Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-01
tFram the Richmond hispateh
THE OLD GOVERNOR AND The HElN.
The IRaH0Hrati0n-Hew Gor.
UeiLs Got Up eitd Goo. Walker
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The tlansCes o The Ofhce o. Proyi-t.'url
G.5seFn,r from General H. II W. Us To
Col. Gilbert G. Walker vas effected hy
vsry simple operation st tiEs k1Heu.iV~
hansis yesterday morniAg,
IL %. ANNOUNCED that ths ceremony Of
insagursaisa ~oaid tAks place AZ nooG, sat
at hElf-past eleven Justice ). b CrenshAS,
armed With the Code u Virgi nia, preseatet
hi1-slf at the DOOR Of ~ Gabernst0rial
Asa,tlu, ready 10 stSiuistsr the nsess.arY
oaLh4. A mulAgts youtR emp 0Sed By CIV.
Wells answered the kaoek- All ashsred him
into the Oflse GA che Ten o. the doorr where
zsres seated Gov Wells, Judge Saunakers
Cd. n sllony. ts@ Secretary Of State, PrsVAts
Sec stary Dudley aHd Mr. Webs Jr-
Mr.. Cren shaw WAa shown ssAt and re-
mGrk ed I" Governor Walker has not arrived
yets"
No, sir" replied Governor WeIs. Mr..
Wa &c has not CO ne yet.
Ab "a ten minutes were then spsaE 10
conservation abcat the oeaatifii dag, the
drought, Sc aad in the msautims Jadys
Rye, Ssate Trvasursr, and M James X
Fisher, secretary Of the CoGs irvasivs Ssxgs5
C=nsral CJmmitges, we're introduced, and
shook hands ali around.
A fs~ minutes hsser, q carriags drove up
to the d01r, and Gso. Candy aad Coioosi
Walker Alightaing. we're shoFn o. the par
Dor, where they were Immediately JHaSd
By ths party from the Otti e.
CIV. Wells Hrst s1ook hands with Gen.
Candy, aud tnen Approaching Cox Walker
'aid ''Coi- walker, | an zi.l - see you
take a seat, Er.'
The comp sST Ssre soon setted. Resides
the gsnflNmEu b-sfiJre plned, PLymasLer
SsAntou, CJloael Chandler, Ant other State
officers we're present. as -pretAtors.
Shsncs reigl-t for o fsw seeonds, and
E.s then broken BY q v. Veil, VITO rubbed
as hands aud ss.s.. q ~ eli, Csslsssi, aup-
pose ya1 have cOme up u be made nv
srnorl"
.sY-s, SIR" replied G 4. walker, shat
is the chief object OF my VisiS."
Tnereupou Mr. Justice CrsnshIw stepped
forward, Code ia hand, and adusinisterpd
the oaths, Oc rather afiruGtions, Colnns.l
walker raising his right nand and yixuifyin9
his assent TO each by q nod r ge-e All rruA-
tons wsrs-drss, Of fidelity To the Com
mouweaIth Of Virginia; second. 10 the C.yu-
stfrufisu Of the United Stafes; third. the
anti-duelHn~ Affirmation; fourth. The usual
OATH nf uGice
This doas. Gov. Wills .r1fn st.poed E,r.
ward, and taking G. W..ksr by he hand
SAID - " iFerlIr NnlKeF, 1 cllnIrAtulAte
you. and hope that y0u NAV hive q sucres.-
full and pleas snt administratiuu.p To which
the new Governor rrDIied .. I th4ak yor
SIR"
And the mex feature Of the De- Torrance
x1s the c-u,rrat, L.ti,n Of Gov. Walker Asst
By Gen. CInbg. then BIZ tne sac officers
PRESENT, and d. alIy BY 1erosd msesL-
ltnesus spectators who thrup9ed tho parlor
and vestioule. As tae q ,V-rnotis private
secretary he'd not Ssan aooointsd, M.
Richard +. Walker kindly dictated At this
impramptn levee, ard iaIrOduced tbs per-
sons pres. ntinz Ih. nseIves.
Dung thess ceremonies CIV Wells aad
and freq whose name is not snowu TO
TIE pubre eff ted a graceful ,xt. an
entering a earrings which came m f1,s at
! the righs moment were driven 10 his own
hired house, 90 the corner OF First and
Franklin streets Mr.. Dudley remained at