The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-19

of Virginia demrnd or sanction
From the Washington Republican of yesterday
The Virginia EIeetion.Lettes 'f'"
Val, VERDE. November 10, 1873.
Colonel ". Z. Early:
NV Dear Sir.--I thank you Tor your hino
lexpres>ions. We have no reason TO DE ue-
moralizcd. We are beaten, but we lou9ht
the battle on principle; and though over
thrown o1lr cause cannot be destroyed. up
TO nv Speaking at Lscsburg, on the Goth oc'
tnl,cr | was in high confidence OF carrying
the State. But observed, after that date,
iu xneakine to the people, marked
change in the popular feeling. The Con-
| snrvatives had succeeded at last IN get
tinr IN sillv scare about "ncgro suprema'
ryo and had the masses in a stampede.
! they themselves had been in bad fright
| obont losing the State, and had called upon
their moaeyed friends for help. Aid in
| money had been literally supplied, and then
| , thorough system of local canvassinS was
cot on foot. a tremendous outcry raised over
the DANGER of "negro rule" and the most
active steps taken to thoroughly alarm tne
| nonulsr fears. Under the influence oil TINS
systematic oltcry, and Of thorough local
| c,uvossinr. the popular feeling was changed,
and instead of our conquering victory we
| were overwhelmed with defeat. We are not
more surprised ut the vote against us than
our adyerSarcs are, who arc greatly amused
| If thc success of the trick which they played
| upon crcdulous people. =,
No man receives the result with more
euuanimity than myself. | bow with loyal
| Submission to the will of the people. Ihcy
| ALWAYS mean TO be right; they meant so tnls
| fine. and though, under the influence OF a
| ridiculous panic, they have Votea against
| me, concedc their honesty oil purpose anu
submit Loyalty and revcrently TO their YER
diet. If | were TO lose my lalth III Tue peo,
plc-in their patriotism, their honesty anu an!
| their capacity of right Judgment upon pollll-
cal ullcsiions-I should cease 10 nave any
| rational politics, and would be, WITHOUT Iuo, :
| der or compass, adrlit upon Tue 9icat eea VI
noIi,rs, subject to be driven before every
| wind of cXpcdicncy.
ASA DEMOCRAT OF THE 0LDEN TINE.
| r have faith in the people, in the destiny OF
the Republic, and in the success OF Tree inSt''
| tutions. If the people ut any tllne' III
| frenzy Of alarm or in cAllncr miSJuuslneh',
90 rnJlpler to the right, still trust III them,
and. RELYING upon the sober second thou?n',
4 nm ready again 10 do battle Tor inc I'ShI
| until it triumphS. a., ,o.,
In ,ooLinr back over the field of the last
| o,,,.,ss do not see that have anything I'D
nv own course 10 regret, and cesiainIy nave
htf M reason for complaint IN the cOndtlct
~ ',,,r committees and Workingmen, who
I,vn MI Given me faithful and valuable us
.i,t,ucp. our cause was prcludlccd IN part
| 81 Tho state hy sone cOlored man who came
o,,t from Washington, and, in addressing MS
| rarn complained Of my dcnunclatlons oil
| mixed schools. ohjcctins to my structures
| upon legislation seeking to enforce equailtS
and association of races By law, ana cEtliheu
| that his race would not he satisfied unlll tue
most thorough social and political equality
nf races should be established. or course he
wis in the pay Of the Conservatives.
| 4 friend in Washington wrote me that let
tcrs had been received from coiorcd men III
the State complaining of my hostility TO
| mixed schools. and my criticisms oil MIR.
summers civil rights BILL and saying that II
they were published they would cost me
| 80 900 culoreu votes in the state, unless l
| should publish propliatory card: re-
| fused to Yield. but stood upon my dcclara'
| tions, reiterated everywhere, on those sub
| iects. do not know how many colored
vote. were lost III consequence OF my oestl-
macy. ,,,,.
| than Of ANYTHING ever did, and hereafter
when the Virginia people shall he reproach-
ed in history and in politics for their treatment
| OF the slave and of the freedman, that speech
| will he yolchcd by the true hearts of our
state in rcfutation Of these asperslonS. III
| will live in our political literature as long us
| thipr a - fIT Il
| nC VIRGINIA. and stand ont in honorable con-
| trast with the late brutal proposition OF MI.
Stuart, and sordid and unconstitutional de-
| mand of Mr.. Hunter.
| stand by every other speech which
| made in the campaign, ana feel ana Know
| that they will live and do good to my state
| long after shall nave found Il flnal nome
| under her sod.
| WE FOUGHT THIS BATTLE
upon the same principles which both polltl-
| cal parties protested to support III 49,
| They were the principles OF our State Con-
7 stitution. now i'll danger of complete over
throw. which was ratified by the almost
unanimous vote of the Virginia people.
They were the principles of the three last
articles Of the National Constitution. Ihey
were the principles OF the Cincinnati ana
| Of the Philadelphia platforms OF last year.
| 0ur nlutform Of 1878 contained no more
| and no less of negro equality and negro rule
| than both parties espoll>ed IN 49,. Inc pre-
fence that Northern RepubIicanism differs
from Virginia RcpublicaniSm is miserable
| dcnagogcry, there being no difference III
| the principles of the two except that
| in their application larger class OF col
ored people get the benefit OF them in VIZ
ninia than in any northern state. NO party
| can be justified in changing its principles
for such Il reason, with climates and locall-
ties. The mean dodge OF pretending to sup
port General Grant rs northern Republl-
can. while rejecting the party which sup
ports his principles i'll Virginia, because
those principles enllrc here 10 the benefit OF
Il race which gave him their unanimous no.
mage and votes in 1872, assumes that he is
capable Of turning his back upon this hum
bic class of his supporters last year to court
the favor of those who reyiled, blackGuard-
ed, md opposed him then. 1t is in vain
that his slandercrs Of last year humble them
selves into SpanielS this year 10 insult him
with their cringing homage. Thereby they
| only disgrace themselves and our State.
Our Virginia people have pledged by their
vote upon our State Constitution, by tue as
Sufances given ny llcll NoNcIhoI anu Lit
gislaturc to Congress in the session OF 1869
10, and by their support of the Cincinnati
and Philadelphia platforms Of 1872, against
re0pening the question Of race.
That pledge was not only violated by the
Conservative party in the canvass just
closed, but the canvass was made to turn
| upon
TIE QUESTION OF RACE.
| sec in the reOpening, in violation of sol.
| >l,,,l,, .,,tt