New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-14
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.

RICHMOND, July ga week ago L took tne
steamer w W. Colt from Washington for Norfolk, WIN
the design Of spending election week In the Ola
ION and learning by ocular evidence the present "o
of affairs political social and financial In this unrcuou
strueted portion Of American SOIL ycept the First MN
tary District The picturesque passage down 'no 10
tomac passing many points of interest 10 az nnS
cans as Fort Washington, Mount Vernon, the o'pAoo
of Washington In Westmoreland County POM ooAo''
Oh the Maryland side Of the Potomac d. i' ''ou'n'
where so many thousands Of Confederate were
kept In custody during the waras well US t"o o oSs
picturesque voyage the Chesapeake Win can A'
Fortress Monroe, and a look at the famous hlphapS'
cranov leland Uamnton Roads. &C., might furnish ma
teral for letter by itself; but as my Object Is W
s the pooal status Of Virginia. forego the mere de-
tails Of travel - ,..,.
On arriving at Norfolk proceeded to the Atlantic
Hotel The Hon. Gilbert C. Walker the true hepuDhoah
candidate for Governor resides at TINS hoo anu Scnu
ing up my card immediately admitted 70 an in'cr
view. found Mr. Walker gentleman OF imposing per
sonal appearance and engaging manners io Is hpl"'
emily under 40 years Of age and has been ior lu no
years resident of Norfolk, prominently denihed Wlth
her material interests He President OF tho Exchange
National Bank and Of the Atlantic Iron Works and DOCK
Copany and has devoted his best energies TO the rea
zaon Of the legitimate aspirations OF tho Norfolk people
land of Vrgnlans generally TO build up great com
mereial center for the South and Southwest He last
direct trade with port of Norfolk Mr. Walker ma
tive OF Bnghamton N " is alumnus OF Yale College,
and graduate OF Hamilton College OF the class OF 1884,
in which he ranked high for general Scholarship anu
carried off tho first premium for oratory AFTER leaving
college no studied law, practced for time nj oS"ego'
but soon removed 10 promising Held AT Ohicago
where he was eminently successful In his proIesso'
Before the he was ranked las " Douglas Dono
but like most Of tho prominent supporters OF inc
Little Giant heartily Endorsed the policy OF Pres
dent Lincoln and took not unimportant part In rals
ing the lssth Regiment OF Illinois Volunteers la regard
10 his political position, found Col Walker frank ana
outspoken His platform is that Of Mr.. Greeley, Uni
versal Amnesty and Impartial Suffrage ana upon all
the phases OF the questions at ISSUE found him an out
and ont Republican Indeed II Is no secret In Virginia.
that Col walker is rs essentially Radical Republ
can as Wells with this difference only that he does not
consider II necessary as proof Of his Ropubcanism, TO
proscrbo the tens OF thousands OF citizens OF Virginia
supporters OF the defunct Confederay, who are to-day
as loyal to tho Union as they ever were TO "DlAo'
Col. Walker admitted that tho exCohiederatcs WouId
vote for him I'm solid phaanx, not, however with any
hone OF controlling hs administration, but simply as
choice OF evils they having hope Of ecctng their own
ticket throw II up and concentrated upon Walker, who
was first brought in April last an independent can
didate by number OF prominent Republicans who we're
dissatisfied with the proscrpye policy OF Wells ana bis
circle. l subsequently became acquainted In Norfolk
and Richmond with many representative men, both ma
tive Yirglnans and Northerners aud acquired tho con
yieion that Col Walker tho choice OF nncteenwen
eths Of the tax payers OF the State have seen but
two native yirginian white men who have supported
Wells one being the editor OF The STATE Journal, aud tho
other successful candidate for the State Senate II b
not muck 90 say that nineenths OF the votes pocd
for Wells cast by cOored men under tho guidance OF
tho miscallcd "Uuon Leagues" and that m
equal proportion Of white men including North
ern residents, voted for walker. Tho most en-
tlusiastio parti.ans Of Walker whom have
met have been Northern men. Such mon as Franklin
searns for months fellow prisoner with John Minor
Bolts for his loyalty TO the Union. Norman Smith, first
Provost Marshal OF tho city OF Richmond after It's oecu
patton by Northern troops, Judge Rye, lifelong Adolf
ZIONIST riod fow years ago for "incendiarism" aud
Elder unnicut author Of tho Horrors CT Secession
Unveiled" a sufficient guaranty Of tho substantial
Ropubican!sm Of the ticket to which they gAyo their
enthusiastic support.
have never seen community 80 ngtated by Joyous
emotion the Rlchmondpeope election night and
the day OF the trumphal entry OF Colonel Walker into
this city. The ovation received by the successful cand
date was OF which he may well be proud OF happy
FOR the success Of his administration Every even
ing since the election has been celebrated by renewed
demonstrations OF Joy. II "a noticeable that the tone OF
the city press has been emuonuy satisfactory. All the
papers here repudato with Indignation tho attempt
OF The World 20 pass OF this election Democratic tr
unph. They know and The World knows that there was
no Democratic candidate or platform voted for at tho
ate election. wish 10 bear my testimony emphatically
after interviews with largo number OF Confederate
notabties whose names, were to give them, would DO
sufficient guaranty OF this statement that there is
organization or political combination IN Virginia which
presents o facuous opposition 10 the RecOnsructon
policy OF President Grant Those who were leaders Of
public opinion in Confederaoy times say, We do
not want power, we do not ask for office; have
copied the Issue Of tho IN good faith. Wo are as
loyal as any citizen OF New gand so than
many citizens OF HewYorR We prepared 10 support
the Presidents policy, and would like to be dealt with
generously We have the Rndest feelings for the coored
people, and cannot but dopTecate this struggle between
tho races which tho proscrpye policy OF Wells and his
satellites has done So much 10 provoke Give chance
aud we will prove mat we are thoroughly reconstructed"
AS for tho Outcry against carpet Daggers and scala
waes anyone who has studied tho spirit OF the Ygnian
people knows that the meaning attached to those terms
OF very precise character TIC N9rherner who takes
up his residence bona de in the South bringing his prop
elly WIN hm DO IL niue or nneh, ana identifying him
self with the state OF his adoption Is always welcome
BY carpet bagEors meant those political adventurers
who come toprey upon the spells OF tho land aud who
with one foot forever In the strrnp are ready at mo-
ments notice TO betake themselves 70 some Other equally
unfortunate region where they may Indulge their UNI
generous spleen against conquered people The people
Of Virginia VIII warmly welcome all bona dde Northern
settlers whateyer their politics though Republicans
lands and contribute their quota 10 tho advancement OF
State prosperity. Let no doubt that Virginia to-
day loyal as Connecticut. and eagerly DESTROYS OF
welcoming Northern capital aud Northern slnews any
OF western lerrtOf1cb IL immense HELD
the Northern abOrer all over Virginia, more especially
perhaps In the wonderful and farfamed Valley of Vir-
GINA But this shall be the theme o. future letter.
now THE NOMINATIONS WERE MADEc-EFFRCTs
OF THE WALKER YICTORY-oYATION TO THE
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE - RKJoICINGB IN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CANDIDATUREs.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
RICHMOND, July 10.-The popular excitement
ever the results OF the election Of Tuesday continues I'M
abatod Night after night the streets have been Od by
Joyous throngs who have gathered TO listen to some
popular orator OF the day who has e1pated upon the
great and signal dellverance OF tho venerable "old
Dominion" from the edious yoke Of the
As the returns gradually IN they show great and
Victory Renuhllcnn fnket fhnnph