The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-28

Judge UnztaR~wosah Nheise for Cover
aos-st- Paul, MARTIN Luther, snd
+ Heary sA.; Wise ~ - s,@t .g
& The Alexandra Sentinel (s6th instant)
publishes letter written by Judge Under
wood TO Mr.. S. p. Bailey, OF Fauqnief.
Alter good deal about pablic education,
magpaRimity, aud patriotism, he has this TO
say about his choice for Governor Of Vir-
GINA: r
81 have very great respect for tie two
gentlemen whom have heard most fire.
quently mentioned for Governor in the cora-
Ing election, and could, under ordinary cir
cumstances, vote for either Of them with the
greatest pleasure. But can they bring to Us
any new strength, and are we strong enough
TO make victory certain? These are impor-
tant considerations, and since both these
worthy gentlemen and good Republicans
now hold good Offices. If some other man can
be found who can bring in a new element of
power and influence for the cause Of reform,
1t may be the, part Of wisdom to call that
other man to be our standard-bearer, even
though he might be regarded by veterans
and pioneers in the cause Of republicanism
and freedom as an eseyenth-huur iabOrer.
/" think sHcha man can be found in per-
son whom formerly considered my own
especial enemy; who IN 1850 sent his Black
Horse cavalry to arrest and imprison me for
my lifelong love Of universal liberty; who.
in fact, drove me from my home and family
and property, and whom then thought i
never could forgive. And yet / have learned
to respect this enemy for his fidelity to his
own convictions, as well as for great services
he has rendered to the cause Of popular edn-
cation and government. can never forget
that the gentleman to whom refer was the
champion of the extension Of the elective
franchise to poor white men in tbis State
some twenty-five years ago, without distinc-
ton Of creed, or condition, or place OfIbirth.
And / know that he Is hereafter equally
determined to preserve the same franchise
to all men in this State. Nor can forget
that the same gentleman was the first emf
nent lawyer in the State who had acted
against the Union in the war to assure
me of bis determination to faithfully
abide by the logical results of the
contest, yielding to. all the necessary
changes of our public policy. Our
eolored citizens ought especially to know
that in the part ! have taken in their behalf
in admitting them to the witnesses standard
the jury-box, in yindcatiDg their equal right
to the privileges of travelling in public con-
FeydDcSS, always fcCclFeu us encourage
ment and support. I am confident that it
was largely due to his teaching and example
last fall that more than ten thousand of our
Conservatives took an independent stand,
and refused to be longer led by their former
dictators. 1t was easier to prevail on five
men to do this than on one man to vote
directly for General Grant, and hence the
wisdom of his action. As well might the
first Christians have refused to recognize the
natural leadership of Paul because he had
been prosecuting Saul as for us to object to
men because they once opposed us. I The
same folly would have withheld from the
world the services of many of the noblest re-
formers in every age, from ST. Paul to Mar
tin Luther, and from Martin Luther to
Henry A. Wise. "
"For myself, hating oppression and loving
liberty, ask no credit for so doing. My
course is but the natural result of the pre-
cepts and example Of my widowed mother
and of our Great Teacher, who never fiat
tered arstocracy, but pleased the plain,
common people, who always heard
Him gladly while the proud tainted him
with being the associate of 'pubicans and
Sinners I recognize the probability that
if nurtured in the lap and sunshine Of
slavery my ardent nature would have placed
me with Stonewall Jackson in the waf."