The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-08
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From the Journal of Ind' s'ry.I
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r,o o,.s,;on which, | propose to discuss
:, .h;s naner might bercgardcd as partaking
a., ,,,,c;, Of a political character for the
colnmns OF journal ostcnsihly devoted 10
;ndu.trial matters. 1t is not my purpose,
however. To treat it from a partisan stand
r,;nt. Regarding the United states senator
sb;n AZ a question in which is bound up Inc
rrcat interests Of our future material well
faro ~ pcopic, | have solicited the oppor
tuni:y of developing my own views, LOT
which 7 will premise no one but mySeH Is
r.. INV, Just passed through most re-
n,,rkahlc canvass, in which the people were
rallied and held together by one single issue.
Th;. issue will never again be sufficiently
rnwcrfui Of Itself TO control our elections.
The Deoplc Of the Commonwealth expect
tbcy have a right 10 eXrct-sometlng SUB
s,,nt,al from the law.making power; ana
this cx,cctation, ere another important cleo
ton rolls around, will grow into an lneNor'
able dcmlnd. l speak rs unto wise men
We must rise above tie petty partisan spi'l'
which has obtained during the last cl@hl
years. ,,aso,,
fay we have been engaged in tremendous
>1ruoo,c 10 recover from the terrible effects
of he conG>cation Of our property. Alter
eight wears of uneXtmnlcd toll where do we
find ourselves: Our agricultural interests
belrles.ly crippled, and dying inch by inch
our merchants, working on borrowed capl'
fal. Keeping up a fictitious trade with 4 mo-
Dcyless country. We are cropping bi'ndty
in The dark. \ great incubus rests on our
material prosperity. We advance 10 the
front: We are met hy IN overwhelming dehf.
We turn TO the right; in our pathway
stand, plBr. TO the left our footsteps turn
our progress is barred by DEBT.
What shall We do: The debt must be
lifted. Howi BY the property on which II
was created. But that property Is not III our
hands. No; hut it Was violently "rcslee'
from Us by Illegal uSurlmtion ana lhe hrrc'-
less exercise OF iy1annlcai power. iE'l
prorcrty vas security tor the dcbt. me
princ,ys,l il unalc to pay: let the collateral
ar ia equivalent in the hands OF the de-
spo,lcr) he called in. The Cuited states Co
ycrnm,ut has violently ard in positive NloIl-
ton of constitutional hw wrc>tcd this pro-
pcrty from us and 0loiicd Il to as otrh use,
and the limited States must be made TO pay
this debt.
In concluding my second article | re-
marked, that the attainment Of the States
from opurcs,ive debt is a sui ject worthy OF
the most earnest attention Of the cotntry'S
best staicslnan>hip. and that the pressing
n,cd of the South is 4 Ledder IN Congress-
= man With the mind 10 conceive and the
will 10 execute. The recently elected Legs
la,ure has the opportunity OF supplying his
need of the South. The expiration OF tue
term Of service OF one OF our senators FUR
nishes the opportunity which, if wise coun-
snscis Erc,all, viii! open up llc" era 10 ms
Soreiy tried southern land.
What kind OF Il man do we want III THIS
Juncure? By all means We do not want one
whose senatorial car, cr will be clrcunl>crlbeu
by the fossil idtas Of 4 past political icudai-
ism: nor one who will carry into the iceIslI-
tive halls of the nation the prclud!ccS OF
political antiquarian nor one whose very
presence would excite the antipathy Of his
colca.ues; nor one who. hv reason OF bis
prominence in the great di>turbin. questions
of ante. bciium days, woGld be Il continual
o. jcct Of suspicion 10 his peers.
Again. We DO not Wani modern Hot
snur. who would wreck his country's dear
est interests 10y q >en>e:css and pculie bra.
yadU that would only excite the hostility OF
those who's. friendly cooperation Is ALSO
Iutciy Cs>cntia! 10 any national >chcmc look
in. 10 the TeSeDcrItiOn Of tie southern
States. The inttrncciue War out oi which
we have just emerged has established the
fact that thu American Union is one and it,
diviabir. Now here in this broad lanG i The
principle OF LOYALTY 10 the union Of the States
more firmly established than in Virginia.
Her past record establishes this truth beyond
pcra(.vcntHrc, notwithstanding her position
during the lac war apparently coDtroverts
this idea: iut the mass Of her people would
oppose 10 the bitter end any effort 10 disturb
her present relations Is component part OF
the Federal compact. How important, then,
j. il that sc should select a. our represents
tive in the Scuute one whose record as Il
national man is uniEptarhable.
II is the first opportunity we have had OF
selecting national man since the war. Our
senator should be representative Of the adj
yanccd ideas Of Nc,r Virginia. He should
pos>css commanding talents aud be Of COM
manding Influence; a man with intellect,
capable Of originating and a will competent
to force TO a successful issue; 4 man who
would be accepted and recognized as a Se.a-
tor among senators; as man of national
reputation and OF national ambition, un-
tainted by the blemish Of sectionali>m.
had proposed to name a gentleman for
the potion, but believing that there is not
a native-born son Of Virginia who could
measure up to the required standard, who
could at the same time command our con-
tidence, have thought it best Qu view ofthc
fact that the unWiSe argument in favor OF
making the question of nativity sine qua
non has been advanced and is now being
urged BOT to compromise the great question
on which is dependent the material salvation
OF our State by contributing in the slightest
degree 10 the discussion OF pitiful and un.
worthy abstraction, which, viewed In its most
exalted sense, can only be termed a mawkis
sentiment. am satisfied that If the Le9isia-
ture permits Itself 10 be governed in its
sci, chon of senator by the question OF ma
tiyity it will inevitably result in the dl>lntc-
grafton Of the party row in power. With
this conviction abstain from advocating in
dlyidual claims, and content myself with
urging the Legislature TO put in practical
operation the recommendation of Governor
Walker in reference 10 the assumption Of the
debts Of the States by the Federal Govern
ment, and TO select a senator thoroughly I'M
bued with the importance Of relieving the
State from the incubus Of debt which now
paIalyzcs all our industries. HENElco
INTERESTING EXPLANATION OF THE BATTLE
OF ApEN--ESGLAND vs.. Moucure
ID. Conway writes from London to the Gin
cinnati Commercial
But this victory is hardly enough TO over
balance the ugly tjdinwS that came xrstpr.