The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-29
Letter from washington.
correspondence OF the Richmond pfspatch.]
Nl,SunSarnN Anni1st o.

WASHINGTON, August 81.
DESPITE the dullness of this summer-and
:, has assl,redly been the most torpid season
,nrrhrsc n,anr years--the national capital is
-, q fair standpoint from which TO gets good
,.limpSe of the events developing in the pc.
Iriral sky. The sensational part Of it ap.,
~. ,rx in Massachusetts,, while the solid inter-
-, belongs to Virginia. Pennsylvania. Ohio,
and those other great States in which the
conservative and Democratic forces are seen
:, rE cirdiug themselves for one Of the most
vigorous attacks upon The Radical party that
!. has ever known. The Conservatives do
rn,. os course. expect to carry Massachusetts,,
,rar,-h never were the signs of the Radical
h,nScnold being divided again 81 itself palmer
,l,an they are on this very day; and it is only
J., some extraordinary movement which
,,lgv occur that the Conservatives eau get
..,rtrol Of that State. Butler will not yield
fi> frht a, the d,Ctum OF the regular nomi-
,fg,lnc convention should that decision be
,,rr<r tc him, rs he did two years ago. He is
t Inter now aS he WAS thcn--even more ST.,
t,r thr Essex statesman has nurSed the
wrath that almost overcome him then, to
,rrr !; warm. and it has reached the highest
i.,nf Of his mental thermometer. A great
,alny PEOPLE think that Butler has the inside
.,-,,f, now, and that he will keep 1t to the
,crv end he is warning against those who
consider themselves par excellence the re
;rr>rntatiyes Of the real Republican prin-
,.ylr> in their state. and the fight wakes
longer every hour. The high-toned Radi-
,.', rf the Old BY State do not respect
va, TT. They sre perfectly willing that he
inv. ID rule the roo>t in Louisiana or in Viz
.,ot.. ~ tina, he should hold high carnival
Ir,,S, Stnf.> S,F
I,t> but when it GENES to having him in
authority at home, they will, if they can
,,,>,!5ly help IT, have none Of it. Under
r..r.r circumstances it may I've sug-
-.>srd that but for the respect that
~, prMrc racy of other places have
rr The gallant hosts who assert their
principles even if they do not have the op-
,..riunity to establish them in MaSSachu-
,..>, the Conservatives might give Butler
III, and lei him preside over the destines of
fg,t >tptc until the entire party that be be.
i,n.> ~ arc in the tolls that he will no doubt
i.,rru around them. The Essex representa-
r,,. i, - good a supporter of the national
Administration a> Mr. Huar, and talks rs il
,n, favor wa> reciprocal. He will make Il
...,J.uH.'1t in coming our boldly for Il third
,.rll Tor Grant. almost certainly. and no
,th,r prominent man is likely to be ahead OF
,,,n. - that lie is in this fight with the full
~. crmlnatiun and no little power to stir up
-. namgcrie in i manner which will as
and The folks in the s'craUle OF liberty !"
..vnnd Il! establishment. And As he will
IN, ha,ac TO bully" Massachusetts. and
r,t hereto "huly" the south, let us Demo
....,> >hcd no tearS over his success,
lar rather calculate $50 mote it be-"
" ben The Democracy give evidence OF pos
-,>,r,- that .igor which their enemies have
-t l.l>i>lcntly declared had left the organiza
f.H tie od cry Of 1.-The otf-year comes up,
I'D i shouted rs beforehand excuse for
rsoraiIc Radical defeat. This is the case in
,'Hio jlI>t INV. All reports from there art
.g.,-tiingiy favorable. The slight diversion
or count ni the age Of the Democratic can
..Oiilr for Governor has vanished into thin
Hr. Ia Use n homelr expression. the obiec
r."i, Of the Republican politicians to Mr.
NN,u On that score didn't hold water for 4
second. They had the model of General
I'm. an older man, too prominently before
'hcm: and the Ohio ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-rtn..r>. ANA al-->ay they would rather
save aye with purity OF conduct in all
III, relations of life. which the Demo
rFt!ir candidate haS. than the uncertainty
'tal might attend some one identified with
~" opposition. Aliens chances are first
rH,>. and Republicans themselves In many
distances d. not care to undprrate them
l,m"rrat, from Peun>y lvania also take q
.url,trnt stand in respect to their chances thi,
la'i, while. regarding Virginia. prominent
E!ru II the Democratic party here and else
here. Il, adNicc> received here show, share
:n. confidence OF their friends in the Old
dominion that the majority Tor the Demo
'.Dtl" ticket will ride very high in the thou.
,ui>.
Al these things appear in the political
horizon, and they appear very plainly.
TlMoS.