National Republican., 1873-09-19
NIuRpRR WILL OUT.

And now, Handsome Gilbert" the decent
carpet-bag Governor" Of Virginia, has found
reason to complain Of bad treatment at the
hands Of the Conservative central commit
tee Of the State. lie might have expected
this long ago, for the experience Of every
Northern man who has sold himself to the
have taught him that he was creature for
temporary use only, pitiful tool and cats
paw. In other words, they took him up, ran
and elected him as their candidate to be Gov
ernor, merely because 1t was their interest to
do so, and because thereby they kney they
would be enabled to wrest the control Of the
government from the hands Of the Republi-
can party. They pretended friendship for
Northern men, for people Of every class
within the borders Of the Commonwealth,
and especially for tho blacks. But TO cap the
climax OF their perhdy, and to make more
iguominious, II possible, the reasonable
trucking of their dupe. they characterized
their conspiracy as the "Walkcr movement"
Thus they threw the odlum for which they
were themselves mainly responsible upon him,
| and ever since his name has been so closely
eonnectodl Nth their operations that he has
figured as u frontispiece to all their VII
lainy. Now that they have used him to their
hearts content, and have obtained control Of
the election machinery through him, they
throw him aside as useless, worthless and
w4Fn;sRiI %IiI tGsl' &c seen tina, the coD,D,r,,oy.
shrcwdly bided their time. They treated
Walker no worse than they have treated
every man and every property-holder In the
State. To subserve their ends they sacria ed
eycrything-honor, reputation and the best
interests Of the Commonwealth. Railroad
dividends were the gods they worshiped,
and on their shrines they offered their sacri'
fees. But the exposure has come, Us II al
ways does sooner or later, and, as usual, II Is
developed through the indiscretions or by
the resentment of some Insignificant under.
ling, who has had reason to complain of Ill
treatment. This time, strange to say, II
comes from a source hitherto so thoroughly
blinded by the cry Of race-prejudlce that ii
was expected TO ignore every other current
issue, aud stupidity follow the dictates Of the
powers behind the throne. We refer to the
Petersburg Tnder and appeal, from the col.
umns Of which paper we extract the follow
ing;
ave notice that In all OF tie appointments OF
speakers TO address the people, made by the
| State central executive committee OF the Con-
seryatlye party, for the present canvass, the
name OF our distinguished Governor, Gilbert c.
| Walker, seems to have been purpossly and stu
| dlOnsy left out. Al the opening OF the canvass.
/ aud from time TO time, Governor Walker has ek-
pressed his willingness and res diness 70 render
/ any service In his power In behalf Of the party
| aud the cause. Hence there is no reason or ex-
cuse for the action OF the committee In this par
| tlcular. lie has been u their service from the
beginning. Now we feel justilod In saying that
Walker does not. Aud with his following and
popularity In the State, hts influence IN such I
canvass as the present Is worth that OF the who'd
committee combined. They cannot, and the peo-
will indorse the declaration that they shall not
snub him. The people show their appreciation
the calls extended 70 him from all sections sf the
| Commonwea
To-day Governor Walker is one OF the most
popular men In the State. and we know no man
who can inspire more enthusiasm among ths
masses. That the central committee OF the
state should show themselves disposed 10
neglect and endeavor to push oar noble Cover
nor into the background In this contest-at the
dietaiion, perhaps, OF one or two members per.
sonaliy unfriendy 20 him-ls dlsgraceful alike to
the party and the Commonwealth. Az friends
| and admirers OF Governor walker, we have felt
very sore about this matter for some weeks
And we here say that n this treatment OF him
| was studied and Intentional on the part Df the
| committee, they had better be careful how they
cut their cards. And when In ring or personal
interests they are induced TO slight or snub MIN,
| his every friend (and no man has m0re) IN the
| Commonwealth will ressnt IL. We have noted
| this matter carefully, and We fear that the com
| mittee IL swayed by Influences Whiah, In the
end, will be found TO be anything else than
beneficial to the true Interests Of the conserva-
tive party"