New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-08-06

form the subject of my next communication.
Yours, respectfully,
j. w. SMITH,
Late Cadet U. S. NJ. A.
From Virginia.
The Congregational Contest In Va.-Third
Term civil Rights, etc,
RICHMOND, Va, July %, 1874.
To the Editor Of the New National Era:
The Democratic organs which comprise the
principal literature of the day, are marshalng
their forces for the Congressional contest.
The Democrats in the last fall campaign an
nounced thai the issue upon which the CAM
paign would mainly proceed was white vs..
black" They asserted that they were will
ling to give the negroes all the rights which
the Constitution of the United States grant
ed them. 1t was found then, as now, that
no inducement is sufficient to lead them into
any such delusiye phantoms for we are too
we'll used to Democratic brags and boasts,
and know that there is no consistency in De-
mOcracy.
NV SohSOot LAO uCCi WhCtuCt CA-uotCluOi
Walker or some other citizen should be the
candidate for nomination.
The Wing, devoted friend to Kemper,
has opened violently in opposition to Walker
but being alone in the literary contest, was
not able to hold out more than about two
weeks (as the ex-GOv. is the strongest man
in the contest), at the expiration Of which
time the Wing reluctantly exclaimed: eff
Governor Gilbert c. Walker should be the
choice of the party. we will humbly bow our
heads in submission to the Decree"
From this standpoint new character ap-
pears upon the prospect, Col. j. II. Gray,
whom, it is said, represented the business
interests, the wealth, responsibility and
brains of Richmond"
In short, the mass Of the people seem de-
cidedIy in favor of Walker, while it is thought
the Grayites may succeed in nominating their
candidate, as they are of that class who gen.
elally control the affairs of the city.
The Conservative Conventions will be held
as follows:
They will hold convention to nominate
the man who will canvass the district with
DR.. Norton (colored) and whom Hon. James
H. Platt, Jr., is to beat on the first of Sep
TENDER. This is the Second, or Norfolk, dis
trict, and Messrs. John Goode, Jr., D. J.
Goodwin and John Riley are ambitious of the
honor of the nomination and the distinguished
assistance.
In the Third district the convention will
be held on the Goth Of August, in Richmond
Ex-GoY. Walker, Judge Ould, Judge Crump,
and John A. Meredith are named in connec-
ton with the nomination.
In the Sixth district the nomination will be
made at Lynchburg on the Goth of August,
and Mayor John W. Daniel, Judge Houston,
Hon. Thos. Whitehead and Hon. Thos. S.
Bocock are competitors.
In the Seventh district the convention will
meet at Staunton on the LIST of Sept. Hon.
John L. Harris will probably have no COM
petitor.
For the Eighth district the nomination
will be made at Alexandra on the Goth of
August. Hon. Eppa w. Hunton, Colonel
John S. Mosby, and Colonel John NJ. Bar
bour, of Alexandria, seem to be the contest
ants.
The convention for the Ninth district is
called at Marion, September I'd. This is a
very strong Democratic district. Hon. VIM.
S. Terry, who represented it in the Forty
second Congress, Hon. Il. T. Brown, present
member, and ext Governor Fayette McMullen
will contest either the nomination or the
election.
In the remaining districts-First, Fourth,
and Fifth-of the State, the conventions are
not yet announced.
The third term is much discussed. The
Dispatch, which supports Walker, takes the
lead in favor of the third term, and is in favor
of third term, and is willing to support the
proposition, as they partially believe that
Grant will run as the peoples candidate and
that, in order to get the favor Of the South,
will veto the civil-rights bill.
Ex-Governor Walker, whom it is thought
will be the chosen candidate in the nominal
ing convention, gives US all reasons to believe
that he il most bitterly opposed to third
term. He denounced the administration as
filled with corruption and its policy as damn.
ing to posterity. For this the Dispatch must
either go against Walker or pursue the course
of the wig and that "cugente calmo" sub.
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The charlottesville CAsostcle, as we'll as a
few other journals in the State, advocates
the third term. In my opinion, the third
term will never be mere favored in Virginia
than now. "a rf.U @ .rj
Up to this time, the third-tem idea has
been increasing, but (for reasons known te
myself). from this time forward it will NEE,
with less favor, and the Democrats OF the
South will generally oppose Grant for third
term. .tr. ..
One, John M. Orr, Of Leesburg, Va, cor.
responding with the Dispatch Of this city
(Which he very much resembles in certain
particulars both are contaminated witt
ideas that are not only bigotsd. but incon
sistent with civiliz ation), while opposing thu
third term, adds: "Let not the fear OF the
ciyil-rights bill and Of African supremacy
fright them from their propriety. The Afri
can has gone as far as he ever will in the vi
olent assertion Of equality. The reaction
| has set in, and if the Southern whites stant
firm and true the community Of interes
between them and the West and North vii
be felt and acknowledged"
One would naturally suppose that this gen