The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-06
The Louisville Fiasco.

Gone to smash! With Federal uniforms,
with Federal tyansportationin their poekess'
with Federal money TO pay their hote' o'''''
with Federal Secretary OF the areas"i'
within a few miles directing their move
merts. with the Federal organs at "ash'sis-
,on. New York, and everywhere F't'','s
.hn,, ON the hack. and after all gone TO sftlsh
Ills Of no consequence what tl'es s'h" '"N
did there, though we publish it else"i'efe
90 = n,,,er Of news, but what vii! they say
and do when they get home agnin a sue
ccssf,,l deserter is something, but an h'Suc-
s,oash,, one is to be pitied, indeed. What
shall be said to these foot-sore, tired stfas'
p,ers. who went into action with 'FAsi
facke. under Democratic uniform ana come
back to us stripped Of the covering anu
wearing the colors of the enemy. Let us DC
mercif,,l to them, and while we are mak'hs
nm our minds to that let us look AROUND
and see what they have done.
Without doubt the Louisville "ConVeh-
ton" as far as It purported TO represent the
state of public opinion where the delegates .
came from, was tremendous fraud. IL mao
not the slightest right to ask to be believed.
Seyen-eightbs of tho men who attended were
men whose rnlitiul character deprived tncm
Of apy claim oil public confidence. This Is
in evidence from the well-grounded and
general belief with both political parties that
The meeting was held In the interest Of
CHANT. SO little were the characters OF the
men composing ii In opposition TO this BELIEF
that by the day of meeting II wax
almost conceded that such was the case. The
few men from the South whose characters at
home had weight were put in the prominent
offices of the body with the hope that they
might diiiuse some responsibility through
the motley assemblagc. But the measure OF
meal was too great for the leaven. Misfor'
tune. which always pursucs light weights
was present with it. The opening overture
was the arrest Of au Arkansas delegate loi
obtaining goods on false prctences. The
curtain rose on Mr.. BLANToN Dun
eAs wits black eve obtained IN
a bruwl. The first ACT was vicious
and absurd speech from the President.
and the last was the positive decilna'
fion of the nominee. Every phase of the
affair was ridiculous OF reprehenS'blc. Mr
CHARLES VCeSoR, who seemed willing to cEg
on the meeting, but very unwilling to 30 on
with il, managed his cards 50 aS'to deceive
them thoroughly. The only frank and pos
tive answer he appears to have given to any
thing was the "anything but that ;" in his last
telegram directly declining the nomination
For the men of character who, through
strong prejudice, fell into this trap-ant
they were nearly all from the souib-(w'
don't mean such men us the imported Ar
kar,sas dele.ate)--w are really sorry. They
seem to expect ostIHcism. Let them be dlS
Amounted. 1t must DO rare political life
flint does not contain one error, even M ar
surh as that Of participating in the LOUIS
willie Baseo. Let these "crrins brethren
come back. and take of their uniform ana
WISH their hands from the dirt of their late
associates and behave themselves hereafter,
and everything shall be forgotten blIt this {:
that they hare forfeited fhe right in this
camraign to lend or advise their telloW-cili-
zens-forfeited il by incapacty.
AS these disheartened stlagylers were evac-
Mating Louisville last night under the stars
of cold September sky the cNnp OF the ell
envy at Washington was alive with lights
hurrying to and fro, carried by the bearers OF
the ill news. The General of Observation,
Secretary MORTON, had put up his glass, and,
with an oath at their stupidity, tclegraphcd
to headquarters the disaster of his con
federates. Much had been expected from
this movement. The President himself but
q few DAYS since, when the Louisville Con
venton had been pulled into some Dotoriet!
by the newspapers, had expressed the opin
Ion that the Democratic dctections woult
mid materially in his election. llthese hope
are now ended. There IL TO be hedging il
this matter In Virginia the man wh'
votes ut all IL TO vote for GREELEY O.
GRANT. There IL no Democratic candidate
for him 10 saddle his detection on. Ant
seeing that this IL the case, let all put be
hind them their little mortified preferences
sink their preiudiceS in love of country, ant
press forward to the victory which awaits u
and which brings on its wings healing ant
peace and prosperity.