The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-09
The Campaign.

The State Conservative Convention mas
done its work molly, and before this paper y
nrinted nearly all It's members will nave
reached their homes. Those members "ei'
pf the bone aud sinew Of the common
weaIth-uen who bad all to risk ana ho'nii,e
70 gain BY lowering the standard oil pnohc
service and they hold the honor ana nap
piness OF their State as ABOVE Ill o'"''
earthly considerations.
60 they offered to their fellow-cit'zehs ".
best names they could get. ihey o"v,.e
them men who will maintain the aoin'''
fidelity. and dignity Of the puoiic service
And now !. remains to US all 10 20 " "o'A
md elect them. Their names and character
xy;,, he a check upon bad practices and bad
.endepcies In the public service. In electing
them the people will place the suress safe
enrd over the public interests and the gen.
eral welfare.
Besides securing these important on)ects
IN electing KRxPER, WIrHERs. and DANIEL
the people should remember that the present
is critical period in the political affairs Oh
Virginia. General WicXHAM declared in 'ne
Lynchburg Convention that the present was
turning point in Virginia; that neither
party that might be defeated in November
could ever rally again. He spoke, we De-
Iieve. truly, as far as concerns his OWN party.
Req. that now and il is done for finally. 50
the people Of Virginia have this great ob'ect
TO accomplish in beating the mottled party
almost entirely black-which is now en-
deavoring to get the ruling power IN flr'
ginia. If they get it, we will know our fate
from the invariable fate of every State where
the same party has acquired the ruilne
mower. Then what an infinite public bless
ing it would be to be relieved, finally ano
forever, from all danger Of such calamity
as to be ruled by that party.
The people of Virginia have no grouno
of difference whatever amongst themselves
There are no national issues in the Virgins
canvass. 1t is n question of the prcserIa
ton of all that is dear to us, public and pr
yate. If we allow ourselves to be beaten
we shall have endless disturbances relating
10 the social and political privileges and Gus
tom Of race. We shall have questions about
mixed schools, negroes in the colleges, equal
i.y everywhere. We need not attempt tc
Daint the troubles that would spread over
the land and penetrate to every hearthstone
while the public Administration would be
come reckless and extrayagant, AID the pub
lie burthens be rapidly accumulated upon
the shoulders of an already oppressed people
While Oh one side we see the horrors
which threaten us, on the other we see nc
cause for discord. We have true Firginian:
to vote for. Men whose honor and capacity
are such as to leave no objection to be raised
against them. Can we, then, fear for a mo
ment that the people Of Virginia will mol
unite heart and soul in avoiding the mos
dreaded evils by eecting the noble men OF
fered them to take charge OF the affairs o.
State? Assuredly not. Let every one, then
feel that he is bound to serve his State ano
himself, too, by rallying to the canse-dolne
everything possible to promote its success
bringing out the best men for the Leglsa
ture, discouraging all discord, and reproVinG
all independent candidates. Do this, ant
then let all 60 to the polls and there will bt
such victory gained for Virginia as sht
has never won, and our people will rest IL
peace and security.