The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-09
Especial dispatch to Tho Basiimore Sun.1 s.
Ex.Govornor wise ana the virginia
Conservatives.

WASHINGTON, May. EXC Governor Wise
has written out the speech delivered by him
In the case OF Platt as. Goode before the
House Committee on Elections. Mr.. Wise
describes as follows how the present Con-
servatfye party. Of Virginia originated:
Z. At the end Of the war our people IN Viz
ginia consisted OF various elements politi-
cally, which differed and dissented from
each other as wide apart rs the poles; but
they were alarmed, depressed, and dis
tracted by such doubts and apprehensions
"a brought them together, bewildered and
not knowing what to do. There were:
First, National Republicans and old-time
Wings OF the school Of 1924, overwhelmed
by bargain and corruption in 1928: second,
locoiocos, who were hurled out OF power
by the avalanche OF the people in
1910; third, Democrats OF the old
Virginia school of Jefferson and Madi-
son, and nullifers OF the school OF
Mr.. Calhoun, and secessionists and Union
lists, who had foughttogether for their rights
under the Constitution, and who had sur
rendered at Appomattox their arms, but not
their faith, in 1865; fourth, 'Rnow-No 9TH
ings,' scotched but not killed in 1856. The
power and rights Of these elements OF ante
bellum parties were asurped by self-con-
stituted COMMITTEE OF Nine, who were
Of every hue, and who assumed to be dele
gates OF the Confederate people OF Virginia,
and came to Washington to obtain pardons
by confessing treason from President John-
son, who received them mt first with the
contumcly OF master over runaway and cap
t,,red slaves. They, by crouching, prevailed
on him to hear their humiliating petitions
and to grant them pardons on con-
dition OF branding themselves rs trait
ors, until he So conuescendlnSiy
bowed to their wishes that he brought upon
himself impeachment and upon the country
reconstruction. This Committee OF Nine
afforded the opportunity and occasion lot
the leaders Of the colorcd race to array them
selves against the whites in Virginia, and
against the President, and to side with Con-
grcss and impeachment, and to cause the
laws OF reconstruction, which disfranchlsed
'thc best CT our citizens and made them
outlaws in the land OF their nativity laws
which made freemen slaves while they made
bondsmen free. This made an impossible
chasm between the white and the black
races"
Mr. Wise then goes on at some length to
discuss the Constitutional Convention OF
1869, which he characterizes as the Black
Crook" Convention, the election OF Gov
ernor Walker, and the passage by the Cen
eral Assembly of 1870 Of g test oath, and
says: "For year 7, for one, was again dis
franchised by this gross outrage upon my
rights, and at time when needed loaf
of bakers bread and pound OF butchers
meat" He then, in continuation OF his his
tory Of parties in Virginia since the war,
alludes 50 the Richmond mayoralty contest
between Ellvson and Cahoon, declaring that
Cahoon was lawfully elected, but that
plug-ugly from Baltimore and his gang OF
rutfians Knocked down the messenger who
had the poll-books and ballots, took them
away from him, and destroyed thcm He
said the decision of the Court OF Appeals IN
this case and the BurRham case, in the one
declaring the enabling act constitutional
and in the other unconstitutional, out-Du-
relied Durell in Louisiana" The text OF
what Governor Wise said in regard to Hor-
ace Greeley is as follows: "There was no
time between John Browns sentence and
execution that, ii his friends could have
brought me the living Greeley, would not
have exchanged John Brown for him, and
that, Jacksonville, would have
taken the responsibility Of causing him TO be
hung in John Browns place. Itwould have
been Divine yicarious Offering OF the inSti-
qdtOr for the UiCtim of the highest crimes"
in regard to the Greeley movement OF
1872 he says "The whole movement was
worse than miserable failure; it was
gross blunder, which drove Virginia to cast
her vote for Grant. 7 could not and did not
vote for either candidate, but il the thumb
screw had tortured me to vote at all l would
have voted for General Grant"
In conclusion, NIr. Wise spoke OF speech
made by Mr.. Goode in the House in which
that gentleman said: GIVE don't recognize
him Governor Wise) as a Democrat" He
said, 'Let me tell my friend that / cannot
permit him Or my client to receive or eX-
clude me from the folds OF true Democ-
racy. Neither OF them belongs to Demo-
cratic party, and cannot consent to belong
to either of their parties" Here Mr.. Goode
stepped to the seat Of Mr.. Wise and pleas
antly said to him, " Oh, we will gladly take
you in" Mr.. Wise replied, "You will not
be afforded the opportunity OF permitted to
do it,