The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-07
VOL. XXXVT.

] here as the representative of any dis
unc'iVc political party, but Of the material
interests of Virginia. If elected, / shall
devote whatever ability and energy | pos
ScSs to their advancement AS your Co.
vernon, 1t will be my aim not to build up
political parties, but TO do the greatest good
can to the people Of Virginia.
Fcllow-citizcns, dislike everything like
personal illusions, and have heretofore, in
this canvass, rclraincd from correcting the
numerous SANDERS which have been circu-
lated by our opponents against me. But /
must on this occasion depart from this rule
and dilrrcsS from the line OF my remarks to
correct two reports which I understand
have been induStijously circulated here con-
corning me. The first is that ] came to Nir-
ginla as u sutlcr in General Buffers army.
came here with no order or appointment
in my pocket, and with no promise of Office
If any kind and the man who says that ]
ever brought II suffers license to Virginia
is a liar. The other report is that ] as a
grand juror Of the United States court,
aided III indlcting General Lee, Governor
Lctchcr, and others, for treason. The man
who says did any such thing says what is
equally false. These facts are matters of
record.
Here the rain compelled IN adjournment
to the courthouse, much to the regret of
everybody, as it was entirely too small for
the crowd
As soon us order was secured, Colonel
Walker resumed, and said that when the
indictments named were made at Norfolk
he was not i member CT the grand jury.
After they had been reported to the court,
and been subject of comment by the news
papers, the court, pursuant TO adjournment,
met III Richmond, and Messrs. UC0nor and
Brady appeared, it was understood, to ap-
ply for bail for Mr.. Davis, one Of the
party indicted. Happening to be in Rich
mond on business, he went to the court
room to hear the arguments Of these distin-
guiShcd lawyers Of his native State, when
he was summoned by the United States
Marshal, who would take no excuse, as q
talesman, to fill the place of an absent grand
juror. As such he had to take his seat and
listen to the most disgracetul charge that
ever cmanatcd from one of the most dis
graceful of judges. The burden of this
charge was to secure the indictment OF the
newspaper editors of the State for their
comments upon the indictments found ut
Norfolk. He hung his head in very shame
rs he saw the distinguished lawyers present
accustomed to practice in courts where JUS
ticc is dispensed, and where dcccncy and
decOrum are observed. lie was on the
grand jury just one hour and n half during
vote was taken on any indictment.
Colonel Walker added that if it had not
been for himself Francis De Cordy and
William Il. Harrison, of Norfolk, and
others, every editor Of any prominence in
the state would undoubtedly have been in
tiictcd, as Underwood had in substance
directed.
At the close Of these explanations, Colonel
Walker regretted that he had to make them,
and said it was the first time he had noticed
The SANDERS Of the opposition, and it would
probably he the last during the canvass.
I" If | cannot win the contest" said he,
without calling my opponent the hard
names he perhaps deserves, will lose it,
lie next proceeded to state the issues that
are i'll the canvass, and prefaced his remarks
on these points with the declaration that
negro suffrage is not iii it. 1t matters not
whether it he right or wrong, whether we
are for it or against il. il iSupon us by the III
eXorablc logic OF events, and we can't, If we
would, escape it. Let the dead past bury
its dead, said he, and let lis seize the living
question Of the hour Shall the white race
be bccmancipatcd and restored to ali the rights
which they were entitled TO and enjoyed ten
wears ago? Who is it that seeks to deprive
the ~rcat bulk Of the white citizens of NH-
ginia from holding even the most trivial of
fees, and are cndoayOring 10 pcrpctlate
this damnahlc tyranny! They arc the men
who framed the odious Underwood c"nstl-
tuition, and who now cndcaror to i;IstCn its
fangs upon you and your descendants.
The platform upon which / stand Is that
the white man is rs good rs i ncgrO-and II
he isn't better, ii is our fault. | am III
favor of ''univcr-al amnesty aud impartial
SUFFRAGE" J believe i'll the good old doctrine
OF The rigi.t Of the governed TO select thclI
rulers. Does such Il right now exist III Nlr'
.inia? Your Intelligence, your experience,
and YOUR worth is to he bound and mama
clcQ. our object is 10 loose their icttcrS, SC
shat every man in this old Commonwealth
glorious in the past, and | trust To be yet
more glorious and prosperous the fui urc-
shall have the right he once had, to vote anG
hold office. | would do equal and exact
Justice to all men, without regard to race ol
color.
Colonel Walker here gave detailed &C.
count of the interviews of himself and
others with the President i'll regard to :
>eparatc vote on Objectionable clauses Of tho
constitution. Ills ENccllcncy objected tC
the county organization clause, and thought
il ought 10 be stricken Out, with Two others,
now TO he submitted separately. lie re-
viewed the course of Wells upon the Stri'
king out the tcSt-oath and DISTINGUISHING
clauses, and showed how he cannot be
trusted by the people in regard TO them
Before the Reconstruction Commlllcc nc
said their retention was necessary 10 tllt
urotcction of the loyal people of the state
And il WAS not until after the President
message that he modified his views, and thel
he did it in characteristic letter instead o.
coming out III brief and manly declaration,
and saving - believe that tcSt-oathS anC
di>tranc chiSemcnts are begottcn Of the devil
and ought not TO be imposed upon any class
of the people" They say some OF then
party are in favor Of striking out these
clauses. Now, ninety mine out OF every hun.
dred of the party arc negroes, and these
negroes in representative convention
after the publicasion Of their candldatc
Shadwcll letter, declare that they will vote
for the abominablc Underwood constitution
which nominated him, declared the same
thing; and it is only because he fears tho
wrath to come, and hopes to escape deiea
thereby, that he now processes TO regarC
test-oalhs and acknowledgements rs not pro
per to be incorporated into your lundamen
tal law. ~ like your Virginia directness OF
speech" said he. "Whcn u man tells what Is
false, YOU call him liar ; and when he steals
YOU call him thief. There Is no golns
around Robin Hoods barn with You. Now
though was not born Nlrginlan, thlnf
you VIII ma lne Il plcl.9 Sooo oliI III t 'ii
as in other respects, unless my mother WA
mistaken in her son. You will not, an
assured, be deceived by this double-dealn!
Of nv opponent. The constitution Will bt
adopted either as whole or expurgated
and there can now be no such thing. as neu
trality. The man who stays from the poll:
gives 4 half vote for the constitution. Iht
6isfranchiscd man, more than anybody else
is interested in the result, and ought to b'
The most Jealous in defeating, the separate
clauses" He avowed himself opposed on