The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-23
Our Richmond Letter.

tOn-|The Kind of Men Preferred. and
Why they We're Preferred--Three
COngreSsmen who Cannot take the
Oath..-JOhn Minor BOIfs--!The Rich
mOnd NeEspapers-.9IaEEIe Mitchell.
Regular lpesklv letter to he RAeelinO IRteLi-
/ geHIeeE.)
RICHMOND, Oct 49, 1856.
The elections in Virginia have result
ed, generally, pretty much as was an
ticfpated, and am glad to be able to
state that i have heard of but few in
stances in which preference has been
shown for men of unfortunate untece-
| dents, over those more acceptable to the
loyal sentiment of the country, The
| Congressional election, especially, indi-
cate the disposition of the people every
where, TO give the preference to men
not only Of undoubted LOYALTY. bnt
| whose record during the war forbid
even a suspicion of sympathy with the
late cOnfederaCy. Indeed, unconditional
loyalty to the National Government
during the late war, and undertaking
hostility to the "pestilent heresy of Sc
cesslon'" las our people now really re-
gard 1t, and begin to call 1T, has become
the touchstOne of political orthodoxy in
Virginia, and those candidates who
were fortunate enough to possess these
| recommendations, save in few in
stance where strong personal antipa-
thies were excited, triumphed over all
| opposition.
In the first Congressional district, en-
bacing Accomac, Northampton, Eliza
| beth City and other tide water counties,
! w. II. B, Custis, a member of the con-
yention of 1891, who fought secession all
\ through the stormy session of TINT mem
ornble revolutionary body; who never
voted for secession in any form, and an
unconditional Union man throughout
! the war, Is elected by u considerable
minority, His competitors were Beyer-
~ u. Douglas, of well-knOwn fire-eat-
| ing antecedents, and for many years IL
prominent member of the State Senate,
Joseph Christian, late Senator from
Middlesex, Ed. p. Taylor and Robert
Mayo, all gentlemen of great worth of
character and personal popularity, but
unfortunately for their political aspirin
lions, except in tho case of Nh. Mayo, NIL
syinpathize with the 'tlateCOnfederacy."
| This is tho famous "Eirst" district, so
long represented by Henry A. WISE
The Second district, comprising Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Petersburg, Dinwiddie,
| Prince George and other counties of his
/ toricnl ecessiOnprOcliVities, where from
time immemori1l Estates Rights'' and
the Resolutions of '0S and 90 have
| ilOuished even moro extensively than
their potatoes and pine forests, elect L..
II. Chandler, of whom it is unnecessary
to speak here, in view of his national
| reputation, aSun unwnYerinE supporter
of the national cnuse, and especially in
| view of the prominent part which he
enacted in the establishment of the RE
stored Government of Virginia" in 1861.
OF Mr.. b. johnson barbour, the sue
cessful candidate in the Richmond Dis
triCt, 1 have previously written YOU, us
to his high character for individual Vir-
tues, political purity, eminent scholar
ship, and superior qualifications for
all Ill L Il
| or the historical family of Virginia Bar
bours, and has for many years sustained
an enviable reputation MS n scholar and
gentleman! The union of these quail
ticatiops with a clear record of unswerv-
ing fidelity to the Union, were sufficient
to secure for Barbour the overwhelming
vote which he received. cold Juck5
PendletOn, who some people say didn't
know, during the war whether he was
rebel" or "UniOn," was completely
distNnCed, while the absurd IlipscOmb,
whom no body thought of seriously as
candidate, was forgotten entirely in
the contest. Robert Ridgway, editor of
candidate inthe Fourth District. The
country is probably acquainted with
Mr.. RidgWay's course during the war.
His record is identical with Mr.. Bar
bOur and Mr.. Bolts. In 1861, few
weeks prior to the fall OF Sumter, and
the secession of Virginia, Mr.. Ridg-
way resigned his position as cd
itor of the Why, because of
the dissatisfaction of its proprfetors
with his over jealous advocacy of the
Union, which was every day rendering
the paper unpopular. Editors of more
popular sentiments were employed;
secession md war came on anlce. the
Wing became n jealous supporter Of the |
Contederncy, made bushels of ConEeder- |
ate money, and VIM RidpNYay retired TO |
the country to lead the life OF a student. |
always ndhering to his love for the |
Union, still predicting the namless
woes which would result from secession,
and yet always by his well known
honesty and consistency, commanding
the respect OF those who differed from I
him rs widely ms the poles, But the
four years of Revolution have passed;
secession has done its bloody and desc
lating work, and the Snme proprietor
OF the Wig invites Ridgwny to resume
his old position, and he is besides elect
ed to n seat i'll the Congress of the
United States. We will waive for the
present discussion as to the comparative
wisdom displayed by Ridgway and the
proprletorS of the Wing. In the Lynch
burg District the elections have gone by |
default in favor of Col. Robert Il. With |
en-, late of the Confederate army-C hns. |
II Mostly, of LynChburg, A man of the |
John NJ. Bolts school of politics, receiv- |
cd u tlnttering vote, though positively |
refusing to be II candidate. Col. With |
en- having no regular opposition was
elected. Alexander II, II, Stuart Inns
defeated, by an overwhelming vote,
John r. Lewis in thefStaunton district.
Stunrps success is to be attributed en-
tlrely to the adroitness with which ne
argued to convince tho people of tho
nnconstttutionnlity ofthe test oath, md
tho necessity of its repeal, Robert "
Conrad has defeated L owls Mckenzie in
the Alexandria district, 1t is shid, he
cause of the great personal prejudice
against Mckenzie IN several counties of
tho district. It is not supposed TINT
either Stuart, Conrad or Wiihen will he
permitted to take the seats to which
they have been elected.
Hon. JOHN NJ! Bolts reached the city
Inst evening. He Is tho guest of his
old friend, Charles Palmer, Esu,. so
noted asa Union man during the war.
and the companion of Mr.. Bolts III inn
prisonment. Mr.. Bolts will BIO strong
" urged for seat in the United States,
Senate, The Senate refused TO admit
Joseph Segar last winter, and If that
body shall persist in its refusal to admit |
that gentleman, Afr. Bolts will ensily be |
sent under n new election.
Nat. Tyler will in few DAYS revive |
the Richmond Enquirer. II. Rives Pol
lard will shortly resurreCt the EXAMINER. |
and James A. Cowardin is erecting Il
fine building in which to begin a new
life for the Dispatch Seven newspapers
In Richmond! The next question agi- |
tating newspaper circles will be, which |
two or three will go underP Roger a. |
Pryor will begin an evening paper in |
Baltimore.
Maggie Mitchell will soon appear be- |
fore Richmond audience for the first |
time IN four years, and also, IL is said. |
Will Edwin Adams. CHATHAM.