The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-23

! country, VINO accepted the terms ana 'ohal-
| tOas of the Government because they could
| not help It, 10 follow where their principles
| led them. aud affiliate with the Nallandlg-
| hams, III" Scymours, and the woods. ne
| wanted the tried and the true men who had
| ever been loyal - the old fl1E amid surfoUhh-
| ing pcrilS, who loyfully accepted the poIlCN
OF the Government because II was the
policy of patriotism, liberty, ana JUS
| lie wanted the Coiorcd men who had been
| elevated from childhood 10 MANHOOD IRON
| ablect serNltude TO the rights and privileges OF
| citizens Of the United States. lie wanted me
| men who had been reluctantly dragged mo
| the rebellion, who We're compromised ny H.
| Int who had no sympathy with 1t, and the
| men who were dcludod into secession, but
! who had abandoned, amid the fire, blood and
| desolation of Clvil war. that wicked heTesy,
| and who honestly complied with the demands
| Of their country. He wanted all these classes
| 10 unitedlv stand together on the national
| platform OF the Union Republican party Of
| the United States. ithccrs These classes
| OF men had the power, If they would stand
| together on the Union Republican platform
| and fight under the banner Of unity, equal
| and impartial liberty and education, 10 take
| the control Of Virginia aud 20 dictate her
| future policy.
| Senator Wilson then appealed to the loyal
| men, Hho had adhered with unwavering
| fidelity amid the dangers of civil war, who Joy
| fully accepted the terms aud conditions "mn"'
died in the reconstruction bills, 10 see 10 H. ny
| their fidelity 10 principle, that III" convention
/
posed of tru>Gy men, and that such men shodld
| represent Virginia in the halls Of Congress
| To win victory they must require that men
should bc fully and uurcscrNcdly committed
to the glorious principles they had cnunciated.
they must have confidence in their cause, i'll
themselves. and in the men who accepted III
good faith the Union Republican name and
creed. A policy of fidelity To principle and
innexible frmuesS Of trust and lib"raliN,
would bring victory 10 tn" ctus" their hearts
loved and their judgments approved.
The speaker then proceeded 10 say that Their
were nj least 81 900 colorrd men in Virginia
whose hands had been weapoued with the bal.
lot. Some men dis trusted these cOlored men,
and feared they would b. deluded and de-.
rrlyrd by the scceSsionists. I''Irue for you.
These colorrd men had not been deceived by
the secos~ioui>ts during the war, they had in
etiuctIycly been true 10 their country and 10
the cause Of perilled liberty. Arms had been
put into the hands of 10000 colored men
they had bravcly fought for their country ana
their race. ana $1,000 of them slept IN soldiers
graves. Loyal soldiers bore testimony &c
their bravery III battle, and to their fidelity
and humanity. Nine tenthS of the ColoTcd
voters in Virginia would support the doctrines
embodied in the Union Republican platform
promulgated by the State Convention. r. We
viii dat No one need give himself any
anxiety about the vote of the black men of the
Old Dominion they know who gave them
liberty. civil rights, citizenship, and suffrage,
and they would vote 10 give their race in the
State the same rights and the same privileges
that were enjoyed by the white men Of Nlr-
gIula. Cheers" Yes, yes. They would
vote for equality Of taxation, and for The
school house for the education OF their emil
drru.
An earnest appeal was then made TO the
men Of Virginia who had been reluctantly
driven into the rebellion by the Secession De
mocracy, who had accepted III" here>I"s OF MI
Calhoun, 10 commit themselves without re-
Scrvatiou or qualification TO the mon he
publican platform, creed. and organizations
lad IN IA
to the followers OF Henry Clay, who de
Clarrd that slavery was grcNCu> wrong
that no contingency could make right, 10
seize the occasion unite their fortunes with
the great Union Republican party OF the
country, and put down the secessioni>ts
and the sectionalsts who had plunged
Virginia into The fire and blood OF clNil war.
When this Secession Democracy and slave
propasandislS demanded the annexation
Of Texas to strengthen human slavery, thou
sands of these old Wings were opposed
10 that insane and wicked policy. W men u"
army WAS pushed TO the Rio Grandc ana
war commenced with Mexico they condemned
the action of the Government. When tn"
Missouri compromise was repealed, some 81
them publicly, and thousands OF them pTi-
vat.Iy. rrprubated that fatal measure, Bu;
these old National Henry Clay Wings OF VAR
gina had been 80 often beaten by I'll" Demo
lrary that they allowed timid councils to pre-
vail, and although their state voted against
secession. they bowed 10 the storm that swept
over the Stale after The fail OF Sumter. BS
their timidity they permitted the bad men OF
their own number, and the bold DelnocrIle
leaders, who had resolved 10 plunge Ia" coHh.
try into civil war, TO dIslncmhtF the I mon ana
establish Il great slayeEoldug couIcdcracy 10
drag them headloug into the bloody contest
The fruits Of that contest we're hrior" lh"ih
the power of the rebellion had been lralnpl"d
out: the idea Of >ecrssIu ION had been forever re-
pudiated by the nation fields had been desc
lated millions of property annihil2t"d, ana
thousand. OF priceless lives sacrIIctd. lh"h
dead could not bc restored 70 life : their lost
millions could not be recalled; bui IL was no"
ia their power, by accepting III" pollcS OF lhr
Government, by providing education for ali
the people, by dlver>Ityiug industry. 10 make
Virginia again great and powerful Common
wealth. Cheers. Now was me ulN ana
now the hour for the old National Henry Clay
Wings Of Virginia, 80 often beaten, 20 unite
with the loyal men and the eniranchsrd freed
men, and carry Virginia by an Overwhelming
majority. and be with and OF The great VIC
torious mon party Of the Republic.
Some Democrats there We're who accepted
the heresy of secession, but who had seen
their errors amid the trials and disasters 81
civ ii war. who sorrowed over the great fOilN ol
rebellion, who would gladly hght Tor me oId
nag again, and who were ready 10 conform
the Constitution Of Virginia TO the require
mpnts of Congress, and 10 resume their prac-
tlcal relations with the Government. These
men. too he invited 10 unite with the at
yauclpg and victorious Republican oT-anlZa-
tiun There was Il class OF men, too, compro-
missed by the rebellion, who could neither
hold office nor vote, but who would vote, II
they could. for the country aud for eqnal
and impartial liberty. They could give
their voices and their labors FOR The
cause. and by speaking and working Tor
the cause they would prove their palrotlSm
and devotion, aud thus show to their country
men that the disabilities now imposed upon
them ought to be removed and Il country that
had proved its generosity ana maghahlmltF
would not forget them. All OF us, OF III"
North and OF the South, should strive, ever
aud always, to heal the wounds OF this clyli
war suOdue the passions ana conquer IN"
prriudicrS engendcrcd by the conflict, make
orr country Que and indiyisihle, secure equal
and impartial liberty for all our countfymen,
of every race, and make the great Republic an
example for the nations III all the elements
material, intellectual, and moral-that com
binc 10 make Il great, pros porous, ana Tree
people. Loud and prolonged cheers
After fir Wilson had concluded his re-
marks, Governor Perpoint was called upon
10 address the meeting. He replied b. saving
IL was TOO late TO say much, and did not thihk
IL would he exactly proper i'll HIM 10 make Il
speech He had been passing lhrohgh ms
mind the remarks made by Mr. wilson, ana
Wondering upon the new state OF aDdt>. lhr
upoula of the State had heretofore not worried
hard enough. In future, who was 10 be inc
honorable mani God had saia, "BS Tue
sv.al of thy brow thou shall earn thy bread.
The man who labored honestly and failh-
fully was 10 be the honorable man, ana nor ne
who loafed around grog shops ana ll'tsea uie
gentleman 1t was in the hands OF the people
to make Nirgnia great state. Let the Souhs
v,hita man and the Young black man, side by
side shoulder To shoulder, cheek by Jowl, laDoI
earnestly and faithfully in the advancement OF
agriculture and commerce, ana praee anu
prosperity would be the result Let PoiNes
alone; speech making ana olhce-hotuinS
would not bring wealth or happiness, bul nara