The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-11
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Cantain Walker r5se to the rank Of briga..
dier-general, and was given command OF
the old Stonewall brigade by request OF
Jackson. at the Wilderness he received
fearful wound, compelling rcsection OF tne
bones of one arm and temporary reti enens
from active service In July, 1864, stu SUI .s
ferinr from his wound, he returned 70 a,e
field and fought through to the end naA ~ .
a splendid record. tuJ<l# ztI3
q# rRIexTs LIFE. ~. /.
The war over ~ General Walker reaarne :.
tn his home, In Pntaski county, anu 49, ,rn.
himself entirely to the practlce .. 90 tho
fess;os. In 1865 he was noni iaa.
conservative candidate for Lieu ea... INV
ernnr. and with Withcrs ana M .nS 60 t
yasseti considerable portion % ."n ;i;tar,,
Inv the election was postponed by In,altuiy
uns,, w :, Con o,ress commenced reconstruct
s'.~,ha STATE. As soon rs the" " alker move
."S was inaugurated General Walker
Gave T. his sincere and hearty support, ana
when the Conservative Contention assem-
b,cd in Richmond in 1869 to deliberate upon
fine affairs OF the State he sent letter TO
the Uou- r. T.. Daniel authorizing him to
withdraw his General Walkers name from
the existing ticket in the event that II was
cypedient to do so. In 1871 his people
elected him to the House of Delegates, and
he became a candidate foo Speaker, but was
defeated for the nomination in caucus by
Hon Marshall Hanger by two votes.
General Walkers record is stainless. he
is a man Of imposing apprenticeship,
sa,fareav-built, frank, and bold-looklng. lie
at once commands attention and ELECTS the
respect of all who behold him.
HON. II. r. Daniel, Candidate for At
tsrney-GeneraI.
Tive Hon. Raleigh Travers Daniel, who
has been nominated as the Conservative
candidate for Attorney General, was born
at Falmouth on the 10Th Of October, 1905.
He lost both his parents in early youth, ana
soon after removed to Richmond under Inc
Guardianship OF his uncle, the late Judge
p. Y. Daniel, i'm whose family he was reared,
and under whose direction he STUDIED law.
He commenced the practice OF ms proies-
sion in the courts OF Richmond, ana mas
eyer since remained here. Before he had
been at the bar more than Il year or TWO ne
developed the finest qualities OF lawyer,
and at once, though very young, was
awarded q high place in his profession, and
year nv wear his reputation has increased,
i,ntit now he is universally recognized rs
one Of the foremost legal minds in the
state. He first entered public life as Com.
monwealth's attorney for the county Of
Henrico under the old county-court system
OF magistrates. This office he retained as
long as that system lasted. When the late
Joseph MAYO became Mayor OF Richmond
Mr. Daniel was elected Commonwe alth's
attorney to succeed him, and this latter
office he held until military order removed
him.
AFOLLOwER OF CLAY.
Educated in the old Virginia school Of
republican politics, Mr.. Daniel was OF that
numerous class of southern men who
thought they saw in the pretensions set up
and bowers claimed for the General Gov
eminent in the memorable era OF the South
Carolina troubles q foreshadowing Of those
usurpations which have since
attempted tie sweep away the sovereignty
of the States, and he became associated
with what was then known as the southern
wing of the Wing party. He was Clay
elector in 1914, and took an active part in
the popular debates OF that period.
He was in successive political campaigns
the chairman Of the Wing State Committee,
and was Wing elector in 1860.
In the spring OF 1S4l-'42 Mr.. Daniel came
into the Legislature as the only representa-
tive OF the city Of Richmond; the city I'M
der the then freehold system, being entitled
to but one delegate. He continued TO serve
in that capacity until the session OF lS45-'46,
when, in a close division Of parties in the
Legislature, he was elected into the Council
NJ the State to succeed John Rutherford,
whose term then expired. The contest be-
tween them was memorable among the
party struggles of the day, and its spirit
survived in successive elections for the
same Office in which Mr.. Daniel was sue
,essful until the session OF 40 to so, when
be was at last defeated.
THE WAR AND AFTER THAT.
When the late war became inevitable Mr..
Daniel went where his allegiance called
him-to the support of his native State,
and was the ardent friend OF the Confed-
eracy, of which she became member. He
was or the college which cast her vote for
Davis and Stephens as President and Vice
President Of the Confederacy. The war
over, the white people OF the State met by
the delegates in Convention in Richmond,
December. 1867, and organized the Conser-
vatiye party, with Mr.. Daniel at the head OF
it. He served with conspicuous ability in
that position for several years. In 1871 he
was elected member OF the House. In
1873 he was made Attorney General. The
heads of all the departments of the State
the judges of all the courts,
the voice of all the people, and the unani-
nous decision of the Convention last night
testify how we'll he has dischargefh his ar
duous duties in the Office to which he is
soon to he reelected.
The MoFFETT REGIsTERS.-A supply Of
the Moffett liquor-registers was received by
Auditor Taylor Thursday evening and