The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-24
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From the Lynchblrg Virginian.
A NnrneS A Name!

Japhet in search of father did not
| eyince more deep concern than does our
| esteemed contemporary of the Richmond
| ENQUIRER to find name for the party III vlr-
yinia opuosed to Radicalism. Forgetting
that ga rose by any other name would
| smell as sweet" our contemporary, day IN
and dav out, from early morn to deWy eve,
| cries out "Give it name ana leu tnaI
name be--Democrat. Nothing else Is SO 81
nificant. Nothing else can be so potent; II
| is name above every other name earthly.
II is taIismanic. 1t rallies the million. 1t
| is the sure augury of success. In This sign
we conquer. oh! let the Virginia strip
ling. although not the first born among
many brethren, be called-Democrat. IL
is s,ich good name such grand name.
r. is hallowed by so many glorious associa-
lions. 1t is rcdolcnt of the times when the
Virginia Democracy made Presidents and
controlled the country. Let not thls great
historic name die out OF the Old DOMINION"
| hese are the views of the Enquirer, though
we NAV not have clothed its thoughts IN
language worthy OF It's daily theme. having
never WorShipped, in old party times, at the
same shrine with the Enquirer, we may not
ne able to appreciate its love for the old
name. nor feel the same degree of admira-
ion Tor it. But we have no lingering pre-
iudices against it. Every yestige OF that
ceiling long since died out of our heart.
Nothing remains to remind us Of former
conflicts. Even the old scars have been
effaced. We are willing to be called by any
nalne, and what is more, would adopt any
that could best serve the great purpose
Of rallying the friends of constitutional
government and individual liberty against
| The spoiler that has we'll nigh de-
privel us of all that was good and praise
worthy in the Government our fathers
| framed. But we have very good name
| low, and are getting on very we'll. our
| people are satisfied. They think that Con-
ervative" expresses all that our party in
IS organization aimed at. 1t means the
| abandonment of all the old party names and
he obliteration of old party lines for the
higher and nobler purpose of securing 4
borough fusion OF all who are opposed to
| he JacOhnism of the modern Republican
oartv. We have had no Democratic party
n Virginia since 1861, and we can see no
more necessity for adopting the name now
han there would have been in the midst OF
he war. The people do not demand it and
our interests do not require it. In truth,
those to whom we have looked as our natu'
raj allies in the North-the men who are
there struggling for constitutional govern
ment aud reform in the administration OF
our national affairs-not only refrain
rom asking us to identity, ourselves
with them in name. but beseech Us
not to embarrass them. This is the advice
of the New York World, the Leading Demo
cratic journal in the North. They are Ger.
tain to have our sympathy at present, witt
the assurance that in due time we will be-
found arrayed with them in the struggle tc
| overthrow the common enemy.
What then, We ask, is the use of all thil
uproar that the Enquirer is making about
Democracy? Why is it not content to &C.
quiesce in the judgment of the Conserva
tive Press of the State, not one of which, il
we except two or three sore-headed ones
desire a change Of name or policy a. pre-
sent? We have enough to do to fight oul
own battles with the Radical party on oul
) own soil. Let us not reform our lines, re
| pudiate our leaders, or change our war.cry
which is Conservative" until we shall
have routed and vanquished the enemy tha
is Immediately in our front. If there is any
thing in name, we have a good one al
ready, which serves our purposes quite
Let us Herewith be content for the presen
at least.