The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-09
and with their defeat the southern people
can again raise their heads and brethe freely.
THE SOUTHERN PRESS ON THE
SAME.
VIRGINIA.

The election in Virginia took place yes
terdny, but at the time we write, no returns
have been received. Still, we entertain no
misgivings as to the result. Our Geographic
column will give all dispatches received up
to the hour of going to press. And though
we have rs yet heard nothing of the vote,
we tell our readers that carpetbaggery in
Virginia is dead. Even rs we write on this
bright morning Of the 9th of July we feel
that the gallant virginians are crowding
around the polls and making determined,
desperate struggle for liberty.
We can almost hear the thunder from
Rockingham, and Augusta, and Loudoun,
and Shenandoah, and Bedford. And gio-
riOus " Richmond on the James," God
bless her! the old "Gibraltar of Wing
gerry" will surely be redeemed.
Never in the worlds history has there
been such canvass as that which closed
yesterday in the 4" Old Dominion" Walker,
Daniel, Flournoy, Duke johnson, the
Bouldins, Henry, Darlington, the Ed
mundses, Crump, Wise, Ould, Evans,
Young, Aylett, james Alfred Jones, Kelley,
Stewart, Smith, Christian, John S. Mosby,
Ridgway, Segar, Hinton, Douglass, Pendle-
ton, De Jarnette, the Barb0urs! When
has there been such combination Of ora
torical power thrown into political cam
paign2 And these are not 1.-THE of the
| gallant men who have been engaged in the
glorious work Of reScuing Virginia from the
hand of the spoiler.
If Virginia did not elect Walker by a
handsome majority yesterday, then it is
useless to fight against carpet-baggers again.
Wilmington Star, 9Th.
From the Wilmington Journal, 7th.
CANDY VS.. CANDY.
We publish the following letter for the
| benefit of our Virginia friends. The cleo
ton is now over, but the question of the
eligibility of the persons elected to the
| Legislature may become of interest in view
of the fact that General Candy has declared
all disqualified who could not subscribe to
the oath of office prescribed by the act of
July Cd, 1862, commonly known as the
''iron-clad test-oath." He also fortifes him
self behind his orders in this State. In
looking over our files we find the following
letter, copied from the Raleigh Standard,
which shows General Candy has not much
memory or much knowledge of legal con
struction. Here Radicalism desired not to
require the test-oath-there Radicalism re-
garded it essential hence the difference
"twixt tweedledum and tweedledee."
The letter is rs follows
| "HEADo'Rs SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
! CHARLESTON, ). c., June %, 1868.
- hon. w. w. HOtneH, JOGe'HOF etect y
| North Carolina, Rdlcigh, ". c.:
"SIR,-The second section of the act K
admit the States of North Carolina, Soutl
Carolina &C., and authorizing the Legisla
lures to meet before the complete rcstora
ton of the States, is regarded as dispensing
with the oath of office prescribed by the ac
of July I'd, 1862, in the case of the member
elect who are not disqualified by the consti
tutional amendment, and as allowing then
to qualify upon taking the oath of office pre-
scribed by the new State constitution.
"As soon as the bill becomes a law, al
order will be issued modifying the provision
of General Orders No. SO, OF May 18th, 1863
in conformity with this construction.
every respectfully,
''Iour obedicnt servant,
ED. r. s. CANBY,
''Brcvet Major General COMMANDING