The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-03

VI Cu1S III fITRtuI8s - 1uSTo .tu6 OOubeFFB-
tiyes and Democrats have determined to
support Walker, q moderate Republican,
for Governor, instead of running candi-
date Of their own in the face Of certain
defeat. ..-,,, r-..-.. s-,r,.,a..gr y
It might be very nice, as matter Of
principle, for the Virginians to have q De-
mocratic candidate in the field, and If they
were as punctilious as their North Carolina
neig hbors were in the last State canvass
they scoald have one; but they have very
wisely concluded that, not being able to
elect precisely such q man! as they want,
they will take the next best man they csn
get. Mr.. Walker is northern man, and q
Republican but he is 30 infinitely the su-
perior Of Wells, the genuine Radical can
didate, that the Virginians may consider
Themselves lucky that the less Of the two
evils Is no greater than it Is. 9 2zLTTa 81
The people of Virginia are now pursuing
the course we have so often and SO earn
es,ly tried to prevail on the Conservatives
and Democrats of North Carolina to adopt.
And they will find, If they elect Mr.
Walker, that they have made fortunate
escape from carpet-bag tyranny. '2'-i-@s
A goodly number Of extreme Democrats
in Virginia were bitteply opposed to What
they were pleased to term any compromise
or surrender of principle ;abut the great
body Of the people could not appreciate
that style Of reasoning, and took different,
and the only proper, course.
To have made certain the election Of such
a wretch as Wells, by nominating Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, would have
BEEN shame and disgrace to Virginia.
And we are proud, as. one of her sons, to
bear testimony to the sagacity and patriot
ism of her people. f., zzJ.5--t2z s9xuBg
.-s--r; From the Norfolk Journal. .,a,g na.
We are pleased to learn that several dele
gates from this city and section, who befo Q
the assembling of the Convention were
strongly opposed to Colonel Walker, will
now give that gentleman, an earnest, and
cordial support.
This is the right spirit for the present
crisis. Let US unite as, common brother
hood in common cause, and the Walker
ticket must succeed. .,o,..-. "a
One man we know to be true; the other
to be false. One q gentleman by education
and association the other a pettifogging
adventurer the one wishing to give us
freedom from the shackles which ar intole-
rant party is striving to place upon US; the
other wishing to forge for US additional fet-
ters and further degradation the one try
ing to eradicate the bitterness of feeling
engenderedoby the late war; the other q
proscriptivea partisan, who would disfran-
chise all that will not bend the knee to his
dictation the one willing to build up Vir-
ginia's internal Improvements; the other
ready to sell them cut. With these imper-
feet pictures Of the two men who now: ask
our suffrages, is there true man in the
Commonwealth who will not do all he can
for the election OF Walker and the utter
rout Of Wells and his horde of of6ce-seekers
and unprincipled proscriptionists? uasl'zl
From the Baltimore American.
Thestruggls thus, it will be seen, must be
square one between the regular ,Republi-
can organization of the State and the dis
satisfied, boiling wing, eovertly aided by
the Democratic organization. i The defeat
of the Republicans under such circum-
stances will be nothing else than q Demo
cratic victory, and no Republican should
for moment hesitate in his choice between
the two tickets.
From the Alexandrta Gazette.
The result of the action of the State Cen.
servative Committee at Richmond leaves
the Conservative party without any regu-
larly nominated, candidates for the State
Offices, and there remain only the Wells
ticket and the Walker ticket in the field
The choice is lin default Of candidates o!
ouri0wnl to be made as to which 'oe these
tickets the Conservatives & will support
There can be, and there ought to be, nc
hesitation. as to the preference. When we
are brought to the Alternative, as we have
all along said, the Conservatives should
everywhere pronounce in favor Of the
Walker, ticket And. this is to, be > done
without endorsing the previous political
course aof those whoseZ names are On the
ticket,or as expressing. the belief that thei,
views have been in accordance with ours
Men, In the course Of events, are otter
compelled to q, choice between, candidates
OF q party towhich they are opposed, and
tits. their duty 10. make siwiss and Eljudi:
oious choice. n - Ilzsz4E sasIID2e1 q.
Upon looking at the stand We have tsksr
in this matter, and calmly reviewing ali
that we have said, We have nothing TO take
back or to 7strsct.3 Every principle We
have advocated, every argument we have
used, every suggestion we have made. VI
hold to as frmlytas !eYer; and, ne should
have preferred that the Htats committee had
made nominations Of and for the Conserya:
tiyes. This they hsve not done; We shall
no. now, on the matter Of nero expediency
place our judgment in opposition to what
we, suppose, WAS tho we'll llrconsidered ,SaS
well-advised Judgment OF the State eon
mittes, composed of representatives from
all quarters Of the Commonwealth. e.14(. {
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