The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-07
virginia General Grant.

The WELLS faction has industriously en-
desyored to create the impression tina
General GRANT intends to throw the weight
Of his influence in favor Of the elevation OF
the M~ichigander and against that Of Gene
raj WALKER. GREELEY does not believe
this story. In his paper Of the 9th ne says:
aPresident Grant acts with sasscity In
avoiding any complications with either OF
the pari;es now struggling for the control
OF reconstruc,;rs Virginia. In so far %
.he snew movement In Virginia looks to
the participation in public affairs OF the
men Who have long commanded the conf.
dence of the Stste, and are still recognized
as Its leaders, 1t is already known to have
his sympathy as we'll as that OF the better
elements Of his party. But when 1t comes
to q question Of whether ore ticket or
another ticket under the same reconstruc-
ton shah be supported, the President
wisely declines tc be involved"
tits kno.on, says the Tribune, that Gene
raj GRAsT desires the success Of men who
have long commanded the confidence Of the
State and are still recognized as its leaders.
Of suoh men, not one chat We can call to
Enthusiastically none worthy Of considera-
ton on account Of their number-can be
pointedto as favoring the election Of WELLS.
His supporters are the ofioe-seeking, negro
cheating, o~arpet-baggers and scalawsgs-
the oahkers, not Of s long peace, ss FAIL
sTApp's ragged soldiers were, but Of q state
Of quasi peace so peculiarly favorable to
tho bresking out Of such sores upon the
body politio that, under the test-oath treat
ment, the whole State Is more or less dis
eased. If WELLS has any such men as
GRsELEY describes smongst his supporters,
we have never heard Of them. And If
General GRANT really desires to do his
duty in the premises, be should not content
himself with an attitude Of indifference as
to the result Of our elections, but should
lean towards the real people Of Virginia
towards those men who have long COM
manded the confidence Of the State" There
are now no "rebels I" here. Even GREE
LET oonfesses this-declsring that what
wa once rebel, and now calls itself Con-
"~seryative Virginia, now approaches Gen
eral GRANT, not with servility or insincere
"professions Of penitence, but to echo his
"own watoh-words, Let US have peace ~"
And GREELEY, much, no doubt, to the dis
gust Of Governor WELLS and his "horrid
crew." "rejoices to learn " that these Con-
serystives are met with frank cordially"
by General GRANT. The Tribune con-
tinues:
"Lst the spirit thus svinced be cherished
and perpetuated until it shall no more be
recollected that VirSinis was the focus, the
eword-arm, Of the late rebellion, and
freshly remembered that she was the mo-
Their Of Washington, Of Patrick Henry, and
Jefferson, the loved home Of Madison and
John Marshall, the scene Of Cornwallis's
and 9 more recent surrender, and the birth
place of Henry Clay"
How different this spirit from that mani
tested by the motley crowd Of %unprinoipled
~plundeyers and ignorant vagabonds who
constitute the WELLS faction. The Con-
servatives have surrendered their candi-
dates, their opposition to negro suffrage,
their hostility to tbs greater part Of the
UNDERWOOD constitution, and their war
fare upon the fifteenth amendment, snd yet
these seeker, after pslf and power are not,
satisfied. They want us to give them the
offices, and let them levy the taxes, whilst
we bear the shame ofthe msl-administration
Of the government Of the State and the bur
den of the taxes. General GRANT surely
cannot be deceived by such characters. He
at least must be convinced that men who
have made such sacrifices arc to be trusted
as resl friends Of that policy of peace with
which his name is identified.