The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-04
The Anproaching Election.


or family to protect. every man WHO n',
q particle of love for his State ana "ou''
save her treasury from spoiiation' hc'
Dubijc offices from degradation by ihcohi
petency aud dishonesty, and her judgment
seats from partisan and corrupt occupants
to stand forth and cast his whole lohoc'io'
and his vote liz the defence OF society au'
the State. Tho man who fails TO arpre
ciste the eXigcncy is dull in his pcTccP
tive faculties. and the man who secs II aho
vet remains inactive, q listless observer o
event., Is rccreant to his solemn duties, ano
is cursed with an apathy rs disgracciul IL
il Is unaccountable.
We are fighting no ordinary battle i"
Virginia. 1t isnei,her Republican nor Deil-
ocratic. II is a struggle between no''o'''
and dishoucsty-betwcen our own peoP'o
and unscrupuIous NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cnmpetency aud ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fidelity and trcachcry-betwcen cNlsiza'ioh
and barbarian. Who can hesitate IN
struggle between these opposing elcments'
If The responsible and capable white pco-
plo, who have the whole burthens OF the
Government to bear, and who alone are
capable of preserving the order oil society
and administering the Government for me
best interests Of all classes, are defeated
whit will be our fate: We have Out 10
look at the fates of the states where carpet
bag rule has prevailed TO read it. win IN
competency in all the branches OF the
Government with corruption installed III
all the public places, and the public trea-
sury ulundercd and divided amongst the
corrupt officials; with Justice receiving
the brides Of crime and transSrcSSorS
going through the lind unplnished; with
the pcrilS of property and life everywhere
increased With the public mind irritated
and filled with anxiety, and industry
everywhere diverted from its peaceful and
prolific pursuits, what sort of Il country
should We not have: That such would be
our fate if We fall into the hands Of such
Radicals "a are, bS some strange combna-
ton of causes, let loose upon the South. we
have only to look to the fruits Of their adj
miuistrution elsewhere to know. In time
OF unprecedented pr0stration and misery
those Radicals have increased the debts OF
millions OF dollars, whilst they have let
loose upon society the passions of the infer
nal regions. Look TO the southern States
and see all this. 1t stands out in bold re-
lief. and is undeniable. Well might Mr..
GREELEY cry 10 them, 500 back, MHcres! :"
To avoid such evils, every man should at
once 60 to work--cycry one should consi-
l., l,,, hfl, IN ppf
own people from such national culse$.
once settling in his own mind how this ser
vice may be best rendered, he should de-
vote himself to il with all his mind and all
his physical energy.
II these StimuiantS to he diSch srgc OF
rutlc duly in the present cNiscncy apply
With force 10 the whole state and TO every
citizen, how very strong they are when
con. Gcrcd with reference to Richmond
IT is the cuicl city in the state. It's cXanl-
pile is more important than that OF any
other portion Of the state. Richmond is the
nurse OF industry, Of manufactures, and OF
commerce. She holds Il relation to rural
enterprise and industry that is both lnti-
mtc and effective. Imagine the consc-
uucnces Of her subulUination to Radical
rulc, the dislrust in her future that would
immediately arise, and the want of faith in
her whole internal economy. Think how
enterprise and population would he re-
PEELED from her borders, bow plans for i'm
pr0remcnt would be frustrated. and all
projects for the growth and increase of
commerce would he brought to Il dead
halt.
These are the consequences that would
flow lgom ii victory to Virginia Radicali>m.
And We wish il distinctly understood that
thus sort Of Radicaisln is totally different
allsir from kepublicanism in the northern
States, whatever may be said of that. The
northern Rcpublicanism is at least relieved
from the two elements which have so cutsed
the South-barbarism and treacherous car
pet basgcry. That makes world OF dill
ference These two enemies Of civilized
SO siely are what we have to fight here. See,
did they not sustain the funding bill last
winter. Do they not now dcnsunce ii?
DO they not demand the continual payment
hy Virginians of the enormous special tax
imposed upon them 10y the Federal Govern
ment, and propose that they shall repudiate
their own debt: AS we have said, they
hate Virginia, and demand every thing for
the Federal Government. Virginia must
he dishouorcd-the Federal debt must be
paid, and so must the tobacco tax.
Aye, and should they get office and con-
troll, what then: Following the example OF
their brethren, they would lail to meet the
public obligations and appropriate the pub
lie money to jobs and fraudulent schemes
through which they would till their own
pockets-risng in u few months from un.
scrupulous and penniless adventures tC
rich capitalists with large incomes! Con
tinuing to abuse the southern people a.
inhospitable and unkind, they would 70 OF
robbipg them OF their hardly earned trea
sure, and finally leave the Government il
confusion and all its departments choke(
with The remains of their corruptions.
People Of Virginia, let us unite as one
man, and once more teach these carpet
baggers that Virginia never will submit to
their ahominable misrule.
The denomination If Senator PENDLEroN
in the Botctourt district is gratifying to the
friends of Il liberal and enlightened State
policy. He was the ablest man in the last
Senate, and the force of his intellect upon
OH Questions nf pnupru1 interest waS WE