National Republican., 1873-10-02
THE DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. THURSDAY. 1873

stincts OF the American people. He said this /
was the reason why The Republican party had |
partments Of the National Government, and |
Of ncarly all tho governments Of the States Of
tho Union. He said this party, by being |
right, had carried Virginia for Gen. Grant, |
and was going to carry Virginia for the Union |
ticket In the coming. election. He went on 70
expian the great principles Of the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and 70
show that bis party stood on those principles
now as they had stood on them bravoly and
Without variableness or shadow Of turning
ever since the war. lie said these principles
were not only right upon argument and In
had been indorsed by the Conservative party
as right last year and before-not only Is ex-
pedicnt and polite, but, In the language Of
the Democratic Baltimore convention, "as
essential to Just government" The Rcpubll-
can party was abused now for holding firmly
TO principles which the party abusing II has
declared to be essential to Just government.
Colonel Hughes rcpclied the charge OF thc
Conservatives that he and his party desired
to establish negro rule. That would be I'M
possible In Virginia, where tho numerical
proportion Of whites to blacks was to Q, and
where the counties In which the whites had
control-actual control-werc 80 or IS In 90.
There were i57 white delegates and 100 col
orcd delegates In the late Lynchburg Repub-
lican convention, showing there Is no negro
control even In the Republican party. There
were but l5 colored members In the last Legis-
laturo out Of nearly 200; and Of tho $50
| candidates now In the field for the next
Legislature there would hot bc 20 colorcd
oncs-e0 in $50! Docs this look as u We
were trying to establish "ncgro rule I" No
body beloved II. Those who made the charge
did not believe II themselves; they made IT
only to deceive woak-minded people. BHH
Ho said all the charges against him, founded
upon garblod pcrversious Of -. mol.
HIS LrScuBuRo SPEECH, %"
i 70 the effect that he desired to set tho ncgr
| above the white man, were false and silly
He had said that the morale Of the ncgic
population, as q laboring class, was better
thal that Of any other laboring class, and Id,
foolish enemies were charging tEat he had
said their morals were better. An army J,
said to lose Its morale when II loses Its disci
pline and tone. A class or an army of godt
morale Is ono which knows Its place, keep,
Its place and performs Its duty In Its place
Il was In that sense that he had said III,
morale Of the colored population was so good
He stuck 10 the declaration, and II was true
He was not speaking Of morals or thinking
Of morals.
Col. II. went on to refuto and expose Il
ridicule the pretence of the Conservatives
that the Republican Southern States wer'
laboring under crushing debts, and the Dem
l gtAtct nOt. iIou
Gov. Walkers message that the precise ro
verso was the case-all the Republican statci
together not owing rs much rs Virginii
! alone.
lie said that he had written the resolution
In the Republican Lynchburg platform. dc
mandlng the repeal Of the present odiou
oyster law, and that the Republican part
He said the Republican party was liberal Ii
its policy towards all men wherever born, ant
II was anxious for Virginia to pursue polio!
which would invite outside capital, entcrpris
and population Into her limits. lie said tha
his associate candidate, Mr.. Ramsdell, hai
: been one OF party o. half dozen men who
I amount OF sStocoo into Virginia and invest
! ed II In her Industries, and In nominating hir
tho Republican party had announced prir
Il ciplc. II announced that 1t not only desire
: worthy carpet-baggers TO come In colonle
Into the State, bringing with them their opir
q ions, their faith and their politics, to enjo
them freely and without question or pcrsecr
l. ton, but that they were willing TO confe
N upon worthy individuals among them th
highest hoaors of our State. He said that th
- Republican party, In advocating right prime
Piles, desired to elevate no man or class ur
n duly, and to depress no man or class unduly
h but to establish Justice, and to give the bent
Il lt Of just laws equally TO all the people.
VI noS. L. u. CHANDLER NEXT ADDRESSED
:, a. the meeting, and being favorite on III
Eastern Shore the assembly crowded aroun
the stand anxious to catch every cxprcsslo
that dropped hom his lips, and amply wer
J, they rewarded for their patience and atten
Q lion. You, Mr.. Editor, have heard Chandler
, and can appreciate the expression when
1 say he outdh himself. His powerful argu
: mentative power and his ready wit nsyo
$ shone 70 better advan:ags' Many tc''ln
Y ponents, and notwithstanding the unpalate
!. able 10 some) truths there were hearing
: his eioqueuce claimed their attention an
Q they could not leave. Mr.. Chandler spok
. for an hour and a half, and never was tim
e more effectually spent In the Interest Of th
9 M ibis stage 81 the proceedings, Gsner.
b Bagwell
on BEuALF OF THE CONSERVATIVES
Z claimed the right to be heard, and the II,
n rublicans at once agreed to discussion,
!. being arranged that Messrs. Nealy and Bal
well (Conservat'ves) should each have a
hour, to be alternately replied to by Jam'
a II. Clements, esq, and Hon. James B. Senc
!. Of Fredericksburg.
y Mr.. Nealy CONSERVATIVE led of in yer
n pretty speech, addressed 10 the ear Of h
!, audience, aud / must say that while II POI
y sessed no point or pith, the delivery WI
:. very handsome. Mr.. Nealy was not at a
:, abusive, and the only bitterness he expresse
Il was In his remarks upon the officiating prt
" cess Of supporting Horace Greeley, (dlrt-ea
= ing was his expression, not mine.) He di
. once or twice descend to the stereotype
A. slang about scalawags and carpet-baggcr
but with apparent embarrassment. Il lear
NJ that his father was q Pennsylyanian.) Upo
!, the whole, Mr.. Nealy acquitted himself fairl,
=, Mr.. Clements (Republican) followed NJ
,e Nealy, and commenced by thanking the gel
~ tleman who had preceded him for his mo-
Grafton. Il was something he had not bee
used to from his opponents heretofore, an
N he would certainly reciprocate the courtes!
re Mr.. Clements devoted himself particularly
le State matters, paying special attention 10 Il
re funding bill and the oyster law. The oystt
l. law appears TO be q sore subject with tt
is Conservatives, and the oystermen present,
is tion to Mr.. Clements, who demonstrated b
10 yond q question or doubt that under the Cor
Is stitution there was no authority to tax oyi
10 ters or the catching thereof, except under th
g I'D valorem system as other property. MI
n c. made forcible and telling speech, occt
n pying afty-fve minutes.
Gen. Bagwell CONSERVATIVE next took th
" stand about o'clock, p. m, and spoke abou
|, forty Ave minutes. He was q member Of tn
n Legislature, and argued that the Republca
Q members had assisted In the passage OF oh
s noxlous laws; that the negroes and radios
i members had controlled the Legislatur
: against his vote and influence. lie was or
4 posed to the odious oyster law, but denie
/ The truth OF Mr.. Clements construction Of th
Constitution, contendiug that the Legislator
had authority to impose the taxes under til
present law. Gen. Bagwell, finding thl
a strain Of argument not popular, branched OF
I into negro supremacy, social equality, Soutl
, Carolina and Loulsiana State governments
. &c, and wound up by afpealing tothe whit
I Yirgiuians to resist the ncggo'c o'carDet-bagger
and scalawags, predicting dire ca1amities Il
case Of Hughes election, which he appeare,
to fear very much.
: II was now night, and when Gen. Bagwel
concluded q number of the
, CONSERVATIVES TRIED TO BREAK UP TIL
MEETING,
. urging their friends to leave without hcarin,
r Mr.. Senor, (Republican, who had now takel
a the stand, and by an apparent concert o
q action q number of drunken men and youth
i set up O series of hideous yells and outcrics
i evidently trying to intimidato Mr.. sener, bu
r they missed their reckoning Mr.. Sener sal
v while not being anxious to speak, (his friend
d having fully covered the ground he was nc
n TO DO put down by irresponsible boys an
q drunken rowdies. He was going TO SPEAK
q and the people were going TO listen, and h
n verified his statement, for as he proceeded hi
= opponents, either attracted by his eloquenc
q or ashamed Of their conduct, ceased the