National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-31
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
LETTER PROM MI RlCHARDH CARTER

OpInIons OF the Chairman OF the Republic
car Cestral Cowssittee--The aNationai
RepabIIcan"-The Prosress Of the Cam-
paiHn-itspabi,css Victory Assured
The Vote Of 1900.
GLEN wrLby. rAuauign CO.. Va Oct ~. lsfl
Ts,hs Editor " tie National Republican
sIRi II Is with pleasure acknowledge for |
myself, and In behalf Of those associated with |
Inc, our obligations to you for your noble |
efforts to assist us In the political renovation |
Of our State, which we sincerely believe will
be accomplished by the successful establish |
ment Of Republican principles.
Upon careful survey OF the whole field
can come to no other conclusion than that
success awaits us In the approaching cleo
ton. feel sure my calculations arc on
sound basis, and II only requires every Re-
publican voter In the State to do his duty on
the 4th Of November and victory viii be ours.
Our political adyersarics have uscd every
means known In political warfare to defeat
US. Their charges against tho Republican
party and Its advocates aud adherepts have
been Of the most violent and abusive charac-
ter, ignoring everything like sincerity Of con-
victions or honesty Of purpose on our part,
and with an arrogance and dogmatlsm on
their part, suppose scarcely ever before eS-
celled, assuming to themselves all tho intclli-
gence, virtue, rcspcctabllity and patriotism
In the land.
Some Of their charges, too, haze been made
with such rocklcssncss In regard to their
accuracy and truth as leads rs to conclude
that the Latin proycrb, "Qnos Deus ruh
ptrdere prius demen,di, " IL applicable to them.
Notwithstanding the repeated and we'll
sustained dcnials Of tho charge that the vote
upon the DISTINGUISHING and test-oaih clauses
In the constitution Of Virginia was party
issue In tho election Of 1869, and the estab-
lishcd fact that Governor Wells, the Republic
can candidate, as well Us every Republican
paper In the State. was advocating In that
canvass the expunying Of those clauses, we
yet hear these speakers and papers every
where reiterating the charge.
In the Alexandria Gd;s,,e, Of October %,
SEQ what purports to be report Of a speech
delivered at Hamilton, Loudoun county, by
Capt. J. N. Kilgour, on the 2Sd Instant, In
which, after speaking In the most culogistic
terms Of the power and eloquencc of that
champion Of the stump" tho reporter
representa- the speaker as saying "evcry man
In the Radical (Republican) party voted for
retaining those clauses" Now, II Capt. Kill
gour Is correctly reported, am constrained
to believe bo was ignorsut Of tue facts, and
was only repeating what had been said by
others, and which he believed to be true; for
am sure he would not thus wlllfully have
nisstatcd what Is so entirely at variance with
truth.
II he or any others Of the Conservative
speakers and would.bc teachers and In
structors Of tho plain, conHding people
would refer to mis-. Doc. No. 4, Porty-lrs
Congress, ID session." he will find Genera
Canbys official report to Congress, mad,
December II, 1860, in which Is given tho OIL
cial statement Of the vote In each county O
the State, and he will then find that Will,
the county Of Northampton gave nearl,
, twelve hundred votes for Gov. Wells, III,
Republican candidate, only two votes wer
] cast for retaining those clauses In the consti
I tuition; and In reference to the county o
I Prince Edward, which gave nearly seventeen
Q hundred yoles for Gov. Wells, In like man
B ner, only two votes were In favor Of rntsin
: ing the clauses referred to.
! Yet, with the information accessible to an
; and ALL VIC find the facts thus misstatcd, an
= by the sclf-constituted leaders aud instructor
: arc the minds Of the people misled and the
IS passions innamcd. regard 1t as crimina
Is I am satisfied, too, that the apparent conf
d dencc Of success manifested aud espresso
Il by the Conservative party Is only one Of Il
C many devices practlced by them In this col
II tost. Tho intelligent ard calculating ones
Is that party must know that their chances
1t success are extremely doubtful; but they We
IS know that In every election there are vel
n many voters who are tlmid and undeclde
IS but would like to be on the successful sid
J. hence they resort to this boastful and affectt
C confidence Of success, thinking to thus cntrl
II the class Of voters which have describe
e To oil such you'd say, beware do not sli
y fer yourselves to be- deceived.
II feel sure that the great throbbing hca
1t of the honest masses Of tho people OF VI
is glnia Is in sympathy with the Republici
II party Of the countryside only party Whit
l. Is opposed to scctionalism; tho only pat
&c which recognizes equal constitutional al
y legal civil rights TO every citizen Of our col
1t mon country, and the only party which co
h tains within Its principles none of the see
lie Of disunlon or national dissolution.
lie As firmly as ! bolisvo In my existence DC
e. believe that the success Of the Rcpublici
$. party IL essential not only to the welfare al
10 prosperity, but perpctuity Of our Goyernmcr
It and with these convictions upon my mil
= did suffer myself 10 be restrained from Il
l. discharge Of my duty at this important jun
l. ture by the sneers, vitupcration and attemp
: Of ostracism OF our political foes. l should
Il recreant to the dictates Of true manllness ar
% patriotism.
$ 1t Is painful 10 be separated so widely
Is sentiment from friends whom we have c
Is teemed and admired, and In many instanc
o to know there Is bitterness Of feeling; but
re feel perfect assurance that when the pa
II sions and prejudices Of this hour and tn
+ contest shall have passed away we will y
L be vlndicated by the recognition of the SCUM
It ness and Justice OF the principles for whit
J, we now contend.
{ Very respectfully, yours,
RICHARD II. CARTER,
= Chairman State Central Committee