The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-01
THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA..
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
GAINESVILLE. KING WIrIrIx V. J

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
GAINESVILLE, KING WILLIAM CO., VA.,3
May 90, 1860.
Last Monday (court-day-no court, how
ever, the Conservatives held meeting at
inc courthouse for the purpose of prepar-
my LOT all active campaign against the de-
Structives of the Wells's type. Major b. B.
Douglass addressed the meeting in a speech
OF great power and eloquence. During the
course of his argument Major Douglass had
occasion to pay his respects to recent ha-
ranguc made by the gentleman from Michi-
gan Mt West Point. Our only regret was
that Wells was not present for had he been
we feel confident that he would have left us,
convinced that he was our worst enemy,
and, if it is possible to bring about such a
contamination, converted from the error OF
his ways.
On the last registration the negroes out
numbered us some two hundred or more,
put we nave every confidence of not only
being able to break down this majority, but
OF even getting, on new registration, what
Mr.. Bolts would call clean working ma
Joritty. We are organizing for the fray AL
ready our recruits are being brought into
camps of instruction; our stra"gIers and
sore-footed men-and you know they gene
rally outnumber the force actually in
action-are being collected together, and
you may set it down as fact that they will
not be permitted to get out Of line again.
Our desertcrs-there are only one or two
the enemy is welcome to. The white men
OF klnS William are a unit for Walker and
the cNpurgatcd constittItion-not that VIC
love the past less, but that we love the flu
turc interests Of Virginia more.
w. Z. II.
From the Norfolk Day Book,
the BinShamton On. " Republican, the Re-
publican organ of that county, the follow
ing strong endorsation of Colonel Gilbert c.
Walker. The Colonel was for a long time a
resident of Binghamton, where he studied
law, and was well known and highly cs-
tccmcd. This cndorsation should satisfy
our pcple that in casting their votes for
Colonel Walker they are not striking in the
dark, and are not likely to promote the OBJ
jccts of pcnnyless adycnturcr:
."Gilbcrt c. Walker, Esq, formerly of This
city-a brother of Hon. J. M. Walker-is n
prominent candidate for Governor of Vir-
Sinia, and there is fair prospect of his
election. Mr.. Walker was born in Allegheny
county, in this State, and came to Bingham
ton while quite young. Here he studied law
in 1853, 1854, and 1855, with MessrS. Girls
void d Northrup. In 1856 he went TO Chi
cago. In that city he was President Of the
Douglass lnvincibles, 4 political organZa-
ton which supported Stephen 4. Douglass
for President. A large proportion Of the
Inynciblcs entered the army when the war
opened. Mr.. Walker took the stump in
favor of volunteering. In 1863 Mr.. Walker
went to Virginia and subsequently became
President Of the Exchange National Bank
of Norfolk, a position he now holds. His
old friends in Binghamton, who remember
him as courteous and educated gentleman,
of fine presence and recognized ability, wit
ness with much pleasure his advancement.
He stands squarely upon the Grant Repub-
lican platform adopted at Chicago, and
makes the canvass accordingly"