The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-12
GOV. wALKER,s SPEECH.

| AAHN AAO lO4AO"IdB LePOEl "a lho SPoSSA
made the day before, on the occasion oi
his public reception, by Mr.. Walker,
the Governor elect of Virginia. As II
Is supposed to be indicative of Mr..
Walkers future course, we copy it en-
tire as we find It:
MY FELLow-CITIZENs- am too
much exhausted by the labors OF the
campaign, by the loss of sleep and by
the reception OF returns, to make you q
speech appropriate to the occasion. The
election returns which have poured in
| from every section of the State speak a
language too plain to be misunderstood.
They bring tidings of victory such as
never crowned the efforts of political
party in any previous campaign in the
history of this grand old Commons
wealth. l told you, fellow. citizens,
| from these steps a week ago, that we
were bound to triumph, and pictured
to you the hegira of the motley crew OF
one upon his mule Just now with, his
carpet-bag duly labelled. Laughter
and cheers. l accept this grand ova-
tion to-day net as a compliment to my
self personally, but as the Representa-
live OF a great idea. And what is that
idea, fellow. citizensP Il is nothing less
than the redemption, the disenthral-
ment and regeneration of Virginia.
Loud cheers During this canvass,
GellOw- citizens, l have traversed all the
great sections of the State, and have
everywhere discussed frankly and with
out reserve the great issues which divi-
ded the parties battling for supremacy
in Virginia.
have every where told the people
the principles which would guide me If
elected. 1 have nothing to take back,
to change or modify-no, not one jot or
little. L am now, as 1 have ever been,
for equal and exact justice to all men
without regard to race or color. APP
plause loud and continued Let us
not, my fellow citizens, in this our
hour Of triumph and supreme joy. for
get that chie1est OF Christian virtues,
charIty-let us hear no ill-will or re-
sentiment to that poor, misguided race
which has been deluded and misled by
designing and dunprincipled men. [Cries
of "Go ood!" "Goodr'
Let us in the future do what we have
in measure failed to do in the past,
and what is dictated by an enlightened
Christianity. Let US educate these peo.
pie until they rise in the scale of hu-
manity to that position where they can
intelligently exercise the right OF free
men. When you shall have done this,
and when they can appreciate and COM
prehend those rights to their full ex-
tent, we shall never again in Virginia
have to pass through such struggle as
that which has just closed. No more
will Ignorance be arrayed against
intelligence and organized pauperism
against property, but, without regard
to race or color, will strive together
good of our glorious old mother. (Pro-
Iouged applause.) Fellow citizens, 1
congratulate you this day, that, not
withstanding the unblushing ISLANDERS
and falsehOods which have been pros
pagated and circulated throughout the
land, that you and 1 stand shoulder to
shoulder with the President of the uni
ted States for the emancipation of the
white race of the South. (The crowd
three cheers for Grant-which were
given with hearty good Willy I have
everywhere done honor to the Presi-
dent, will not you do 30 To-day? (Cries
of yes, yes, and loud cheers.) We are
indebted to the personal efforts of the
President to-day that the manacles
have been stricken from the limbs OF
10000 white Virginians. wild cheer
ing.) l am SO fnll of joy and good feel
ing toward all men that l fear I shall,
fellow citizens, weary you, for "out of
the fullness OF the mouth the heart
speaketh." (Cries OF go on.) You
your State and country your cherished
prejudice of birth and education,
though you have not been called
upon to sacrifice any principles, you
have done that which required more
effort on your pRrt-YOu have made con-
cession unparalleled in history, and
l think you will be blessed for doing
this, and my prayer Is, fellow. citizens
that you will be. You have redeemed
Virginia. The widest Imagination
cannot picture future more glorious
than now opens before her. In the Ian
guage of another, she Is about to start
upon a new career like the morning
star, full oflife and joy. Her immense
resources will be developed; her great
lines OF improvement pushed forward
to completion, and tide of immigra~
tIon will pour in from every quarter
into her borders. Then she will be-
come, as she has hitherto been, the
brightest in the galaxy OF States.
Again congratulate you upon the
victory we have achieved-th peacea-
BILE victory, and tell you that our OPP
ponents as we'll as ourselves Will reap
its rich fruits. In the wise providence
of the Almighty, the'rain falls alike
upon the just and the unjust" Yes.
the deluded race (and l am thankful
for it) which constitutes the bulk ofthe
opposing party will reap the benefits as
we'll as you and l.
1 thank you once more from the bot
tom of my heart, fellow-citizens, for
this demonstration. In Rome's palmiest
days her most successful Generals were
not the recipients of an ovation more
fraught with meaning, for the results
of our victory will extend far into the
future, and your children and mine
will bless the sacrifices and energies by
which, in our line Of duty, that victory
has been achieved.