The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-09-03
SrNRESE IN VIRGINIA..

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SUNRISE IN VIRGINIA.
with the question of readiustment"
taken out of politics the foundations of Ma |
homes ill.omened power in Virginia are ro-
pidly crumbling. His heterogeneous party is
flying in pieces, and he will soon he left
with none but the most venal and servile of
his gang of followers, men whom no insult
or ill.treatment can repel. Honest men all
over the country have reason to rejoice in
this elimination. Mahonesm means in short
the attainment of the worst ends by the
worst means. Decency, selfrespect, bet
ter system in politics are simple impcssibil-
tiles where it prevails. 1t endargers the
very Civilization of the Puritan and the
Z" Cavalier Its success in the approach
ing Virginia elections would he confession
that the grand old Commonwealth can be
bought and sold for mess of Administra-
tion pottage. for there is no other issue I o
split asunder the Democratic, or, for that
matter the Republican party there than
whether to wear the Malone livery or defy
him and fight out their issues Of opinion like
freemen. We have no doubt as to what the
great mass of the citizens of the State will
do. Funderism and readiusterism are prac-
tically obsolete, and can be easily ignored,
as was shown in the Hancock campaign.
We predict that "Mahone, Virginia " Gor
a time he seemed to consider the two words
of ha nrbt Wi 4,
nothing left to trade on but his Department
clerkships and fore.mortgaged vote in the
Senate. The late Senator Hills burning
speech in advance of Mahone's first vote with
the enemy would make excellent campaign
reading in Virginia now.
Astothe Republicans who support Malone,
their prospects may be judged from the case OF
John W. Volt, of Fredericksburg, who has
represented the Republican party of his State
in every general convention since the war,
been its nominee for Congress, served it in
various other capacities, and finally, in the
fond delusion that he was helping liberal
"ism," aided Mahone's election to the Sen
ate. On the recommendation of Messrs.
son, Volt was appointed to a clerkship in
the Interior Department Unfortunately he
thought he still had the liberty of action that
belongs to an American citizen, and supported
George C. Round for Congress from his district
instead of Robert NJ. Mayo, who was backed
by Malone. An election for delegate to the
nominating convention was held August 10
On the 9th Malone telegraphed to Fredericks
burg:
81 have had John W. Volt dismissed lie is nj
longer clerk here
This was evidently to strike terror to TIN
Woltzites and Roundites. VOLT wrote t,
demand the reasons for this arbitrary anC
dictatorial action, and received reply Sc
impudent, overbearing, and offensive that WI
reproduce it entire, as a curiosity, with tn
heading, which shows the heretofore honorec
place from which it emanated;
USITED STATES SENATE CnAMBER,
WAsmINGToS, August T. 1852.
DEAR SIR: In reply TO yours of the 10th Instant,
beg say that your name was stricken from the rol
ter of the Interior Department at my instance. fo
were on leave, and had been for some time on wha
plea or at whose instance did not stop to Inquire
Complaints came to me from different parts Of the dis
trict and from credltable that you were no
only engaged in au effort to influence the appointment
Of delegates In behalf OF certain candidate for Con
gress from the First District nut that you were ais
irving TO excite prejudice against the Readuster can
didate for the Statealarge. All these things no on
questions your right to do as citizen, hut while a
emplOy6 OF the Government, and especially here,
hold such conduct to be abusive OF the onice or en-
ployment and an improper implication of the Admir-
istraton at a time and in matter which the peopl
composing the party, in accord with the Adminlstri
tlon should be left free TO determine. II Is a wron
10 the party, and an act OF Injustice to the Admin
traton that places of trust conferred by the support
the one and the power of the other should be thus ell
ployed to interfere with the free will Of the part
and unustly excite prejudice against the Admlnistr
ton | have failed on occasion where such d
the conduct OF employees here In respect to col
ventiOns and nominations, to insist on such rebuke
the case and particular conduct demanded. 1t w
the influence Of the Readjuster party in the Fir
Congressional District that had secured the place "
held. You are now using the Influence III
place gave you TO constrain the free will OF the par
In that district to a certain partisan conclusion. 70
were, besides, using 1t TO defeat the election OF
candidate for Congress at-arge. Yours respectfully
WILLIAM MALONE.
This is whole code of political immoralit
condensed into one short screed. And "
some persons affect to think that there is i
need of reform in the civil service, whe
any clerk may be stricken from the roster
without inquiry at the mere " instance " {
Senator of the United States, who does Ii
even belong to the party in power, but
building up personal faction of his owl
Political terrorism breathes through ever
line of this coarse epistle, and the determn
tion TO make every public servant here or
Virginia the covering slave of Malone rul
or st1rye lin and his family until subje
ran rs secured. This concerns not merel
the peopie Vi V,.e'..'', 's-' - 81" thil'
State, who pay the salaries thus attempt'
to turned into brbes for political hireling
We think both bodies will rise and rese
the abuse tdectively,
n is to be- hoped that General Gordon
in position 70 consent to q reelection to Il
Senate to fll the place made vacant by Il
death OF Senator Hill. There are two n
things in tlg relation Of the South general
TO her statesman the sagerness of the pc,
pie to be represented their best men, al
the Iesliur Of duty which inuslg tbe Iatt