New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
VIRGINIA AND TIE UNION.
SPIRIT OF THE DENoCRACY-HOPEs 10 BIZ REAL
lied FROM uLDEN's ELECTIoN-0PEN WORDS
OF pEMoCRATs-LETTER FROM An EX-CoNfED-

SPIRIT OF THE DEMOCRACY-HOPEs TO BIZ KhAiT
lied FROM IILDENs ELECroN-0PEN WORDS
OF pFMuCRATs-LETTER FROM AN EN-CoNFED-
ERATE SOLDIER.
To me razor or The rrfbHne
SIR: As an eX-COnfedcmte soldier, VINO
fought from Bull Run AppomatoN. ask the 1Vlegc
Of saving a word or two Union Democratic soldiers
through your columns. The present campaign Tor me
Presidency Is fraught with results greater than any inc
country has realized tie inauguration OF washing
ton Before the an old Line wing ana through
the war was opposed secession though too young To
vote In 1869 went into the campaign III ms H'a'e
and helped 10 elect Gilbert C. Walker Governor on the
.'True Republican Ticket" How well were carried OUT
the reform and loyalty pledges made then to President
Grant the following words used by eXGov. Walker, now
Democratic candidate for reelection 10 Congress IN
epecch made IN the Democratic Convention 81 ms sia'e
held In this city in May last, viii show He said Wha
we failed 10 obtain 10y the bayonct we Will get by the
ballot" 1t is rue, it said he was intoxicated at the
time. hut drunken generally speak sober mems
thoughts"
one month ago two Union Democratic soldiers from
Pcnpsyvaua came this city and stopped at the same
hotel as myself. In little political discussion told
them that the election 81 Tildcn would give TIE Souh
once more the balance of power in the Government ana
that a demand would he made for pensions for exon
fcderatcs and Indemnity for all losses sustained by the
South during the war. They Ian shcd AT my assertion
and said D. was without foundation u act Tie follow
Ing dly one of the gentlemen had husmrss transactions
with some Of our proiueu, merchants during which the
subject Of politics came up. Upon learning hc wac
Democrat one Of them cXultauty declared, just wait
until Tudcu elected and then the south VIII let back
all she lost" The Pcun~y lyauu confessed Z" mc his
great surprise ! fcv days ago hc returned home, Ice
marking 10 me that there wide florence between
Northern and Southern Democrat, and that 30 hc lived
I'm the south hc would of necessity Dee Republican
This gentleman name aud adars. VIII DE furnished on
appHcatoIJ
You know uo'l.ug about intimidation and fraud 90
pracicod here Eat boz my hotel ot. c, several nights
since and listened 10 a number o. Democrat, from The
D.. uoru. city Of Pccr-hurs, winch t. Republican DE-
about 500 I4cy were Boosting 90 Oh, m3iAcr by
which hcy carried Democratic iast ~.uu- hy 900 ma
jorly Am,ue oth,r things. one mtu asserted that 80
one precinct alone there were 80 co"oG mon Who
cold not vote because they bad t,k', Republicans
hal been chased away from 'h, iIi-' '.I no. ~ .''"
tcl,ta could Do lad. Iut the Democrat said Doc went
around 60 each col Zoe u'Tpr- and handed iiru I'-
cratic ticket. telling trciu iuat N tuc ""F q" "'t-iu
tl., voted. Ton deys ago went tu county Town ur'
fi from tls attend political NEE i"g Ia the
r.uft -unsr ,auIr WIS democratic tIg Win thirteen
con 70 t,uft ha- beneath rtn uNa nf'd STATES Hit.
the fought r within hfN Natd- ~ w. nh "tH
a.I.d dd a. Ia The iac.niurd l"'t'ta f." NIX i-
ago, O., tl.irc STATIC ht, iit w. Ii N.itL "- ,.'
wac used 4u thr rIy lf W.- lt.-.d coNti 'ld. WI'h
me statue ot lA'rry 40. brought oHi ih que sh' lf'
th. orchestra played Dixie aind u,siciuf hlNnAu-'.
should liir ytiF much to have t pen .'1 H- dN "a.
Confederate, hi' Cg uut want "i il' rNli-' %, NOR
yr4 and trrI-ts Nuu 81 tGr North arr not "lihf q"
bc4r t.Natsu f,r TINS purpose ald 90 indemnify tAr
-oItb lul Der LOSSES. amt SCI }'H "N bi'' ID u" eco"
-c,,dr 81 Ild.u !- elected. rEn"' '' 1'. ply ,
ur hour stabbed 90 90 thc lfUA and ptttri r Gle I'-
on Tie shoulder VIII you lp th. Confederate -ualrrr
of thc south 70 maintain Che Union -, .ers co., "'
sour old commanders IA'o'+lh!HAIt.
RctirOHd, Va, oct l.. l~s6.