The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-28

,,,,n,- ,,seths--. &c the President de-
s,ss tho ciccttnn of Or. sharpe, the DiSpatc" Is
for Dr. ;;o Sn2fcS,' .nswc-. No les end ands;
Ard want 20 1o; Il tho f wSether the Dis
s,nfti is for him as ag&inst " ilasai's.
Plain talk.-EnQutre5'.
No.
we trust the Enquirer will give us creci'
for sincere desire to promote the best 'n'e-
rests of Virginia as well as for attachment
TO the liberal principles which we have al
WAYS advocated. We repeat, then, that VIC
are not the partisans Of General WILLIAMS.
Bu. we believe that he is true man; thai
he Is liberal in his feelings; that ne loves
Virginia, and would do anything and every
thing that he could to advance her inte-
rests that he is fair representative OF the
macnanimous policy Of Governor WALLER
and General GRANT; and that his election
would crafty the President and tend 10
make friends for us in Congress.
DR.. Sharpe is, we, understand, Radical.
Tie il supposed to have used his influence
at Washington to further the plans OF
WELLS. PORTER, PLATTE, WHITTLEsET, and
the rest Of those bad men whose success IN
political life depended upon convincing the
President that the people of Virginia were
rebels at heart and unfit to be trusted with
the control of the affairs Of their own state.
We do not hno,D that he has not been ms
represented. IF he has been thus wronged,
and if the Enquirer will satisfy Us that he Is
the ripht sort Of man to be sent to the Sc
nate, we NAV perhaps advocate his claims
rs soon as the Enquirer shall lead the way
(and not sooner.
Above all. we wish it to be understood
that we are not calling upon the Legislature
to choose senators because we desire to see
any particular person or persons elected.
but because we believe that to shlrk thai
duty would be to damage Us seriously AT
Washington. Our congressional delegation
will be incomplete so long as we have no
senators. We have already chosen nine
members of Congress why not choose the
other two? We have authorized discreet
men to knock at the door Of one House 0,
Congress why not authorize men equally
discreet to knock at the door Of the other
House? How can Congress admit Virginia
to representation in that body Il she refuses
to name her representatives?
We wish to ask the Enquirer some plain
questions and to receive categorical an
swers. "No IFS and ans" mot "and,"
neighbour Does the Enquirer wish to post
pone tfe senatorial! election for the purpose
Of securing hereafter senators who will be
Objectionable to the majority Of the men,
bers of the Senate? Would it favor the
election Of any disqualified man, or Of any
man who could not take the teSt-oath? Or
does it desire merely to keep within the
limits prescribed by Mr.. HoAR? IF Mr..
HoAR should come out in an opinion de-
claring that the Legislature ought to elect
senator's, will it call upon that body to per-
form that duty? If the Legislature will
have the right to elect at its first session
we can conceive Of but one reason for
postponing the clection-and that is, in
order that it may at its next session choose
men whom it would not deem it wise or prll-
dent to choose at its first session. We are
sure that the Enquirer will not give this
reason for postponin9 the election. lftherc
is any good reason for postponin" the cleo
ton after the Acknowledgement shall have
decided that it Is the duty Of the Lc@isla-
ture to elect. we desire to know what it is.
We wish to have the benefit of al the light
that can be thrown upon the question.