Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-13
TUESDAY MORNING, July 10, 1869
FUTURE POLICY.

1t will he necessary for the people of
Virginia to consider how to turn to the
best account the victory which we have
lately achieved, so that it may result in
promoting the best interests of the
State-political and material We
have noble and gallant leader, about
whose position and views there has
never been room for the slightest mis-
take So far as there is Walker party
in the State it is the True Republican
party, and he who stands at its head
aud has received the support and accla.
nations of the people, must be- regarded
as its best and ciearest exponent. In
his speech at Richmond on Friday, Gov.
Walker said:
Fellow citizens, l congratulate you
this day that Notwithstanding the un-
blushing ISLANDERS and falsehoods which
have been propagated and circulated
throughout the land, that you and |
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
President of the United States for the
emancipation of the white race in the
South. THE crowd-three cheers for
Grant, which we're given with hearty
good will l have everywhere done
hon or to the President, will not you do
so to-day? [Cries yes, yes, and loud
cheers We are indebted to the per-
sonal efforts of the President to-day that
the manacles have been stricken from
the limbs of $4,000 white Virginians
[Wild cheering
This tribute was justly due to the
President from the Governor, and ex-
presses no more than all the facts in
the case warrant. That the emanci-
patton of the white race in the South"
has been effected under the plan of the
President is the most pervading result
Of the election. 1t was under Republic
Can auspices that we entered upon the
campaign, with True Republican
standard -5earer and Gov, Walker is
not the man to vail his principles, but
proclaims them. and stands upon the
Republican platform with President
Grant.
Regarding, therefore, the question of
the admission of the State as settled by
the results of the election, thus entered
upon and conducted to its final most
splendid triumph, so far as an indepen-
dent press may enter into politics, the
NORFOLK DAY Book will continue to
support the administrations of Gov.
Walker and President Grant. Party
has nothing to do with it. The policy
of Virginia is to stand by her friends.
She has great purposes of improvement
to perfect-she has measures to adopt
connected with her material prosperity
of infinitely more importance than
party names or affiliations or schemes
she has no time to spare for party-but
she must make friends everywhere with
those who have the will and the ability
to aid her and to smooth her pathway
to prosperity and greatness In the
dark period of the last four years, she
has found one such man, to whom she
is mainly if not entirely indebted for the
position and vantage ground she holds
to-day; and that man is PRESIDENT
GRANT, There is not another in this
broad land, Radical. Republican, Wing
or Democrat, to whom we could have
looked, or who had any power to aid
US; as he was the highest in station, so
his masnanimlty was exalted and con-
spieuous and our people have honored
themselves and expressed at the same
time their appreciation of his interven-
ton, by the triumph they have achieved
for the Presidents plan.