The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-21
Republican Perplexities.

The Republican party has been kept &c
seshcr by constantly warring upon Tue
South. The leaders have played upon 'he
crcduity OF the northern voters rs hutseS
Brighten children by telling them oil aeh'ons
tha, never had existence. and the uns'slsc'-
IN. voters have been misIed by this shallow
strategy. Even now The adroit cano'aale Oh
the Republican party in this State Tor Gov
ornor repcats in all his speeches his ACCUSE
t;ons that the Conservatives arc still fighting
the Government His only regret is that the
assertion is not true. He wishes that We
were fighting tho Government. II would
help him al. the more, if mol with the peo-
pic of Virginia certainly with the Govern
men. Mt Washington an important point.
But the cutlery against the South since the
Wharf.-The charges that the southern people
were Observation-Disclosures all false. Ihcy
are as true to the Government rs any people
in the Union, and are, indeed. laW-abidllig,
Misunderstanding people : and the poo
pie everywhere are beginning mol only 10
see this, but to sec how the soathcrners
have been cruelty misrcprescnted, cruelty
wrongcd. in order that the Republican lead
ers might keep their places, and Republican
corruptions, under the pressure OF elections
fas Governor BULLOCK, of Massachusetts,
said). might not be investigated.
But this sort1of strategy Ct tue corrupt
politicians who dread to give UP their hold
upon the public treasury is growing feeble,
and will finally be universally regarded as
contemplate as it is dishonest. 1t has only
tended to the persona! advantage of the agl-
tators at the expense of the country-Sow-
Ing tho seed of discord and infaming the
sectional passions to the lasting injury OF
the nation.
The signs that the people are getting tired
of this abominatiou are plentiful. The
party leaders perceive ii. But they see more
than this--they see that their own interests
require that they shonId cease their sectional
crusade and look to the general welfare OF
the nation rs the best means OF winning
their way to high position.
1t is cmphatically Impressed upon pubic
proceedings that party discipline is not 50
mucl, respected and obcycd as recently, and
the hackncycd sectional phrases and sectional
dcnunciations arc not Il feature OF party pro-
carnations, as formerly.
Need we point 10 the neglect OF late IN
framing Republican preamblcs aud resolu'
tons to Incorporate in thcm Inflated puts
of the President and his "brilliant Admin
istration Is nat that sign of conse-
qucnce?
Are moi the aspirants to the Presidency
looking to their own prospects. and plainly
showing a Discrimination towards bestowlnS
praise upon General GRAST? Thcawarding
of eclat and glory to him might strengthen
his prospects for third term to the serious
discomfort OF the prominent Republican
leaders.
Massachusetts has plainly declared thst
when the Republican party is merely used
as means for acquiring office and making
money it has ceased to be public good, anu
will be abandoned. That State has but
pointed TO public discomfort when is
widespread. The corruptions and abuses OF
the war party, that party whose mission
was ended with the war, will not be covered
,lp under the pressure Of another election
and the tiring-up CT The public MIND by
arousing sectional hate will not likely again
he successfully employed by INSCRIPTIONS
and dishonest partlsan>.