Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-20
Gen. Joseph e. Johnston for
Grant.

Virginia Correspondence Cincinnati Com
nercial]
At Charlottesville resides Judge WIN.
s. Robinson, prominent lawyer, for
merly member of the Virginia Court of
Appeals, and in olden times politi-
clan OF cminence. He was included in
the last amnesty bill passed by Con
gress. He is the leader of the anti
Greeley movement in the conservative
party of The State. In his wake follow
such men as Colonel Mosby, John W.
Jackson, Fulvanna, John Harmer Gil
mer, of Richmond, ex Governor Henry
A Wise, and others, not too numerous
to mention, but of equal prominence.
OF these gentlemen, Messrs. Nosi,r.
Jackson and Gilmer may be counted
on as ardent and actual supporters OF
the Grant and Wilson ticket. They
will not only vote it. but work for il.
and will doubtless carry q sufficient
number of their friends with them to
make significant mark in the final
result. Judge Robinson's policy. how
ever, is of the passive character. | am
not at liberty to tell you the details of
the programme in its entirety, but
when the boilers become organized at
Baltimore, or rather after the Balti
more Convention, You will see that the
Southern opposition to Greeley is as
Mosby has characterized, I" a small
hill in NUTSHELL but the explosion
may not injure any one. Judge Rob
inson's present proposition is that the
electoral vote of Virginia shall 60 to
the Electoral College without ins true.
tons. All the Southern States NAV
be advised to follow Virginia's exam.
pie in this respect. When the vote is
taken in the college, the electors being
untrammeled, will embrace the oppor-
tunity to do as they please. No doubt
there is an occult design in this to gain
for the South the credit of making
the next President, be he Greeley.
Grant, or somebody else; but
the outlook now rs against Gree
ley, SO far as this combination is
concerned. General Joseph Z. John
stcn. Oe Confederate fame with Colonel
MOsby, and others whose names | did
not learn, had consultations with
Judge Robinson last week, at which
this proposition was submitted. 1t
did not reeeive their approval, how
ever, and during the interviews which
followed General Johnston disclosed
the fact that he had been In c0rrespon.
tence with Montgomery Blair re.
garding Mr.. Greeley. From his state
nents it seems that Blair wrote to
Johnston, requesting him to be present |
1T the Baltimore Convention, to urge
The Endorsement Of the Cincinnati |
In the course of argu-
nent, to induce Johnston to act in
dreeley's behalf, Blair predicted that
nd Sage of Chappaqua would sweep
he country as Harrison did in 1910.
General Johnston's reply was curt
md characteristic. He said that he
vas not Greeley man, and announc-
d his intention to vote for Grant.
de promised Blair, however. that If
Ireeley would follow Harrison's ex-
nipple, and die within a month after
lis Inauguration, he would advocate
lis election. The result Of the con.
erence was not satisfactory to any of
he parties interested.
Everywhere throughout the State
imilar indications of hesitation, do
and yacillation are to be
ound. After a fortnight's trip, du-
ing which ! have seen and conversed
Iith people OF every shade and ccndi,