New-York tribune., 1872-05-09
THE REFORM CANVASS.
HOW THE NOMINATIONS ARE RECEIVED IN
VIpGTNTA

HOW IHE NOhINAIlONS AXE RECEIVED IN
VIRGINIA.
POLICY OF THE cOYsERvATIyEs-HNTHUsrA
SUPPORT OF THE CINCINNATI TIcKET-OPIy-
IONS OF PROMINENT REPUBLICANs
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TErBUsYI
RICHMOND, Va, May a." AS goes Virginia.
goes the South" has been a maxim with Southern
politicians for many years; and IL 1t holds good in tho
coming national campaign. the election Of Horace
Greeley may already be confidently predicted. These
nominations certainly took everybody by SURPRISE but
this made hem none the less acceptable. Hitherto
people here have looked upon the Liberal Re
publican movement great split in tho
Republican party promising such a diversion OF votes
from Grant would make 1t an easy matter yor tho
Democracy to slip in between tho coBtestDg factions
But they recognize in great movement for the
political regeneration Of the country; the birth OF
and powerful party o battle upon issues; prom
ise of truly reunited country and honest faithful.
and impartial administration Of the Government
This idea alone explains the wonderful unanimity
with which the press and people Of Virginia have cast
adrift their tmehOnOred sympath1es with the Demo
cratic party, and resolved that whatever others nay do.
they will fight from until next November ON the
Cincinnati platform and for the Cincinnati nominees.
say unanimty, for this decision really seems almost
unanimous The press, with hardly an exception. ac-
cepts the nominations in the spirit In which they
made, and warns the Democracy OF tho North
that their attachment to their old associates will not
lead them to purely Democratic ticket long
as Greeley and Brown in the field.
Prominent gentlemen talk in the same way; they
tired of fighting the battles of the war; they
tired Of being fought by the existing pares they
long for peace prosperity. and renewed confidence be
tween the several sections Of great country which Is
the heritage Of us all. They stand the Cincinnati
platform.
1t may be asl ed, What will Virginia doi First OF all.
she will send delegation 10 the National Democratic
Convention, and that delegation, II 1t represents the
people Of Virginia. will insist upon the Endorsement Of
the Cincinnati nominees or tho adoption OF passive
policy In this Virginia will be supported by North Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas Arkansas.
Tennessee and possibly by Florida Louisiana and South
Carolina. The voice of those States has already been
spoken by their newspapers. Such demand, 90 sup
ported, hardly be dsregarded; bur whether 1t
not there Is to believe that the States named
with three four exceptions will cast their electoral
votes for Greeley and Brown
In Richmond the interest manifested in tho
Presidential campaign intense. Next November they
will President Of the United States for tho
frat time In twelve years Already there Is good deal
of excitement. Franklin stearns, who signed the call
for the Philadelphia Convention, and member OF tho
Regular National Republican Executive Committee.
Is in high glee over the nominations and thinks
the Cincinnati Convention has sounded tho
political death-knell OF Grant. Lewis McKenziea life
long AbOtionist and Republican and delegate at large
the Philadelphia Convention has given In his adhesion
TO the new movement and II nearly every influential
Republican in Virginia not dependent upon Federal
patronage in some way or other, secessions would
be too numerous to mention in detail. At present
men of this class only dare be silent but there
hurrahs for Grant, and the apprehensons Of Greeey
depicted every countenance In the Gus
tom. house, NavyYard and PostOfice, Greeley will
carry Virginia by 10000 majority.