The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-10
virginia Reconstruction.

The public have been ADVISED OF the nv
tivity of the hungry adyenturers OF Il TINS
State in endeavoring to press upon Congress
the necessity Of an early election IN VIZ
rinia, and Of the adoption of the Constitu-
ton framed by the monstrous convention
held in Richmond last winter. They have
succeeded in getting some bills embodying
their objects referred tocommittees. IL re.
mains to be seen whether Congress Will
crafty the wishes of these persons by pass
ing such bills.
The Presidential election, the doubt as
to what effect the admission of the southern
States would have upon that, and the
determination to avoid any adverse result
by bringing them in only as Radical States,
have occasioncd the delay and the oppres-
sion of reconstruction. That election is
over, and is no longer motive to retard
our admission or to restrain the liberties of
the people. Naturally, there should be q
change in the views Of men controlling the
Government at Washington. They should
look moreto the general welfare and less to
the mere partisan, objects of the moment,
since their party is fairly fixed for four
years in the possession of the Offices Of
Government. They have been confess
sedly wearied-nay, disgusted-with recon-
struction, and more with the eternal solicit
tations and clamors of the carpet-baggers
and scalawags. Moreover, the conduct Of
the negro at the South has smartly disap-
pointed them, and we may reasonably infer
that they are in frame of mind to admit
the States not yet in on "some general
principles" separated from those little
tricks and contrivances of the incompetent
and Enthusiastically self-styled "loyalists "
designed to restrict the rights of the white
people and to place those of the negroes
without limit.
All this may reasonably be conjectured
upon manifestations at Washington. 1t
can hardly be the determination of the
Government, for the sake of the few hungry
adventures who have so recently immigra-
ted hither, to place the State under negro
domination-to make Ineligible nearly
every intelligent citizen in the Common
wealth-and thus to occasion distrust
of the Government and paralysis
of the industry Of the people. Ger
tainly for motive so small and trifirg
in itself the welfare of the whole Union will
not be subjected to injury by the continued
disability of that intelligence and expe-
rience of the State which alone can bring
her affairs out of chaos and restore the
public prosperity.
We therefore do not believe that the
desire of these ruthless adventurers will
be gratifed. They know that their
chance for Office depends upon making all
Trustworthy and capable men in the State
ineligible and this stirs them to their visits
to Washington, and their importunate ap-
peals to Congress. Most assuredly they
cannot prevent the restoration of the white
people to their rights, nor can they, we be-
lieve, prevent the restoration of elections
in their true character of selections" by
the people. The welfare of the nation and
the commonest principles of justice will
demand this and it will be done, whatever
be the fate Of the adventures. They have
certain amount Of rope, which will soon
run out, and there will be the end of them
as we'll as the rope. The nation will not for
their poor sakes give to the negroes that
which is denied to white men; and when
this is determined upon, we shall have, as
corollary, the fate of those whose whole
labor now is to restrict the privileges Of the
white man and enlarge those of the negro.