Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-01
Letter from Richmond.
RICHMOND, VA, April ~

Dcd. Transcript:
There is little material for a letter
from this point aside from politics.
More than week ago, it was an
nounced Though various sources that
the President had fixed upon the 9th
of May for the election in this State,
still no order has been issued and no
movement made by the military author
tiles to arrange matters by ordering a
new rcquisition. 1t is the anxiety of
all parties that before June the contest
may be over, and the fate or fortune of
Virginia settled. The delay is uneX-
planned, though many surprises are eX-
pressed widely differing; but, let the
cause be what il may, the Republicans
are confident and quiet, while the Con-
servatives are wildly striking at each
other, showing weak ness in the camp
that renders their party more and m u e
nervous.
You may have seen the sO-called Re-
publican split mentioned, and if so, no
doubt, greatly exaggerate the strength
of the Walker ticket. 1t is no split at
all. 1t is the same old battlc over again
the Walkertes being nothing more or
less than disguised rebels. OF course,
there are eXceptiOns-men among them
who We're, or were supposed to be, strong
Union men during the war, but the
mere fact that they are arrayed against
the good principles of the Republican
party should be enough, and is, for any
sane man. There is rather strength to
the true Republicans in this new move
ment, for while they take but little
away from us, they serve as another
source of distraction TO our opponents,
and will draw off one third of their num-
bers, and will split them up still more
if the Conservative Convention on the
2Sth inst endorse Walker, one third of
the party will not vote at all. This will
be shown by the declaration of the En-
dnainer Of a week ago, when it says it
wo aid be better that every Virginian, of
whatever age or sex, better be shot than
that they should support Republicans
under whatever shade or banner, and
promised to bolt if the Convention en-
dOrses that ticket.
But, come what may, what obstacle
or enemy, under any guise, the true Re-
publicans will stand firm, and if we dc
have an election, victory will, we trust.
attend it.
Col. Forney, with large party :ol
northern tourists passed through Rich
mond last week, stopping for short
time. They called on Gov. Wells and
Gen. Candy and to the latter the Colonel
expressed himself as finding the politi.
cal condition entirely different from
what he expected. Before leaving
Washington, he had been in doubt as
to the real complexion of the parties OF
this State, but since had become Wells
man. He said the people of the North
had an eXtravagant idea of the strength
of the Walker fraud, and had been de-
ceived by the reports sent abroad. Tha,
Hunnicutt was with them served to mis-
lead many, they not knowing that he
has no influence here whatever.
Their visit will be productive of the
happiest results.
1t is reported that Judge Redfield will
soon come to Virginia and settle, and
that he is prominent candidate to the
appointment of Judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals. How this may be, I
cannot. of course, say; ! have heard,
however, many members OF the
bar express themselves strongly in favor
Of the appointment, g,