National Republican., 1883-11-13

,hN voice OF inspiration cried ITO your
icnt', q Israeli and to-day his great leader
spp mad resulted in thorough and complete
NJ, tory. For the misguided blacks that had
been dcludcd into the coalition movement
there was pty and forgiveness, but for Ma
lone aud his cursed gang there was nothing
but vengeance.
Gcn. Fi;ahuah Leo was the next speaker,
and edil that he was profoundly impressed
with the grand success attained in virginia,
add WAS happy to bc abic TO join in dong
hnupr a. their champion. Hon. John :. Bar
b,ur Why was tho coalition party formed.
NIr C1oprr Of Pennsylvania, had said that 1t
had always been layorito theory
u republican administrations ut wash
iu.'nn to break mp solid south,
Tho movement of Malone in Virginia had
been sired By simon Cameron and his son
and damned by William Malone, and now it
had boon most thoroughly damned by the
rrop,o of virginia 70 foster this cursed
plat against the old dominion Malone
iad been given plcnary powers
to appoint and remove federal office
holders, and cabinet ministers had been
instructed to obey his bohests. This was
brought about by a. IImi;aH bargain staaos made
in tho senate OF tho InltSa States
whereby Malone was to send radical repre-
sentatives to congress and delegates to the
next national republican convention who
would support this stalwart radical
republican administration. Tho only way
to break up n solid south was
to make the republican party in that section
respectable He desired to say something
for tho soldier element, of which he was an
humble representative. At Appomattox the
confederate soldier recognized that the
great question for which he fought
had been settled by the stern arbitra-
ment of tho sword, and returned to
his home to be n aw-abiding, : peaceful
gta tpH in ha nrnl lp uiV
by Gen. Grant Had he equal rights, when a
confederate soldier could hold no place in the
army of the United States. True, the sena-
tors and representatives of thet section sat in
the national councils, but like the human
body, the country could not be perfect
mechanism until all were rated alike
before the constitution and the laws. To-day
the only requirement for federal officoholder
in Virginia was that he should wear q collar,
the key of which was carried in the vest
pocket of q "boss." To-day the country had
TO thank Virginia for the overthrow of that
boss.
with enthusiasm.
A telegram was hero read from Hon. Daniel
Dougherty, congratulating Hon. Jno. S. Bar
bour sc. Parson Massey was next intro
duced and desired to say in behalf of Virginia
that he thanked all present for their hearty
corporation III uOlnB uOuOE W Johh ~
Barbour. VIM. Malone had established
complete autocracy in the Old
Dominion, and laid his followers under
bondage worse than DEATH Virginian'
were true to the principles of their Henryt
and their Washingtons and the army oi
patriots who had held her name so proudly
aloft in the past While the result of the
recent contest was great victory, it wa
also guarantee of the rights of all men
without regard to color or previous con
dition of servitude, before the law. i
might be necessary to clean out tn,
AEGEAN stable; to make judges who hat
soiled their ermine step down and out, ant
to move away the petty machinery that hat
been built up to perpetuate Mahoneism, bu
would not be necessary to lead the heels o
the little man who could ram whole railway
into his pockets and not fill them up. Ill
would 90 down into the waters of oblivion
beyond the reach of line and plummet. N,
more would he ornament hotel registers witt
his mighty autograph that read, "MahonG
Virginia" and borrow the name of the OLE
commonwealth to cover his hideous politica
dVformity.
GEN Rosecrans vas then introduced, anc
said he reoiced in tho victory in Virginia
Out of broken ambitions and shattered politi
co, rings the old commonwealth came out int
tnc full and glorious day Of democratic as
ccnGgacy.
sparchcs followed from Hon. Eustace Gill
sH, o. West Virginia, and Hon. John j
GUscock, of California, after which the mee'
ing adjournca.s -