The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-02
The Radical lars

do not grow any more tractabe with
time. We know that hate generally ex-
hausts itself, and the bitter cpthets of our
language must finally run out in war OF
words. But neither one nor the other OF
these results has happened in The iacllous
war between the BURGESS and SMITH wings
OF the Radical party in this district. Time
whets the edge OF the tomahaWk OF war ana
increases the bitterness of the bate
between the antagonists. Indeed, one
popularity of the contest, showing its
extraordinary bitterness, is the fact
that those who essay to rce;abliSh peace
and order in the ranks incur the anger Of
both sides. and fall in the way Of cros>.hre
from both sides. Judge MoRToS,a few nights
since, with his bland countenance and sugar.
cd language, tried TO tame the fury OF the
antagonists, aud pave the way for peace, but
he was assailcd from all sides with noises and
furious yels that struck horribly upon his
musical ear, and drove him from the stand.
Declaring himselt TO be greatly mortified, nc
retreated, very probably, with an inward re-
petition of PAUL Phys declaration, "Pl be
damned if ever do another kind aciion.'
The war is relentless, and its defiant and
threatening echoes have, it is said, reached
Washington. The solid and silent man at
the head of the Government is said to have
declared that the Virginia Radical storm did
not disturb him at all. He declined placing
ln If Srp-
effect declared of BURGESS and SMITH, Let
'em rir.' Hands Off being the cue, the COM
batants 20 at il with increased vim and ran
cor.
The greater part of the district sends
double delegations; but BURGESS has the ad'
vantage in being the choice OF single dele
cl,ions from few townships. How fur
this NAV give him the advantage in the Dis
trict Convention of the It'll instant we cam
not say, but from the hang OF things we'd
60 it mild on the side Of Burgess.
The fact is, in the wrAngle thus far we
rather think BURGESS has the better In eau
ton. He is rather mld.mannered if not
timid in his logic concerning our friend, the
linear Qesceuuuut Vi oohH Chilli WV oh'!
copiecture), while that youthful political
dsclaimer cries aloud and spares not BUR
CESS, and WAsHBURN, and ORDwAY, and
otsicc-holders, and the stone-cutters, and the
alleged beught-up negroes-bought up at
the "Buzzard's Roost," where LINDSAY
said they most did congregate. What the
young orator hopes to accomplish by this
love of vehement denunciation we don't
know. But we rather think after taking
out all that he denounces there are no great
shakes left.
We would demonstrate with him against
placing the stone-eutters and other mechan'
ic; in Government employment in odious
comparison with the negroes. Such com.
mrison is, in the language of Mrs. MALA
PROP decidedly odorous, and will last as long
as the polecat's fragrance. We would sug
gest to him that experience will teach hin
that 1t is not wise to incur hostility by de
nunciatiou and offensive comparison where
different language may do a great deal o.
good"
But it is rot our business to heal dissen
sions In the ranks of our adyersaries. We
would not help either party, especially when
their amisble conflict is helping 10 unveil the
horrid bag Of reconstruction. "Let Fem