The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-14
Another Letter from the Hon Schuy-
lar COlfax

Z e.
The following communication, including
another letter from Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of
Indiana, to Hon. j. F. Lewis, has been fur
nished us for publication We comply with
the request cheerfully, rs it is our wish that
all that can be said on either side of the ques-
ton now disturbing the Republican party OF
the State may be laid before the people:
LYNwooD, July 9Th 1881
EDITORS vIRGINIAN;-I send you the enclosed
letter. and ask It's publication, to show Virginia
Republicans what is thought of the liberal move
ment by the Republicans In other States.
The first object OF the liberal movement IS to get
possession of the State Government, and remove the
constitutional restrictions upon suffrage.
The second is to abolish that remnant OF barbar-
ism, the whipping post, and to give to all races and
coors equality before the law and fair proportion
of the offices. FRI
when with the aid of the liberals, we have accom-
plished these things, then will see that the debt
is settled upon basis honorable to the State and
just to her creditors. This can never be done by
running straight out Republican ticket at the ap-
preaching election. = TNA
REPUBLICAN READJUsTER.
SoUTH BEND, indiana, June 80, 1881.
MY DEAR sEsAToB.-Yeur Interesting letter is
the hopeful Indications OF hearty and quite gen.
eral Republican cooperation In the Liberal cam
paign in your State and the suspicious results sure
TO follow from victory on the platform OF iuli
vote and fair count with sall rights for all In
such an important Southern State as Virginia. But
IL is not surprising that some Republicans nesltate
little about this operation, when thay FURNISH
the larger number OF votes with which to achieve
that victory Patriotic refection however, Will make
that all right, am sure
L remember very well how the political revolution
in the Northwest, when the Republican party was
bor fruSt }
the hesitation of the Wing State Committee or Mich
igan, and many leading Wings, who 50 naturally
hated to give up their organization
The "Anti- Nebraska Democrats OF that day urged
hearty union on the basis of Free school, Free
Soil and Free Men, ssthe three FS OF that era But
many OF the Wing leaders insisted las see some OF
our prominent Virginia Republicans have) tnat the
division In the old Democratic ranks might give
their party ticket plurality over e1therW1ng or the
Democracy If they maintained their organization,
and that it unfair to ask them to merge,as tney
had larger vote than the anttslayery Democrats.
They insisted on calling a Wing convention. But
the rank and file, the masseS-of the WING party,
saw the pathway of duty more clearly than these
leaders. And the Wing Convention heartily en-
dorsed the new movement, and approved the nom1-
nation of ex-senator Bingham, former Democrat,
as the candidate for Governor.
A magnificent and sweeping victory rewarded
their patriotic sacrifice And IL was followed by
new North, trust and believe liberal victory
In Virginia Will be followed by similar victories in
other Southern States, giving the Nation new
South. When thus the menace OF a solid South
shall be really thing of the past, and the Consttu
tional Amendments shall be fully realized there as
In the North, guaranteeing not only liberty to ALL
but also justice to ALL and protection to all, every
one who has participated in 1t, or has made any
sacrifices to win such victory for the Right Will
rejoice at his share in the good work and It's good
results.
HON ]. F. LEWIS SCHUYLER CoLFAx.i
Ex u S. Senator, Lynnwood, Va.