The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-02
g}itIrmond 0ispatth.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2, 1869.
1rn.nt, Tri11mnh. Pence.

thing settled. Who shall they be? That Is to
he settled. All erccpt the eifren7StS agree
+bot thnv shall he able to take the lron-ciad
oo,b First we had the advocates Of more
c,,en5c5 ycnrc Of selection, through post
noncncnt Of the election Of senator's. ana
,bc;r ultimate election under removal OF
disabilities an utterly impracticahlc idea
m idea cmanatinC from personal aspirations
and ncrSonqI partiSanry--an idea so trans
norcnt that Congress would have made II
tho csnncial object Of attack. and would
have frustrated it completely by counter
movement. So nothing would have been
achieved in the way of widening the range
Of selection. while serious evils would have
been brought upon the local interests OF The
state nv a revival Of sectional feeling.
The extremists on that side have been al
ready defeated. II is settled that the SEN
,tors shall he elected now, and that thcrc
shall he no. postpnncmcnt. with its bad CT
Fncts IFS acitaiions. and its hopes doomed 10
Gjxaupoirfmcnt. Those patriotic but VISION
arv gentlemen have acqucsccd with bccom-
iu~ Grace.
Ism 9n0lnfT tli>> ~ 'AAi' ib'''7 '''N'N -
ncarcd in the arena. These arc the rcpFc>ch-
tat;vcS Of the defeated ultra Radical party
Of This State, who come forward with :"
claim and a proposition. These gentle
men, who speak through the RIvES-PAX-
TON card, want 4 representative III the
United states Senate, and they arc willing
10 combine 10 elect anybody. whether as
cual;t;od or not, - 4 colleague with the one
man Of their party whom they desire 10 hc
elected. such will he the influence Of elect
iuo that one man of theirs that Congress,
they say. will Immediately remove the dis
abilities of any man who may be sent with
him. DR.. SHARPE. for instance. can take
ANYBODY in with him. no matter what ne
has done. Or. SHARPE il great man, m
deed And TO magnify tho Importance OF
such an arrangement, and the ovcrWh"Im-
inc influence with Con"roSS, which they
claim. they assure liz that without such IN
ARRANGEMENT there is no chance for m early
admission Of Virginia into the Union.
$50 that. a We said above. al bHthcso cr-
i,.c,nisfs savGhat il i idie TO think OF any
body for the United states Senate who can
not take the iron-rlad oath. One class has sue
cumhcd 10 the immediate election Of Scna-
tors who can take the oath. the ether IN
et~iS that il is necessary that one Of Their
number shall he elected TO got the stat" in
~ MI. and with that one we may send any
body else we please. \ smart bid. indeed.
So that here the triumphant party in III"
late election can Ut once perceive tn" Sort
Of straic~v BY which is integrity is cndan-
corcd. Is platform was that Of genera
amnc>tv, universal suffrage. an carly re-
~.oratinn Of the state 10 the Union, and
arniaalln relations with the Federal Admin
f@tr"ton. This not only reflected lis opin-
ions. hut forc$hadowcd its work. Now. II
it ronfdrS the task it has undertaken 10
other hands. where are the spirit and rnso-
tuition which have secured it the triumph
thus fer, where are the consistency and for
ttudc which are requisite to the compile
ton Of the work ii has hc",m? Shall It sur
render TO the party which lahorcd to destroy
it-which cxcrtcd its whole force to trans
fer thc governing power from the intclli-
gent and solid people Of Virginia to the ne
orocS and white strangers within the state:
Never. There could hc no wisdom in such
n course. It would he m act Of suicide.
Tho talk about what Congress will do and
what il won't do. with the view Of fri@hton
ing the victorious Liberal party from il
power. is all ho>h. There can hC no danger
or DELAYING The admission Of Virginia if we
send good and true men who co0perat"d
with the True Rcpuhlican-Co Conservative
uartv Of Virginia, who can take the re-
CURED oath Congress is not 80 lost 10 the
plainc>t dictates Of reason and Justice rs TO
lay down the proposition that unless we
elect particular individual we shall not
enter the Union Or. SHARrE, for instance.
Does the fate of this nation hang upon DR..
Su!rrE's election? What nonsense What
impudcncc
The triumphant party in this State sue
cccdcd upon General GRANTS policy. They
must carry Virginia into the Union by their
OWE means. To cntru>t the grand finale TO
It's enemies would be IA weak and !mbccllc
in them as it is impatient in those enemies
even 10 Offer their services, much less to set
IN Il demand to assist in what they have
cXortcd al their power to defeat! The
Truc-Hcpublican Conservative party Of Viz
gina have rs good patriots, men H. true IN
national politics and local policies, As any in
the United States; and ii would be damn
ing and craven concession that would lead
them outside their own party to hunt for
men more worthy Of the grand work Of re-
storing the State TO her rights and the
Union to harmony and peace.
The true liberal and national party OF
Virginia must finish its work. 1t is able 10
do it, and must maintain its character for
capacity, forecast, and patriotism, by de-
pending upon itself and working out il
own destiny. TO doubt, hesitate, and sur
render now would be 4 libel upon its past
brilliant career. and would leave the world in
amazcmcnt that party which had achieved
such IA victory should be so easily overcome
and disrupted. 1t would be indeed unac-
colntable, and we do not believe this great
body viii embarraSs the world with any
such cause for wonder and speculation.
Union - harmony everything for the
sause-nothing for men-that will finish The
great work.