The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-12

great national Republican party, with Gen.
eral Grant at its head. Is this the creed of
jenkins and his friends, or is it not If it
is their creed, then there is no difference
between us. If it is not, then, as I have
before said, Jenkins and his friends are not
Republicans. acknowledge that the party
was divided few weeks ago-eyen divided
on principle. One party was supporting
Walker on a liberal Republican platform,
Of which the test t-oath and disability clauses
of our State constitution formed no part,
while the other party was supporting Wells
on proscriptive Republican platform, of
which those Objectionable clauses formed q
part. 1t is true that Governor Wells, Colo
mel Jenkins, and many others Of that party,
say they were opposed to those proscriptive
clauses of the constitution, but by far the
larger portion of their party favored them,
and voted for them.
But Wells is no longer candidate.
Wells is no longer before the people for
their suffrages and support. He has no
longer party, or any right to the separate
support Of any party. As candidate, he
is dead, and should be buried out of ight.
| cannot consent that dead candidate
should be the cause of any division in q
living party. We are Republicans. Jen-
kins says he is Republican. Are he and
we to be forever at loggerheads because we
we're once divided? No. Wells out of the
way, there is no longer any division in the
the attempt to make it so appear is n gross
perversion of fact. If Jenkins and the
one hundred thousand friends of whom he
boasts are in earnest, then let them cease
their opposition on mere fancy grounds
come forward like true men and aid us in
carrying out true Republican principles. If
they find, Mt any time, that we are going
wrong, let them at least throw the weight of
their great strength in favor of the right,
but not endeayor to check the wheels be-
cause they cannot be allowed to drive the
wagon. We assure them they will receive
cordial welcome into our ranks, and we
shall never aftcrward remind them of the
wrong they attempted in forcing Wells upon
an unwilling people.
But the second cause of offence is that
prefer dependence upon Democratic support
to the support which q reiinited Republican
party would assure. Now, this would be a
grave offence, if true; but, fortunately for
me, it is not true. But who is Republican
Is it not the man who votes for Republican
men and measures? can know no other
as such, and all such are welcome to fall
into line in our ranks, whether they have
heretofore acted with us or not, or, as Colo
mel Jenkins has it, have been " buttoned il
the gray or the blue"
In this communication l have purposely
left out of view much that | might have
said but | wished to throw the mantle o1
charity over all the past. We have enough
to do with the present, and the future is big
with coming events. Let us, then, waste
no time on the Improbable past. tits gone,
never again to return. But let US endcavol
to improve the present and future, so that
those who come after us may have cause tC
bless our memories.
Respectfully, yours, G. *. G1LMER,
Chairman True Republican Executive Com
mittcc.