The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-15
"a lkS1s Mali MEMS,
Correspondents. OF the Dlsp..eh


| The following letter from our correspandant /,
s,auu,on, ischiefs devoted to speculation. touch
ing the nomination tor Governor at Manchester,
question that lie already settled. Nevertheless,
will be interesting to read these speculation. to see
Who were talked of, and is source of coasola-
lion to the defeated TO know what idea of their
norniaa,icn were previously entertained IS
Soecaiat,ons 7'oaching tie Nominatsaa 5g
fkc Winchester Coareatson- Small poyE
Egteasiop of The Central Railroad.
SrAuSroN, March IL, 1854
Politicians, and people generally In these part.
are all seoe In regard to the Know Noshies -,
,eution which It is said will assemble In Winches
ter 10 day Anxiety aud. impotence are depicted
on almost every eouatenance, and all sorts OF con
sctnres are current rs TO the result / have here
totore ia my correspondence with you. confined
myself 70 the narration OF such facts as supposed
iright be interesting 10 your readers. In the pre-.
sent letter permit me to give you specimen OF
town talk in regard TO the assemblsge OF that novel
and remarkable convocstion-the Know Nothing
Convention Mr.. told me this morning that
such Convention was certainly TO meet in Win
chester to-day DE is the last man should suspect
OF belonging to the order, and yet he spoke with
positive certainty, How he obtained the informa-
ton it is not for your correspondent TO determine
Nj 4 also informed me that our townsman the
Hon A. II. II. Stuart would beyond all question be
the candidate for Governor. Mr.. b however, who
did suspect OF knowing little more than he would
Ike to tell hiuted that Mr., Bolts would be warmly
urged and strongly backed. ln another little circle
thst CHANGED 10 enter, learned that the nomina-
ton Of Mr. Strother was most probable, while mum
hers with whom meet express the hope that Thos
: Flournoy will be the man. Others, again, con-
slider the chances of Ex Gov. Smith particularly
bright, since the delivery of his Sponsylvanis
speech.
Tns names OF B. Johnson Barbour. of Orange
Or Thomas Massie, of Nelson and Edmund
Rufn, are also mentioned Ia connection with the
nonnation. Alex. X Holiday, of your CITY II Ia
ssii will be brought before the convention as tho
candidate for the Office of Attorney General hear
mentioned In connection with the Office of
Lieutenant Governor. These are the speculations
rite in our community. Before they are published
20 the world, however the matter will probably be
decided, snd a great many people will be disap-
pointed. think Ii may be safely predicted that
one of the gentleman above mentioned viii be se
lectod-ns man could safely go further.
Awaiting developments, leave politics aud turn
to small pox, There has been fatal CAGE of this
terrible disease AT West View, little village six
miles west OF StsuR;on There has been but the
case In the village, but the greatest alarm pre-
vsiis throughout the Deighborhuod. | understand
the merchants have closed doors for want of cus
TONER'S and stranger passing through Is surprised
IL find every body running TO the doors to catch
glimpse of an individual so daring.
Stanton will, ere very long, to be the ter
minus of the Central Railroad The cars will
probably run as far as Goshen in the county of
/ Rockbridge by the summer This will be well
come intelligence to those OF your readers WHO cons
template az excursion 10 the Springs the coming
season. Like the poor Indian The stage coaches
are driven further and further West, and | pre-
sumo nobody will shed tear.
believe will shed more ink to night ex
cept 10 subscribe myself, as ever
Yours LEEHox
P 5. Since writing the above understand that
information received here, renders the nomination
OF Mir. Stuart by the X, N. Convention most proba.
Bile.