The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-04
Altimund DlspattI1.
Capitalization -Impartiality.


pad 10 the States. Officially, we may say
ncue at all. Governors have written, Tue
court, have issued orders, and both cla'scs
have been treated with entire contempt. ii Ihe
Federal Executive hiss held ahy o!nc'ai inter
course with the Executive OF Virginia we
do not know il. If any otlicsai letter sent
by the Governor 10 The iIcsidcn. has IT,
ceiyed a.len ion further than beng laid on
the table we do Lot Know II. Nola1ie
c.ss,.s are the request tor fcuerdi ih'
tcrlercucc made 10y Governor WALKER
10 aid the sheriff Of Elizabeth City
county in restoring to their lightfui o"hefs
certain Isu,is: the entire contempt with when
was treated The nIandamuS issued by Judge
WEXFORD 20 bring before tim LAT GODS,
that il ui.ht be seen for what cause lie had
becn arrested oy the Federal marshal; the
entire silence with which were treated Gov
cruor klMrEE's letter demonstrating a@a'nsI
the unauthorized proceedings OF the Federal
officers in Petersburg, and the frank ana
truthful Letter OF Senator .JonS W. JOHNSTON
to the Attorney General OF The United STATES.
The list might run out 10 great lcnSth Ii
we undertook TO recitc ever! case OF con-
tempt for State authority shown in the aIb-
trary acts OF the Federal Government since
the war. These in Virginia arc >ulicicnt.
One unalcDed Outrage Of State authority
would be enough.
We have said that there appeared 20 Us
siacc the var no right Of the States winch
the Federal Government vas bound 10
respect, or could be compelled by tie
STATES 10 rc>pcct. This is strictly true.
Il may lie answered that The "peo-
Die Of tie UniIcd States" may cOm-
Del the Federal Executive 10 respect such
rights. But that would only show further
tue tact that the Government Is already cen
traiZnJ AID that the Siutes aic no more to
the Federal power OF The Union than are the
counties 0! the States TO The States them
selves.
We lave rcYched the fuitilmcnt Of PATRICK
UESEY'> plOpAecy that the States would be
swallowed up by tue Genclal Government,
ami have DO rights Al all Tor rights that de-
pend wholly on tie disposition Of that Co
ycinmcnt 10 grant or deny are 10 rights at
all. Ii does Lot mailer to winch Of the F,a!e-
Iai Department, the States ."ay be- indebted
for the holding oil any right asserted a.
theirs in the Constitution II does not mat
Ter il all the Department, unite in granting
or denying The right il Is all one. 1t shows
that the Will ol The Federal Government is
above that OF the States, and above the Con-
stltu ion; that the States are entirely With
out prottctiun; ami that the Federal Co
ycrnmrnt Is supreme and consolidated. The
claim, fUr Instance, (Which Is uniOundcd, but
will serve ~ AZ illu>lIalion,) that Mr.. JUS
tee BRArLLY had decided that the States
have sOme rights left, i, an admission that he
had tie p4Wcr TO decide just the other way.
1t is better, we think, for all hands to ac-
knowledge this fact, which. is 80 patent that
10 mau can SHUT Iii, eyes upon 1t. it is
better TO kuO" that everybody III tie Cniun
las some >"y is 10 how Virginia shall be
treated and thus hGow how 10 take things.
a cons olaiiOI 10 Us III TINS subsection 10 the
general :" iii Is that wc shall lave something
TO say III the ali..ir> Of Tie people Of other
States, and that in good time our voice will DC
heard ard ctr will felt by those who hector
over lis nov in Il most brutal manner.
Ihis power Of reciprocity in douinccrinS
Indeed il ! poor consolation, but 1t Is Tie best
under our Government - at prcacnt admin
isc:cd Dy the victorious majority which rules
the country.
In he changes of power and Of policy
which must take place Virginia viii As surely
b. o.! The side of the ruling party i'll this land
Is the sun shines. She will be respected.
Her executive officers and her scuators will
h. heard and respected, and whatever con-
ccs,ions may be made or refused to the
States She will be treated with the consider
alton due 10 her rs one Of the original lhif-
teen States which established the Govern
nent, and Us having been one Of the most
conspicuous in all the trials OF the country,
and one Of the most devoted TO It's welfare
and endurance as Il constitutional KcpuDiic.
She will be respected in the regular ccono-
my OF the power that prevails, which VIII
be located in new parts OF the country, ana
which will necessarily he administered with
Il more proper regard to imlmrtiality. Power
need not DC sectionaly partisan, with refer
cuce to the citizens composing the body Po-
little. II is unwise, eXerteu by many or by
one man, when it attempts to Cypress any
part OF the country. A partial policy Is so
Injurious that experience is apt TO reform 1t.
Here the negro question had the effect to
originate socio->cctiOnal party war; but the
negro must ere long cease TO maintain this
aatagonisin. The white man will rule and
the negro Subside. Abolitionism being dead,
not having the means OF life, mere love Of
the negro cannot keep negro party alive in
the land. Power will become impartial ana
be exeried equally. All parts Of the coun-
try will have 4 hearing. and a great change
will take place in the public administration.
Upon these grounds we base our idea that
the republic of Capitalization, being estab-
lished, must have its day-that the present
is an exceptional condition Of the country
due to war aud the CONFUSION Of abolition
and that there will be a period OF impartial
administration in which the South at least
will have participation, in which she must
be beard, and in which, if her grievances are
not all redresSed, she will acquire great
degree of contentment and prosperity, and
gradually rise above the circumstances that
al this time Cypress and distress her.