The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-30

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10 make.a fight upon the issue OF gold Us.
greenbacks. BEAST BBrLER, however, who
is as bold in the field Of politics as he is
craven on the field of battle, does not in
tend to allow the decision Of the question to-
70 by default. BE has published o letter,
in which, among many other things, he
places the following declaration as TO him5y
self. tits his own Language, notRiths
ing tbatthe third person issena sg3S saa 1es|
says s.s s.
Gin reiaticn 3ths { Brgach sc tie, ma
tion,sSsaiitk Hith Its cred tors, General
Butler accepts the Chicago Republican
platform, and desires tosee The public debt
paid according 10 the letter and spirit of
the contract He may have the misfor-
tune to differ with the Salem Gazette as to
what that is, but he consoles himself that
he agrees with the Committee on Finance
of the Senate, and with all but twenty
eight Of the Republican members Of the
House, who alone voted that the letter and
spirit was gold.
What Mephistophilean malice towards
the bondholders is there not in this decla-
rationP He declares in effect that the
Finance Committee Of the Senate, and all
but twenty-eight Of the Radicals in the
House of Representatives, are in favor OF.
the Pendletonian greenback platform. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that there is no
truth in this assertion. No one could be-
lieve such man without other evidence of
the truth of his ayerments than his own
word. We do not believe there are twenty.
eight Radicals in the House of Representa-
tiyes on his side of the question. He mas
reversed the facts of the case. We sup
pose, indeed, that there are few or none: 0t
them who are either in favor Of redeeming
the bonds with greenbacks or of violating
the faith of the Government by any other
sort of partial Reputation. But BUTLER
knows that while he has misrelres''nted
his associates, they are SO utterly u tp
cipled, and 80 bent upon retaining power
per fas aut nefas, that few of them VIII
dare to contradict his assertion as to them
selves personally, and that for the same
reason the House as body will not put
itself upon the record either for or against
the payment of the debt in gold. He takes
: advantage of their meanness, cowardice,
and known want of principle, to represent
them as being almost unanimously opposed
to the policy which GREELEY constantly as
sures US is that of the Radical party.
This letter of BUTLER's makes its appear
ance at an opportune moment. 1t should
serve at least the good purpose of teaching
to the Democratic National Convention a
lesson in regard to the kind Of candidate
they should nominate, and the sort OF plat
form upon which his feet should be estab :,
lished. The Radicals will be found to re-
semble the old ofice-holder at Washington
who, upon being asked how he managed to.
retain his place during SO many changes OF
administration, replied that it would be Q
"very smart administration that could
change faster than he could. They will
be call things to all men," They will
construe their platform as meaning just
what it shall appear will render it most ac-
ceptaDle to the voters. They will in one,
section declaim as loudly against bondhold-l
ers as Brick PoMERoY or the Cincinnati En-
qatirer, and in another will denounce any yio-
lation Of the faith of the Government with az
much bitterness of language as HORACE
GREELEY or JAY Co6KE. Surely the Demo-
crafts will not be SO silly as to undertake to
raise on issue with them upon this ques-
ton, or, at any rate, as to attempt to make
this the chief issue in the canvass. If so,
the Radicals will laugh them to scorn. So.
also as to the banks, as to the tariff ques-
tons, as to the internal revenue taxes, as
to economy in the administration Of the
Government. Inpublic as in private life.
in politics as in commerce. it takes two
to make bargain" The Radicals will not
consent to occupy whatever ground may be.
assigned to them by their opponents. They
will choose their own field Of battle. They
will accept only such issues as they mast
accept.
luc DeInOCfatlc NatlOnal OOuYeuGlou WILL,
therefore, if there be wisdom in its coun-
sells, and logic or consistency in its acts,
tender an issue which the Radicals cannot
reject. There is but one such Issue
namely, the supremacy Of the white race.
Involved in this Issue are all the outrageous
and unconstitutional acts Of the last and
the present Radical Congress. 1.-THE people
of the United States cannot upon these cues
tions be brought up to the support Of the
Democratic party, and induced to hurl head
ngfrom power the renting fools and base.
hearted sconndrels who row rule the coun-
try, they are not capable Of self govern
ment, are libel upon THEN, kind, and,
should at once be made slaves Of by some
man more bold than the rest. Free govern
ment viii once more hays proved failure.
kEcoSsgRucTIoN Would Won. ask the
Radieals, rather remain under military
government than have offiesrs Of your own :
Ask Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, and the
other reconstructed States. They have
been brought into the Union, and yet they