Year: 1876

as 20 the attitude OF the conservatives OF Virginia
toward General Grant IL Is well known that the plat
form of the convention by which General Kenpor was
nominated contained plank which pledged the con-
servatve party OF the State TO make no captous or
factous opposition 70 the administration The INTRO.
dueton of this plank understood been
BY Nr James Barbour lwho aiiervard ran for
district against General Hunter and Colone; John 3
Mosby. who n resident OF Washington and siill
on intimate terms with the Presideny, with whose third
term aspirations he an acknowledged sympathizcr
There WERE as II Is known. men high In party au-
thority IN the State who eaned very strongly toward
orsansed Kind Of neqs snd PERSONAL sss party Of
moderate and rational principles which would engage
theirsuppot, IN the claims OF security sodiy equal
justice all sections and the blessings OF peace and
law. The course or the President in the Louisiana
usurpaton far TO dissolve these dreams; and. as
an evidence Of the instability apd Inconsistency OF the
politicians it was observed that the conservatives who
had been oudeE and readcst TO sound the PRESIDENTS
praise hint at the advantages OF close alliance
between his fortunes and those Of Virginia
extreme the other direction as quite to drown out
the voices or other men who had all along opposed ana
denounced the unholy treaty. 1 might be more ex-
plicn here but there IL occasion, and we might as
well keep slit linen at home 10 be mended and our
soiled linen TO be laved. Lol but whatever sparse
seeds Grants might still have fingered in this part
OF vineyard have been still scattered If not
wholly uprooted ana destroyed by the


BELKSAP INVESTIGATION


IL safe 10 say that Grant stock was never quoted
lower lhan i rules in the Virginia market a. ths time
The scrip Of the broken down railroad that ever
went into the hands Of some truly loyal and truly pous
receiver would fetch more now than any quantity OF





though the republican party OF the State declared 10
be generally for Blaine. these scandals will react on
the whole and very materially add 10
their disqualification Indeed II is tarly TO be doubted
whether the radical party has really stood for Blaine
That pretcnce have always regarded as mask. The
white radicals OF the State being made up almost
without exception OF Office holders and Office hunters,
have no souls which they dare call their own ana they
for that man and no other who VIII be elected ana
AFFORD them n new lease OF official enjoyment think
they are all at heart Grant men. and would really


PREFER THIRD TERM


the good ground that they already recipients
Grants and well disposed to let well enough
alone


The Conservative State Committee in this city
the 10Th 30 call convention for the purpose OF
reorganzng the party and appointing delegates TO the
ST. Louis Convention. There Is a considerable
demand In some quarters for the entire recast
OF the State Committee, on tho ground That
identified themselves with independents and opposed
the regular tickets Of the party. Whether this de-
mand will amount anything remains 10 be seem for
II may prove thai the Independents strong enough
TO hold their places, notwithstanding the inconsist
cncy OF their records II is impossible TO forecast the
decision OF the Convention with respect to the Prcs
dental question II is likely that the Convention Will
content itself by eecing good men aud true, 10 whom
tho entire responsibility will be RENTED of selecting "A
strong safe and popular candidate to succeed General
Grant in the White. House. They will probably 60 TO
the Convention


uSPLEDGED AND UNRESTRICTED.


The conservatives Of tho State are really at sea with
respect the choice OF the party for Presidential
honors. There are many who prefer Senator Thur
man. on the ground, principally, as II seems TO me,
thai he Is n native of Lynchb,rr Va from which CITY
it * humorousy sttrcaly stated all the great men
OF The country come There some, and those not
without influence who avow themselves


TILDES MES,


but do not think the Governor has much popular
strength with the masses Many OF the country peopic
never heard OF him. Unless mistake there is grad
uaIy growing up considerable party which believes
that In OF the revival of the and sectional
by Mr. Blame, IT would be good antidotc 10
that gcntlcmans poison TO place General Hancock on
the democratic ticket There not few whose
views the subject OF the Presidential preference de-
pend its probable effect the claims and chances
of Governor Gilbert c. Walker for the second place
the ticket There sectional adherents OF Mr.
Bayard Mr. Hendricks of Mr.. Kerr till his recent ILL
ness and a while n loose money gentleman who
wants to Mr. Pendeton Mr. Allen IN the char.
THE GUBKRNAToRIAL QUESTION.


Who is to be the next Governors rs question more
easily asked than answered 1t Is understood to lie
between Hon John Goode, now member OF Congress
from the Norfolk district, and MAJOR John u. Daniel
State Senator from Lynchburg, who lacked but
two votes In the conservative caucus last December of
succeeding Judge Johnston in the United States SEN
ate. Each OF these gentlemen has strong personal
following and both will command an enthusiastic sup
port. Both statesmen OF whom the people are
proud, aud either would make canvass that would
the hills 10 echo 10 the scashore Major Daniel
Is acknowledged TO bc the foremost orator In the Com
monwcath and has largely added TO his reputation in
that respect during the present session OF the Lcgis
laurc by his speeches favor OF seating General
Johnson and In opposition to tho Texas Pacific subsidy
resolutions offered in the Senate by Judge Crchcn or
Westmoreand