The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-06
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The Virginia oonueaton meetss ode. 81
the Theatre IN this city .for4the purpose o.
nominating men 10 Gil the Offices Of state to
be chosen bysenenair oseof the people. We
cali It the Virginia Conyentio on, ios SUCH u
Is, In conessdiaipetion from that conyer ven
ton Of mere Federal parsisans recently held
inLynchbnt9s thai .tbodS Witch meets to.
d,y Is she, Representative body Of the VIZ.
sinia peopae. asscInb ied to- guard and protect
the rights, and the Eelfare, and thu pubic
Write Of Virginia; that which met astTnch'
burg and nominated Mr.. HUsHEs for Cover,
nor was the Representative Of the Fedora
Administering and merely recorded 5thf
dictum Of thaspower. s7' is"Tiss3 s si :,..,,,
We are happy 80 say that our ;Firginia
Convention meets under the. best promises
Of harmony and public devotion. We, fear
no jar, no conflicts beyond the control OF
fraternal feeling and public fealty. The
choice hes between loyal men your
vulgar blasEguarlss who place their, per
sonaI interests above the public good. and
via make their rejection in favor Of others 9
their peers d. cause Of .irreconcilabie hos
fility aud wal. to the serious injury of The
welfare of the State. No such cattle as these
enter the noble arena of The Virginia Con-
yention to-day: The prominent aspiran;s
for the favor of their dear old mother to-day
are loyal sons, whose greatest pride will, be
to serve thek grand old mother in the posi-
Of greatest danger as we'll as greatest honor,
That one Of them who shall be assigned the
,ewcsto position will be proud to make It
famous by the hcroism of his devotion to bis
best Of mothers. rra-sr .l.~e.t ,na .as..s
That such is the spirit Of the men who
nee. in the Theatre to-day we have not
doubt. And VIC are proud to feel that 1t is
so. What Is honor-what is human fame
if it IS to be whitfield down to the lame and
impotent conclusion that public devotion
love Of cosntry-is only to be measured by
the amount OF pecuniary reward that is paid
to the citizen for his devotion to the public
causc!H = .,-1. de- < e'@''.''i ." .., ~. y
We conjecture that il ever there was q
body Of men assembled for thepublic good
ready and eager to make personal sacrifices
ferthe Commonwealth, and to devote them
selves and all they have to her comfort, honor,
ard gtory,e that body meets to-day in the
Theatre OF this CITY, We look confidently
CD the result Of Neutrality-suspicious. the real
ization OF otr prophecy. 3}3E
Whatare the fiattsring tales, of the party
in power to the honor and filtuc Of the
Staie?s They tell us that we can hope for
nothing from -ahe Federal Government in.
legs We surrender to the party Of the Fede-
rai Administration unless we submit to
the programme Of the Federal party, with
it. negro equality, its mixed schools, and its
degradation Of the white race but that If
We submit to all these things the, Federal
Government. win give ITS MI We want-all
that We can desire What j, delusiou!
Could ID. athese promises fulfilled tconipen:
safe Us for the sacrifice Of al honor, all
public virtue, would those. promises he full;
TILED: Never. The poor-vietim who sells
his soul for temporal advantage never fails
to be deceived, and to perish inconsolablc
in his sssiIsa egradation.| All! how many
men W 40 might have met better fates, nay,
ssio mefited better, are at this moment ex-
periensing this, sad Disappointment. How
Great IS tile influence of ambition over the.
hurnan.heart, and how great are the disap-
poinnt,nentsWhich ambition meets!rgs' -. 6,
Ett,thosc who will listen to the dclusive
strains OF Federal promises. awe trust that
the truu true people of Virginia are, not. torbe
misicd by any such vain and hollow profess
sioas. II would be worse than folly 10 be
beyuiicd BY any such Temptations They
who hold them out re pect far- more those
who resist them than they do those who fall
before them. Be assured that such tempta-
tons are always the Invitations to ruin and
remorse.. 's,',,. -. ,.....4 ...s ..tx
Letyirsinia do that which will preserve
her public honor, dignity, and virtue, and
all Will go right. Principles are eternal
policy sophemeral. The latter may triumph
to-day and be Frustrated in the dust of de-
graduation tomorrow, while principles are
eternal, and must prevail. .' '.- .,s .. :
The Convention OF to-day will show how
Virginia stands upon principle, and is not
te BE delnded BY, the Establishments Of cor
ruptio,l andrice. We shall see that Its aae-
ton Viii be worthy Of the honor and dig
nifty Of Virginia, and that it will not fail to
preserve her purity and sgood faith to the
f,oIstscass system and constitution Under
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