The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-20
A State Convention.


r,,, r,o,t,.,, Committee Of the 'o"sci|"
tive partv Of Virginia met III ''', Wv,
Saturday and called state ton'en'''''' '" ~
..,a :, p;chmond on tho 9th of June. we
,,res,m, that the Convention WIS pos'fohc"
ca long IN order to allow each county INC
opporfunity of selecting Its delegates on rs
eourt-tlav. This delay will prevent the
action of the Virginia Convention from haN-
ing any influence over that OF the otfl,'
states: bu, II vii! afford 50 much the NOR
time for reflection and for the formation u i
correct Judgment.
From all that VIC can learn fr"'n 'h' 'o''7
nlittecmen, VIC are led tn ir'''N' 'h'N ="
conccdc that the Conservatives oi '''''
"as at present advised. 10 q'o'e 'ohs
fSoonr,s cautic,ls phrase, arc almost uhaiit-
,,o,,s,x !, c,ror of the GREELEY and BROW.
ticket. md opposed to - s'fnSht-o"' ho''''-
NATION h, the Baltimore Convention.
The ,a,e t'a, selected for the meeting ct
mr. Stale Convention will render II h'''-
.srv. AS the committee possibly Intended II
should. for the Convention itself t" choose
the delegates TO Baltimore. There VIII not
be time between the 9th OF June ana me
9th of july for The several c"n%rc>H'onal o's'
tricts to hold conventions and select thth
own delegates. It will be the duty OF H."
PEOPLE. therefore. to exercise great care l"
the appointment OF delegates I" the kl'h-
ncnd Convention. Let u> have no inlllac'
ticahles. no men who deal IN orin'lnch'al
notifies" no sticklcrs for words and phrases,
no b,lrrowcrs i'm records who think it more
important TO hunt up mans foolish dcciara-
tons in his past life than to know what VIII
be his acts of tomorrow.
We have assumed AL along that thu vote
Virginia will bc cast in Baltimore Tor GREE
LEY and BRowx and t"rno nomination. Tie
news brought in from the country ny tue
members of the Central Committee leaves no
room for doubt that such is the wish OF the
people. Let the people. therefore. cboosc
delegates who will carry ont their wishes.
At the same time the delegates should DC
men who will have the good sense and the
nerve TO do or the 18th Of Jun" "lai.Nci
sl,al! then seem t. bc right. We heiicT. 'lmt
the leaders who had the man!in,sa ard the
good judgment to come ont for GREELEY
without waiting to find oft whether such
course would be popular or not arc III" vel
men who will in any crisis he ready t. tab
the responsibility of doing right. NeHelth'-
les il will do no harm t. SIND down Il IT,"
odd fo.ic>." who afraid OF then shadows.
10 .er,. a> breaks upon the car oi the GHtt-
LEY party.
The most important questions tha' 'h'
State Convention will have to decide i tins:
Shall the Virginia delegates to the Baltimore
Convention he instructed 10 oppose new
nomination. and to withdraw from that bod!
il il shall determine to make one: We say.
Yes. Let them 90 with these instructions.
Let lis have no part in the folly which would
con>i-n the South to another -four wears al
Radical oppression.
We trust the people will ponder these
things. The county meetings will some ol
them Ne held in the cotlr>" Of two weeks.
There is no time 10 be lost. See to il that
YOU do AL YOU can to MAKE Virginia ONE
r,crc a free commonwealth