The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-20
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EX-TREA>URER RYE AND THE RIC,
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ED1NBURG, VA. October Ia.
Judge Morton, Sir-Tt is not often tba,
take any notice of newspaper squibs, n
would now notice the little vugarity i,
dulged in by that third rate-paper publisht
on the southside of Main street, but fc
| tho opportunity it affords me of stain
tuty what | did say, when in Richmon
last summer, and of putting in anotht
word OF warning to the free people of vi,
ginia. l have never been 'spledgedv {
any party, nor am pledged" now, bu
free to meet the foes of equal rights i,
whatever field they are found.
met on one occasion the editor of Tn,
Dispatch, and remarked to him that sine
my arrival in the city had been lookip.
at the newspapers, and could not see thal
they were advocating any great scheme o,
line oil public policy to recommend then
to the people in this canvass. That
could not discover desire for any othe,
plank IN the platform, but one made up
with hard names, which thought a great
misfortune. That in moving among the
delegations here. l had formed the opinion
that they were notlooking for man as
candidate ior governor of experience, learn
ing and administrative ability, but for the
Confederate officer who had done most
against our common country, &c. The
next morning The Dispatch came out, bas-
ing Its remarks upon part Of what I had
sald. giving "a prominent Republican"
q Short lecture upon the naughtiness
OF bigotry. L passed 1t by. Perhaps
after while he will see the point. | was
stloned-by many Republicans and Con-
seryatiyes as to the course i would porsue
IN the coming canvass. / answered in.
variably that was there on private bus;-
ness, and not connected with politics in
any way. That although | did not know
what was before me, / had no desire then
% disturb the repose Il had found that I
lad paid so little attention to politics that
did not know the sentiment of nv county
n relation to the nomination to be made.
several prominent Conservatives put this
question to me: "You are not agoing to
cave the Conservative party, are YOU p,
s1y reply was s'To that question what can
say? what should / say ? Whatever I
nay say, however, does not apply to vou
ersonaliy, but to the Conservative patty, |
s party. =. ,-4'f'
NOW, what are the facts? ? In 1869, you
nd prostrate,, bound down with disabili-
es, and forty-five thousand majority
galnst you, without hope or promise Of
sward. l broke from the party I had
'cked in the cradle, and with which had
cen associated through good and evil re-
OFT ior twenty years. In order to protect
he state on the one hand from the greedy
lltures from foreign parts that had settled
her bosom with their claws already fixed
pom her public works, and on the other
md to shield you from the anti-Repabli-
IN measures Of my party, that you could
the land of your fathers stand up free
i'd equal before the law, diyested of all
sabilltles. And while in the performance
tnls generous act, with unrelenting !
ND you Stabbed me. And now, revert- ,
to those scenes, what does every sense ,
honor, or consideration OF manhood de-
and That | should stand back with T,
ded arms, and view with superior scorn
Q execrable migrate. 1t is enough that :
stand there silent. asking -nothing OIL !
her party, as an everlasting warming to !
men against entering this fold Of :
7enous wolves. II was due to me that
should have be n retained during the
mlnistration Of Governor Walker.u
rs much as to what | said in Richmond.
NOW, word TO the people of Virginia. Il
them say: You have subscribed and h
,dgeo yourselves to all the principles of
Republican party of the country. You'll =
We recognized the equality of all men i
lore the law. without distinction of race, h
or, or previous condition. You have
'dged yourselves to maintain the consti-
Ion of the United States, and all the a
lendments thereto, as the supreme law 3 y
The land. In a word, you waived your
'lte.man's party in sixty y-nine, and placed a
lrselves. as all thought, IN good faith,
larely upon Republican platform n
lhout alloy. And, all the candidates e.
the state ticket proclaimed themselves ir
be Republicans, from Governor Walker &
wn. Times change, and so do men. A "
tlessness has been observable for some y,
he in the Conservative camp, indicative ofI n
nething to be born. As the snake sheds +,
skim. so they, progressively, stealthily il
cautiously, threw off the Republican O
,e. And now we see Democracy. naked IA
unmasked, as it was, is, and will be, .
tn bitter hates, emerging from the shades "
death. See. approach the ugly hag ~
lrmuring the drge of woe. See, upon Iae,
brow, IN barbarian. .heroglyphics, writ = =
!, RULE OR RUIN. In one hand, slave l.
nacies and all the paraphernalia Of des- y
nc RUE; ~ the other, the bones Of I
slaughtered countrymen, and the tears n
sighs of widows and orphans. with Y
mes dlsconsolate and on her feet. in a.
d relief, DEsoLATIoN wHERE / Z
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This picture, as by mirror drawn, should
the blood in sluggish veins, and move B
noble deeds. Men of Virginia! Union Of
q! You who have felt her poisoned ir
fits! Brothers all! No debating now in Il
presence of the foe, of follies past, or ia
Q shall be ethestandard- bearer. but onward IL
Ter any chief to uphold eternal right.
It not be said that we yielded up to the v
n born OF liberty and law. Your schools r
homesteads are in the stake, and your te
ldren are beekoning on. ag's p III cl
The spirits, Of our fathers are clustering in
und us, and while saluting, in fall cho@ {,
|, JON in saying surrender not the heri-
g. Pointing to their deeds of glorious a,
mory, thus all rights are won. Then " "
h undivided ranks, in glorious unity, il
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