The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-15
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col. Rsw.aauxhes % enc Miuasson.
ss,fA AZ we published HE letter g Cosonel
Hs,ehes 10 which reference is made Y the
one ore following, and bscause ne Is e 1llah
whose utteYances ought to reach Coiisefsas
tives az we'll as Radicals, we reproG nee the
suhjoined letter from him TO tne edi1o, o. o.
the Loudoun Reptbgicea. I'VE deny 'tnas
orr reporter mutilated his letter heretofore
published: . 1o1,
NV Dear Sir,-I have received your iet-
ter. i hesitate to write now abouG parry
sffairs You know that a strictly private
letter which I wrote the other day, more IN
banter than in earnest, has been puotlsned,
al miJtilated az to have been dlVested OF
nassas es which disclosed the had-humorous
half.serions strain in which it was written.
But have very decided opinions ON tne
subjects to which you refer. Ihe trouoies
of our party, whatever they may 0e, arr;
due to the selfish manner,ln WHICH Feuel I
patronage is too often dispensed III the
State. and TO the ignorance which our Lead
ING politicians labor under of the past noil-
tics OF the State, and OF the temper Oh Inc
Virginia people. id. - :
direct the affairs of the party, and VINO con-
troll its patronage in Virginia, any spirit OF
enlarged disintefestedness for the cause. l
think see too frequently only the eXnlol-
| tion of an unworthy personal selnshness.
The troubles which afflict the Repup,icttn Il
marty in this State are traceable. tnihk, 70
these causes. The men-aYer Few IN nun
ber-who direct the dispensatlon OF pa.ftHhn e
nersons responsible for whatever strlfes eA-
lat I'm the party at home, and for thaI as
organization which is apparent not only 70
ourselves, but to our enemies. Iney natt
misled the Administration, ana 6lou i.,,,,
much distraction into our ranks anu ooi'ni
upon our cause. ,,a tho
That these men do not understand tne
temper of the Virginia people, anu a w,
very Indifferent politicians, Il ptUs ,, h,V wy
the extreme disfavor into Whlcn sn.y go nS, W
brought our party among tnc grea. mas on, ~
The good people of the state. ,nfd n.te CON
tertained in my life more nor S Soni than nv
viction. more unshlkeabIy nxea, tnan iny
annr;ct;nn that the measures and principles
W tt,a Danublican party are the only ones
w ", I yrb,ch the government Of this Union can
ba .,falv and peaceably conducted. Inc
memocratic marty themselves pay unwilling
ND c,erced homage to the sOundness and
a xceIence of these principles in accepting
their new departure. Their object in SUBJ
Shifting the principles Of the new de-
nartlIre for their own obsolete, discredited,
and repudinted ones, is, by combining the
strength inherent in good principles with
that which they think attaches to the re.
spectacle personnel Of their party, to ensure
success in the next Presidential election.
fr,lo
as proved by the concession of our enc
mics, what but the most wretched misman-
segment on the part Of our politicians (un-
worthy Of the name) has brought so much
odium upon our cause among
the white population OF the State? We
have the right on our side. Our measures
have indicated themselves in the expert
7aentur, c,7tciS Of successful enforcement
and triumphant popular acceptance and
yet, in Virginia at least, the friends of those
measures are overwhelmed with Obloquy,
while their enemies enjoy all the te>timo-
malls of popular favor. The popular out
cry is against us, though we are right, and
though we know we are right.
cannot help ascribins this unjust and
unsound state of things, in very great part,
to the want of capacity and qualification IN
our leading politicians. / Will not say they
are not good men; but cannot help say
ing they are bad politicians. Gen. Grant
and the Administration have meant we'll to
Virginia, and to the Republican party of
Virginia; and, | think, if they had been
proDerly advised by those of whom they
took counsel, we should have had better
condition Of things in our State than we
have had. There can be no doubt
that the responsibility for the present state
of affairs rests with those leaders of the
party in Virginia on whose advice the.
Administration has dispensed its patronage
in our State. do not blame Mr.. Boutwell,
or NLr. Peasonton lay the blame on the
Ring which has hedged them around, and
cut them off from communion with the
people. Certain is it, that as q general rule
the Federal patronage has been dispensed
in Virginia to the destruction of the Re-
publican cause, and not to the end of
building it up.
/ have never in my life had much counec-
ton with the machinery Of party. In the old
Democratic days before the war, when l
was Il very earnest Democrat, had little
or nothing to do with party management or
organization. My more especial province
was to expound principles and advocate
measures. Pursuing this my habitual wont,
i shall have now nothing to do with the
party machinery. expect to put forth all
The energies l possess in the advocacy of
Republican principles, and if / do this part
we'll 1 shall have no time Left for attending
to the petty manipulations Of party man
agement. Possibly my chance for useful
mes, In the more appropriate sphere would
be impaired if l were crippled and dis
credited by any sort Of ENHANCEMENT with
party machinery. ..
For twenty years past the Democratic
party has been q minority of the voters of
the United States. The people of this Union
have rejected their tenets repeatedly, de-
cidedly, finally. A truculent war has re-
suited in the utter reputation and aban-
dOnment of their most cherished dogmas.
Finally, they themselves, in accepting the
new departure, have quilted their own
platform, and embraced the new Republi-
can Evangel-JERUsALEM THE GOLDEN.
Shall we Republicans of The South. mar
tyrs in the good cause. disciples of the true
faith, falter in the good work, now that the
scoffers and reyilers Of our cause have ten
dered it their tardy homage?-we
.. Is. who with our leader, ...'
Have conquered In the Hght? --rr ,....
II is not written In the book of destiny
that our Government, the best on earth,
shall pass into the hands Of its domestic
enemies. Let us be true-true-and all
will be well. Bourbon restorations-coun-
ter.revolutions-were possible fifty years
ago. Now they are impossible. The Amer
lean Republican is not likely to play telo
de Sc.
There is popular edition of the Odyssey
of Homer very recently published. In it