The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-16
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~ 49, aiJrass in the main meets our appro-
l ,,ot;nn There are features oft which we do
oa. ga. ,,,,o 90 we'll. But we have not lived to
,no nna ,ye have reached and mingled IN
.n1 ne actively rs we have without find.
h ,n ant that we cannot always just have
,h;ncs "a we want them; and that for the
oonrral welfare we must be willing to abate
! little OF Our own views SO long as we do
not compromise principles In doing so. To
| do otherwise we should be willing to write
| ourselves down as n fool; yes, as big fool
| almost as If we were to think OF editing n
paper to please everybody or to conciliate
every BOBBY that chose to find fault with our
views. Then we say it is better for us to
stand together as we did last year, and
choose the best men we can find to repre-
sent us in the national councils rs well rs in
our State and county organizations. This Is
| the more necessary now rs the Radical party
| is infull and complete organization, and as
pires to the control by such home appliances
rs Alexander Rives, Lewis Mckenzie, dc.
This is the Greclan horse which is being at
tempted to be introduced into Troy. Once
| in, we may expect the terrible scenes OF
North Carolina and other sister States OF
l the South. This we can prevent and ought
to prevent, but cannot do it with divided
forces. We need all. Remember the feast
| to which you are invited when Lewis Lind
sey tells you "thc negro is the backbone
of Republican organization in Virginia"
To prevent such rule VIC ought to be will
ing to make any reasonable sacrifice. But
we will lay this address before our people
next week, and they can take such action
upon it as they may deem best.
These are our yiews-the views or De-
mocrat who believes that in the assertion of
Democratic principles at the proper time
and under proper auspices the hope of the
country rests. That time is not yet for us
in Virginia, in our Judgment, with all due
Difference to many Of our old friends. NO
man can tell NC at present what the plat
form Of the Democracy is rs TO their policy,
except opposition to Radical rule. II we
were asked we could not define it. If we
were asked what Democrat principles are,
they would spring full fledged from our
heart and brain. Come we say, brethren,
steady now /; move shoulder to shoulder in
serried ranks to the fight as we have it,.
Take care of yourselves; never forgetting
to extend all the rights and courtesies to
your opponents they arc entitled to. or
may show themselves in their conduct to-
wards to be worthy of. Peace, quiet, mu-
tllal forbearance, all for the public welfare,
is what you should desire. Let our friends
in the North move upon the lines of the en-
emy-they can afford to do so; and then ut
the Presidential election, if all be right, we
will act in concert with them. We take it
for granted that all congressman elected
from Virginia by the Conservatives will be
found acting with that element from other
southern States. These are the well con-
sidered views of one who will be found I'M
der the Democratic banner when he sees it
fully and fairly irnfurled, us it will be, ornot
at all. At present it cannot be, and as we
are in al organization now with honorable
gentlemen, let us be content.
Virginia wants railroads, canals, educa-
tional institutions for all her children !;
manufactures, material development of
every kind to revive the hopes, prosperity,
and welfare of the State, and raise her to
higher standard of greatness in all these re-
yards. These will occupy us fully. If we
live, by the blessing of God, we will do our
humble part to accomplish them. Keep on
and give us more aids like Governor
Walker, and we will accomplish the work.