The New York herald., 1870-01-26

Artillery Salute In Honor OF vIrginiu,s RE-
turn To tho UniOn-Speechcs by Governor
Walker and Others-IniiaInmatory Har-
anguos by Negroes-Tho Bottom Rail ON
Top.
RICHMOND, Jan. rs, 1870.
At noon to-day the return Of Virginia TO the Union
was welcomed BY savo OF 100 guns fired by battery
q, First United States artillery under command OF
Captain b. s. Humphrey, and the same battery that
saluted the elevation OF the national nag on the
Capitol building here on the 4th OF April, 1885, when
the United States troops entered the city. Beyond
this there were NO rejoicings ana the proceedings
intended Tor such were made tumultu0uS aud dis
graceful by the negroes Governor walker, In
short address, congratulated the assembled crowd
over 5.O0o-on the return OF Virginia as q coequai
State to the cOnfederacy of American States, and
assured them that, with the constitution now
approved the greathigh road to prosperity was open
he Informed his colored hearers that they now
stood before the law invested with all the rights OF
American citizenship, which, he hoped, they would
appreciate ana exercise in o free ana independent
manner, as became American citizens. Again con-
gratulating them the Governor retired
TWO or three other white speakers followed the
Governor in the same strain. and then the negroes
called for the most ultra radicals OF their color
who began series OF innammatory speeches which
lasted until darkness dispersed the crowd. Corne-
iius HarrS the nrSt negro orator. alter enumeratng
the conditions upon which the state was admitted
told the whites II they dared violated them In deprv
ing any coloTed man OF his rights Congress would
remand the state to the condition OF Territory like
georgia Next came Ben Scott, n0toriOusly known
negro who not only repeated the assertions OF his
predecessors, put threatened all the whites
with dlsiranchisement If negroes were not
elected 20 offce allowed to Sit on jures
DC. Calls were then made for ]. w. Bland, the col
Ored State Senator who opposed the imposition OF
the test oath before the Reconstruction Committee
which were received with yes, h0Otings ana hlsses
Lewis Lindsay, negro, former cOnventlOnist fol-
lowed IN most Violent and infammatOry nar-
rangue, III which he claimed that negroes were the
only true loyal people, and that the rebels had 10
look out, "else the little rights they had Just got
would be taken from tnem." Repeated efforts to
bring MIR. BLAND to the stand were savagely cried
down, and an application OF . committee Of whites
TO know II lie could be allowed to speak was de-
clined In fierce terms with lntimatiOn that II he
appeared ne would be mobbed. At several junctures
there was every indication OF riot, and, as became
them the whites mostly withdrew from such
scene OF excitement and danger. On account Of
this the contemplated torch light procession, Illuml-
nation and fireworks were dispensed with t0night
Jeter Phillips Again Respited-Commntatio
Of the Death Penalty to imprisonment for
Life In the Case of a Negro.
RICHMOND, Jan. rs. 1870.
Jeter Phillips who was to nave been hung to-day
for the murder Of his wife. was respited until eb
ruary 25. This Is the ninth respite the prisoner has
had HIS having been taken out Of the hands OF
the State auth critics under the reconstruction laws.
Governor Walker has cOmmuted to Imprisonment
for life the sentence OF DAVID Crawford (colored)
condemned to death for committing an outrage
upon white girl