, 1869-07-12
TIE VIRGINIA ELECTION,
vyaKkrF's Reception nnd
speech na Rich m ond-COn 1neuts or
tho Virginia FEcaRs
Q0YXRNQR MALEkK AZ RIclxuNp.


R1cHxoHD Va Jalra
Upon h!a arrival At = quarter nast = n,
Governor Gilbert c, Walker T. go u. q. tie depot pol
from Tho cara he re- pclzesl b, tne crowd Ia
oosns % she1- saoulders to ! coach covered wrih
1rs 1ns ~ snd Stats raks, which wss IN wait
* suaaa a 1gs .s, .fss e tb.n sosssa
with the nuttotAl Lay and lled with The most prom.
lncnt whlts and eolored e,tlzena, drove OF. Toe
sHeef' Along tho l!pe OF ma:,fn Hefe blocked With
sau,1 Mig s & 2 1 iaa ssi ne r.yas Tassb
ch1eis and hanness4 End who were pouring forth
wordA Of praise aud enoouragesuent Upop
iss Iss 2. 9SlSnsl lanes
Killed ID tho calamity On Friday, the people ceased
hrir cheering, And uncotered thetF hesdA. On
@ e1vmg t - - .as e, ,saensnse aose1 9oysrnos WAEef
multitude He said.
'AT TFK1loH.cu1zzEs:-la am too much ex~
Of deep ana by tbs reception Of returns. 10 msss
yon speech appropriate to this occaaon- This
election returns which have poured In from every
be mh1ndeqItcod They bring udlass q a victory
N1eh u nsver crowned the e1orts of palttcl
psrty In any pIevtous campaign II the history Of
eittzens, nom these s1eps Week 40, t6as ns Wers
bound 10 triumph, snd pictured % you Tho heslra
q thc motley aew saypes-na9gera from VIZ
cheefal scccpt this grand ovaloa
to-dAyt not II 4 compliment 10 nyskf per-
idsa; I'D xhas Is tass dsa, -cinzensT It
y nothing leas Than tho redemption, the Olsen.
th1ument md regeneration oI Virginia. tL0ud
ha1a i1zveTsed al tia Rrxat s=caan1 Of no stata
out 1esszye tae great 4ssnes which dIT1dod lna
Eare e1ti5Hnese toid rs neople. tao pfineiplei
which wouId guide EDo u elected- Isxo nothing
70 ssse back, 70 shaaKe :or Iodlfy-oa not ons:
equal aAd t1nct Justice to all men, WttaoHtfr-
gard . "a - ss sosoE .lAppanse, long aod CON
saas q aSd a, a.
cnleleas q Gh1nuap sttaea.: Charity. Les u
sas 70 " "" as {nss1s ssa 70 " II 2o W.T.
dealgn1ng and utRHac!pltd snen 'tCItesof " Good,
;kQad- IF let M 90 r. tnc future what We hsro
SSiHe mas sna xhat y ae
fdurste In1a people until they r1se 10 rho scale Of
.hsnsnuy 10 taat post,on wherr they eau 1ntel-
ia aha1l hare Done snl1, End xhen they eau an-
.pTseitte. ana comprehend these rights 70 thetx
aana&1ent. We ehsl( neYer 1B1tn IN YirY4nta hare
,riG ehsed. No, more VILE ignorance be ar7Ryed
Eaiass pope1fJ, Int u, witnoas regard to raes
Tor tao conemou go0d Of our glorious Old mother.
pEsionged applauss-1 Felon- n-auzens, con-
e. az III "a e:,sosas Tss ass
have been Hppag4ed gnd ct1enia.sd through.
TfsE ~
OUT soe anas tkA Jea ,e.,t ~ y neoa soa
,tEa atI ~ ~ ~ ma,t.sion ..M .Io ~ ~ hV
0A'u stAbu9 w te1 - 1.e. sss y ~ .e9 Matu
FtCn LII VIZ oo4tu- au.co tt@1:AA ~ ~ s14h
HMCa Wet1 s1su9 49, .saa noattJ =; En1 VI
htfH eEHfan@e do1@ 1ouor ~ Ee E!eMuSnL-
Why hoa Joo 90 90 s1-oSJ7 ltsssa o., iea,
Jd*," 2na looo @eat& W. ~ sauSnten ~ tno
personal eno1s8 &C the Pssatdent Today that tue
n1an1cae1 -h2Fn' bctu. s7acten trn0 tas 1lM9s OF
81, 100 Wan*- t4rglnlaoa LWud cnee7n8l. am
70 Full Of lpE and Epod teeang toNaFls VI men
that fear eaaut fnltoW-s1tAens, "aa1y you, 3of
out Of the &Gness o. 0e 1e2t tae nso0tn treak-
e4h- lCr1es Of" Go on-'1 Heu law o1ctet up
upon the altaz or 5oG- state Aod country
your Cherished. preipd.ea* os b1ttn sbd edqca-
OF to saerttco anY Etnaple, you haye
done that v hich required. more q e0ost oo youf
part You a1sc nnaM concks+sohB Unparalleled IN
history. t71nk you viii DC olRssed tos doing tala.
nd my PRAYER Ii, fe1nF-cltsZefS- that roc WI DC
fon hotc fEtSocncd virginia LIS k1!aesl InAS- aS
inacon canook plctuts oGre ,f,st sn,
now opeoa ssfSso ae nsa ttts jusI r.. nyns w
~ 49, Ga. ~, a1 i,s ~ ,1rv ~. ,nnsr.u
~ ean,sa - ~ .,sinnsa ~ erot Ires ~ IN
~. CT pr.tIn 10y, tsur firm oTcrx onartar
,ntS her r SdcfE. Inen she viii become a. she :.
hi nlIbcT1o been, Ina btightest star Id tho gnl-
nxy Of S3nIes AcaIn congratulate VOC upon !,
the ytctoI we baye arhlcFed, tae pcaEeahle Ee-
tory an II tell Jou,saat ouF opponents, NJ well aa
oulse1reA will reap r1ch Iruls- In the Wfse ppo~
vtdenca 81 the Almighty ih9 rain rAlia a1lEa npQa
the tua- and the u7juhs. Yes. the deladed ESso--
and an thankfol for lt-shica constitutes the
bulk Of the oppo.!1s r7TT ~ reap ths ,o rqaats. @
N wei u 1oo and inapk you oace moro
from tho bottom OF my heart. !lo~.e1ltzens, fQf
this dkunnsIAiion- In Home paln1est 'aIs heS
most h0nofeA E!tt1ch2 &efe Dct laG reCa1snta N