The New York herald., 1866-08-06
QUA alcprcsn CORRESPONDENCE.

virginia Delegation so the Philadeiphia Nh
xaonal Union fion--Autecedents and
Political stripe and Status Of the Men.
RICHMOND, Va, August 2 1885.
The Executive Committees Of the three poltca. parties
engaged In the Presidential contest Of $50 met yeser
Aag n the capital in this city, and, you already
appnssd by telegraph appointed delegates TO represent
-vsrgina In the Philadelphia Convention The delegation
= iar representation Of tho sentiment Of the State
could possibly be chosen Every member Of u was
strsngly Union Ia sentiment up 70 the data of Mr. Lin
coln's proclamation calling for the sevenyve thousand
men. The old whig and democratic parties are about
equally represented In the deeGatou, also the sub
9svsions Of the latter tho ratio 81 their strength IN the
Presidential contest Of 1890 The delegates from the
First Congressional district Richard A. Caybrook
and Robert ssundenL CAybrook rsprsssnled the
counssss Of Lancaster and Northumberland In the
Virginia House OF Delegates ten years ago. and
always esteemed acopservatvc He was Breckn-
ridge democrat IN 1890 Sardsrr represented she WILL
aiamsburv district In the Senate Of Virginia for
years Hc st time President Of william and
Mary College. in which capacity he succeeded BY
Colonel Ewell brother Of General Ewc' Of the rebel
army. He always whig in poics
The delegates for the Second district are Thomas
wallace and John r Kiby TIE former . Douglas
democrat the latter He'll snd Everett wh and mem
her Of the Virginia Secession Convention Of 1851.
For the Third districtEdlnond Font~ine and John I.
Naryc, Jr the former whg the latter Br-ckinridge
Aemccra and member Of the Virginia House Of Dele
For The Fourth dIstrict-Cbarie. Bruce and w. Hub
bard; the latter Brckipridge democrat; the former
whg and for many yean Senator from the Charlotte
rnh dls,ric,-wlam " Tresdway and James r.
johnson, 10th whjsa fhe former was member Of the
sn the Senate OF Virginia for several years being In
1.nt ths oldest Senator In the body IN oin of service
sirth dlstrct--Dr. Samuel A Cofman ard the Hon A.
n. II Stuart Corman Douglas democrat and q
heiegaie " the Charleston Convention In 1860 Stuart,
es well known, was Bell and Everett whig, and Is
nov member % Congress from Virginia
Seventh dsirict-Ed ar Suowden aud Richard ~
Parker snowden eas the well known cd,tor of tho
hcxandra Gafett>, aud ~hig In politics Parker
nrecs nridee democrat and was the Judge Who pre-.
aided NJ the Circuit Court Of Jefferson county during the
rals OF John Brown and his sssoc atcs
Eighth dlsirc-waer X staples and wyndham
Robertson 10th whlga The foyu,.r a member Of
the rebel tongc.a % The close ~ The war Tie later
represented tho city Of Richmond IN part IN mo vir.
gnia House 81 Delegates during The war and be ore
conservstvc sent.ment o' vlrglnia IL eousits
II what was known here conditional Union
en or union men the point of ary nttemptsd coer
zion on tho part Of the federal IN respect 10
Nc States that bad scccdsd before Virginia The uncon-
saiucnai unon men we're ,hese rev whl followed in tho
wake 0f Botis, and who advocate negro suffrage
In this they drer IRON Bolts whosc objection that
policy conss,s not 80 much IN Tho ncarsy ~ the ne
gro 10 enjoy The right n surface apprehension THAI
bhe democrats hv ther superior adrotnes would
oil the benefits to result from the concession Of that
privilege.
The Implied sentiment Of The committees that chose
she delegation ~ that thcy sha submit % no numls,
tng COnuon o admission 1910 ihc cOhNeniinnt ~ AZ
test oath, 10 any other reericiion applied the
delegations from tho Northsrn Staiea The committees
aeemed imrolltic 20 insrnci the dclecacs uasmnch
circumstances ght arise ttAt would render such a
ccurse peculiarly embarrassing 70 them. u tsw vel
derstcod, however, that they viii submit TO restraints
~ conditions not imposed upon Northern delegates
RIcHsoSp. Va, August 4, 1890
~s f0ircr ~ IN, scrrWrps pursArKs TO ruiApu-
CONVENTION
y 10 unques,ionably true that . majority Of the
pcuiberp people would have preferred, a. . matter n