Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-08-20

Ra,hed in foods Of living light
CLEANS " Jerusalem the Golden"
r With Its towers and banners bright:
Then onward STILL and upward,
In the path that Jesus trod,
clio Who bore our sins to lead us
To the city Of our God
Address OF the Colorcd Conservative
Republican club OF Richmond.
TO the Col1red Voters Of V%ginia
FellOw-cit 'zens.-We have Just passed
through an important crisis 10 Virginia
one in which our very political life, as q
race, was involved-aDd now, we find our
cause has been crowned with triumph. Not
only have we been declared free American
citizens, with all the rights to enjoy "life,
liberty, aud tho pursuit Of happiness"
which the revolution OF &c secured TO our
white brethren, by the voice Of the nation,
but wrhave those inalieDab'e rights uoIltn-
unfairly guaranteed by the unanimous voice
If the ndtive ,chiteS, whom We had been
tGught to believe desired onr disfranchise.
ment and sought our 70. eDslavement. Have
we not reason, then, 70 rejoice AMI be tx
g eding glad that the God OF Israel has been
our GOd Of deliverance, aud that he has
given US as allies that more powerful race,
1.-THE native wbites), whose lands We occupy,
sand through whose instrumentality we are
being all rded the means of providing for
our families, OF educating our children, OF
acquiring intelligence and respectability
and Of wOrshipping that God whose h and
81 aelrTerance Is so clearly discrrnable ia
our giant strides TO prosperity and halpi
ness
II would be q work of supererogation to
review the events Of the pat ten years, and
recount the hopes and fears that alternatel,
Lad tha haar ~ nf he hnu oil ifnl n 4 MA a.
tai of our race. Mr. need we do more
than bri fy sllude to the history Of the late
setting political campaign ia which our
future destiny was so deeply involved. II
Is enough that truth and justice triumphed
O7er self Shness aud wrong that whilst our
liberties were forever secured, the shackles
Of political slavery were knocked from the
hard. OF our white friends and brethren (;
and now Viryiuia stands "redetmed, rrgen-
,rated, and diseUthralled," from political
d.spotism, her proud banner hearing upon
It's folds the glorious motto, Equality to all
ueD, regardless of race, culor or previous
eoDAiuun," with her b, n of State in the
hands of an executive officer whose stout
heart str,og arms, aud clear head are am
a,le guarantees of AL honest observance aud
en'orcem n of our constitution aud laws.
Wbat, then, Is our duty at this time -
Should we continue mOrOSe, and luatured,
.sud saspici,,us, AMI jeslouS, because the
majority Gf cur race tailed in the late cam.
p,ign to elect as Governor the man Of their
choice Were men or principles the great
prize .or which they commended IL men
merely, We sec no r, ON for further com
plaiut, TO the victCrs being thorough Re-
publicana, and comparing favorably with
che vauquished In ali the essentials Of phil
anthropy, statesmanshir, and patriotism
III principles, then we are assured by the
chairman Of the Republican State Central
Committee, 10 q letter dated July ~, 1869
so the chairman of the True Republican
Executive Committee that the difference
between the two committees was only Us &c
men.
A Republican State ticket having beer
elected on a thorough Republican platform
thus fully endorsing Republican principles
IL becomes our duty rs good citizsns to 8 v,
&c our cordial support. Let us prepare a
once 10 do so IN good faith 10y organizing
neighborhoop Clubs for the SUI port Of Coy
erpor Walker, thus strengthening his hand
in carrying ont In letter and spuit the re-
construction acts Of Congress and the Io,ic'
of the President 80 far as they relate t.
Virginia. Let usbanish suspicion and doub
froal our EhiDds, and cordially gasp ng the
friendly hand of our white brethren, ~
maguaDimously extended, emulate theiI
charity, aud endeayor TO rival them in In
dustry, in enterprise, aud IN enterprise, anc
~ Thrift, Let Us, by Christian virtue, pi ov'
TO the world hat we are worthy the bless
tugs which God, Ia his wisdom and goodness
has showered upon us. Let US, by iudus
iry, scoi omy, and s,brIety, acquire home
steAds Tor our families. Let us educate
our children In honest industry. Let u
cultivate brotf erly love among all classes
Hvt us strive TO deserve the confidence o
eur fellow-men. Aud when We have dom
these We shall be respected aud apprecia
ted, and God will bless us as a race.
Virginia Is our home. With vast store
OF mineral and manufacturing wealth ye
undeveloped, she has the natural element
for becoming foremost In tho sistorhood G
States. by Industry aud labor this dormau
greatness must be- aroused TO active life
Est us perform our part, and the day Is nc
distant when We shall see the cclorcd ma
yieing with the white one In State enter
prises, In schemes ofeducation, In respects
bIity, and in moral worth. Then, indeed
will old Virginia become new Virginia
Then will her voice be heard as power !
the nation. Then will her waste place
"bloom aud blossom as the rose" The
will her vast water power become voc'
with the perpetual hum OF machinery
Then will her rivers and bay become whit
with the sails If every nation. Then wi
her steam horses make musical the hills an
valleys that lie between the James an
Ohio rivers, as they speed along their iro
tracks, dragging after them the immen'
treasures Of East aud West. And then wi
our people be ubi,ed, contented, prosp,
Gus, and happy.
We invite our colOred friends, then TO !,
the dead past be buried and forgotten, al
10 look forward with hopeful eyes 10 Il
bright future that awaits Virginia II all b.
children do their duty. Omitted, we stanC
divided We fall" One destiny awaits b.
people-one interest implies them onwAr
Her eapitshaDd her labor are hsndmaidel
more closely allied than the Siamsse Twin
TO separate them Is 10 destroy BOTH
beaeft one "a % benefit both. Let us In I
le1tians Of the State organize True hepn
lean Clubs as auxiliry 70 the Central Gu
q Richmend. Let us resolve 10 eultiva
eood fee ,iRgs with all classes, aud thus
heal over the wounds OF the past. Let
give our undivided efforts TO the improy
; aent OF our people, aud thus secure Oh
lasting peace Tor which our noble Pre.ideI
and Governor, aud every True Rspublici
most sincerely pra..