The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-19


~ tl,e III otfjcers being reelected YESTERDAY,
I f.,,,,;o;,s Id know what would pe oohe
18th as,ss Of tie old doorkeeperH, VINO vas =
,,s+,r and had been elevated TO MS posltIo3a
,ii,,.;,,g t;me when Rldicalisna folrlsiied "
p;,.es;n;a soil better than NOW. Inc Ileslo
,oni5af IN M ir not inspired BY o Dfaelng os"
l.,aa ~ hone But his case is soon reaened,
s s,d no ia riyen his old positiofit IL iS no"
a 49,, TINT our coIored brother viii be door
1.aa,,er until he goes out at the door ior tne
last tiroe, md is taken where the !" good nlg-
rers', are supposed to go.
The political complexion of the Senate has
been changed o little from what. 1t was before
fine election. The Conservatives now have
thirty-three members to ten Radicals. In
the House, out OF one hundred and thirty
one members, fully tWo-thirds are Conscrva-
tive. The Senate has three negro members
and the House tllirteaH--a loss to the negroes
from last year OF about d dozen. BY voting
the Conservative ticket they voted thcni-
selves ont of Office. although their Conserva-
| tive friends may not eXplain it to them JUS
in that WY. ro+o
Tie negroes, bothin the House ana seia sa,,
are an inferior body OF NEIL. The pace ioi
most OF them clearly is thecori-tieid. ha,s
no earthly objection toa negros Si.tiils ~ s
I .crislat,lrc IL lie has sense enough, Dut NEeu
he has not he should stay out. 1, e2-uty, ~
rrnoched tho most intellieent-looHinS negro
n +hn jIorsp, and asked, him how many COZ
n,od ,,,n,nhcrs there were. BE looked at me
Iii, . sort Of vacant stare, his face WITHOUT
INV moro cyDressiOn than we Wouid eNNect
70 saa in nm Irish potato, and SAID ne dion''
rnoy. Iasked him how many RadlcaS thefe
we're. He said he didn't know. ito" many
| conservatives? lie didn't know. LII SCOT,
| no didn't seem to know anything, ana leit
him, rolling in his seat like pumpkin, con-
yinced that lie had mistaken DIS c;'iilas III
| lie. c,ct
! TIE Los no white blood in his veins, ana VIII
not he troubled with part Of o soul IN case
| i Is decided that the negroes proper arc
sonlless race. He is young, and feels the dig-
r,;tv of his position. 4 months salary dIHWn
I in advance has fitted him out as lily OF the
field. His plug hat, ctno and gloves, are par
ticularly magnificent.
GOVERNOR WALKER.
One cause, and / sometimes THINK Ne
cause, of VirginiH's crcGitabic condition, az
compared with the ether southern States,
comes from the very judiciolts, discreet, ana
ajtorcthcr Colnmendablc administration OF
Gilbert c. Walker. r vas a fortunate day
FOR virginia when she chose him Tor Ter
Governor. Although he is northern man,
& carpet-baegcr as the term goes, ne STANDS
very high with the better class OF NlrSlnlans,
and so far in my progress through the State
! have vet to hear the first breath OF crlmina-
ton or the first unkind word breatheu against
| Governor Walker.
no see n man WHO had been so fortunate III
welding discordant elements together, ant
bringing peace to q estate Lately III reoei-
lion" called upon the Governor i'll his EX-
ecutiye Office. ! found him to be what all
those who know him say be i5--a very nana-
some man-tail, gracefu], and commanding:
without a pound too much'i!esh ora pouilo
| too little; rs straight rs IN arrow, ana ssn
metrical in body and limb; line hcad,
covered with hair gray almost 10 Whltencss;
clear, bluish-gray eye, bcaminS SehEil4
ard rood bumor: q finely chiseled nose and
mouth: q moustachc jet black, and skin as
! fair md white ~ that Of woman's. Such
is brief outline OF the personal appearance
| Of Gilbert C. Walker, modern Governor OF the
ancient Dominion.
| He Is q man Of wonderful tact, and tslet,
added to his handsome address and genial
manners. is among the causes OF his fopu-
larity.
In the course Of conversation he told me
how it happened that lie came to virginia
oft shows" said he, "upon what trivial III
cidrnts mans whole destiny may hang.
About the time Of the close Of The war was
practicinc law in Chicago. My brother III
California wrote me to take tie deposition OF
q man here III Virginia in a certain case.
After some hesitation | consented, aud clme
to Norfolk. While in Chicago had been
troubled with catalTh, but after spending n
fcY days IN Norfolk noticed TO my surprise
that my disease began TO get better. Inc
longer | STAYED in the State tie better got,
| but upon returning 10 Chicago all my old
symptoms came back, and was rs Dad OIL as
eyer. Solely on account Of the disease, and
to get rid oft, ! moved 10 Norfolk about the
tine ofthc close Of the war. But for having
10 take the deposition Of q mau III Virginia III
q California lawsuit ] should not now have
been here. 1t was ill accidental"
"Proyldential, perhaps" l said, Thinking
with the poet that ...
"Thore'$a divinity that shape our er1s'
Nouy!i-lcw tEcl. how VIC WILL
The Governor is decidedly pleased with
fhs NirgilIilns, spying that he never lived
among people whom he liked better. he
insists that there is not in the Union 4 State
where there is less violence and crime, in
proportion TO lis population, than the
/ Old Douiuion.' lie is having statistic:
gathered to demonstrate this more full!
| IAfterdweilinga at some lengthupon the peHccas
bic condition OF the State, lie said he aldn'i
know what was to become of the lawyers.
When | rose TO 70 ! told the Governol
that the eminent success Of the Democrats ii
triIfnDLing over Eadicali.m in Virginia by
uniting with the Conservative Republican.
vas used rs an illustration Of what might be
done on larger scale at the next prcsldcn
tial election. lie made an eya6iVc answer tC
this, and saw RI al instant that he cid mol
want to commit himself upon that delicate
subject. Well, perhaps he had better not,
for these arc curious times, and, rs the sage
negro said in q campaign document, awe
AMT night sure Whar we standp
As | passed oft through the reception
room said 10 tie Secretary that within the
PAST few months bad seen The Governors o
nearly every southern State, and Virgins
certainly lad The h&ndSomcst.
"And tic best one, too,' the Secretary re
piled; which proposition / did not dispute
as | find q good many about here OF The same
opinion.
TIE GOVERNORS MESSAGE,
, printed to-day, Is very long, making some
, eight columns Ct 1ine type III the mornin:
papers. 1t IS devoted mostly to loc;ila!luirs
T but near the end he leaves the borders Of tn,
State and makes an argument on the inYiola
bility Of the writ Of habeQs corpus. lie Oh
jectS 10 the interference OF the National Go
ycgnment with the affairs of States, seycra
Instances OF which we have had lately. II,
, warns the people not to iorSlke the paths Q
our flthcr4, nor cease to battle for eonstitu
tional Liberty and certain amount OF Stat