The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-01
West Virginia Elections.

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onr readers were doubtless surprised to
learn Yesterday snorning that the Demo
Gratis had elected two Of the three members
Of the National House of Representatives
60 which West Virginia Is entitled, and had
chosen q majority Of the members OF the
General Assembly OF the State, thus secur'
iag the election OF Democrat to succeed
Senator WILEY In the United States Senate
These gratifying results may be set down
ms among the remote consequences os tue
"ncw movement" In Virginia. The ot''e
Convention of West Virginia when noun
mated the successful candidates addcu ."e
word conservative to the tue OF '''e
marty, and laid down platform "n'eh w.. we
styled The Democratic and Cohsei'a,,' y
Platform All persons, whatever h'u
been their previous political ASSOCIATIONS,
were invited to get upon this new platform
and mite with the Democrats In establish
,np n liberal domestic policy. JOHN 5. BUR
nrTr, whom we saw in Richmond in 1863
A. IN officer in the Federal army, and D.
NJ. PHELPS, always up to this year known
and recognized as Republican, ran upon
the same ticket with joins. j. JACOB, Of
Hampshire, and (for Congress) JOHN ). DA-
Wis, Of Harrison, who was called by the Re-
publicans rJ. JEFFERSON DAVIS" Ii was,
as we understand it, "new movement,
in West Virginia. Certainly it was In some
though not in all respects.
In Marion, Ex-Governor PErRfoINTs
county, and which was canvassed by Dotf
pE,spoINr and Senator WILEY, the Demo
Gratis certainly elected one, and it is hoped
both members of the House of Delegates,
Harrison county, also, the home oil Judge
CAMDEN, Col. JOHN S. HOFFMAN, and Other
noble "rebels," gave Democratic MAJOR:
ity for the first time in many years. SO do
Lewis, where reside j, 81. BENNETT, tate
our State Auditor, JOHN BRANNoN, late
State Senator here, and others Of like prln'
viples, On the contrary. SWAMI and othel
- rebels voted for the Radical candidates
Kanawha, southern county, strange te
say, gave a Radical majority. Brooke and
Ohio, northern counties, gave large Demo
cratic majorities. So did Wood county,
bordering upon the Ohio river. berkele!
went for the Radicals. Marshall, Mineral,
and Hampshire are reported to have gone
for the Democrats, and Upshur, Preston,
Doddridge, Hancock, Monongalia, Morgan
and Richie for the Radicals. TO those ac'
quainted with West Virginia these returns
are interesting and significant.
One of the pleasing reflections suggested
bv these returns is that Senator WILEY
who said in the Virginia Secession Con
yention Of 1861 that he would be traitor Il
his State il he did not stand up for her de-
fence after secession; who went home, as
he told many gentlemen, to organize =" MI
people and prepare them to defend them
selves from the northern peoples" and who
finally proved to be one of Virginia's bitter
est enemies, will have to give way to some
man who has never made such professions
and never belied them. We are very mucf
OF DOM PIATT's opinion, that the men Wh'
did not stand by their own section "won'
do to tie to-"
But the most gratifying reflection is tina
the era of prescription is at an end in Yves
Virginia. In the result in West Virgin
the Radicals may clearly see what is to b
the result in Missouri. Proscriptiveness
"done for" "played out" "sone wher
the woodblne twineth." Not Republ
canisn,, mind you, nor even Radicalisn
but that sort of Observation-Disclosures whic
belongs to the Radicalism of Virginia as n
presented by PORTER, HuMrHREYs..an and III
sglees-sztsttA reacn the negroes to bate til
native whites.
There are thousands Of Democrats
West Virginia who have not voted fl
years. They did not vote last week. The
constitute the very elite Of the people
that State. Hereafter they will be above
to vote. The sure result will be the perpe
uation of Democratic ascendancy. We
Virginia may be set down as having areat
in effect cast her electoral vote for the ne!
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
the United States.
D. All hail, West Virginia. Virginia gree
M thee as no unworthy daughter.