The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-15

rad. \ statesman whose word carries weight
in every part of Virginia, before introducing
Colonel Walker made Il speech which Wa'
characterized alike by sound judgment ant
excellent taste. :
He reviewed the political situation il
Virginia since the war, and showed now
from the surrender at AppomattoX to the
rcpfcd the situation in good faith. They
have abandoned, said he, all right Of pro.
pcrtv in slaves. and no one but Il mailman
has ever dreamed Of the restoration of the
institution. They have promptly paid the
tax required of them to aid in liquidating
the national debt incurred i'll war waged
for their Subtraction, and they have admit
ted in good faith that the right Of secession
from the Union, which they once claimed
they possessed. no longer exists. Other de-
mandS. however, have been made upon
them since the war not anticipated or III
cludcd in the surrender of their armies.
Bureau agents have been qllartcrcd within
their territory, who have produced i'll
feeling and diStrust among the enamel
patcd slaves and their former masters, and
hordcS of northern men of the worst type,
without property or character, have been
turned loose upon uSto prey upon our sub
stance and to fill our offices.
A Radical party has been organiZcdln our
midst, through the agency of secret poIltl-
cal associations, which aims to diSiranchisc
a LARGE portion of our citizens that 1t may
thereby obtain control of the state and get
nos>csSion of all Of its offices. He then
reached the present crisis. and said IN cleo
ton has actually been ordered to take place
in Virginia on the 9th of July, when the
people are to decide whether or not large
number OF the most prominent citizens OF
the Commonwealth shall be deprived of the
privilege of suffrage. and the almost entire
white population Of the right to hold office
This brought him to the immediate object
for which nc appeared before his audience
viz to Introduce Colonel Gilbert {. Walker,
of Norfolk. candidate for Governor in oppo-
>ition to the Radical party, which is seeking
to impose upon the people the disabilities
enumerated.
Colonel Walker, he said, was not the
nominee Of the Conservative party, but OF
Il wing Of the Republican party, who have
the manIincsS and the patriotism to oppose
and cut loose from the intolerance and pro-
Scription of those with whom they have
been acting since the close Of the war. In
doing this they do not sacrifice their pollti.
cal consistency, but cvincc spirit of lihc.
ralitv and fairness that deserves cOmmcnda-
ton.
The Conservative party, as 4 general rule,
should remain inactive; but this was not
the proper policy for it to pursue III this
crisis.
The election is coming off, and there are
two candidates in the field. both Rcpubll.
can, but representing antagoniStic political
ideas upon vital issues. For himself, if he
had Il vote he would cordially cast IL l"I
Colonel Walker, who comes t'llly endorsed
rs Il gentleman of the highest character IL
is true he is Of northern birth blt he came
TO virginia. Mr. Conrad had been assured
bv citizens of the highest position who
knew him, not in quest of office, but rs =
boua tidc settler. He had invested largely
of his ample means in the property Of tho
Commonwealth. and is no sense Identified
with that dcSpiScd class of carpct-bag@er>
of whom the man Wells. who now occupies
the Governors house by military appoint.
mcnt. is Il conspicuous representative. III
the forciblc language characteristic of thu
sneaker, he contrlstcd our candidate AND
the little Michigan whitct, and we thought
the latter never seemed less attractive than
he did on this occasion.
COLONEL WALKERS SPEECH.
Colonel Walker was introduced by Mr.
Conrad, and was received with hearty
cheers. lie reviewed with great clearncSs
them more than at Woodstock or Harrison.
burg. His audience was II dcmonStrativC
one, and not only chccrcd his manly expires
sion of opinions, but when he said, d" If
am elected Governor" some, more cnthu
SiaStic than the rest, before he could com
plete the sentence, cried out. "fou viii
he elected" "That'S So" "Wells has nc
chance"
Colonel Walker repeated here that he i:
in the canvass rs the representative Of nC
political party, though receiving the sup.
port of citizens of both parties. Tie gay,
the reasons which will induce him to vote
for the eXpurgatcd constitution, and showed
clearly how. in II legal way. with Il Lcgi>la
turc composed of anti-Radicals and him
self us Governor. the cnormitieS Of the
county organization clause may be removed
| When he held up TO the people the cnor
nous taxation which 4 Radical Legislature
backed by il Radical Governor, could i'm
pose upon them under the Underwood con
| StitutiOn. he struck 4 responsive cord in the
| hearts and minds of these intelligent a~ri
culturists of the Valley, who know how
| their ncighhorS of West Virginia are now
"roaning under the intolerable burdens i'm
| posed upon them by Radical lawmakers
At no place III the canvass has this been
more pointedly put or with more strikin.
effect. That noble old Roman James Mar
| shall, ESD, than whom there is no wiSci
man in Virginia, listened throughout tC
| Colonel Walker, and 1T the close of hi,
| speech spoke III the highest terms of com.
| plimcnt and approval OF it. Colonel Wal.
| kcr'S views in regard to the constitution
| were specially acceptable TO him. Both he
and Judge Parker advise that if one cannot
conScicutiou>ly vote for the cXpurgated
constitution he ought only to vote against
the two clauses, and remain silent is TO the
| rest.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Your correspondent had again TO appeal
| to the people To vote for the Walker ticket
and for the cXpurgatcd constitution. He
was followed by Robert Barton, ESQ, who
endorsed Colonel Walker in brief but stir
ring speech, and then introduced Colonel
W. w. Arnctt, who gave the most cncouri,-
glng account of the state of feeling in
Clarke county, in which he resides. He
says there is no division there, and that all
the Conservatives and moderate Republi.
| cans are Zealously ut work for the Walker
ticket. His county, he promises. will give
4 good account of herself on election day
Hon. F. w. NJ. Holiday, one of the
ablest speakers in the Valley, was called for
but owing to the lateness Of the hour only
spoke briefly. He is thoroughly aroused for
the Walker ticket, and will canvass Zealously
until election day for it.
on THE STUMP.
Mcssrs. Meade, Reilly, Barton, Williams,
Hunter, Byrd, Holaday, Fauntleroy,,
Holmes. Conrad, Huck, and Judge Parker,
OF the Winchester bar, will at once com.
mencc the canvass i'll Frederick county
~
morrow, and al will speak early and often
from this time to July 9Th. Vie nannle they