Year: 1873

believe the sensible ones among them are convinced
they can never obtain IL, vote as solidly rs they
| may.


| THE REAL ISSUE or THE CAMPAIGN
This, then is the great overshadowing issue in
ton OF local ana domestic concern Is made SUB
ordinate 70 this vital matter, and in the struggle
10 n. wnca sne{ are engaged the conservative party
OF social order and good government through
didates and leaders have, with the aid
Of the administration organ at Washington,
give the contest some what OF national caste. 1t
mas no relation whatever to national affairs. but Is
Presidential or administration politics 1t is rather
unfortunate that the republicans should have
dragged national Affairs and the administration so
prominently into their canvass, as that Will be an
additional and strong incentive among the con-
seryatiyes to secure an administration defeat,
which, rom the present aspect OF AFFAIRS will most
assuredy be the result. Grant and Greeley men
are cordially united in the determination to avert
where the worst radcallsm prevails. Unlike Mas
sachusetts las described by Governor Bullock at
Worcesserl, they have one special favor to ask Of
Henry A. wises message to Mr.. Buchanan, when
s'KEkP IT'S DOGS OFF ruEM.n


Under the bead OF political BuncOmbe and
Humbug," Northern republican journal says the
conservative press OF this state is filed with noisy
appeals to the whites to redeem the State from dis
| grace, &C. Now, there Is no disgrace TO redeem
rnis rns STATE sn irom mas been under s





eral Candy and 1t is to maintain the supremacy OF
the conservatives In the State that they are now
the negro is o citizen, invested with all the rights
and privileges politically that white man is but
political organization and assume an aggressive
attitude with the avOwed purpose OF assuming
coatroi con M OF the state government then comes tns
best In Virginia. The negro, in the fulness
Of his good nature and generosity towards
the same poils with him. to sit on
the same jury with him, to make laws In the
with him, to put up the same hotel with him,
and even to eat at the same table with him, but
to vote IN the the sams party with hlm.neyer the
and Join the great republican party OF progress,
ofpeace, ofsecurity-the party the administration
mineral resources of the state and build her great
internal water-line; but ask a negro TO join the
secession, rebellion, Ku Kluxism and future
slavery. In fact the negroes are so well organ
zed ana drilledMnot In any republican principles,
whites--that tomorrow, IF the conservatives
suddenly turned radicals, the negroes would, with
side at once. Nothing but education and time will
make ma are Tree and and Independent ctzen Of the negro;
in his political history is far of yet


THE CANVASS


has been conducted to the present time with Ger
tain degree OF courtesy towards each other by the
opposing gubernatorial candidates; that is, be-
neve, neither of them has said anything behind





face. Kemper, the conservative candidate, 10 a
fine orator, who can strictly be called cOnserva-
tive. His well-known' gallantry as q soldier, COM
bined with his eloquence on the stump, infuses an
enthusiasm into the crowds OF ex-COnederateS
that everywhere throng to hear him, which carries
western Virginia his canvass has been series Of
orations, and from the Indications that section will
give the conservative ticket larger vote than It
ever polled before. Colonel Hughes, the repubi-
can candidate lor Governor, while good
writer and shoFousny vepsed in the p potica s
history OF virginia, as well as her internal i'm
hearers on the stump His statement Of the case
is clear and logical mis- arguments forcible and his
deductions convincing. but he certainly lacks the
elOquence and magnetism; and that namelesS
other quality which sways a crowd like great
wave, tosses Its hat into the air and brings forth
echoes OF the valleys, as does his opponent. he is
carrying on an active canvass, following mainly in
tine STUMP a and aIRays maintainino bold Iront @ and nd
making gallant fight He would make an excel
lent Governor, and would perhaps be acceptable
enough 10 the people OF Virginia II 1t not that
he is the head, brains organ and mouthpiece Of
the negro party, TO which for the reasons above
given they are 80 bitterly opposed. IL is my i'm
preston, from AL that have seen and heard, that
THE REPUBLICANS


are adopting covert line OF policy in the canvass,
which is designed to take the conservatives by sur
prise the day OF election. This plan is to create
among saea an n tt OF apathy
the artiice works well, Tor have heard 1t re-
marked by leaoing conservatives again and again,





in this campaign that they did in previous ones;'
but there Ia where they make the mistake. The
that ever cast ballots. BY holding small and ap.
parenty indifferent meetings at various points
where their opponents are strong, they lun
preston OF weakness; but on the day
Of election every mothers OF darky Will be as
pended upon IT. Tonight, and as they occasion
ally do the republicans held very large and en-
thusiastic meeting at the Assembly Hall In this
city, which was addressed by Colonel Hughes, their
! Rubernator1al candidate. He predicted the de-
struction OF the conservative party in the coming
party Of the Union, which had for its principles the
amendments to the constitution. He denied that
state, and said they would not II they could.
the c90red corDsiI people had only control IN n
would therefore be impossible to place
them in the ascendancy. There will soon be
some $50 candidates in the field, and Of these net
servatives have accepted our principles, and yet he
was abused for advocating those very principles;
but he dld'not care for abuse as he stood now
where the conservative party stood in 1872. He
claimed the republican party was the party Of
progress and II Virginia wanted her canal built by
the national government she would have to elect
republican Governor. General Kemper, II elected,
could not get an " appropriation but By electng q
loyal and Uncle sam would then kill the fatted
calf


speech, which was loudly applauded throughout
THE CONSERVATIVES


are Just aS anxious 10 nave tue eanal QUILT as the
republicans, and perhaps more so, as they would
be materially benefited by Is; they are just as
eager to come into friendly relations with the
uonal government as the people OF any other State
In the Union. They have, as colonel Hughes says
accepted all the amendments to the constitution;
their loyalty is unquestioned, Tor no can point
to an act Of dlsoyaty In Virginia since the close OF
the war; but II the building OF the canal Is to be
purchased At the risk OF placing their State in the
hands OF the party which ruined the remainder Of
the southern states the people OF Virginia Will try
Governor walkers plan and build 1t BY private en-
terprise and capital. This Is the pronounced ult-
matum Of the conservatives, and have doubt
whatever but that the result in November next
will verify it by the largest majority for their ticket
that has been cast in the South excepting Cover
nor Smiths In Georgia, since the close OF the war.