The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-01

$500 s,r;ng these five years ne fels snas
couIse ~ ;,,atiied In combining our planolIh.n
we wei ore 1,lank-opposition to the h aiea,
70 70, 1n no p Wren, therefore. q hauaS ,r
ca 1, pur cnseryafive to go with MIN on any
u,refext. let the CONSERVATIVE give .ua an
avyer of the widow. at the lune Y,so taa
bachelor trod on her zoe oI ~ ~ t, ,ou
nne;,vad himself acknowledging Conser-
sat;yes nv that term he meant Q man VINO
dnn,t bite off his nose to spite ms iace,
hut makes the best of the worst sltuallon
a man who strikes for the best attalnaoie,
without wasting time in repinlng after tne
hest imaginable; q man who, in facC, non
estlu and fairly accepts the situation. lt Is
the dutv of The Conservative to let it DC
known that he is not consplrator
against the Government under which
he lives, but, having accepted IL,
strive to improve it, and always claim nls
rights under it. At present, however, our
operations are confined TO nome Depart
ment. We want to rid the State OF carpet
baggers and scalawags, aud TO put inc GOV
ernment of Virginia in the bands OF VIZ
oinians. This done, what thenP Ths
sneaker would then turn to that party
which promised to do the most for us. APP
plause.1 He cared not what was lts name
I" Good,n1 If in looking for friends IN
rational conflict he, an old Wing, found
himself in the ranks to which be was once
a stranger. and they called him q ."Demo-
craft or iocofoco, all right. 90 10
he was not to be scared off by hard names;
daughter and applause.] He concluueu
with an encouraging estimate OF Inc pros,,
poets of the party and an appear 10 aA 800
citizens 10 stand together on tue soo"
strong platform Of the ConVentloh' opio-
sition to Radlcallsm.
REMARKS OF Ex GOVERNOR SMITH.
Governor William Smith, oelng iouIy
called for, was next introduced. ne sgo lr
in his usual earnest, characteristic anu, anu q. ~
fectiye STYLE. TIE lateness OF the hour At
which we write precludes report aL Tue
length due his effort. He proclaimed MINI
self a conquered but unsubdued reoei
hnt he had sworn to abide the ConStitu-
tion 40 n whole, and he intended TO 40 IL.
ne we ALI ought to do, hoping TO improve IL
uban we oct n chance. Vigilance ana CO.
oneration are necessary for the war IN
which we are about to engage, anu II we
discharge our bounden duty before 'od
and man, victory, glorious victory, osei
the thicving horde which nlests our % nv" 600
ders will be ours. We Will nave a oV,o ,s
majority in November. AS ICE h'niSo'.,
though frosted with age he had The spirit
NJ five and twenty, and though man OF
nlst generation he was in tllll Synpatny
with the present. Thank God, he had
never been cold to country or to woman.
There was twenty years good service in
him vet, and he intended to tight THIS pat
tie out on his old plAn of making no pro-
vision for 4 retreat.
The Governor was loudly and frequently
applaudcd, and sat down amid many cries
OF AGO on !" "Go on!"
MAI. W. ". GILMER, OF ALBEaARLE,
was then called to the stand, and by his
fervid eloquence, happy illustrations and
humorous comments upon the remarks OF
the preceding speakers, put the audience
in the best humor possible. None OF The