Year: 1869

and those who followed them can now
find their appropriate place only in the Re
publican ranks. &c..
The Walker Party proclaIms itself Re-


publican-Let the People Read.


The Wilmington Journal is the only paper
which has had the effrontery to deny that
the VIRGINIA election is Republican tri-
umph. 1t has attempted to deny that the
WALKER men are Republicans In its last
Issue it says:


There is but one step further that the STAN
DARD could have gone in its brazen impudence,
and that would be to claim WALKER himself as
one of the bright lights of its own party. After
that, swearing black is white would have been
a very easy matter, findeed it is not so now. 3


Let every Conservative man in the State,
and also let the radical Democrats read the
following from the Richmond Wing, the or
gan OF WALKER, and the leading paper of
VIRGINIA, and see if every statement ofthe
| STANDARD is not verified to the letter The
capitals are our own. Let the people read
and see who and what the WALKER men
are


The first sunshine that touched Virginia came
through President GRANT, and what wonderful
results it developed. They form an instructive
study for the statesman. Congress had been
harsh and we had become suspicious, hopeless,
almost despairng. The new President evinced
kindly interest in our affairs and suggested the
first measure of relief from prescription in his
memorable special message to Congress. That
message seemed to arouse liberal spirit in
| Congress, and the result was the submission OF
the Constitution to the popular vote in such
form as TO enable us to vote down the test oath
and disiranchisement.


This liberal action had an almost magical ef-
feet upon the people of Virginia. 1t awakened
hope, and with it set of feelings and sentiments
that we had not before had the opportunity oil
indulging. Our hearts that had been rendered
arid by severe treatment now expanded like
flowers after a genial shower. We were all
agow with generous and grateful feelings, and
ready to do anything and everything in the inter-
ests ofpeace and good will.


Instead OF running ticket Of our own, COM
posed of ex Coniederates and Conservatives the
people all through the State, with an unexam-
pied uDanimity adopted the ticket nominated
by the TRUE REPUBLICANS" This ticket
was composed of anti proscriptivc GRANT Re-
publicans THE GENTLEMAN LEADING
THE TICKET WAS NOT ONLY A REPUBLI-
CAN BUT A NORTHERN SETTLER. After
an active canvass the elections were held. WE
ELECTED THE "TRUE REPUBLICAN,"
TICKET We ratified the ezpurgated constitu-
tion by an overwhelming popular vote, and tri-
umphantly carried out the Congressional and
Presidential policy of reconstruction in all its
parts.


The Legislature we have elected is composed
of gentlemen who are, without exception, elig
Bile under the Constitution adopted, and are ami
mated by the sincere desire to bury the dead
past, to comply with all the requirements OF Con-
gress and he President in their letter and spirit,
TO restore good feeling between all classes OF our
population and TO protect all citizens of wEatev-
race or nativity in their rights, franchises and
privileges, and in their persons and property.
Here is the declaration, not only that
WALKER is true Republican, but that
those who supported him are true Republi
cans. Thus those who were CONSERVATIVES"
are Republicans, and immovably opposed
to the radical principles and measures of the
sham Democracy. General LEE supported
WALKER, and consequently condemns the
sham Democracy General EARLY supper
ted WALKER, and consequently condemns
the sham Democracy. Nearly every person
of wealth, influence and position in VIR
GINA supported WALKER, and consequent
lv condemns the sham Democracy. All
these voted 'the true Republican ticket"
Where now is the defence of the sham-De-
mocracy of NORTH CAROLINA? We tell
the people that new and better day has
dawned upon Southern politics. We tell
the people that hereafter prescription and
ostracism and terrorism are to be done away
with, and that these who advocate such
doctrines are tn he done away with. Eve
ry Conservative man in the SOUTH says SO.
President GRANT says so. General LEE
saws so. These arc the men whom the peo-
ple know, honor and trust. Let their coun-
sells be heard and let the radical Democra-
cy with its prescription and ostracism and
terrorism go down forever. This is what is
said by every true Conservative in the
SoUTH, as is shown ly the Richmond Wing,
the organ of the Conservative element OF
VIRGINIA. Then will the bitter strife OF
party cease. This done, the future OF the
SOUTH is assured Then will begin that
prosperity which will restore to our land
thousand old more than she has lost. Peo-
pie of NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, our sis
ter State, has begun the work OF throwing
aside that partizan bitterness, which we
have vainly tried to do, owing to the ma
lignancy of the radical Democracy. Our
time has now come! Let every Conserya-