Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-09

think that | am not ambitious
Iof so high an honor. | hat
other plans in view in making
Iyour home home for me an(
mime. Your climate suited my
health, your vast resources of
fered an inviting theatre to {
man of business habits, anG
your people had exhibited thos
manly traits of character tina
\ warmed me towards them. =
while | do not like fattery
myself, and am no fatterer o
others, | can say to You, what
ever else Virginia may have
lost in the great struggle thro
which she recently passed, hel
lpeople have retained their man
ly pride and high sense of hon.
Tor. [ had supposed that these
would induce them to select one
from their own number WORTH
er than myself as their candi.
date for an office which in times
past was filled by her most il
itician, nor am [ here as the
representative Of any distinc-
tive political party, but of the
material interests of Virginia.
If elected, | shall devote what
ever ability and energy pos
sess to their advancement. AS
your Governor, it will be my
aim not build up political par
ties, but to do the greatest good
| can to the people Of Virginia.
Fellow citizens, | dislike
everything like personal allu-
lusions, and l have heretofore,
in this canvass, refrained from
correcting the numerous sland-
ers which have been circulated
by our opponents against me.
But | must on this occasion de-
part from this rule and digress
from the line OF my remarks to
correct two reports which | I'M
derstaud have been industri-
ously circulated here concern
ing me. The first is chat |
came to Virginia as a sutler in
Gen Buffers army. came here
with no order or appointment
in my pocket, and with no pro
mise of office Of any kind and
the man who says that ever
brought a suffers license to
Virginia is a liar. The other
report is that |, as grand jul
ror Of the United States Court,
aided in indicting General Lee,
Gov. Letcher, and others, for
treason. The man who says l
did any such thing says what is
equally false. These facts are
matters Of record.
Here the rain compelled an
adjournment to the court house,
much to the regret of every
body, and as it was entirely too
small for the crowd.
AS soon as order was secur-
ed, Colonel Walker resumed,
and said that when the indict-
ments named were made at
Norfolk he was not a member
of the grand jury. After they
had been reported to the court,
and been a subject of comment
by the newspapers the court,
pursuant to adjournment, met
at Richmond, and Messrs.
O'Conor and Brady appeared,
it was understood, to apply for
bail for Mr.. Davis, one Of the
party indicted. Happening to
be in Richmond on business, he
went to the courtroom to hear
the arguments of these dintin-
guished lawyers of his native
State, when he was summoned
by the United States Marshal,
who would take no excuse, as
a talesman, to fill the place of
an absent grand juror. AS
such he had to take his seat and
listen to the most disgraceful
charge that ever emanated from
one OF the most disgraceful of
Judges. The burden OF this
charge was to secure the indict-
ment of the newspaper editors
OF the State for their comments
upon the indictments found at
Norfolk. He hung his head in
very shame as he saw the dis
tinguished lawyers present &C
customed to practice in courts
where justice is dispensed, and
where decency and decorum are
observed. He was on the
grand juryjust one hour and a
half; during which time no one
was indicted, and no vote was
taken on any indictment.