New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-24
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
HUNTER ACT. DAYIS-THE CONSPIRACY MA


From The Rch-ond (pdJ Eramiss', Jan 20.
As the day Of election approaches, that political
faction whore personal hopes are anchored on III
election OF Mr. Secretary Hunter 10 the Presidential
ch.r Of this or other Conf deTacy 1T some iu.
tire time unknown, eyinees symptoms OF de.reri-
ton. They besiege the Legislature, lay violent
hands on tie wehk-minded members, make requests
unknosn ia Virginia manners, enforced by argu-
ments vet, happily, new TO the NIrginian Legisa-
ture What may be called the plau OF Peter Funk
of pretended public meetings AZ the county conrts
of January with strings OF resolutions in,trucny
members TO effect the separation Of our Pr,siden-
ia Secretary from the unpopular Administration of
Mr. Dayis-has utterly and noioriously failed. No
such resolutions could be pared In any open meeting
| in tie State OF VI gina Yet the clique which
urges the Legislature TO perform fatal net DO NOT
hesitate nl TO talk OF the vengeance Of the people
on those VINO will not obey Huber Through tue
mouthliece Of an unknown, perhaps mythical, conn
try newspaper, "eoped by request into the coll
umns vi ID coicmpofary we perceive thLt they hG'o
fallen 10 reminding members OF t2eir constituent
We hope that mrmbers will be reB inded. Let
them seriously remember that they DO have consiiin-
ents who.e good Ibey sre bound by oath u coutder
n all their oiiial acIionsi constituents whom they
will met again, when each several member thall
have before him an acouser an adversary, ryal o.
the poll who will fail TO investigate tbs f,cts Of
this session. What Viii Lbey have, what DC
fense will they make, when tat nyGl urges Oh TIE
attention OF he people this solid TACT, tins plnn
tru,h-thnt the State OF Nirlinia Lad two Senators
and a n eniber OF the Cabinet, who was also beard
IN the SENATE ana that members oi tie Legislature,
by their solemn vote, did deprive he State Of tie
mos, imporant pos, OF he three without any eqnya-
lent whatever, md Tor no conceivable fensOn but me
private pleasure I,ponal Welfare OF MI. Hunter
Mr.. Hunter never bad ANY personal stfcog.l WIN
,be ueople Of Virginia. lie had a strong support
fo tb. once; bat IL was the result Of advent lious
circumstances hich have ceased 10 EXIT md whlh
ma the unture Of lhingr can never eNkt Hghlu. inc
IListory of Dir. Hunter may here bo briefly told.
Some sixtten years ago, when this state aul lhe
whole country Was divided between TWO political
bo.s in furious contention over iss'e That are now
ohsolete and when all men Of good heads aud round
hearts were enlisted by sincerity Of opinion aud ieel-
me- either in ono or the other, there was small
| third party, calling ilseli Democratic. m
Twenty three seats 10 the Legislature were lllled
by its cOmpOncnis; ie common ualhe was The far'y
Of tie Iweuty-thIec violent contest between
The Wings abd Democrats nrOse 10 that Legislature
over a vacant Senatorial chair. Ono party balanced
the other md coalition OF tho Twenty three wi b
Ito Wliss decided the day by getting TIC place, not
for "A Wig but for one OF their own set. IL was the
old story OF the lion and bear that fought thi tue
| fox bore away the meat. THe iortunato indyldnal
wns Mr. Hunter. At that time he WAS not d Bieat
man.
| e.iate lis character was iaclls, undehncd, aud
ya,illuing. His election WAS regarded by every
bojy Us an accident and bis defeat Dy come stronger
mnu AZ the exliritio, OF his term WAS reckoned u
certainty Nothing that he did or said duIinI the
term or In any succeeding period, gave Intelligent
persons The reason 10 change oliaon al him.
| He aced aud spoke mefiocry, and was no way
dslingoshed 10y hIs courro above other IN inbers oi
this STATE then III Congress But when his tern
expired ho was not defeated nor yet Mt the spifh-
rioi OF another term. lie war, ~ last, reelected
without opposition by the LegIshtore, nad be and
hn li,.o party, Ill Ike hin provided wIth plA0es,