New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-25

These returns from here and there place arc only Tor
the first days voting. and are only Indicative OF e re
larger proportion White opponents OF the Convention
But we viii wait for the figures.
HUNNICUTT UNDERWOOD. AND MoRRISsEY ELECTED
N RICHMOND.
Returns received ut Gen schofelds headquarters show
concusyely that the state has voted IN favor Of Con
veution II is also certain that the Convention will be
Radical by Is majority.
This city elected the following Radicals after three
days contest: Hunnicutt Judge Underwood, Aorrssey'
and two coorcd men. The Radicals did not receive 20
white votes IN the city, did the Conservatives receive
50 coloed votes Negroes who voted the Conservative
ticket again chased from the polls by negro mob
Hunncutts SON. who was arrested for tearing mp Con.
servatye tickets in the hands OF negroes az Monroe
Ward and sent to Libby Prison, subsequently re
leased.
THE ELECTION FOR STATE CONVENTION.
Our SPECIAL Correspondent
RICHMOND. oct p. 1857.
The result of the election in the entire state
will doubt appear somewhat inexplicable TO major
ity not particularly essentially interested and affected
While it j. possible aid probable, Ae State has
gone IN favor OF aconvepton. with majority OF Con
seryatIvo delegates elected there VIII st be no differ
Cnce n effect 500 faI us ucgeb suffrage concerned. The
thing decided by tile phase ~ the result the defeat
Of disirancl'emcu ana c"h,caL"h Tor iiac,, euoh
mth 40 BOu,, oitdTH-, ana humber OF otheI 'lkhM
Union men ana htauch Republicans. admitting thcr eicc
I'd
soryatsn means r.mpy opposition io tAtrtlne hcA'
uTcs will yet earnestly ads 1cair universal suffrage
and black. Tie defeat of Tie huunicutt uckrl li lhs
city, which j. to-day generally conceded b. uI it'c SUI
hcicui the scale u tir interest Of the Conserve
tvcs making. a. 10 does lrtt'c OF tci nEMh,t inc
Radicals There are among tbr conservatives chosen a
number OF sjrught-out Republican,, Who arc opposed
DOth Ia the views oi th "a cihI'lN '.u i4u-, "I ~
srryutyes not counted 81 any particular party nha-
tion thus forming balance ~ power between such ns
favor cOntscaiuu ana ACKNOWLEDGMENT ana tho't MO
not disposed % give The ballot io the negro lhs
element lu the Convention, while 81 VIII prrttnt thc
adoption az the extreme measure h.'iy y" W
by the people Virginia. will the other hand side
~, tiragc Thn. after an the views Of the co6prra-
tionists giving negro suffrage i- means oi H'cfLs or
~ an Offset 10. coufrcatuu &C. have, 20 All practical
H. some counties where the coored voters predonin.
ate "A majority 81 the whites voted for q Convention,
while only here and there 81 the former voted against
IT. In this city tic same, " nealy The .alqe mgoiy
Convention From the best data outI'uahic to-day pc y
safe 10 conclude that The calling Of Convention has Oeeh
The result In the south-dc couuticF especially q due 20
the influence Of The pa-siyc' teaching Of ne impure
had been adopted and acted upon. the circumstances
would have been very different The success OF Conser-
cooperative Influence Of me wig The issue Of ti''
Journal Of Saturday last distributed iudlscrminately
throu ghout the city had the effect ~ producing dit
fereut turu m affairs from what reasonably expected
So that in truth Tie E'quutr has helped hadicalisin
throughout the state, while The hhig has efficiently
The selfish motives which characterized Hunncutt and
his clique IN every political movement the arbitrary,
brow beating. whipping IN course Oi the former culi-
ated IN driving of from the party most oil r respectable
member., and such warm, ZealOuA followers aS
WardWell became die gused aud voted the Conservative
ticket THIS second edition Of PirS0n BrOwuOw has done
harm To the Republican party ~ Virginia than ~
was possible 10 have expected from any other cause HIS
opinions upon all subjects ~ the widest cXtraya
gance and eynce Of hatred 90 the white than
even could be looked for IN the He HteAdidsty
opposed the immigration Of whites into Virginia fearing,
a. he himself Acknowledges they Will supplant HE sable
followers His opposition goes 10 the extent OF dcnOunc-
ing the introduction Of wIitrs, though Republicans, ~
they will hc says be eventually contaminated aud made
worse rebels than exist In word. be would have
40 white people here at all He gOries IN his Ordy
popularity with the cOOTed population, and 10 Jealous 81
the influx of any class of people that could by any posi-
bilty be made 10 oppose him aud ls schemes Ihs man
Hunnicutt ulcer that has gnawed 10 the very vtas
the party heTeabOut whose stencil has drawn around
him the carriOu birds aud driven from his fold all birds
q better pumagc.