The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-08
Virginia.

We are In the sixth year after the war oi
,,ood and near the conclusion, 1t Is TO De
boned. of the war of political persecu'ioH
and punishment. We have been gwen 20
understand bv recent events that the reia-
TN, If the States to the General Govern
,nept ;s entirely changed, and for a time
nossih,v we NAV be held to be more amen
ah,e 70 interference in our local affairs by
the Federal Government than Ne" lorh
or my northern State. But gradually all
d,S,inc.ions among the States are beng
ob,iterated. and in q short time there Will
he no such inequality. Used TO nara treat
,nont and having been tried by passing
through the most humiliating ordeal tha'
ever community was subjected to- we
cas 1T least be comfortable under the saii'e
discinline that all the States in the Union
are subjected TO.
We are therefore in comparative ease "''"
sec,,rity. We can all vote. and we have sue
ceeded in electing men of capacity ana nom
esty to administer the Government ana
Dublic confidence has greatly recovered.
The people have stronger hopes and their
energies are more full of life than they have
been since the beginning Of the Con-
pressional war upon the South.
II would be disastrous to the prosperity
If the state were our people to separate
now upon political issues, ana thus 50
weaken their strength AS that the Govern
Ynept would pass into the hands OF men VINO
cannot be trusted, and We become again
prev to fears and troubles which RESTRAIN
ENTERPRISE, cripple energy, anu seriously
impair the growth and improvement of Tic
State.
We are in a position from which we can
advance rapidly, if we remain 'ir'ily tie
voted to our domestic welfare Wlth"u'
dividing upon questions upon wilirh IL J.
not at all important that our voice should
now be heard.
What are the objects to be secured ny
union and harmony ut home now! Go"d
poyernmcnt-the best men TO represent
us-the preservation of order-the lhSpl-
ring of conference.-the stimulation o1 en-
terprise and industry-the encouragement
of investments, and the inviting OF lnilnl-
grafton. These objects are above all Others
that can command our cXertlons now.
They involve the growth and prosperity OF
the Commonwealth and the peace and com
fort of society. as well rs the safety ana
support of the women and children OF the
State.
And shall we give up these and 60 to
war-partisan WARRIOR the purpose of CIV
ing few politicians places! Is it more inn
portant that we should caucus and canvass
for the precipitation of these men than that
we should protect the local well-bcing OF
Virginia and the very peace and comfort OF
every family Preside!
We imagine the people of Virginia will
be united on this point. They have too
much to do at home in clearing away the
debris of the war, restoring order, getting
ahead in their stores for subsistence, and
preparing to rebuild their fortunes, to go to
sea on Federal politics.
Virginia has not made money as fast as
the cotton States, and her staple has been
the subject of heavy taxation, to the serious
injury of her agricultural industry ana
also of her manufacturing interests. ana
this injustice, which falls so heavily upon
the colored population, must be MADE 10
bear upon the next election. But while
Virginia has not made money as fast as her
sister States further South have done, he'
Improvement has been steady and substah-
tiai. Her increase is upon solid foundations
Whether we consider her temperature
soil, waters, forests, or minerals, she stands
presminent the State of all others that
will confer the best rewards upon industry
and the greatest degree of health and hap
piness upon her people.
With the highest hopes, then, let us be
united, and with all our energy and indus
try let us wipe out the sears and desolation'
of war and make our dear old State blossom
as the rose.