The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-17
the Walker party sent the following ans
patch to tho President OF the United States'
General Grant:

General Grant: ,ooo !.
tiNr. President On behalr OF the olate
Executive Committee OF the walker party
7 congratulate you upon the triumph oi
your policy in Virginia. Ihe gratitude Oh
| the people for your liberality is greatly en-
| lirened by the overwhelming majority ny
which that policy prevails. -,
OR. T. DANIEL, Chairman FL"
f.e,erol Grant ALWAYS regarded this tele-
hidden in il somewhere little irony.
The skill, discretion, and signal ability
exhibited bv Mr.. Daniefas chairman OF the
committee. and the sacrifices Of time and
comfort he made for our cause, were aPpre-
ciated by the thinking men OF the party, ana
there was widespread desire to bestow
unon him some mark OF esteem. But there
was an awkwaldness and slowness in gong
about it.
rs THE HOUSE AGAIN.
In the fall OF 1871 he was candidate for
the Senate. He was defeated. Messrs.
Thomas Fl. Wynne and J. r. Connaly were
successful. His name was presented for a
nomination for the House, but was soon
thereafter withdrawn. A few weeks SUBJ
seuuently Judge Meredith, who had been
nominated on the House ticket, declined to
serve. Mr. Daniel was put in his place and
accepted in a speech, in the course OF which
he said, in relation to the public debt:
"Yes, Virginia may .ibe poor, but she
shall be pure. Her honor must be kept un-
stained, her faith inviolate. What true son
of hers could endure a stain on her cha
ractcr or, in a material point OF view,
would add to her suferings the untold loss
which would flow from brokep& credit
which State no more than an individual
can endure with any hope OF prosperity
and ease? Public credit is public wealth.
It is the strength and ornament OF State.
1t has been finely compared to the feather
in the eagles wing: The feather that
adorns the royal bird supports his flight
strip him Of his plumage, and you fix him
to the carth.'" Cheers.l
In concluding, Mr.. Daniel said his hopes
were high that we should return Leglsla-
ture conservative and worthy OF the State.
lie hoped and prayed for her restored pros
perity. Let every son Of hers be mindful
Of her old glory. Let him remember that
hers is classic soil, on which deeds have
been wrought in the new time as well as in
the old which will flourish in story and
grow green in song while her mountains
stand and her rivers roll their tributes to
the sea. Let him do nothing and think no.
thing unworthy Of her. [Applause.]
He was chairman OF the House Finance
Committee, and urged the report in favor OF
increasing taxes so that the provisions OF
the funding bill might be carried out. But
the committee declined to do so. In the
House he renewed his attempt, and made
grand speech expressing his views on the
financial situation; but the times were hard
and members afraid Of not being reelected.
and the measure he proposed was defeated
by an overwhelming vote.
ELECTED ATToRSEY-GE GENERAL.
In 1873 he was nominated (and afterward:
elected) Attorney-G -General-a position for
which he was we'll suited by tastes, legal
requirements, and varied public experience.
The contest would have been entirely be.
tween Mr.. Daniel and Mr.. Mckinney in all
probability, but General J. A. Walker gave
way to let Colonel Withers become Lieu
tenant-Gevernor, and was himself put up
for Attorney-GeDeral. The vote OF dele
gates resulted: Daniel, 1S1; Walker, Iii ;
Mckinney. 124. The scaled vote was !: For
Daniel, 46,236; Walker, 3S,G04; Mckinney,
80, ,70l.. Total, 1854. Necessary to Il
choice, 1921. ..,.. .,s'r@ ',.,'...''.. ...i
The = delegates from the counties OF
Botetourt. Buckingham, Halifax, Norfolk
city, Fairfax, Charlotte, and Orange, now
speedily changed their votes to Mr. Daniel,
and amid the greatest enthusiasm Mr.. Sta
piles, OF Patrick, moved to make the nomi.
nation unanimous, which was agreed to
with deafening cheers and unanimous
! ''Aye.'y ...
DUTIES OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
The office OF Attorney General, in Mr.
Daniels time, has been no sinecure. He has
had to give the Executive and the heads
OF the various departments opinions on al
manner Of questions arising from day tC
day, and the number OF Commonwealth
cases in the Supreme Court Of Virginia was
very large, in addition to which he was for
several years engaged in laborious work
before the, Maryland-VTginia Boundary
Line Commission. He also had mum
Der Of important cases before the United
States Circuit and Supreme Courts, and
was. required to watch the interests OF the
State in connection with the receverships
in the Chesapeake and Ohio and Atlantic
Mississippi and Ohio railroad cases-work
which was alone enough to employ him ;
large portion OF his time, and was in its IA
ture eXacting and veYatious. His practice
was for the most part emineutly successful
He was especially fortunate in the cases car
ried before the Supreme Court OF the United
States. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
tax-case won there settled IN inportan,
principle, and saved the State very large
sum. 1t is known that the judges OF the
United States Supreme Court expressed adj
miration of bis speeches, remarkable, re a:
they certainly were, for logical arrangement
felictous and vigorous expression. Despite
his advanced age, he performed all bis
duties with promptness and satisfaction
and Colonel Thomas J.Eyans said truly In
nominating him last week that he was en-
dorsed as Il capable and faithful officer by
| the Governor and all heads OF the depart
ments, by all the judges OF our courts, BY
all the members OF the bar, and by the peo-
pie generally.
The Convention will have to be reassem
bled to ill the vacancy on the ticket, since
it seems no power to do so is lodged IN tht
State Committee.
The Governor will fill the vacancy for Mr.
Daniels uneNpired term.
THE LAST CONVENTION.
Dir. Daniel naturally felt some solicitudt
as to the action Of the Convention in con
nection with the attorney-generalship He
was q little afraid that in the making OF com
binations he would be left out, particularly
as his views in respect to the maintenance
of the plighted faith Of the State were wei
known, and were by no means accepta Bile tc
O certain section Of the party. lie there
fore watched the proceedings OF the Con
gention with some anxiety. Those having
NO immediate interest in the result were a
times aroused to the highest pitch OF excite
ment by the occurrences there, and 1t L
rrresi,mable that he shared in the emotion: