The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-19

tFrom the Washington Chroniele.l

(From the Washington Chroniele.l
/ The Democratic platform of Ohio says
that "the Democratic party insists upon
equal and exact Justice to all men, while
the Democratic leaders Of Virginia cry fol
"a white mans government" The nomi.
nee for governor in Ohio was an anti-wai
copperhead of the vilest stamp, while the
nominee in Virginia lead the Confederates
in person in the field. Twist it or turn il
as you may, it is the same old party of dis
union arrayed against progress and rcpub'
licanism.
[From the Pittsburgh Commercial]
Our opponents seem as difficult to I'll
with name as the " What-is-ito party in
Ohio. In Virginia they call themselves
the . Conservative" party in Maryland
the Democratic-C Conservative party /;
and in Ohio the Democratic" party.
They will have to be known as the (which
is-it''-in contradistinction from the
I" What-is-it" party.
from the Greenbrier West virginian.J
On the 30th lltimo, the State Republican
convention of Virginia met at Lynchburg,
and nominated Robert w. Hughes for gov
ernor. On Wednesday, 9Th inst, the Con-
ClNdblNC COlltSllblOI fllCb ttb lttCllliOuus
selected General James L. Kemper as their
nominee. Colonel Hughes is selected on
his mel its as friend of the national gov
ernmcnt, and q champion Of the oppressed
debtor class, of the working men, and of
the industrial progress of Virginia. General
Kemper is chosen chiefly on his merits as
a soldier of the Contederacy, and represen-
tative of the cruel creditor class. composing
the convention which nominated him; Of
the dog-in-manger policy of the Virginia
gentlemen"
The respective platforms of the two
Conventions are indicative of their charac-
ter. The Republican platform clearly
and honestly says that it favors equal and
general taxation, the material improye-
ment and development Of the state, with
out any restrictions honest payment of
state debts, universal education, impar-
tial elections, and administration Of justice,
with right OF appeal for all to the protec-
ton Of federal courts against the partisan
nuisances of state tribunals. The Con-.
servative platform, merely glitters with
the tinsel of characteristic Virginia ego
tism; says the Conservatives ought to rule
the state and administer such impartial
justice and promote such material pros
perity, as hath seemed good to the class in
the past! 1t favors the canal and the
schools, but don't mean or wish either.
1t identifies Republicanism with barbar-
ism, and procaims the apothesis of the
Virginia aristoeracy, although they are the
parents of that barbarism, as the nulailtto
population testify; and they naturally wish
to control and perpetuate that barbarism.
w, ,,,,Jr Ia L. &c ..x,n
fully understand both parties, and will
this time permanently fix the position of
each.
The Conservatives for success on the
personnel Of ftheir ticket, the old fashion; the
Republicans appeal to theirprinciples. Were
we living in the eighteenth century we
might well doubt the result but as this is
the latter part Of the nineteenth century,
end as there is no false pretence now EN-
ployed, except what is fully understood,
we have no doubts ola Republican triumph
by 10000. Grants majority last fall was
the shadow of this coming event.
TF'. ON the Baltimore Americana
The Richmond Enquirer man has been
reading Gibbons" Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire" and got as far as The
Niobe of nations weeping over her fallen
greatness, laid down the great historical
work and started in on the weep for Vir-
ginia. Bathed in tears, and perfectly horri-
fed at the thought Of the Radicals carrying
Virginia in November, he delivers himself
Of the following watery representations
eff the Radicals succeed at the Novem-
Der election in securing the control Of this
state, Virginia may weep; for the worst of
her woes and of her foes will have fallen
in fell destl uction upon her. When the
war came upon her, and its bloody pillows
bore upon their boiling crests all, or almost
all, she had held most closely to her heart,
there was an ennobling spirit Of high, he
roic devotion and self-sacrifice for the
cause she believed to be just"
1t can be readily seen that the mother
of presidents must have fearful time of
it-with "woes," ''foes," and "bloody
billowso failing upon her, together with
losing all the other things she hugged SO
closely, the old lady had to succumb.
Why don't the old Wise Virginia wet
nurse administer some soothing syrup?