New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11
FROM VIRGINIA.
cSEcspOndsncs Of The N. Y. Tribune

RICHMOND Va, reo' 4, loOo'
We have had stirring times here during the last
week. His ex.Excellency Gov. Wiseshas been on
hand eating big dinner, and making another famous
speech He came to complete NE preliminary arrange
nents for the Charleston Convention, and TO give ad-
vice to his successor in his present alarming condition.
lfyou have read his dinner speech you viii have
seen that he settles the question Of Unsn D6union
with bis usual ingenuity by going decidedly for BOTH
thus mailing !. entirely easy and proper for al par
ties to agree upon him for their Presidential candidate
The difficulty now encountered by Gov. Letcher has
grown out Of the late letter Of Mr. Bolts TO the Wing
members Of the Legislature. Gsv. Wise, however
has cut the Gordan knot by declaring that its author
il more dangerous than even Underwood, and that he
must therefore be expelled from the State, the de-
cree Of osracim against Underwood must be reversed
for the sake of constituency and be be permitted TO
tmD But listen 10 the words Of wisdom from the sage
Of AccOmac:
a, you dsIr1sIsiiss on 2. ria q John Brown may
out military Of the State and should have nothing
to y o. that hat s Si 81 ' BsT. y e aa r.
well for him that not Governor, and do not WELD
So far ss am personsly concerned, the rawlings Of Black
Republicans and Of hOse Who would cOths these wolves With
sleeps clothing for the sake Of the power place and plumber
which they have to bestow pas me q ids wnda Bat
Governor Of this bad due, . perform far be-
nClef Of the militia and the militia called out 20 reps
Fs1qUsr to ,couT nom passes s Back Rspub
cans Of Underwood order And Ia well for him who has
the, an not tin sRd that iSs troops Of
AsSy AID Of Sect are pc. @ S the Dt t ne. !: % :.
HoRwe.llh than Unde5s SSd ever proved to be-
stuons right and power 20 ORDER the troops here 70
sweep Richmond the helper Of Hspsr Cheers aud cries
to have Vigilance Committees Il you allow such helpers Of
HspetO psy iDoenda.. with orche. innuHins those
that were found At HHPers Reuy."
II is determined between the two Governors we IN
derstand that the old reprobate TO be exterminated
forthwith; but Gov. Letcher is in infrm health At
this time he has delegated the execution Of the work
to his iustrious and wsrlike predecessor who is 10
employ In the seFvce part Of the redoubtable force
Of ten SaWbones, with which, Immediately AFTER bis
nomination at Charleston, he u 10 sweep over the
Notl ern States invade Canada and subdue the Brit
ish Empire While considering the character Of our
great valorous, and neyerto-be-equsled ex-Exesl
Ieney, let mention little matter or two which his
enemies, envious Of his immaculate and eugent glory,
are trying 70 use to his disadvantage. II viii be
membered that in the last two messages Of this dstn
gushed Governor, he most mildly and meekly proposed
10 the Legislature that they should prohibit by law free
pegrOss from exacting interest on the money they
might hereafter loan to white gentlemen; and this mild
and equitable regulation has been pronounced BY some,
BOT having the fear Of the GoVeHDor before their eyes
illbsrsl EDd ungsnsroas toward eur oolored people
The fact IL, Gov. Wise has had experience in this
matter, and we'll knows what ho IL recommending.
He has sometimes found II Necessary 70 borrow money,
and would suppose the honor Of loanng money 70
20 great and magnificent parsonage would be such
pleasure for repayment, and gladly remit halt the
amount loaned But 10 far from this these rich and
rhuey negroes have invariably demanded the utter
most farthDg, not only Of principal but OF interest at
the rate Of ak per cent. You will thus see
that the pIovoca'ion wss great and the Governor did
but bic duty, and with bic usual courage and gaautry,
toward powerful interest worthy Of HE metal.
Our worthy Ex-Governor has also been censured for
The declaration that If he had been in possession Of
fact ssiling feet at the time he would have pursued
snd taken the British steamer which took Fred Doug
lass TO England and having captured the blsok rascal
he would have brought him directly here, and hung
him before the Capitol for the amu-ement and edhca-
ton Of our people.
And was he not right, when his enemies, who have
heard Douglas in the North have not hestated TO say
that be was an ADLER and eloquent man than our
magnificent Governor hope, Sir, you viii be stirred
TO vndicate the character Of your ancient friend BY
the memory Of thar good time when you were 40 inti-
mately associated with him under the standard bearing
the motto Of 4" The union Of the Wings Tor the sake
"of the Unon" II is now ascertaned that the woman
WHO was bsyOnetea on Underwood's plantation
though the wife Of his tenant, was OF slAveholdng
family, and tie dauRhteroi ssyeholder: what APhyI
snce this the only blood shed IN the Governor
late campaign except that Of the COW killed by one OF
the guards, that our troors should have made such
mitake The Legislature is getting on bravelyi haV:
ing appropriated $500 90 for arming the State, and
$3.50 900 towsrd paying the expenses Of hanging John
Brown. This will be about half enough 70 settle the
whole bill; and il this not much better use OF money
than to devote H. after the fashion Of Northern states
10 of education and int Improvement We
don't believe IN educating our poor whites, The next
faDaticitm would demand education for the negroes.
II is not pleasant to be at the foot Of the social scale,
al If this education should become general the sons
of some Of our very first families might ut length find
themselves in that pitisble position The whole ape
preparations for the defense and protection OF Slavery
will probably exceed 81 600 OOO and there is runor
that Caldwell, the Republican Senator from the
Wheeling District will propose that this be charged
by tpecial tax the shareholders in proportion 70
their interest in the institution Should he 90 this, ms
doom will be more dreadful than that Of Bolts, or
Underwood, or any other traitor to the ,,,,,,o,y
Nr,y K1Nns OF WHEAT.-A writer in the Indkpend-