The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-28
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Indicated by several of our Valley content.
poraries ia to receive countenance In the
remotcst: degree by the Conservative party
in convention assembled. '. we, In, advance,
announce our purpose to have notbing,to to
do withft. THE primary. and ,all-control-
veln Der is to preserve the State Government
to the people of,Nirginia by defeating the
Radical party. If the platform to- be
adoptcd recognizes this fact, then we will
heartily ioin our efforts In CARRYING it out
to a successful conclusion. If. however,
questions of State policy, now settled
are TO be opened again-if. ,thc, mad
dened passions Of superficial dema-
gonucs and blatant time. servers are to be
toleratcd and condoned-if the unpardon.
able purpose Of compromising the fair fame
of Virginia is to receive countenan by
hesitating, timid, temporizing policy, in
| which the dictates Of conscience aud The
appeals of honor are to be compromised, IL
| would be far better that no convention as
semble.
To our view, the issue next fall should he
simply, shall the Conservative or the kadl-
cal party control the legislation OF the
| State? This is platform enough. Then let
each county select its most experienced and
ablest men-thOSe who have nerve, brains,
and purpose. and who can convey to other
| minds their own thoughts in a perspicuous
and convincing manner. If this be done,
!! the Conservative party can preserve its
supremacy. Otherwise, the State will be
lost. ... S.. - f.
The Old Commonwealth, published in the
same town with the Rockingham Register,
Is more conciiatory. 1t talks in this style
We cordially endorse the propriety, as
we'll rs the necessity, Of a convention of all
| the political elements in Virginia opposed
| to the policy Of the Radical party. The
| internal affairs of the State-its financial
| condition and its internal improvements,
more particularly demand Immediate and
serious consideration. We need the best
| talent OF the State that can be made availa-
BILE to deal with these momentous ques-
tions. There is much diversity OF opinion
among the people with regard to the man.
ner in which the public debt shall be dis
posed of-whether the whole Of 1t; includ-
| ing that portion which we claim ought to
be paid by West Virginia, shall be assumed
and paid by us; or whether q certain por-
| tion of this debt SHALL be repudiated
! by Virginia. It is earnestly contend
ed by not a few persons, and among
them some of our most prominent men,
that. In consideration Of the fact that q
large per centagc Of the property upon
which the State debt was based was de-
stroyed by the CONTINGENCIES of the war, a
pro rata sealing Of the debt existing before
the war should be made. IN other words,
that Virginia should repudiate portion Of
her Indebtedness in consequence Of the
pecuniary loss to her citizens resulting
from the abolition Of slavery, the
depreciation in the value Of real estate, the
| embarrassment of the people, and the re-
| fusal of West Virginia TO assume her fair
proportion of the debt. These questions
are Of vital importance to the integrity as
we'll As the financial welfare Of the State,
and they must be met and decided by the
next LEGISLATURE. The issue will be made
ut the polls in November, and the people
must decide it.
The question Of tispcsing OF the States
interest in our internal improvements, and
Of consolidating the several great railroad
| hines under the management of one COM
| pany, will also have to be considered. 1t
will be argued that we must combine these
interests TO enable us to successfully meet
and battle the efforts of foreign orpora-
tirns" to get the control OF them.
| In addition to these great local issues.
! the proposed State Convention will be
| called upon TO consider the political issues
presented IN the "new departure" Of the
Democracy of the North, as presented in
| the recent action Of the party in Ohio, led
by the late lamented Falandigham. Shall
we accept the situation, including all the
! amendments made to the Federal Constl-
tuition, or shall we hopelessly continue to
! fight against them? Shall the Conserva-
| tive party augment its strength, or shall it
disband. These questions, we say, have
| to be considered, and the sooner they are
| met and disposed of the better.
1t is too late now to discuss the proprietY
and expediency Of holding Convention.
1t has been called. 1t will meet. 1t will
have unruly spirits in it. Difficult ques-
tions will be brought before it for decision.
Let US be prepared to treat them as states
,nen should.