The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-07
Ex-Governor Smith.

Those who heard the eloquent speech OF
Ex-Governor SMITH in the last Conservative
State Convention need not be told that ne
has lost none Of the fire of genius. lie j
fully able to compete with the finest ora'o, ;
of the day, though one would na'u''ny
suppose that his day had passed. ms NV
war-horsc has put on the harness. an" -
now working faithfully and jealousy loi
the success of the WALKER ''cAe''
labors upon the stump. however, nave ho'
nrcyented him from using ms pen. ne -
n,,, " a nowerftli letter, in which he relieves
himself Of n good deal Of bile by framing Il
sk;lr,llv-drawn indictment OF the committee
of nine and those who made them coh-
m;ttcc. He calls uponthc people TO rcmcm-
her them "for rcprobation." But inc
shrewd, sensible, practical man shows MN
self in the conclusion OF the lct'cr. We
commend it TO the consideration oil those
whom the Ex-Governor cloquencc has mis-
led into declaring that there is no difference
between WELLS and WALKER. we quote
..wc may lose tho Legislature. Ii would be n
" .aIay,tty fall OF untold evils which wonld
sevnrcly Oppress us all. What should we 90 W
proyidc against the consequences oil 50 s,u ~
rveni sts hut one thing left us. ana that l. 70
c,cci the W alker ticket will not say our ticket
bu; say the Walker ticket; for orr tickc' wa
buried was buried with The gallant Withers, alG
th ,nen,nry of those who brought 1t about should
he cherished. for our TcpToba'''"' Is long 10 ''e
itself shall last. oh,yc4o
choose one OF two carpet-baggcrs for their GcNerh-
or Audit is deeply aggravated whcn We rei en-
that II has been pT1uEnt I in this we have
been wounded In the house oil our lflehus' ~ ~
1t is. There is no help Tor u we n ,1 If
hnth a-e Ind prudence says choose the one VINO
will do the least evil and patriotism urRc,i? hi,
mands that should give The prciercncc ~ I'M.
Who I'm his antcccdcniS general bearing character
and Affiliations gives the strongest u,
he can appreciate the dignity OF the once :" Si:'
hc aspfcs and that In his personal ana ni'tc."
conduct he win emulate the fame OF his iiiS'iious
predecessors"
Asto the constitution, Governor SMITH
says:
lyon can but notice. my old friend, that ]
have treated the questions have discussed as II
the constitution In modified FORM, M1u,. Wv, hc
adopted. OF this have no doubt; II would not os
by nv vote had TO cast but IL VIII nc carTlco
10y thousands
This result. so plainly foreseen by every
man who understands the people of Virgil
mia, is not yet visible to the eyes OF all.
There are q few men Of character and tai
cl,S VINO allow tIicli pi'IuuiS'S w '''''N
them. and refuse to acknowledge that no
earthly power can prevent the ratification
of the constitution, and who are doing more
to damage Mr.. WALKER than is the VileSt OF
the Radicals. The Indians who the other
day tried to stop a locomotive on the Pacific
railroad by lassooing it as they would have
lassoocd a wild horse, and who were icrhcd
into commissions by the passing stcam-horsc,
acted with as much wisdom as marks the
conduct of those men who arc trying to
induce the people Of Virginia to take issue
with the Radicals upon the question of rati-
rving the constitution. The plain duty Of
our people is to register, vote out the dis
franchising clauses, elect WALKER, and
choose the best men for the Legislature.
Vote against ratification if you will, but
don't try to persuade anybody that he can
possibly defeat it, or that he has done his
whole duty when he has cast such vote.
1t is criminal to do so.