The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-20

in other days Wings, or Know Nothlngs, OF
Democrats. II q man shall, like MOSES,
who refused to be called the son
of PHARAoH's daughter, decline TO be
known ~ 4 Democrat, and absolutely re-
iect this name, the Enquirer will neverthe-
less support him if he declares his present
and future hostility TO RepublicamSm
both radical and mild. 1t would seem to
be the Dispatch speaking; but it is not; IL
is the Enquirer. The term Conservative
is used to describe our party i'll order
that such men may act with it and III IL.
Will the Enquirer tell us how ii would dis
pose of men who "reS0lutety refuse to
take the name of Democrat ~ il we were to
follow its advice and give that unpopular
name to the Conservative party? If you
organize Democratic party, ana some
men resoluteIy refuse to take the name
of Democrat" it seems to us that you
would be compelled to read such men out
Of the party.
But if this be the position alike of the
ENQUIRER and of the Conservative party,
why is that paper constantly speaking as II
the latter had done, and was persistent Ill
doing, injustice to the Democratic party, or
to individual "national Democrats" We
cannot answer this question. So far as we
can see, the Enquirer, in the extracts
quoted above, places itself exactly where
the Conservative party is. We cannot per-
ceiye shadow Of difference between its
avowed purpose and our own. Yet zee are
satisfied with the Conservative organiZa-
ton. and cordially commend it to the sup
port of every good man in Virginia, whilst
the Enquirer seems to be stirring up dis
cord. Even in the issue containing the lam
gusge we have quoted it appears to be stri-
wing to show that whether oil of us wish to
do SO or not it is our bounden duty TO be.
come lin name we suppose, for we are al
ready known as allies national Demo-
crats"; and it uses such language as the
following:
GAS party organization we united with
the National Democratic party organization
in 1858. We sent our delegates to ask for
US admission into that representative as
sembly of the national Democracy. Yet
now, forsooth, those who still adhere to
the position of the whole party, unanl-
mously pronounced in 1868, are to be eX-
Guided from full fellowship with the party
by whose instructions they committed
themselves to full cooperation and identll-
cation with the rational Democracy.
scDoes John Goode, DR., Of Norfolk, cease
to be member OF the Conservative party
Of Virginia by continuing to hold the posi-
ton of the Yirginian representative In the
National Democratic Executive Commit
teeP II so, he becomes q traitor and de.
serter of Virginian Conservatism by his
mistaken obedience to the commands OF his
marty. and his misled confidence that his
marty would not eXcommunlcate him for
doing the things which they commanded
him to do. So with the other gentlemen OF
the delegation to the National Democratic
Convention in 1868"
We are among these traitors and desert
ers; but we never knew that anybody had
On STYLED us until we read it in the En-
o,,irer ; nor did we know that anybody had
nroposed to exclude us from full fellowship
with the Conservative party; nor, indeed
fnot to put too fine point upon It, thai
there was anybody or any party that coutd
40 exclude us, seeing that we acted in 1865
in company with the whole CONSERVATIVE
party Of Virginia. In 1865 we were win
John GoopE, Jr., in New York, in the flesh
and in 1870 we would fain believe that we
are with him In spirit. And SO the Enquirer
may foresee that we are going to answer its
question by ayerring in solemn manner that
JOHN GooDE, Jr., has not ceased to be
member Of the Conservative party OF Vlr-
ainsa. So far from this being the case
IL Is Of the essence of the Conserva'
tive spirit that JOHN GooDE, Dr., or
"auy other man." shall be allowed TO
cali himselfa Democrat, or Wing, or no.
marty man, or an omni-party man, if ne VIII
INIT oppose Virginia "Republicanism both
radical and mild" We can hardly treat the
gsosirer's questions with that courtesy
which its own high character demands, SO
unreasonable does it seem to us to intimate
that there Is any man of influence In the
Conservative party who wonld exclude
from It's ranks those who call themselves
Democrats. Why, If those who sympa,
thized with the national Democracy IN
1858 were read ont OF the Conservative,
party there would be nobody lett. u she