |
The people and the body of their party |
want it settled. but the leaders, we sus-
pect, care but little about it, only as q |
means to fire the minds of the voters |
and keep the Malone ball in notion
Lees5urg Woshingtonidn.
"The strongest propensity in a wo-
mans nature" says careful student of
The sex, lis to want to know what is go
ing on, and the next thing is to boss the
Ob."
"I'm on the press" said John Henry.
IS he folded his girl in one sweet em-
brace. well, that is no reason you