The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-06
Communicated.

iss,Ie of the Sd the card OF our highly
esteemed fellow-citiZen Raleigh 4. Daniel,
announcing himself Il candidate (Sulject 10
the decision Of the Nominating Convehtion)
to represent the third congressional district
in the next Congress. Under ordinary cir
cumstances the choice for this position might
fill worthiIy upon any one OF score or more
of honorable and able members Of the Con-
servatiye party, who would be wholly ae-
ceptable to their intelligent constituency.
At the present time, however, without mest-
inc to be invidious or to reflect disparaginSiy
upon any of the gentlemen who have
already announced themselves us asplrants
for this position, it would really seem that
there was peculiar fitness in the bestowal
of this trust upon Mr. Daniel. indeed II
would scarcely be characteristic OF the gene
rous people of the Conservative party OF the
metropolitan district, ifa gentleman who had
contributed ut such vast sacrifices, profess
sional and personal, so largely and SlSnally
to the delicate and difficult work of wrestling
our beloved State from the abnormal rule
under which she was placed after the termi-
nation of the war, to ignore or disregard the
claims of Mr.. Daniel to represent them in
the next Congress of the United States. Pa
tiently and ably has he labored for four long
eventful years in their cause and for their
interests, and most handsomely, as is the
habit of the dear old State, did she recognize
these services when she endorsed his nOniina-
ton for Congressman ut large AN honor,
albeit IN empty honOr-by the largest vote
given to the general ticket. Will his own
district be satisfied not to pay IN equal tri-
butte ut least, and an kind, to faithful fellow
servant, whose services had so attracted the
whole Commonwealth Will your readers
weary Of the tracing of the record OF useful
ness that make bold to lay before them
In the winter of 1867, when the bosom OF
our common mother was Iaceratcd by the
whole armory of military despotisln, and
every brave and patriotic heart was OPP
pressed with painful sOlicitude for the future
of our State, the people were called on to
vote for delegates to frame constitution.
The negro cohorts were banded together in
"Union Leagues" by Radical adventures
from the North to rule and ruin Virginia for
their own greed and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The
ballot-boX was in the hands OF our enemies,
and guarded by bayonetS. The lamentablc
spectacle Of South Carolina and other south.
ern States reconstructed under these
auspices was before us, and ourpeople almost
sank, rs it seemed, under profound apathy
and despair. Brave sons Of Virginia threw
themselves into the breach, but at their head
the clarion voice and potent and grace
full pen of Travers Daniel poured forth theil
classic eloquence and resistless reasonings
and successfully aroused her oppressed anc
insulted people, aud babe them hope again
Holding public office upon which the sup
port Of his family depended, he boidl,
everywhere proclaimed the right and duty o
Virginians " make "long pull, stronE
nd Ill har ia mn
exercise the right Of suffrage (such ut least II
had been stipgiiy left them by their miltar,
rulers) for the restoration of their political
liberties. Quick and abrupt as army disci
pline could decree and execute, Mr.. DAME
was displaced by the then military dictator
of Virginia, giving as his only reason thu
this gentleman had been complained Of 1,
Washington rs "tOo prominent in opposing
reconstruction" Nothing dalintel-Stiml
lated by the glorious result before hm-da,
aud night he tOiled for the reganing of the
liberties Of his fellow.citiZens; and it is moi
too much to say that to his judicious, active
able direction Of the canvass, devoting him
self to it with 4 Singleness Of purpose thai
was the very essence Of patriotism, was due
the salutary result Of Governor Walker
election.
- Again, when that Infamous abortion til,
Underwood Constitution came to oppres
our people, and % Conservative Legislator,
elected under it, General Candy sought tt
prevent It's organization by eXacting the ties
oath of them, Raleigh L. Daniel fearlesSl,
opened a correspondence with Canby OH th
subject, and finding him obdurate, appealed
to President Grant, and laid before the Cabi
net at Washington an elaborate argument
ut the same time writing to Horace Greelc,
ttt.,x
monstlate in public speech against the fla
grant injustice about to be perpetrated. Th
latter replied that, while his health woult
not permit him to come in person, he wouls
do all IN his power to prevent the iniquity--
promise he faithfully kept, and successful,
accomplished the purpose.
Now, when the historical record of thi
gentIeman's services TO the great Conserya
tive party Of Virginia shows that the Con
sentative Convention Of 1869 appointed hin
chairman Of the State Committeeman Ia
was appointed to tho same by the Conserva
tive members Of the Legislature In 1870
that he was appointed to the same position
by the Conservative Generation in 1871, ant
continues to hold the same at the presen
time, and has managed all the general int
rests Of the party, is II an unreasonabiefaspi
ration that he should desire to have the
popular endorsement Of his own district, in
which, In trying times, he has borne the hea,
aud burden Of the day, and brought it onl
Of Radical chaos to the peaceful poiiticaleo,
dition that IL now enjoys? /, In common
with many Of our fellowacitizens Of the dis
triet, ask the voters OF the district to ponder
these hurriedIy.throWn.tog together considera.
tons, and to give Mr. Daniel their enthissl-
astIc support. CONSERVATIVE. 4
CADzTs.--As son Of General Thomas Francis
Meagher has been appointed 10 eadetship
at West Point BY Hon. William Roberts,