The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-12
The Radical Convention.

The result of the Radical Convention in
Petersburg is a fit conclusion to the scenes
of blackguardism and violence with which
it opened. If the persons who composed
the convocation had essayed to frame o
ticket which would be offensive and in
tolerable in the last degree, they could not
have succeeded better. The work is done
etfectually. They had the choice Of new
ticket altogether, or the changing of part
Of it. They have thrown off the only men
who gave it some responsibility, and re-
tanned those who should have been pitched
overheard upon every principle of pru-
dcnce and policy as we'll as from a decent
respect for public opinion.
BOOKER, for Attorney General, was the
strongest man on their ticket: Virginian,
respectable lawyer, and practical man.
CLEMENTS, for Lieutenant Governor, man
who has no reason to like this paper, is q
better man than the Governor. He has
something of human sympathy in his
composition, and apart from the horrible
"cabal" Of which he he's been member
is fright good fellow" And yet both
these men have been left off the ticket. a
negro takes the place of CLEMENTS.
HARRIS, Doctor, 30 called, who has been
named for Lieutenant Governor, is mu-
latto, whose nomination to the Office and to
be President Of the Senate of Virginia is
IN outrage upon civilization. Color alone
is his recommendation. Not another quail
hcation has he for the post and it would
be such an insult to the State to place him
over the higher branch Of the Virginia
Assembly as the old State has not yet been
subjected to. Assuredly this bitter cup
will not be presented to her lips after the
long train Of humiliations that have been
put upon her. Certainly the nation has
enough interest in her past renoHn and he,
present dignity and welfare to save hel
from such degradation as thir.
The Convention adopted series of reso.
lutions whose shallow designs should be
easily detected by all concerned. Especially
are they devoted to flattery of the negro
and this is dispensed so lavishly and with
such fulsomeness that it should be abso.
lutely offensive to him. In the same man.
ner do they attempt to win the poor white
man by promising him homestead.
Poor temptations, indeed, from corrupt
body Of men. What does it profit the poo,
black or the honest and poor white men
to march in the ranks of these ultras, help.
ing to place them in power, when that very
act is to destroy all confidence in the Gov.
eminent, break down the industry and en-.
terprise Of the State, and deprive labor Of
occupation and bread? These men have
nothing. They have the impudence to de.
clare in their resolutions that the grea,
body Of the disfranchised whites are not to
be trusted, and, by logical deduction, that
they themselves are alone fit to rule the
State! Thus they propose to deprive the
State OF the experience and capacity Of her
educated, tried and trusted people, and to
NIL her public offices with incompetent and
faithiess persons. Whore will the laborer
Ind employment and subsistence amidst
the apprehension, distrust and ruin,
that will flow from Government that
none can confde in? Yet they pro-
mise Their promises to the whites
and the blacks are like the proposal
OF the devil to give immense possessions to
the Saviour il he would fall down and wor.
snip him. Not one foot of those possessions
was MS 70 give. And so are these ultrat
making premises without possessions, and
"''a0us even the intention or power Of re-