The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-17
letter from John +. Lewis, Esq.
/ GLYsswoon, June 18th, 1869.
- r. TyJ. -. I'M 1,;,s,11 IN True ReDtt0ti-

/ r (IYsNwooD, June 18th, 1863.
Dr q. K. Gifmer, Chairman True Repaoa-
en-, Committee -s .-l,<..
Nv Dear Sir,-Your communication e17-
messing the views Of your colniilttce ~ - -.
BARD TO the propriety of my withara"ai ron u
fbe cat,Vass for Congress IN this ois'i i'' 's
before me. A. to,oorom nub-
,;shed IN the Richmond papers OF the !Uth
rstant that l have already adopted tlie
course indicated by the committee.
Va, do me no more than justice ,Whch
ro1, cav that / am not willing to permit any
seIfsh consideration to leopardlZe u, Ile sur, :,
ccss ofthe 'True Republican, state licket:
An earnest desire to save my beloved Sta1e
from tbc dire consequences Of secession leu
mo fstondinc alone in the conventlon) TO re-
fi, s tn sign the ordinance which sought TO
sever her relations with the Government ol
orr fathers. The hope of being lnsLrllh me d.
tai in uniting our people III an eilriieSg Tlioi
10 restore Virginia to her place vi we olloii
under the reconstruction acts OF congress
to disregard my private wishes ana interests
and 10 enter upon this canvass 80,
Having to-day ridden on horseback TWEEN
o;ybt miles to speak for the walker
ticket is n sufficient excuse for not WrltilS
more at length.
Wo had Mt Conrad's store to-day large
Gathering of the people. a good spirit pre-
vailed, and old Rockingham will do her duty
on the 9th of July. .-.
Very respectfully,
JONI F. LEWIS.
CoysERyA ALIVE MEETING IN ALEXANDRIA.
Alexandria, June 15.--Alarge conservative
meeting is il, progress. Mr.. Walker, candl-
date for Governor. spoke. and favored Inc
constitution expurgttcd Of the teSt-oath ana
acknowledgements clauses. He said this was
the only chance the people would have TO
regain self-government. lie rebuttcd the
charge that he was controlled by n speclal
corporation, and ayowed that when Cover
nor he would act for the interest OF the
whole State. .-
Mr.. Mckenzie. candidate for Congress,
followed. He was we'll received, and de-
nounced the course of his opponents as that
Of enemies of the people. He declared false
the charge that he had sold saltpetre to the
rebels, and explained his course.
Several others addressed the mecting.-
Special to the National Republican.
The NEGRO MAJoRITY-How 1T IS KEPT
UP.-No,1co0d, Nelson county, June 14th,
1SG9.-Editors of the RepuJHcan,-I have
this morning learned that peremptory or
der was issued last Saturday at meeting OF
the negroes at Arlington depot requiring
the colored boys of seventeen years of age
and upwards in the vicinity to apply to the
Board of Registration for the purpose of
having their names entered on the rolls
suppose to supply the deficiencies occa-
stoned by death or removal. This fraud
should be rigidly punished by the authori-
ties, and all REGISTERS, as well as every good
citizen, should be on the alert for these i'm
posters. 1t is doubtless the work of some
carpet-bag ottice-secker, and not of any CO.
lored citizen. Truly, J. T. II.
Major Taylor, Colonel Watts, Colonel Ro-
maids, and Mr.. Staples, spoke last Monday
at Christiansburg on the political issues of
the day. Their speeches were all we'll
timed, and made good impression.-Lynch-
burg Republican.