The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-23
Address of the conservative Central
Committee.

The following address has been issued by
the Conservative Central Committee:
"The City Executive Committee beg
leave to offer to the Conservatives OF Rich
mond their hcaatv congratulations upon
the results achieved ut the late nominating
assemblies of their party. II Is their opinion
that, upon the whole, one of the stronRes,
tickets has been framed which Richmond
has seen for many Il day-certainly since
Richmond has PISSED from the grip OF the
.atrap CANDY and the vicious Influence oil
the renecadeS Hunnicutt and Wells.
"The little contest soon to he decided for
or against the Conservative party of this
city is u contest not so much for the control
of this municipality rs for the control OF the
Sta,e-lf only for the metropolis. it would
still be n noble one. But being for some
thing of grander aim aud purpose, every
pickering among ourselves should cease,
and every Conservative hand should in
stantlv he helping hand in the great Work
before us next Thursday.
Richmond is the true commercial centre
of Virginia-thc chief depository OF its
banking capital, the point at which Is dis,
pcnscd all the patronage OF the Stale, ana
10 which is brought all the Federal tributes
for distribution. 1t is the seat OF wealth,
refinement. intellect; the nurse of an intel
ligcnt and powerful Conservative press, the
fortress whence issue to every provincial
stronghold Of our party all the mu-
nitionS and enginery Of its warfare.
The Importance of retaining it i'll
Conservative hands cannot be over
estimated. We trust that our people
whose associations do not permit them 10
watch the mannuvres Of our enemies with
The same Jealous attention as we. will pom
der we'll what we tell them-thGt the Hddt-
cal pQrty design TO succeed to the control u
our city g0rcInrncnt IN no other ray than by
fomenting divisions IN our ranks. However
sncciousiv that party may cover up Its dark
and damnablc designs, it will not forego to
unmask them when secure in the belief OF
their unopposcd accomplishment. The
security of us all lies in our ohSery-
ancc of party discipline, and however
CALLING TO our scnsibllitic> the sting OF the
party lash. we should not forget that that
lash is in the hands OF friends identified
with IL by community OF interest, race,
language, and ideas. This committee is in
Il position to advise the people that ii rs the
iuteAtjoa 0ad The game. OF the Radical
party to run no ticket Of its own
in several Of The wards Of this city,
but if possible. by dcyiIish arts, to enlist
under q so-calcd citizens banner all the
dissatisfied clements in orr organization.
ll> ,y.,teh,Y ord NOW, IL rorlnerly, arc divide
and conquer. Ii remains for every true
Conservative. however high or low his STA
ton, to rcpcl by every means iii his power
this intended insult upon his intclli-
nencc. This committee would be re-
creant to its trust. and unmndlul OF lis
duty, il it did not at this period Of the
canvass address its fellow-Con>ervativcS in
strong, plain, unvamishcd language.
Elected by our party in lis primary as
Scmblies to take charge OF its trusts, and
advise in all matters pertaining 10 lt> wei
fare. we utter now Il note OF warning III
the hope that many may be deferred from
pursuing Il course calculated to do much
harm TO their friends, and that all may
>cizc the opportunity presented them next
Thursday Of doinG thci' orhoie duty by roting
straight om erefy name on the regular ticket
Of orr Grty. I. II. STARKE,
Gvn'l>up't City Conservative Com.
j. II. CLAIBORNE,
Assistant General perintendent.
Il. 3. .VunTord. Secretary.