The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-02
,, .nsi-Greeiey East YEAR
nenncs his Position.

.,,i.Grceley East Year,
Ut uetsucs his Position.
rrnr the Dis9,atch.l
Wrsrru.,IA. July 80, 1873.
,,..;o, been requested by some VI NY
NE, ,,.,,ivc friends to express my views ~
ton,y' ,,,,,icst status Of those WHO dcchheu
q /" .',r, either Of the candidates al the
" >,i,t'; 3orl;a, election, only have to say
Pie Wv th,t neither time nor reflection Is
{" ~: f,r me to state my position "'th-
n4o, ,rnu,lr nf manufacturing new op'h-
"'' ', ~, ,hr roIitica, market. as the MES OF
'a"> .Tthc leading Journals, both Norm anG
'n"h GU I'm verify. From the Richmoho
-,H'h' -, r,,,rshurc finder Of February =.
w t,lc ,,,c following extracts lroin Iet-
,.,,r N, own signature:
". -, nit IN, lights before NC. should
~, aid IA the erection OF negro gov
nin w. - VIRGINIA, should be an I'M
,.,,,4.ni. mt Of the upright men who
4 '.'''', ;,,, me \ good name that is Older
: ,.,n;ur,. To assist in fastening this
] ~'" ,,,,,t, an nv native state would make
,l,. ,,>nnuorrd >op OF my sray-haired
r should I've n disgrace 10 the
~. ho has been my companion from
.r.,,d. and ashamed for my children to
.,... a. r..' intelligent man should ponder we'll
,r,rn,nu> question. and be sure If he
" III h.. do so on the side of safety.
49, ,.',,,.. rcurc cvcn-handed civil Justice
..i',,,, >h,lt commit no hlundcr that can
,,..s,irrd when We become sensible OF
.rr,,. We know that under white
.,,,,n,p. fhcr, Mill We safety for all races,
,.,...> under negro government there
.,r,,ri,, for none. These facts leave
I'm fer :, reasonable man to cavi or
NV o!at;orm the only true test Of loyal.
, i. The Union. the constitution, and a
,..f..l mans .uS crument. with equal justice
~. men before the law. | invite my
,.'.oi. md all who have agreed with me to
.rr md to my old political opponents |
,....t ;If, olive branch in good faith. Pc.
,,....,, | will know no one in The flesh, and
~. nIn who will >laud on this platform. to
r..lWii give h'ncetorth all the aid L pos
without regard 10 his prcccdentS. The
...>,.on y uoi who will come, but who VIII
,.g aN1l:
..r,,rs a dark cloud in the horizon, and
,,. ,ruv not 1T what hour it may burst
....r.g.. Let us prepare At once, ere it be
...,.f., tor tie coming stoIln, and the man
-...r,I = Caucasian woman who viii not
.,.ui Is II now. may he meet his just re-
w.rl'"
I,.,.,,. we're my opinions published nearly
..,t..r> since IN the presence OF a military
,s..nmrnt. They are the same to-day /;
.u.l nat i 4 little remarkable. have seen
r. ,o!ittal s>prant nf the Conservative
,.r,l WHO di>approy"> of my platform, and
fl N, who expresses Willingness 10 stand
.,Hf.
Ni,, eiNcn a Jealous support to the Con-
..n,tt, cau>r with the exception of its
rr,.,,r,m. and think it time for an an
..n~.grlun ut principles. As was taught to
..,. yar n,u>nrc>. not men but if the Con-
i. nr.,u Nlll put forward ticket composed
OF r.r.>'. intelligent men. who are for the
,-nmrm ot All ,uSt debts, principal and in
..r.>t. both public and private, | will give
...A ticket my cordial support. regardless
~ locality or other ISSUES; but if their
..s, rnatnrial candidate has the smell of
s.lujja'jnu IN his garments there is. Il
.,..,. hodN of our influential citizens, more
um,ruu, than those who withheld their
support from Greeley, who will not sup
l..t ,url candidate, ~ they do not believe it
- 5H likely that any government would he
N,r,, than one that rcpudiate> either the
.rurIlrd ar interest Of Just public Or private
.l,tt.. and that we could sooner rccoyertrom
.r, ether species ot Radicali>m than that
y ap.h ,,,k> 10 avoid is own obi gationS and
nnNUl fair and Just contracts between lndl-
1ldUu> made and entered into i'll accordance
With Ia, laws of the land at the time of exc
u'ln. the same. This large class of our
,0'.nn> will not i'm any event join the Re-
publican iurty, but il their very reasonable
demand for 4 clean. honest ticket should go
su|r.drd. we NAV miss them from the bal
.ol,toy At this critical ,iunCture of our new
N;2'r policy.
Thu white people of Virginia have an OPP
l,Tuulty nov. that has not before been pre-
lifted 10 them since the war. of filling every
pr,t .. honor and trust with their most eX-
,'rl"nrrd, worthy. and intelligent men, and
trust il l. not expecting too much to an
i,tpA'r a decided Improvement in our mo-
lrtj. legislative. aud material interests. | am
~ political a>pirant myself, and have no en-
!",iarlou IT ever being candidate for Office,
but no citizen OF Virginia can feel more ear
n'>tly DESTROYS for the welfare and proSpe-
rty al hi State than do, and | will antici-
lrr'" nothing but good from the coming Con.
N,nllou and lis results. Politically good
government is all desire. and nothing is re-
-.li,I"d more honorable to States and people
jaIO faithful compliance with all Just obi
tioH>. L. J. PRETLOw.