National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-23
Virginia BOurbons.

IL TOOK from 1870 to 1879 tofully convince
the people Of Virginia that the bourbons
were misgovening them most wretchedly.
1t will hardly take so long period Of bour-
bon restoration, or usurpation, to teach the
same people that these same bourbons have
neither the capacity nor disposition to gov
ern well, and that they must go, finally and
forever.
In saying this II Is not meant that the
people have reinvested the bourbons with
power nor that they can, by any ordinary
exercise of their will, resume this power
and place II in other hands. But It is too
sure that neglect, or indifference, or Gre
dulity, or all these combined, did operate
among the people somewhere to q degree
sufficient to enable the bourbons to play
their games successfully and safely, and
yet It is equally sure that the popular sover-
eighty, Indignantly resolute and aroused to
that vigilance which is the price of liberty,
can and will assert itself effectually.
1t takes no prophet, nor son Of a prophet,
to foresee that Virginia bourbonism, true
only to its own character and instincts, will
speedily dissipate whatever hope and con-
fidence may have been placed In it by
It $500, d. -,
enu ,I pIop' u, 1nu pio'oHv ue"ni'iNc auu
1e''S ~ n"9 e'iv ', gu
hirao5,. :. ,,isns.,. ~, "ra 's'IS',Vn'
IT., 49,, =, 1850,
A relic of slavery, an anachronism in our
sor Z, onnrot ~ ,.lI,S S9a.', .a'n'
uation nor subdue the situation to its pur-
pro,oss,ons ,,,o,,,,o, m, ,,,.,..
roth,,o, 90 ,o,,,Laa. saIs -
nororss, IN 1s-o.,st st"rd,na an'a ,',,.snD,
aS,,,oooa -, 49,, ,,. y" p."'lo.n'
T., 90, ,,raaIoI,,, ,I,a,,,.o,,,o'
and dooIo 70 ,yor ,Lo S',,,ra,l go
the Irn,,ed s,otos In ,bo os
yot tbo, bo,,o no. soro,a,to,, g. $50,
Ism nor learned roaIi,7s,nnn, ., INV" "t'n
dainty shown nv thoir recent ,oaIs,a,; %U ho
troyinp the Riddleheryor sottIe5ent 70 ~
enemies. and Inv their nrosont ottJtudo ~
inquiry as 10 what that Is in which thev
pretended to 'sacauIesce, In 1ss3
Not only ala tbev oo,rm tboir ooo,,,os-
CONGO In 1854 IN the RjddIehorgor so,tlo-
ment. but IN their nIotform of tbot voor
thew protested that thew were tbe Lest
friends ~ tho co,orod noorlo IN al .,,o,.
rights and Interests and that thov wonIa
nrotoct these with oil zooI ond 1;,,co,oo
even p,edginr n senarate school svstem Sor
the colored children, under complete col.
ored control, Nevertheless that very vear
was signalized and dispraced Inv "the Dan.
vile campaign ~ and, so far from fulfilling
their pledge as to the schools, no more was
heard of it, and thew actually mt all the
schools las all the elections, nnder nortisan
bourbon boards for every county and citv
selected by bourbon LEGISLATORS.
Last veor WAITING rnt,, Tho sto,o po,,,,,,
licon convention had mot and oo,od tho,,
servIlalv and bvnocritico,l,, oon,o5 ~ 10
form in large measure In baso trnI,atIo,
tbov limnod oftor n 90 % ,bo ,,,o,,a.a 20
free school hooks nocosso,,, s,,,,,,or, % .,,o
obIod and moody soIdiors tho rio.,',, =; Is
bor Tho convict oontroot sroto,,, ,,,o,,a,
oron,ions Iooo, oui,ar ~ d.. y". ~
,,.o',,o,,' go ~ ", 49, '"v "n"v w
fuso "a rooortoa - p ror oro su '' %Nno
soSoo, hoo,,s oro. w. oS,s' V re
thon, 4. mnoors,,,ut,ono,. =, ,,n, w p.V' .uo
roroh. I, vii, oono,,o, 81 ,,,o.o rs. Wv
IT,, S,o Ct ~ a., $500. " U"N,l
,hn,o,',o,o,,,ro as,s S a., .n ~, 9 s.ven ~
iustifS q a,ross foi,nro o. S.,,Sm p,oo1 "
ATT, o,a ro.,,, ILL., p''''o
80 r'o'
anu se, ~ has peeh piainiy SHOWN tnat
'no so'e"ieu CONSTITUTIONS uiihculty is
Puoi'o anu "n'ehap'e--fiu that
UNIFORM anu equa' system OF iree schools
ior all the people requires Tree DOCKS Tor
all 30 tnat none may De inundated, ON the
one manu. ny Deins forced 10 plead pauper'
ISM ana SO tnat none may OBTAIN benefits, on
the o'ner, hot ireely enjoyed by all; That
the annual cost OF THESE DOCKS VIII not eX-
ceeu s%oVooo WIN lhe DOCKS on mandy, and
may hot NC more thah mar that sum; and
lhdt treasury aole 10 devote SlOO,OOO a
lnohth 10 ehrlch certain private
SPECTATORS In klddleberger bonds
NeNciusNeiy) can easily ttrn sufficient
sum toward supply OF Tree books Besides,
'nese school DOORS are now direct and
very heaVy TAX on parents ana guardians,
VINO "ouiu NC renewed OF this by the Tree
slate supply "hieh eouiu DC made at
greatly iess Cost, as the state would purchase
IN lurge quanutieS al minimum prices,
moreover the bourbon reassessment OF last
Sear nus r"iseu the Naiuatioh OF inc prop
cry VI tne state ior taxes an aggregate OF
Soo'oVo'VoO' whereby the taxes nave already
peen ihcreaseu al least S2Zi'OOO year.
as LOT tne support OF disabled and needy