National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-06

captlous and critical OF tho opposition prem
have failed to End Ia his nomination any,
thing except that which IL crcdltable alike to
himself and the party of which he 10 the ac-
knowledgcd leaders. Let II be remembered
that when he IL elected, as he certainly will
be, Nlrginias Governor will be known not "a
an advcuturer or the creature OF accident,
but as man who has earned O tito to the
great dignity OF that Office which Is not dis
puted by any ono. Could the same be said of
Kemper or Withers2
THE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION AN
RICHMOND TODAY.
The convention Of the sham-C Conservative
party, which meets at Richmond to-day to
select candidates for State officers In vir-
ginia, will doubtless embrace within Its MEM
bershlp more Of the representative iutelll-
gencc OF the State than has ever before as
sembled for similar purpose. The delegates
chosen have been leaders, In fact as well as
in name, and in many Instances the people
have voluntarily thrown aside their
chronic representatives In conventions
to select mon Of acknowledged social
standing and partisan integrity. The
press has so actively discussed tho questions
Of tho coming campaign that an oxtraordi-
nary interest has been aroused but this Is
not tho only reason why its members have
been so carefully selected. A better reason
was the apparent necessity to the opposition
Of extraordinary exertion In the face of
threatened defeat. They have consequently
brought forward their most active, as well
as their most influential men, and the result
OF their labor will be the ripest fruit born OF
Conservative wisdom. They will have
the advantage Of knowing before they
begin their deliberations the points
Of assault and defence rs developed In tho
fearless and manly platform of the Republi.
can party, but they will DO unable to make
any Improvement on II. They will doubles,
have much to say about Virginia for vir
glnians, and Virginia for white men. At III,
same time, with accustomed bombast and
hifalutin rhetoric, they will proclaim theii
superiority over the rest Of mankind, regard
less Of race, color, or anything else, and will
declaim against carpst-baggsrs, scalawag,
and niggers until they arouse O sufficient
enthusiasm to make thoroughbred Bourbon
nomination. Then they will ask General
Malone II he still adhorss to his idea Of nomi.
mating General Komper. On receiving an
affirmative reply, they win proceed to do
Mahone's bidding.
| wo arc unable to give further details OF
this convention In advance. We may add,
however, that Colonel Withers, Hon. John 8.
Goode aud other gentlemen will be put for.
ward, to DO thrown aside at Mahone's dicta.
ton, and possibly r. NJ. T. Hunter, who IL
disqualified, may receive q few votes. II
other words, the Representative intelligence
Of Virginia" the very flower Of tho Conscrva.
tive chivalry, and the so-called purcst Of
patriots, who claim to love tho dear old State
better than their own lives, will assemble
with all the outward display Of honest intep.
ton and enact series Of black lies. Many
Of them, and possibly a majority, will pla,
the parts assigned to thom by tho leaders OF
the intrigue under the Innocent belief thai
they are really serving themselves and theil
so-called principles.
This deception has already asserted itself,
and obtained so strong q foothold that the
J efforts Of the Norfolk Journal and other anti
Malone papers to head Il of have proved
J futile. 1t will grow with each hour thi,
morning until the convention Is called to or
der, and the innocent dupes Of delegates viii
be instructed by the Richmond press of to-
day that the only question Of the hour Is tina
Of negro supremacy.
This thin disguise will enable the intriguer
to lead the delegates Into the complication
of their railroad webs. But the people mr.
beginning to understand the truth; and whcI
the representative intelligence surrender
, itself, as the willing tool Of schcming divi
dcnd-hunters or stock jobbers, they will tur
their faces from them In disgust. The cry q
race against race will be unavaillng.
. No sensible man will hesitate for momer
= to densuncs the dupliclty which has for II
only object the success Of few stakeholder
c Of monopollzlng corporations. Comparison
: will be made between the honest and fearles
! course Of tho Republican party and thi. mos
i despicably abjcct and criminal trickery. Tn
contest will DO viewed from another stand
point than that Of low-born prejudice, an
. tho sober second thought OF tho hour vii
assert itself In favor of the party of progress
/. OF internal improvement and Of justice to tn
people at large, regardless Of tho special In
terests Of moneyed monopolies.
Right here we beg tho convention, Undue
as 1t will be with Jeiiersonian theories, /
. take consistent Jeffersonian stand on tn
Q question OF internal improvements. 1t ma
be bitter pill to swallow; but II they dar
to allude to the ideas OF Jcfiersonian Demo-
: racy in their platform, they will hear Of
again and again during tho campaign.
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