The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-13
90. .r.aa J .p,iin,yhmond Distrlot,.

ne Etlcu1lOlAAASsASAS'ssAAs ~
t,s PRIMARY election and the NomsnalutEn1
convention to name q Conser i've g aa I
.,ate for The state Senate from this diserlss
sn5 tho apitasfon and excitement caused ..
them being over, The Conservative party ca
now. without any causes Of diversion iron e
the main object, go to work with both naE y
s,sony and energy. For the Senate tne no ~
inee--Dr. a. 8. MoRAs lis gentleman =
She real old stool, who cal, De relleo uI VI
for genuine devotion to the interests % ". :.
diss,ict he will represent and therefore e l ls
MO devotion TO Virginia. In his devo'ioht y
the interests of Richmond ne pest oasplays
bis devotion to Virgins; for the interests O
Virginia are deeply Involved In the Reiiaf 8
OF Richmond .%.
Now. then, we must forget contests over
individuals in our nominating proceedings
and forge, all personalities and pre]ndices,
and band together as one man to secure tue tue
election of our nominees and great Con
servatire triumph.
Governor WALKER, reinforced by leading
Conservative orators, has been carrying on
Ian active campaign. The Governor meets
everywhere with the most.decided marks OF
popular favor and enthusiasm. There were
those in the Conservative ranks who made
earnest opposition to Governor WALKER 10
tine beginning of the campaign. He had
rendered 10 Virginia the most signal service
in her hour of greatest necessity. Stranger
though he was, his generous and gallant
service at that period was such as to el,title
him to the grateful and eordiaIfeeling Of the
Virginia public.
Those who preferred others to Governor
WALKER commended that be had been well paid
by the State for bis services. Very we'll; that
was matter about which there was differ
ence Of opinion. The great majority especial
" in the counties commended that such ser.
vices as Governor WALKERS merited con-
tipuous sentiment of heartfelt goodwill
towards the Governor, and readiness at ali
times TO do him favor. These people,
and they were indeed the people-with
voice which seemed to amount almost to
unsnimity, warmly favored his nomination
for Congress.
Governor WALKER was sustained with an
eearnestness and unanimity in the entire dis
trict that was extraordinary. So marked,
indeed, was the popular feeling in his favor
that all hope Of resisting his nomination was
abandoned after the Richmond meeting and
the speech of Colonel Cur against him.
Immediately afterwards Colonel GUY,
yielding gracefully to the wishes of the Con-
seryatives of the district, declared. under his
own signature, his determination to give
Governor w AIKER bis most cordial and ener.
getic support. This generous example be-
came the fashion with the calm and reflect
ing men in all quarters, and we now have a
degree or harmony In the party which en-
sures a victory in the district.
The Richmond district is the most i'm
rortant Of all in the State. Here are greater
interests to be impaired by misrule than are
TO be found in other districts, and as coz
sequence defeat here would exert greater
moral effect than defeat in any other dis.
trict. /. isa sartof flag to which the State
rallies. Il Is capture would tell upon the Con-
seryatiye ranks as would the sight Of the
waving folds Of captured banner before the
eyes of those who fought under if.
Let us, then, fellow-citizens OF the Rich
-nond district, struggle for the victory here
as would an army to save its flag. Know"
ing tina, in good degree we fight the battle
OF the whole State, we would be singularly
uuiaithful to our good old mother and to
ourselves If we permitted or even thought
of defeat.
This is very serious matter indeed for
Richmond. Are gentlemen aware that dis
aster now can only fall upon us through dis
cords that would survive the fight and ex-
tend themselves to future contests? Are
gentlemen ready to turn this city over to the
Radical party. whose NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has
been so learfully and destructiVely illus
:trated wherever they have had power in the
South? Are the interests Of this promising
and lovely city to be entrusted to such gov.
ernment as theirs? our property to be in
jurcd-our prospects to be clouded- our
burthens to be increased-our revenues
wasted by incompetency and dishonesty
Let every property-holder-- citizen
who hopes to be one-eyery man whose we'll
fare depends upon order and success-fght
against Radicals as he would for life, and
never dream Of permitting the administra-
tion of public affairs to be taken from the
hands of their own intelligent, capable, and
trustworthy 'fellow-citizens