The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-10
Cheering Tsmes--The Two Causes.

Cheering Times--The Two Causes.
The non-committal dens are emptyihg
themselves of their tenants, and oniy VERY
and there remains IN old man who mas ~
taste for the political ways OF THESE oas.'
and swear, he will have nothing 10 90 VIII
them. These and those sorc-headea persons
1 u,ho arc ,pitfed because they have not been
called upon to tell the people Bow 10 CO. ana
have not therefore, been treated with the
consideration they think they deserve, stand
aloof from the fight now growing 50 hVe's
and interesting. These latter gentlemen are
poutinsiy looking on, discontented wiz"
everything; but theirirritation beng c"'eh!
invoked bv those from whom they eNpecteu
the most of personal honors,, they WIN ui'''
,nately side with the enemies OF tue hien
they formerly associated With in politics. ana
the enemies and prosecutors OF their people:
Save these singular people, everybody Is
coming ont frankly and cheerfuiiy 10 eh'isl
in the struggle now going ON between war
and discord and patriotism and reunion
The new enlistments are nearly all Oh '''''
Liberal side. Newspapers and promsnch'
men are, especially in the Northwest cl.''s
ing over from GRANT Radicali>m 10 L'oe'''
Republicanism and GREELEY. Never before
were there so many important changes from
one side to another in politics. we nav
kent the reader advised Of these unlH'ialle'c"
changes. no
ryen the more uncompromising Demo
Gratis that held back long are joining tt,eh
party in support of the Liberal cause ! He
latest and most noted of these Is 'hKE
BLACK, of Pennsylvania, one OF the a'''c''
men in the Union. Slow to come Ill., he HIS
offered an ,nanswcrablc argument why no
Democrat should stay behind.
Everywhere at the North the most nh'l''S'
taxable signs of zeal in favor OF the 'h'ei"-
nati ticket are displayed. Everybody seems
to be satisfied that il will be elected. lo"
else can it be when we see silcli men d.
R.svs and FARSswoRTF, and hundreds OF
prominent Republicans who have helo his''
nositions. from United States senators 10
governors and judges and legislators oe-
claring for GREELEY. and all Striking the KEY
note Of the cause as well as it is the keysnotc
to victory and liberty, reconciliation, eq'lail-
Is. and brotherhood. They are all animated
by the same feeling Of patriotism and MI
tional devotion, and what is equally clear
they are stirred by the prospect of victory ID
the great movement. However they might
svmpathize with the high motives OF the
Iibcr,ls if these astute volunteers in the
cause did not see that it would triumph they
could not consent merely to enter the field
of defeat and slaughter. Oh no, they Volun'
teer not only upon the right side, but upon
the rictorious side.
This is the common sense and practical
argument involved by their course. So we
saw in the movements OF the Democratic
peop!e of the North in favor Of the Literal
cause the clear proof that there was q strong
party of Liberal Republicans ready to leave
the GRANT party, and go for the Liberal
ticket the moment it became proper to do SO.
This they have done. Actions are loud and
conclusive witnesses in these matters.
There can be no mistaking the signs of the
general satisfaction and cOnSclentlollsness OF
right that prevail in the allied ranks con-
tending for peace and reiinion. They are
perceptible everywhere.
Mr.. GREELEY demeans himself admirably
as the leader of this vast popular force COM
bined for the public defence. He preserves
the most impcrturbable sell-posSesslon ana
cheerfuncss. keseiyesall public demonstm'
lions checrlully and modestly, and gives them
all the turn of generous hospitality and social
geniality. His latest affair with his tens of
thousands of people was at the claln-bake I'D
Rhode Island. His face bcamed with good
nature and affection, and he firmly carried
out his resolution not to interrupt the flow
of good feeling and fcstivity by opening
the theme of party politics. On that
theme his lips were rs tightly closed
AS the shell of the clam itself. lie conducted
the &c. 900 through the 10000 CLAIMS baked in
the sand with entire Success, and smoothing
occurred to mar the hilarity of the occa-
sion" This was "GREELEY's AnabasiS I'm
conducting his friends back to their homes
of peace and fellowship. SO Sssfft3 81
EVERYWHERE the sunlight rest uponet
good cause. Eyerywhere the Liberals and
Democrats ffaise their voices III Behalf OF
peace and unf6n peace fhatwe may prosper
and be contented union and friendship that
We may meet brothers at the family altar,
& the barbecue, and the elam-hake, and may so
meet in the councils of the nation for the de-
fence of our common country, and for the
promotion of her power and dignity, and for
the security, liberty, and happiness of the
people.
On the adverse side what do we behold:
The frowns Of war and persecution and sec.
tional passions and hates. The "bloody
chasm'' must not be bridged nor filled i'll !;
there must be continued distrust, continued
maliguities, between the sections; the South
must be reprcssed, equality must not be re-
stored; the country must be agitated 10y the
worst passions; there must be 10 peace, no
rest, no brotherhood, no equality Of the peo-
pie and States, that the war party may, like
unsuitable leeches, continue to suck the life
blood of the nation.
Which of these two parties will triumph!
WHICH OUGHT TO TRIUMPH:
In the Convention of the Fredericksburg
Congressional district to nominate a Con-
sentative candidate, the Conservative vote in