Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-21
Polite al Prospect in Virginia.

A Richmond correspondent oil the Baltimore
Gazette says:
\ bar'l O. money or its equivalent, has sure
y been sept into this State, II ure may judge
from the political revival that seems - he 20.
ing on among the radicals IN all portions OF
Virginia. a year ago the radlca PIES had
become almost extinct III tie W: D"nlnlpr,
faint sparks only surviving 10 the Norfolk Day
Book and Staunton Valley VirgluiaO. Now the
crop of radical journals has .uddenly become
uxurant, and, Ike i'll weed. they seem to
grow apace 10 all directions. Now, aS these
papers with one or two exceptions, have lie"
Subscribers and fewer advertisers 10 support
them, they COST somebody great d al OF
mouey. Where does the money come from !!
Part of it is f reed from the unwilling clutch OF
federal officials aud employees 10 Vlrslnla, and
what more is needed is doubtless supplied from
the general corruption fuud at Washington.
| is sudden springing UP OF radical papers all
over the State is part OF the programme by
which it is hoped that Virginia may DC car
ricd for Hayes and Wheeler; but it Is trrl0rn
hope indeed when the papers only circulate
among the negroes who cannot read them, and
who simply take then because they can get
them for nothlng, or because they desire 10
deceive onlookers with the idea that they can
read.
Tho plain fact that large proportion of the
more intelligent and well disposed negroes are
turning away from both carpet. Dagger and seal
awag 10 the conservative party, has stimulated
the radicals to most energetic efforts to rcprcss
the movement and to c,r6nc the waveIlng ard
wandering to the poi iclI fold in which the
loyal league originally pcnDci them. Evc'y
federal appointee has been ordered to give
himself, his lime and his means TO stay this
exodus from the radical ranks, and funds TOR
bribery ADD corruption, 10 reward Intimidation,
aud to promote riot aud strife, arr supplied
literally. Added TO this is the Consciousness
on the cart Of the th.eholders thar they perish
with the defeat Of Hayes aud Wheeler, and
they are desperate in he attempt. in valu
though it be, to carry Virginia Tor the repubIl,
can ticket. They pretend thar they have as
good chance Of success now as 10 1872, when
the State went tor Grant by little ovrr 500
majority; but the circumstances arc altogether
different there is now 10 division among the
conservatives. and they ar not ouly 'Iarmonl.
Gus, but enthusiastic for l'ld"n and Hendricks.
That the co1red voters arc largely supporting
the conservatives 10 Virginia Is very apparent
to any Impartial observer. The census aud
registration OF voters show beyond gu 'Sllon
that in several congressional districts and IN
many counties mat eeCt CONSERVATIVE Cduui-
dates the negroes are 10 majority, without
coualiDg the carpet baggcrs aud scaiawass that
seek to prof by their votes. VI course the
radicals aIlcge that the result Is achieved by
fraud. They sci lam charge intimidation here.
uoess of tina! mIld sort which CONSISTS 10 moral
suasioD. But how false the charge Of fraud Is
becomes at ono. apparent when IL is cous dcrcd
that the radicals have every ueaas at their dis
posal to establish the charge, ii it be true, and
that they decline, as general thing, to make
any effort 10 establish what they so Iuully dc
clare In those few Instances where they hav.
made contests aud alleged fraud the result
based upon iucontestabc eviderca, has beeu
that they were the workers of fraud aud not
the conservatives.
Virginia will certainly 60 for Tlldcn and
Hendricks by MAJ Jrlty Of several thous nd.
1t is almost certain that the State will send a
solid conservative delegation to Congress. vi
the niue representatives only one (Sl"wcll, ol
the Petersburg dIstrict) is now republican. lu
this Petersburg district The cousc rvatlres have
nominated VIM. <. Hlntou for Congress. aud
the radicals have w, candidates 10 The field.
Joseph Jorsenscn, white postmaster Of Peters
burg, and De MortIe, colored both Ginning to
be regularly dominated aud each hgh,l.s the
other with mcr: vigor and rancor than he does
Hinton. With the enemy thus divided Hutton
has an excellent chance OF success, and a. lie
succeeded iu being elected TO the State Senate
from negro.infested Petersburg it may be well
understood that b. Is mau Calculated to make
the most Of bis opportunities.