The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-17

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| Tor Walkerand the expurgated CONSTITUTION
The only ,liea o, essap ncStsm emu .I re-
talked differently"
Mostly : dyes: I sworc wouldn't regis
ter. but Ithink- differently. and had rather
| be ripht than consistent. Then we had our
own Judges, our own county oincers, ana
no one OF them was required to take the
iron-clad oath ?"
| Citizen : g You think we oilght to vote
! for the 5expurgated constitution with ne
gro suffrage and the county organization
clause?" - -.r.s4. -
not possibly impose upon lis worse man
than Wells, and by voting down the cohs.l-
tuition you vote to distranchise y9ur sc I've
and to keep the State under the RUE VI cur
pet-baggers." a. >
| Citizen Chow IS that"
Mosby: "Why, the concurrent resolu-
Ltions passed by the two Houses OF Congress
last winter prohibits anybody from holding
even the most trivial office who cailnotsWal-
low the iron-clad oath. This gives all the
| offices to caruet-baggers, and how can you
get them out Of their clutches ana nave
them filled by capable and honest cl.lL 1
until the State Is reconstructed, ana no"
can YOU reconstruct it except by the aaop-
ton of the expurgated constitution, whlch,
| admit, deserves all the abuse IL mas re.
| ceiyed? For nv own part, l cannot see
any sense in voting for Walker and against
the expurgated constitution, because IL you
defeat the latter, you keep Wells and ms ms
| party in office. 4 vote against the AMENDED
constitution is vote for Wells"
Your Reporter d" Colonel, I am M p i, Sc .
come out for Walker"
Mosby: eyes, and he heads his article,
we surrender Rather late to be surren-
dering: For myself, | surrendered Iour
years ago, and thought did 1t IN GOOD ia ati
| in April, 'G5. Wells won his brcyet by gal-
liant services in capturing me in Alexandria
the August following while was paying a
visit to some ladies Of that city"
Reporter: sit is rather difficult to have
to change from front to rear in this consul
tuition" &. .E @- 81
Mosby: eyes; 1 found no difficulty. In
bringing my Judgment to the conclusion
that it was the true policy to adopt the
course ! now advise, but my pride held out
some time after my judgment was con-
yinced. It now seems strange that any rea-
sonable man can entertain doubt rs to his
plain duty.
Reporter ''Yo on ought to take the stump !;
your advice would have great weight with
the young men of the State.
Mosby Il have to go to Richmond soon,
but on my return from there to Fauquler, /
mean to do so, as l think it the duty OF
every man in a crisis like this to use what
ever influence he possesses for the good OF
his State"
l could not help thinking rs | looked
upon his smiling face and heard him coun-
sci moderation and wisdom that here isa hero
upon whose brow history will place green
laurels, whose deeds of doing will be woven
into romance and poetry through all com
ing ages, and yet he deems it not humllia-
ton and disgrace to accept situation
which he cannot avoid, and is willing him
self, and is counselling others, to make an
effort to save his State from the ruin and
desolation which threaten her. le men
who never perillcd your lives as he did at
the calling of Virgins how can you say
without blush that it is unmanly and de-
grading to follow where Mosby leads'
4 sEREN1DB.
Colonel Walker and party were screnaded
tonight, and in response to calls from the
large number of citizens who turned out IN
spite ofthe inclement weather, bricfspccchcS
were made by Colonel Walker, McSsrs.
Mayre, Douglass, Mckenzie, and your cor
rnSnnD1npt u.