The national Republican., 1869-06-21

Of an Impartial educational or propeuy
qualihcsfion. He was for manhood sE
fraga Nc risht n tho man 70 vote because
he wasn msn. lAppiause.l Col. Walker
had promissd unlversal amnesty. he could
ma give II 10 the natep q things, becapss
the 'Coustltusion Of ne United stafes hAd
nxed the penisbment for engaging In DC
[Cries Of "no, no; he amt Tot none Of it.nl
This was one OF Walkers varicose veins.
Before the 7th Of July he would be varieose
veins all over.
He denied that General Grant ever prom
lsed, as Col. Walker had declared, that q
separate vote should be taken on the county
organization. Walker had fooled the con.
ssFvatives Into the idea that he was the
favorite Of General Grant, and they went
back on their candidate, Col. withera, a gal
liant soldier, who had displayed his courage
on many well fought Held, (and by the
way Col. Wlthers had never declined 10 meet
him In discussion.) But Walker made the
consery atives pull down this gallant soldier
and made this party march lover him
| step by step. We'll, why was this soi BE-
cause they found that the conservative
party would not 60, and they must use the
livery Of heaven TO serve the devil In. Zap
plause.1
Walker had got the Conservatives on this
county organisation. He was like the man
who came up for whisky. "what's your
whiskyi" "six cents" '"well give us a
drink" The drink was drawn and handed
over. "Well, I think" said the man. 'I
wont take whisky, I'll take crackers" The
whisky was emptled back into the cask, and
the crackers were forthcoming and eaten.
"Now," said the landlord, 81 want my sir
cents" "What for !" 'For my crackers"
"why l gave you the whisky for the
Tr, Oh sha.. L.
for the whisky" 81 gave you back the
whisky" That was the state Of affairs be-
tween Walker and the Conservatives on the
"county organization" He was Ike the
| fox with his leg caught In the crotch Of the
perslmmon tree, and had to eat his leg OF to
get free. Walker would have to eat his leg
OF. Laughter and applause.
| But Walker now tried TO get out by saying
that as Grant would put the "county organi-
Eation" In he would never lot IL go into
| operation II he wero elected and had Con-
servatiye Legislature. This was an astound-
| ing position for man who II elected would
| be called upon 10 swear 10 execute the laws.
| II ho were Governor ho would execute all
laws, whether he liked them or not. Ap-
plause. II would be nonsense for Gov
Walker TO attempt to nullify the law.
There was q man In the White House, and
the fate Of Georgia showed tho fate OF
Walker notification. Congress had the
matter still In It's hands. Suppose colored
men are driven or persuaded from the polls,
do you think we will be admitted 7 No!
certainly not.
What was the condition OF Virginia now.
There were 800, 900 judgments for $40, 900 900
OF Indebtedness holding by the throat the
landowners Of the State, aud we wanted
immigration TO create wealth. Walker did
not want the "scum" Of the North to come
here. But the speaker remembered a poor
ugly worm and a dirty mulberry leaf made
the silk that gave wealth to nation. lie
wanted in Virginia all the elements that
could build her up.
There were some people who did not want
him to touch the Alexandria canal because
he was II Yankee, and when the work had
been begun one man ayowed his detormlna-
ton to drink every drop Of water that ever
come into IL. Now he wanted him to begin
with the basin, and after that we will open
the stop lock until he knows fully the value
OF water, thing he don't very well under.
stand new. Laughter and applause. He
paid his compliments to the leading Republi.
can supporters Of Walker, saying the don-
milton Of "au independent Republican" was
"a Republican who can not bo depended on"
| Laughter When he went down to the
convention to try and get the dlsfranchisc.
ment clause abandoned George Rye had told
him 1t would ruin the Republicans of the
valley unless the rebels were dsfrauchised
Yet Rye says he supports Walker because
Walker Is opposed 10 Acknowledgement.
Laughter Hunnicut, whom he first knew
when living on Lewis Mckenzie, was not
long since denounced as the most ince ndiary
man In the State. Yet now II was mighty
contest between Robert Ould and X. T.
Daniel and the like, who OF them should
sleep with Hunnicut. Applause and laug
ter.
Lewis, the candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, had In the convention denounced a
man named Buttz as having stolen mule
from one-armed negro. Now Buttz runs
on Lewis ticket for Congressman at large
tDerisiye laughter.
All knew that Walker had been brought
out, not because Of his political sentiments
II he has any, but to forward certain rail
road interests, which would now be sup
porting the Republican nominees, II they
did not know those nominees could not bt
used for their purposes. Malone, who wal
intent on killing every road that terminates
at Alexandria; who determined that all the
Influence, power and strength OF the STATE
should begin at Bristol and end at Norfolk
was working the Conservatives OF the State
by steam power, In the Interest Of his rail
road schemes. There wero men now palt
: 800 month as employees OF the Southsld,
railroad, whose only employment was tC
canvass for Walker. Three days before tn,
Petersburg convention 1t had been PROPOSED
to the speaker that II he would appoint Ger
tain directors In tho interest Of this pa IT,
they would support him, and he had lndlg
nantly refused. Now, Malone has drawn
the knife, for he says, 'T'll cut his throa
or he'll cut mine"
Gov. Wells closed with an eloquent ap
peal to Republicans to close ranks ant
stand by their candidates. Loud applause.
, lie had spoken for two hours, and beer
listened to throughout with marked at
J teution.
wAsuIsGToSIAS COMES IN.
At the close Of Gov. Wolls' speech, th
E president of the Irish Republican club o
Washington addressed the meeting elo
quently, and was loudly and repeatedly ar
plaudcd.
I We regret the space at our command
does not allow sketch Of his remarks
The meeting closed at a late hour with lou
cheers.